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July 28, 2020
Highlights this week:
  • Zoom Link for July 30 Kindergarten Parent Virtual Coffee
  • Video Link for Q&A with Ms. Goetz
  • Master Schedule for All Grade Levels
  • MNPS Student-Parent Online Handbook
  • Tips &Tools from MNPS for Virtual Learning Preparation
  • MNPS In-Person vs Virtual Survey
  • Kindergarten Registration

Virtual Coffee for Kindergarten Parents on July 30th at 8am!

Do you have a kindergartner starting Sylvan Park this year? Join the kindergarten teachers in a Virtual Parent Coffee session to learn important information for the 2020-2021 school year.

Use this link to join the Zoom Kindergarten Parent Coffee:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89518954809?pwd=VW43RHVKSUpoZnF0em52UzAyeWRiQT09

Meeting ID: 895 1895 4809

Passcode: Coffee

Virtual Q & A with Ms. Goetz

Did you miss the Virtual Q&A with MS. Goetz? Want to review the information discussed? Watch the recorded meeting here.

Sylvan Park Elementary Master Schedule for All Grade Levels

To help parents plan their day during virtual learning, the school has released the Master Schedule for all grade levels. All classes within the grade level will follow the same schedule.

Download the Master Schedule here.

MNPS Student-Parent Online 2020-2021 Handbook

Access the MNPS Student-Parent Online 2020-2021 Handbook here: https://www.mnps.org/handbook

Tips & Tools from MNPS for Virtual Learning Preparation

For information on virtual school platforms/apps and acceptable devices: https://www.mnps.org/digitaltools
For information on preparing for virtual learning: https://www.mnps.org/blog/2020/7/24/preparing-for-virtual-learning
Upcoming District wide virtual meetings to help parents get ready for virtual school: https://www.mnps.org/district-calendar
Is all your contact information up to date with MNPS? Do you have access to the Family Portal where you can view you students grades and more? https://www.mnps.org/familyportal

MNPS Survey on In-Person vs. Virtual

Please complete this district survey regarding your preference for in-person vs. virtual learning once city-wide health metrics allow a safe return to school facilities. Note: This is not your final decision and MNPS is no longer requiring a commitment for the entire semester at this time. The survey will gauge parent preferences and provide schools with preliminary results for planning purposes. 

https://www.research.net/r/MNPSpreferencesurvey

Kindergarten Registration

Are you an incoming kindergarten family? Don’t forget to register your student for the 2020-2021 school year. https://www.mnps.org/register-for-school

Games and Resources to Build Computing Skills

Bees and Honey

Connect the Dots

Fuzz Bugs

Try a FLVS Sample Lesson

School Supply Lists by Grade

With the news that school will be begin virtually, parents may want supplies for at-home learning. We are providing the following supply lists with items teachers requested for each grade level this school year. As teachers learn more about the new virtual curriculum, some items may change. If parents pre-purchased a school supply kit this past Spring, the school will be working on a retrieval plan to pick up the kits prior to the start of the school year.
Kindergarten Supply List

Back to School Health Visits

The Metro Public Health Department will have extended hours at all three of their preventive health clinic locations starting July 21st for 4 weeks. See important details about what to bring and how to make an appointment in the multilingual flyer on the PTO website. Scroll over the bottom of the flyer to access additional pages.

Sylvan Park Facebook Parent Group

Fellow Sylvan Park parents have created a private Facebook group for parents and caregivers to discuss navigating virtual schooling. This group is not affiliated with the PTO. It was created as an informal place for parents to make connections while distanced due to COVID and school facility closures. See the link to join.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1776874285800316/?ref=share

New Spirit Wear Store Active!

Our new Spirit Wear store is now active!

This year, there are additional t-shirt styles and colors available that will ship directly to your home for a $6 flat rate. Even if we can’t be together at the start of school, we can still show our Panther Pride!

Spirit Wear Store

Library Items Due Aug. 5

Returning School Library Items
Families will have until August 5, 2020 to return library items. To see what books your child has currently checked out:
  • 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).
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.

District 9 School Board Election on August 6th

Did you know there is a school board race on August 6th? There is no primary, this is it. It is non-partisan. The two candidates for District 9 (West Nashville, including Sylvan Park) are:

Russelle Ann Bradbury

Abigail Tylor

Please click their names to check out their websites or read candidate answers to a recent National Public Education Foundation survey here.

Upcoming Events

Virtual Kindergarten Parent Coffee -July 30, 8am
First Day of School - August 4
Dates for 2020-21 School Year - click here
* All dates and events are subject to change

Hillsboro Cluster News

New Principal at West End Middle

Trey Stephens will lead West End Middle School this year as the new principal. Read all about Mr. Stephens and other WEMS news on the West End PTSO site.
Get Involved in West End Middle!
Sign up to receive the PTSO newsletter here.
Visit the PTSO web site at http://westendptso.org
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