Dine at Shake Shack in Green Hills on Weds, December 18th, use the promo code DONATE, and 25% of your total meal purchase will be donated to our school!
SHAKE SHACK GREEN HILLS
4031 Hillsboro Pike
NAshville, TN 37215
During the month of November, students participated in our second school-wide seminar using the book, Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem by Amanda Gorman. The values and ideas for this seminar were change, tolerance, courage, and dreams. Students discussed what change they want to be and see for our world. For the post-seminar writing activity, students completed the sentence, Change is… on a tissue paper square. The squares were put together to create stained glass windows and hung in the front of our school. Stop by and check out our display showing what change is to our students! A BIG thank you to Amy Thompson for creating the stained-glass displays!
Thanks to everyone who joined us in the Sylvan Park parking lot on Thursday 10/24 for Trunk or Treat. We had sooo many fabulously designed Trunks…. but the most popsicle sticks went to the 5th Grade Nashville Soccer Club themed trunk… GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOAAAALLL!!!
Much thanks to Hecklin Dental for sponsoring this year’s Trunk or Treat.
Thank you to everyone who made Walk to School Day on October 2nd, 2024 so spectacular!
Much thanks to our fantastic event sponsor: Burn Boot Camp
Much thanks to our fabulous teachers…. and to Dose Coffee for helping us to show our love with a great lunch.
As you gear up for the start of a new school year, remember it’s not just about notebooks and pencils—our art classes need your support too! Help make art more engaging and fun for your children by supporting our amazing Art teacher, Ms. Williams. By purchasing items from her Amazon wishlist, you’re not just stocking up our art room; you’re ensuring that our students have all the creative tools they need to thrive.
Each contribution also supports our “Kindness in Art” program, where students earn points for kindness towards themselves, each other, and their creative environment. Points lead to a “Free Art Day,” filled with special activities and extra supplies!
🌟 Please take a moment to check out and contribute to the SP Art Class Wish List. Let’s keep art vibrant and alive at Sylvan Park!
Publix Partners helps you support your favorite school every time you shop. Publix donates a portion of your eligible purchases to the school of your choice.*
Families – earn money for Sylvan Park when you shop at Publix! You must have a free Publix account linked to our school to participate. Connect your account to:
Sylvan Park Paideia Elementary School PTA
Tip: When you register for an account, be sure to use your actual phone number. Each time you check out at Publix, you must enter your phone number into the credit card machine to link your purchase to Sylvan Park. Try to remember to do this when you shop!
OR Link up your profile with the Publix App.
Our awesome teachers have approved their supply lists for next year and we are offering a one-stop shop to buy all your students’ supplies! Avoid any last minute supply chain issues and purchase a kit that will be delivered directly to school.
We are a caring group of parents from various MNPS clusters who want to revive the conversation and action around starting Nashville Public High Schools later. We have the earliest high school start times in the nation. Most high schools in Nashville open their doors at 6:45am and start school at 7:05am.
There is a vast amount of research that shows that teenage mental and physical health, grades, sleep quality, learning ability, attendance, and even behavior improve when high schools start later.
We have created this survey to get a sense of what other parents feel about this issue. We plan on sharing the results of this informal survey with the school board later this spring.
Thank you for taking a few minutes to tell us what you think, and whether you would like to join this initiative.
Background info & links:
Each session includes dinner, grief education, games, and activities that allow youth to cope with loss, while connecting with peers in similar circumstances.
Youth Group Meets:
January 30 – March 26, 2024 (no session March 12 due to Spring Break)
On Tuesdays from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
GriefSupport@AliveHospice.org | 615-963-4732
Logan Eggleston played D1 volleyball for University of Texas and majored in Business Management. She developed the Developing Neighborhood Athletes Fund, which raises money and funds sports opportunities for underprivileged youth in Austin, TX. Of 619 student-athletes nominated for this award, Logan was announced the winner on January 11th of the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year.
She is currently working toward her master’s in sports management from Texas while playing professional volleyball for Galatasaray Sport Club in Istanbul, Turkey.
We truly appreciate your generosity. The sign up genius is below. You are welcome to sign up for as many children/families/supplies/gift cards as you would like. If the sign-up fills up, please email me and I will let you know about some additional needs. Once you have signed up, I will email you with the gift wish list for that child.
For any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Meredith Middlebrooks, Sylvan Park School Counselor at 615-298-8423 x370311 or meredith.middlebrooks@mnps.org.
Gifts are due back any time before Dec. 8. Please bring them unwrapped to the front office with the family name and child labeled (ex. Family B, child 2)
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!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT AND HELP BOOST THE BOX TOPS PROGRAM AT YOUR SCHOOL
National Box Tops Week starts today! For one week only, earn DOUBLE Box Tops for your school when you buy participating products and scan your receipts with the Box Tops app. Ready to double your impact? Start scanning now!
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.