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Our second graders showcased their talents last night with an amazing art share and music concert! Students loved performing, "Creepy Crawlers" for their families and showing off their amazing pieces of art. Click below for the video of this concert!

We have rescheduled the 4th/5th grade choir concert which was cancelled in December. We will hold the concert on Monday, January 22, 2024, at Caruso Middle School. The student call time is 5:30 pm and the concert will begin at 6:15 pm.

As we look ahead at more cold or snowy days, I want to remind our families of our parking lot rules and expectations. These are put into place to keep everyone safe and to support a smooth arrival and dismissal each day. I am also asking for your patience as there are more cars in the lot this time of year and things move a little more slowly in the winter. I also ask that you are kind to our staff who are standing in the cold to assist our students and families.

• All drivers must pull all the way forward in both parking lots regardless of the door your child enters through. Drivers will need to pull into the circle at the far north end of the west lot.
• Please do not block the entrances or pull into the bus lane.
• Drivers should not get out of their cars along the curb to assist students. Our staff is happy to assist and open doors with child safety locks.
• Adults should NEVER enter the parking lot using the exit. This creates a very dangerous situation.
• NEVER text and drive on or around school property.
• Drivers should never park in the handicapped spaces or the yellow lines which are an extension of the handicapped space.
• If you park on Appletree please adhere to all posted signs and do not block the path.

Read-a-thons get your reader excited about reading and it gives friends and family the opportunity to encourage your child to read even more.

Our Read-a-thon starts Monday February 12, 2024 and ends Friday, February 23, 2024. We will have many fun activities and visitors during those two weeks to celebrate our love of reading while raising money for the book bins in the “Everybody” reading section of the library and a substantial book purchase for the LMC collection. We will also have a Family Reading Night on February 22, 2024 from 4:30-6:00 at Wilmot (more information to follow) to celebrate our Read-a-thon and our love of reading.

On Monday, we will send home instructions on how to activate your reader's personal page. This is where you will be able to view and record their progress.

We encourage you to activate your reader’s account by clicking on https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/3537373931/1 and following the simple instructions OR following the directions that will be sent home on Monday.

We've chosen Read-a-thon because it will not take much of your time, gives your child a reason to read and helps in the development of stronger reading skills.

We hope EVERYONE participates and enjoys our fun activities!

Happy Reading!

Ms. Schaper

Wilmot Librarian

Please join us for our annual PTO BINGO night next Friday, January 26. This event will be held in the Wilmot gym from 6:30-8:00 pm.

• $10 per family
• Preregister with Zelle: paywilmot@gmail.com
• Admission at door $10/family- CASH OR CHECK ONLY
• Concessions- CASH ONLY
• Teachers’ Raffle Tickets… (cash only) - $3/ticket, $10/4 tickets or $20/10 tickets
• Silent Auction you don’t want to miss!

It will be a fun night with friends, food, teachers and great prizes!!

NEW THIS YEAR:

• Those who pre-pay will enter through the gym doors (by the stairs)
• Those who pay at the door will enter through door 4 (4th grade entrance between the main doors and the gym).

Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is OPEN! ALL KINDERGARTEN and NEW 1ST-8TH GRADE students: Please follow the "Online Registration: Easy as 1-2-3" To register your new student please visit our registration page.

Thursday, February 01, 2024 | 12:00pm - 5:30pm - 517 Deerfield Rd.

Friday, February 02, 2024 | 7:30am - 12:30pm- 517 Deerfield Rd.

Please join us for the Wilmot Talent Show. The show will be held on Friday, February 9.

To learn more about this event and to register please click here.

Hi Wilmot Families,

We are so excited to offer these special fun days to celebrate our Wilmot community. Thursdays will be an optional flannel day from November to March. Flannels are cozy shirts, pants, and other items that keep you warm in the winter months. Students should not feel that they need to buy anything. Instead, they can get creative with items already in their homes. Below you will find our wacky fun Wednesdays and special spirit dates.

Thank you,

Wilmot Student Council

Wacky Fun Wednesdays

• 2/7 - Super Bowl Day (Support one of the teams)
• 2/14 - Valentine’s Day (Red, Pink and White/Hearts)
• 2/21 - Dress as a book character (e.g. Dress like Waldo or Harry Potter)
• 3/20 - March Madness Day (Wear a college basketball team shirt or colors)
• 4/17 - Crazy Hair Day (e.g. 4 ponytails, or a slicked-back hair)
• 5/15 - Beach Day (Beachwear -No bathing suits)

As we did last year, we will combine our grade level in-person music concert with an art share. Below are the dates for all music concerts and art share events. The Art Share will begin at 5:45 pm and the music concert will begin at 6:00 pm.

• 5th grade - Tuesday, February 6
• 3rd grade - Wednesday, February 28
• 4th grade - Tuesday, March 19
• 1st grade - Thursday, April 4
• Kindergarten - THIS DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED- to Wednesday, May 1.

Click the link below to see our New PTO Newsletter. Learn about:

• BINGO Night is Friday, January 26

• Monday, January 22
  
• Rescheduled Choir Concert
  
• Call time is 5:30 pm for a 6:15 pm concert at Caruso Middle School
  
• Tuesday, January 23
  
• 4th/5th Grade Spelling Bee 1:50 pm in the big gym
  
• Thursday, January 25
  
• Snow Date for Spelling Bee 1:50 pm in the big gym
  
• Friday, January 26
  
• Report cards are posted at 3:00 pm
  
• PTO BINGO Night
  
• Friday, February 2
  
• 5th-grade trip - Youth Theatre 9:15 - 11:45 am
  
• Tuesday, February 6
  
• 5th Grade Music Concert and Art Share
• 5:45 pm - Art Share
  
• 6:00 - Evening show for parents
  

• Tuesday, February 6

• 5th Grade Music Concert and Art Share

• 5:45 pm - Art Share

• 6:00 - Evening show for parents

• Thursday, February 8

• 5th-grade Candor Health (Human Growth)

• Mandatory talent show dress rehearsal after school

• Friday, February 9

• Talent Show - A daytime show for staff and students only and 5:30 pm

• Wednesday, February 14

• All school philanthropy event

• Valentine's Day celebrations

• Friday, February 16

• Teacher institute - no school for students

• Monday, February 19

• No School - Legal Holiday

• Tuesday, February 20

• Team Give - 3rd lunch recess in the LMC and 5th lunch recess in the GMA

• PTO meeting at 1:30

• Wednesday, February 21

• Team Give - 4th lunch recess in the GMA

• Wednesday, Feb. 28

• 3rd grade Music Concert and Art Share

• 5:45 pm - Art Share

• 6:00 - Evening show for parents