Incoming Sylvan Park Elementary Kindergarten families! Join us on the Sylvan Park Playground on Sunday, July 27 from 4 p.m.-5 p.m. for a fun popsicle party where your child will get to meet, run, and play with their future classmates.
This is a fun and informal way to beat the heat and kick off your child’s Sylvan Park journey. Siblings welcomed!
We can’t wait to meet all of our future Panthers — hope to see you there!
We’re excited to welcome our newest Sylvan Park Panthers! Join us for a Kindergarten Popsicle Party on Sunday, May 18th, from 3:00–4:00 PM on the Outdoor Field at Sylvan Park Elementary (4801 Utah Ave, Nashville, TN 37209).
Incoming kindergarten students and their families are invited to enjoy popsicles, meet classmates, and connect with other Sylvan Park families. It’s a fun and informal way to kick off your child’s Sylvan Park journey!
Location: Sylvan Park Elementary Outdoor Field. (4801 Utah Ave, Nashville, TN 37209)
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Time: 3:00–4:00 PM
Hosted by: Sylvan Park PTO
We can’t wait to meet our future Panthers — see you there!
Thank you to everyone who worked so hard on the social and auction. And thank you to everyone who attended and bid on our specialty items. We raised a lot of money for our school… even more than last year!
Mayor Freddie O’Connell delighted Sylvan Park Elementary School kindergartners as Ms. Williams’ “Mystery Reader” on Friday, March 7. He read Lulu & Rocky in Nashville, taking the children of Ms. Williams, Ms. Maynard, Ms. Brodak, and Ms. Knight on a literary adventure through the city’s sights and sounds—from the iconic Country Music Hall of Fame to the sweet treats at The Goo Goo Shop.
📅 When: Thursday, March 6, 2025
📍 Where: Sylvan Park Gym
(Enter and sign in through the back parking lot gym doors)
A Paideia Project is a unit of study that combines teacher instruction and student learning around a specific topic. It includes a seminar and a student project that captures the ideas and values explored during the seminar.
This year, we kicked off our seminar with a school-wide discussion on the book Ada Twist, Scientist—a story about a young girl with a head full of questions! The themes of perseverance, curiosity, and imagination guided students as they created science projects exploring topics they learned about.
Families are invited to visit during their child’s grade-level tour time:
We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating our students’ hard work! 🎉
Customize Your 2 Free Pages
Add photos from your computer, Facebook, Instagram, Google Drive & more.
Answer fun Memory Questions to help remember the year.
The 2 Custom Pages are FREE and are printed ONLY in your book. Want more pages? Each additional 2 pages is just $1.99.
To Purchase & Customize Your Yearbook
Regular price: $17.39
*Does not include sales tax, if applicable
Create Custom Pages by: Mar 31 .** If you order past the date, you can still get a yearbook, it will just be sent to your house instead of our bulk order coming to the school.
Check out this photo gallery and see if anything looks familiar.
UPDATE: We are halfway to the end of our INVEST Campaign and have raised over $35K, 30% towards our goal of $120K! We are coming up on our final push to secure funds for our much needed Interventionist and we still very much need your help!
With 16 days left in the campaign we are announcing POPSICLES FOR PARTICIPATION. This event is our effort to secure 150 INVEST donors by the end of this week! POPSICLES FOR PARTICIPATION is an all inclusive, school wide celebration. If we reach 150 donors, your child will receive a popsicle during their scheduled recess hour on Monday, September 23rd. Already donated? Share with a friend or family member! Thank you!
Our annual INVEST Campaign is dreaming BIG for the 2024-2025 school year as we strive to reach our goal of $120K!
INVEST is the actual fundraising campaign. The Fun(d) Run was created a few years ago as a way to get the kids excited and celebrate by doing a run around the track at the end of the campaign. They’ll get a “Fun Run” T-Shirt , another popsicle and pride for lots of laps around the track. And a great playlist curated by our very own Coach Scott for a dance party to boot!
From 3-6pm on April 20, 2024, the Sylvan Park PTO received 10% of all sales made at Parnassus Books. Whether you were searching for books for your kiddos, yourself, or some amazing signed editions for gifts, it was the perfect time to visit. We hope you took advantage of this opportunity, and we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated. Your support means the world to us!
Parnassus Books, located in Green Hills, is an independent bookstore beloved by our community. Founded in 2011 by novelist Ann Patchett and her business partner, Karen Hayes, Parnassus offers an extensive and exciting selection of books, including fiction, non-fiction, children’s literature, local interests, and the arts. We hope you found some wonderful reads to enjoy.
The Sylvan Park Chess Team placed 4th of 14 in their team tournament which qualified them to participate in the state tournament in Cookeville on March 23rd, 2024.
The Sylvan Park Chess Team placed 4th in the Tennessee State Scholastic Elementary Team Finals in Cookeville this weekend. They placed higher than any other elementary school in middle Tennessee.
Congratulations Avighna, Louis, Alex, Will, & Grant!
Hattie B’s donated lunch and the teachers visited “Baggage Claim” on the last day of their travel week.
Thank you to Hattie B’s for lunch on Friday and to HERO for coffee and Donuts on Monday.
Theresa Yarber and Sarah Grace
Teacher Appreciation Team
On March 26th, Sylvan Park is hosting an International Night to celebrate the diversity in our school. International Night is an opportunity for our students, families, faculty, and staff to experience the countries, cultures, and traditions found in our community. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
International Night at Sylvan Park
The event will be held in the back parking lot of the school from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
When?
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2024, 05:30 PM
Where?
4801 Utah Avenue, Nashville, TN, USA
Dear Parents and Students,
We are looking for volunteers to host a table or trunk space! Everyone has a culture and a story to tell. Please share yours with us! Your space could feature a country, your genealogy, or your family traditions. (Please register by Wednesday, March 20th.)
Thank you to everyone that came out for our second annual International Night! We loved seeing our school come together with such great representation.
Each day students are encouraged to dress up to show their love of reading and books.
Monday Feb 26 – “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover Day” – Everyone wears their clothes inside out!
Tuesday Feb 27 – “Crazy Sock Day” – We love books from our heads to our TOES!!! Wear crazy socks to show your book love.
Wednesday Feb 28 – “Read ME Day” – Wear shirts, socks, buttons, stickers, anything with school-appropriate writing that can be read by everyone during the day.
Thursday Feb 29 – “Snuggle Up with a Book Day” for DEAR Time (Drop Everything And Read) – Wear pajamas to snuggle up with a book for “DEAR Day”. Classes will ,Drop Everything And Read for 20 minutes during the day.
Friday March 1- “Book Parade Day” – Come to school with your favorite book. Everyone is encouraged to dress as a favorite book character. We will parade out back around the track starting at 8:10.
On Friday March 1st everyone will bring their favorite book to show in the Book Parade. Students are encouraged to dress as the book character in the book they are carrying! It is not necessary to buy Book Character outfits, be creative and use items in your home like scarves, hats, or paper in new ways.
The Book Parade will be outside around the track behind the school. Families are invited to come to the parade and share in our joy of reading!
If you are coming to see the parade, please sign-in at the tables at the back of the school. 5th & 4th grades will lead our Book Parade starting at 8:10am, each grade level will join in, circling around the track. We anticipate the Book Parade ending around 8:30am.
At school we will have book riddles, a favorite book display, and more to celebrate the week.
Questions? Email Sylvan Park Librarian Kelly.Bulbulkaya@mnps.org
This support starts with educating and supporting the parents/caregivers and educators about these identities so children feel comfortable to talk about their own process as well as their peers’ process.
Date: 02/08/2024 (Thu.)
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm CST
Location: Childcare in the gym/Event in the library
This is a sign-up for Sylvan Park Diversity Night childcare/pizza. Childcare will be available for elementary-aged children at least 5 years old in the gymnasium.
Diversity Night is an opportunity for the EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) chairs on the PTO Board to invite parents/caregivers and educators at Sylvan Park Elementary to educational discussions around diversity and inclusion. This occurs one night per year and childcare (and pizza) is provided. We believe it is important for parents/caregivers to come to a space where they can learn with an open heart and be part of discussions with minimal distractions.
Previous topics in the series include:
Come out and support the Belmont Bruins MBB team as they take on Murray State!
Sunday March 2nd, 2025
Doors open at 1 pm
Tip-off at 2 pm
Come out and cheer on Belmont Men’s Basketball and support the Sylvan Park School at the same time!
Note: Curb Event Center does have a CLEAR BAG POLICY
GO BRUINS!
