Back to School Information 2025-2026
Dear Percy Priest Families,
Plans for the 2025-2026 school year are under way and we are excited about all of the fun that is in store for our children and our parents this year! This will be a year of change as we kick off our first year in our brand new school building. Below are important dates you’ll want to note on your calendars. We look forward to seeing everyone at the All School Sneak-a-Peek and Popsicle Party, where all PPE families are invited (new and returning) to learn the new school, meet their teacher, shop the Roar Store, enjoy a popsicle and socialize at our new school.
While you wait for more information, the best action to take is to sign up for our newsletter and spread the word to new families about the newsletter. It deploys every Friday during the school year and leading up to school and contains great information on back to school, events, volunteer opportunities, and more!
July 31: Class Lists go live!
Teachers will send emails to their new classes by 2:30 to introduce themselves and welcome you to their classrooms. Update the school directory to be able to see your class list beginning that afternoon by logging into the website or by downloading the Membership Toolkit app. Make updates or register by July 29 to see your class list on the 1st! Returning families will be prompted to confirm/update your contact information. New families will create a login/password, and then you can input family contact information as well as provide consent for your child’s name or photograph to be included on the PPE website or social media.
August 4th: All School Sneak-a-Peek and Popsicle Party
We invite students and their families to join us on Monday, August 4th!
K, 2nd, and 4th Grades | 8:15am-9:00am
Kindergarten: Meet in Cafeteria
2nd Grade: Meet in Gym Right
4th Grade: Meet in Gym Left
8:30am-9:00am: Visit your student’s classroom and meet their teacher, visit the Roar Store (in the new Community Room!), then head outside for a popsicle party at the Priest Road entrance!
Kindergarten totes and car tags will be available at the New Families Tent outside! Returning families will use the same car tag number. Please read this document for instructions on getting your tote bag monogrammed.
1st, 3rd, and 5th Grades | 9:15am-10:00am
1st Grade: Meet in Cafeteria
3rd Grade: Meet in Gym Right
5th Grade: Meet in Gym Left
9:30am-10:00am: Visit your student’s classroom and meet their teacher, visit the Roar Store (in the new Community Room!), then head outside for a popsicle party at the Priest Road entrance!
Car tags will be available at the New Families Tent outside! Returning families will use the same car tag number.
Pre-K | 4:00pm-4:45pm
Visit your student’s classroom and meet their teacher, visit the Roar Store (in the new Community Room!), then join us at the Pre-K playground for a popsicle party!
Pre-K totes and car tags will be available at the New Families table in the Pre-K hallway. Please read this document for instructions on getting your bag monogrammed.
August 5: First Day of School
Note: 11:00 dismissal for Pre-K and 11:30 dismissal for Kindergarteners on August 5 and 6 for Pre-K and Kindergarteners only
On the first day, many PPE parents choose to walk their children to the school’s front entrance. Parking is encouraged on Willshire Drive, and it gets crowded! During the first week of in-person school, all methods of transportation tend to be slower than normal – please plan accordingly. Check out the handbook for complete Transportation information.
Bring a cup of coffee with you and stay a while after drop-off to mingle with other parents at our All School Boo Hoo Party in the front circle, from 8:00-8:30! The Roar Store (our Spirit Wear Store) will be open, too!
Percy Priest Handbook
The 2025-2026 Handbook available here!
How to Stay Connected
Email Lists
New families – Be sure to sign up for our school PTO newsletter as well as grade-level newsletters, which include specific 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), go here
For Google Calendar, go here.
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