PTO Newsletter 9/20
Final reminder that our incredible Fall Event is tonight!
- Event from 5-7pm
- Priest Road (will be closed from Wilshire to Otter Creek)
- Ceremony starts at 5:30pm SHARP
- Fun, games, music for the whole family
- Ice Cream with toppings bar after ceremony
- Plan extra time for parking and walking to school!
For inspiration – check out how far we have come. We are one year + 1 day post groundbreaking and this time lapse video shows the incredible construction journey so far: Time-Lapse Progress Video
INVEST UPDATE… Frozen Drink Treat Coupons start coming home TODAY!
Don’t forget to INVEST! While striving to meet our donation goal, remember that pledging to support (without a monetary donation) also hits the participation target as well. We would love to see 100% participation and we know we can do it! You can find more information on INVEST here.
Remember if families participate before September 30, kids get a FREE FROZEN DRINK COUPON from Granny White Market. It is a great tradition that the kids love. Enjoy!
Important Dates
Note: Dates are subject to change. The BEST way to stay updated is with our PTO Google Calendar – view and subscribe here!
- September 20: TONIGHT! Fall Community Event: Topping-Out Ceremony and Ice Cream Social (plus Taco Bamba spirit night)
- September 24: Moms’ Night Out – 4th Grade
- September 25: Moms’ Night Out – 5th Grade
- September 27: Navigator Day
- October 2: Songs Under the Stars (Songwriters’ Night)
- October 3: Future Burros Night (Hillsboro High)
- October 4: No School (Professional Dev Day)
- October 7-11: No School (Fall Break)
Upcoming Community and Fundraiser Events
Final reminder that our incredible Fall Event is tonight!
All teachers and staff have signed the final beam this week so come and watch as it moves into place at the highest point of the structure. It will be quite the celebration!
- Event from 5-7pm
- Priest Road (will be closed from Wilshire to Otter Creek)
- Ceremony starts at 5:30pm SHARP
- Fun, games, music for the whole family
- Ice Cream with toppings bar after ceremony
- Plan extra time for parking and walking to school!
Come celebrate, connect, and make memories with us. We can’t wait to see you there!
P.S. Hungry after the event? Head to Taco Bamba (or order online) for a spirit night! Just mention GIVE20 or Percy Priest when you order in person or online and 20% goes back to our PTO!
Teacher & Staff Tickets Available for Songs Under the Stars
Get your tickets today and be part of a night to remember!
General Announcements
Lost and Found – New Process!
The last day of every month, everything in the lost and found will be taken to donations. If you are missing anything, come look before the end of the month! The lost and found table and rack are located in the cafeteria. Any questions email Maggie.Townsend@mnps.org.
Did you know that since 2010, Percy Priest Artists have uploaded over 68,000 works of art to Artsonia.com? This year, our artists have uploaded 796 works of art but only 48% of our student artists have a registered parent or guardian on Artsonia.com. That means that 52% of you are missing out on that joyful email that tells you your child has a new work of art to share! You are missing out on the amazing giftshop where you can purchase items with your favorite Percy Priest Artist’s work for yourself or for those grand friends who have everything! You only need register once for each of your artists and it is good for all your years at Percy Priest! Use this QR code to connect today!!
In other Art News… The Percy Priest Art Show has been moved from December to March! March is Youth Art Month and Music in our Schools Month. This will be a great time to celebrate what your child is learning and creating through the Arts at Percy Priest! Look for more information about this event soon from Dr. A. And Ms. Taylor! No purchase required!
Chess Program
There are only a few spots left on the PPE Chess Program! For more info and to join now, please contact Coach Igor at igorzhislin@gmail.com.
Fundraisers
September 6-22: Pumpkin and Mums Fundraiser Sale
Support the Percy Priest Elementary PTO budget while getting Fall Festive with mums and pumpkin stacks from Market Fresh Produce. These are the prettiest, most impressive mums and pumpkins around, and all proceeds go back to the PTO to provide additional staff and materials to the school which impacts every child.
Mums (variety of colors) $22 | Pumpkin Stacks (three pumpkins) $26
Pick up is at the Forest Hills Pathway (on Otter Creek right down from the school) from 2PM to 4PM on Friday, September 27th. If you are unable to pick up that day during that timeframe please email marcy.stringfield@gmail.
Get Involved!
Come Have Lunch!
Parents, grandparents and special friends are welcome to eat lunch with students! To help us with space and accommodating guests, we ask that visitors sign-up to come eat lunch using the bookings link below. Please be sure to select the correct grade level and teacher. When signing-up, we also ask that you only sign-up for one day at this time. Thank you for your help and we hope to see you for lunch soon. Sign up to come eat lunch with your student!
Grandparents and Special Friends Email List
We know there are many grandparents, family and special friends of PPE students who would like to be involved. You can keep up with the latest news by signing up for the PPE Grandparents, Family & Friends List here.
2024-2025 School Year Volunteers Needed
Can you help out this year? There are so many ways to volunteer, both big and small and WE NEED YOU. It is incredibly rewarding to get involved in the PTO so start here by indicating how you want to help volunteer.
New pictures of some of our spaces coming along!
Small Fundraisers Spotlight
For a list of all of our ongoing small fundraisers, please visit our Small Fundraisers webpage.
Kroger will donate 4% of the total dollars spent in their stores to PPE. To participate, click on this link, create or login to your account and select Percy Priest Elementary PTO as your Community Rewards Organization.
How to Stay Connected
Email Lists
New families – Be sure to sign up for our school newsletter, which includes grade-level information each week. Register today.
Add PPE happenings to your calendar automatically!
You can subscribe to our PTO calendar and have all of our events show up on your calendar, so you never lose track of important dates! Following the links below will prompt you to subscribe to the calendar via your preferred calendar app. Any time the PTO updates an event through the website, it will update on the calendar of all subscribers (how often your calendar pulls updated info will be based on your individual personal settings – every 5 minutes, 1 hour, 1 week, etc).
For Calendar Apps (apple calendar etc), click here.
For Google Calendar, click here.