We can’t wait to celebrate our incredible Sylvan Park staff during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 8-12. Here are some ways that you and your students will be able to spread the love and say thank you!
Spirit Wear Donations
PTO is collecting Sylvan Park spirit wear long sleeve and short sleeve t-shirts as well as hoodies. These donations will be sold at the carnival as a PTO fundraiser. Please make sure all donations are in good condition. Donations can be dropped off in the containers found at the front of the school.
Spring Carnival – Buy Your Tickets!
Join us for the end of year Spring Carnival! Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through Thursday, May 18 using the QR code in the image above or clicking here, or at the door on Friday, May 19. Tickets will also be on sale in front of the school before and after school May 15-18.
PTO Meeting – THIS Thursday!
We hope you can join us this Thursday for a discussion on school safety. The agenda for the evening will include key updates from Principal Goetz, our MNPS school board representative, Erin O’Hara Block, and our school counselor, Meredith Middlebrooks.
This meeting is intended for adults only. For free babysitting provided by PTO, please sign up here.
Voices for a Safer Tennessee
Some Sylvan Park Elementary Families will be participating in the “Linking Arms for a Change” event that is taking place this evening. To learn more about this event and/or to register and be placed with the Sylvan Park Elementary group please click here. When registering, please state Sylvan Park Elementary as the group/organization you would like to be placed with.
MNPS Kindergarten Readiness Fair
The 2023 MNPS Kindergarten Readiness Fair is on Saturday, April 22 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Lentz Public Health Center. The Fair provides an opportunity for families to register onsite for kindergarten, receive information from MNPS, MPHD and Community Partner information tables, and provide resources to help families get ready for kindergarten. This year will also feature fun activities for families including the Nashville Zoo Animal Encounter and the Nashville Public Library’s School Bus Read Aloud on an MNPS school bus. For more information on the Fair visit the MNPS Early Learning Website.
Congratulations, Mr. Currie!
Our beloved and talented music teacher, Mr. Currie, recently received a Teacher of the Year award at the MNPS banquet! Congratulations and thank you for the many ways you give to our students and our school!
Hattie B’s Spirit Day
Join us for restaurant day at Hattie B’s at 5209 Charlotte Ave. on Thursday, April 20. Meet co-workers or friends for lunch, spend time with other SPE families over dinner or place a to-go order anytime. Hattie B’s is generously donating 10 percent of sales from the entire day to our school!
April Stock the Lounge
Please help us with a Spring Stock the Lounge! We hope you will consider supporting our teachers in this way. You can drop off items in front of the school from 7:45-8:00 on Thursday, April 13th, or you can drop in the designated bin at 4406 Park Ave. prior to the 13th. Our teachers love this show of appreciation! Sign up here.
Scenes from International Night 2023
Thank you to everyone that came out for our second annual International Night! We loved seeing our school come together with such great representation.
The 2nd Annual Sylvan Park International Night took place on Tuesday, March 28th from 5:30-7pm in the school parking lot.
International Night is an opportunity for our students, families, faculty, & staff to share and experience the countries, cultures, & traditions found in our community. We are looking for volunteers to host a table or trunk space that reflects their country of origin.
Thank You, Sylvan Park Community
Our school greatly appreciates the support for Sylvan Park staff over the last week. Any small acts of gratitude and kindness are a great way to show our school and other schools in our community lots of love.
Commitment to Safety
The horrific event at The Covenant School last Monday is heavy on all of our hearts. Many of you have reached out to ask questions, share your gratitude, offer help, and to simply connect.
We appreciate all of your thoughts, questions, and ideas. In order to centralize our efforts, please email pto.spark@gmail.com. Ms. Goetz will work closely with the PTO board to share information and determine actionable next steps to continue to keep Sylvan Park students and staff as safe as possible.
That said, the PTO event on May 4th at 6 p.m. will be focused on safety. Again, please email pto.spark@gmail.com with any comments, ideas and/or questions so that we can design an event that is beneficial and productive.
An Unthinkable Tragedy
There are no sufficient words to describe the devastation of yesterday’s shooting at The Covenant School. Our hearts are with The Covenant School’s parents, students, and staff, and particularly with the families of Evelyn, Hallie, William, Ms. Peak, Dr. Koonce, and Mr. Hill. We offer our support, our love, and our deepest condolences for this unimaginable loss.
It can be difficult to walk our children through this heartache. Dr. Battle shared the following suggestions:
Helping Students After a School Shooting, American School Counseling Association (ASCA), 2022
- Try and keep routines as normal as possible. Kids gain security from the predictability of routine, including attending school.
- Limit exposure to television and the news.
- Be honest with kids and share with them as much information as they are developmentally able to handle.
- Listen to kids’ fears and concerns.
- Reassure kids that the world is a good place to be, but that there are people who do bad things.
- Parents and adults need to first deal with and assess their own responses to crisis and stress.
- Rebuild and reaffirm attachments and relationships.
