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September 1, 2020
Highlights this week:
  • Let's Goet(z) Together This Friday at 7:30am!
  • Student Handbook Forms Due Sept. 4th
  • MAP Testing Help for Parents
  • I Believe in Nashville Reading Challenge
  • 3 More Home Room Parents Needed

Let's Goet(z) Together This Friday at 7:30 AM!

Join Ms. Goetz this Friday, September 4, 7:30am, for a virtual coffee. Share your questions or concerns prior to the meeting at PTO.spark@gmail.com.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87249545383?pwd=bkVZWHEyVHZTMDlVVXdjbk45eDFkdz09

Meeting ID: 872 4954 5383
Passcode: Goetz

MNPS Student-Parent Online 2020-2021 Handbook--Forms Due Sept. 4th

IMPORTANT: The permissions from parents/guardians that are included with the handbook will now be collected online, making it easier for families and schools to indicate and track. The due date is September 4, 2020. With school starting virtually and devices and hotspots provided by the district, all families should have the resources to submit their permissions online.
Access the MNPS Student-Parent Online 2020-2021 Handbook here: https://www.mnps.org/handbook

MAP Testing Help for Parents

As MAP testing continues, Mrs. Calverley has created this parent help page with videos covering logging in, the practice test, and more. 

I Believe in Nashville Reading Challenge

Our latest independent reading challenge has launched!

I Believe in Nashville is available to students through the Beanstack app in the Clever Portal or at http://mnpssylvanparkes.beanstack.org/. Students are challenged to read for 20 minutes a day and log that reading in the Beanstack app or at As they increase their reading minutes, they will unlock iconic Nashville-themed virtual badges. For more details on how to log in and log minutes, see this video. Use your 190# and PIN (MMDD of birthday) to log in!

3 More Home Room Parents Needed

We need three more volunteers to sign on as Home Room Parents! If you have a child in Ms. Banik, Ms. Eubanks, or Ms. Hester's class, consider signing up for this volunteer opportunity by emailing Natalie Goldsby.

About Home Room Parents: A parent(s) serves as a liaison between teachers, parents, and the PTO board. This role typically involves organizing classroom parties (around 3-4 per year,) as well as creating an email group for your classroom parents in order to forward important information that needs distribution.

This year, our HRPs' responsibilities might look a little different. HRPs will serve to create a much needed sense of community between classroom families during this time when we all need it. As specific parent or teacher needs arise, the HRP will be able to facilitate communication so we may all find the answers and help we need.

Please email Natalie Goldsby, Head Home Room Parent, at ntgoldsby@gmail.com if interested.

Upcoming Events

Dates for 2020-21 School Year - click here
Let’s Goet(z) Together, September 4 at 7:30am
* All dates and events are subject to change

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