We are so excited for the first annual Wickapalooza Music Festival on Friday, May 13. The festival will be held at Wickliffe Elementary from 6-9 p.m. We will have a main stage with musical performances from our very own Golden Star Choir, a dedication to our beloved Chris Collaros, and a closing performance from the Shazzbots Musical Group. In addition to the main stage, we will have bounce houses, food trucks, a magician performance, tie dye station, crafts, and more. This is an outdoor event, so plan to bring your chairs and blankets to enjoy the show.

Wickapalooza shirts with a tie-dye option are pre-sale only - click here to purchase your shirt: https://www.wickliffepto.org/packet/3737

The deadline to order shirts is Friday, April 22nd.

Our new garden needs: 

• potting soil for the six new garden boxes
• a place to keep gardening tools like a small plastic shed or deck box that we can place near the garden

Contact Marta Ackley at martaroberson@hotmail.com if you would like to donate these items, or just bring them into the office! Also, look for a Sign-Up Genius soon for summer watering and maintaining! 

Save the date - upcoming restaurant "day"

Rita’s Italian Ice  |  May 18

Flyer and more details coming soon!

There are a handful of slots still remaining to volunteer for After School Discovery dismissal.

Sign up at: 
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70a0549a9a72ca2fc1-spring1.

Volunteering is easy - it is just a 30-minute time commitment from 3:45-4:15. You will get a list of the students to be dismissed, and your job is to help them get to where they need to go - either to SACC, out the door to walk home, or to meet their grown-up who will be picking them up in front of the school. This is a great opportunity to meet some of the kids and chat with another adult volunteer (our goal is two per session). Especially if you have a child you will be picking up anyway, please consider coming a bit early to help out. We can't do it without you!

Teacher/staff appreciation week is May 2-6 and we can't wait to celebrate our teachers and staff members! We need your help to make the week amazing! Please click here to sign up to volunteer and/or donate.

Schedule of events:

• Monday, May 2 - Coffee cart and breakfast treats
  
• Tuesday, May 3 - No school (professional development day)
  
• Wednesday, May 4 - Graeter's Ice Cream Truck
  
• Thursday, May 5 - Teacher/staff luncheon
  
• Friday, May 6 - Stock the teacher/staff room with snacks, cards, and notes!
  

Thank you for your support! Please contact Jennifer Waddell at jenniferawaddell@yahoo.com with any questions.

Dear fifth grade families,
Please see the information below regarding upcoming events and activities for our fifth graders.

Wickliffe fifth grade celebrations:

• Fifth grade only outdoor lunches - May 5, 12, 19, and 26 - during lunchtime - thank you to the adults who have volunteered to help!
  
  
• Fifth grade party - Wednesday, May 25, 3-5 p.m. at the Wickliffe playground/blacktop area. Fifth graders will enjoy pizza, a DJ, the Kona Ice truck, games, and more! We need your help to make this party a success! Please click here to volunteer!
  
  
• Fifth grade town meeting/graduation - Wednesday, June 1, at 8:45 a.m. in the school gym. The whole school will come together as the teachers, staff and students celebrate our graduating fifth graders. Only parents/closest caregivers of fifth graders are invited to attend due to limited space, and we plan to record the town meeting to share with extended family. We are excited to celebrate with you all!
  
  
• Fifth grade clap out - Wednesday, June 1, at 12:45 p.m. - Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate the fifth graders on the last day of school (more details to come as we get closer).
  

Please contact Lauren Evans at lkgevans@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Fifth grade graduation planning team

Flowers will arrive at Wickliffe on Friday, May 6. For the safety of our students, staff, and community, flower pick-up will begin at 4:30 p.m. No flower pick-up will occur immediately after school, nor will students be bringing them home. Anyone who orders flowers must pick up their order at the Wickliffe parking lot on Friday, May 6, from 4:30-7 p.m. Thank you!

Volunteers are needed!

We need your help with the spring flower sale pick-up on Friday, May 6. Please sign up if you can help unload and sort 1,300+ flowers and plants from the Foertmeyer truck (8:45–11 a.m.) or help with pick-up (4:30-7 p.m.). We will be meeting in the Wickliffe parking lot.

We also need wagons to cart the plants to customers' cars – please sign up if you can loan us your wagon!

Sign up link:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4BACA628A7F58-spring

Contact Jillian Froment (jefroment@gmail.com), Andrea Bartosch (andreabartosch@live.com), or Melanie Kerr (melaniekerr820@gmail.com) if you have any questions.

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Dear Families,

Words truly seem inadequate to express my gratitude for receiving The Golden Apple Award. It has been both an honor and a privilege to be part of the Wickliffe community for almost 20 years. Having a career in education for the last four and a half decades has given me unending joy and a deep sense of purpose.

Thank you for the outpouring of love that I have received. It is just one more example of how we #LoveOutLoud!

Warmly,

Felice