2020-21Calendar
Several families has asked about the school calendar for next year. For your future planning needs, here it is!
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Kindergarten, TK, and Preschool Registration is coming up on Monday, April 20th (packet pick up day). You can register your child for all programs from 8:00-2:00 that day in front of the school office. You will need a copy of your child's birth certificate, proof of residency (mortgage statement, utility bill, auto registration) and current immunization records (even if not up to date yet). You can turn in updated immunization records and dental screenings (K only) in August before school starts. Please bring your own pen and clipboard if you are completing paperwork onsite.
The school office is opening just this day for registration. If you are not able to come on Monday, April 20th, you can pick up and return your registration packet in the district office (next door) during regular business hours.
Questions? Please email Mrs. Montero: [email protected]
If you know of a Kindergarten/TK age child in your neighborhood that might not be getting our emails and postings, please share this!
No internet? No problem! Since school closed in March, Harley has helped birth 13 baby goats, one of which has to be bottle fed. She's re-purposing wood pallets to build stall floors, and sewing masks for the community. Sometimes the most valuable lessons don't come from a book or an online resource...
Check out Leo and Hudson, studying their Kindergarten sight words together! Mom also tells me they are using the sliding glass door to write on, just to keep things interesting! Are you doing something fun and creative with your distance learning? Send me a picture and I'll share it with our Cottage Hill families!
Looking for some new links to keep things fresh??
Mrs. Butcher is reading aloud for you on YouTube... go to Read Alouds - YouTube to listen her read some of her favorite stories from home.
You can also get access to thousands of great books by going to
Keep up the great work everyone!
USING CLASSROOM CODE: zen8248
Need some fun ideas for physical activities? Try:
sportsengine.com or playworks.org
I just had to share this sweet letter from Zachary and Zoë as they are learning at home with their parents. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Mrs Montero!
Today we combined science and math with home-ec, by baking garlic herb skillet bread! We learned about yeast by watching a YouTube video, then made our hypotheses about what would happen when the yeast was sprinkled into the sugar water. Then we went outside for a botany field trip to pick fresh rosemary. They loved the pretty blue flowers, and were amazed that a plant growing in the yard was actually food! We measured our ingredients and carefully mixed everything together, then we kneaded the dough- so fun! We covered the dough for 45 minutes, and made hypotheses again about what would happen. Zoë said she thought it would fill up half the bowl, and Zachary said he thought it would get poofy- they were both correct! We pressed it into the cast iron skillet, spread on some olive oil, sprinkled on the garlic, rosemary, and sea salt, then let it rise again. We put the heavy skillet into the oven and waited patiently. A little while later we enjoyed the fruit of our labor. Delicious, and so fun. We learned so much, and our whole house smells great, plus we got to eat a yummy treat. We're liking this home schooling thing!
Thank you Quinn for sending this picture of you putting your bear in the window! I hope you have been able to find lots of bears in your neighborhood! Students, your parents can send Mrs. Montero pictures of you if you would like to show what you are doing during the school closure.
Preschool, TK, and Kindergarten Registration is April 20th.
You can pick up a registration packet at the school office starting at 8:00 on Monday, April 20th, for all programs. After April 20th, registration materials will be available in the district office. Packets can be turned in the same day until 2:00 at Cottage Hill, or at any day after that at the District Office.
Wendy, a future preschooler, and her Mom were enjoying the sunshine and creating a "thank you note" to teachers with colored chalk this morning when I stopped by school. I would never have met them if it weren't for the current circumstances... there are many good things that come out of hard times!
Yearbook purchase date extended until THIS WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2020!
To purchase online, go to ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter the school code as 13016620.
We would like to add two pages to the yearbook this year to capture this Distance Learning time! This is historic! Please email [email protected] with your schooling from home pics of your Cottage Hill student! Include the grades of your kids that are pictured. Deadline for postings is Thursday 4/2/20 at noon! Thanks. We hope you are all staying safe and healthy!
We are all missing our Cottage Hill Cubs and wish we could see you, but here is a fun Cub activity you can do with your family. Enjoy listening to author Michael Rosen read his book We’re Going On A Bear Hunt and join in the fun of hunting for your own 🐻bears around your neighborhood.
It’s easy! Just put a 🐻 teddy bear in your window. You can use a stuffed animal, or just color a picture! Then families can go on their own 🐻bear hunts!
Here is the link to the author reading the book:
It’s easy! Just put a 🐻 teddy bear in your window. You can use a stuffed animal, or just color a picture! Then families can go on their own 🐻bear hunts!
Here is the link to the author reading the book:
Tomorow is Friday, show your school spirit from home by wearing your Cub Gear!! Email a picture to your teacher if you can! We may be separated by distance, but not in (school) spirit! Love you Cubs!
There is (little) time to order your yearbook for this year! Orders are online only. Go to ybpay.lifetouch.com and use ID code 13016620
You wouldn't want to miss this opportunity... this is a year to be remembered for sure!
Spirit Day: Dress for your future career!
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is SPIRIT DAY! Dress up to represent your future career!
It is also our Character Counts assembly recognizing Responsibility. The TK-2 grade assembly will be at 8:30 and 3-5 will be at 9:10.
