PPE PTO Newsletter – September 19, 2025
Art by George Truex, 4th Grade
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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 25th: 2nd grade music performance
- September 26th: All school house meeting
- September 26th: Rescheduled Block Party from 5-7pm
- September 27th: PPE Night at Nashville SC!
- October 1st: Walk to School Day – info below
- October 7th: Stockpile Day/Students do not report
- October 8th: Songs Under The Stars
- October 8th: Picture day for class pictures and retakes.
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October 10th: Stockpile Day/Students do not report
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October 13-17: Fall Break
- October 26th: FIRST ANNUAL Harvest Trunk Or Treat at PPE!
- October 28th: Rescheduled Percy’s Vintage Closet
- November 6 and 7th: SAVE THE DATE for Grandfriends day. More details to come!
QUICK NEWSLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- SCHOOL UPDATES: Volunteers needed for playground help, Invest, Walk to school day
- COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS: Block Party Remix, Songs Under The Stars, 2nd Grade Music Performance, 4th Grade parents night out, Hillsboro High Family, First annual Trunk or Treat/Harvest Fest
- CALLS TO ACTION: small ongoing fundraisers – Katelyn Brown photography, Mums and Pumpkins, Nashville SC game, Papa Johns, Duck Donuts
SCHOOL UPDATES
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Help us finish the playground!It’s hard to believe but we are just a few weeks away from having a completed outdoor play area for our K-5 students! We expect sod to be installed in the next few weeks! Do you have a green thumb? A passion for landscaping? Love being outside? We need your help! To give our sod the best chance of success we need volunteers to provide some additional hands-on watering and TLC. No experience or equipment needed and any amount of time would be appreciated! Please email Mary-Grace Robb at presidentsppe@gmail.com if you’re interested in learning more!
INVEST CAMPAIGN
Help us keep the momentum going on Invest and don’t wait to donate! Reminder that our Invest dollars help fund crucial components of our PPE community like our Spanish teacher, math interventionist, an additional PE teacher, and a library clerk. The students get fun prizes for class participation.
WALK TO SCHOOL DAY
Save the date – more details to come!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
FALL BLOCK PARTY REMIXXXX (AIRHORN NOISE)
September 26th, 5-7pm
Songs Under The Stars
General Admission TICKETS are very limited! VIP spots still available. Get yours before they sell out.
2nd GRADE MUSIC PERFORMANCE – ALL ARE WELCOME!
September 25th at 5:30 in the gym
MOMS THRIVE PPE
We want to hear from you! Do you have any topic suggestions or ways we can support you? Do you have ideas on how to build community?
Grab your own lunch and come visit with us!
Join us Tuesday, September 23 at 11:30
Tazikis
2190 Bandywood Drive
**This is a faith based organization and not sponsored by Percy Priest Elementary**
4th GRADE PARENTS NIGHT OUT
Hillsboro High School Family Night & College Fair: Thursday, October 9 | 4:45–6:45 PM
Hillsboro High School invites students and families from our schools partners for fun, resources, and future opportunities!4:45 PM – Community Trick or Treat5:00–5:45 PM – Financial Aid Information Session5:45–6:45 PM – College Fair (20+ Schools represented)7:00 PM – Hillsboro vs. Lawson Football GameFamilies can enjoy the Trick or Treat activities before joining us in the gym for the College Fair, then stick around to cheer on the Burros at the football game!
JT MOORE – MOORE-AOKE TOMORROW NIGHT!
JT Moore Moore-aoke is an adults-only night of fun, dancing and music! You can take the mic on one of Nashville’s iconic stages by yourself or with a group! It’s like being a rockstar, singing karaoke at one of Nashville’s most historic locations…..The Basement, located at 1604 8th Ave South, Ste 330 in Nashville. Doors open at 6 pm. All funds collected benefit the JT Moore PTO.
Ticket can be purchased here: Ticket link
Want to sing? Click here to sign up for your favorite song.
Not a performer? That’s ok. However, we will allow sign up’s at the venue if you get the nerve as you experience the fun. However, you can skip singing all together and just cheer on our families, teachers and staff within the JTM community. Can’t wait to see you on the 20th!
FIRST ANNUAL FALL TRUNK OR TREAT
Save the date for our inaugural PPE Trunk-or-Treat on Sunday, October 26th from 2-4pm!
Dress up in your costume and collect candy from the decorated trunks of cars. It will be a fun, free event for the whole family!
Are you ready to transform the family car into a (not so) spooky candy machine? Sign up to host a trunk and help us make this harvest season fun. (Note that we ask hosts to provide some candy but most will be supplemented by the PPE community!)
Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks!
SMALL FUNDRAISERS AND CALLS TO ACTION
Calling all PPE soccer fans! Join us for a Nashville SC game! Purchase tickets here. Tickets are $25 and $5 from each ticket goes back to the Percy Priest Elementary PTO.
Click the image to book on her website!
PICTURE DAY – HOW TO ORDER YOUR PHOTOS!
When your photos are ready, Jostens will send you an email to log on or create an account and order them.
Please use code: FE133725
More info here: 2025 Fall Portrait Day
How to Stay Connected
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