PTO Newsletter 11/15
We hope your first half of November has been unbe-LEAF-able and you are ready for the countdown to Thanksgiving. There is so much information below including more on the Kids Heart Challenge, ways to get involved in the PTO, and small ways to support our school through fun, festive, gift-able fundraisers. Read through for so much new info!
GrandFriends Days were amazing! Thanks again to everyone who made them possible. Here are videos of the performances!
Important Dates
Note: Dates are subject to change. The BEST way to stay updated is with our PTO Google Calendar – view and subscribe here!
- November 21: Papa John’s Spirit Night
- November 22: Wreath pick-up
- 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
Small World Yoga, a nonprofit connecting yoga with the community, will be bringing two yoga clubs to Percy Priest Elementary in 2025—one for K-2 and one for 3-5 students. Yoga sessions will likely be held on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 3:15-4:00 pm during the spring semester. If any Percy Priest parents are certified yoga teachers and interested in teaching or substituting, please email mikka@smallworldyoga.org for more info or visit Small World Yoga’s website to get started.
Let the games begin!
The Kids Heart Challenge is back and even bigger and better than before! Sign up online TODAY and spend 2 minutes as a family learning what to do in case of an emergency. You can learn Hands-Only CPR, Warning Signs of Stroke and so much more. Sign up now by visiting the Percy Priest Kids Heart Challenge page or downloading the AHA Schools app. * EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS OR HER OWN ACCOUNT to count towards our goal.
Our goal is for 400 (or more) students to register, learn Hands-Only CPR, AND Warning Signs of a stroke. If we reach our goal, we will be hosting a “Duck Race” where three of our wonderful faculty and staff will be dressed like ducks along the racecourse as they run for victory!
If a student completes the three things mentioned above, they will be able to cast a vote for who they would like to see run the race and have an opportunity to be one of the racecourse helpers.
Please reach out to Mrs. Tanner (amy.tanner@mnps.org) with any questions.
Let’s get QUACKING and meet our goal!
Fundraisers
Papa John’s Spirit Night – November 21
PPE friends and family, take the night off from cooking and feed the family while supporting the school! Use our unique code: PPES when ordering from Papa John’s and the PTO will receive 20% of all orders placed using that code. You can pre-order days in advance just make sure to select the appropriate date and input our unique code.
Help with Thanksgiving meal prep – order by November 22
Are you looking to simplify Thanksgiving?! Order your meal or an individual item from Season Nashville and a percentage will be donated to the PTO. All Thanksgiving items are listed in black. Orders must be placed by 11/22.
Gimme Rolls – Now through December 5th
Gimme Rolls delivers fresh baked cinnamon rolls to your doorstep on Saturday and Sunday mornings! Stay in your PJS and have breakfast delivered to your door this holiday season OR send a special holiday treat to someone else!
Deadline to order: December 5th www.gimmerolls.com/order
Gimme Rolls is giving back 10% of sales to Percy Priest Elementary PTO for orders placed for the weekend of December 7th & 8th! Just write “Percy Priest” in the Customer Comment at checkout to make sure your school receives credit for your order. Place your order in advance now!
If you live outside of the delivery zone, send an email for delivery options to lauren@gimmerolls.com
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.
Grab some PPE friends and come watch the Titans take on the Cincinnati Bengals on December 15th! Use this link with the code PPE2024 and $10 from every ticket sold will go to the PTO.
Get Involved!
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 PresidentsPPE@gmail.com if you have interest.
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.