Perry Harrison School PTA

📚⚓ Ahoy, Mariners! ⚓📚

The countdown to a brand-new school year is on! Join us for Perry Harrison Elementary’s Open House on Thursday, August 20, 2026, and get ready for an exciting year of learning, growth, and community.

🗓 Open House Schedule
⭐ Session 1: 5:00 PM
⭐ PTA Meeting: 5:45 PM
⭐ Session 2: 6:15 PM

📍 Perry Harrison Elementary School
2655 Hamlets Chapel Road, Pittsboro, NC

Come meet your teachers, connect with other families, learn about PTA opportunities, and kick off the school year with your fellow Mariners!

We can’t wait to welcome both new and returning students and families back to campus. 💙⚓

🌿 Help Us Spruce Up Perry Harrison! 🌿

Our school year is just around the corner, and we need your helping hands to help make Perry Harrison Elementary look its best before Open House! 💙⚓

Join us for our PHE Outside Beautification & Mulch Spread as we:
🌱 Spread mulch
🌼 Pull weeds
🧹 Clean up the front entrance
🌸 Help create a welcoming space for our students, staff, and families

📅 Wednesday, August 19
⏰ 7:30–10:30 AM
📍 Front of Perry Harrison Elementary

Please bring any tools you have, such as:
🧤 Gloves
🚜 Wheelbarrows
🍴 Pitchforks
🦵 Kneepads
…and anything else that may help!

Can’t stay the whole time? No problem! Even an hour of your time makes a big difference. Every helping hand helps us create a beautiful first impression for our Mariners! 💙

👉 Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4CACAE2EA1FE3-65005606-pheoutside #/

We hope to see you there! Thank you for helping our school shine! 🌟

PHE Outside Beautification and Mulch Spread In preparation for the Open House, let's make the entrance to PHE beautiful and welcoming! Bring your wheelbarrows, gloves, pitchforks, kneepads, etc! We'll spread mulch, pull weeds, and do a general cleanup of the front of PHE. Thanks so much and let me know if you have questions. (Need to arrive l...

📣 Meet the newest member of our crew! ⚓

Please help us welcome Jessica Walker, our new Multilingual (ML) Teacher, to Perry Harrison Elementary! We are so excited to have her join our Mariner family this school year.

Drop a 👋 or a 💙 in the comments to help us give Ms. Walker a warm welcome!

Come get some Summer Scoops at Jeremiah's!!! This Friday, August 7th, 5pm-9pm!!!! Don't forget to mention Perry Harrison at check out! See you there!!!! :)

What a great opportunity for Chatham County School Teachers ♡♡♡♡ Wednesday, August 5th from 8am-9am at Cole Park PTA Thrift Shop!!!! ID required ;)

Zaxby's Night is Wednesday, August 12th 5-8pm!! Come dine with Perry Harrison Families! Remember to mention Perry Harrison at checkout! :)

✨ Meet More of Our Amazing Perry Harrison Team! 💙⚓

We’re excited to continue introducing the incredible staff who make Perry Harrison Elementary such a special place!

🎉 Congratulations to Traci Hall on her new role! Beginning her 3rd year at Perry Harrison, Traci is transitioning from EC IA/Bus Driver to Kindergarten IA/Bus Driver. While she’ll miss her current students, she’s looking forward to this new adventure with our youngest Mariners!

🎉 Please join us in welcoming Jodi Carle to the Perry Harrison family! Jodi brings 12 years of teaching experience and joins us as a 3rd Grade Teacher. After teaching 4th grade for the past four years and serving as an EC teacher for eight years, she’s excited to begin this new chapter with our students. Originally from Bowling Green, Ohio, Jodi and her family have called North Carolina home for the past 10 years, and they’re celebrating their daughter’s first birthday this August!

Please help us congratulate Traci and give Jodi a warm Perry Harrison welcome in the comments below! 💙 We can’t wait to see the positive impact they’ll have on our Mariner community this school year.

🌊 Welcome to the Perry Harrison Family! 🌊

We're excited to officially introduce three incredible educators joining our Mariner team this year! Please join us in giving a warm Perry Harrison welcome to:

🎵 Caleb Autry – Music Teacher
⭐ Ashley Tillett – Half-Time EC Resource Teacher
💙 Maddie Allsup – CCTS Teacher

Each brings unique talents, experience, and a passion for helping every student grow and thrive. We are so excited for our students and families to get to know them throughout the school year!

💙 Welcome aboard, Mariners! We are so glad you're here!

🩵 Help Support Our Exceptional Children (EC) Team! 🩵
As we prepare for another amazing school year, our EC teachers are gathering a few extra classroom supplies that help support students every day.
If you'd like to lend a helping hand, we would be so grateful for donations of any of the items on our EC Support Supply List. Every contribution—big or small—helps create engaging, organized, and welcoming learning spaces for our students.
📝 Some of the most-needed items include:
• Expo Markers
• Paper Towels
• Clorox Wipes
• Tissues
• Composition Books
• Glue Sticks
• Pencils
• Dry Erase Board Cleaner
• Hand Sanitizer
…and more! (See the attached list for grade-level and department needs.)
Thank you for your continued generosity and for supporting our amazing students and staff. Together, we make Perry Harrison an incredible place to learn! 💙