Wildwood Weekly

We were so glad to see so many of you at our Fall Festival on Friday night, and we hope you had a wonderful evening with our Wildwood community.

Please join me in thanking our 2024 Fall Festival committee:

Jess Alberti, Nadia Kadi, Sarah Casey, Mindy Nunez, Kristina Martinez, Brooke Ruggieri, Shealynn Glenn, Ebbie Baker, Shannon Mayfield, Nadine Hade, Sarah Buchanan, Katie Gudmundson, Julie Harding, Melissa MacClean, Jamie Miller, Carly Hopkins, Courtney Castellino, Allyson Pyler, Brittany Pyle, and Amy Mueller

This group collectively spent hundreds of hours planning and organizing the many, many, many details that went in to making the Fall Festival a fun and memorable night for all. It truly takes a village to put on a festival like ours, and we appreciate every volunteer!!

~Tracy Yoder, Fall Fest Coordinator

October, 2024

10/28-11/1: Wellness Week

10/28: Wear Your Favorite Sport or Movement Clothing (See Wellness Week flier below)
10/29: School Site Council (SSC) Meeting at 4pm in the MPR

10/30: Walk-n-Ride to School Day (See Wellness Week flier below)
10/31: All Grades Costume Parade at 8:15am

November, 2024

11/1: NO SCHOOL - Staff Development Day

December, 2024

12/2: School Resumes

Helpful LINKS

Wildwood Important Dates and Events 2024-2025

Wildwood Bell Schedule

Wildwood Website Home Page

CVUSD School Year Calendar
CVUSD website

Our Annual All Grades Costume Parade will begin at 8:20am on Thursday, October 31st. Parents are invited to stay after drop-off and watch the parade. This year, the parade will weave through each classroom, so parents may gather on one of our two upper blacktops to view the parade as it passes by.(See map below)

As a reminder, student costumes must be school appropriate. Full face masks, blood or gore, and any type of weapon are not permitted. Also, since this year's parade will weave through the classrooms, we ask all students to avoid wearing inflatable costumes to school because they make it difficult to navigate the narrow twists and turns through the classrooms.

Any students who do not wish to participate in the parade will be provided an alternate activity.

We will NOT be pre-registering guests for the Costume Parade this year. Instead, we invite families to remain on campus after the 8:05am morning line-up bell. Those of you who arrive after gates are closed at 8:10am may enter campus through the front driveway bike gate which will be open on this morning for campus access.

We look forward to seeing you at our All Grades Costume Parade.

Attention students and parents: California has introduced a new Short Term Independent Study (STIS) policy designed to provide flexible learning options for students who may need to be absent from school for short periods.

Under this policy, families can request between 1 – 15 days per school year of independent study for various reasons including illness, family emergencies, or other short-term circumstances. Students will receive assignments, allowing them to engage with the curriculum while away from the classroom.

To request STIS, please contact the Wildwood office. We encourage all families to take advantage of this opportunity to support their children's education during unforeseen circumstances.

On Monday, November 18, Wildwood will conduct the first round of this year's school spelling bee. All interested 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students are invited to the MPR after they eat lunch to take a 25-question spelling test that will determine the 8-12 students who will move forward to our final spelling bee in December. Any 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students who are absent on November 18 may join us for a make-up test at the same time and place on Tuesday, November 19.

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.

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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