PTO Meeting

The next PTO meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 20th at 6:30p.m. Hope to see you there!

6th grade Musical

The 6th grade musical will be on Wednesday, May 28th at 9:30a.m. and also on Thursday, May 29th at 9:30a.m. and 7:00p.m. Hope to see you there!

Non-violent Communication Workshop

On Thursday, May 15th from 6:30-8:00p.m. in the Wildwood library,
the Wildwood PTO and the Amherst Area School NVC Committee Present:
Non-Violent Communication (NVC): An evening for Wildwood School parents and families. Come learn effective methods that teachers are using in classrooms to help children negotiate conflict; practice empathy; and learn to be better self-managers in emotional situations.
Childcare and refreshments provided. RSVP to Tina Graber 335-1936 or tina.graber@gmail.com
Supported by Wildwood teachers!

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon

This year the Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, June 4th at Butternuts Eatery (owned by chef and Wildwood parent Andy Sussman).
Donations are needed for the Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon. We are asking families to send in money to the PTO box in the office or to the Luncheon money box which will be set up in the office as well. $5/child or max of $10/family or whatever you can give. Please send in cash or check (made out to Wildwood PTO) in a sealed envelope marked "PTO" by May 28th.

Chess Tournament - RESULTS

Congratulations to all that competed in the Annual Wildwood Chess Tournament this past Sunday afternoon. After four fun hours, the results are as follows:
YOU ARE ALL WINNERS...CHECK MATE!

K: 1. Andy Ni; 2. Janes Landeryou; 3. Ian Yankson

1st/2nd: 1. Uziel Valientin*; 1. Fynn Wennemyr; 3. Eugene Shao

3rd/4th: 1. Calvin Lin*; 1. Yerim Rieu; 3. Marcel Gabbett*; 3. Sarah Wennemyr; 3. Nick Ding

5th/6th: 1. Hong Ren; 2. Eric Lin; 3. Elijah Wilson

* Awarded trophy on tiebreaks.

BOOK SWAP - donations

Just a reminder to bring in your gently used books to donate to the Annual Wildwood BOOK SWAP. The swap will be taking place on Wednesday, May 14th from 9a.m.-1p.m. Every child gets free books to take home. Book donations can be dropped in any box around school labeled "book swap" or sent in with your child (each classroom has a box). Thanks for your support. This is a great event!

Multi-Arts/ Event

Saturday, May 10th 3-5pm at Barnes and Noble
MEET THE ARTISTS:
Open reading featuring local young writers. Drama Shows performed by local children
Chamber Music & Clips from Bubble Trubble: THE MOVIE, a local feature film.

*On Saturday, May 10, Barnes and Noble, 335 Russell Street, Hadley, will donate 10-20% of the sales receipts to the Multi-Arts Scholarship Fund when shoppers mention Multi-Arts when paying for their purchases. *

Wildwood Family Spring Dance

Come dance the night away! Tonight, Friday, May 2nd, in the school gym from 6-8p.m. See you there!

Celia's Meticulous Home Cleaning-new business

My name is Ohmead Snow, and I am a teacher, parent and PTO member at Wildwood. I have started a new business, Celia's Meticulous Home Cleaning, which includes regular house cleaning services (very detailed, professional work), and also rental turnovers and prepping homes for sale - inclusive of landscaping, exterior washing, painting, carpet washing, and interior cleaning. I am also working with Sarah Auerbach (Wildwood Mom and PTO member) and Cindy Nelson (Fort River Mom) who are co-owners of AmherstStyle, LLC and Home Staging. Since 2004 they have done color consulting and interior re-design. They also prepare homes to sell and are Accredited Staging Professionals, so we will be complimenting eachother by referring (e.g. if a house needs prepping before being staged or referring AmherstStyle after prepping a home.)

Anyway, I would love referrals, so if you know of anyone in need of any of these services it would be great if you could send them my way. I am insured and bonded already. I am especially in need of clients who need weekly house cleaning, as I have trained employees who are looking for more hours. I can be contacted on by "business line" (413) 335-5108 or at celiasmeticulous@gmail.com.

Chess Tournament

Wildwood Chess Tournament...
Pre-registration is not required - your children are most welcome to simply show up to play on Sunday. (The purpose of preregistration is to get a head start on computer data entry.) If you come late on Sunday, we'll fit you in - your child may have to skip the previous round(s), that's all.

We still need parent volunteers. It will be very light work to monitor and help the kids.

* Sunday May 4th
* groups broken up as follows: K, 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th graders
* Registration at 12:30, tournament from 1-5
* 4 rounds, everyone plays all 4 games, so plan to stay through to the prize ceremony
* You may preregister by sending name, grade, and teacher to

wennemyr@comcast.net

BOOK SWAP

CALLING ALL PARENTS!
TIME FOR CLEARING OUT ALL THOSE UNWANTED BOOKS!

The annual Wildwood Book Swap is taking place May 14, 9 to 1 pm. In every classroom there is now a box awaiting all the picture books, preschool readers, chapter books, series, etc. up to grade 6 reading level you have lying around the house. Please take this opportunity to THINK SPRING CLEANING and bring to the school any of these books simply collecting dust. The kids really love the idea of selecting at least 2 free books on the day of the swap when every
class gets a turn to go to the front hall to rifle through all the boxes assembled there, sorted and categorized for them, and the teachers get to take their turn at the end of the day.

Help make this year's swap another huge success and when it comes to unwanted books, THINK SPRING CLEANING!!!!

A nonprofit event sponsored by the Wildwood PTO

Art Room Volunteers Needed

Volunteers needed in the art room. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Julie Rivera at riverajl@arps.org

The times she most needs volunteers are:
• Monday afternoons for the 2nd grade classes. They start at 12:30.
• Mondays for the 4th grade classes. 11:20-12:00
• Tuesday afternoons for the 1st grade classes. They start at 12:30.
• Wednesdays any time for helping hang art, put out displays, etc.
• Thursdays for the 1st grade and Kindergarten classes. They start at 11:45
• Fridays for the 3rd grade classes. They start at 12:30.