The Sylvan Sunday Swoop
Week 26
Week 25: Blue Jays Are Building Greatness — With Clear Communication!
Greetings, Sylvan Blue Jay Families!
Welcome to Week 26! As we continue moving forward this semester, we want to highlight the importance of clear and consistent communication between school and home. Our goal is always to keep you informed, connected, and supported as partners in your child’s education.
When communication flows well, students thrive. You know what to expect, your child knows what to do, and our teachers know how to best support each family. We appreciate the way so many of you reach out with questions, share updates, and stay engaged—your teamwork truly matters.
This week, we are focusing schoolwide on:
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Clear communication from school to home
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Timely updates about student needs and progress
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Collaborative problem-solving centered on what’s best for children
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Positive, respectful interactions across all stakeholders
Thank you for always working alongside us with kindness and understanding. When we communicate well, we build stronger partnerships—and strong partnerships help our Blue Jays soar.
We look forward to a great week of connection, learning, and clarity.
💙💛 Blue Jays are Building Greatness—with Clear Communication!
With appreciation,
Mrs. Hamilton
Principal, Sylvan Elementary
Building Greatness—Every Student, Every Day
#HeartsandMindsTogether
#BlueJaysBuildGreatness
Duty Free Lunch
We are looking for volunteers to help us provide duty free lunch for our teachers. If you are interested in supporting our teachers and staff with this, please click here to sign up.
March: Courage
Courage is the ability and strength to face something that may be difficult or challenging. Courage is not the absence of fear but rather perseverance in the presence of fear and the willingness to stand up for what is right or try something new, even though it may be uncomfortable or uncertain.
Why focus on Courage?
- Courage encourages engagement. Courage helps students raise their hands, participate, try new things, and voice their opinions.
- Courage builds self-confidence. Courage is the choice to act. By doing something, students increase their belief in themselves and their ability to do difficult or challenging things.
- Courage can help reframe a negative. When something does not go as planned, or a student gets upset about a mistake or failure, courage can help reframe the event in a positive light.
Courage in Action:
- Provide leadership opportunities. Students can learn and demonstrate leadership by teaching and mentoring others, classroom roles and responsibilities, or community outreach.
- Encourage discussion and debate. Foster curiosity and empower students to formulate ideas and engage in respectful discourse and conversations.
- Celebrate failures. Create opportunities to reduce fear of failure and celebrate when students try something new, even if they are not successful the first time.
Transportation Changes
We no longer accept transportation changes via phone, email or Class Dojo. All transportation changes must be communicated on the google form linked here. You can also scan the QR code to access the form. Keep in mind that if you child is riding home with another child, this change must be communicated by BOTH parents/guardians. All transportation changes must be communicated on this form no later than 1:00 pm.
Preferred Name Change
Families, please use the linked form OR scan the QR code to indicate the preferred name for your student. For instance, if your student is named Daniel and you prefer for them to be called Danny, indicate that on the linked form. This is in accordance with North Carolina State Law (S.L. 2023-106; Senate Bill 49) Section 115C-76.45.(5). If you completed this last year, you do not need to do it again.
