The summer is an important time to spend time with friends and family, but also a time to get ready for the next school year. Students in most grades do have reading and math review to compete over the summer break. Please check out the information below regarding everything to prepare for the upcoming school year.
Uniforms
Student dress should reflect the professionalism that comes with being at one of the top charter schools in New Mexico, and one of the top schools across the country. The Cottonwood polo, and all other recognizable symbols of our school, serve as a reminder of our common identity, and these communicate our values to those outside of our school.
No clothing, including masks, will depict ideology contrary to CCPS philosophies and policies, whether stated or implied. Clothes should not be a delivery system for offensive messages. To that end, clothing must be appropriate and not distracting^ to the learning environment.
Dress Expectations will be gender neutral for all students and will be equally enforced unless there has been an exception for medical, cultural, or religious reasons made by the administration.
Please view all of our dress expectations here.
Jump Start
Dear Incoming Students and Families,
A warm welcome to the Cottonwood Classical community! We are so excited to have you join us.
To help our new 6th & 7th graders transition smoothly, we have scheduled small group visits from July 21st to July 25th from 8:00 am – 1:15 pm. New students entering grades 8 through 12 are invited to our afternoon jumpstart program on August 1st (please note that returning students do not attend the jumpstart event).
During these jumpstart sessions students will:
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Get their schedule,
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Meet some of their teachers,
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Tour the school,
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Will be assigned a locker, and
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Learn new skills to start off the year!
During these jumpstart sessions parents will:
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Get additional helpful information from school staff,
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We recommend having a phone or computer so CCPS staff can help parents access PowerSchool and Schoology,
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Complete registration for your student by bringing any missing vaccination records and National School Lunch Program application, and
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Participate in a Q&A session
Below is more information and an FAQ section to help our new students and families prepare. Please read through it and if you have any questions, let us know! While these sessions are recommended for students and parents, they are not mandatory, and we will do our best to catch students up the first couple days of school. More specific information about the agenda and drop off/pick up process will be sent closer to the jumpstart days.
We look forward to meeting you soon.
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Name |
Date |
Time |
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6th/7th Grade- Last Name A-C |
Monday, July 21, 2025 |
8am-2pm |
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6th/7th Grade- Last Name D-H |
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 |
8am-2pm |
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6th/7th Grade- Last Name I-M |
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 |
8am-2pm |
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6th/7th Grade- Last name N-S |
Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
8am-2pm |
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6th/7th Grade- Last name T-Z |
Friday, July 25, 2025 |
8am-2pm |
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7th-12 Grade- All; any 6th grade students unable to attend previous week’s Jumpstart |
TBD |
12noon-2pm Tentatively |
More information will be sent in July prior to your Jumpstart session. We look forward to meeting you!
Summer Work
Summer Reading
Although there is no required summer reading, the Cottonwood English Department suggests reading as much as students can of the books that they love!
Math Packets
Summer Mental Health Support
If you need support or are experiencing a mental health emergency please use one of the following resources:
- NM Crisis and access line at 1-855-NMCRISIS (662-7474)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline- 1-800-273-8255
- Crisis text line- 741741
- UNM Behavioral Health
- Presbyterian Behavioral Health – Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health: (505) 291-2540
For ongoing support:
Here are also some Distress Tolerance resources that can help to reduce distress in a moment:
