We were also fortunate to have a visit from the band and orchestra students at EMS last week. The students played beautifully, and Mr. Ackermann, the EMS music teacher, was on hand to answer questions. He mentioned that students can still join instrumental music in middle school, even if they didn’t participate in elementary school—something to keep in mind for any future musicians!

This week, leading up to spring break, is shaping up to be an eventful one. Construction on our new parking lot will begin tomorrow! You can find the plans and a breakdown of the steps for the initial phase by scrolling down in the Weekly. Once the work is completed, we’ll be updated on the next steps, including when the new parking area will be available for use by parents and staff. In the meantime, you can still park on the softball fields behind Wilmot. This is especially helpful for preschool parents picking up their child in the afternoon. Please remember that parking in the car line along the edge of the parking lot is not permitted for any length of time.

As I mentioned last week, Mrs. Piane and I met with representatives from the Evergreen Sustainability Alliance to discuss a new composting initiative. Tomorrow during lunch, an organization called We Don’t Waste will be at Wilmot to collect food scraps and talk with students as part of a waste audit. They’ll provide us with a detailed breakdown of the lunch waste at Wilmot, which we’ll share with the students. Several other local schools, including EMS, EHS, Parmalee, Ralston, and Evergreen Country Day, are also involved in this initiative. If you’re interested in helping create more opportunities for students to take leadership in environmental efforts at Wilmot, I’d love to connect—please feel free to email me.

I’d like to end this week’s update by expressing my gratitude for the trust you place in the staff at Wilmot to care for and educate your child every day. We are deeply committed to the success of all our students and to fostering a school community that is warm and welcoming to all families. Thank you for choosing to be a part of the Wilmot Wildcats family! I look forward to seeing you at school this week.

Stephany Fritz

Principal, Wilmot Elementary

Hi families! The art room is looking for pinecone donations! If you are able, please search your yard for pinecones and fill up a bag for the art room! If you are feeling extra generous, I'd love help with chopping the pinecone into thirds, using a lopper,  like the picture above. This can be done at home, or you're welcome to contact me and we can organize a cutting party in the art room! Thanks for any help you can provide.

The Lab Card Program supports tuition assistance to ensure every sixth-grade student, regardless of financial capacity, can attend Outdoor Lab. To join the program, you simply need to link your King Sooper’s shopper’s card to the Outdoor Lab Foundation through the King Soopers Community Rewards Program. Visit the Foundation's website to find instructions. It takes about 3 minutes.

Once enrolled, any purchase moving forward with your Shopper’s Card will allocate a portion of King Soopers’s annual donation to the Outdoor Lab Foundation. The more people participating on behalf of the Outdoor Lab Foundation, the more money they can provide in tuition assistance to our students.

This is not only important for our families so that they can offset or eliminate a financial burden, but it is also important to your colleagues. This money can be used for various purposes such as booking engaging evening presenters for the students, paying for a sub day for lead teacher Outdoor Lab planning, buying supplies, etc.

Please take a few minutes to enroll yourself in the Lab Card Program and spread the word!

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