Sylvan Park Paideia Elementary School

We are selling Spring Carnival t-shirts! Support our school AND use this t-shirt for Standard School Attire (SSA). Click here to purchase a t-shirt between now and Friday, May 6th. We will deliver t-shirts to students at school before the event. 

• Tickets for Spring Carnival are still on sale until Wednesday, May 11th. Click here to purchase for $8 in advance ($10 at the door). Adults and children under 3 are free. 
• Looking to volunteer at the event? We’d love your help! Click here to volunteer.
• For all other Spring Carnival questions, contact Emily Fisher.

Click here to sign up to help at the Spring Carnival on May 13 – we can’t do it without you! Volunteer slots are just one hour, so you’ll have plenty of time to hang out with your kiddos and enjoy the night. Get to know other parents while you’re at it! We love to have our Sylvan Park alums help us, too, so older siblings are welcome to sign up.

Please come help pitch in to get the garden ready for spring time on Saturday, April 30 from 1-3pm.  Items needed if you have: paintbrushes, weed eater, hammer, nails (toolkit).  Email averydegiron@gmail.com if you plan to come. 

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2nd-6th. The PTO will be spoiling our Superhero Teachers all week with meals and treats. Show your teacher how powerful they’ve made you by coming dressed as your favorite superhero on Monday, May 2. Bring a note of thanks to our teachers and staff on Wednesday, May 4 and bring your teacher a sweet treat on Thursday, May 5. Let’s show our amazing staff just how much we appreciate their incredible work this year!

Thank you to those who joined us at Preston Taylor Ministries for our potluck and game night! Everyone had a great time!

Thank you for supporting our teachers during testing weeks with these delicious snacks!

We are so grateful for our Sylvan Park 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year, Jayne Ruetz! She was honored at a district banquet last week. Congratulations, Ms. Ruetz!

Bring your dinner and a blanket to join us this Thursday, May 5 at Richland Park for our last PTO meeting of the school year! Come to hang out with your Sylvan Park community and purchase your carnival tickets, t-shirts, and school supply kits while you’re at it. We will also have a volunteer sign-up, so it will be your one stop shop for all things PTO! Can’t wait to see you there!

Our Spring Carnival is this Friday! The event is open to the whole community. We will have bouncy houses, games, activities, food trucks and more! Click here to buy tickets, which are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Adults and children under 3 are free. Tickets will also be on sale in front of the school today and tomorrow, 5/10 and 5/11. The last day to pre-buy tickets is Wednesday, 5/11!

For any questions, please contact Emily Fisher.

Help us support our amazing teachers during the two weeks of state testing this month by signing up here to donate snacks. We’re hoping to keep the work room stocked with lots of great treats to encourage them each day.  Please sign up today!  The drop off deadline is TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, April 13th. DROPOFF- PLEASE SET ITEMS INSIDE SCREENED-IN PORCH 247 Cherokee Road Nashville 37205. Thank you!

Save time this summer with prepackaged school supply kits! 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. Click here and enter code “79045” for Sylvan Park. Kits are on sale until Tuesday, May 31st. 

For any questions, please contact Emily Fisher at emily.cutler@gmail.com.

This Thursday, April 7th, is our Sylvan Park Spirit Night with Daddy’s Dogs!  Come dine in person, or place your order in advance using this link: https://daddysdogsnash.square.site/.  Just be sure to specify the time you’ll be picking up!  Daddy’s Dogs will donate 20% of food sales purchased back to our school so be sure to come out and show your support!  Please note there’s a $7 kids meal available when ordering at the restaurant (not available online for delivery/pickup).

Are you looking for a fun, fulfilling way to get involved at Sylvan Park? We have the perfect job for you! Our PTO is still in need of a Vice President. The Vice President will work closely to support next year’s PTO President, learning the ropes along the way, and will serve as the PTO President for the 2023-2024 school year. If you have a desire to serve and to be a part of a fantastic community of parent and teacher volunteers, email Theresa Yarber.

Enrollment for current PNA families is now open and will open for all families on April 16. To register, click here. Alternatively, go to sylvanpark.mnps.org and click on the “Programs & Activities” tab. Then click the link for “PNA (Project for Neighborhood Aftercare)” to be taken to the enrollment site.

Registration is now open for another session of Rally Cats Tennis Club. Register for the fun here.