Wildwood Weekly

Cultivating a Love for Learning and Responsibility at Home (Part 2)

In last week's newsletter, we emphasized the importance of establishing a daily reading routine at home. We hope you have used this past week to initiate or continue this practice in your home. Today, we will highlight the importance of checking student homework regularly:

Checking Student Homework Regularly: Homework is an essential part of the learning process. It reinforces classroom lessons, encourages self-discipline, and teaches responsibility. Your involvement in checking your child's homework is crucial because:

Accountability: Regularly checking homework ensures that your child takes their assignments seriously and completes them on time.
Identifying Challenges: It allows you to identify any difficulties your child may be facing with specific subjects or topics so that we can provide appropriate support.
Communication: It opens up channels of communication between you, your child, and our teachers, fostering a collaborative approach to education.
Teaching Responsibility: By supervising homework, you help instill a sense of responsibility and time management in your child.

I urge you to take an active role in checking your child's homework. Provide guidance when needed, but also allow your child to develop problem-solving skills by working through challenges independently. By doing so, you are helping them become more responsible and self-reliant learners.

At Wildwood, we believe that education is a partnership between the school and parents. Together, we can create a nurturing and enriching environment for your child's growth and development. I encourage you to reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions or concerns regarding their progress.

Warmly,

Mr. Lynch

October, 2025

8: PTA Food Night - Cronies 8am-9pm

8: PTA Executive Board Meeting at 6:00pm

10: Fall Picture Make-Up Day

13-17: Parent/Teacher Conference Week - 12:15pm dismissal for ALL TK-5th Grade students

16: Great American Shakeout Earthquake Drill at 10:35am

22: Unity Day - Wear ORANGE

24: Pep Rally at 8:15am & Lunch with the Principal

24: Fall Festival: 5:00pm-8:30pm

27-31: Wellness Week - Daily activities at school to encourage healthy practices

28: School Site Council Meeting from 4-5pm

31: All-School Costume Parade from 8:15am-9:00am

November, 2025

3: No School: Staff Professional Learning Day

10: Stand Proud Field Day - Grade 5

11: No School - Veterans Day

12: Stagecoach Museum Field Trip - Grade 3

12: PTA Executive Board Meeting at 6:00pm

17: Spelling Bee Initial Round - Grades 3-5 at lunch

18: Spelling Bee Initial Round Make-ups - Grades 3-5 at lunch

18: School Site Council Meeting from 4-5pm

20: PTA Food Night - Imperial Garden 4-8pm

21: Pep Rally at 8:15am & Lunch with the Principal

22-30: No School - Fall Break

Helpful LINKS

Wildwood Important Dates and Events 2025-2026

Wildwood Bell Schedule

Wildwood Website Home Page

CVUSD School Year Calendar
CVUSD website

Wildwood PTA Website

🍂 Fall Festival Update 🎃

Fall Fest planning is going great, and we’re gearing up for an amazing event! A big thank you to all the parents who have joined the planning efforts so far!

Class Basket Themes for Silent Auction
This week, room parents sent out information about your class's themed basket for the Silent Auction. Please check your email or the Wednesday packet for details on how to participate. Collections will go through Thursday October 16th.

Each class will contribute a themed basket, which will be part of our online auction on Galabid. Baskets will also be displayed in the MPR during Fall Fest on October 24th.

Upcoming Info Packet – October 8
Keep an eye out for the Fall Fest info packet coming home on Wednesday, October 8. It will include: Event details, a PTA waiver that will cover all PTA events for the school year, instructions for pre-purchase, which will be online only this year.

Reflections’ Art Contest - TURN-IN: 10.3 & 10.6

There is still time to create art based on your interpretation of: “I Belong”. Students create art in any of these categories: visual arts, photography film, music, dance or literature. Students then write their statement on how their art relates to the theme, and turn in! Students' work will be judged and displayed at our gallery show. You could win awards and move on through the National PTA Shows! Click here for more information, or email: ReflectionsWildwood@gmail.com

ENTRY FORM:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u8UCciFipKAQy_RMilmf7Q_Zc6jfpwuG/view

REFLECTIONS VIDEO:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vnbLfExBkvg&feature=youtu.be

Wildwood Spirit Wear Still Available

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.

Make a Difference - Become a DAC Representative

The purpose of the School Site Council (SSC) is to encourage improvements to meet the educational, personal, and career needs of ALL the students at the school through a collaborative decision-making process. No experience is needed - just a genuine desire to learn more about our school and help shape our future course.

Currently, we have openings for the following positions on our 2025-26 SSC team:

District Advisory Council (DAC) Representatives (several openings)

The commitment is usually just 1-2 hours per month, but the impact is significant!

To learn more about the open DAC positions, click HERE.
To see the CVUSD 2025-26 DAC meeting schedules and see when these meetings are held, click HERE.
To submit a self-nomination form, click HERE.

Warmly,

Your Wildwood School Site Council

2025-26 School Plan for Student Achievement

Thank you to our staff and School Site Council members who contributed to this year’s School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)! The draft version of our school’s SPSA is available now at this LINK. This plan will be provided to our community and Board of Education on 9/17/25 for discussion and again on 10/8/25 for approval.

Follow Us on Social Media

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.

Visitors & Volunteers

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.

Attendance

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.

Wildwood Online Spirit Wear Store

Click HERE to Register for this FREE Event

Stay Connected with "Five Key Takeaways" from Our Advisory Councils/Committees

Family participation and engagement is a key priority of the Conejo Valley Unified School District. Our seven Advisory Councils and Committees meet regularly for vibrant discussions, informative presentations, relationship-building activities and more. These meetings are open to all members of our CVUSD community to attend. However, we understand that attending meetings in-person is not always possible. Visit THIS CVUSD WEBPAGE to stay informed on updates and actions from each Advisory Council and Committee, with "Five Key Takeaways" from each meeting.

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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.