PTO Newsletter 1/10/25
Happy Snow Day! All Metro Public Schools are closed today so stay warm and safe.
Our first week back was a short one but it was so great to have everyone back together again. Check out all the great info below on upcoming community events and fundraisers for our 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!
- January 15: J.T. Moore Prospective Parent Open House
- January 16: Doughbird Spirit Night
- January 17: Coffee & Learn (about PTO Leadership opportunities)
- January 20: No School (Martin Luther King Jr Holiday)
- January 21: General PTO Meeting (all welcome!)
- January 31: Navigator Day
- January 31: Talent Show (now one night!)
- February 3-7: Teacher Appreciation Week
- February 8: Belmont Basketball Game Fundraiser
- February 10-14: Used Book Sale
- February 14: Valentine’s Day Class Parties
- February 17: No School (Professional Development Day)
- February 18: Read-A-Thon Begins!
- February 21: Read-A-Thon PJ Day
- February 25: Family Skate Night
- February 27: Percy’s Reading Party
- February 28: Navigator Day
- March 3: Read-A-Thon ends
- March 7: Half Day (Dismissal 11:30) and Read-A-Thon Celebration
- March 6: Arts Night
- March 10-14: No School (Spring Break)
- March 17: Back to School!
Upcoming Community and Fundraiser Events
We are still accepting book donations! We welcome books that are appropriate for Kindergarteners through 5th graders, and we especially need chapter books.
This event will happen about a week ahead of the Read-A-Thon so the kids will get excited and have “new” books to read. Donation bins will be on the PPE front steps.
We will need volunteers to help during the sale in February, so be on the look-out to sign up for that in the future. Feel free to reach out to Gillian Stewart, gstewart0707@gmail.com, or Avery Van Pelt, avery.t.vanpelt@gmail.com, with any questions!
Spring Auction: March 29th at Richland Country Club
Save the date for the best night in the Spring to have a ball. There will be music, food, dancing and fun items to bid on to help support our school.
Auction Volunteers Needed!
It’s time to get working on the biggest party of the year – the Percy Priest Spring Auction – and we need your help NOW! Join the Auction Committee to get our incredible catalog of silent auction items secured. It’s an easy job you can do from home, and we’ll provide you with contact information plus scripts for calling/emailing potential and repeat donors. The more people we have contributing their time to this important PTO fundraiser, the easier the task! Please email percypriestauction@gmail.com.
General Announcements
Wonderful Wednesday
Teacher sponsor: Condra/Dick
Date: We will meet each Wednesday beginning January 22nd -April 2
Time: Dismissal 4:00
Grade Level: K & 1st
MORE INFO and PERMISSION SLIP
Community Talents, Skills, and Businesses
We love our PPE community and know that supporting each other is what makes our school incredible. Our parents, alumni, caregivers, and special friends have such amazing skills and talents, and even dedicate their time to nurturing and growing their own businesses. If you are interested in sharing your skills, talents, or business information, so that the greater PPE community may support you or use those skills, let us know! After you fill out this simple form, stay tuned – we will help spread the word or contact you with opportunities to use your skills or talents in a meaningful way that benefits the PPE community.
Watch this space for updates, FAQs, important information and more.
For now – we need your stories! Parents and students, send us either your FAVORITE MEMORY of PPE so far or WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST with the new building. Email these to PresidentsPPE@gmail.com and we will start featuring a “GOODBYE” (fave memory) + “HELLO” (future memory) every week in the newsletter!
Update 1.10.25
Our new building construction is on track! Teachers will move into the new building over summer and our back to school “sneak-a-peak” will be a brand new experience for everyone. Demolition of our current building will start over summer. The Spring PTO event will involve a tribute to our current building for all the great memories and years it has supported our students, teachers, and staff. This will be a big event so if you are interested in being part of the planning crew, follow this link and click “Spring Event/Tiger Dash”.
FAQ 1: Will we be able to buy a brick for the new building? We are definitely planning a buy-a-brick or similar fundraiser so you can be part of this new building in a special way. The fundraiser timing is still TBD and will likely happen with INVEST in August 2025 so we can better align with fundraising needs and construction timing.
Fundraisers
Doughbird Spirit Night is January 16th from 5 pm-9 pm! Be sure to mention you’re with Percy Priest when dining in or show this image in order for the funds to be donated. Online orders cannot be tracked so be sure to call in and mention you’re with Percy Priest when placing a takeout order.
Belmont Basketball Game Fundraiser
Come cheer on the Bruins and support our school Saturday, February 8 when Belmont takes on Missouri State. Purchase tickets here and Belmont donates money back to PPE!
Get Involved!
Next year will be a big year in a new building so we are starting to look for interested leaders early. Terms start in July and there are great ways to get involved! Email us anytime (PresidentsPPE@gmail.com) with questions or interest, or join us for coffee to learn more: January 17, 10am, Hill Center Starbucks.
- Vice President
- Asst. Treasurer
- Secretary
- Fundraising Chair
- Community Events Chair
- Back to School Committee Chair
- Songwriter’s Night Chair
- Roar Store support
- and more!
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.
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.