Restorative Practices (Part 2)
Just like any healthy family, school, or community, Wildwood has a plan and process for restoring relationships when harm has been done. Just as students need coaching when they encounter academic challenges, they also need guidance for managing social difficulties when they arise.
We would like to share Wildwood's restorative process with you to make you aware of our school approach to managing conflict and to provide you with a research-based and time-proven model for restoring relationships that may help your family navigate the relational challenges that all of us inevitably encounter in our personal and professional lives.
- Identification and Ownership: The first step to restoring relationships is to identify the harm that has occurred and to help students take responsibility for their actions.
- Empathy: Next, it is important to recognize the impact of the harm that was caused. This piece is often difficult for students (and adults too, for that matter) to do without some assistance. It requires students to ask about, listen to, and reflect on the harm that was caused. While uncomfortable, it is an essential step to rebuilding compassion and trust.
- Restoration: During this step, students focus on repairing the harm caused by misbehavior. High expectations, clear norms, and boundaries are set. Amends are made at an age-appropriate level commensurate with the harm that was caused.
- Planning: This final step involves identifying ways to prevent similar harm from happening in the future. With guidance, students explore and select strategies and practices for managing emotions and handling difficult situations. Commitments are made and accountability structures are established.
Restorative practices are not a replacement for disciplinary action. Rather, they support students in rebuilding and restoring a sense of dignity and community, which when paired with measured, logical consequences, has a powerful effect on student success, well-being, and school climate.
Wildwood Enrollment Projection Form
Thank you to the families who have completed this form for your children. We currently have responses for 172 of our 333 TK-4th grade students. If you HAVE completed the form, stop reading and scroll to the next announcement.👍 If you have HAVE NOT completed the form, please do so now.
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 please complete THIS FORM. 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.
UPDATE: Help Us Retain Our Crossing Guard – Walk or Ride to School!
As many of you noticed, the The City of Thousand Oaks sent staff to our Wildwood site this past Thursday (2/27) during drop-off and pick-up to count the number of people using our Arboles crosswalk. Thanks to our community effort, the number of families using this guarded crosswalk during February has been substantial, and the pedestrian count this past Thursday was high.
The City of Thousand Oaks may still be monitoring our Arboles/Velarde crosswalk usage in March, so we continue to encourage as many students as possible to walk, bike, or ride scooters to school and utilize this crosswalk in the weeks and months ahead.
Your participation helps demonstrate the importance of maintaining safe routes to school for our students. Thank you for your support in keeping our community safe and thriving!
STEAM Assembly Rescheduled - Please volunteer
Our STEAM Museum Assemblies at Wildwood Elementary have been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 26! This program will turn our multi-purpose room into a state-of-the-art, hands-on children’s museum focused on STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). Students will rotate through stations to experience robots, virtual reality, 3D printing, art, engineering, and more!
Every student will have the opportunity to participate in this one-of-a-kind experience, and we need parent volunteers to supervise some of these self-run stations at these assemblies. Please take a look at THIS form and consider signing-up to serve at one (or more) of our seven grade level assemblies.
Talent Show Update
School Spirit Day - March 28
Howdy, Wildwood Tigers! Dust off your boots, grab your favorite hat, and get ready to giddy up for Western Day on March 28!
We’re celebrating with a rootin’-tootin’ good time, so dress in your best Western gear—plaid shirts, jeans, bandanas, and boots are all welcome! (No toy weapons, please.)
Let’s saddle up for a day of fun, learning, and Wildwood spirit! Yeehaw!
Phone Call Protocols for Students
For safety reasons, students may ONLY call home from the front office phone or health office phone. Students with cell phones MUST have them turned off and kept in a backpack at all times during the school day. Students with watches that have text or phone capabilities should not communicate through them during the school day. Students who violate these standards of conduct will lose the privilege of bringing these devices on campus.
Jogathon Call For Volunteers
If you are interested in serving on the Jogathon Planning Committee, please contact Tracy Yoder at tracyoder@gmail.com
FUN & Easy Volunteer Opportunities
We are excited to share two wonderful opportunities to volunteer at Wildwood and make a positive impact on our students’ school experience!
Create: Arts & Crafts with Students
- When: Thursdays, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
- What: Join us for a fun, hands-on session where students get to express their creativity through arts and crafts. This is a highlight of their week and a great way to connect with them!
Take a Look, Take a Book
- When: Last school day of the month, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM (first recess)
- What: Help students check the lost and found and pick out a book to take home. This event encourages reading while giving students a sense of ownership and excitement about books.
If you’re interested in volunteering for one or both events, please let me know as soon as possible. We would love to have your help in creating these memorable experiences for our students.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to make a difference at Wildwood!
Best regards,
Mindy Nunez
VP Programs at Wildwood
805-422-2148
Wildwood Elementary
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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