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Wildwood Academy Welcome to our page! We are a small private school opening fall of 2020 in Shepherd Texas.

Guess what opened for the first time today?! Our class store!! So fun to teach some financial responsibility in the clas...
09/18/2026

Guess what opened for the first time today?! Our class store!! So fun to teach some financial responsibility in the classroom
this year, and as a fun bonus we get to go shopping every couple of weeks! Of course, we HIGHLY ENCOURAGED saving it for a top priced item, but the money was definitely burning a hole in some pockets, ha!

We took our time to really remember September 11, and what that meant for our country. I think the kids learned a lot, a...
09/16/2026

We took our time to really remember September 11, and what that meant for our country. I think the kids learned a lot, and being able to teach them about the great sacrifice of so many heroes was a privilege. Enjoy our afternoon crafts and their AWESOME patriotic outfits! ❤️🤍💙

This year at Wildwood is a Texas history year! I love digging into all things Texas, and so far the kids are enjoying it...
09/10/2026

This year at Wildwood is a Texas history year! I love digging into all things Texas, and so far the kids are enjoying it too! Today we compared the Legend of the Indian Paintbrush and the Legend of the Bluebonnet after learning about native tribes from Texas. As an art extension we used chalk pastels to paint our own sunset just like He-Who-Brought-the-Sunset-to-the-Earth! The kids knocked this one out of the park!

Yeehaw! 🤠

Pre-K will wear you out! We have worked and played way too hard today! 💙🌳
09/09/2026

Pre-K will wear you out! We have worked and played way too hard today! 💙🌳

Little friends and middle friends on our morning walk! 💛🌳
09/03/2026

Little friends and middle friends on our morning walk! 💛🌳

“My daddy was the smartest man I have ever known, but I knew his inability to read probably kept him from seeing all of ...
08/26/2026

“My daddy was the smartest man I have ever known, but I knew his inability to read probably kept him from seeing all of his dreams come true."

That memory shaped everything she did and led her to fill so many homes with books. Through her Imagination Library, she sent free books to millions of kids for decades, sparking a love of reading before they even started school.

Thank you, Dolly, for reminding the world that a book in a child’s hands can change everything, and for caring so deeply about literacy! 🌈📖

Enjoy heaven Dolly 💛

Wildwood friends, Wildwood friends, what do you see?I see backpacks ready as can be!Backpacks, backpacks, what do you se...
08/25/2026

Wildwood friends, Wildwood friends, what do you see?
I see backpacks ready as can be!
Backpacks, backpacks, what do you see?
I see muddy crocs, headed for the trees!
Muddy crocs, muddy crocs, what do you see?
I see new friends smiling right at me!
New friends, new friends, what do you see?
We see our first day at Wildwood Academy! 🌳✨

Year 7 incoming 💛

Also, I’ll never tell my students that their desk is too messy because holy guacamole….I’m all over the place! 😆🌳🤍 Our m...
07/30/2026

Also, I’ll never tell my students that their desk is too messy because holy guacamole….I’m all over the place! 😆🌳🤍

Our motto has always been “Learning together and growing together” and it will continue to be the foundation we build on!

Did you know there are six different types of syllables?! Sure, we’ve been clapping those out since we were young, but m...
07/27/2026

Did you know there are six different types of syllables?! Sure, we’ve been clapping those out since we were young, but most of us probably didn’t realize why. Knowing the different syllable types — and being able to recognize them while reading — aids in decoding and organizing unknown words! In our language arts curriculum, we specifically teach these syllable types and work with students on identifying them within words as they decode. Now clap it with me — how many syllables are in the word FANTASTIC?! 🥳🤩🌳

“In a survey, teacher educators were asked how important it was for public school teachers to ‘teach phonics and phonemi...
07/26/2026

“In a survey, teacher educators were asked how important it was for public school teachers to ‘teach phonics and phonemic awareness when teaching literacy in the early grades.’ Only 44% thought it was ‘absolutely essential.’” (Farkas & Duffett, 2010)

Less than half. That gap is why we take this seriously.

Our foundation at Wildwood is a strong, systematic phonics program that never asks kids to guess words from pictures and builds in mastery checkpoints along the way. We layer oral phonemic awareness and fun sound-stories to make tricky words click. I’m grateful for a program that goes beyond single syllable phonics in a fun and engaging way!

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Shepherd, TX

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