Sylvan Park

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

Diversity Night

We had a wonderful, valuable dialogue with Dr. Tamika Hudson at Diversity Night on January 18. Dr. Hudson facilitated an interactive session regarding the value of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging for school age children and learning environments. She highlighted the relationship between a sense of belonging and the promotion of academic success. The event was outstanding and well worth your time! Watch it here.

Prospective Parent Open House

Thank you to the families who attended our Prospective Parent Open House. For those who could not attend, please check out the video recording of the meeting. If you have any questions not addressed in the meeting, please email pto.spark@gmail.com. 

Kindergarten Virtual Coffee

Kindergarten parents, did you miss the Virtual Coffee on Thursday? Here’s a recording of the zoom meeting.

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 below.

School closure

As you all will have heard, Sylvan Park school is closed along with all MNPS schools until at least April 3.

Unfortunately, this means that Latin American Night (scheduled for March 26) has been cancelled.

Stock the Teachers’ Lounge

Let’s show our Sylvan Park staff how much we love them by filling their lounge with necessities and special treats! Please bring all items to the downstairs staff lounge on Wednesday, September 11. If you would like to bring non-perishable items early, please ensure that they are clearly marked “Teacher Appreciation” and drop them in the main office.

Sign up HERE or visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f044eadaa2aa6fd0-stock5

Thanks for your help in showing our gratitude to our amazing staff!

Cooking Club Openings

The Cooking Club has 4-5 remaining spots available for families who would like to sign up. Cooking Club is open to students in K-4 and meets at Sylvan Park Thursday afternoons from 3 – 4 pm through Dec. 12. In Cooking Club, young chefs will prepare seasonally appropriate recipes to enjoy while learning methods and techniques they can apply to cooking with their families at home. Contact Holly at hmjennings@gmail.com to register.