Cottonwood School - TK - 8th Grade

It is College Kick-Off Month and Cottonwood's 5th Graders did a lesson on Responsibility and how this character trait is connected to creating habits today that will serve them well in their future. The students learned critical college vocabulary words and then played several matches of College Vocabulary BINGO to review the key terms. #CottonwoodCougars #CKO2025

For College Kick-Off Month, Cottonwood's Middle School Scholars learned how to calculate their Academic and Overall GPAs and determine if they are eligible for athletics and special events. The students reviewed their current standings as they work towards earning High School Readiness Medals. They also completed a lesson on their Learning Styles using the CCGI Platform. Excellent work Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #CKO2025

It is College Kick-Off Month and Cottonwood's Kindergarteners did a lesson on Responsibility and how this character trait is connected to creating habits today that will serve them well in their future. The students also reviewed college pennants and noticed how they capture the highlights of a school and may include mascots, school colors, a school's name and other imagery related to the campus' offerings. Then each student created a personal pennant tha highlighted their interests and strengths. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #CKO2025

It is College Kick-Off Month and Cottonwood's 1st Graders did a lesson on Responsibility and how this character trait is connected to creating habits today that will serve them well in their future. The students also reviewed college pennants and noticed how they capture the highlights of a school and may include mascots, school colors, a school's name and other imagery related to the campus' offerings. Then each student created a personal pennant tha highlighted their interests and strengths. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #CKO2025

It is College Kick-Off Month and Cottonwood's 4th Graders did a lesson on Responsibility and how this character trait is connected to creating habits today that will serve them well in their future. The students also reviewed college pennants and noticed how they capture the highlights of a school and may include mascots, school colors, a school's name and other imagery related to the campus' offerings. Then each student created a personal pennant tha highlighted their interests and strengths. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #CKO2025

Parent Teacher Conference Week is the week of October 20th-24th. Elementary Conferences will be held daily. Middle School Conferences will be held on Wednesday and Thursdays. If you have not yet scheduled your children's conferences, please email your child's teacher or contact the office. Our school wide goal is to conference with 100% of our parents. Spanish translation is available if needed. Please check the flyer for daily dismissal times. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's first Saturday School of the year was positively spooktacular! We had 52 little goblins attend and a great time was had by all! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's Fall Market was a wonderful gathering of community vendors. There was a wide variety of food and items to peruse. Several of these vendors will also be at our upcoming Fall Festival on October 24th, from 5:00-7:30. Thanks to everyone for coming out and supporting our local community. We are all better together! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Mr. Luna and some of his 5th Graders along with amazing parent volunteers, Miss Liz, Miss Heather, and Miss Ally, hosted a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser to help raise money for their upcoming trip to Pathfinder Ranch Camp. Awesome job chefs! Special thanks to all who came out and supported our scholars. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Shoutout to our Cafeteria Ladies for making sure our amazing custodial team felt loved and appreciated on National Custodian Appreciation Day. We are so fortunate to have Mr. Michael, Mr. Mauricio, and Mr. Samuel, who take such good care of all of us and make sure our campus sparkles. May you always know how much you are appreciated! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #NationalCustodialAppreciation Day

This is a late post to show our scholars celebrating International Dot Spirit Day. This international day of celebration promotes creativity, courage and the power of collaboration. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #InternationalDotDay2025

Congratulations to Cottonwood's Teacher of the Year for the 2025-2026 School Year, Mrs. Rose Connell. Cottonwood is beyond blessed to have her on our team serving as the physical education teacher, coach, athletic director, student leadership advisor, Community School Grant Steering Committee Member, department chair, supportive colleague to all and our students greatest cheerleader! May you always know how much you are appreciated! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's Scholars spent their 5 Star Reward Points and Cougar Cash earnings from the past month to shop in our 5 Star Rewards Store. With so many amazing items to consider some of our shoppers struggled to make their final selections. Some students elected to leave some of their earnings in their accounts to buy larger items next month. Great job to all of our Cougars for all of the hard work they put in over the past month to earn their "dollars." #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

For College Kick-Off Week, it is important for our Cougars to understand that their futures start right here, right now. The habits they make, the organizational strategies they adopt and the academic skills they gain give them a strong educational foundation upon which they can build their futures. To honor their journey, our scholars and staff showed off their Cougar Pride. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #CKO2025

It's Gameday for College Kick-Off Spirit Week and our Cougars came ready to represent! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #CKO2025

Cottonwood's PLUS (Peer Leaders Uniting Students) Team went to Rancho Viejo for a full day of Leadership Training with PLUS Developer, John Vandenburgh, and 125 middle school PLUS Students from the other middle schools across Hemet Unified. Our students did an amazing job engaging, learning, networking and putting themselves out there to make the most of the day. We couldn't be prouder of how our middle school leaders represented Cottonwood School as well as themselves. We are so fortunate to have a team with such passion to serve their school community. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #PLUS

Tomorrow, Saturday., October 11th, will be a busy day at Cottonwood. Saturday School will be in session between 8:00-12:00 p.m. Our 5th graders are having a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser to help raise money for their upcoming trip to Pathfinder Ranch from 8:30-10:30 a.m., and our Cottonwood Market will take place in the parking lot by the library. Please stop and show your support for our local community vendors, from 11:00-1:00 p.m. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Here is a quick look at the week ahead. We have two away sports matches for our middle school scholars and our elementary students in grades 1-5 are going to San Diego Safari Park on Tuesday, please make sure you arrive at school on time, so that you don't miss the bus. There is no school on Friday, it is a non-student day. ELOP is open for families who registered by the deadline. Have a wonderful weekend! Hope to see everyone tomorrow for our Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser and the Cottonwood Market. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

The PTO's annual Boo Grams are on sale in the office for $1.00 each. Each Boo Gram Bag has two mini seasonal rubber ducks, a bracelet, and two other toys making each purchase a surprise. All Boo Grams will be delivered on Halloween. Stop by the office to make your spooky purchase. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars