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• MONDAY, 9/6: LABOR DAY

Students and teachers do not report to school. Have a safe holiday!

• WEDNESDAY, 9/8: CHESS CLUB BEGINS

3-4 p.m. in the library! Please fill out the form and make checks payable to PPE for $90 a semester ($180 full year). More information can be found on the form, or by writing to Mr. Reid.

• VOTE FOR PPE!

Head on over and vote for Percy Priest Elementary in the Best Elementary School category in the Nashville Scene's Best of Nashville 2010 ! You must vote in at least 20 categories to register your vote. Help PPE be the Best Elementary School for a 2nd year!

• WIPES NEEDED IN THE TIGER CAFE!

Disinfecting wipes are still greatly needed in the cafeteria! Please send some in with your child if at all possible. Thank you to those who have already sent them in!

• THURSDAY, 9/9: CITY SAVER BOOK DEADLINE

City Saver books must be returned this week if they are not going to be purchased or sold! Thank you to all who have bought and sold City Saver Books! Proceeds benefit the office.

FROM THE PPE PTO

This is a record breaking year for PTO memberships! We currently have 568 members and we thank each and every one of you for joining and supporting your PTO. The past two school years we have had memberships in the 500s, and back in 2002-2003 our membership was only from 323-475 strong. Thanks to Michele Buffler for coordinating our membership drive this year!

We would also like to thank our Family Picnic chairs, Mandy Gauldin and Kelly Dillon as well as all of the volunteers who made the evening such a success. What a wonderful opportunity to meet new friends and classmates and visit with old ones. It seemed like a record breaking crowd! If you took photos that evening and are willing to contribute, please send your pictures to Colleen Neel so we can update the PPE website slideshow with photos from this event.

Liz Chilton and EnaShea Kohler

PTO Fundraising:

The PPE PTO INVEST Fundraiser Update! We received 404 pledge cards back on the first day! Way to go, Percy Priest parents!

If you have not yet sent in your pledge card, there is still time and incentive to do so.Each class per

grade with the most additional pledge cards returned next week will receive a pizza party on Friday, September 10. If you are unable to pledge, please indicate that on the pledge card and return in your child’s folder; it will still count towards the pizza party!

It is not too late to submit names of grandparents if you would like us to send them INVEST information. Please contact: David Wall , 804-9255 or Roger Hebert , 289-1315.

Special thanks to Granny White Market for their continued support or our school.

Box Tops for Education are the tiny pink coupons you can find printed on certain products including everything from diapers to cereal to office paper. This year, the classes are again competing to see who can collect the most Box Tops. The deadline is Oct 26, so get clippin’, and send those Box Tops in to class! Download your Box Tops for Education ABC flyer to get going. For more info, see www.btfe.com or the PPE web site .

Free Money For PPE -Plan on buying FOOD in the next week or two? If so, then you can help our school get FREE MONEY! Click here to learn more, get your Kroger Card, and learn how you can win a $50 Kroger Gift Card!

Smart Cards sales end this Tuesday, September 7th. This great coupon book can easily be carried in your purse or wallet and has loads of savings. Cards are available for all counties. Please contact Kelli Hebert for more information.

Lands End offers clothes for all your Standard School Attire needs! Fall is in the air (we hope)! Order from ww w .landsend.com and use our preferred number (900121294), and Percy Priest will receive a 3% rebate on any purchases from the School Uniform Collection.

Other PTO News:

PTO Communications have changed! With just a handful of requests for the PTO paper newsletter, we are close to being an e-PTO! We also have had a slight format change in how the PTO communicates with you: Most Fridays you will receive a bullet-pointed e-blast, but the first Friday of each month you will receive this longer form newsletter. If you have something to submit, please refer to the Communications Guidelines . If you have any questions or feel you are not receiving all communications, let us know! Contact Angela Haglund or Debbie Settles .

PTO Directory -Have you submitted your forms for the PTO Directory? Please be sure to send them in this Monday if you haven’t! If you have any questions, please contact Doug Lessly or Tina Sykes .

PTO Meeting -Mark your calendars for our 1st PTO meeting of the year! Tuesday, September 21st at 6:30pm in the Cafe. Watch your weekly e-blasts for more information.

FROM THE PPE FACULTY AND STAFF:

From Mrs. Williams

As you probably know, we have a large number of car riders at PPE. Last Friday morning we counted approximately 200 cars between 7:40 and 8:00 a.m. It is absolutely necessary for everyone to be alert and attentive during morning arrival. If you are uncertain about any of the policies and procedures, please review them on our website . I want to emphasize that never, under any circumstances, should cars pass other cars in the drop-off lane for the safety of all our precious PPE tigers. Please remind your children to have all bags, backpacks and lunchboxes ready when departing from your vehicle. I appreciate your help and cooperation.

Save the Date! September 15 is Go Casual for the Kids Day. Students will be allowed to wear jeans and a standard attire shirt that day in exchange for a voluntary small donation in support of the Children's Miracle Network at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.

Enjoy your three day weekend! Go Vandy! Go Vols! It’s football time in Tennessee!

Your Partner in Education,

Mrs. Melinda Williams

Did you know? A teacher's contract is from 7:45-3:15 daily. Children picked up after 3:15 need to be signed out by an adult in the main office.