Wildwood Weekly

At Wildwood, we encourage students to Respect themselves and others, Offer kindness and encouragement, Always do their best, and be Ready to learn each day. To support these goals and protect instructional time, students will not be permitted to leave class to call home for forgotten items such as homework, backpacks, water bottles, or other school materials. These situations provide meaningful opportunities for students to practice responsibility and problem-solving.

During recess, students may request to call home only for food-related reasons, and only if they are choosing not to eat the school-provided breakfast and/or lunch. Calls home will not be permitted for forgotten non-food items. We appreciate families’ partnership in helping students build strong morning routines so they arrive at school prepared, confident, and ready to ROAR.

Warmly,

Your Wildwood Staff

February, 2026

11: PTA Executive Board Meeting at 6:00pm

12: PTA Restaurant Day at Slice House (all day)

13: NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day Weekend

16: NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day Weekend

17: Talent Show Practice from 1:30-2:30pm

18: Talent Show Practice from 2:45-3:45pm

20: Pep Rally at 8:15am, School Tour at 9am & Lunch with the Principal

24: School Site Council Meeting from 4-5pm

25: PTA Restaurant Day at Cisco's (All day except happy hour and twilight)

27: Talent Show Dress Rehearsal Assembly from 8:15-9:30am

27: Talent Show from 6:30-8:00pm

March, 2026

11: 5th Grade Field Trip to Reagan Library Discovery Center

11: PTA Executive Board Meeting at 6:00pm

12: Raptor Events Assembly

12: Lucky Bingo in the MPR from 5:30-7:00pm

13: TK Lunch with the Principal: Martin

16: NO SCHOOL: Non-Work Day

17: 3rd Grade Field Trip to Civic Arts Plaza: U.S. Coast Guard Band

19: 5th Grade Field Trip to Redwood MS

20: Spring/Panoramic Picture Day

24: School Site Council Meeting from 4-5pm

25: 3rd Grade Firefighter Presentation in the MPR at 1:30pm

26: PTA General Association Meeting at 5:30pm in the MPR

27: Pep Rally at 8:15am, School Tour at 9am & Lunch with the Principal

27: Kindergarten Field Trip to Underwood Farms

Helpful LINKS

Wildwood Important Dates and Events 2025-2026

Wildwood Bell Schedule

Wildwood Website Home Page

CVUSD School Year Calendar
CVUSD website

In order to properly plan classes and staffing for the 2026-2027 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.

Do you have a parent, grandparent, or special adult in your family who enjoys working with kids and getting a little creative? We’d love their help with our CREATE Program! Every Wednesday during first recess, students have the option to visit the MPR to design and build with recycled materials—and we’re looking for a few friendly volunteers to assist with simple cutting, taping, and lots of encouragement. Volunteers are needed from 9:15a.m.–10:45 a.m. every Wednesday. If you know a grandparent or senior citizen in our community who might enjoy being part of this joyful, hands-on experience, please pass along the invitation and contact the school for more information.

If your child auditioned for the Talent Show, they should have received a letter on Friday. Here are a few reminders:

• The top page is for your reference about practice, dress rehearsal, and the show.
• Please return the second page to the front office by Wednesday, February 11th. This is necessary for your child to be able to stay after school one day for practice. Be sure to note your child’s practice day and time. There is only one practice, and they need to stay for the entire practice on that day in order to be in the show.
• The yellow page is for ticket pre-sale orders. You can order up to 4 tickets per family. Please return this with your cash donation to the front office any time between February 9th and February 23rd. All remaining tickets will go on sale in the front office on a first come, first served basis beginning Wednesday, February 25th until the show sells out.
• If music is needed for your act, please email an MP3 version of the song to Mrs. May (michellemay@conejousd.org) by Tuesday, February 10th. Please see the video directions below if you need help converting it to an MP3.
• All props that you plan to use for the show must be at your practice. No props will be added on February 27th.

Thank you for your cooperation! We are looking forward to a fun show!

All music will need to be converted to MP3 files. Here's a YouTube video to guide you in how to do this. All music will need to be emailed to Michelle May at michellemay@conejousd.org in MP3 file format by February 10.

Get ready to time-travel, Wildwood! On Friday, February 20, we’re celebrating Decades Day—a fun chance for students and staff to dress up in styles from their favorite decade. Whether it’s the groovy ’70s, the radical ’80s, the cool ’90s, or another era you love, we can’t wait to see the creativity on campus. It’s all about having fun, showing school spirit, and celebrating together. Let’s make it a blast from the past! 🎶🕶️

During the next few weeks, the principal will be out at many recesses handing out small prizes to TK-2nd grade students who demonstrate their ability to tie their shoes. Since success is a series of small victories, please be practicing with your young Tigers so they can claim this victory and win a prize.

We have been informed that the City of Thousand Oaks annual school crosswalk pedestrian counts will begin on Tuesday, February 24. They will be monitoring our Arboles/Velarde crosswalk usage in late-February and early-March to assess the need for crossing guards in future school years. To ensure we meet the required threshold during the count, we encourage as many students as possible to walk, bike, or ride scooters to school and utilize this crosswalk during this period.

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!

🐯 A BIG Tiger ROAR to our incredible volunteers and PTA Book Fair Committee for making the 2026 Book Fair such a Tigerific success! Thanks to your time and dedication, literacy is thriving at Wildwood—and the proceeds will directly enrich our classroom libraries. A true WIN-WIN for our students and school community!

We’re looking for a volunteer (or two if you want to coordinate with a friend) to help coordinate Lucky Bingo event scheduled to take place on March 12. This is a fun school event, and we’d love support with organizing and helping things run smoothly. If you’re interested or would like more information, please reach out to Mindy Nunez at 805-422-2148. We’d be so grateful for your help!

If you are interested in serving on the 2026-2027 PTA Executive Board or would like to learn more about this opportunity, please click the button below and complete the form or email us at wildwoodtigerspta@gmail.com.

Jog-A-Thon (Event Date: April 2nd)
Planning meetings ongoing!

Room 21 (STEAM room near the back gate)

Thank you to those who have already offered to help!

If you’re interested, please join or sign-up HERE

Thank you to those who have already offered to help!

Our Wildwood PTA website is up and running and is the place to purchase Wildwood created Spirit Wear. Some sizes have been re-stocked, so take a look and get your shirt today- supplies are limited. Please note: all t-shirt purchases are online only and not available in the office.

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.

We are excited to host CVUSD's eighth annual Invention Convention for our curious, innovative, creative, problem-solving students!

Looking for more information about this creative program, but could not attend the student/parent information meeting this past week? Here is the informational presentation (also available on the GATE webpage) and participation guide for our 2026 Invention Convention.

Is your student interested in joining the fun? The Invention Convention proposal/registration form provides more details about the inventive process and the Invention Convention timelines. Please note that space is limited, and the invention proposal/registration form will close at 5 PM on Thursday, February 12th.

The district wide Invention Convention Student Showcase will take place on Thursday, March 19th from 6–7 PM in the University Center MPR, located at 2801 Atlas Avenue in Thousand Oaks.

Have questions? Email GATE-TOSA, Stefanie Caswell, at scaswell@conejousd.org.

Attention Future 6th Grade Redwood Vikings:

Course registration for 6th grade classes is coming soon. All future Redwood families are welcome to join the Redwood course registration presentation on Wednesday, February 11th at 6pm. This meeting will be held virtually via Teams link. See the flyer below for additional information. The presentation will be recorded and posted on our Redwood Counseling website after the session.

Also, save the date for the annual 5th Grade Visit Day! Our 5th grade classes will visit Redwood on March 19th to see what middle school all is about. Additional information to follow as this event nears.

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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