Sylvan Park Elementary Paideia Design Center, Nashville, TN

Welcome to the Sylvan Park PTO Website

The PTO is open to all parents of children attending Sylvan Park Elementary.
By being part of the group, it's your chance to see the inner workings of the school
and to stay involved in many happenings here at Sylvan Park.

Want to do more? We'd love to have your time, talent and skills! Volunteer to help out with various PTO projects and events by contacting our wonderful PTO Board members. See the "PTO Board" Link for more information!

Keep checking your weekly PTO emails for an updated Student Directory

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INVEST in Your Child

This is voluntary, tax deductible donation. It is our biggest and easiest fundraiser.
Every dollar raised goes directly to the school in support of our students.
The more that you give, the more that we will have to help the school and students.

HOW DO I INVEST? Fill out and return the pledge form, print it off the website or use the link below to invest online.

HOW CAN I PAY? Payment of the pledge amount is flexible. You may pay in full or you may make partial payments monthly.

HOW MUCH DO I PLEDGE? No amount is too small. Every single dollar pledged is much needed and welcomed!

WHERE WILL MY MONEY GO? Sylvan Park Paideia Design Center PTO spends every dollar at Sylvan Park, funding projects that affect every student and teacher. We recently spent money on Cafeteria Improvement, a digital sound system for the auditorium, laptops for teachers and school-wide educational software subscriptions. Everything that we support with these funds that will help to continue to make sure Sylvan Park continues to reach the outer limits!

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Standard School Attire for Sylvan Park
2012-2013 School Year

At Sylvan Park we follow the MNPS Standard School Attire:

Tops: Students can wear any color shirt as long as it has a collar and is a solid color. No patterns or large logos.

Bottoms: Students can wear Any shade Khaki, navy, or black (shorts, pants, capris, skorts, or jumpers)

Shoes Please have your students wear athletic style shoes daily with socks.
Because our students participate in physical activity daily, it is important that they do not wear shoes with heels.
No boots, dress shoes, or sandals.
No Crocs or Flip-Flops allowed.

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THE MAYOR'S ART SHOW

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Mark your calendars and plan on participating in the 2013 Mayor's Art Show at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. The show will be presented in two sections:

From April 11-25, the first show will feature works by students from seven clusters--Antioch, Cane Ridge, Glencliff, Hillsboro, Hunters Lane, Pearl-Cohn, and Stratford. The opening reception will be on Thursday, April 18, from 5-7 p.m. Remarks at 6 p.m. in the auditorium.

From May 2-16, the second show will feature works by students from five clusters--Hillwood, Maplewood, McGavock, Overton, and Whites Creek. The opening reception will be on Thursday, May 9, from 5-7 p.m. Remarks at 6 p.m. in the auditorium.

If you have further questions, you may contact Ronny Criss at rcriss@fristcenter.org or Carol Crittenden at carol.crittenden@mnps.org.

See the link on the left for the artwork chosen from the Sylvan Park student body to appear in the exhibit.

Earning Money for Sylvan Park is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Continue shopping at your favorite stores and earn money for Sylvan Park with every purchase:

Go online to link your Target REDcard to Sylvan Park and earn money for the school with every purchase!

Get a Publix key fob and have it scanned each time you go shopping – you just earned money for your school!

Go online to link your Harris Teeter VIC card to Sylvan Park and earn money with eligible purchases!

Get a Kroger Gift Card and use it every time you go shopping. Every time you re-load your gift card, Sylvan Park earns 4% - that adds up quickly!

Clip Box Tops and Labels for Education codes from items you already buy and earn money for Sylvan Park:

Box Tops for Education raised over $2,000 for Sylvan Park last year! Clip Box Tops from your favorite foods, Huggies products, Kleenex tissues, Ziploc bags, and more. Bring them to the school office or your child’s classroom and, just like that, you’ve earned money for Sylvan Park!

Labels for Education is new to Sylvan Park this year. Collect UPCs and caps from over 2,500 products (Campbells soup, Pepperidge Farms, Prego, People magazine and more. You can put your labels in the Box Tops collection bins in each classroom or the front office. Help Sylvan Park earn credits for Arts, Athletics & Academic merchandise!

Bring in your used ink jet/laser printer ink cartridges and old cell phones, laptops, and consumer electronics:

Bring these items to the school office and let Sylvan Park recycle them for you, earning money doing it! The drop-off box is located inside the school by the front doors.

Enter your MyCokeRewards online:
Save your rewards points from Coke products. You can enter them online at mycokerewards.com and donate them to our school. We can then redeem them for all kinds of neat things from athletic equipment to classroom games and lots more!