Important Dates
Cottonwood Elementary School 2023-2024 Important Calendar Dates
August
15 – Meet Your Teacher 4-5:30pm
16 – First Day of School
16-18 – Kindergarten Pre-Assessments
21 – First Day of Kindergarten
22 – Newsletter articles due
25 – Room Parent Tea - Teacher and Room Parent Meet
31 – Short Day
September
1 – NO SCHOOL
4 – NO SCHOOL Labor Day
6 – September and June Student Birthday Lunch
8 – Last Day for PTA Phone Directory and Halloween Day Celebration Surveys, and Spirit Wear order deadline
11 – Battle of the Books BOB Assembly Kickoff – BOB September - April 21
11-22 – School Fundraiser
12 – PTA Meeting 10am
19-20 – SEP Conferences, SEP PTA Dinner for Teachers and Book Fair
19 – NO SCHOOL for kindergarten
20 – All-Pro Dads and iMOM meeting 7:45am in Gym
21 – Short Day
22 – NO SCHOOL SEP Compensatory Day and Newsletter Articles Due
25 – BOB First Book Deadline to receive a cookie
29 – Reflections Due and BOB cookie in the Gym for reading BOB book
October
3 – School Pictures
? PTA Spanish Class begin
4 – October and July Student Birthday Lunch and Vision Screening for K, 1, 3, 5
6 – Kickball Tournament 4:30-6:30pm
10 – PTA meeting 10am
11 – Short Day
12-13 – NO SCHOOL UEA Fall Recess
16 – NO SCHOOL End of Term
18 – All-Pro Dads and iMOM meeting 7:45am in Gym
20 – BOB T-Shirt design contest due (Theme: Read your Heart Out)
22 – Newsletter Articles Due
23 – STEM Science Fair Kickoff
24 – Reflections Open House 11am - 1pm
? – Hearing Screening?
27 – Halloween Parade 9:15am Outdoors and class parties
31 – BOB Registration Deadline (for shirt orders) and School Pajama Day (no costumes)
November
1 – November and August Student Birthday Lunch
6-10 – Cottonwood Red/White/Blue Ribbon Spirit Week!
6 – Ribbon week Kickoff Assembly
8 – Internet Safety Assembly
10 – Buddy Breakfast 7:45-8:30am
14 – PTA Meeting 10am
15 – All-Pro Dads and iMOM meeting 7:45am in Gym and STEM Science Fair Forms Due
15 – Dec. 13 – Santa's Elves Cottonwood Cares Donation Drive
21 – Short Day
22 – Newsletter articles due
22-24 – NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Recess
28 – Picture Retakes
December
Nov. 15 - Dec. 13 – Santa's Elves Cottonwood Cares Donation Drive
1 – Yearbook Cover Contest Entries Due
6 – December Student Birthday Lunch
11-22 – Battle of the Books Class Competition
? – Chorale Performance 6pm
12 – STEM Science Fair Projects Due by 9:30am and STEM Science Fair Judging
? – BoxTop Contest due
? – STEM Science Fair Awards
15-19 – School Musical Auditions
20 – All-Pro Dads and iMOM meeting 7:45am in Gym
21 – Holiday dress up/pajama day and Short Day
22 – Newsletter articles due
22-Jan. 2 – NO SCHOOL Winter Recess
January
3 – January Student Birthday Lunch
9 – PTA Meeting 10am
15 – NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Day
17 – All-Pro Dads and iMOM meeting 7:45am in Gym
17 – 5th grade JA City/Biz Town
22 – Newsletter articles due
February
2 – BOB Team Formation
2 – Sweetheart Dance 6-7:30pm
5-8 – Friend to Friend Service Project - Souper Bowl of Caring
7 – February Student Birthday Lunch
7-8 – SEP Conferences, SEP PTA Dinner for Teachers and Book Fair
7 – NO SCHOOL for kindergarten
8 – Short Day
9 – NO SCHOOL SEP Compensatory Day
13 – PTA Meeting 10am
14 – Valentine's Day class celebrations
15 – Short Day
16 – NO SCHOOL Teacher Development
19 – NO SCHOOL Presidents Day
21 – All-Pro Dads and iMOM meeting 7:45am in Gym
22 – Newsletter articles due
? – Hearing Screening for grades K-3
23 – Kindergarten Orientation / Enrollment 2pm
March
5th Grade Maturation online - check your email
5 – School Pictures
6 – March Student Birthday Lunch
8 – Battle of the Books BOB
12 – PTA Meeting 10am
14 – Short Day
15 – NO SCHOOL End of Term
20 – CANCELED All-Pro Dads and iMOM meeting 7:45am in Gym
22 – Newsletter articles due
26 – School Musical school performance
26-27 – School Musical
April
1-5 – NO SCHOOL Spring Recess
9 – PTA Meeting 10am
10 – April Student Birthday Lunch
? – Box Top$ Contest Due
17 – All-Pro Dads and iMOM meeting 7:45am in Gym
22 – Newsletter articles due
29 – NO SCHOOL
30-May 3 – Teacher Appreciation Week!
May
1 – May Student Birthday Lunch
3 – Fun Run
6 – IN and OUT PTA Luncheon 11:30am
6-10 – Kindergarten Post-Assessments
10 – Spring Art Stroll Fundraiser
? – Box Top$ Collection Day
15 – All-Pro Dads and iMOM meeting 7:45am in Gym
17 – Field Day and 5th grade Classic Fun day
23 – 5th grade Promotion 9am and Last Day of Kindergarten
24 – Awards Assembly, Yearbooks, and Last Day of School
29 – NO SCHOOL Memorial Day
Important Dates 2022-23 — August 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023