PPE PTO Newsletter – October 3rd, 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!
- October 7th: Stockpile Day/Students do not report
- October 8th: Songs Under The Stars
- October 8th: Picture day for class pictures and retakes.
- October 8th: Community Room Coffee (more details below)
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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 below!
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
Click here to help your student’s grade level reach 90% Invest participation and earn a karaoke concert with Dr. Young and the admin team at lunch! The race to 90% participation is heating up! Which grade will be the first one to earn their lunchtime karaoke concert with Dr. Young?
NEW! Community Room Coffee with Dr. Young
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK!
Prospective Families Open House – Spread the word!
ROAR STORE IS LIVE!
Order all your favorites online here to be delivered to your child’s classroom. If you missed Block Party, we revealed 3 new shirts that are now available online.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
FALL BLOCK PARTY RECAP
Wow! We had a great time at the block party! Thank you to Retro Sno, Zio Matto Gelato, DJ Louie, and Jets Pizza!
Songs Under The Stars
GRANDFRIENDS DAY
Please save the date for our annual Grandfriends Day!
Thursday, November 6th for Pre-K – 2nd grade
Friday, November 7th for 3rd-5th grade.
We’re excited to welcome grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and cherished family friends — anyone who holds a special place in our students’ lives. More details will be announced soon.
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 at www.percypriest.org/connect/grandparents-family-friends/
MOMS THRIVE PPE
Join PPE Moms Thrive on Friday, October 3 at 9:00 am for coffee, pastries and guest speaker, Dr. Tiffany Watson on “Building a Generation of Confident, Purpose-filled Teens and Children.”Moms Thrive is a gathering for Moms of all backgrounds, perspectives and faiths meet in a home and hear from a speaker, educator, or other expert on parenting topics. Speakers present from a Biblical world perspective. It’s a great place to get to know other Moms from Percy Priest, support one another and gain parenting tools Don’t miss our next meeting – Join our mailing list here. and follow us on Instagram @PPETHRIVE.**This is a faith based organization and not sponsored by Percy Priest Elementary School
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!
FIRST ANNUAL FALL TRUNK OR TREAT
Our inaugural PPE Trunk-or-Treat will be on 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!
We still need 9 more trunks! Is your family or team 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!)
We also need several volunteers to make this a spooktacular event! Sign up here.
We will need LOTS of CANDY and TREATS!! Add some bags of candy to your next grocery order and stay tuned for details on the drop-off collection days before the event.
How to Stay Connected
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