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November 28th, 2023
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What's happening this week at SP:

12/4 Order Moe's Fajita Kit Family Meal Kit and Support Sylvan Park.

Moes Southwest Grill

Make Monday December 4th Moe's Monday!

Purchase Moe's Southwest Grill's most popular family-style meal kit for pick-up at the location nearest to you on 12/4 and up to 25% of your purchase will be donated back to Sylvan Park Elementary!

Deadline to order: 2PM on 12/2/23.

Use the link below to order and you'll pick up your kit at the front of the school Monday December 4 at 3pm.

Don't wait, order now!

PTO Collection for Sylvan Park Elementary Staff

Sylvan Park giving, staff
At this time each year, we gather your donations to show our appreciation to Sylvan Park’s superb staff. Please consider donating by Paypal.

Donations will be collected through December 15.

Don’t forget to include "Holiday Staff Collection” in the memo!

Donate via Paypal

Sylvan Park will be hosting a Holiday Giving Tree to provide gifts to students whose families may be experiencing financial hardship. 

Holiday Giving Tree

Thank you to all who expressed interest in being a volunteer this year for our Sylvan Park Holiday Giving Tree!

We truly appreciate your generosity. The sign up genius is below. You are welcome to sign up for as many children/families/supplies/gift cards as you would like. If the sign-up fills up, please email me and I will let you know about some additional needs. Once you have signed up, I will email you with the gift wish list for that child.

For any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Meredith Middlebrooks, Sylvan Park School Counselor meredith.middlebrooks@mnps.org.

Gifts are due back any time before Dec. 8. Please bring them unwrapped to the front office with the family name and child labeled (ex. Family B, child 2)

Sign Up for The Holiday Giving Tree

The PTO Holiday Gift Guide: Fantastic, personalized gift ideas that also support Sylvan Park.

Magpies

Need Ideas for Christmas That Will Leave Everyone Impressed?

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 participating stores like Minted and Magpie's to save on your purchase PLUS benefit Sylvan Park. Win win!

Stock the Lounge: December & January

Stock the Lounge: December & January

Calling all bakers and cookie lovers! 

It's Stock the Lounge time and we need your help!  For our December STL, we are setting up a cookie swap and hot chocolate bar.  In January, we are doing a Fresh New Year Salad Bar.  Please consider signing up to bring cookies or another staple for the lounge OR let us do the shopping for you and help us fill up the salad bar by donating via paypal.  

Our Teachers love this show of appreciation and love.  Thank you for all you do to make this possible!

Text me if you have any questions: 615-579-2806

Thanks so much!
Sarah & Theresa

Signup Here

Donate (Paypal) Here

Save The Date: February 29th Sylvan Park Annual Social

Save The DAte - 2024 social
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 do need your help! 

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.

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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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