Wildwood Weekly

Our year is off to a fantastic start! A few important reminders:

• The heat is coming later this week, but we're keeping our cool! A big THANK YOU to our campus supervisors who make sure our Tigers remain cool, hydrated, and make use of the shady and air conditioned areas that are always available on especially warm days. We will continue to follow district guidance by making the air conditioned MPR available during recesses when the temperature reaches the mid-90's. When the temperature reaches 98+ degrees, all lunch and recesses will take place in air conditioned buildings. Be assured, our students' safety is always our first priority.
• Please support our school and students by joining PTA. Our PTA supports many programs at Wildwood including dance, art, PE, STEAM lab, assemblies, field trips, classroom supplies and much more!
• Please remember that NO students (except morning childcare students), may enter the campus before 7:45am because there is NO supervision on campus. Students dropped off near the back gate before this time must wait to enter the campus until a campus supervisor arrives at the gate at 7:45am.
• Please remember that the 8:05am bell is the reminder for students to make their way to their classroom lines and for parents to make their way to the campus exits. The 5 minutes between the 8:05am warning bell and the 8:10am bell is an important window of time for students to settle their bodies and ready their minds for the day ahead.

Enjoy your Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 2nd, and we will see you back at school when classes resume on Tuesday, September 3.

Warmly,

Mr. Lynch

September, 2024

9/2: No School - Labor Day

9/3: School resumes: Don't forget...1:20pm dismissal for ALL students on Tuesdays

9/4: Reflections Kick-off

9/6: School Picture Day

9/11: PTA Executive Board Meeting at 6:00pm

9/24: School Site Council Meeting from 4-5pm

9/27: Back to School Picnic & Movie Night (6:00pm)

Helpful LINKS

Wildwood Important Dates and Events 2024-2025

Wildwood Bell Schedule

Wildwood Website Home Page

CVUSD School Year Calendar
CVUSD website

The Wildwood Elementary School PTA is YOU – the amazing parents, teachers and staff members who all wish to create a strong Wildwood community and to provide students with the best educational experience possible. Our PTA works to organize fun family events and educational assemblies throughout the year. We also fundraise to help support programs and specialist teachers for computers, STEAM Lab, PE, Music, Art Masters and so much more! Please click here to join today.

Students create art based on their interpretation of: “Accepting Imperfection”. Create art in any of the categories, write your statement on how your art relates to the theme, and turn in! Students’ work will be judged and displayed at our gallery show. You could win awards and move on through the PTA Shows!

PARTICIPATE IN REFLECTIONS CONTEST:

1. Grab Rules & Entry Form in the Office or Click Here!

2. Choose a Category & Create (art inspired by theme w/o parent help)

3. Mount your Work: Pick-up Matting Material in the office or buy foam core

4. Turn in Mounted Art & Entry Form on: Week of 9/30-10/4 (NO EARLIER)

5. Awards & Gallery Show: Wednesday, 10/16 at 6pm

WATCH REFLECTIONS KICK-OFF VIDEO!

Questions & Digital Files: ReflectionsWildwood@gmail.com

Rules: capta.org/resource/participant-forms

Did you know that Wildwood PTA logs hundreds of volunteer hours for the school year each month!? We need help of all kinds to make all of our programs and events run. Check out this form & fill it out if you are interested in volunteering or just want more information on ways to help. No commitments needed!

Ready to jump right in? Plan to come to our first FALL FESTIVAL meeting on Friday, September 13th immediately after drop-off. We look forward to seeing you!

~ Your Wildwood PTA

So many of you already purchased spirit wear for your student and yourselves...Terrific! We know we ran out of Adult Small, Medium, Large, and XL. We have the chance to order some more - if you are interested in placing an order for any of those sizes, please fill out this form. The remaining sizes are still available for purchase in the office.

Thanks!

All Wildwood families (new and returning) must complete the required Annual Updates for each student before the first day of school. This is the only way for us to have your current emergency contact information on file.

All updates may be completed online via the Q-Parent Connect Portal. Complete details and instructions are available here.

FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS

School meals for the 2024-2025 school year will be available to all students at no charge. Although all students will receive free meals through the duration of this school year, we request for all families to complete this Online Free / Reduced Meal Eligibility for School Year 2024-2025 form, as this form affects a variety of areas unrelated to school meals, including school funding, college application fees, SAT fees, bus passes and more. Even if your child does not plan to eat school lunches, it is important to fill out this form to help ensure our schools and families receive the available resources.

We are proud to provide all students with a Chromebook through the District’s 1:1 Program. While Chromebooks are provided at no cost to families, proper use and care of the Chromebook is the responsibility of the student and their parent/guardian. To support this program, CVUSD is offering Chromebook Accidental Damage Protection (ADP) program for families to eliminate the concern and costs of repairing or replacing damaged, or stolen Chromebooks.

📍 Important Note: Coverage must be in place prior to a claim being submitted = the time is now to secure Chromebook Accidental Damage Protection for your student's chromebook!

💻 Click here or the images below to learn more about the Chromebook ADP program, and for the steps on how to purchase the ADP for your student's Chromebook.

The safety of our students is of critical importance to all of us and we want to protect them from injury. Please click here for the district letter. For information on Student Accident and Sickness Insurance, click on THIS LINK for English or THIS LINK for Spanish.

Please remember that the 8:05am bell is the reminder for students to make their way to their classroom lines and for parents to make their way to the campus exits. The 5 minutes between the 8:05am warning bell and the 8:10am bell is an important window of time for students to settle their bodies and ready their minds for the day ahead. All gates will be locked promptly at 8:10am.

Wildwood is currently seeking candidates for the following part-time position for the 2024-2025 school year. If you or someone you know might be a good fit, please reach out to us to learn more or express interest.

Dance/Music Specialist for TK-Kindergarten (January-May, 2025)

3 hours/week

Wildwood is fortunate to welcome back Miss Soni who will provide dance classes for our TK and Kinder classes through December, 2024. We would like to continue providing dance, music, or performing arts classes through the remainder of this school year for our young learners, so if you or someone you know is interested in the position, please contact Mr. Lynch at klynch@conejousd.org. No certification necessary for this position.

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 position, click HERE.

To see the CVUSD 2024-25 DAC meeting schedule, click HERE.

To submit your name for consideration for one of Wildwood's open DAC representative positions, click HERE.

Now is a GREAT time to get student names on lunch bags and water bottles. Please do your part to prevent loss of personal items by labeling student belongings. This small act also saves school staff hours of time over the course of a school year trying to reunite students with their belongings.

NEW 2024-25 Lost & Found Protocol: All Lost & Found items will be removed from campus and donated to a good cause on the last day of EACH month. Please do your part to remind your children to bring personal items home each day, and we will assist as well.

Wildwood Elementary has an official presence on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Click on each image below to access Wildwood's social media accounts. Be sure to like and follow to get an inside peek into daily happenings at Wildwood through videos, images, and reminders which are posted weekly by our Wildwood social media manager.

My mother always told me "Many hands make light work", and that's certainly true in education. We want you on campus with us! All adults entering the campus during school hours must sign in electronically with their picture ID in the front office and obtain a visitor or volunteer badge/sticker to be worn at all times while on campus. All volunteers who work with students must have a current TB test or a Risk Assessment Questionnaire on file as well. If you would like to volunteer on campus, and we hope you do, please complete and return the Volunteer Registration Authorization Packet that will be sent home with students on the first day of school. Attach a copy of your license/ID to the packet, or we will make a copy for you in the office on your first visit.

If your child will be absent or arriving late for any reason, please remember to call our office or leave a message on our attendance line at (805) 492-3531 before 8:30am. Be sure to state the date and reason for your child’s absence or late arrival, and your child’s teacher or room number. Any unexcused absence is counted as a truancy. Students are allowed only three truancies per year before action is taken. Planning ahead with your child will also help to avoid unnecessary tardiness. Students who arrive on time feel better about themselves and perform better in the classroom.

Please click the "Digital Backpack" image to check if any new community fliers have been posted recently. Not all fliers will appear as images in our Wildwood Weekly newsletter, and we don't want you to miss out on community events, classes, or opportunities that are of interest to you. Fliers are organized under three tabs:

• School-Connected Organizations and Governmental Agencies
• Non-Profit Groups
• All Other Groups

From time to time, individuals or groups in the community will distribute information and advertisements to parents/guardians on the public sidewalks during school arrival or dismissal. This information is not affiliated or endorsed by Wildwood Elementary and CVUSD. Any approved communications (i.e. announcements, fliers) from Wildwood Elementary and CVUSD will be provided directly from the school to you via email, or given to your students to take home. If you ever are unsure whether or not materials are from Wildwood Elementary and CVUSD, please do not hesitate to contact the front office.

Email: klynch@conejousd.org

Website: www.conejousd.org/wildwood

Location: 620 Velarde Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

Phone: 805-492-3531

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