Sylvan Park Paideia Elementary School

Because PTO in the Park has been cancelled, we have some unfinished business to take care of. We need the general body to vote on the following issues: Next year’s board, a change to the bylaws, and the 2022-2023 budget. Please click here to take you to the google form to cast your vote.  All votes must be made by Friday, May 20.

Thank you to the following PTO Board reps who are rolling off – your work on behalf of our school is greatly appreciated!

Jennifer Ervin, Russelle Bradbury, Annette Ashley, Matt Grace, Christina Coldiron, Natalie Goldsby

Thank you so much for making our Spring Carnival such a fun night! It was so great to see the students and community members show up to support our school. This event would be impossible without the help of dozens of amazing volunteers, fantastic vendors and generous donations for the auction!
Food trucks: Daddy’s Dogs, ML Rose, Yayo’s OMG, Nashville Chicken & Waffles, Coco’s Italian Market, Retro Sno, Padrino’s Pops
Activities: Big Thunder Events, Bach to Rock; Balloon Artists: Sean T. Hughes and Scott Tripp; Face Painting: Lizzie Williams, Courtney Hobgood, Christa Williams and Carissa Schmidt
Photography: Mackenzie LaRoe – click here for more great pictures from the Spring Carnival!

We had so much fun celebrating our teachers last week with a BBQ lunch, breakfast from Star Bagel, Five Points Pizza and cookies, and a Ben & Jerry’s cart! We truly do appreciate our super hero teachers and staff!

Thanks to those who helped at our garden clean up day – led by Avery de Giron, volunteers weeded the beds and mowed the grass, repaired and painted the shed door and parts of the fence, added fresh soil to some of the bed, and planted some seedlings and plants. 

Ms. Christa Williams’ students took advantage of our beautiful garden area recently and planted beans and sunflowers and watered the plants, and released butterflies they have been raising from caterpillars (pictured above).

Parents are welcome to cheer their kids on at Field Day this Friday, May 13. Please check in with Ms. Yawanda and Ms. Kendra in the back of the school. K-2nd grade will participate from 9am-11am; 3rd-4th grade will participate from noon-2pm.

Field day is this Friday, May 6! Events will take place on the school playground, field, and track. K-2^nd grade will participate from 9:00-11:00 and 3rd-4th grades will participate from 12:00-2:00.

Parents are welcome! Please sign in at the table in back of the school with Ms. Wanda and Ms. Kendra. Parents can cheer students on from the track/stations.

Keep an eye on our social media this week and next for sneak peeks of some of the amazing items we will be auctioning off at the Carnival!

We are selling Spring Carnival t-shirts! Support our school AND use this t-shirt for Standard School Attire (SSA). Click here to purchase a t-shirt between now and Friday, May 6th. We will deliver t-shirts to students at school before the event. 

• Tickets for Spring Carnival are still on sale until Wednesday, May 11th. Click here to purchase for $8 in advance ($10 at the door). Adults and children under 3 are free. 
• Looking to volunteer at the event? We’d love your help! Click here to volunteer.
• For all other Spring Carnival questions, contact Emily Fisher.

Click here to sign up to help at the Spring Carnival on May 13 – we can’t do it without you! Volunteer slots are just one hour, so you’ll have plenty of time to hang out with your kiddos and enjoy the night. Get to know other parents while you’re at it! We love to have our Sylvan Park alums help us, too, so older siblings are welcome to sign up.

Please come help pitch in to get the garden ready for spring time on Saturday, April 30 from 1-3pm.  Items needed if you have: paintbrushes, weed eater, hammer, nails (toolkit).  Email averydegiron@gmail.com if you plan to come. 

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2nd-6th. The PTO will be spoiling our Superhero Teachers all week with meals and treats. Show your teacher how powerful they’ve made you by coming dressed as your favorite superhero on Monday, May 2. Bring a note of thanks to our teachers and staff on Wednesday, May 4 and bring your teacher a sweet treat on Thursday, May 5. Let’s show our amazing staff just how much we appreciate their incredible work this year!

Thank you to those who joined us at Preston Taylor Ministries for our potluck and game night! Everyone had a great time!

Thank you for supporting our teachers during testing weeks with these delicious snacks!

We are so grateful for our Sylvan Park 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year, Jayne Ruetz! She was honored at a district banquet last week. Congratulations, Ms. Ruetz!

Bring your dinner and a blanket to join us this Thursday, May 5 at Richland Park for our last PTO meeting of the school year! Come to hang out with your Sylvan Park community and purchase your carnival tickets, t-shirts, and school supply kits while you’re at it. We will also have a volunteer sign-up, so it will be your one stop shop for all things PTO! Can’t wait to see you there!