Miss Heather's ELOP Group used Thumbtacks to create beautiful holiday pictures that glow when placed against the light. Nice work Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
9 days ago, Cottonwood School
Thumbtack art
Thumbtack art
Thumbtack art
Thumbtack art
Thumbtack art
Thumbtack art
Thumbtack art
Miss Heather's ELOP Group made some lovely Snow Creatures! Their creativity is amazing! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
9 days ago, Cottonwood School
Snow People
Snow People
Snow People
Snow People
Snow People
Snow People
Snow cat
Snow man
Snowman
Snowman
Friday was Holiday Sweater/Shirt Day and our Cougars brought the spirit! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
10 days ago, Cottonwood School
Holiday Shirts
Holiday Shirts
Holiday Shirts
Holiday Shirts
Holiday Shirts
Holiday Shirts
Holiday Shirts
Holiday Shirts
Holiday Shirts
Holiday Shirts
Special thanks to some angels from Jojoba Hills who delivered enough handmade beanies to keep the heads of all of our Cougars toasty in the cold. A few students make their selections and modeled their choices. Thank you so much for your generosity and thoughtfulness. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
10 days ago, Cottonwood School
Beanie maker
Happy Kids
Finalizing their selections
Checking their fit.
In order to be ready for Cottonwood's Holiday Sweater/Shirt Day, our PLUS Leadership students took some old shirts and craft supplies and got busy! Their creativity was amazing! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
10 days ago, Cottonwood School
Holiday Shirt Decorating
Holiday Shirt Decorating
Holiday Shirt Decorating
Holiday Shirt Decorating
Holiday Shirt Decorating
Holiday Shirt Decorating
Holiday Shirt Decorating
Holiday Shirt Decorating
Holiday Shirt Decorating
Holiday Shirt Decorating
To reinforce the Character Trait of Gratitude our 2nd Graders identified six things that they were grateful for and made Gratitude Gift Boxes, putting one thing on each side of their boxes that showed some of the things that they are grateful for. Great job! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
10 days ago, Cottonwood School
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
To reinforce the Character Trait of Gratitude our Transitional Kindergarteners identified six things that they were grateful for and made Gratitude Gift Boxes, putting one thing on each side of their boxes that showed some of the things that they are grateful for. Great job! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
10 days ago, Cottonwood School
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Graitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
To reinforce the Character Trait of Gratitude our 5th Graders identified six things that they were grateful for and made Gratitude Gift Boxes, putting one thing on each side of their boxes that showed some of the things that they are grateful for. Great job! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
10 days ago, Cottonwood School
Mateo's Box
Hard at work.
Hard at work.
Hard at work.
Hard at work.
Hard at work.
To reinforce the Character Trait of Gratitude our 4th Graders identified six things that they were grateful for and made Gratitude Gift Boxes, putting one thing on each side of their boxes that showed some of the things that they are grateful for. Great job! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
10 days ago, Cottonwood School
Eliora's Gratitude
Levi's Gratitude
Aizling's Gratitude
Sophia's Gratitude
Alexa's Gratitude
Natalie's Gratitude
Hard at work.
Hard at work.
Hard at work.
Hard at work.
To reinforce the Character Trait of Gratitude our 3rd Graders identified six things that they were grateful for and made Gratitude Gift Boxes, putting one thing on each side of their boxes that showed some of the things that they are grateful for. Great job! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
10 days ago, Cottonwood School
Jamison's Box
Lennox's Box
Victoria is grateful
Piotr's Box
Everly is grateful
Citlati's Box
Brandon's Box
Yasmin's Box
Audrey's Box
Things to be grateful for
To reinforce the Character Trait of Gratitude our 1st Graders identified six things that they were grateful for and made Gratitude Gift Boxes, putting one thing on each side of their boxes that showed some of the things that they are grateful for. Great job! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
10 days ago, Cottonwood School
Allison's Box
Helena's Box
Jack's Box
Alannah's and Bailey's boxes
Ricky's Box
Roberto's Box
Adriana's Box
Marcos' Box
Alannah's Box
Boxes of gratitude
To reinforce the Character Trait of Gratitude our Kindergarteners identified six things that they were grateful for and made Gratitude Gift Boxes, putting one thing on each side of their boxes that showed some of the things that they are grateful for. Great job! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
11 days ago, Cottonwood School
Julian's Box
Kamylla's Box
Vanessa's Box
Israel's Box
Elena's Box
Isabella's Box
Alejandro's Box
Molly's Box
Mati's Box
Luca's Box
Thursday, December 18th, is Pajama Spirit Day! Come in your coziest, comfiest school appropriate pajamas. Please remember that shoes must be worn, slippers are not permitted. Also, please note, that no blankets are allowed at school. Thank you! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
11 days ago, Cottonwood School
Pajama Spirit Day  (1)

Here is a quick glance at our last four school days before we head out for Winter Break. Our Middle School Basketball Teams are playing on Monday and Wednesday. Holiday Grams are on sale in the office while supplies last. Our Community Grant Steering Committee is meeting on Wednesday at 3:30, in Room 7. Thursday is Pajama Spirit Day, come to school in your comfiest school appropriate pajamas. Shoes must be worn, no slippers allowed, and no blankets are permitted. ELAC will be meeting on Thursday evening from 5:00-6:15 in the Library, Dinner and Daycare will be provided. ELOP is open on Friday for those students who pre-registered. Let's make these last four days AMAZING! See you all on Monday! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

11 days ago, Cottonwood School
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Cottonwood's Community Grant Steering Committee is meeting on Wednesday, December 17th at 3:30 p.m. in Room 7. This Committee will continue to work on ways to improve and enhance our site as we transform Cottonwood using the Community Grant Funds. All are welcome. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars.
11 days ago, Cottonwood School
Cottonwood Community School Meeting  (9)
Holiday Grams will be on sale Monday through Wednesday, or until we are sold out. Supplies are limited. All Holiday Grams will be delivered on Thursday, December 18th. These are a fun way to send some holiday cheer to friends and family. Each holiday gram is $1.00, and they can be purchased in the office. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
11 days ago, Cottonwood School
Holiday Grams 2025 (1)
Cottonwood's Middle School Basketball Teams have 2 Games this week. On Monday, we are hosting DP Christian at Cottonwood. The Girls Game will begin at 3:15 p.m. and the Boys Game will start at 4:15 p.m. Our PTO Snack Wagon will be at the game sellling refreshments. Seating is limited. Feel free to bring your own chairs. On Wednesday, our Basketball Teams will be traveling to Noli in San Jacinto. The Girls Game will begin at 3:15 p.m. and the Boys Game will start at 4:15 p.m. Please come and cheer on our Cougars at their first basketball games of the season! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
11 days ago, Cottonwood School
Basketball on Monday at Cottonwood
Wednesday, Basketball games ar Noli

Congratulations to the classroom spelling bee winners who came together and competed in the Cottonwood School Spelling Bees on Wednesday, December 10th. Shout out to 5th Grader, Mateo for winning the Elementary Spelling Bee and 5th Grader, Mila who is the runner up. Congratulations to 7th Grader, Eugenia for winning the Middle School Spelling Bee and 8th Grader Silas who is the runner up. These winners will now move on to the District Spelling Bee on February 5th, that will be held in the Hemet Unified School District Board Room. Special thanks to our judges Jacquelline Fletcher, Crystal Aguilar,and Tamar Kelly, who spent their morning with these amazing scholars .Good Luck at the District Bee. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

12 days ago, Cottonwood School
Mateo and Mila
Eugenia and Silas
Elementary kids
Silas and the MS
Ryker at the podium
Mateo at the posdium
Sophia at the podium
Elem KIds
Elementary kids
We are so excited about this evening's events! The Winter Concert is always amazing and our singers and musicians have been practicing and sound fantastic. We will have tamales, hot chocolate, soda, water and sweet treats for sale. The Holiday Shop in the library will be open and there will be raffle tickets for sale for four different holiday baskets. Just a reminder that Cottonwood Road is private property and the owner may have your vehicle towed if you park along Cottonwood Road. Please park in Cottonwood's school lot, the lot in front of the library, the lot by the Community Park, or in the church parking lot. We look forward to seeing everyone tonight! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
12 days ago, Cottonwood School
No Parking on Cottonwood Road
Winter Concert
Holiday Raffle Baskets
Dinner before the concert.
Our PTO has put together some wonderful holiday baskets that they are raffling off. Each raffle ticket is $5.00, or you can buy 5 tickets for $20.00. These baskets will make wonderful holiday gifts. The baskets are on display at the holiday shop and they will be in front of the MPR tomorrow night during the Winter Concert. The baskets will also be on display at the pancake breakfast on Saturday, December 13th, between 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Raffle tickets will be pulled on Monday, and the winners will be contacted to arrange pick-up. Good Luck! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars
13 days ago, Cottonwood School
Raffle Basket Flyer
Cutting board and knives
Set of Pans
Coffee and Cookies
Santa and Mrs. Claus