
On Friday, February 13th, Cottonwood is having a Valentine's Day Spirit Dress Up Day. Come wearing red, pink or white and show your Valentine Spirit. Students who participate will earn 5 Star Reward Points. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Hope to see you all at PTO's Family Bingo tonight! Take a look at the Bingo prizes! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars






Valentine Grams are now on sale in the office. Each Valentine Gram is .50. The Valentine Gram consists of a heart shaped card where you can write a message and a Pucker Pack Warhead Candy Pouch. You can also buy the candy pouches separately if you would like to attach them to something else, or write a greeting directly on the candy pack. The Valentine Grams will be on sale until February 12th, or until sold out, and they will be distributed on February 13th! Don't miss out on the fun! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Attention Elementary Basketball Fans, ELOP is kicking off the Elementary Basketball Season on March 24th. There will be a competitive team for athletes in Grades 3-5 and a recreational team for 1st-5th graders. Please note, there is no busing available for students who stay for the recreational team. Practices will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays.#TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Enjoy a delicious dinner or lunch at Cane's on February 6th, between 12:00 and 8:00 p.m. and help raise some money to support our ELOP Program. You can show the attached flyer at the Cane's in Hemet, Menifee, Murrieta (Clinton Keith), Perris or Temecula, and Cane's with donate 15% of the net sales to our Hemet Unified School District ELOP Program. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Miss Heather's ELOP Class made some adorable butterflies. Nice job Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










Our amazing partners at The Home Depot in Temecula are hosting a free Kids Building Workshop this Saturday, February 7th, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. This Saturday the kids will be building Penguin Mailboxes. Take a look at the flyer for more information. The building crew is looking forward to seeing our Cougars at the build.

Families of 8th Graders who are interested in learning more about Hamilton High School, mark your calendars for Hamilton's annual Bobcat Night on Wednesday, March 4th from 5:30-6:30 p.m. This is an amazing opportunity for families to tour the campus, meet the administrators and counselors, learn about clubs, sports, select their classes, and enjoy a pizza dinner. For more information, please call (951) 763-1865. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's 3rd Graders did a lesson on Perseverance. The students worked in groups to create tall, stable structures and then they selected personal goals to apply perseverance to in order to achieve it. They worked on identifying obstacles that may come up as they journey and creating plans to overcome the obstacles they encounter. Here's to 2026! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










Cottonwood's 1st Graders did a lesson on Perseverance. The students worked in groups to create tall, stable structures and then they selected personal goals to apply perseverance to in order to achieve it. They worked on identifying obstacles that may come up as they journey and creating plans to overcome the obstacles they encounter. Here's to 2026! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










Cottonwood's Kindergarteners did a lesson on Perseverance. The students worked in groups to create tall, stable structures and then they selected personal goals to apply perseverance to in order to achieve it. They worked on identifying obstacles that may come up as they journey and creating plans to overcome the obstacles they encounter. Here's to 2026! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










Our Cougars had the opportunity to shop at the PBIS 5 Star Reward Store. Special thanks to some of our 5th Grade Scholars for assisting some of our younger shoppers. Keep up the great work, see you back at the end of the month. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










The PLUS Students took the Starbuck's Coffee Sleeves that our students decorated and added stickers that say that these Coffee Sleeves were decorated by the students at Cottonwood during The Great Kindness Challenge. We can't wait to get them completed so we can drop them off at our local Starbucks. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #TheGreatKindnessChallenge










At today's Monday Meet-Up, our PLUS Students celebrated students with Perfect Attendance, the classes with the highest attendance percentage, and they reminded students about the PTO's upcoming Bike Raffle. The students also learned about the poetry contest and the art contest that will take place during Read Across America Week. We are excited to see what our Cougars produce! Special thanks to our Cottonwood Cub Cheer Squad for cheering everyone on through the welcome tunnel! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










Cottonwood's TK Students did a lesson on Perseverance. The students worked in groups to create tall, stable structures and then they selected personal goals to apply perseverance to in order to achieve it. They worked on identifying obstacles that may come up as they journey and creating plans to overcome the obstacles they encounter. Here's to 2026! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










Cottonwood's 5th Graders did a lesson on Perseverance. The students worked in groups to create tall, stable structures and then they selected personal goals to apply perseverance to in order to achieve it. They worked on identifying obstacles that may come up as they journey and creating plans to overcome the obstacles they encounter. Here's to 2026! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










Cottonwood's 4th Graders did a lesson on Perseverance. The students worked in groups to create tall, stable structures and then they selected personal goals to apply perseverance to in order to achieve it. They worked on identifying obstacles that may come up as they journey and creating plans to overcome the obstacles they encounter. Here's to 2026! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










At our January Monday Meet-Up we welcomed new students, celebrated students with perfect attendance, and honored classes with the highest attendance percentages. Shout out to our Cub Cheerleaders for cheering everyone into the assembly and to PLUS Leaders for leading the morning. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars









At the 6th-8th Grade Awards Assembly, we celebrated our scholars for their academic, character, PBIS Skill, music and PE achievements in the month of December. Students were also celebrated for their participation in the Cottonwood Spelling Bee and winning awards in the STEM Fair. Way to go Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars










At the 2nd-5th Grade Awards Assembly, we celebrated our scholars for their academic, character, PBIS Skill, music and PE achievements in the month of December. Students were also celebrated for their participation in the Cottonwood Spelling Bee and winning awards in the STEM Fair. Way to go Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars









