Amanda Reynolds

We take pride in the fact that we don’t bombard you with financial asks all year long. That said, there is no “deadline” or finish line for giving. Here are some ideas for giving all year long!

• Check your magnets and shirts and go support your sponsors.
• Keep an eye out for Spirit Nights with some of these sponsors as well!
• Scan your Box Tops.
• Buy your Amazon purchases via Amazon Smile, from which we get a portion of the sales!
• If you don’t have a yard sign and want one, reach out to your homeroom parent or PTO team.
• Remind your friends and family of how their generosity drives funding for so many important things for our school.
• And know that our link to donate (https://www.sylvanparkschool.org/donate/) is there all year long, should you get a hankering to give.

We appreciate it so very much!

Based on input we gathered from the staff, the PTO recently discussed specific investments we will provide, including stocking our winter clothing closet, providing teachers with necessary supplies, funding a field trip for each grade, and offering exciting in-school experiences. Keep an eye out in the regular newsletter for updates! If you have ideas for this year and/or future years, please don’t hesitate to reach out to pto.spark.fundraising@gmail.com. We already have a few things in flight and we’re so excited to share more!

BIG KUDOS TO OUR SPONSORS!!!! Part of what makes Sylvan Park Elementary so great are the ways that we are lifted up by the community around us. We have parents who work hard to run businesses and give generously to help fund our goals. We have supporters across the neighborhood who seek out ways to give and participate and help. It takes a village and we have a great one! We hope you go and support each of these sponsors every chance you get! In addition, keep an eye out for spirit nights where we partner with businesses to get a percentage of sales donated to our school!

We heard everything from “I did 11 laps!” to “I’m so tired!” to “Can I have 2 popsicles if I run 8 laps instead of 4?” These kids crushed it. They encouraged each other. They giggled. They chased bubbles. Here are a couple of our favorite moments from the Fun Run day! Huge thanks to all who came out to volunteer and cheer, and thanks to those who couldn’t come but hyped your student up before the big day and celebrated their win when they came home!!

This community is truly special. We thank you – for your generosity, for rallying friends and family, for getting your kids excited. 276 families donated amounts ranging from $5-$2,000! We are SO excited about what we’ll be able to do with these funds and we could not have done it without you.

Thank you to all who attended our 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat event! It was a great turnout and the kids had a blast. Special thanks to Ray Arceneaux and Lizzy Williams for coordinating such a fun night. And congratulations to the winning Trunk: Wayne’s World courtesy of Brown and Cunningham!

There are four spots available for couples to attend a relationship workshop hosted by parent Christina Coldiron. The workshop will be led by highly regarded licensed therapist Dr. Carol Stoney. Visit https://calendly.com/rosewoodnash/connect for more info.

Once again, our Sylvan Park community came through to shower our staff with love, appreciation, and yummy treats last Wednesday. Thank you for making teacher appreciation a priority!

We still need your help to show some love to our Sylvan Park staff tomorrow! Sign up here to donate snacks and treats to stock the teachers’ lounge. Donations will be collected in front of the school tomorrow morning.

There have been ongoing questions from parents around the lack of a crossing guard or proper safety precautions in areas surrounding our school. If you would like to contact Metro to relay your concerns, we encourage you to contact Sergeant Mark Denton.

Register at  https://mnps.schoolcashonline.com/ to pay for your children’s school activity fees online.

We made it! $64,000! Yes, that’s up from our letter in student folders! We have so much to be proud of and we can’t say thanks enough to this community, both here in Nashville and extended, for helping us meet this goal. We are so excited to spoil our teachers, bring some incredible experiences to our Panthers, and make sure each and every student has an incredible rest of the year.

Peek at the sponsors on the back of the Fun Run t-shirts and on the magnets and go support them. And again, to all of you, thank you.

Keep an eye out for a special edition Fun Run newsletter coming soon! And give your kids a big high five from the Fun Run crew. They rocked it!

Our Scholastic Book Fair is this week, November 14-18. We are looking for a few more volunteers each morning to help kids shop, as well as volunteers to assist with clean up. Please sign up to help here.

Decorate a fake pumpkin as any character from a book and bring it to the library for display!