Come and have a pastry with us Saturday, May 11th from 8:00 – 5 PM at HERO DOUGHNUTS & BUNS. Hero’s is now donating proceeds from 8am – 5pm!!! No more super early awakenings to get there.
HERO will donate a percentage of all sales during this time to Sylvan Park PTO. 🙂
May 11th 8:00 – 5PM
4013 CHARLOTTE AVENUE
The children are grateful for your support!!
Visit the menu at https://www.herodoughnutsandbuns.com/
Join us for Hattie B’s at 5209 Charlotte Ave. on Thursday, May 23rd, the last day of school for 2024! Hang with with other SPE families over dinner or place a to-go order anytime. Hattie B’s is generously donating 10 percent of sales from the entire day to our school!
Buy a Wristband in advance for $8.00, Wristbands will be $10 at the door
We need your help to make this event a success! And if that is not enough incentive, For every hour a volunteer signs up to help with carnival, your name will go in the hat to win one of 2 $50 amazon gift cards. Responsible high school students welcome!
Please review the available slots and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!
When you’re purchasing the special edition Carnival 2024 shirts for your family, please also consider buying a shirt for your favorite faculty member!
When you’re purchasing the special edition Carnival 2024 shirts for your family, please also consider buying a shirt for your favorite faculty member!
Mark your calendars for an important event: on May 2nd, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, we will be hosting an Internet Safety presentation in the Auditorium. This presentation is for adults only and promises to provide invaluable insights into keeping our children safe in the online world.
Led by Officer Dennis Fetting, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Nashville, this presentation will cover a wide range of topics to give parents a comprehensive understanding of the online landscape. From the scale and scope of online threats to grooming tactics used by predators, sextortion, and data permanency, we’ll delve into the real challenges our children face online.
Here’s a glimpse of what to expect:
Special Agent Dennis M. Fetting brings a wealth of experience to this presentation, with a background in investigating human trafficking, child exploitation, and other serious crimes. His expertise will provide valuable insights and practical tips for safeguarding our children in today’s digital age.
Don’t miss this opportunity to empower yourself with knowledge and tools to protect our kids online. We look forward to seeing you there!
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:
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.
We are excited to announce that, after a brief hiatus, our annual parent social has returned! Save the Date for Feb 29, 2024.
Every single parent, teacher and staff member is invited. During the social, we will be having a charity auction to help raise funds for our wonderful teachers and school. Any contribution you make, be it time, goods and services, or money, will have an impact on our children.
What: Food, Drinks, & Silent Auction
Where: 14Tenn Event Venue
When: Thursday, February 29th, 2024
We are in need of items for the charity auction. We’re looking for restaurant gift cards, vacation homes, staycations, photography sessions, big items, small items, anything you can think to contribute! Do you have an air bnb you’d be willing to donate? Sport memorabilia? Sommelier skills? Season tickets to Bridgestone or Nissan? Soccer tickets? Do you have friends who own businesses in town that might want to contribute? You can talk to your room parent or email pto.spark.fundraising@gmail.com.
Thank you, as always, for all your help.
Hate shopping? Never know what to get a few folks on your list? We’ll be sharing some gift ideas in our socials in the coming weeks so if you don’t follow us, go check out our account @sylvanparkpto!
Please share this with friends and family as well. The more that participate the more the school raises plus you get a nice discount too.
Everyone has the folks on their Christmas list that are near impossible to shop for. They have everything… hard to impress… you know the drill. We have some ideas below that will be sure to make them smile.
BONUS: use FUNDRAISESYLVANPARK at minted.com/holiday you get 20% off PLUS 15% goes back to Sylvan Park. Win win!
Magpie’s curates the very best in baby, children’s, tween clothing, decor and beyond with a goal to bring JOY.
Use FUNDRAISESYLVANPARK in store and online to get 10% off PLUS 10% goes back to Sylvan Park. Valid 11/16 through 12/23.
Use FUNDRAISESYLVANPARK at minted.com/holiday you get 20% off PLUS 15% goes back to Sylvan Park. Win win!
Minted has TONS of these but cool way to lock in a milestone memory, trip or guaranteed win for all the moms/grandparents out there.
First dance, favorite song, lyrics from your annual grade performance, T Swift song from Era’s tour or movie. So many options for a cool gift here!
Meet your spouse at college? Graduate just pick a college? Get that MBA or do a special course? This is perfect to memorialize that big milestone moment!
Life can be hard. Gratefulness helps. Good for anyone! There are recipe journals and even kids journals in here which we’ll highlight next week!
Put a magazine, favorite book or pretty journal for a special gift! TONS of patterns and sizes online
Nice with a charitable donation in someone’s name or in a kids room by their give/save/spend jars!
Just in time for the book fair, create a reading nook with books from book fair the week of the 13th with fun new art!
Great for those teenagers and or something fun to give a gift card in!
Calling all Book Lovers! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to the Sylvan Park Library very soon. Come shop for all your favorites or for all your favorite readers November 13-16.
If you can help set up, tear down, or help with running the book fair during the busiest times, we need you! Click the link to sign up. See you there!
See you there! For more information and to set up your eWallet: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/sylvanpark
Trunk or Treat was held in the school parking lot on Thursday, October 26th from 5:30-7:00. Thank you to all of our volunteers and our incredible teachers!!
Related Arts snagged the coveted “Best Costume” award for their portrayal of “The Addams Family.”
