Sylvan Park

Student Work from the School Wide Seminar on Elephant in the Dark

In September students participated in our first school-wide seminar for the 2023-2024 school year!  Our text for this seminar was Elephant in the Dark (based on a poem by Rumi; Retold by Mina Javaherbin).  In this seminar we discussed the values of perceptions, truth, understanding, differences, and cooperation.  For our post seminar activity, students worked in groups to write and/or draw what working together or solving a disagreement might look and sound like in our classrooms. 

Ask your child about this engaging and meaningful learning experience!  

Kindergarten Work

First Grade Work

Second Grade Work

Appreciation Notes For Teachers.

Thank You Teachers

By now you should have received an email from your room parent requesting that you send in a note of appreciation for our teachers. 

Each grade level was assigned a theme.  These notes are due no later than Wednesday afternoon. These notes should be to all teachers at Sylvan Park, not just your homeroom teacher.  If you would like to email your note instead or have any questions please email Theresa Yarber at tsyarber@gmail.com.  Be sure to include your theme word if you send a note.

Teacher Appreciation: “Espresso” Our Thanks

Teacher Appreciation

We were able to “Espresso” Our Thanks to our teachers on Friday by bringing in Java Breeze to make coffees and smoothies!  We were also able to stock the lounge with bagels, spreads, biscotti and lots of other snacks!

Thanks to all who donated!

Thank You for Meeting up at Hero Doughnuts!

Thanks to everyone who came out and had a pastry with us on Saturday, September 9th HERO DOUGHNUTS & BUNS. Events like this offer space to meet outside of school, support local businesses, and raise money for our school.

Much thanks to Hero for donating a percentage of all sales to Sylvan Park PTO

Visit them at https://www.herodoughnutsandbuns.com/

Thank you to everyone who donated to Stock the Lounge in September! 

“You’re Awesome to the Core” themed snacks, treats and drinks!

Thank you to everyone who donated to Stock the Lounge this month!  We were able to show our faculty some love with  “You’re Awesome to the Core” themed snacks, treats and drinks!  

There is still time to donate to September’s stock the Lounge.  If you’d like to do so, you can sign up here:

or Venmo Sarah Grace with the QR code:

Sign Up to Stock the Lounge
Sarah Grace Venmo
Sarah Grace Venmo
There is still time to donate to September’s stock the Lounge.  If you’d like to do so, you can sign up here:

McCabe Community Center afterschool program for children ages 6-14

McCabe Community Center

McCabe Community Center offers an afterschool program for children ages 6-14.

.To secure a spot for your child in this program, be sure to sign up at the McCabe facility. Act quickly, as spaces are limited and fill up fast. You will also be required to sign the permission form for Sylvan Park (ask for one at the front desk or from your child’s teacher).

Join Us for a Back to School Bash & School Supply Drive 8/13 at Richland Park

Join us for a day of fun

Join us for a day of fun! Bring an item to donate to support Sylvan Park neighborhood schools!

School Needs:

LOTS of Clorox wipes

Teachers / Classrooms:

  • post-it chart paper (chart paper that sticks at the top)
  • tissue boxes
  • paper towels
  • post it notes – any size/variety of sizes
  • card stock – white and colors
  • Elmer’s bottle glue
  • washable markers – thick and thin
  • crayons – for related arts
  • thin expo markers for students – not the thick ones teachers use
  • sentence strips – white and colors
  • individual pencil sharpeners like you would use with colored pencils
  • construction paper – 9×12 – variety of colors
  • band-aids
  • ink pens – any and all colors

From Park Avenue:

  • Bulletin border
  • Elmer’s gluesticks
    Stickers for positive feedback

Introducing This Year’s Teacher Appreciation Team

Teacher Appreciation Team

TEACHER APPRECIATION TEAM

Hi from Theresa Yarber and Sarah Grace! We are so excited lo be the TA chairs this year. We believe that Sylvan Park teachers are the best in the district and we look forward to pampering them this year with your help!


OUR MISSION
We are charged will selling up catered meals for our amazing staff, keeping the lounge stocked each month with special treats and monthly staples, and organizing Teacher Appreciation Week the spring. Please look for monthly updates from us in the PTO newsletters.

STOCK THE LOUNGE

Each month will have a different stock the lounge theme. In order to simplify the process, will be sending out a signup genius bimonthly. We will ask for things flat will go will our theme as well as the basics. Help us stock the lounge and show our teachers how much we appreciate them with an Apple Bar for August AND a Coffee Bar for September.  

Signup for August/September

NEW THIS YEAR!

We want to make it as easy as or possible for you to show your love to our amazing teachers. That is why this year, we will offer a QR code to donate money as an alternative to picking up items and dropping them off at the school. –>>

Thank You!!

Kindergarten Summer Screening: 07/25/2023

The Kindergarten team will meet with incoming Kindergarten students by appointment on Tuesday, July 25th. This time together will help teachers plan instruction tailored to student needs starting on the first day of school. It also gives the students another opportunity to meet the Kindergarten teachers which can make for a smoother start to their Kindergarten year!

SIGN UP HERE

The screenings will be done one on one with your child and a Kindergarten teacher. The screening will take 10 minutes.

Thank you for signing up for a Kindergarten Screening! 🙂

-The Kindergarten Team

Supply lists

Supply lists for each grade for 2022-23 can now be found in the Info menu, or just click this button:

Supply lists