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Share your Panther Pride with incoming families! We are in need of tour guides to give school tours to prospective families. These tours are SUPER important, giving interested families helpful insight into what makes our school a terrific place to be, and gets these families excited to join (and therefore strengthen) our community.

Tours typically happen Tuesdays at 9am. 1 hour time commitment per tour. Training will be provided. Contact Ruth Butler, ruthabutler@gmail.com, for more information. Most of our previous tour guide families have moved onto middle school – please consider helping if you are able!

We are kicking off the second semester with our third school-wide seminar!  All students will participate in a seminar using the book What the Road Said by Cleo Wade between January 9th-20th.  During this seminar, students will discuss the ideas and values of leadership, grace, compassion, adaptability, and perseverance.  Our post-seminar writing activity will ask students to give advice on how they would handle different circumstances and questions expressed in the book.  Ask your child about this exciting and engaging learning experience. 

Lost and Found items will be set up by the PNA pickup this week and by the cafeteria during today’s parent lunch. All items that are outside on the playground will remain outside, as they are very wet. Please look through all Lost and Found areas for anything your child may be missing – whatever is left after this Friday will be donated or thrown away.

We hope everyone has a great holiday! The PTO newsletter will be back on Tuesday, January 10th.

We will announce offerings and registration for our 2023 After School Clubs after winter break. Please be on the lookout for more information in January!

Here are the thankful hands that the students created after our November School Wide Paideia Seminar which emphasized the values of kindness, strength, acceptance, and compassion. The hands are “thankful for your kindness” hands and the students wrote out people who they are thankful for. 

12/16 is the last school day of the semester and is a half day for students. PNA is open for before care but not after care. We will see everyone again on January 9th!

All Sylvan Park families are welcome to join the 3rd Grade Performance on Thursday, December 15th. This event will be in lieu of the holiday singalongs the school has done in the past. 

On December 10 , MNPS will host a hiring event for the newly created Safety Ambassador positions who will be assigned to district elementary schools. Safety Ambassadors will directly support the safety of students and staff as well as assist with safety drills.

Compensation will start at $18.58/hour. The event will be held from 9:00 a.m. through noon at the MNPS Wellness Center, located at 2694 Fessey Court. Please share with your parent organizations, community partners and others.

Join us this Friday at 8:15 a.m. for a virtual check-in with Principal Goetz. This is a good time to hear updates about the school and ask any questions you may have. 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83664819187?pwd=cDJKN29JMzVlZncxcWpvSUZBV1R6dz09

Meeting ID: 836 6481 9187
Passcode: 483650

Please sign up here to bring special treats for our staff on Monday, December 12. This will be a great way for them to kick off the last week of school before Winter Break!

Please consider contributing to our Holiday staff collection. We provide Amazon gift cards to faculty in August to start the school year, and this is an opportunity to support the rest of our great staff during the holidays! Donate by TOMORROW!

Our art room is in need of some supplies! Please support Ms. Williams and her stellar art program by visiting the Amazon wish list here and sponsoring an item or two. Thank you for your help!

1st, 3rd, and 5th grade families: Today’s the day to eat a holiday lunch with your child! Today’s lunchtimes are:

K – 10:55-11:25, 11:00-11:30 (pick up lunches, eat elsewhere – no parents)

1st – 11:10-11:50, 11:20-12:00  (eat in cafeteria with parents)

2nd – 11:35-12:05p, 11:40a-12:10p  (pick up lunches, eat elsewhere – no parents)  

3rd – 12:05p-12:45p, 12:15p-12:55p (eat in cafeteria with parents)

4th – 12:25p-12:55p  (pick up lunches, eat elsewhere – no parents)

5th – 12:40p-1:20p (eat in cafeteria with parents)