Amanda Reynolds

Are you the owner of a restaurant? Do you own an Airbnb? Do you have season tickets to a local sports team?  Have connections to a country music star? We need your help! We are excited to announce that our annual silent auction will be held at the Spring Carnival! If you are willing to donate something for us to auction off please let us know!  Because we are a non-profit organization, all donations are tax deductible.  The proceeds from the silent auction will go back to our wonderful school.  Please email Theresa Yarber at tsyarber@gmail.com if you have something to offer.

Thank you to all of our families and staff who put forth such fabulous effort to share their beautiful cultures with us, and thank you to all of our school community who attended and made it a wonderful night. We are grateful for our diverse Sylvan Park community!

Join us this Thursday, March 24 from 6-7pm in the Sylvan Park parking lot for International Night! This celebration of the countries, cultures, and traditions of our school community will feature live music, paletas from Padrino’s Pops, and many cultures represented.

Paletas will be available for $4. Duo Sudeste (classical guitar) will play music from 6:00-6:30; there will be Mexican folkloric dance from 6:30-7:00. We hope you will be a part of this wonderful celebration!

Mark your calendar for our Sylvan Park Spirit Night with Daddy’s Dogs on Thursday, April 7th!  Daddy’s Dogs will donate 20% of food sales purchased back to our school so be sure to come out and show your support!

Thanks to your donations, our Teacher Appreciation Committee stocked the lounge with healthy snacks and fun treats to send our staff off to Spring Break in style. Thank you for helping us show love to our Sylvan Park staff!

We celebrated the conclusion of our school-wide Paideia project by touring the exhibits in Sylvan Park’s Museum of Dreams.  Students learned about state & national symbols, habitats, westward expansion, space, renewable energy, and 1800’s America.  We had a great time touring the museum and are so proud of our Sylvan Park Panthers!  
Now it is your turn!  Sign up for a tour during International night on March 24th.  You don’t want to miss it!

Families – earn money for Sylvan Park when you shop at Kroger! You must have a free Kroger account linked to our school to participate. Thank you!

To create an online account with Kroger: 

Click here.

Tip: Be sure to add your current Kroger Shopping Plus Card information.

To link your Kroger account to Sylvan Park:

1. Sign in to your account here.
2. On the left menu select “My Account,” scroll down and click on Community Rewards.
3. Enroll by finding and selecting:
   1. Organization Name: Sylvan Park Elementary
   2. Organization Number: JH663

 

Tip: Be sure to use your Kroger Shopping Card every time you shop!

On March 6 the Sylvan Park Elementary PTO had our annual board retreat. We were lucky enough to have Yvonne Eaves come and speak with us about her time at Sylvan Park Elementary. She attended our school from 1963-1969 and still resides in Sylvan Park. It was an honor to hear about her experiences at our special school.

Sylvan Park was #1 in MNPS (yes, the entire district) for growing the most students in ELA into the 4^th and 5^th quintiles!!! Sylvan Park tied for 5^th in MNPS for growing the most students in Math into the 4^th and 5^th quintiles!

Please help us show our love and appreciation for our incredible Sylvan Park staff! Sign up here to provide treats or drinks this Thursday, March 10.

We are so excited for this week’s Scholastic Book Fair! Students can shop 3/8-3/11 during school hours with their teacher’s permission, and parents are welcome to shop after school on 3/9 and 3/10. We still need volunteers to help our fair run smoothly – you can sign up here!

Enjoy the time off – see you back at school after the break on Monday, March 21!

*** NEW – Connect your Amazon phone app to Amazon Smile so all purchases benefit our school. See #3 below****

By linking your purchases from Amazon to Sylvan Park Paideia School, a percentage of every purchase is donated to our school.  It only takes a few moments to link an already existing account (or to create a new account to link) to Sylvan Park.  

Try these 2 easy ways to start with a smile. Learn about AmazonSmile.

1. Create a bookmark to your bookmarks or favorites bar to create a shortcut to smile.amazon.com.

2. Add smile.amazon.com link on your phone’s browser or shortcuts—that way you’re still donating even when shopping on the phone. 3. ***NEW, Connect Amazon app on your phone to Smile*** If you use the Amazon phone App: Open the app and find ’Settings’ in the main menu (☰). Tap on ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone.

To create an online account with Amazon:

Click here.

To link your Amazon account to Sylvan Park:

1. Go to smile.amazon.com.
2. Enter your Amazon account credentials.
3. Find “Your current charity” then click “Change Charity.”
4. Search for “Sylvan Park Elementary.”
5. Select Sylvan Park.
   

Tip: Always shop at smile.amazon.com.  In order for Sylvan Park to receive a percentage of sales, you must purchase online through smile.amazon.com (not amazon.com).

We can’t wait for our Scholastic Book Fair! Students can shop 3/8-3/11 during school hours with their teacher’s permission, and parents are welcome to shop after school on 3/9 and 3/10. We need volunteers to help our fair run smoothly – you can sign up here!

We are looking for several volunteers to help put together some student art projects for a silent auction.  No major art skills are needed, just a willingness to help and a little creativity and / or organizational skills.  Also, volunteering is always more fun with a friend!  So consider finding a friend to help out – half the work, double the fun! Please reach out to Sarah Grace for more information.