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Congratulations to our graduating 4th graders! You are ready to rock 5th grade!
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- Drive Thru Pick Up & Car Parade
- Year-End Spirit Week!
- Two New Super Scientist Activities
- PNA Update
- News for Marathon Kids Club
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* This is the last weekly newsletter for this school year. Stay tuned for future updates from the PTO.
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Student items pickup day on May 21 will be drive-thru style. Please display a tag with your child's first and last name and grade level. Families of students in Kindergarten through grade 2 will drive through the back parking lot; those with students in grades 3 and 4 will drive in front of the school. *If you have children in both grade spans, you will need to drive through both locations.
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Pickup times are staggered by student last name:
8-10am A-F 10am-12pm G-L 12-2pm M-R 2-4pm S-Z
Everyone must stay in their vehicles. Staff will be stationed outside and grade level teachers will bring students' items out to your car.
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Please make every effort to retrieve your child's items Thursday, May 21. For those unable to come May 21, a very limited number of staff will be present at the front of the school from 8-10am Friday, May 22.
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Please adhere to social distancing guidelines and stay 6 feet apart. If you must walk/bike, there will be X's 6 feet apart on which to wait. This is a quick pickup time, a quick hi/bye, not a teacher conference time. Teachers and staff are happy to talk or answers questions virtually.
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Medications distribution will be in front of the building and handled on an individual basis by Yawanda and Ali. Your child's personal items from the classroom will be brought to you with the medications.
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If you have library items or laptops to return, there will be boxes for those at the front of each car rider line. You will need to complete a form if you are returning a laptop to Sylvan Park.
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Lost and Found items will be held until the building re-opens.
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Break out the markers, balloons, streamers and smiles. You're invited to show your Sylvan Park spirit with whatever resources you have on hand. Post a message for teachers in the window of your car. Use the leftover streamers to wave out the window. Enlist your kids to use household items to decorate your vehicle and/or dress up in Sylvan Park style for Thursday's drive thru pickup of school items. Let's ring in summer with Panther pride!
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Returning School Library Items
Families will have until August 5, 2020 to return library items, however, you may return your MNPS library books on personal belonging pick up day. We will have collection bins labeled for library items as part of the pick up line. To see what books your child has currently checked out:
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- Go to http://www.library.nashville.org
- Click on the orange "My Account" button in the top right corner
- Enter your child's 190# for the Library Card Number
- Enter the MMDD of your child's birthday for the PIN
- A list if both NPL and MNPS books will be displayed. All MNPS library books have a 10 digit item number beginning with two letter (example: QQ00305012).
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You may also return any MNPS library items to any Nashville Public Library branch over the summer. Please contact Laura.calverley@mnps.org with any questions about library items.
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Would you rather spend a summer day driving from store to store to purchase school supplies or get everything you need in one easy box? Great news! We are offering a prepackaged school supply program this year. Supply orders include the exact colors, quantities, and brands your teachers have approved for class. Get your back-to-school shopping out of the way early and enjoy a summer day!
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Visit http://www.shopttkits.com and enter Sylvan Parks account number: 79045. Please make sure you choose the kit for the grade your child WILL BE ENTERING in the fall. The sale is online only and the last day to order is 5/29. Questions? Contact carrie_a_harris@yahoo.com
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THANK YOU to Dr. Miller and her team for continuing to foster scientific wonder with our children and cultivating Sylvan Park Super Scientists.
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PNA sign ups for after school care have not been opened as of yet. Once there is a plan we will post on Facebook, Twitter and IG. For further questions please reach out to Yawanda McCord at Yawanda.mccord@mnps.org.
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It's the end of the school year! We're thinking of you and the fun times we had at Marathon Kids during our short time together! To close out the season, the club will give the three teacher coaches, Ms. Kokubun, Ms. Doucet, and Ms. Teuten gift cards for their time and commitment to our club - thank you coaches! Any remaining club funds from the 2020 season after the gift cards and t-shirts will go towards the expenses of next year's club. We would like to offer each family the opportunity to request a partial refund of $13 per participant (50% of $25 total club fee). Refunds will be issued the week of May 25th via Paypal or check. If you would like a refund, please email your spmarathonkids@gmail.com no later than Sunday May 24th with the following information:
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- student's name
- your name
- email
- phone number
- Prefer Paypal or mailed check?
- If check, provide best mailing address
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Marathon Kids is led and managed by parent and family Sylvan Park volunteers; leadership volunteers are always needed. Please consider lending your energy and time to jump in and coach! Email anytime for more information! Thank you and best wishes and happy walks, jogs, runs and outside time with your kids and loved ones!
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Sylvan Park needs volunteers of all types to make each school year great. For those still interested in serving in a leadership role, we will have many chair positions open that do not require you to serve on the board. We welcome co-chairs. It is always fun to serve with friends! Reach out to Sarah Grace at sngrace@gmail.com if you are interested.
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FREE AND DISCOUNTED INTERNET (HTTPS://WWW.MNPS.ORG/DIGITALTOOLS)
If you do not have internet access at home, several internet providers are offering free public wi-fi or discounted access for qualifying households.
· Comcast Xfinity: Comcast Internet Essentials offers two months of free in-home internet to MNPS students and their families. (see attached flyer)
· Free xfinity hotspots: Click the link to find a hotspot near you and to use select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots and then launch a browser.
· Charter/Spectrum: free public wi-fi for 60 days and free broadband for households with students through college age who don’t already have a subscription.
· Find Charter/Spectrum public wi-fi hotspots. To enroll in free wi-fi for 60 days, call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived. If your family receives benefits such as free and reduced lunch, you may qualify for a reduced cost account.
· AT&T: is offering free public wi-fi for 60 days
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Many parents have expressed interest in having dates for school and PTO events well in advance.We are hopeful for a full school year. See the 2020-2021 calendar here.
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Want to earn badges for all the reading you do? It's simple! Choose a book, read at least 20 minutes a day and track your reading on Beanstack. We are excited to share the power of reading with you, your teachers, family, and friends. If you have questions, email Ms. Calverley (Laura.calverley@mnps.org). Happy reading!
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Access Beanstack through your child's Clever page OR by going to http://mnpssylvanparkes.beanstack.org/Log in with your student's 190# and MMDD birthday and start logging minutes spent reading to earn virtual badges and help our school stack up minutes.
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The Nashville Public Library isn't waiting for summer; the summer reading challenge is live with chances to win prizes for reading! Register and access resources on the library's summer reading challenge page. Happy reading!
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New from the library is NPL Universe bringing library programs live to your home virtually. Enjoy your favorite story times, puppet shows and programs from branches around the city. View the entire lineup here.
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It is important for families to complete the 2020 Census Survey because information gathered impacts how much money schools receive in Title I funding. Children not counted in our district could negatively impact funding for the next 10 years. It is critical that as many households in Nashville as possible submit the forms.
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Families are encouraged to fill out and submit the census information. The census can be submitted online, via phone, or mail. It is also crucial to note that information identifying individuals is not supposed to be shared with other government agencies.
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Last Day of School - Thursday, May 21
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Dates for 2020-21 School Year - click here
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Submissions for the newsletter: please submit any school-related news, photos or announcements by each Sunday at noon in order to get it in the following Tuesday's newsletter.
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If you know of anyone who is not receiving the newsletter, please forward this email to them, and let them know they can sign up at sylvanparkschool.org/subscribe.
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