Our Wildwood, Winter 2019, Volume 44

INTENSIVE EXHIBITIONS: Fifth grade scientists used hands-on experiments to learn about Newton’s laws of physics, while 4th grade thespians performed Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. COMMUNITY NIGHT: New and old friends gathered for food and conversation at the Annual Giving kickoff. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: Upper school students performed a delightful stage adaptation of the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life. STUDENT LEADERSHIP RETREAT: Middle and upper school students were inspired to address school-specific challenges they hope to solve as leaders at the Wildwood Student Leadership Retreat. THANKSGIVING ALL SCHOOL MEETING: Fifth graders showed a video about a surprise act of kindness and its impact on both the givers and the recipients, 3rd graders shared their Kindness Campaign project, and much more at the kindness-themed ASM. JOG-A-THON: Thanks to the entire Wildwood community, elementary students ran more than 6,452 laps (about 460 miles!) and donated more than 400 pairs of shoes at the 32nd annual Jog-a-Thon! WILDWOOD INSTITUTE FOR STEM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (WISRD) DARK MATTER DAY: Around Halloween, scientists across the globe celebrate the hunt for dark matter, and so did the Wildwood community with hands-on experiments that demonstrated principles of physics, 3D printing, virtual reality, and augmented reality.

ALL SCHOOL COMMUNITY NIGHT

MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERSHIP RETREAT ELEMENTARY ALL SCHOOL MEETING

ALL SCHOOL DARK MATTER DAY

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