PPE Summer Newsletter August 1st, 2025
Hello PPE families! It’s here…..the new school year in our new school. New doors, same roars. Lots of information to share in this newsletter as we get ready to welcome everyone back next week!
Important Dates
Note: Dates are subject to change. The BEST way to stay updated is with our PTO Google Calendar – view and subscribe here!
- August 4th: Sneak-a-peek! Families are invited to come meet their teacher and bring school supplies to the classroom. Pre-ordered school supplies will be delivered to your child’s classroom at this time. More details below.
- August 5th: First day of school!
- Half day for pre-K and Kindergarten (full day grades 1-5)
- August 6th: Half day for pre-K and Kindergarten (full day grades 1-5)
- August 14th: Open House and Invest Kick Off
- grades 3-5 @ 5:00pm
- Pre-K-2nd grade @ 6:00pm
- September 1st: Labor Day/No School
- September 8th: Save the date for Tiger Cup and Moms & Mimosas 2025!
SNEAK-A-PEEK 2025!
1st Day of School
The 2025 – 2026 Handbook – Your One Stop Shop
Got questions? Of course you do! That’s expected, so we put a ton of frequently asked questions about the first day and our school procedures in this handy dandy handbook. You’ll find everything from a glossary of PPE lingo to instructions for drop off and pick up. Still have questions? That’s ok! Your teacher can help answer any questions, as can a quick email to comm@percypriest.org.
| Last Day! | Attention Kindergarten and Pre-K Parents!
Polo Power-Up | Spirit Shirt Drive Launch
We’re excited to kick off our first-ever Polo Power-Up campaign at Percy Priest Elementary! This year, we’re teaming up with UniCycle—the school clothing program that started right here at PPE—to make sure every student in Nashville can start the year with confidence and pride.
How you can help:
- Buy our new PPE Spirit Shirt from the Roar Store! For every shirt sold, we’ll purchase a brand-new SSA polo for a student in need through UniCycle.
- Buy an extra SSA polo when you shop for your child and drop it in the UniCycle bin at school.
Most of the uniforms we collect at PPE now go to help students all across Nashville. Your generosity ensures every child has what they need to feel ready and included. Let’s show our Tiger pride and make this first Polo Power-Up a huge success—every shirt or polo you give helps a child shine!
Save the date: September 8th at Old Natchez Country Club
Registration NOW OPEN! Register and get all the details you need here. New this year: Mamas, Mahjong, and Mimosas. Want to learn how to play mahjong? Come join us!
Thursday August 14
Songwriters Night
We Need Your Help – Join the Songwriters Night Planning Team!
We’re gearing up for one of the most special nights of the year — our Annual Songwriters Night Fundraiser — and we need creative volunteers like YOU to help make it a success!
Whether you have an eye for design, a flair for planning, a gift for gathering donations, or just love live music, we’d love to have you on the team. No experience necessary!
Informational coffee in the PPE community room: Wednesday, August 13th 8:30am. Questions or want to help? Email percypriestsongwriters@
Volunteers Needed for 2025-2026 School Year
We are in most immediate need of volunteers for Room Parents, our Fall Community Event, Tiger Cup, and Songwriters Night!! Our parent volunteers at Percy Priest are part of what make this community so very special. No matter how big or how small, any volunteering is greatly appreciated and never taken for granted. We know how busy your lives are and are so grateful for any of your time you can give to the school. Please use this form to sign up for the 25-26 school year. Let us know if you have any questions at comm@percypriest.org.
Online School Directory and Access to Class Lists
It’s time to update our online school directory! Please take a few minutes to sign in to the directory through the website or by downloading the Membership Toolkit app.
Returning families will be prompted to confirm/update your contact information and student details. New families will create a login and 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 and social media.
Don’t wait to log in!! Be sure to update/register your account by July 28 to get first access at your student’s class list! Once your information is updated, you’ll be all set to see your class list on July 31 — your new teacher will email you and lists will be posted later that day. Also, you will be asked for your student’s t-shirt size for field trip shirts, so be sure to log in soon so that we can get those ordered!
If you have any issues or questions at all, please reach out to Susan.Horton@healthtrustpg.com
Are you starting to think about Standard School Attire (SSA) for this school year?
Ongoing Small Fundraisers
Grandparents and Special Friends Email List
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.
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.