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8 Kindergarten Open House (8:30-8:50)

Kindergarten Meet and Greet on the Kindergarten Playground (8:50-9:30)

11 First Day of School

Parent Coffee and Volunteer Fair in the Wildwood Auditorium (8:30-9:30)

K-3 dismissal 2pm

4-5 dismissal 3pm

11-29 Adjusted Schedule for Literacy Assessments

Grades 1-3 dismissed at 2 PM (M, T, Th, F) and 1:45 PM (W)

14 New Family Orientation in the Wildwood Library (6:00-7:00 PM)

20 1st WPC Meeting - more details to come

21 Welcome Back BBQ - Hosted by Dad's Club (5:30-7:30) Lower Playground

28 Back to School Night (6:00-7:00 PM)

Noon Dismissal

Grades K-2: 6:00-6:30

Grades 3-5: 6:30-7:00

8:30 am School Starts for all grades

8:20 am Line Up spots are as follows:

• Kindergarten: Line up just beyond the kindergarten play yard on the Kindergarten Patio (Behind SchoolMates)

• Grades 1-3: Line up on the kindergarten play yard.

• Grades 4-5: Through the courtyard to the back patio tables

• 4th Grade: Blue Umbrellas

• 5th Grade: Orange Umbrellas

Morning Drop Off Procedures

• We encourage families to walk to school whenever possible

• If you drive to school, please adhere to the following guidelines to ensure a safe drop-off:

• Approach the designated drop-off zone (white curb) in front of the school and remain in your car. You may need to wait a bit in a queue. Please be patient. Starting at 8:20, as the cars in front of you drop off children and exit the zone, you will continue to pull forward towards the drop-off point.

• REMEMBER: you must approach the front of the queue (drop-off point) before your child will be escorted from the car.

• For the safety of all children, do not have your child jump out of the car because you have reached the curb. (I know… tempting.)

• Make sure your child is ready to exit with all their belongings.

• Upon reaching the drop-off point towards the front of the line (you will not need to get out of the car), an adult will be present to open the door for your child. (Think of this as a valet's greeting!) Your child will exit the car carefully on the passenger side only.

• Your child will then head directly to their class gathering point. The adults present will help guide when needed.

• The drop-off zone is for quick and temporary stops only. Never park your car or leave it unattended in this area.

• Please note: No U-Turns are allowed anywhere on Wildwood Avenue. Thank you for helping us keep our students safe.

Student Arrival Times

• Students can line up no earlier than 8:20

• School starts at 8:30

Breakfast

• Available every day at 8:20 am in the courtyard

Release Times

• On Wednesdays, all students are released at 1:45 PM.

• Kindergarteners: Released at 2:00 PM (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) for the whole year.

• Grades 1-3: Released at 2:00 PM (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) from August 11-August 29 for individual reading assessments.

• Starting September 2, students in Grades 1-3 will be dismissed from school at 3:00 PM

• Grades 4-5: Released at 3:00 PM (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) for the whole year.

Afternoon Pick Up Procedures

• Please make a plan with your child for where to meet at dismissal

• We encourage families to walk to pick up whenever possible

• If you use the drop off/pick up area in front of the school:

• Approach the designated drop-off/pick up zone (white curb) in front of the school and remain in your car.

• You may need to wait a bit in a queue. Please be patient.

• As the cars in front of you pick up children and exit the zone, you will continue to pull forward towards the pick up point.

• You can also park your car and walk to the front of the school to pick up your student(s).

Afterschool Programs

• Camp Kaleidoscope and ASE Bridge: Staff members will help students transition to the program they are assigned to.

LunchMasters Program

• Set up your account and place orders in advance. The cutoff to order for the following week is Tuesday morning at 9 AM. For the first week, Nutrition services will order meals for all students.

• Here is the flyer with all of the information on how to set up your account.

• Here is an important letter from nutrition services with all of the necessary information.

New Families Orientation

• Thursday, August 14th from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM in the Wildwood Library.

• For all K-5 parents and guardians who are new to Wildwood.

What To Bring on the First Day

• Students should bring a backpack/school bag, a water bottle, a snack, and lunch if they are not ordering from LunchMasters.

• All school supplies will be provided

Student placement is an important process that involves input from teachers, support staff, and administration. Many factors were considered including, but not limited to, individual needs, learning styles, academic levels, peer relations, behavior factors and gender balance. All of our teachers are highly-qualified and collaborate closely to create the best classroom for all of our students. Please note that current student placement assignments are final and therefore in August no changes will be made. Your support and acceptance are requested and appreciated. It will be a great 2025-2026 school year!

Thank you to the Wildwood Dad’s Club for their generous donation to the tech lab!

We have 28 new computer stations ready to welcome students back this year. I’m looking forward to supporting students in their tech learning as we continue lessons in digital citizenship, digital literacy, and computational thinking.

See you next week!

Ms. Harris

Wildwood Tech Teacher

(on site Thur and Fri)

For a student to have any medication at school, the school office must have a Piedmont Unified School District Medication Form completed and signed by both a parent/guardian and your health care provider on file.

This includes both prescription and over-the-counter medications. Medications must be in their original container, labeled by a pharmacist as required.

Medications will be kept in the office and administered per the doctors instructions, unless it is determined and documented by both the physician and parent/guardian that the student may self-carry the medication. Medication forms are valid for one calendar year.

If you have any questions, please email the District Nurses at nurses@piedmont.k12.ca.us

Medication form can be found here.

On behalf of the Wildwood Parents Club, welcome back for another community-filled school year!

At Wildwood, everyone belongs and WPC invites membership and from participation from all.

WPC represents and includes all Wildwood families. It is run solely by volunteers and relies on membership and fundraising, so every bit counts. We are excited to share in the coming weeks WPC’s goals and programs for the year, which includes both new activities as well as bringing back some traditional ones.

Speaking of, all parents and caregivers are invited to attend the Volunteer Faire and Welcome Coffee after the first-day drop-off in the Auditorium. There will be a showcase of the various programs WPC offers as well as volunteer opportunity signups.

It will be from 8:30-9:30am on Monday, 8/11, in the Auditorium. Come grab coffee and a pastry, and stick around a bit!

Also, mark your calendar on Wed., Aug. 20, for WPC’s first meeting of the school year. More info to come!

In gratitude,

Amelia Winchester & Victoria Manley Thompson

WPC Co-Presidents

JOIN THE WILDWOOD DADS CLUB!!!

The Wildwood Dads Club (WWDC) fosters community building and fundraising for Wildwood Elementary School through monthly social gatherings, barbecues, a month-long pumpkin patch, the wildly popular annual Crab Feed, and other great events.

Sign up by emailing wwdcpresident@gmail.com for more information.

First Dads Club Meeting

August 14, 7:00pm at Cato’s Ale House

New Dads Happy hour

August 19, 5:30-7:30pm location TBD

Wildwood Entire School Welcome Back BBQ

August 21, 5:30-7:30pm at Lower Playground

ATTENDANCE REPORTING

1. Please report your student's absence or tardiness - and include the reason.
2. You are welcome to email your teacher, but you must also report by either calling

(510) 594-2719 or emailing: wwdattendance@piedmont.k12.ca.us

INVITATIONAL: DONATE FOR ABSENCES

1. Parents, please remember that if your child needs to be out of school, you can submit
   donations for the lost revenue.
2. Each day that a student is out of school (for any reason, including illness) means a loss of
   revenue in the following amounts per day:
3. Checks payable to PUSD and can be dropped off in the front office

K-3rd Grade = $61.32 - 4th-5th Grade = $56.39

• Wildwood School Calendar
• Hot Lunch Order (pw: Wildwood)
• Attendance Reporting

WHATNOT submission requests must be received by Tuesday at 12:00 PM,
whatnot@piedmont.k12.ca.us