Bulletin #30, 04-29-2022
April 29, 2022 Covington Elementary School Bulletin #30
***Working Together for Children***
Kindergarten Screening for new students for the 2022 – 2023 school year will be Thursday, May 12 and Friday, May 13, 2022.
You must schedule an appointment for the screening, if you have not done so earlier.
Kindergarten students that are already students this school year will not be having classes those 2 days.
Early on-line registration for both Kindergarten and PreK, for the 2022-2023 school year, is now open on the corporation website @ www.covington.k12.in.us
If you would like to make a teacher request for your child next year, a written request must be submitted to Mrs. Beck prior to May 9th. Requests will not be honored after this date. Please remember that requests must be made for academic reasons only!
CES will be housing the Developmental PreK for Fountain County beginning August of 2022. Please help me in welcoming Mrs. Ashlie Grissom to this new role. This program will support the academic needs of the 3 and 4 year old special education students in our county.
Covington Community Schools will not be making up the snow day. We will continue to keep the current flex days.
Trojan Cards are on sale now for $7.00.
We need your Proof of Residency; this is being required by the State of Indiana. Please bring in a document (ex: utility, cell phone, hospital bill) with your current address and dated within 60 days, you may also send it in with your child.
We also need a Birth Certificate, it may be one they give you from the hospital.
If your child has congestion, runny nose, cough, sore throat, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or headache please do NOT send them to school. They will be sent home. Please plan a minimum of 48 hours and then call the attendance line with a full report before sending them back to school. The attendance line may be utilized 24/7. Thank you for your cooperation. Please Do Not Call Nurse Pinkerton’s Personal Phone! Thank you
CROSSING GUARDS AND CAR RIDER DOORS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 7:50 – 8:00 IN THE MORNING. After this time, please drive around to the front of the building to drop off your child for school.
TRANSPORTATION CHANGES NEED TO BE SENT TO THE CHILD’S TEACHER. WE WILL NOT ALLOW STUDENTS TO CHANGE HIS/HER REGULAR ROUTINE WITHOUT A NOTE OR PHONE CALL TO THE OFFICE. THIS IS FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR CHILD/REN. DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, IF YOUR CHILD IS NOT A REGULAR BUS RIDER HE/SHE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO RIDE THE BUS FOR REASONS SUCH AS SLEEPOVERS OR BIRTHDAY PARTIES, ETC.
Covington Boys & Girls Grades K – 4 Summer Basketball Clinic
Monday, May 2 – Thursday, May 5
3:15p.m. to 4:30p.m.
$30 Includes Camp Shirt
Register by April 29
You can click on the QR Code or go to https://tinyurl.com/CovingtonBasketballCamp22
Covington Swim Club is preparing for another great summer. We are a local club for ages 4-14 with all practices and meets taking place at the Covington City Pool. If you are interested, registration forms and calendars can be picked up the Elementary office. Questions can be sent to Mrs. Pineda at pinedas@covington.k12.in.us
Fifth Annual Street Festival —- More than 70 vendor spaces – filled with food trucks, vendor booths, activities, tasty treats, delicious eats, handcrafted trinkets and finds, local artisans, and mobile boutiques. Live entertainment, prizes, music, bubbles, foam party, dunk tank, win-a-fish, pie-in-the-face-action, Dino Dash featuring CCSC, musicians, bands, FREE bounce houses, pony rides, exotic animal show, local shopping and more!
*You could WIN a golf cart!
Visit @explorecovington for details. Tickets available beginning 5/2 at Juli’s Java, City of Covington Building, Windy Ridge, and The Northside.
CHS Cheer and CHS Dance Team will both be participating as vendors for face painting, etc. The Dance Team will also be involved with the one of the pies, and we’re super hopeful our dino dashers, from CCSC faculty, will be back in action, too!
DONKEY BASKETBALL IS BACK!
Mark your calendars now for this fun-filled night of hilarious, family friendly action! Join us on Wednesday, May 4 in the CMS gym at 7:00p.m. as Covington’s American Legion Post 291 kicks off their fundraising efforts for the cabin in the city park. All children 12 and under will receive FREE donkey rides at intermission. Presale tickets are $8 and tickets at the door are $10. Children under 5 are free. You may also purchase tickets @ Juli’s Java.
Order forms sent home Wed. 4/20
Last day to order Friday, 4/29