Month: August 2024

Camp Brick (Lego Club)

Meeting Day: Thursday
Location: Library
Meeting Time: 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Meeting Days: Ends 12/12/24
Student Capacity: 30 (K-5th)
Cost: $350 for 12 weeks
Contact: Jenny Thayer

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

Sylvan Park Elementary – LEGO CLUB 2024/2025 – 3:15pm-4:30pm

*NEW* 12 Week Session: SEPT 12, 19, 26, OCT 3, 17, 24, 31, NOV 7, 14, 21, DEC 5, 12Price:

Sylvan Park Nature Explorers Club

Nature Explorers

Meeting Day: Wednesday
Location: Richland Greenway
Meeting Time: 3:15 – 5:15 pm
Meeting Days: Ends 12/18/24
Student Capacity: 16 (3rd-5th)
Cost: $225/per child
Contact: Judy Scoville

Come with us after school, to explore the woods, fields, and creek along the greenway.

3rd, 4th, and 5th grades

Teachers pick students up at school at dismissal, and families pickup at 5pm at Richland Park Greenway.

Little Art House

Meeting Day: Tuesday
Location: Art Room
Meeting Time: 3:15 – 4:15 pm
Meeting Days: Ends 12/10/24
Student Capacity: 10 (K-2nd)
Cost: $300 for all meetings
Contact: Leighton Bryant

Little artists are invited to come imagine new concepts, explore various mediums, and to create original works of art! Each week we begin class with a book, then we move into a new, exciting art project resulting in a work of art to take home. 

Club Meetings are at 3:00pm – 4:00pm on Tuesday afternoons, throughout September 10th – December 10th

There will be no club meetings on October 8th and November 26th

Stage Stars

Meeting Days: Tuesday & Wednesday
Location: Auditorium
Meeting Time: 3:15 – 4:15 pm
Meeting Days: 10/1/24 – 12/11/24
Student Capacity: 20 per day (K-5th)
Cost: $18 per class/per student
Contact: Renee Hisey

Does your child have a “dramatic side”? You might have a budding Stage Star in your family! Our drama class introduces students to the craft of stage acting. During the one-hour class, students will learn theatrical skills, improv basics and participate in interactive drama games. This is an opportunity for students to have fun, express themselves, interact with others within the context of theatre arts and have the opportunity to earn belts to demonstrate their learned skills!

Schedule: 8 Tuesdays, October 1st – December 10th, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM, No class: 10/8, 11/5, 11/26
Course Code: SYL10.1.24 Register by 9/24 for the early bird price of $144.00.

Schedule: 9 Wednesdays, October 2nd – December 11th, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM, No class: 10/9, 11/27
Course Code: SYL10.2.24 Register by 9/25 for the early bird price of $162.00.

A beginner’s youth tennis program for all grades

Rally Cats

Meeting Day: Wednesday
Location: SP Playground Blacktop
Meeting Time: 3:15 – 4:15 pm
Meeting Days: Ends 11/6/24
Student Capacity: 35 (K-5th)
Cost: $80 for 4 weeks
Contact: Kristen Young

GET ACTIVE, HAVE FUN, AND MAKE FRIENDS WHILE LEARNING TO PLAY TENNIS!
Offered for all grades and equipment is provided! 

September Session
Dates: September 4, 11, 18, 25
Time: Wednesdays, 3:15- 4:15pm
Price: $80
Team ID: 7042483654

October Session
Dates: October 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6
Time: Wednesdays, 3:15- 4:15pm
Price: $80
Team ID: 7042483683

Chess

Meeting Day: Tuesday
Location: 3 Classrooms
Meeting Time: 3:15 – 4:15 pm
Meeting Days: Ends 12/17/24
Student Capacity: 72 (24 per group / 1st-5th)
Cost: $225/semester, $400/school year
Contact: Todd Andrews

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! 

Schedule:

September 10, 17, 24 
October 1,  No chess October 8th for Fall Break, 15, 22, 29
No chess November 5 for election day
November 12, 19 No chess on November 26 for Thanksgiving Break
December 3, 10, 17  (12-weeks total). 

Dance It Out!

Meeting Day: Monday
Location: Auditorium
Meeting Time: 3:15 – 4:15 pm
Meeting Days: 9/9/24 – 12/9/24
Student Capacity: 16 (1st-5th)
Cost: $200/per child
Contact: Ashley King

Dance it Out! Club, is a vibrant and inclusive school club that offers students a safe and supportive environment to explore the art of dance while also developing essential social and emotional skills. This club provides a unique opportunity for students to express themselves creatively through movement while also learning valuable lessons in communication, teamwork, empathy, and self-awareness.

We will meet for 12 weeks on Mondays September 9th-December 9th, 2024 at Sylvan Park Elementary. We will take a break during MNPS fall break from October 7-11.

Pick up will be every Monday at 4:15 at Sylvan Park.

Ukulele Sprouts

Meeting Day: Monday
Location: Art Room
Meeting Time: 3:15 – 4:15 pm
Meeting Days: Sep: 9, 16, 23, 30 / Oct: 14, 21, 28 / Nov: 4, 18 / Dec: 2, 9
Student Capacity: 15 (K-2)
Cost: $275 for 11 weeks
Contact: Kristina Murray

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.

Let’s Code It

Meeting Day: Monday
Location: Library
Meeting Time: 3:15 – 4:15 pm
Meeting Days: 9/30/24 – 12/9/24
Student Capacity: 30 (2nd-5th)
Cost: $18 per class/per student
Contact: Renee Hisey

Time for Tynker- In this exciting new coding class from Afterschool Enrichment Solutions, take a deep dive into computer programming with the web-based platform Tynker!

• Learn the art of digital animation
• Create video games that run on physics, math and art concepts
• Experiment with HTML, Python and Java
• Have fun in the Tynker playground under the instruction of a coding coach!
• No previous coding experience is required to learn and have fun in the Tynker playground under the instruction of a coding coach!
• Classes will be held in the school library.

Schedule: 8 Mondays, September 30th – December 9th, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
No class: 10/7, 11/11, 11/25

Course Code: SYL9.30.24

Cub Scout Pack 17 is open to K-5th Grade girls and boys.

We meet two Monday evenings per month at Sylvan Park Elementary and host Pack activities one Saturday per month at various locations. We are hosting an informational session for parents and prospective scouts at

• Sylvan Park Elementary Cafeteria
• Thursday August 29th at 6:30pm.

We look forward to meeting you there! 

If families are unable to attend the informational session on 8/29, they can join us for our first Pack meeting on Monday, 9/9, at Sylvan Park Elementary Cafeteria, 6-7:15pm. They can register at that meeting. 

Questions?

Contact Pack 17 Cubmaster Alice Bernet at spcubscoutpack17@gmail.com