8th Grade Promotion will take place on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. in the MPR. This promises to be a special morning and all families of our 8th Grade Class are encouraged to come and help our scholars celebrate this special milestone. See you there! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Our Kindergarten Promotion is almost here! Kinder families, don't forget to mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 2nd, at 9:15 a.m. in the MPR. A brief reception will take place at the blue tables following the promotion celebration. See you all there! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's last PTO Meeting for the year will take place on Wednesday, June 3rd, at 8:00 a.m. in Room 11. This will be the first meeting with our new board and we hope to finalize our calendar for the 2026-2027 School Year and find a meeting date and time that works well for everyone. All are welcome! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's hallways and playground were filled with the sounds of celebration as some of our former Cougars came back to share their high school journeys with our staff and students. The hugs, laughter, and joy expressed as scholars reunited from 5 different campuses to reflect on their time at Cottonwood, their high school journeys, and plans for the future were so heartfelt. We wish you all nothing but the best and encourage to come back any time! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's music teacher, Sally McCampbell prepared each of our elementary classrooms, the band and choir to perform in Cottonwood's Spring Concert. Our musical Cougars shared their talents to a jam packed MPR for everyone's listening pleasure. Bravo students, the show was top notch! Shout out to Mrs. McCampbell for preparing our Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Our 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Scholars were celebrated for their Academic, Behaviorial, Character, Athleticism, and Musical Prowess. Excellent job Cougars, we are so proud of all that you have achieved. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Our 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Scholars were celebrated for their Academic, Behaviorial, Character, Athleticism, Lexia Accomplishments and Musical Prowess. Excellent job Cougars, we are so proud of all that you have achieved. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Our TK, K and 1st Grade Scholars were celebrated for their Academic, Behaviorial, Character, Athleticism, and Musical Prowess. Excellent job Cougars, we are so proud of all that you have achieved. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cougar Families, please note that 2nd Chance Breakfast is not available for the remainder of the school year. In order for your child to enjoy breakfast at school, please make sure they arrive before 8:25 a.m. Thank you to our cafeteria team for all that you do to help our scholars start their day off on the right foot! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Here is a quick look at the week ahead. School is closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. On Tuesday, Cottonwood will be hosting Grad Walk at 1:30 p.m. This is a wonderful way to celebrate our former Cougars who will graduating this year. On Wednesday, our 3rd Grade Scholars are hosting a Living Museum between 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Room 5 and our 2nd Grade Scholars are hosting a Classroom Market between 10:40-11:15 a.m. in Room 9. On Thursday, our TK, K and 4th Grade Scholars will be traveling to the Penny Pickles Museum in Temecula for the day. On Friday, our 5th-8th Grade Students will be going to Castle Park for their End of the Year Reward Trip and our TK-4th Graders will stay on campus and enjoy field day hosted by our PTO. Enjoy the week Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

May is Mental Health Month and Cottonwood was fortunate to host meditation workshops in the Counseling Center led by Miss Bohdi who challenged our Cougars to control their breathing giving them the super power of the pause to collect their thoughts and make strategic decisions rather than impulsive reactions when they are in stressful situations. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day Miss Bohdi to share your skills with our scholars, we are most grateful. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Inspired by the text, Enemy Pie, our Kindergarteners made Friendship Pie. Our Scholars were quick to determine the perfect ingredients needs for such a wonderful confection! They added, Kindness, Love, Sharing, Caring, Giving, Welcoming, Spending Time Together, Playing with Each Other, and Finding Out What You Have in Common. Great job Kinder chefs! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

We are so proud of our band and choir students who rehearsed at Hamilton High School to perform in a combined choir and band concert blending our musical Cougar talent with the musicians at Idyllwild and Hamilton Elementary. Amazing job Mrs. McCampbell, your hard work and talent does not go unnoticed! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Here are a few more highlights from the elementary track meet. We are so proud of our 4th and 5th grade athletes! Go Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's PLUS Leadership Students organized Water Games to celebrate middle school scholars academic, behaviorial and attendance successes for Triad 5. Awesome job crew! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

8th Graders heading to Hamilton High School, there is still time to sign up for summer Jumpstart. This is an amazing opportunity to earn 5 Elective Credits and become familiar with the campus and staff before the fall. Jumpstart runs from June 4th-June 16th, 8:30-3:45 p.m. daily. Breakfast and lunch will be available. Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJx_vZciZeAu2JB5D8lm30JoakqLZ20YDVGedVuqoB15vcSg/viewform #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's 4th Graders travelled back in time today as they spent the day at Riley's Farm, panning for gold. Nice work Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

For Nurse Appreciation Day, our Kindergarten students made Nurse Christina some cards and Gingerbread Nurses to show their appreciation for all that they do for us everyday. We love you Nurse Christina! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's TK Students did a lesson on Moving On. The students reflected on the things that they have learned over the course of the past year. Inspired by the text, A House for A Hermit Crab, they each drew a hermit crab and decorated their soon to be outgrown shells with the treasures they have acquired over the course of their TK year. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

It was so wonderful to see the Cottonwood campus buzzing with excitement as our scholars toured their families around the school on Open House completing their Passports. Amazing job teachers! Every classroom looked extraordinary! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars