Katharine Mosher New this week: Explanation on YouTube! (Be patient with the video orientation.)
This week, explore What Floats and What Doesn’t Float? (It depends on density.) Grab your science journal and get ready to have fun experimenting with water and items you have around the house!
Hello Sylvan Park Families!
As we start this sixth week of learning at home and continue to cope with the unusual circumstances we find ourselves in, we thought it might be helpful to pass along an article about how to de-stress your kids and yourself.
Below is a link to an article from the PBSkids for Parents site that we thought might be beneficial. We’ve included some questions you can use to have a conversation with your spouse, your family, with other Sylvan Park families (virtually of course!), or for self-reflection. We’d love to hear about the positive parts of this safer-at-home experience, so we have set up a Padlet for you to share your thoughts.
We would love for you to share your “positive” with our school community. Please use the link below to add a quick note about the positive you have found.
http://bit.ly/sppaideia
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!
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.
Parent Avery DeGiron has planted tomatoes, sweet potatoes, squash and beans in the garden and plans to transplant some corn plants to the school garden next week. Check out the photos she shared.
Investigate static electricity through a series of at-home science activities! Learn what causes static electricity then create some of your own. Related video links included to extend learning. Thank you to Pat Tellinghuisen for contributing these experiments! Stay tuned next week for activities on sinking and floating.
Sylvan Park staff discussed social emotional health last week and asked to share an article with school families. Stop Trying to Be Productive was the topic of their Paideia-style professional development Friday. Take a moment to read and remember we are all home alone together.
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!
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.
The Sylvan Park teachers and staff have a special message for students. Check it out here!
Check out the latest Super Scientist Activity on germs and water molecules! Did you miss the first Super Scientist Activity? You can still complete it anytime. See the nature-related activities here.
Want to see what some of your fellow Sylvan Park students have been doing? Check out what folks have submitted to the Related Arts website and make sure to add your activities to the mix!
The Sylvan Park Science Committee has created an activity for our student scientists to observe the signs of Spring! View the activity with a suggested video and parent tips here. All you need are pencil and paper, a cup and access to a tree and some grass. Happy investigating.
Miss out on participating last week? The Sylvan Park staff has created a new set of themes for a second virtual spirit week this week. See details below.
