Wildwood Weekly
May 12, 2024
Make Your Voice Heard - Become a Wildwood DAC Parent Representative
We are currently looking for 5 parents who are willing to serve on our school leadership team (School Site Council) as District Advisory Council (DAC) Representatives. Don't be intimidated by the long, fancy title. Basically, a District Advisory Council representative attends one 2-hour meeting each month with parent representatives from other CVUSD schools and then shares information from those meetings with the SSC team at our 1-hour meeting in the MPR on the last Tuesday of the month at 4:00pm. DAC representatives learn about programs and services available to student groups within and around our school community and then use that information to make recommendations to our Wildwood leadership teams and administration with the aim of ensuring that all students are supported.
Wildwood currently has openings for the following DAC positions on our 2024-25 SSC team:
- (DAC) District Advisory Council Representative
- (DELAC) District English Learners Advisory Council Representative
- (SEDAC) Special Education District Advisory Council Co-Representative
- (GATE-DAC) Gifted and Talented Education District Advisory Council Representative
- (LGBTQ+AC) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning and Others Advisory Council
To learn more about each positon, click HERE.
To see the CVUSD 2023-34 DAC meeting schedule to get an idea about when these meetings are usually held, click HERE.
To submit your name for consideration for one of Wildwood's open DAC representative positions, click HERE.
Warmly,
Mr. Lynch
- Important Dates -
May
13-23: Grade 3-5 State Testing Window
16: Lunch with the Principal
16: Incoming TK/Kinder Presentation in the MPR from 1:40pm-2:30pm
17: Principal/VP for a Day, Pep Rally, Special event at lunch recess
24-27: NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day Weekend
28: School Resumes
28: School Site Council Meeting at 4pm
30: Open House: PTA General Association Meeting at 5:30pm; Classroom visits from 6-7pm
31: 2nd Grade Santa Barbara Zoo Field Trip
June
4: GATE Egg Drop at 1:30pm
6: Kindergarten Field Day at 9:50am
6: PTA Honorary Service Awards at 5:30pm
7: All School Futboleros Assembly at 8:30am
7: All School Slime Assembly at 1:00pm
10: 3rd Grade Charlotte's Web Play for Parents from 8:30-9:30am
10: Senior Walk 2024 at 1:00pm
11: 2nd grade Field Day at 9:00am
11: 3rd grade Field Day at 10:10am
11: PTA Executive Board Meeting at 6:30pm
12: 4th Grade Performance for Parents from 8:20-9:00am
12: 1st Grade Field Day at 9:00am
12: 5th Grade Field Trip to Harley's Simi Bowl at 9:10am
13: Last Day of School: Grades TK-3 dismissal at 12:15pm; Grades 4-5 dismissal at 12:30pm
13: 5th Grade Culmination from 8:30-9:30am
Helpful LINKS
Gaga Ball Starting Up at Wildwood Next Week...Thanks PTA!
Thank you to all of you who generously donate to our school and to PTA for purchasing our new Gaga Ball pit. The dads pictured below generously assembled our new Gaga Ball pit on Friday, and the PE team will introduce students to the game during classes this coming week. Once students are familiar with the rules and safe practices for this new game, the pit will be opened as another recess option for students. We're sure our students will be gaga over Gaga! (Never heard of Gaga? Click HERE to learn more!)
Getting Ready for TK and Kindergarten
We invite all parents/guardians of students entering TK and Kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year to a Parent Information Presentation led by Wildwood's TK and Kinder teachers and Principal Lynch. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to meet our team and hear what parents and guardians can start doing RIGHT NOW to improve your young learner's school readiness.
Please pre-register for this FREE event by completing THIS form.
Will Your Student Be Returning for the 2024-25 School Year?
In order to properly plan classes and staffing for the 2024-2025 school year, we are requesting that ALL families who currently have a child attending Wildwood Elementary complete THIS FORM. More than half of our families have already completed this form...Thank you!
If you have more than 1 child currently attending Wildwood, please complete a separate form for each child. This form should take less than 1 minute to complete.
Families of 5th grade students do not need to complete this form for your 5th grade student because we are already aware that they will be moving on.
Job Opportunity for the 2024-2025 School Year
Wildwood is currently seeking candidates for the following part-time position for the 2024-2025 school year.
Dance / Music & Movement Specialist for TK-Kindergarten
3 hours/week
Wildwood would like to thank Alexa Soni for her dedicated and talented service to our TK and Kinder students as their dance instructor for the second half of this school year. We wish Alexa great success as she moves on to other endeavors serving students with her many talents. If you or someone you know are interested in this open position (no certification needed), please contact Mr. Lynch at klynch@conejousd.org.
School Spirit Day - May 17
Student Council has declared May 17 to be Aloha Day at Wildwood. We encourage all students to get in on the fun by wearing Hawaiian gear and joining in the Luau festivities during our lunchtime recesses which include dancing, limbo, and more.
- PTA News -
2024-25 Wildwood T-Shirt Design
Are you gifted in graphic design? We're getting ready to design and order next year's t-shirts. If you're interested in helping be a part of this design, please reach out to Tracy Yoder at tracyoder@gmail.com.
2024-25 PTA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you looking for ways to be more involved next year? Our PTA would LOVE your help!!! While there are many ways to help, we know of three fundraisers that will need someone to facilitate: Original Works, Food Nights and School Cents. These are both great ways to get involved and don’t require a huge time commitment.
Original Works is an art program that allows parents to purchase their child’s artwork on costume keepsakes. Most of the work can be done from home with a couple stops at school to put things in teacher boxes etc. Teachers do the art in class and you are responsible for getting it organized and working with Original Works (OW) to get it shipped out. The program coordinator from Original Works is super helpful and around to answer any questions. Teachers typically do the art in January and February and we submit it to OW mid-February. Sarah Casey has facilitated this program for years and is ready to train someone new! If you are interested in learning more about please reach out to Sarah at sarahbsheppard@hotmail.com.
School Cents is a program that collaborates with The Oaks in order to generate funds to local K-12 schools. Schools families, staff and other community members submit receipts from The Oaks from Sept 1st- April 30th to earn points for their school. Based on the points earned, our school receives funds from the School Cents program. This is primarily a work from home position. There are 4 pre-scheduled meetings during the school year that takes place at The Oaks. Otherwise, the main goal is to send out communication via newsletter, social media, email blasts regarding submitting receipts and/or current promotions. It will be Jen Charoenrath’s last year at Wildwood and would love to pass it on. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please contact Jen at jent912@gmail.com.
Calling all Marie Kondos!
Are you a wizard at repurposing and purging? Do you love a closet full of acrylic bins? Do you know how to work on a BUDGET? We are looking for Wildwood community members who are willing to channel their inner organizer to help us with a beautification project for our teachers.
Interested in learning more? Please reach out to Beth at bethbaxter82@gmail.com.
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Wildwood Elementary
Email: klynch@conejousd.org
Website: www.conejousd.org/wildwood
Location: 620 Velarde Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Phone: 805-492-3531
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildwoodTigers
Twitter: @WildwoodTigers