Dear Cottonwood Family, Will we have 6 more weeks of winter? (I secretly hope not—I love the moisture, but I’m so tired of shoveling snow.) Will the groundhog see his shadow? We all know that weather conditions here in Salt Lake City can be tricky. Students can walk out the door in the morning with a beautiful outlook on the day and within just a few short minutes, we can have bitter cold wind, rain, snow, etc. The fact of the matter is, ...
Dear Cottonwood Family, Happy New Year! I hope that 2022 was as wonderful for you as it was for me! As we begin another fabulous year, there are many activities that will continue to keep us hopping at Cottonwood! It is important that we obtain an accurate count of all children qualifying for kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year as soon as possible. With the announcement of school closures (Millcreek, Twin Peaks, and Spring Lane), we ...
We have completed our first term of school. Every year I am amazed at how quickly the time flies by. Students will be bringing home this week, their report cards. New this year, our elementary report cards include Graduate of Granite (formerly citizenship) standards and grading. All families received a pamphlet at the beginning of the year at our Meet Your Teacher event and a rubric that explains the grading at SEP conferences a few ...
Dear Cottonwood Family, Welcome to October! This year is moving right along. I am impressed with our wonderful students, teachers, staff, parents, and PTA! Cottonwood is an amazing school, but the building is nothing without the people. We appreciate our wonderful volunteers who are working outside of the school to help us be successful in school. With October comes a change in the weather. Please send your children with ...
Dear Families, We are thrilled to begin the 2022-2023 school year! There is a lot of excitement in the air at Cottonwood as we start a new school year. I love being a part of a dynamic staff of dedicated, talented, caring and committed educators and we are excited to be working with our wonderful and brilliant students. One of Cottonwood’s greatest strengths is our wonderful family and community support. As parents, guardians and ...
Dear Families, Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! We are thrilled to begin this year and challenge your children to learn and explore new things. I would like to extend a special welcome to all of the new families joining our Cottonwood family this year and welcome back all of our returning families! I am truly honored to be your principal. The mission and vision of Cottonwood Elementary is to facilitate high levels of learning for ...
The Halloween Parade will be on Friday, October 29th at 9:15 in the morning. NEW THIS YEAR—Not just because of COVID, but to make it more comfortable for all, we will parade outside around the entire perimeter of the building (if it is chilly, dress warm). This way, due to not being able to have large populations of visitors in the building, everyone can still enjoy a fun elementary school Halloween Parade! We ask that you appropriately distance ...
Before you continue, make sure you have your student number and birthdate handy. Your child's student number is their "9-Number". If you don't know it, ask your child what their "9-number is". They should know it. If not, you can locate it through your Parent Portal account. Should you run into any issues locating it, please call the school for assistance. YOU MAY BEGIN SCHEDULING ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT 12:00 NOON UNTIL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ...
Class lists will not be publicly posted this year. Instead, starting August 2nd, when you register using Granite School District’s online registration program through your portal, you will be able to see who your child’s teacher is. We are looking forward to a TERRIFIC 2021-2022 school year! ...
