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

Cottonwood's Soccer Team has their final match of the season against Hamilton, on Monday, May 11th at 3:15 p.m. at home. Bring a chair or a blanket and come and cheer on our Cougars. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood Families, please make sure you mark the change on the calendar that our Spring Concert and Open House are taking place on Friday, May 15th. Taco plate dinners will be on sale for $5.00 a plate starting at 4:30. All elementary students, choir and band students should be in their classrooms by 4:45 to prepare to perform. The Spring Concert will start promptly at 5:00 p.m. followed by our Open House, Math and Literacy Workshops, and Book Fair. See you all there! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

The library is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair next week, May 11th-May 15th. It will be open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and during Open House on Friday, May 15th, this is a great way for families to come by and shop and to stock up on summer reading material. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Bring your appetites to Cottonwood, May 15th, starting at 4:30 p.m. For only $5.00 a plate you can enjoy 2 tacos, beans, rice and a beverage. Additional beverages can be purchased for $1.00 each. This is a great way to enjoy the Spring Concert and Open House with full, satified bellies! Yum! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Please join us for the Annual Spring Concert, "At the Movies!" All elementary classes are performing as well as our bands and choir. The show will start promptly at 5:00 p.m. Please make sure that your children are in their classrooms by 4:45 p.m. See you there! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's PTO hosted Family Bingo Night on Friday. Everyone left winners! Thanks Alexzandria for calling the numbers! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's Kindergarteners did a lesson inspired by the text, Hey That's MY Monster, that talks about the protective energy of having your own monster to help you have restful sleep and feel protective. Each of our kinders made their own monsters to take home. Great job! So much creativity. #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Next week, May 4th-May 8th is Staff Appreciation Week. Let's find some ways to let our amazing staff know how much they are appreciated! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's Soccer Team has two matches this week. Our boys will be traveling to Hamilton High School on Monday, May 4th at 3:15 p.m. and they will be hosting Mountain Shadows on Thursday, May 7th at 3:15 at home. Let's go Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's Girls Softball wraps up their season this week. The girls will be traveling to American Indian on Monday, May 4th, to play at 3:15 p.m. and they will be traveling to Innovations Charter School on Tuesday, May 5th to play at 3:15. Let's end strong ladies!! You have had a great season! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood's Track Team will be traveling to Hemet High School on Wednesday, May 6th for their final track meet of the year at 2:00 p.m. Come on down to Hemet High and cheer on our Track and Field Team. Go Cougars! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars

Cottonwood would like to extend its most sincere appreciation to Miss Kassidy and Miss Liz today on National School Lunch Hero Day and every day! We appreciate how you always go the extra mile to make our Cougars feel special by decorating the MPR, having fun contests and giveaways and for greeting everyone with a smile each day! Enjoy your special day! #TheHUSDWay #CottonwoodCougars #LunchHeroDay