Tonight's PTO Family Paint Night was a huge success. Special thanks to Mrs. Kelly for leading our artists as they made beautiful snowmen paintings. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










The date of our Rummage Sale has been changed to Saturday, February 28th, to give us more time to collect and organize donations. Donations are now being accepted in the front office. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Here is a quick look at the week ahead. Our basketball teams are playing St. Hyacinth on Wednesday, January 14th, at Cornerstone in Hemet. Come cheer on our Cougars if you can! Our Community School Steering Committee is meeting on Wednesday, at 3:30 in Room 7, all are welcome! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Families, it is time to mark your calendars for our Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences. Our elementary students will have a modified schedule all week to allow for our parents and teachers to meet. Parents, if you have not yet scheduled your conference time, please reach out to your child's teacher. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all of the growth your children have made so far this year. See you there! Please note, our middle schoolers' schedules will not be impacted and will dismiss at their usual times. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

January 26th is the 100th Day of School and our Scholars will be celebrating by doing a variety of 100 Day Activities and dressing up as their 100 year old selves. Time to don your gray wigs and dust off your walkers for a fantastic day! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

On Monday, January 26th, Cottonwood's PTO will be hosting the Duct Tape the Principal fundraiser. Students, staff and community members can purchase strips of Duct Tape for $1.00 each or six strips for $5.00 that will be used to secure our principal Mr. Trudel to the ball wall. Strips of Duct will go on sale in the office starting on Monday, January 12th until the day of the event, or strips can be purchased the day of the event. You won't want to miss out on this opportunity! The event will take place during the morning recesses. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

The Community School Steering Committee's next meeting is on Wednesday, January 14th, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 7. Come and share your ideas and help us transform Cottonwood into a Community School. All are welcome. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood Basketball Fans, mark your calendars for a lot of fun next week. Our Middle School Basketball Teams are playing Wednesday next week against St. Hyacinth at Cornerstone. The girls play at 3:15 and the boys play at 4:15. Come on down to Hemet and cheer on our Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

At Cottonwood PTO's Family Paint Night on Friday, January 9th, there will be two baskets being raffled off. Tickets are $5.00 each. You do not need to be present to win. Come support our Cougars, enjoy an evening of painting with your family and purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of the raffle baskets! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars



Cottonwood's next Saturday School is on Saturday, January 24th from 8:00-12:00 p.m. Come and spend the morning with friends and earn back a day of attendance credit. See the flyer for registration information. Hope to see you there! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood Community, we are excited about the response to our upcoming PTO Family Painting Night on Friday Evening. There are only 10 spots left. If you have been contemplating coming, please submit your RSVP before all of the spots have been spoken for. See you there! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Registration is now open for ELOP's February Enrichment Days that will take place during the Presidents Week Break. See the flyer for more information. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

We are very excited to welcome our Cougars back on campus on Tuesday, January 6th. Here is a quick look at the week ahead. We are collecting donations starting on Tuesday, for a Rummage Sale which will take place on Saturday, January 24th. There is a PTO Meeting on Wednesday, January 7th at 3:30 in Room 11, and our PTO is hosting a Family Paint Night on Friday, January 9th, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. led by our talented artistic library tech, Mrs. Kelly. Hope to see you there! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Monday, January 5th, is a non-student day. Parents, if you need to return to work and are looking for something fun for your children to do, ELOP is hosting an Enrichment Day. See the flyer to pre-register. Walk-ins are not permitted. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
Cottonwood's PTO will be meeting on Wednesday, January 7th, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 11. All are welcome! Hope to see you there! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's PTO will be hosting a Family Painting Night on Friday, January 9th, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Mrs. Kelly will be guiding the winter snowman painting. All supplies will be on site. This will be a fun evening for the entire family! It will be $10.00 for one painter, $15.00 for two painters, and $30.00 for four painters. Registration includes a nacho dinner and a water to drink. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood Community, Cottonwood's PTO will be hosting a Rummage Sale on Saturday, January 24th, in the Cottonwood parking lot. If you have been rotating toys, cleaning out cupboards, or organizing during the holiday break and have accumulated items to give away we can help! Donations will be accepted in Cottonwood's Office starting on Tuesday, January 6th. If you have winter jackets, or sweaters that your children have outgrown, we will be happy to help them find new homes. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Special thanks to our crocheting angel at Jojoba Hills we had more Cougars able to select stylish beanies to keep them warm during the holiday season. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










All of their hard work and preparations paid off as our PLUS Leaders set up and hosted the annual middle school Reindeer Games. The middle school students were divided into 8 teams to play 9 different games. After each game the winning team went to the prize table to select a reward for their victory. A great time was had by all! Great job PLUS Leaders for making our Cougars' spirits a little brighter. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










To prepare for the annual Reindeer Games, Cottonwood's PLUS Leaders learned how to play the games so that they could teach their teams how to play during the middle school competition. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars









