Upcoming Dates
- Tuesday, September 6th: Covington Open House @ 6:30 P.M.
- Wednesday, September 7th: Late Start - Students begin at 9:30 A.M.
- Tuesday, September 13th: Covington PTO Meeting @ 6:00 P.M.
- Wednesday, Sept. 14th - Thursday, Sept. 15th: Covington Book Fair
- Thursday, September 15th: Covington BINGO/Ice Cream Social @ 6:00 P.M.
- Wednesday, September 21st: Covington Parent Advisory Group @ 3:45 P.M.
- Thursday, September 22nd: Parent University @ 6:30 P.M. - at Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School
- Friday, September 23rd: Picture Day (All Day)
Covington Open House
The event begins at 6:30 P.M. and lasts until 8:00 P.M. The evening is a chance for our Covington families to see the building and meet the staff that work with your students on a daily basis. Classroom teachers will be welcoming families to their rooms which will include a presentation. Each classroom teacher will have two presentations (approximately 20 minutes)with one beginning at 6:45 P.M. and another at 7:20 P.M.
Please note a slight change -, all other staff - Encore Staff, Social Worker, Counselor, LST, MST, Resource, Title I Interventionist, Speech, and ELT - will be available to meet their classroom/office.
Emergency Drills
As one aspect of working to create a safe school environment, we have Emergency Drill plans in place and we practice those with our students throughout the school year. These Drills include Fire Drill, Tornado Drill, Lockdown Drill, and Bus Evacuation Drill. We practice these to ensure that in the case of an emergency, our students and staff are aware of what we can do to address the emergency safely.
On Thursday, September 8th, we will be practicing a Bus Evacuation Drill, Tornado Drill, Fire Drill, and a Lockdown Drill. Our staff will be talking to the students about them prior to that date and discussing the importance of being safe as well as what the expectations are of each.
Covington Spirit Wear
Parent University - "Keeping Our Kids Cyber Safe"
Our next Parent University event will be coming up on Thursday, September 22nd. The event will focus on "Keeping Our Kids Cyber Safe" and will be held from 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M at Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School.
The event will feature Detective Richard Witsocki, a nationally recognized High Technology Cyber Crimes Specialist who will speak on proactive strategies, expert insight, and resources designed to empower you and combat cyber-bullying.
For more information on the event, click on the image. This event is open to all parents, guardians, teachers, and grandparents. No RSVP is needed.
Covington Book Fair
Also please consider volunteering for the event by visiting Covington Book Fair Volunteer Sign Up.
Parent Advisory Group Meeting
Our Parent Advisory Group meets throughout the year to discuss topics related to school and provide input. Last year, as a group we discussed such topics as our morning drop-off procedures and family communication. As a result, we have made improvements to our drop-off by adding more crossing guards, adding visuals to assist with our drop-off lane, and adopted Seesaw as our main tool for family communication.
PTO Information
Our PTO can only run our events with the help of our amazing families. Please consider signing up for one of our yearly events or committees by going to PTO Event Committee SignUp.
Follow us on Instagram @CovingtonElementaryPTO and on Facebook @CovingtonPTO for upcoming news and events!
Covington Elementary School
Website: d123.org/covington
Location: 9130 S 52nd Ave, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
Phone: 708-423-1530
Twitter: @d123covington
Mr. John Wawczak - Principal
Email: jwawczak@d123.org
Website: d123.org/covington
Phone: 708-423-1530
Twitter: @MrWawczak