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

Cottonwood's 4th Graders 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 4th grade year. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

In the library this week, Mrs. Kelly used the book, Mistaco, to help students find a whimsical way to tuck their mistakes and problems into a taco and eat them. The students had fun making their own tacos tucking in their mistakes from the week. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25th, School will not be in session. Classes will resume on Tuesday, May 26th. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's Community School Steering Committee will be meeting on Wednesday, May 20th, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 7. All are welcome to come and help us transform Cottonwood into a Community School. See you there! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cougar Families, here is a quick look at the week ahead. The CTE class is going to see a Padre Game on Wednesday, May 20th at Petco Park. The students will get a tour of the stadium and enjoy watching the Padres square off against the Dodgers for the 5:40 p.m. game. The Community School Steering Committee is meeting on Wednesday, May 20th, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 7. All are welcome. On Thursday, our 4th Graders will be panning for gold at Riley's Farm. This is a fun and informative field trip that your 4th grader won't want to miss. On Thursday, May 21st, our band and choir students will join forces with the band and choir students at Hamilton Elementary and Idyllwild for a combined musical concert that will take place at Hamilton High School at 6:00 p.m. All musicians should report to Hamilton by 5:30 p.m. This promises to be a lovely evening. Our students have been preparing and we are excited to see this ensemble come together. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Families of 8th Graders, please mark your calendars for the 8th Grade Promotion on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. in the MPR. Students will have time before promotion to get ready on campus with their friends if they would like to do so. This is a very special milestone and all are invited to come and celebrate with our 8th Grade Scholars! See you there! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Kindergarten Families, mark your calendars for Kindergarten Promotion on Tuesday, June 2nd at 9:15 a.m. The program should last about 45 minutes and it will absolutely capture your hearts. All are welcome to come and celebrate with our Kindergarten Scholars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

At Monday Meet Up we were greeted by our Cougar Cub Cheerleaders, welcomed a new student and staff member with our Aloha tradition, celebrated students with perfect attendance, honored the classes with the highest attendance percentages, learned about May is Mental Health Month and our friends Roxanne and Art from Jojoba Hills came and pulled names from our school wide drawing for bicycles. Thank you so much for your generosity. Shout out to our PLUS School Leaders for running the assembly. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's 1st Graders did a lesson to celebrate the things that they learned over the past year. Inspired by Eric Carle's, A House For A Hermit Crab, they talked about how when you grow and stretch, you sometimes outgrow your shell and have to move on in search of a new, larger home where you can continue to grow. Look out 2nd grade, here we come! #TheHUDSWay #CottonwoodCougars

Our 4th and 5th Grade Track and Field Athletes travelled to Hemet High School this morning to compete in the HUSD Elementary Track Meet. Great job Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Here is a quick look at the week ahead. Our Middle School Boys Soccer Team is wrapping up their season on Monday, May 11th, at home at 3:15 p.m. when they square off against Hamilton. Our library is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair all week. The book fair will be open daily from 8:00-3:30 p.m. and on Friday night, May 15th, during Open House. The Elementary Track Meet will take place on Tuesday at Hemet High School. Our track athletes need to report to Cottonwood by 7:45 a.m. to make it to Hemet High in time for the first event. Our Cottonwood Honor Choir and Band has a rehearsal at Hamilton on Thursday afternoon. On Friday, May 15th, all of our elementary students and the band and choir will perform at the Spring Concert. Students should report to their classrooms to prepare by 4:45 p.m. The concert will start at 5:00 p.m. sharp, after the concert families can then view their children's classrooms and complete their Campus Passports. As we head out for the weekend, we want to wish everyone a safe and restful weekend and a very Happy Mother's Day. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars