Cottrell Elementary School

Trailblazer Club is spreading kindness to our feathered friends! 🐦❄️

Our Trailblazers created homemade bird seed feeders to help birds stay fed and strong during the winter months. Through this hands-on activity, students learned about caring for wildlife and giving back to nature—one small act can make a big difference! 🌱💙 CES is the place to BE! #B>B4

We are so proud of our great readers! These students have worked hard to complete their PageMaster Reading Challenge game boards. Students read 28 books from 13 different book categories to fill up each sticker chart! Way to go! CES is the place to BE! #B>B4

It PAYS to ATTEND! Congratulations to our December attendance winner!

Congratulations to our December winners:
Perfect Attendance- Ms. Lori Griffith
Employee of the Month- Mrs. Missy Robinson

Class pictures are Thursday, January 15. Be on the lookout for the prepay envelope in your child’s purple folder.

What's for lunch in January? Don't forget all students eat breakfast for free!

Congratulations to Mrs. Windham’s fourth grade class! They are our December attendance winner with an average daily attendance of 97%. They have won a hot chocolate party. Way to go, Mrs. Windham's class!

Happy New Year from CES! We will see everyone on Monday, January 5, 2026!

Please remind your student to check Lost and Found this week. All left over items will be donated to charity over the break.

Holiday Dress Up week is here. We can’t wait to see all of our students’ creativity this week!

We are looking forward to a great last week before Christmas break! Don't forget students dismiss at 11:30am on Friday, December 19. We wish all of our families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Christmas Break is coming up!

We will celebrate Christmas Spirit Week the week of Dec. 15. Don’t forget Dec. 19 is a half day. Students will dismiss at 11:30.

Please check your child's purple folder for Winter Wonderland order forms. They are coming home today. Remember to sign up quickly, as we have a limited amount of photo slots.

Is your child missing something? Please check Lost and Found. All lost and found items will be donated to charity over Thanksgiving Break.

It won’t be long until Thanksgiving Break. Thanksgiving Break will be November 24- November 28. We are so thankful for all of our CES families!

Monday is the last day of our Kindness Club Canned Corn Food Drive. If you would like to donate cans of corn, please send them in on Monday. Thank you for supporting the families of Lumpkin County.

The Book Fair is this week! Come shop with your child and use a credit card yourself, or make an eWallet for your child to shop with independently from this link:
bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/cottrellelementary

2nd Graders – It’s Time for R³: Reading Rally!

On Thursday, November 13, 2025, our 2nd graders will join us at Lumpkin County High School for a fun-filled literacy event! Students will meet author Eric Litwin, enjoy interactive reading activities, and each child will receive a Pete the Cat book to take home.

Back at their elementary schools, all students in PK–5th grade will participate in Drop Everything and Read, celebrating literacy and taking time to enjoy books together.

A big thank-you to the Dahlonega Sunrise & Noon Rotary Clubs and Lumpkin County Schools for making these events possible!

#LumpkinPride #R3Day #ReadingRally #DropEverythingAndRead #InvestInOurStudents

Mark your calendars. The Book Fair is coming!