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PTO Newsletter 10/25

Hooray it is Book Fair time again! PPE’s 2024 Literati Book Fair will run next Thursday, October 31st – Friday, November 8th. See below for more info but we would also love for you to volunteer to make everything run smoothly! Sign up to help out here.

October 31 is also a fun day of Harvest Parties! You should have received information from teachers or room parents about these but reach out if you didn’t. Parents are welcome a these celebrations!


A MASSIVE THANK YOU!!!

The PTO is SO GRATEFUL for everyone’s INVEST participation. We will update you on final numbers after GrandFriends day, but the push this week to get to 100% participation has been incredible. We are currently at 95% overall as a school and we have XX classes who have struck ice cream party finish line status. Haven’t participated? You have until today to count towards ice cream parties and everyone counts.

THANK YOU TIGER COMMUNITY! We are so grateful for the pride and support you show our amazing school.


Important Dates

Note: Dates are subject to change. The BEST way to stay updated is with our PTO Google Calendar – view and subscribe here!

  • October 25: No School (Parent Teacher Conferences)
  • October 27: C.A.R.Es Pumpkin Party
  • October 31: Book Fair begins!
  • October 31: Class Harvest Parties
  • November 4: Green Hills Grille Sprit Night
  • November 4: Book Fair Family Night
  • November 5: No School (Election Day)
  • November 7-8: GrandFriends Days
  • November 7: C.A.R.E Family Support Group
  • November 11: No School (Veterans Day)
  • November 25 – 29: No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)

Upcoming Community and Fundraiser Events

October 27: C.A.R.E Pumpkin Party

You are invited to C.A.R.E.’s 1st annual Pumpkin Party on Sunday, October 27th from 4-5 pm! A wide range of materials and sensory experiences will be available for your child(ren) to explore and create. If your child has any needs, requests, or areas we can work on together in this relaxed, supportive environment, email kelly@kellyterrellart.com. ALL are welcome! #inclusiveplay #OTgoals #neurodiversity #disabilityawareness C.A.R.E Parent Support Group


November 7-8: GrandFriends Days!

Our annual GrandFriends Days are around the corner! Each morning will be spent listening to our children sing, a visit to their classroom and to the book fair in the library.  Spread the word to grandparents and special friends and help them RSVP.

Thursday, November 7th (grades K-2)
1st grade program starts at 9 am (check in begins at 8:30 am)
Kindergarten program starts at 10:15 am (check in begins at 9:45 am)
2nd grade program starts at 11:30 am (check in begins at 11 am)

Friday, November 8th (grades 3-5)
4th grade program starts at 9 am (check in begins at 8:30 am)
3rd grade program starts at 10:15 am (check in begins at 9:45 am)
5th grade program starts at 11:30 am (check in begins at 11 am)

To ensure a smooth check in, we ask that you RSVP to GrandFriendsPPE@gmail.com  by November 5th with the following information:
  • Name of grandfriend(s)
  • Name of student(s)
  • Name of teacher(s)
  • Grade of child(ren)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are also still needing more volunteers to help during the program. If you would like to lend a hand, please sign up here!


 

November 7: C.A.R.E. Meeting

November C.A.R.E. Meeting | 6:00 at PPE | Your questions answered by a panel of local professionals. Head over to the C.A.R.E. blog for more details, panel bios and link to submit your anonymous questions & comments. We need your input!


General Announcements

Book Fair Starts October 31!

DIGITAL Gift Cards: We highly encourage families to use the Literati Book Fair digital gift cards. These gift cards are a safe and secure alternative to cash. You can add funds to your students’ gift card account. Then, when they come to the fair, we’ll look up their name and use their gift card. No cash or physical card needed! Please help us make the fair run smoothly by utilizing this fabulous tool (taking your child’s piggy bank cash and adding it to the digital gift card would be especially helpful). Buy gift cards here.
Family Night: We will be open for families to shop from 4:30-6:30 on Monday, November 4th.  Come one! Come all!
Grandparents’/Special Friends’ Day: The book fair will be open for students to shop with their Grandparents and Special Friends when they visit PPE on Thursday, November 7th and Friday, November 8th.
Volunteers: Want to be a part of our Book Fair? We’d love to have you! Please sign up to volunteer here.
Online Fair: Can’t make the fair? No worries! Shop for exciting new books online and create student wish lists to share with friends and family here.
We can’t wait for our students to experience our upcoming book fair! Thank you for helping to inspire a lifelong love of reading! Don’t hesitate to reach out to Ms. Stuart (emily.stuart@mnps.org) with further questions. 

JT Moore Theatre Workshop for Grades 3-5

Ahead of our upcoming performances, Moore Theatrics is inviting grades 3-5 to participate in a workshop inspired by Wendy & Peter Pan. This workshop is a great introduction to Ella Hickson’s version of J.M. Barrie’s much-loved story as she puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage, in an adaptation that is refreshingly modern but never loses the charm of the original.

Learn more here!


Fundraisers

Cherrydale

Support our school wtih a huge catalog from Cherrydale: gifts, gourmet food, jewelry, gift wrap and more! An easy way to grab holiday gifts or supplies and support PPE. Plus, there are tons of incentives and fun while you shop and share with family to help support. Register through shopfund.com (see instructions here) and then share to shop and support! Any questions – email Marcy Burridge.


November 4: Green Hills Grille Spirit Night
Monday, November 4th from 4 pm-9 pm. 10% of all dine-in, takeout and delivery orders will be donated back to the PTO.
No promo code needed!

Order your yearbook now!
Individual pictures can be purchased online at www.jostenspix.com using the event code FE3924.

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.


 

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.


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.

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