Dear Wonderful Wilmot Parents, 

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms!  I want to start by saying a big thank you to our PTA for providing treats and lunch in the teachers lounge in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week last week.  We have the best PTA!  As I shared last week, we really appreciate all of the parents and grandparents who volunteer in our school community as Watch Dogs, in classrooms, running with Mileage Club, attending field trips, and/or as members of PTA.  Alongside our kind kids and dedicated teachers, you make Wilmot a warm and welcoming place to be!  

Speaking of kind kids, we have a bunch of students who are invited to join us for announcements over the last two weeks of school:  Oliver V., Rhett, Avery, and Zachary in kindergarten, Addy, Greyson, Finn, and Lucius in 1st grade, Oliver H, Sanders, Alice K, and Birdie in 2nd grade, Evin, Gunner, Grant B, and Soren R. in 3rd grade, Violet B, Garrett, Braden and Coco in 4th grade, and Julia, Lyla, Axel and Jillian in 5th grade.   These students should come to the office first thing in the morning for announcements. In addition, our students filled the kindness jar again, earning another school-wide reward!  On Tuesday, May 21st we will be having a whole school dance party AND handing out at least one new book to every student at Wilmot as a part of the Book Blast.  We’re excited to be able to provide books for students to read over the summer through this program!   

We are sorry to announce that due to inclimate weather and scheduling conflicts, we will be canceling the mile run this year.  Students will go to their regularly scheduled specials for the remainder of the year.  

We wanted to let you know that the 1st day school supply store is now open.  

Wilmot Store Link: http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=19861

This is the BEST way to buy school supplies for next year, with our partner, 1st Day School Supplies. 

Get the exact supplies your teacher requested packaged all in one beautiful, newly redesigned box. They only sell the highest quality branded products like Ticonderoga, Elmer's, Crayola, and Fiskars... GUARANTEED! 

Plus, you will be amazed at how much money you save compared to shopping at Walmart, Target, and Amazon, up to 30%.

A portion of the sale (roughly 7% of these boxes goes back to the Wilmot PTA).

The store is open now through June 30th, and come delivered straight to your home before the start of the 2024-25 school year.

Thank you!  Wilmot PTA

Jeffco Public Schools has adopted a new math resource for our kindergarten through 12th grade students. For many years, children in the United States have lagged behind children in other countries in math achievement. Research about the way other countries teach math has given us a window into why. Countries that consistently outperform the US emphasize conceptual understanding over rote memorization. In addition, struggling is not seen as a failure, but a path to deeper understanding. Illustrative Math grew out of what researchers learned about how other countries successfully teach mathematics. We understand that making this shift feels uncomfortable to parents (and teachers) who themselves learned math through memorization and repetition, but we believe this is a worthwhile change that will lead to deeper understanding and better outcomes for our children.  To help parents better understand the change and support their children, we've included several online resources here.  The videos are especially helpful!  Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have additional questions or for more links to grade-specific resources.