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Kindergarten Round-UP There is still time to par- P. 2 ticipate in listening ses- Book Fair, Summer School P. 2 sions about what we Spring Weather Safety P. 3 want for our students Upcoming Events P. 3 and our schools. Every- Calendar of Events P. 4 one’s voice and partici- pation is vital as we de- Spring Picture Orders termine areas for cele- bration and areas for Due March 4th continual growth. We invite you to join one of These tests are important. these sessions: Important Student Please help your child prepare March 3, 5:30-6:45, Testing
Oakdale Elementary for these tests by encouraging During the months of April Multipurpose Room* them to do March 15 (in Spanish), and May Cottonwood stu- their best. 1:30-2:45, Sacred Heart dents in grades 2-5 will be Cathedral Hall of Bish- ops* taking a number of State As- March 21, 10:00-11:15, sessments. These tests com- Do not schedule appoint- South HS Commons* ments during testing. Regular *Free, on-site childcare. pare our students with other students throughout the attendance, adequate rest, State. These tests are de- and a good breakfast will also signed to help indicate how help your child perform to the well your child is learning and best of their ability.
to help the school see how well we are teaching. Your Thank you…Mr. Griffitts child’s results become a part of their school record. Find us on the web: www.usd305.com/cottonwood Kindergarten Round-Up
If you have a child or know of a child who will attend kindergarten in the fall of 2020, please com- plete this form and return it to Cottonwood before April 1, 2020. Children must be five years of age on or before August 31, 2020 to enroll in kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year.
Thanks to all of you that came out to support our book fair – shoppers and volunteers alike. We had a great turnout!! Mrs. Hoff’s & Mr. Swanson’s classes sold the most books so each student has received a poster sold at the book fair. Be- cause of you we were able to earn over $2000 in scholastic dollars which will go towards classroom libraries. Be proud of that and thank you again! Special thanks to Diane Shandy for making this, her final book fair EVER, such a success!! Mrs. Shandy, you will be missed! Dental Upcoming Events Sealant Program End of 3rd Quarter March 5 Cottonwood grades 2-5 have been se- No School - Teacher Workday March 6 lected to participate in a state-wide den- Spring Break March 9 - 13 tal sealant program the week of March 2, 2020. Grade Cards Go Home March 20 Sealants are painless, thin, plastic-like coatings placed on Family University April 6 the back teeth to prevent cavi- ties (tooth decay). A properly No School April 13 sealed tooth is 50% less likely to develop a cavity in the fu- Kindergarten Roundup April 30 ture. The sealants will be placed by Registered Dental Play day/Picnic May 15 Hygienists. The procedure will be done at Cottonwood School 5th Grade Honor Night May 19 during the school day. The placement of sealants is not a Awards Assembly May 21 substitute for an examination by a dentist. Consent forms Last Day of School May 21 must be signed by a parent or guardian and returned to school. See the form for more WEATHER SAFETY - SPRING information. The safety of all students, staff most up to date weather infor- and visitors is a top priority for mation. Salina USD 305. Weather-related emergencies are of special con- TV Stations cern during the next few months. KSN-TV3 Channel 3 For most weather-related activities it is not necessary to close KAKE TV Channel 10 schools. For example, we do not KWCH-TV Channel 12 close for tornado watches or warn- ings. We have emergency proce- Radio Stations dures that we follow for these ing: KSAL 1150 AM situations. We practice these pro- NOAA weather radio (with KYEZ 93.7 FM cedures with our students and alarm system) KSAJ 98.5 FM staff on a regular basis. KSKG 99.9 FM The Weather Channel During the School Day: If a torna- Direct contact with Saline KINA 910 AM do warning (meaning a tornado County EMS officials KCVS 91.7 FM has been sighted) is issued, Generally, the schools get severe KQNS 95.5 FM Notice of school employees take students weather alerts before they are KILS 92.7 FM to the safest part of the building broadcast on TV or Radio. By the Nondiscrimination until an "all clear" is given by time you are notified at home we Bus Transportation and Unified School District #305 does emergency preparedness officials. have already activated emergency Tornado Warnings not discriminate on the basis of Schools have a designated safe procedures at school. race, color, national origin, sex, shelter area and we discourage If a tornado warning occurs age, or disability in admission or After-School and Extra-Curricular any student being removed by a when buses are transporting access to, or treatment or em- parent or guardian from the safe Activities: During periods of se- students the buses will imme- ployment in, its programs and area during a tornado warning. vere weather, students will not be diately go to the nearest activities and provides equal allowed outside to participate in access to the Boy Scouts and Communication: Communication after-school activities or extra- school building. Students will stay in shelter until the warn- other designated youth is critical during any crisis. The curricular events. We also monitor groups. Any person having in- school district will use Salina-area weather conditions in other parts ing stops. At that time the bus- quiries concerning Unified School media, including radio and televi- of the state before allowing stu- es will complete transporting District #305 compliance with the sion stations, to update parents dents to travel to any extra- students home. Detailed infor- regulations implementing Title during emergency situations. curricular activities. It is possible mation is available at the dis- VI, ADA, Title IX, or Section 504 is that we will cancel our participa- directed to contact the Unified It is not necessary to call the trict website: tion in events if we believe travel School District #305 Executive school to inform us that a tornado conditions to be life-threatening. www.usd305.com Director of Human Resources, or thunderstorm warning/watch P.O. Box 797, Salina, Kansas has been issued. All schools care- Tune in to one of the stations 67402, 785-309-4726. fully monitor weather conditions listed below for the latest and through multiple sources, includ- MARCH 2O20
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1 Dental Sealant 2 FAMILY 3 4 5 6 7 Clinic UNIVERSITY March 2 Connect-Empower Support
5:30 Meal 6:00 Session l 6:30 Session ll End of 3rd Qtr. No Site Council 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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Also change your 15 smoke detector 16 17 18 19 20 21 batteries!
6:30 p.m. Library 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Cash & Carry Store March 26 & 27
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See the entire newsletter @ www.usd350.com/cottonwood. COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY
Kyle Griffitts, Principal● 215 S. Phillips ● Phone 785-309-4600 ● Fax 785-309-4601