Important Dates
Cottonwood Elementary School 2022-2023 Important Calendar Dates
August
3-5 – Kindergarten Pre-Assessments
17 – Meet Your Teacher 4-5:30pm
17-Sept. 1 – SWIG SCHOOL Fundraiser (NOT PTA)
18 – First Day of School and Short Day
18-19? – Safety Blitz
22 – Newsletter articles due
23 – First Day of Kindergarten
24 – Café Zupas Spirit Day fundraiser
September
2 – SWIG Spirit Day (NOT PTA)
5 – NO SCHOOL Labor Day
7 – September Student Birthday Lunch
9 – First Spirit Wear order deadline
12 – Café Rio Spirit Day fundraiser
12-23 – School Fundraiser – wrapping paper/cookie dough
13 – PTA Meeting 10am and PTA Kick-Off Virtual Assembly
16 – Kickball Tournament 5pm
22 – Short Day and Newsletter Articles Due
21-22 – SEP Conferences and Book Fair
21-22 – SEP PTA Dinner for Teachers, NO SCHOOL for kindergarten
23 – NO SCHOOL SEP Compensatory Day
26 – NO SCHOOL Teacher Development
30 – Reflections Due and Short Day
October
4 – School Pictures and PTA Spanish Class begins
5 – October Student Birthday Lunch
7 – SWIG Spirit Day (NOT PTA)
11 – PTA meeting 10am
11 – Vision Screening for K, 1, 3, 5
12 – Short Day
13-14 – NO SCHOOL UEA Fall Recess
17 – NO SCHOOL Teacher Development
22 – Newsletter Articles Due
26 – Reflections Open House
27 – Short Day
28 – NO SCHOOL End of Term
? – Hearing Screening?
31 – Halloween Parade 9:15am Outdoors and class parties
November
1 - Dec. 9 – Santa's Elves Cottonwood Cares Donation Drive
2 – November Student Birthday Lunch
4 – SWIG Spirit Day (NOT PTA)
7-11 – Cottonwood Red/White/Blue Ribbon Spirit Week!
7 – Ribbon week Kickoff Assembly
8 – Buddy Breakfast 7:45-8:30am and PTA Meeting 10am
14 – STEM Science Fair Kickoff
21 – Yearbook Cover Contest Entries Due
22 – Newsletter articles due and Short Day
23-25 – NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Recess
29 – Picture Retakes
December
Nov. 1 - Dec. 9 – Santa's Elves Cottonwood Cares Donation Drive
2 – SWIG Spirit Day (NOT PTA)
7 – December Student Birthday Lunch and Battle of the Books 2022-23 intro assembly December 7 - April 21
? – Chorale Performance 6pm
8 – STEM Science Fair Forms Due
13 – PTA Meeting 10am and Holiday Brunch
? – BoxTop Contest due
14-16 – School Musical Auditions
21 – Holiday dress up/pajama day and Short Day
22 – Newsletter articles due
22-Jan. 3 – NO SCHOOL Winter Recess
January
6 – SWIG Spirit Day (NOT PTA)
9 – STEM Science Fair Projects Due by 9:30am via email
10 – STEM Science Fair Judging
10 – PTA Meeting 10am
11 – January & June Student Birthday Lunch and Short Day
12 – NO SCHOOL Teacher Development
13 – NO SCHOOL End of Term
16 – NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Day
20? – STEM Science Fair Awards
22 – Newsletter articles due
23 – PTA Spanish Class begins
? – Friend to Friend Service Project - Souper Bowl of Caring
February
1 – February & July Student Birthday Lunch
3 – Sweetheart Dance 6-7:30pm SWIG Spirit Day (NOT PTA)
6-7 – SEP Conferences and SEP PTA Dinner for Teachers
6 – NO SCHOOL for kindergarten
? – SEP Clothing Drive
9 – Short Day
10 – NO SCHOOL SEP Compensatory Day
13 – 5th grade JA City/Biz Town
14 – PTA Meeting 10am and Valentine's Day class celebrations
16 – Short Day
17 – NO SCHOOL
20 – NO SCHOOL Presidents Day
22 – Newsletter articles due
23? – Hearing Screening for grades K-3
24 – Kindergarten Orientation / Enrollment 2pm
March
1 – Café Zupas fundraiser and March & August Student Birthday Lunch
? – ??? Maturation 2pm
3 – SWIG Spirit Day (NOT PTA)
7 – School Pictures
14 – PTA Meeting 10am
16 – Short Day
17 – NO SCHOOL Teacher Development
22 – Newsletter articles due
? – School Musical school performance
21-22 – School Musical
23 – Short Day
24-31 – NO SCHOOL End of Term Spring Recess
April
5 – April Student Birthday Lunch
7 – SWIG Spirit Day (NOT PTA)
? – Box Top$ Contest Due
11 – PTA Meeting 10am
14? – Battle of the Books BOB
22 – Newsletter articles due
28 – Fun Run and Spring Art Stroll
May
3 – May Student Birthday Lunch
4? – Junior Achievement In A Day
5 – SWIG Spirit Day (NOT PTA)
8-12 – Teacher Appreciation Week!
16 – IN and OUT PTA Luncheon 11:30am
15-19 – Kindergarten Post-Assessments
? – Box Top$ Collection Day
? – Grandparents & Guests Lunch 11:45am-12:45pm
26 – Field Day and 5th grade Classic Fun day
29 – NO SCHOOL Memorial Day
June
1 – 5th grade Promotion 9am and Last Day of Kindergarten
2 – Awards Assembly, Yearbooks, Short Day and Last Day of School
Important Dates 2021-22 — August 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022