PTO Newsletter 9/27
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the Topping Out Ceremony and Fall Event last week. What a great time celebrating the memories we have built while getting excited about the future to come in our new building! Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers who made this event possible. Finally, thank you to American Constructors who helped get us to this milestone and pull off a great ceremony!
Mum pick-up is today!
Did you order pumpkins and mums? Pick up is at the Forest Hills Pathway (on Otter Creek right down from the school) from 2PM to 4PM on Friday, September 27th. If you are unable to pick up during that timeframe please email marcy.stringfield@gmail.com to make alternate arrangements.
INVEST UPDATE… Participate by October 18th!
Don’t forget to INVEST! While striving to meet our donation goal, remember that pledging to support (without a monetary donation) also hits the participation target as well. We would love to see 100% participation and we know we can do it! You can find more information on INVEST here.
Remember if families participate by October 18, kids get a FREE FROZEN DRINK COUPON from Granny White Market. It is a great tradition that the kids love.
And finally – every class that gets 100% participation will be rewarded with an ICE CREAM PARTY in class. YUM!
Important Dates
Note: Dates are subject to change. The BEST way to stay updated is with our PTO Google Calendar – view and subscribe here!
- September 27: Navigator Day – TODAY
- October 2: Walk to School Day
- October 2: Songs Under the Stars (Songwriters’ Night)
- October 3: Future Burros Night (Hillsboro High)
- October 4: No School (Professional Dev Day)
- October 7-11: No School (Fall Break)
- October 17: Papa John’s Spirit Night
- 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)
Upcoming Community and Fundraiser Events
October 2: Walk to School Day
Walk to School Day will be held on Wednesday, October 2nd. This is a city-wide event coordinated by Walk Bike Nashville. Families are invited to join us on the pathway at the corner of Otter Creek and Robert E. Lee at 7:30AM. We will walk together as a group along the pathway to the school. Please mark your calendars for this fun community event! We have some neighbors offering parking in their driveways/yards. Look for balloons and helpers to show you where to park: 1516 Otter Creek Rd / 1520 Otter Creek Rd / 1449 Otter Creek Rd
Songs Under the Stars – last chance for tickets!
Teacher tickets are still available at a discounted price thanks to Camel Car Wash and Pretty Polished! Grab one today!
Callout for Volunteers for Songwriters Night!
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!
GrandFriends Days – Save the Date!
Our beloved GrandFriends Days tradition is coming soon. Help spread the word to loved ones and we will communicate specific grade level info soon.
General Announcements
Lost and Found – New Process!
The last day of every month, everything in the lost and found will be taken to donations. If you are missing anything, come look before the end of the month! The lost and found table and rack are located in the cafeteria. Any questions email Maggie.Townsend@mnps.org.
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.
New pictures of some of our spaces coming along!
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Small Fundraisers Spotlight
For a list of all of our ongoing small fundraisers, please visit our Small Fundraisers webpage.
Mabel’s Labels will donate 20% of all proceeds generated by label orders for your child’s clothing, accessories and bags, so anything they lose is easily returned to them. Simply go to www.campaigns.mabelslabels.com and search for Percy Priest Elementary PTO. Purchase your labels and they will ship direct to your door. This is a perfect way to keep your child’s outwear out of the PPE Lost and Found this winter!
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.