Wildwood Blog

Jan 16, 20191 min read

Looking for Cool Photos of Wildwood!

Hey Everyone - I'm putting together a marketing booklet as well as yearbook. If you have any really cool photos of Wildwood, kids, or...

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Jan 15, 20191 min read

Don't forget - yoga for teens opportunity today!

Dear Parents of Wildwood, Teen yoga and mindfulness classes are starting up this Tuesday after school at the Hood River Library. We are...

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Jan 15, 20191 min read

A Day of Service

Monday, January 21st is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will take the day off from school to honor the life and work of Dr. King; a life...

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Dr. J

Jan 10, 20191 min read

Please use Wildwood Parking

Hey Everyone - Just a reminder to use Wildwood designated parking spots. If you're dropping off or picking up, probably best to just...

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Jan 7, 20191 min read

Run...to The RUINS!

Run club Our run/walk club will be continuing in the new year. On Saturday, January 19th, at 9:30am, students from Wildwood are invited...

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Dr. J

Dec 31, 20181 min read

Polar Bear Club on New Year's Day

It's called Wildwood... not Wimpywood for a reason. So, in the great tradition of those crazy Norwegians (who reportedly invented it...

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Dec 21, 20181 min read

Tap, tap, tap go the keys and the feet

Keyboarding (typing) is an essential skill for all students. While we wish that we could dedicate class time to the process, we simply...

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Dr. J

Dec 16, 20181 min read

Wildwood Winter on Wednesday and Ugly Sweater Monday

Hey Everyone - Just a quick reminder that Monday is Ugly Sweater Day. If you have an ugly sweater, please wear it. If you don't, ask Mr....

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Dec 12, 20181 min read

Upcoming Events at Wildwood

Miss Lydia's bin is full and we want to make sure your student has their warm layers for the upcoming break. This Friday, December 14th,...

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Dec 12, 20181 min read

Winter Weather...What ifs.

Brrr! It's been cold and wet and even a bit frosty this week! We've had lots of questions about snow days and closures and how we will...

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Dr. J

Dec 8, 20181 min read

Clothes and Donations for Thea!

Hi Everyone - One of our students, Thea Brevard, has come up with an amazing enterprise called 'Care Kits for the Homeless'. She is...

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Dr. J

Dec 5, 20182 min read

Entrepreneurship

Our Entrepreneurship program started last month. The overreaching goal for the program is to teach Wildwood students the basics of...

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Dec 4, 20181 min read

Walking for Water

This week during our non-fiction read aloud (The Big Thirst, by Charles Fishman), we read "about 1.8 billion people in the world who...

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Nov 30, 20181 min read

Join Story Gorge at the Ruins - TONIGHT!

Tonight, Sean O'Connor and Story Gorge have invited Wildwood students and their families to an exclusive showing of a film 7 years in the...

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Dr. J

Nov 30, 20185 min read

The Upcoming Wildwood Trimester

Upcoming Trimester (estimated reading time of seven minutes) Overview: Well, the first trimester at Wildwood Academy was never boring!...

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Nov 27, 20181 min read

Demystifying Report Cards, Kuta, & Kiddom

We've received a smattering of questions about how parents can best support their children using Kuta and Kiddom as well as requests for...

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Dr. J

Nov 26, 20181 min read

School Pictures on Tuesday, November 27th!

Just a reminder to everyone that school pictures will be on Tuesday, November 27th (tomorrow). These are the official pictures for the...

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Nov 24, 20182 min read

And, we're back!

It was a wonderful week off for our families and we hope for yours as well but we are very excited to get back to Wildwood and back to...

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Nov 5, 20181 min read

Friday! Friday! Friday!

This Friday, November 9th, Wildwood will be taking a field trip to Cascade Locks and Portland. We are starting a unit on sustainable art...

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Nov 1, 20181 min read

Back to Ekone

We are headed back to Ekone Ranch tomorrow! FOR REAL! Students will spend the day working on their documentaries about the ranch and...

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