PTO Newsletter 10/18
Fall is definitely in the air in Nashville! The temperatures have cooled off a bit so don’t forget to layer the kiddos up in the morning with fluctuating temps from bus/carline to afternoon sunshine.
We really need your help to finish up our INVEST campaign STRONG. We have yet to meet our financial or participation goals and our school depends on everyone getting involved in order to bring enriching extra programs (like additional PE teachers) and enhancements (like special school supplies) to our school. INVEST truly impacts every student.
Let’s finish INVEST strong!
Many of your kiddos saw Percy onsite at school this week to help remind us that class ice cream parties are on the line! Show your support today and INVEST – with our without a monetary donation. Help us hit our 100% goal and support critical school functions. Every class that gets 100% participation will be rewarded with an ICE CREAM PARTY in class. YUM!
We have extended the participation deadline one more week! If families participate by October 25, kids get a FREE FROZEN DRINK COUPON from Granny White Market. It is a great tradition that the kids love.
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 22: Family Skate Night
- October 23: Picture Day Part 2 – Class and Make-Ups
- October 24: Open House for Prospective Families 4-6 PM
- October 25: No School (Parent Teacher Conferences)
- October 28: Book Fair begins!
- October 31: Class Harvest Parties
- November 5: No School (Election Day)
- November 7-8: GrandFriends Days
Upcoming Community and Fundraiser Events
October 22: Family Skate Night
Help us raise money for Percy Priest Elementary PTO and enjoy a night of fun with our wonderful community. Brentwood Skate Center will give 50% of all admission fees on Tuesday, October 22 from 4:30-7:00 PM back to the PTO. These funds will be used to support the PTO budget which provides the school with additional supplies and staff. Thank you so much for your support, we can’t wait to see you there!
November 7-8: GrandFriends Days!
Our annual GrandFriends Day is 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. Be on the lookout for detailed schedules for the day.
- Thursday, November 7: Grades K-2
- Friday, November 8: Grades 3-5
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.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: A big event can only be pulled off with our wonderful volunteers. If you are interested in helping out on this exciting day, please click here and select the GrandFriends Day box.
General Announcements
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.
New volunteer opportunities are posted! Fall and winter brings new community events and other ways to help – get involved today! We encourage each parent or guardian to volunteer at least 1 hour per quarter. There are many ways to help, and we’re sure you’ll find something enjoyable.
Unicycle Donations
As you clean out your closets, please keep Unicycle in mind. You can donate any too-small shorts, shirts, dresses and pants. Remember, Unicycle collects and uses “outgrown, not worn out” school clothing to help cloth other MNPS students, we’re ready to receive them. The donation basket is located on the PPE Front porch.
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.
Signature Nail – Give back to PPE while you pamper!
Mention PPE when you make an appointment and 5% of that purchase and future purchases will go back to the PTO.
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.
Help us raise money by shopping Minted all year long! You’ll get 20% off beautiful Minted products (excluding fine art prints) and Minted will donate 15% of the proceeds from every order back to us. Use our code FUNDRAISEPERCYPRIEST at checkout. Thank you so much for your support!
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.