February 1 PTO Meeting 8:15am, Room E2
February 1 Parent Ed Zoom Event on Internet Safety for Our Children
February 6-11 Early 1:30pm Release All Week for Reading Assessments
February 20-24 No School - MidWinter Break

Principal Message

Counselor Connection 1/29/23

Working through conflict is a major part of growing up. This month we continued our work on peaceful problem solving skills. We reviewed the difference between Small problems and Big problems, and spent time remembering the 6 superpowers of peaceful problem solving. 

• Walk away - go someplace else, move away from the person
• Talk it out - Let the person know how you feel and what  you need
• Ignore - Don’t react. Don’t let it bother you. No biggie!
• Apologize - Tell them you’re sorry for what you did wrong
• Take Turns - share and let other people use things and have a turn
• Take a break- wait and cool off to solve the problem when you’re less upset

We moved our bodies to mix, pair, and share different scenarios and possible superpowers to use in those moments. Hawks did an amazing job with this!

We are also very lucky to welcome Sasha Goldwasser, counseling intern, to our Neil Cummins Team! She will be another safe adult and resource to support all Hawks.

Quinn Galli

School Counselor

Board Updates

On February 1 we will be holding our annual Board Budget Study Session. This is an important stage in our 2023-24 budget development cycle where our current fiscal outlook will be presented, leadership will make recommendations for the upcoming school year, Trustees will engage in a discussion, and time will be allocated for public comments. The Board Study Session will be held in person at 6:00 on February 1 in the Hall Library; no RSVP required. The meeting will also be live streamed via Zoom (link; passcode - lcmsd). Please know, public comments will only be taken by in person attendees; public comments via Zoom will not be available. If you cannot attend the meeting, public comments are welcome via email (mokeeffe@lcmschools.org) and will be included in Board Meeting minutes. We hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

Kyle Shaw, Principal

February PTO Meeting February 1 Join us in classroom E2 at 8:15 this Wednesday. Check in at the office first, everyone is welcome!

The Neil Cummins Readathon day was a huge success!
A big THANK YOU to all of our teachers, staff and parents who made this such a special event and fun day. The Kindergarteners welcomed Gus D’Angelo, reading from his book National Parks A to Z, while 1st through 5th Graders had author presentations from Rachel Levin, Danielle Svetkov and Bonnie Tsui. Haven't donated yet? We are accepting donations until February 10th. Every dollar counts and goes towards vital programs during THIS school year! And a soaring Hawk Thank You to Lisl Dupree, Ashley Eklund, Stephanie Jackson, Katherine Matso, Anne-Marie Tasto, and Sophie Walsh for all their hard work organizing this special day.

Readathon Bookmark Contest: We’re keeping the Readathon momentum going while tapping into our students’ creative side as we kick off our annual bookmark design contest! Students can create and submit their bookmark designs anytime between now and Friday, February 3 at the end of school. Please visit here for template and guidelines. Winning bookmarks will be professionally printed and distributed to the entire grade level!

Prospective Hall Middle School Families
Is your child getting ready to move on to middle school? If you would like to join us for a tour of Hall Middle School please use this link to sign up and plan to arrive with plenty of time to park and check in at our main office for a visitor's badge. Note that this is for parents only, no students.

 Parent Education Workshops See here for the full calendar of wonderful learning and sharing events, both in person and on Zoom! Next up is February 1 Online Zoom for Family Tech Safety. 

Registration for School Year 2023-24 

Registration for the 2023-24 school year IS NOW OPEN. If you, or anyone you know has an elementary or middle school student  who is not currently attending LCMSD but would like to attend next year, please pass along this information. Click here for information on the registration process. 

IMPORTANT: If your student is currently enrolled in K-7 and you will be attending for the 2023-24 school year, there is no need to re-register. Your student will automatically roll up to the next grade.   

Spring Online Auction is March 15-20

A few needs left to help with:

• Join the solicitations team - we provide you with an email template and reach out to businesses on our hit list. These are mostly businesses that frequently support SPARK so they are familiar with our outreach efforts which begin in mid-January and through late February. This is a 4-week commitment and you can sign up for as many as 20 accounts or as few as 5. Our success depends on great items and we need your help to make this happen! Contact info@SPARKschools.org
• If you have an item like a vacation home, gift certificate or sports tickets to donate - we would love to include them in our auction. You can specify available dates and any other restrictions or important info. Click here to donate your item online.

SPARK Biz Spotlight: Tamalpais Pediatrics is a welcoming, progressive and high quality pediatric practice with a team that's dedicated to working with, listening to and caring for their patients and families to ensure that they receive the comprehensive care and support that they need - specializing in the care of children from birth through adolescence. With two offices in Marin (Larkspur and Novato) and twelve providers, they are well equipped to offer you and your family high quality, accessible health care in a fun, friendly and compassionate environment.  

Easy Breezy Coupons We reached our participation goal in November in the Giving Day Participation Challenge and will be sending home coupons for a free sweet treat (up to 4oz) for each student next week.

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• Tidalwaves Swim Registration Now Open 
• Parent Education Workshop Series
• Marin Girls Chorus 
• Twin Cities Community Preschool Open House Sign Up
• Corte Madera Parks and Rec                                                            

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