Cottonwood Community School

Say hello to Messaging in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools app! Starting the 25-26 school year, our district app will keep you informed across your child's classes. Look for your personalized invite to access Messages, Announcements, and Stream after April 21st. Download for Android https://aptg.co/JZhC0r Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/bZfqHr

🌟 A HUGE thank you to our amazing local business sponsors for supporting our efforts to celebrate the hard work and academic successes of our students! 🌟 With state testing just around the corner, our students have been working diligently to master grade-level standards and set personal goals for success. To motivate them even further, they will be earning tickets for achieving their daily testing goals. Each ticket boosts their chances of winning some fantastic prizes sponsored by these Incredible Local Businesses. Prizes include bikes, family games, athletic equipment, and more! We’re excited to celebrate our students' achievements as we strive to maintain our "A" status at CCS, proudly awarded by the Arizona Department of Education. 🎓✨ When you're choosing where to shop and do business, please consider supporting the businesses that consistently invest in our community’s youth. Your support makes a big difference! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! 💙 A BIG LOBO HOWL to you ALL! 🐺 #CommunitySupport #LoboPride #AcademicSuccess #ThankYouSponsors #StateTesting #CCSFamily

📣 Join Us for McDonald's Digital McTeacher Night! 🍔🎉 Mark your calendars! Come support Cottonwood Community School PTO at McTeacher Night where 20% of all sales will go directly to benefit our school! 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, March 26th ⏰ Time: 5 PM - 7 PM 📍 Location: McDonald's, 1129 AZ-260, Cottonwood 🎨 Fun for the whole family! ✨ Face Painting! 💜 Meet Grimace & more! Grab dinner, have fun, and help make a difference for our students. See you there! 🍟❤️ #McTeacherNight #SupportOurSchool #CommunityFun #CottonwoodPTO

📚🎉 Join Us for Read Across America Day! 🎉📚 Mark your calendars! 📅 On Friday, March 7th, Cottonwood Community School is celebrating Read Across America Day with a fun-filled event honoring the joy of reading! 🎩📖 ✨ Special Highlights: 📖 Guest Readers will be sharing their favorite stories throughout the day! 🥚🍖 The Cafeteria will be serving Green Eggs & Ham for lunch—just like in the book! Come dressed in your favorite Dr. Seuss-inspired outfit and help us make this a Seuss-tacular day of reading, imagination, and fun! 📸 Don’t forget to tag us in your photos—we’d love to see how you celebrate! #ReadAcrossAmerica #DrSeussDay #GreenEggsAndHam #CottonwoodCommunityReads

📚🎩✨ Dr. Seuss Spirit Week is Here! ✨🎩📚 Get ready for a week full of rhyming fun, wacky outfits, and Seuss-tastic adventures! 🎉 Join us as we celebrate the magic of reading with themed dress-up days inspired by our favorite Dr. Seuss books. 📅 Spirit Week Schedule: 🎩 Monday – Cat in the Hat Day 🐱🎩 (Wear your favorite hat!) 🦁 Tuesday – If I Ran the Zoo 🦓🐍 (Dress up as your favorite animal!) 🤪 Wednesday – Wacky Wednesday 🎨👕 (Wear mismatched or crazy clothes and funky hair!) 🌈 Thursday – My Many Colored Days 🎨🟡 (Wear your favorite colors!) 😴 Friday – The Sleep Book 💤🛌 (Wear your comfiest pajamas!) Let’s make this week a Seuss-tacular celebration of reading, creativity, and fun! 📚💙 Share your photos and tag us—we’d love to see your Spirit Week outfits! #CCSDrSeussSpiritWeek #ReadAcrossAmerica #SeussCelebration

Check out the Verde Valley SciTech Festival Kickoff Extravaganza tomorrow at the Science Vortex on the CES campus! Over 15 organizations will be there with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Don't miss this exciting, family-friendly event! follow @verdevalleystreamcouncil for festival details @followers #verdevalleylovesstem #vvscitechfest

🎨✨ Exciting things are happening in the CCS 21st CCLC After-School Mural Painting Club! 🖌️ Our talented students have been busy touching up some of our existing murals, bringing new life and vibrancy to the school walls. Later this semester, they'll be starting an entirely new mural project, and we can’t wait to see their creativity shine!

📣 Hello CCS Families! We’re excited to announce that enrollment is now open for 21st CCLC Spring After School Clubs! 🎉 📋 Important Reminder: All families must complete a new enrollment form, even if your child participated in clubs last fall. 📅 Clubs Start Date: Tuesday, January 21st 📲 Scan the QR Code Below to access the enrollment form and secure your child’s spot today! Let’s make this spring a season of fun, learning, and growth! 🌟

Catch up with the latest student stories, events, and news updates. It's everything Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools, in your pocket. If you haven't already, download the app! Download for Android https://aptg.co/JZhC0r Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/bZfqHr

🎉 Join us for CCS Title 1 BINGO Night! 🎉 📅 When: November 20th @ 5:30 PM 📍 Where: CCS Library Come out for a fun and exciting evening of BINGO while learning more about our Title 1 program! 🏆✨ You’ll have a chance to win some fantastic prizes AND get valuable information on how Title 1 supports our students and community. Don't miss out on this family-friendly event—everyone's welcome! Let’s make it a night to remember. 🙌💥 #CCSTitle1Bingo #FamilyFun #CommunityEvent #CCS #BingoNight

A Makerspace is an area that is reserved for creative exploration, engineering, tinkering, and inventing. Makerspaces incorporate engineering materials, crafting materials, technology, robotics, and more. Low Income Student Aid, Inc. (LISA) was able to fund the materials needed to create such space at Cottonwood Community School!

Dear Parents, COCSD and Mingus High School are teaming up to bring band programs to all four of our schools! Join us at Parent Night to learn more about these exciting after-school opportunities that will soon be available for your children. If you have any questions before the meeting, please contact Mr. Stallworth at: jstallworth@muhs.com. This week and next, your children will have the opportunity to see the Mingus Band on tour at our schools! Be sure to ask them about it, and together, let's help grow this wonderful program in our community. We look forward to seeing you there!

Don't forget this Friday is the CCS first annual Halloween Carnival from 5:30pm-7:30pm in the CCS gym and cafeteria. Come out and enjoy a fun evening of food, games and a spooky haunted house. The cost is $5.00 which allows you to play as many games as you would like and enter the haunted house. Food will be for sale including hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, cotton candy and drinks for $1.00-$3.00.

Congratulations to Cottonwood Community School's 21st Century Community Learning Centers After-School Program for being awarded runner-up in the Out of School Time Professional Award! The CCS team was recognized by the Arizona Department of Education at the AZ CASE Conference on Saturday for the amazing, innovative work happening after school. Thank you to the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District for your incredible dedication to our students and their futures! #COCSD #21stcentury

Fall Festival at Bent River Ranch. October 26th. Hay rides, face painting, food truck and pumpkins!

CCS 7th graders had a blast designing their Halloween shirts for the October Halloween spirit day. Thank you Ms. Bray and Mrs. Tufte for getting our Lobos in the Halloween spirit! #COCSD #CCS #Halloween

CCS students at the October Character Awards assembly. Students were honored for their achievements in the classroom. Also pictured are the students of the month for the 21st CCLC after-school clubs and our middle school athletes of the month. #COCSD #CCS #CCLC

CCS Los Lobos Mariachi performs at the October school board meeting. Los Lobos Mariachi consists of 12 5th-8th grade students and is sponsored by Mr. Cody Altringer. #COCSD #CCS

Come out for some fun Halloween events sponsored by the City of Cottonwood! #COCSD #cityofcottonwood #halloween

Good afternoon all, We had an unexpected fire drill today at CCS. Students were working in the Science lab at CCS and doing a science experiment. Some solution spilled and splashed into a nearby outlet causing smoke in the classroom. The classroom was evacuated which led to a school-wide fire alarm initiated. All students were evacuated to the field. The fire department came immediately and assessed the situation. Students have now returned to the classroom to finish their day. Maintenance and Facilities are addressing the problem. #CCS #COCSD # CottonwoodFD