FOR SALE

Locally Raised, 100% Grass Fed Lamb
Crescent Moon Farm offers 100% grass fed, locally raised lamb. Our lambs and ewes graze on our rolling pasture in Belchertown, and we never feed them grain, animal byproducts, or artificial growth hormones. Feeding lambs only grass results in high quality, delicious meat that is leaner and more nutritious than anything you will find on the grocery store shelf. We have loin and rib chops, shanks, leg of lamb, stew and ground meat available, as well as whole and half lambs for the value-conscious lamb lover with freezer space! Contact Kathleen Traphagen at kathleentrap@yahoo.com or (413) 253-0528 or (413) 687-1710.

Siamese kittens FOR SALE

Beautiful purebred siamese kittens for sale ($600). The kittens will be ready to take home in mid-December when they are 10 weeks old. We have a long-haired bluepoint male, a long-haired bluepoint female, a short-haired bluepoint male and a short-haired sealpoint male. For more information contact Vivian Liu at 413-549-4227 or vivianfliu@comcast.net

Mullins Center- Ice Skating

Public Skate Session at the Mullins Center Community Rink on Friday, November 30th from 1-4 pm. Admission: $6 Adults, $4 for children 12 and under. Skate Rentals: $3. For more information call: (413) 545-3990

3rd and 4th Grade Girls

Winter is coming and it's almost basketball season!!
There is an LSSE team practicing at Wildwood on Fridays at 4:15. This is for beginners--you don't need to have played before, and we would love to have you join us. You need to sign up at the Bangs Center soon if you want to play (can't just show up). Games will probably be Sunday mornings at Wildwood, but that part is not firm yet. Ray Sharick and Andrea Dustin (362-1714) are coaching. We hope to see you out there on Dec.7th when we begin. Call if you have questions.

NO SCHOOL

Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL Friday, November 30th. It's a teacher work day. Thank you teachers for working so hard, we'll dream of you while we are all sleeping in.

Fun Stuff @ The Carle

Meet the Artist - Multiple artists! December 2, 2007, 12:30 to 2:30 pm
Free with Museum Admission
Meet Wendell Minor, Jerry Pinkney, Rosemary Wells, Paul O. Zelinsky, and Jane Bayard Curley Please feel free to come at noon and purchase a bite to eat in the Museum Café before attending the illustrator’s presentation at 12:30. A book signing will follow the presentation. This series is recommended for adults and for children of kindergarten age and older. For more information go to www.picturebookart.org

FOR SALE-clothing

Variety of gently used girls' clothing, mostly sizes 7/8 to 8/10. Lots of Gap and Old Navy. A variety of good shoes, too. Consignment quality at thrift store prices. Call Katherine 253.3378 for an appointment.

Annual Merry Maple Celebration

The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce announces the Annual Merry Maple celebration will be held Friday, November 30, 2007 (rain date Friday, December 7). The event kicks off a weekend long community celebration including music, shopping, eating, decorating, and merriment.

The Merry Maple celebration has been a tradition for over 30 years and signals the start of the holiday season for many in the community. This year the Chamber has partnered with Family Outreach of Amherst to promote the agency’s Annual Toy Drive which provides new toys, clothing, books and games to local children in need. Community residents and others interested are encouraged to bring their Toy Drive donations to the Merry Maple celebration, when a truck donated by Cowls Building Supply will be on hand to collect. The Merry Maple Celebration is also sponsored by the Chamber Insurance Program (CIP) and Promoting Downtown Amherst (PDA).

The celebration begins at 4:00 pm at the Carriage Shops with a special guest appearance by The Very Hungry Caterpillar from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst. At 4:30pm on the Town Hall steps the Amherst Regional Middle School 7th Grade Chorus, led by David Ranen, will perform for the lighting at 4:45 pm followed by the Heart of the Valley Chorus. The University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band, led by George N. Parks, will lead revelers to the Town Common for the sing along at 5:30 pm. The event culminates that evening with the opportunity to see Santa and enjoy hot cocoa at the Amherst History Museum on Amity Street. For more information and/or images, please contact the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce at (413) 253-0700

FOR SALE

Hockey Skates, and Superfeet insoles. Great Hockey Skates, used only a few times by a 7th grader, Bauer Tuuk 2000 Premier, size US 8.5 (Euro 42). $25 or best offer. Also, completely new in original package Superfeet blue insoles size D (M 7.5-9, W 8.5-10), originally $35 at EMS, outgrew but missed store return deadline, best offer. These are great for foot, knee, ankle pain or just stabilizing and reinforcing with any shoes. Margaret Minsky, marg@media.mit.edu

Workshop

Parent Workshop: An IEP for My Child
December 6th, 2007, 7-9 PM Amherst Middle School Library sponsored by the *SEPAC* and The Association For Community Living Every child with a disability who receives special education services must have an Individual Education Program (IEP). This workshop takes parents step-by-step through the development of the IEP including how to articulate a Vision, using evaluations to write annual measurable goals and how to measure their child’s progress. Workshop materials are also available in Spanish. This is an extremely valuable workshop to attend to get a better understanding of how to develop an effective IEP.

Special Education Parent Advisory Council

*What is the Special Education Parent Advisory Council?*

*Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (SEPACs) are a requirement of the Massachusetts Special Education Regulations. Each school district is required to have a Parent Advisory Council on Special Education. We are a system-wide organization of Amherst, Pelham, and Amherst Regional parents/guardians of school aged children (preschool -grade 12) with disabilities and other interested individuals. We work in partnership with our schools and administration to promote an innovative educational environment where children with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities and that our schools are safe, nurturing, challenging learning environments for ALL children. We assist schools and families in reducing the frustrations that parents can experience when they first stumble into special education, by providing informational handouts, educational workshops, and informal discussion meetings to focus on continually improving educational opportunities to our children. As a SEPAC, we can network resources and provide assistance to other parents in accessing information about the special education process. For more information Check out our website at: www.arps.org/sepac/ To receive our E-Newsletter, Highlights in Special Education, send us an email to arpssepac@arps.org

Safe Routes - Turkey Trot

On Wednesday November 14th over 60 children walked or biked to school as part of the Wildwood Turkey Trot. Upon arriving at school they each feathered the giant Wildwood Turkey and entered a Name the Turkey Drawing. Lydia Rosen of Ms. Kaur's class was the lucky entry and named the Turkey Lilly. You can see Lilly in the front lobby this week. As part of this event, we collected boxes of canned goods for the Amherst Survival Center.

Thanks go out to all the parents and volunteers who helped make this fun morning event possible. And, thank you for your continued support of the “Safe Routes to School” program.

GIFT WRAP FUNDRAISER

An enormous THANK YOU goes to Kate MacGregor and Lisa Sussman for all their efforts on this major fundraiser. A thank you, also, to Joyce Gooden for her help during the distribution phase. This fundraiser made $3,208.74 for the Wildwood Community. These profits help to fund the Teacher/Staff Grants and the end-of-the-year Teacher Stipends. This fundraiser would not be possible without the help of the faculty and staff at Wildwood. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL.

Book Fair

The Book Fair was a Huge Success!! Thanks so much to all who participated in the Wildwood Scholastic Book Fair last week. It was a huge success with total book sales of $7,394.00!!! Scholastic will give 30% of that directly back to Wildwood! We will also be getting customer reward points and money for increasing our sales from last year! Happy reading everyone!

PTO Meeting

The next PTO Meeting will be Wednesday, December 12th at 6:00p.m. Hope to see you there!

FOR SALE

Toyota Sienna XLE is ready for a new home! It is in excellent condition –bought at Balise in West Springfield and faithfully serviced there. 2004; 32,000 miles; Light Blue; Front and side airbags; Leather seats, front heated seats, power driver’s seat; Middle row captain’s chairs; Telescoping/tilt steering wheel; Power sliding side doors and rear hatch; Sunshades and separate front and rear AC/heat controls;CD player; rear seat wireless headphones; Bike rack hitch; Asking price $19,250 – much cheaper than dealerships in the area. Is this the right car for you? Please call Irma or Ted at home 413 256-8170 if you are interested.

BOOK FAIR - Last Chance

The Wildwood book fair will be open for one more day. On Tuesday, November 13th from 12-2:00 p.m. the book fair will be open for anyone who has hold items and for all of you to get some last minute shopping done. See you there!

ACAC - News

Drop & Shops Bring your kids to ACAC for a 3 hour workshop while you shop in town.

Saturdays: Dec 1, 8, 15, 22. 9:30-12:30 and 12:30-3:30pm. $30/workshop.Pre-registration required.

Workshops in: Paper-making, Whistle Making, Marble Chutes, Clay Masks, Paper Masks, Cards & Wrapping Paper, Origami

4-week mini sessions

Silver Jewelry Fabrication; Enameling for Everyone; Jewelry Fabrication for Teens. (Ages 12-18 ) *classes with Margaret Langdell
Creating on the Potter's Wheel w/Lucy Fagella (Ages 18 & up)

FOR MORE INFORMATION!

(413) 253-9265 Or EMail: hm.acac@gmail.com

PTO Meeting

The next PTO meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 13th at 8:45 a.m. Come hang with the cool group and throw some ideas around. Sleepy heads welcome, pajamas optional...

Calling all Volunteers...

Walking Wednesday - TURKEY TROT and CANNED FOOD DRIVE...

"Safe Routes to School" program will be hosting a Turkey Trot and canned food drive on Wednesday, November 14^th . We need a minimum of 10 volunteers to hand out feathers (3) and direct/greet the kids, help put the feathers on the giant turkey(2), coordinate the turkey naming contest (2-3), and collect and deliver the canned food (2). Volunteers should plan to be at school from 8:15-9:15am.

Upon arriving at school, the walkers and bikers will be greeted by parent/guardian volunteers at rear entrance to the school. Each child will receive a feather to put on a huge turkey in the front lobby. During the day there will be additional Turkey Trots through and around the school so that as many children as possible can add feathers to our gigantic wildwood turkey. Additionally, all the children will enter a “Name the Turkey” raffle. At the end of the day the winning entry will be announced over the loud speaker.

If you would like to volunteer please contact sarah.auerbach@comcast.net

Parent/Guardian Education Forum

Topic: MATH NIGHT, presented by Dr. Amy Wolpin, Wildwood's Math Resource Teacher

Date: Wednesday, November 14th

Time: 6:30-8:00

Place: Wildwood School

Babysitting will be available

Amy will provide an overview of the K-6 mathematics curriculum. The theme will be geometry- looking at how geometry is connected to other math topics through problem solving and representations of mathematical thinking

Stop and Shop BONUS BUCKS

Earn cash for Wildwood School just by shopping at Stop & Shop. Just register your Stop & Shop shoppers card and every time it is swiped, Wildwood gets dough! LAST YEAR 91 families signed up, so far this year ONLY 47 did. All you have to do is register your Stop & Shop card and designate Wildwood Elementary. The only information you need is Wildwood's ID# 05168 and the 13 numbers printed by the barcode on the back of your own shopper's card. There are three EASY ways to register:

Fill out the form at Stop & Shop OR log on to www.stopandshop.com/aplus to designate on-line OR call 1-877-366-2668 to designate over the phone.

******PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK YOUR CARD INFO ONLINE EVEN IF YOU PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED-- SITE HAD TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES -- IT ONLY TAKES 2 MINUTES*****

Amherst Survival Center - Needs you!

Help over 200 people celebrate Thanksgiving in style with the Amherst Survival Center. Our annual free Thanksgiving dinner will be held this year on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 from 12-1:30 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Amherst. All are welcome, but we need your help. If you'd like to donate a cooked turkey, side dish, vegetarian entrée or dessert, please contact Linda at 549-3968 x203. The Survival Center also needs volunteers on the day of the event to cook, set up and clean up. If your family would like to help out, contact Tracey at 549-3968 x202. Thanks!

26th Anniversary Holiday Fair at The Hartsbrook Schoo

The Pocket Lady, King Winter, Gingerbread Houses, Hayrides, Marionettes, Musicians and more.

Saturday, November 17 from 10am to 3pm. All are welcome. Hot lunch and delicious baked goods on sale. The fair will be at the Piening Hall campus at 193 Bay Road in Hadley.
For more information, contact Jacqui DeFelice, Enrollment Director at (413) 584-3198

Book Fair

The Book Fair is coming! The Book Fair is coming! That's right readers, the Annual Wildwood Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon. November 6th -9th (all day, during school hours); Special Family Nights on Wed. November 7th and Thurs. November 8th from 6-8pm. Come buy a book for your child or your child's teacher. All classes will have a chance to go at a scheduled time slot. Get your holiday shopping done early! For more information or if you want to volunteer contact Kristen at 230-3095 OR krisdave23@comcast.net

Northampton Family Dance

Family Dance, all dances are taught. Live Music. Third Sunday of the month, Nov.- Mar., 3-5 PM. First Churches, Northampton. $4/person age 3 and up. $15 maximum /family. For more info contact Donna at donna@kmccalllum.org or 413 549-7808

2nd Annual Women’s Poetry Open Mic

Featuring and hosted by Patricia Smith, Friday, November 16, 7 pm, el Mercado Café, Holyoke, MA.
Directions at www.motherwoman.org. In addition to performing her own explosively brilliant work, Smith will host a women’s poetry open mic. Bring your poetry! This dynamic & interactive event is open to the public (men are welcome!) with a donation of $15.00 at the door to benefit MotherWoman, Inc. Limited scholarships available to low income participants

3rd Annual Mom’s Night Out at the MotherWoman Café
Featuring Patricia Smith, Saturday, November 17, 7pm - Union Station Restaurant, Northampton A fabulous, women’s only, relaxing evening in an opulent setting with desserts, coffee, cash bar & beautiful items to bid on in our silent auction. An interactive evening of performance, conversation, creative expression & dynamic connection. All women welcome. Prepare to be blown away! $35 in advance/$39 at the door. Tickets at (413) 253-8990 or online www.motherwoman.org. Limited scholarships available to low income participants

ABOUT PATRICIA SMITH
Smith is four-time national individual champion of the notorious and wildly popular National Poetry Slam. Patricia Smith’s latest poetry book, Teahouse of the Almighty, was chosen as a 2005 National Poetry Series winner. She is also the grandmother of Lillian DeSilva-Beal, a Wildwood Second Grader.

First Fridays @ The Carle

November 2, 2007, 4:00 - 7:00 pm (Free with Museum Admission)

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art offers families the opportunity to meet, eat, and enjoy all of the Museum's regular public programs and special exhibitions at a time convenient for you! Taking a cue from the Museum's popular Member PJ parties, which have been cited by families as the perfect bedtime transition for little ones, First Fridays @ The Carle invites visitors to head to the Museum after school/work, grab a quick and casual bite to eat in the Museum's Café, enjoy a Storytime in the Reading Library, drop by the Galleries, take in a short film in the Auditorium, and create a masterpiece in the Art Studio . . . all before bedtime! The program runs from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on the first Friday of each month. Made possible by The Bank of Western Massachusetts. For more information go to www.picturebookart.org