Brookside Elementary PTO

11/05/2026

One of our favorite parts of Fall Festival? Bringing our school community and local businesses together! 🧡

🥰 There’s plenty of planning, packing, setting up, and hard work behind every truck and booth. We appreciate everyone who made the trip to Brookside and spent the evening with our families!

👇 We’ve tagged our participating food trucks and vendors in the comments so you can find them again. Give their pages a 👍follow👍 and keep them in mind when you’re shopping, grabbing a bite, or planning an event!

Did you find a new favorite at the festival? Give them a shout-out in the comments! 🍂

10/31/2026

Check it out Mustangs! Brookside has new spirit wear! Click the link below to order a new shirt and show your Brookside pride!!

https://surgepromotions.chipply.com/BrooksideElementaryPTO/

10/31/2026

☕ A little caffeine, a lot of appreciation! 💙

Teach's Coffee is making its first visit to Brookside on Monday, 11/02, from 8 AM–12 PM during parent-teacher conferences!

☀️Want to brighten a teacher or staff member’s day? Our families and community members can purchase a drink for them using the link below! It’s a simple way to say, “Thank you for everything you do for our Mustangs!” 🐴

🎁 Treat a BES teacher or staff member with the link in the COMMENTS 👇

🫶Let’s send a little extra appreciation their way as they spend the day connecting with families! 💙

🛑And don’t forget to stop by the truck while you’re at parent-teacher conferences! Grab a drink or bite to eat for yourself—you can also treat a teacher or staff member while you’re there!

10/30/2026

🎃 WHAT A NIGHT, Brookside! 🎃

Our Fall Festival was full of smiles, costumes, candy, dancing, and time together—and we have SO many people to thank for making it happen! 🧡

👏 A HUGE shout-out to:

⚡ Blue Tank & Pump Rental for letting us borrow generators to help power the fun!

🏰 Airy Good Time Inflatables LLC for bringing the bouncing, sliding excitement!

🛍️🌮 To all our vendors and food trucks—thank you for joining us! Watch for a separate shout-out highlighting the businesses that helped make our evening special!

🚗 Our families who decorated trunks and volunteered—thank you for your creativity, time, and willingness to jump in wherever needed!

🏫 Our Brookside staff who stayed to visit with families, decorate trunks, and work stations. We appreciate the time and heart you give our kids beyond the school day!

🧟 Mrs. Angel for choreographing our Thriller dance and bringing some spooky fun to the evening!

🎤Papa Don @ WIRED for SOUND , our DJ and emcee, for keeping the music and energy going!

🤝 Our community partners: Jessamine County Public Library, Nicholasville Police Department, and New Vista—thank you for showing up for our Brookside community!

🎓 Our East Jessamine High School and East Jessamine Middle School volunteers who represented clubs like Beta and National Honor Society—thank you for giving your time, jumping in to help, and being wonderful role models for our Mustangs! 🧡

📚 Mrs. Stephens and Mrs. Peel for their help with the Book Fair all week long!

And to every family who joined us—THANK YOU! Seeing our school community come together is what makes all the planning and hard work worthwhile. 🧡🐴

📸 Let’s see the festival through YOUR eyes! Drop your Fall Festival photos in the comments below! We’d love to see your costumes, favorite trunks, and all those happy faces!

10/29/2026

Congrats 4th Grade!!! You all won with a total of 1,111.93 ounces of candy!! In totally all grades donated over 3,859.62 ounces! Thank you all and we can't wait to see you this evening at the fall festival for the inflatable race! 🦄🐴🍬

10/27/2026

🍂🎃 Your guide to Fall Festival fun is here! Check out the map to plan your stops—and don’t miss these upcoming deadlines!

❗️BES PTO Fall Festival on 10/29 from 6-8pm❗️

🎟️ Wristband preorders close TODAY! Preorder to skip the purchase line and get to the fun faster. Order Here 👉 https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-bes-pto-fall-festival-entry

🛍️ Vendor signups close TODAY! Still interested in joining us as a vendor? We’ve extended the signup time so there’s still time to reserve your spot! Sign Up Here 👉 https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/bes-pto-2026-fall-festival-vendor-signup

🚗🍬 Trunk-or-Treat signups close 10/28! Help us fill the lot with creative trunks and happy trick-or-treaters! Sign Up Here 👉 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AADA72DA6FF2-66309443-bespto #/

🚨 We still need LOTS of volunteers! Parents, grandparents, neighbors, older siblings, and friends are all welcome to sign up—you don’t have to be a Brookside parent to lend a hand! 💛 Sign Up Here 👉 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AADA72DA6FF2-66513467-2026 #/

We want to offer everything shown on this map, but without more volunteers, we’ll have to scale back activities. Please consider signing up for a shift or inviting someone you know to help. Every extra set of hands helps keep the fun available for all our families!

Thank you for helping bring our Brookside Fall Festival to life! 🐴🍂

10/27/2026

Fourth grade is barreling for the finish line! Second and Third grade coming in hot, with fifth and first not far behind!
Wednesday is the last day dor candy craze! Let's see who can win and have their teachers compete in the Inflatable Costume Race! 🍬

10/25/2026

We’ve still got 14 Trunk or Treat spots available! And plenty of volunteer opportunities!

Please sign up to make this the BESt fall festival!

📣 BES families, community groups, and local businesses are invited to help make a Fall-tastic event by decorating a trunk for Trunk-or-Treat! 🚗🍬

📅 Thursday, October 29
⏰ 6–8 p.m. during the Fall Festival

🕸️ No decorating experience needed, but…prizes will be awarded for the best trunks!🎁

🍬 Candy will be provided for BES families to hand out. Community partners & businesses should bring their own giveaways and may promote their business, but selling is reserved for registered vendors ONLY!

🚗 Setup begins as early as 3:30pm and all participating vehicles must arrive by 5:30pm for safety.

📲 Spaces are limited, so register today Registration closes on October 28th or until spots are filled.

🥰 Want to help in another way? Sign up for a volunteer shift to help run our Fall Festival games and activities! 🍂💙

10/22/2026

Fourth and Second grade are battling for first! Third is close on their heels with fifth and First making some good progress!!

Let's keep the candy craze going! Stopping by the grocery store today or this weekend? Pick up a bag or two of treats to trick the other grades out of the race! All candy goes to the Fall Festival Trunk or Treat! 🍬