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August 7, 2023
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Welcome Back, it's the beginning of another school year at Sylvan Park!

Highlights this week:
  • Home Room Parents Needed
  • Help Stock the Teachers' Lounge
  • Preston Taylor Ministries Afterschool Program
  • McCabe Afterschool Program
  • Picture Day 9/29
  • Car Rider Arrival & Dismissal
  • Back To School Bash Supply Drive 8/13
  • MNPS Free Breakfast & Lunch for all students
  • Subscribe to the calendar

Home Room Parents Needed

Home Room Parents Needed
Are you looking for a rewarding way to be involved at Sylvan Park?

The PTO needs a Home Room Parent (HRP) for each classroom. HRPs are a tradition at Sylvan Park! This role serves as a liaison between teachers, parents, and the PTO board.

Please consider volunteering for this most rewarding role for your child's classroom this year.

Email your child’s teacher if interested!

Help us stock the lounge and show our teachers how much we appreciate them with an Apple Bar for August AND a Coffee Bar for September.

STOCK THE LOUNGE

Each month will have a different stock the lounge theme. In order to simplify the process, will be sending out a signup genius bimonthly. We will ask for things flat will go will our theme as well as the basics. Help us stock the lounge and show our teachers how much we appreciate them with an Apple Bar for August AND a Coffee Bar for September.

Signup for August/September

Preston Taylor Ministries (PTM) will open on August 28, 2023

Preston Taylor Ministries (PTM) will open on August 28, 2023. That is also when PTM school pickups will begin. 

This is later than in previous years as we are needing time to rest from our very busy summer schedule and prepare for school year programming. Looking forward to another year together.

Online Application Link
https://forms.office.com/r/pBLHP6U2wW

Apply Now

McCabe Community Center afterschool program for children ages 6-14

McCabe Community Center
McCabe Community Center offers an afterschool program for children ages 6-14.

.To secure a spot for your child in this program, be sure to sign up at the McCabe facility. Act quickly, as spaces are limited and fill up fast. You will also be required to sign the permission form for Sylvan Park (ask for one at the front desk or from your child's teacher).

Car Rider Arrival & Dismissal Procedures

Please review this arrival and dismissal map to prepare for dropping off and picking up your child. Please also remember to be attentive and be patient - the first few days are always a bit slow but we all adjust quickly!

Sylvan Park Picture Day is September 29th with make-up day on December 6th.

Student Clubs

This year's student clubs will include Tennis, Chess, Nature Explorers, Scouts, Nashville Soccer United, STEAM and Stage Stars.

...more information coming soon!

Join Us for a Back to School Bash & School Supply Drive 8/13 at Richland Park

Join us for a day of fun
Join us for a day of fun! Bring an item to donate to support Sylvan Park neighborhood schools!

School Needs:

LOTS of Clorox wipes

Teachers / Classrooms:

  • post-it chart paper (chart paper that sticks at the top)
  • tissue boxes
  • paper towels
  • post it notes - any size/variety of sizes
  • card stock - white and colors
  • Elmer's bottle glue
  • washable markers - thick and thin
  • crayons - for related arts
  • thin expo markers for students - not the thick ones teachers use
  • sentence strips - white and colors
  • individual pencil sharpeners like you would use with colored pencils
  • construction paper - 9x12 - variety of colors
  • band-aids
  • ink pens - any and all colors

From Park Avenue:

  • Bulletin border
  • Elmer's gluesticks
    Stickers for positive feedback

All Metro Nashville Public Schools students will receive no-cost meals during the 2023-2024 school year

MNPS kids having lunch
All Metro Nashville Public Schools students will receive no-cost meals during the 2023-2024 school year thanks to the support of the MNPS Board of Education and the federal Community Eligibility Provision program.

And, while student meals are no cost, families who may quality for free and reduced meals, and whose students are not attending a CEP school are encouraged to submit a Meal Benefits Application because qualification helps connect families to things such as:
  • discounts for fees associated with college applications
  • scholarships and fee discounts for SAT, ACT and AP tests
  • greater federal reimbursement to provide for program improvement
Learn More

Stay in the Know! Subscribe to the Sylvan Park Google Calendar

For the latest information on school and PTO events, check out our PTO calendar!

Use this link to subscribe to the calendar:

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pto.spark%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FChicago
  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
  2. On the left, next to Other calendars, click Add +  From URL.
  3. Enter the calendar's address.
  4. Click Add calendar. The calendar appears on the left, under "Other calendars."
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