Month: December 2023

Monday: Ukulele Sprouts 🌱 Club – Sylvan Park Paideia, 3 – 4

Grades K-2nd SPRING 2024 Ukulele Sprouts 🌱 Club - Sylvan Park Paideia (MONDAYS at 3p)

Grades K-2nd SPRING 2024  / MONDAYS at 3p, $375.00

Presented by The Nashville School of Traditional Country Music, Ukulele Sprouts Club introduces all of the fundamentals of playing stringed instruments using the best kids instrument ever – the ukulele! No previous musical experience is required.

In Ukulele Sprouts, we use traditional and original folk songs created on the uke to add essential motor skills seamlessly; we also teach by ear – no practice book necessary!

This class is an effortless way for your child to become musically fluent in a short amount of time; they soon will be able to continue with ukulele or move to other stringed instruments with ease.

Start Week: January 22nd
$375 for 15 club dates
Grades K-2

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Tuesdays: Sylvan Park Chess Club 3:05 – 4:05 PM

2023-24 Sylvan Park Elem. Chess Club

Dates: (2nd Semester) Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30 – Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27
– Mar. 19 and 26 – Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (27-weeks)

Who can join the club?  Students in 1st – 5th Grades

Why chess? 

Chess is fun and competitive, but it also offers lasting educational benefits such as enhanced problem solving and logical reasoning skills, increased attention span, improved patience and self-esteem, and there is direct correlation between chess and increased math and reading standardized test scores. It’s so much more than just a game! 

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Thursday: Little Art House: Art Club at Sylvan Park, 3rd – 5th

3rd-5th Grade Art Club @ Sylvan Park Paideia

Thursdays, 3:05 – 4:05pm / 3rd – 5th Grade
Jan 11 – Mar 7, 2024 (9 weeks), $ 225

Young artists are invited to come imagine new places, explore various mediums, and to create fun works of art with an instructor from Little Art House Foundation.

Each week, we will read or reference a book for visual inspirations before creating a work of art. The projects will be engaging and fun for all ages.

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Thursdays: Camp Brick LEGO Club, 3 – 4:30

THURSDAY’s after school for LEGO Club

Please join us THURSDAY’s after school for LEGO Club. Students will dismiss at 3:00pm and wait in a designated area for LEGO Club pick up. Pick your student up in the library at 4:30pm. Please pack an extra snack on Thursday’s for your child to enjoy during LEGO Club. Spaces are limited and we normally sell out fast so don’t delay, register NOW.

Please select 1 session:

LEGO CLUB Session #1
3:00pm-4:30pm
JAN 11, 18, 25, FEB 1, 8, 15

LEGO CLUB Session #2
3:00pm-4:30pm
FEB 22, 29, MAR 7, 21, 28, APR 4

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Student Work from the School Wide Seminar on “ish”

ish seminar student work

We had our second school-wide seminar right before Thanksgiving break. 

Each class read the book ish by Peter Reynolds.  The story is about a boy who loves to draw until he is mocked for his drawings and loses his confidence and joy in creating art.  The ideas and values discussed were perfection, improvement, joy, motivation, and confidence. 

For our post seminar activity, students created a drawing to show how ‘ish‘ thinking may bring you joy and the feeling of confidence and success.  We created a school-wide crumpled art gallery to showcase our ish pictures.

The next time you visit, check it out!  It is located in the hallway near the cafeteria.    

Thank you to everyone who helped us “Stock the Lounge” this December!

Stock the Lounge Cookie Bar

For our December STL, we set up a cookie swap and hot chocolate bar. 

In January, we are doing a Fresh New Year Salad Bar.  Please consider signing up to bring cookies or another staple for the lounge OR let us do the shopping for you and help us fill up the salad bar by donating via paypal.  

Our Teachers love this show of appreciation and love.  Thank you for all you do to make this possible!

Text me if you have any questions: 615-579-2806

Thanks so much!
Sarah & Theresa

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