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August 2003
- The first day of school is August 19.
- The first grade class read 1800 books for Book-it! between October
2002 and March 2003. Thats an average of 20 books per child per
month. Well done first graders!
- The Young Explorers will hike the Canyon trail loop at the Bosque
del Apache on Sunday May 11. All children need to be accompanied
by a parent. The sign up sheet is in the office. Wear sturdy shoes
and bring water, sunscreen, a hat and lunch. The group will depart
the school at 9.30am and drive to the trailhead.
- Students took the Stanford 9 post-test during first week on
May.
- Students in K-3 participated in a fun afternoon on April 24.
Mrs Jones planned an afternoon beginning with science fair exhibits
and ending with an icecream party. Many parents visited the classroom
and watched the demonstations. Ribbons were awarded to al the
participants and a good time was had by all. Great job, Mrs Jones
and all the volunteers. To see pictures of the exhibits go the
pages for each grade: Kindergarten,
First grade, Second
Grade, Third grade.
- Cottonwood students took top honors in a recent contest held
by our local newspaper, El Defensor Chieftain. Baski Baker won
a $100 savings bond for the first place in the 9-12 age group,
with Mariah Deters winning the runer-up prize of a $50 savings
bond. Katrina Cotter was the winner in the 13-15 age group with
Og McCord recognized as runner-up. Congratulations to everyone!
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Cottonwood Valley Charter School has created a National Wildlife
Federation Schoolyard Habitat site. In our garden we’ve stressed
the importance of using native and drought-tolerant plants in
this arid region. Not only does the garden provide a valuable
learning opportunity, but we will be doing our local wildlife
a favor too.
Many thanks to: Bosque Del Apache,USDA NRCS Plants Materials,
and Socorro Soil and Water Conservation.
More pictures of the habitat
- Perfect Pastimes after school activities at
Parkview and Zimmerly are available to Charter School students. Call the office for more information. 838-2026
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