Text Box: Volume 5 Issue 7 Text Box: Oct. 1-5, 2007 Cottonwood Text Box: Inside: Text Box: Safety Patrol Author Visit Calendar Text Box: From Mrs. Nelson — We have been busy getting to know all the new faces around Cottonwood. Miss Nowak, our counselor, made a bulletin board that highlights all the students new to Cottonwood this year (not counting the kindergartners). There are 27 faces showcased in the north hallway outside the Media Center, each with a paragraph or two about their lives. I thought you might want to get to know our new grown-up Cougars as well. New to our first grade this year is Mrs. Alexis Freshman. The adults call her Lexi. When I met Mrs. Freshman, her name was Miss Soriano! She was married just last spring in Hawaii. She and her husband Rob met in eighth grade at Kiewit Middle School. They have a yellow Labrador retriever named Chloe. Before Lexi attended Kiewit, she was a student at Cottonwood for first grade and then went to Abbott Elementary. Fifth grade teacher Mrs. Peterson was in her class. What a small world! After high school at Millard North, Mrs. Freshman attended the College of St. Mary and had three majors: elementary education, early childhood education, and special education. She met Ms. Gough there, and now they teach next door to each other! Lexi taught special education at Ackerman Elementary for two years. Once she team-taught with a first grade teacher, and it was then that she realized she wanted a group of first graders of her very own. We are so lucky that she chose us to help her fulfill that dream. For fun, Mrs. Freshman likes to scrapbook, do yoga and practice Pilates. She is also working on a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction and reading. Welcome back, Lexi— we are so glad you’re here! CourierText Box: 615 Piedmont Drive Omaha, NE 68154 Phone: 715-1390 Fax: 715-1428

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· Don’t miss our PTA meeting at 6:30 PM on Monday the 1st!

· There will be a HAL parent meeting Tuesday evening at 6:00 PM in the    Media Center.

· 3rd and 4th graders will begin Terra Nova testing on    October 9th!

· The next time you are in the building,  take a minute to see the fabulous Van Gogh reproduction Mrs. Terry’s 5th graders completed last spring.

Breakfast

Monday 

Tuesday      

Wednesday       

Thursday 

Friday

Breakfast bar*

Mini donuts

 

Cinnamon roll

Yogurt and bagel

 

Donut twist

Pop tart

 

Breakfast pizza*

Yogurt and bagel

 

Pancake/wrap*

Blueberry muffin

Lunch

Option 1 —  Cheese pizza

Option 2 — Corn dog

Option 3 — All-American wrap*

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Carrots

Pretzels

Fruit &  Milk

 

Option 1 — Chicken nuggets

Option 2 — Cheeseburger

Option 3 — Chef salad

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Potato rounds

Graham cracker

Fruit &  Milk

Option 1 — Hot dog

Option 2 —  Crispito

Option 3 — Turkey  and cheese sub 

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Corn

Cookie

Fruit & Milk

Option 1 — Pizza sticks

Option 2 —  Ham & cheese sub*

Option 3 — Chef salad

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Peas

Tea roll

Fruit & Milk

Option 1 — Chicken patty sandwich

Option 2 — Grilled cheese sandwich

Option 3 — Deli sandwich

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Green beans

Chocolate chip cookie

Fruit & Milk