The Sailor Signal
Cottage Lake Elementary - March 31, 2024
Upcoming Events
APRIL:
- April 3 - Early Release Wednesday - Dismissal @ 2:30 PM
- April 8-12 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
- April 16 - PTA Meeting, 7:00-8:00 PM
- April 17 - Early Release Wednesday - Dismissal @ 2:30 PM
- April 19 - PTA Popcorn Friday
- April 24 - Early Release Wednesday - Dismissal @ 2:30 PM
•• New & Important Information ••
Upcoming spirit week
Our Student Council has planned a festive spirit week for next week. Participation is not mandatory, but encouraged! This will be a fun week that takes us into Spring Break!
Lost & Found Full!
Please take a look at our lost and found rack. It is VERY full. During spring break any items that are left will be donated. Thank you
Updated COVID & Respiratory guidelines
As you may be aware, the CDC has issued new guidelines for our COVID response. Our local DOH has also adopted these guidelines. Below is a graphic for you to review. As an overall rule, if your child is sick or has a fever, please keep them home.
If you have questions, please reach out to Nurse Janna (M-W), or Nurse Sara (W-F). Thank you!
Sailor Superstars
Each week, we are recognizing a few students who have been seen by other students or staff as demonstrating SAIL behavior expectations around school. SAIL stands for
S: Show Respect,
A: Act Safely,
I: show Individual Responsibility, and
L: be Learning Ready.
Below are the students who were recognized this past week.
Congratulations and Thank You to the students highlighted below
- Ethan C.
- Emmerson G.
- Fenton M.
- Annika S.
- Kira S.
- Gaya R.
- Hasty S.
- Liya V.
- Georgia B.
- Frances B.
- Vesa X.
- Emily E.
- Luna M.
- Jack C.
- Ella R.
- Liam S.
- Harrison F.
- Kate M.
- Madi P.
- Julien G.
- Emma K.
- Cayden C.
- John M.
- Taylor D.
Let's keep this up, Sailors!
Change in dates for spring music performances
Parents in K, Grade 1 and Grade 2:
Please update your calendars with the NEW/UPDATED musical performance dates.
- 2nd grade - Monday, May 20
- K/1 concert - Tuesday, June 11
•• Activities Update ••
Cottage Lake Track & Field
The blurb below is a repeat from the March 17 newsletter. Track and Field practices begin after Spring Break. Don't forget to sign up if you haven't already.
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COTTAGE LAKE TRACK AND FIELD 2024
Coaches: Mrs. Arrivey and Ms. Castillo
Track and field is open to all students in grades 3-5. It is a fun way to be introduced to the sport and learn new skills! Please return the 2nd and 3rd page of this packet and register online. Contact Mrs. Arrivey karrivey@nsd.org or Ms. Castillo ccastillo@nsd.org with any questions.
Participants must register online at https://schoolsales.nsd.org. You will register using Touchbase - if you need your login information, please contact Mrs. McKinnon or Ms. Negrin). Fee is $45; scholarships available if needed
Practices/Meets:
- Practices: Mon, Wed and Thurs during lunch recess beginning April 15
- Students will meet in the gym or playground.
- Wear appropriate running attire and bring a water bottle.
- Athletes will get a Cottage Lake shirt (returned at end of season).
The following events are offered:
Running events: 50 yd Dash, 75 yd Dash, 440 yd Run, 4x50 Relay
Field Events: High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Ball Throw, Ball Kick
Transportation:
Participants must provide their own transportation to and from meets. Meets begin at 5:00 pm (5:30 FOR JO meet) and are usually over around 6:00/6:30 pm depending on schools/participants.
Meet Schedule:
April 30
- Meet @ Cottage Lake
- ..... Opponents: Woodin & Wellington
May 9
- Meet @ East Ridge
- ..... Opponents: Cottage Lake & Hollywood Hill
May 14
- Meet @ East Ridge
- ..... Opponents: Cottage Lake & Sunrise
May 21
- Junior Olympics @ Woodinville High School
- Opponents: Cottage Lake, East Ridge, Hollywood Hill, Wellington, Woodmoor, and Woodin
Please CLICK HERE to access the packet information created by our coaches. (This includes two forms that need to be returned to the school.)
•• Repeat Information ••
Kindergarten Registration for 2024-2025
Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-25 school year is OPEN! We are looking for all prospective Kindergarten students. All enrollment is completed online. Directions on how to enroll, including what documentation is required, can be found on the District enrollment webpage.
If you need help enrolling your child or children for school, please contact your child’s future school for enrollment information and support. Your neighborhood school is based on your home address. You can find your child’s neighborhood school by using the Address Look Up Tool.
SBA testing dates
Each spring, our studnets in Grade 3-5 participate in the Smarter Balanaced Assessment (SBA) which is administered all over the country. This assessment measures student's achievement towards grade level standards. The test window is set by OSPI and then we develop our schedule as a school. Students are testing in both English-Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics (Math). Grade 5 also participates in a Science assessment. All the testing is completed on their computers.
Below you will find the testing dates for each grade level. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! It is extremely important that students are at school and on-time on these dates.
Grade 3:
- May 16 - ELA
- May 23 - ELA
- June 6 - Math
- June 10 - Math
Grade 4:
- May 14 - ELA
- May 21 - ELA
- June 4 - Math
- June 11 - Math
Grade 5:
- May 17 - ELA
- May 21 - ELA
- May 30 - Science
- June 4 - Math
- June 11 - Math
•• PTA News ••
STEAM Fair recap
THANK YOU and Congratulations to all our budding scientists, technologists, engineers, artists, mathematicians (and their grownups) for all the work you put into the big event! It was a huge success! We hope you had fun exploring new topics and bringing curiosity to life.
We also want to thank our special guests Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, Swerve Robotics, and the Burke Museum for their interactive displays.
And most of all, we want to send a huge thank you to our STEAM Fair committee, our donors, and our volunteers, who make PTA events like this possible. We couldn’t do it without you!
Yearbook Photos Needed
Yearbook Photos Due April 1 - and that is no joke!
March is the last month to upload photos for the school yearbook. Drop them on our Yearbook photo file share so we can capture those memories for our kids. We're starting to create yearbook layout pages so upload them while you can!
Our amazing yearbook designer will be aging out of Cottage Lake this year. She's looking for an apprentice to help out with this year's edition and take over next year. Interested? Contact president@cottagelakepta.org to let us know.
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•• District News ••
Cottage Lake Elementary
At Cottage Lake Elementary, it is our united mission to build a safe, engaging, and inclusive environment of resilient lifelong learners. In partnership with our vibrant community, we embrace our diversity and strive to foster trust and kindness.
Website: https://cottagelake.nsd.org/
Location: 15940 Avondale Road Northeast, Woodinville, WA, USA
Phone: 425-408-4200