Heroes were on display Thursday night as MNPS celebrated its Teachers of the Year, Support Employees of the Year, and Principals of the Year with awards, dinner, gifts, music, and photos.
More than 130 building-level Teacher of the Year winners, along with top support employees and principals, gathered at Music City Center with their family members, principals, and district leaders for the event.
The Sylvan Park Chess Team placed 4th of 14 in their team tournament which qualified them to participate in the state tournament in Cookeville on March 23rd, 2024.
The Sylvan Park Chess Team placed 4th in the Tennessee State Scholastic Elementary Team Finals in Cookeville this weekend. They placed higher than any other elementary school in middle Tennessee.
Congratulations Avighna, Louis, Alex, Will, & Grant!
Hattie B’s donated lunch and the teachers visited “Baggage Claim” on the last day of their travel week.
Thank you to Hattie B’s for lunch on Friday and to HERO for coffee and Donuts on Monday.
Theresa Yarber and Sarah Grace
Teacher Appreciation Team
March’s Stock the Lounge theme was “Our Teachers are Cereal-ously Awesome” with a cereal bar.
Our Teachers love this show of appreciation and love. Thank you for all you do to make this possible!
Text me if you have any questions: 615-579-2806
Thanks so much!
Sarah & Theresa
On March 26th, Sylvan Park is hosting an International Night to celebrate the diversity in our school. International Night is an opportunity for our students, families, faculty, and staff to experience the countries, cultures, and traditions found in our community. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
International Night at Sylvan Park
The event will be held in the back parking lot of the school from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
When?
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2024, 05:30 PM
Where?
4801 Utah Avenue, Nashville, TN, USA
Dear Parents and Students,
We are looking for volunteers to host a table or trunk space! Everyone has a culture and a story to tell. Please share yours with us! Your space could feature a country, your genealogy, or your family traditions. (Please register by Wednesday, March 20th.)
Thank you to everyone that came out for our second annual International Night! We loved seeing our school come together with such great representation.
February’s Stock the Lounge theme was “Beach in a Blizzard” with a fun ice cream sundae bar.
Our Teachers love this show of appreciation and love. Thank you for all you do to make this possible!
Text me if you have any questions: 615-579-2806
Thanks so much!
Sarah & Theresa
Each day students are encouraged to dress up to show their love of reading and books.
Monday Feb 26 – “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover Day” – Everyone wears their clothes inside out!
Tuesday Feb 27 – “Crazy Sock Day” – We love books from our heads to our TOES!!! Wear crazy socks to show your book love.
Wednesday Feb 28 – “Read ME Day” – Wear shirts, socks, buttons, stickers, anything with school-appropriate writing that can be read by everyone during the day.
Thursday Feb 29 – “Snuggle Up with a Book Day” for DEAR Time (Drop Everything And Read) – Wear pajamas to snuggle up with a book for “DEAR Day”. Classes will ,Drop Everything And Read for 20 minutes during the day.
Friday March 1- “Book Parade Day” – Come to school with your favorite book. Everyone is encouraged to dress as a favorite book character. We will parade out back around the track starting at 8:10.
On Friday March 1st everyone will bring their favorite book to show in the Book Parade. Students are encouraged to dress as the book character in the book they are carrying! It is not necessary to buy Book Character outfits, be creative and use items in your home like scarves, hats, or paper in new ways.
The Book Parade will be outside around the track behind the school. Families are invited to come to the parade and share in our joy of reading!
If you are coming to see the parade, please sign-in at the tables at the back of the school. 5th & 4th grades will lead our Book Parade starting at 8:10am, each grade level will join in, circling around the track. We anticipate the Book Parade ending around 8:30am.
At school we will have book riddles, a favorite book display, and more to celebrate the week.
Questions? Email Sylvan Park Librarian Kelly.Bulbulkaya@mnps.org
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
This support starts with educating and supporting the parents/caregivers and educators about these identities so children feel comfortable to talk about their own process as well as their peers’ process.
Date: 02/08/2024 (Thu.)
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm CST
Location: Childcare in the gym/Event in the library
This is a sign-up for Sylvan Park Diversity Night childcare/pizza. Childcare will be available for elementary-aged children at least 5 years old in the gymnasium.
Diversity Night is an opportunity for the EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) chairs on the PTO Board to invite parents/caregivers and educators at Sylvan Park Elementary to educational discussions around diversity and inclusion. This occurs one night per year and childcare (and pizza) is provided. We believe it is important for parents/caregivers to come to a space where they can learn with an open heart and be part of discussions with minimal distractions.
Previous topics in the series include:
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.
For January, we stocked the Teachers’ Lounge with a Soup & Salad Bar.
Our Teachers love this show of appreciation and love. Thank you for all you do to make this possible!
Text me if you have any questions: 615-579-2806
Thanks so much!
Sarah & Theresa
Each class read the book ish by Peter Reynolds. The story is about a boy who loves to draw until he is mocked for his drawings and loses his confidence and joy in creating art. The ideas and values discussed were perfection, improvement, joy, motivation, and confidence.
For our post seminar activity, students created a drawing to show how ‘ish‘ thinking may bring you joy and the feeling of confidence and success. We created a school-wide crumpled art gallery to showcase our ish pictures.
The next time you visit, check it out! It is located in the hallway near the cafeteria.
For our December STL, we set up a cookie swap and hot chocolate bar.
In January, we are doing a Fresh New Year Salad Bar. Please consider signing up to bring cookies or another staple for the lounge OR let us do the shopping for you and help us fill up the salad bar by donating via paypal.
Our Teachers love this show of appreciation and love. Thank you for all you do to make this possible!
Text me if you have any questions: 615-579-2806
Thanks so much!
Sarah & Theresa
Wyndy is a babysitting app started by some Vanderbilt grads that has vetted sitters/nannies. Here is how to use it:
Finding highly vetted college babysitters and nannies should be easy, affordable and take seconds. This is the mantra Wyndy has followed since the very first day. They also knew they wanted to create an environment that fostered trust and safety, which is why every Wyndy babsysitter and nanny is screened by a Wyndy team member, extensive background check and are verified as enrolled students by the National Student Clearinghouse.
We are excited to announce that, after a brief hiatus, our annual parent social has returned! Save the Date for Feb 29, 2024.
Every single parent, teacher and staff member is invited. During the social, we will be having a charity auction to help raise funds for our wonderful teachers and school. Any contribution you make, be it time, goods and services, or money, will have an impact on our children.
What: Food, Drinks, & Silent Auction
Where: 14Tenn Event Venue
When: Thursday, February 29th, 2024
We are in need of items for the charity auction. We’re looking for restaurant gift cards, vacation homes, staycations, photography sessions, big items, small items, anything you can think to contribute! Do you have an air bnb you’d be willing to donate? Sport memorabilia? Sommelier skills? Season tickets to Bridgestone or Nissan? Soccer tickets? Do you have friends who own businesses in town that might want to contribute? You can talk to your room parent or email pto.spark.fundraising@gmail.com.
Thank you, as always, for all your help.