PTO Newsletter 8/30
Happy Friday Tiger family! We hope you are looking forward to a long, Labor Day weekend to relax and recharge. When we return Tuesday, we will be officially into September with so many fun events, community building, and fundraisers ahead!
There are so many new updates this week so see below and reach out with any questions.
But first…
The INVEST Campaign is off to an incredible start. Thank you to our community who have supported our school so far; we are so incredibly humbled by the quick donations or pledges to participate. You can find more information on INVEST here and below.
Important Dates
Note: Dates are subject to change. The BEST way to stay updated is with our PTO Google Calendar – view and subscribe here!
- August 30: Navigator Day – TODAY (wear normal SSA)
- September 2: No School (Labor Day)
- September 5: Picture Day Part 1 (Individual Photos)
- September 9: Tiger Cup Golf Tournament at Old Natchez
- September 17: PTO General Meeting (all welcome!)
- September 19: Percy’s Vintage Closet
- September 20: Fall Community Event: Topping-Out Ceremony and Ice Cream Social
- September 27: Navigator Day
- October 2: Songwriter’s Night
Upcoming Community and Fundraiser Events
September 9: Tiger Cup Golf Tournament – REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
We are just a little over a week out from Percy Priest PTO’s Tiger Cup Golf Tournament on Monday, September 9th at Old Natchez Country Club in Franklin. We only have space for 7 more golfers. Enjoy 18 holes of golf with PPE friends, family and/or neighbors. Register individually or with your foursome by clicking here to register
A big thank you to our sponsors: Pinnacle Financial, Sesco Lighting, MGM Industries, Image Solutions, Villa Castrioti, American Constructors, Camel Express Car Wash, Nashville Elite, Osborne State Farm, Avenue South Ortho, Charles Hawkins Company, Pretty Polished, My Sweet Dessert, Pilkerton Realtors, Jackie Osborne to Close, Buds Liquors. We still have a few sponsorship opportunities available! Learn more about how you can support PPE by clicking on Sponsorship Opportunities here Not only does this give back to our wonderful school, but also is a great way to advertise your business. Please sign up today!
Mamas and Mimosas is sold out!
Volunteer Opportunities
We could use a few more volunteers! Consider volunteering at the event by contacting jennifercjones2@
Please reach out to us with any questions! Looking forward to seeing you on the course.
~Jennifer Jones and Ashley Tummins, Co-Chairs
Pre-loved PPE Attire Needed (by September 13)!
It is that time of year- time to clean out your Tiger’s closet before school starts! From now until September 13th, we will be accepting gently used clothing items or accessories that have PPE’s logo for our “Percy’s Vintage Closet” sale on September 19 (conveniently after drop off from 7:30-9)! Anything you’d like to pass on to another Tiger, please drop off on the school’s front porch. Look for the marked plastic bins that say “Pre-loved PPE attire” and we’ll take it from there. Thank you!
September 20: Fall Community Event
Mark your calendars for a truly unique fall PPE community event! This year, we’re combining our annual fall gathering with a special “Topping Out” Ceremony, marking the completion of the gym’s roof structure—a major milestone in our construction project. It’s an experience you won’t want to miss!
Join us on Friday, September 20th at Percy Priest Elementary for an afternoon of fun, community spirit, and celebration. Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Ice Cream Bar with all the toppings (see what we did there?)
- Games for all ages
- “Get to Know You” Bingo to connect with fellow community members
- Time Capsule Filling Station—be part of history!
- Roar Store on-site with school spirit gear
- Music and Festivities to celebrate our great school community and the final year in our historic building
- Opportunity to volunteer – sign up now and still experience the event while you help out.
Come celebrate, connect, and make memories with us. We can’t wait to see you there!
October 2: Songs Under the Stars – Tickets on Sale NOW!
Grab your tickets to this amazing event – a great line up and a great cause! Tickets normally sell out. Note that to park a vehicle at Dyer you must have a valet ticket but these are limited – grab your tickets today!
Need a babysitter for Songs Under the Stars night? Don’t forget about Wyndy, the babysitting app. Find, book and pay background checked college student sitters and give back to Percy Priest Elementary. Post a job and use school code PPES. Wyndy will give back $5 of every completed job to the Percy Priest Elementary PTO
We have several opportunities for sponsorship, we would love to promote your business while supporting Percy Priest! Reach out to Rachel Schultz percypriestsongwriters@gmail.
General Announcements
First Day Forms: due August 30 – TODAY
At the beginning of each school year, we send home several documents that MNPS requires parents and caregivers to review, sign and return. These forms have been sent home and need to be returned to homeroom teachers by August 30th.
Parents must also complete certain required MNPS forms online through the MNPS “Permissions Portal”. To do so, visit the MNPS Student-Parent Handbook page. Scroll halfway down the page and you will see the “Permission Forms” section and a blue button to the right that says “Permissions Portal”. Click there to begin.
Imagination Club: 1st-3rd grade, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, contact Mrs. Acker
Vision Board Club: 4th & 5th grade girls, Thursdays, starts Sept 5, 3-4:15pm, Ms. Stuart, more info here
Join us for SEL/STEAM Club! Make new friends and spend time with old ones, work collaboratively with others or celebrate your independence and work on your own! STEAM: Science experiments, Technology, Engineering/ “Creation Station”, Arts and Crafts, Math games! Join us for all the fun! Our first club date is Thursday, September 12th! Email lovie.lester@mnps.org to reserve your spot. Our enrollment form and all the details are here.
Join PPE’s newest afterschool Manners Monday Club! Learn important skills while making friends and having fun. Check out the flyer for skills included. Mondays after school until 4:15pm. Starts Sept 9
September 28: Run for Dyslexia – Join the PPE Team!
Going the extra mile so our children can read. On Saturday September 28th, the 2024 Music City Run for Dyslexia will lead participants along a certified 5K and 10K course along the Cumberland River and through Shelby Bottoms, one of Nashville’s most beautiful (and shaded!) greenways. In addition, a 1 Mile Dyslexia Dash will be offered for all ages and ability. The event is hosted by Learning Matters, a non-profit organization that exists to help K-12 students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities reach their academic and human potential by providing equitable access to the highest quality assessment, tutoring, and advocacy.
Join a great cause and support a local organization and cause that impacts many of our Tigers – and have fun at the same time! Learn more about the run here and join the PPE team here. See you there!
Fundraisers
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.
2024-2025 School Year Volunteers Needed
Can you help out this year? There are so many ways to volunteer, both big and small and WE NEED YOU. It is incredibly rewarding to get involved in the PTO so start here by indicating how you want to help volunteer.
Check out the latest updates of our new school coming along!
Small Fundraisers Spotlight
For a list of all of our ongoing small fundraisers, please visit our Small Fundraisers webpage.
Box Tops 4 Education will donate $0.10 per label to the Percy Priest Elementary PTO for each qualifying box top that is turned in. To participate, download the “Box Tops for Education” app and then simply scan your receipt and the app will identify any box tops you may have purchased. These will automatically go towards our school’s total.
Earn additional money for the PTO by shopping online at the Box Tops Marketplace, with over 70 participating vendors, including Lands’ End, Target, Gap, and Pottery Barn. See the Box Tops website for details.
If you shop for groceries online or have e-receipts, you can now submit your email receipts from select retailers to earn Box Tops for your School. Visit the app or website for more details and to see a full list of participating retailers.
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.