PTO Newsletter 11/8
Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who helped out with this exciting week at PPE! Today is the second day of GrandFriends Days (grades 3-5) as well as the last day of the book fair. We have been so grateful for the amazing community of Grandparents and special friends who could join us these two days and to the volunteers who made this such a special event. Special acknowledgment to Julia Stoll Saitta, Rosemary Stunkel, Kathleen Darby, Vicki Markham, and Ms. Taylor who worked hard to make these days so wonderful for our guests and children. Next week we will link videos to the performances in the newsletter – keep an eye out!
There is no school on Monday as we honor our veterans – enjoy the long weekend as we pay tribute to all the men and women who have served or are currently serving our country. THANK YOU!
Important Dates
Note: Dates are subject to change. The BEST way to stay updated is with our PTO Google Calendar – view and subscribe here!
- Nov 8: Literati Book Fair – last day!
- November 11: No School (Veterans Day)
- November 25 – 29: No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)
- December 20: Half Day (Dismissal at 11:30am), Class Holiday Parties, 2nd Quarter Ends
- December 23 – Jan 3: No School (Winter Break)
General Announcements
Join the Finance Committee
We need your help community! We are forming an important new Finance Committee for the PPE PTO. We are embarking on great change with the new building and beyond and we are looking for a small group of parents and guardians with an interest in developing a strategic plan, including short and long term goals, and to coordinate resources. This team will meet quarterly and work closely with the New Building Transition committee and the PTO Board to make recommendations for future PTO investments and make sure the gracious donations of our community are put to thoughtful use that serve the PTO mission.
NO prior financial experience is necessary.
Can we count on you? Email PPEPresidents@gmail.com if you have interest.
Let the games begin! AHA Kids Heart Challenge begins Nov 12!
- If we get 400 or more students to register, watch the Hands-Only CPR video and watch the Warning Signs of a Stroke video, we will be hosting a “duck race” (more details to come). Each child must register separately.
- Students who register and watch both videos will get to vote on who they want to run in the race and earn a special prize.
Please check your child’s Friday folder for more information and register today at heart.org/schools!
Moms Thrive: “Anxiety and Social Media”
All PPE Moms are invited to attend this non-school-sponsored parenting talk. Mom’s Thrive is put on by fellow PPE moms who want to help develop community and encourage and equip moms with tools that lead to grace-filled parenting.
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.
Flower Power – now through December 15
It’s time to order your holiday flower bulbs! We are partnering with Flower Power to sell beautiful amaryllis and paperwhites. These flower bulbs are all top quality, an excellent value and guaranteed to grow. Visit our personalized website HERE to order by December 15th. 50% of all orders placed will go back to the PTO.
Get Involved!
New opportunities added to get involved – check them out and mark your interests today! PPE Volunteer Form
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.