Important Dates Ahead...
March 29: No School
April 2: K/1 Music Concert 6PM
April 2: Culver's Night
April 15-19: MCA Reading Assessment (Grades 3-5 only)
April 19: GLOW BINGO NIGHT- PTO event - see below
April 22-25: MCA Math Assessment (Grades 3-5 only)
April 25: Kindergarten Open House for incoming kindergartners
April 26: No School
April 29-May 3: MCA Science Assessment (Grade 5 only)
Calendar and Schedule Updates
The latest calendar updates are available at sowashco.org/calendar.
Amazing Community Members
Happy Friday,
Another great, short week at CGE. There is no school tomorrow, Friday, March 29.
As we begin a new month on Monday our theme for the month is AMAZING COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Keep reading below for a special kick off to this month.
I hope you have a great weekend and we will see you back on Monday, April 1, 2024.
Sincerely,
Candy Gram, Principal
Cottage Grove Elementary
April is Amazing Community Members at CGE
To kick off the monthly theme of Amazing Community Members the student council have a week full of giving planned.
April 1-5
Student Council is hosting a food drive for Basic Needs food shelf.
- All items donated will go directly to the food shelf in Cottage Grove.
- This will run the first 5 days of April.
We are going to focus on certain items but ANY non – perishable food item will not be turned away!
April 1st: canned foods (chicken, fish, SPAM, ham, soup, stew, chili)
April 2nd: canned vegetables
April 3rd: Boxed snacks
April 4th: Boxed meals
April 5th: Misc. day: Instant potatoes, PB&J, rice, noodles, herbs/spices, cooking oil and powdered milk
Collection for these items will be in Mrs. Durbin’s room.
If we achieve the goal of 500 units of food donated, ALL students will earn Bomb pops on a later date that will work for each teacher.
News from the Music Room
Greetings for the Music area! I would like to invite you to the Kindergarten and 1st Grade Concert on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 6 p.m., Cottage Grove Gymnasium. This is intended for families and friends to attend.
Students should arrive at 5:45 p.m. and will go to Cafeteria. We will assemble the students there and start promptly at 6 p.m.
We are also having a school concert that day at 2 p.m., for the Cottage Grove students. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me by email- tschende@sowashco.org I look forward to seeing you there and supporting the students hard work.
SoWashCo Community Education Youth Activities
SoWashCo Community Education Youth Activities
South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) offers activities and classes for youth through SoWashCo Community Education. Activities and classes are conveniently offered at your child's school, partner locations within our community and online.
The latest activities and classes can be found on our website under Get Involved > Youth Activities.
Featured Class
Soccer Shots offers a high energy, fun and age-appropriate introduction to the game of soccer. Kids will be challenged through fun games and team competitions. Join us after school on Fridays at Bailey, Hillside, Red Rock, Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion or Valley Crossing elementary schools.
Lunchroom Visitors
CGE will be able to host limited lunch time visitors between , October 9– May 26th this school year. Based on space and safety requirements, one family member listed in Parent Portal may sign up using our April Sign Up to accompany their child at our guest lunch table. Our reservation link for Apri is live LINK. We ask families to review the process below so that we can ensure this practice is available:
- Sign up for the visit no later than the day prior to your visit. One guest only.
- Upon arrival for the visit, present identification and complete the Raptor screening.
- Wear the visitor badge so that it is visible during the entirety of the visit.
- Go directly to the lunchroom and eat in the guest space with your student.
- No friends or additional students will be permitted to join the guest space.
- Visitors may not visit recess time.
- The visit is limited to guest space during the student’s identified lunch period.
- Any outside food brought in can only be shared with your student.
- Do not take pictures, record, or film while at school. Use of cell phones is strongly discouraged for safety and privacy.
- You may sign up for one spot a month to allow for other families to sign up as well.
- PLEASE delete your reservation if you are unable to come to allow for other families to sign up.
We ask that you limit your visit to the lunchroom and not accompany your child back to the classroom. We also ask that you not visit your other children in their classroom or drop something off for them.
PTO CORNER
We have more fundraisers coming up! Please see dates below and add them to your calendar:
APRIL 19: Glow BINGO Family Event (see flyer above)
Upcoming Culver’s Night
April 2 2nd grade
May 7 3rd grade
June 4 Special Education
Thank you for your continued support for the CGE community. Please attend a meeting or reach out to cgelementarypto@gmail.com with any questions or ideas.
School Hours
7:30 am - School office opens
8:25 am - School opens to students
8:40 am - School day begins
3:10 pm - School day ends
3:30 pm - School office closes
NOTE: The earliest students can arrive at school in the morning is 8:25 am. All students must be picked up at 3:10 pm if not riding the bus home.
Cottage Grove Elementary School
Email: cgram0@sowashco.org
Website: https://cges.sowashco.org/
Location: 7447 65th Street South, Cottage Grove, MN, USA
Phone: 651-425-5800