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Originally delivered on 3/28/2024 12:05 pm

SUBJECT: Sudie TAG PTA Weekly eNews: 3.28.24

This Week's Quick 3:

1)Thursday, April 4th - PTA Sponsored Sudie Tech Night: Digital Safety from 6-7:30pm at Sudie. RSVP by Monday, April 1st!


2)Tickets are live for Sudie's PTO Spring Auction on May 4th! Buy your tickets today and come out to PTO's BIGGEST fundraiser of the year. 


3)Thursday, April 11th - PTA Meeting at 6:30pm AND STEM night from 5:30-7:30pm. Parents - please join the PTA meeting while your scholars are enjoying the exciting STEM activities!

FROM PRINCIPAL LADIPO

🦁 Click here to open as a PDF. 🦁

UPCOMING DATES

MAR 29 & APR 1: NO SCHOOL

APR 3: Acceptance Night for Incoming Families @ 6P

APR 4: **Sudie Tech Night: Digital Safety - Sudie Parents and Students**

APR 5: Coffee with the Principal

APR 6: Sudie Clean Up Day

APR 8: Schoolwide Eclipse Viewing Activity

APR 11: PTA Meeting - IN PERSON @ 6:30P

APR 11: Sudie STEM Night - 5:30-7:30P

APR 15: Dine & Donate @ Cane Rosso Lakewood

APR 9-24: STAAR Testing

APR 19: Modern Band Concert

APR 26: Sudie Movie Night

MAY 1: Field Trips (Grades 4,6,8)

MAY 4: PTO Spring Auction

MAY 24: Last Day of School & House Parade

JUN 1: All School End of Year Party (6:30p, details forthcoming)

(Full calendar of events can always be found on Sudie TAG website)

Sudie Tech Night - RSVP by April 1st

Join us for Sudie Tech Night: Digital Safety on Thursday, April 4th

Dinner: 5:15-6pm

Program: 6-7:30pm

RSVP by April 1st for FREE TACO'S provided by PTA!


This event is age appropriate for parents and their 4th-8th grade students. Officer Newsom will be speaking to parents and 4th-8th grade students separately. 

Officer Newsom will be presenting Part 2 on Internet Safety.


This is an in-person event. Printed materials and portions of the presentations will be recorded for later distribution.


Parents may come without their student, but students may not come without their parent.


Please RSVP by April 1st to ensure materials are prepared.


Did you miss Officer Newsom's presentation at Coffee with the Principal in January? Here's the link... if you want to jump right into his presentation start at 6 minutes 30 seconds. 

Passcode: Lions23!

Spring Auction

PTO would like to thank the Sudie Family for record breaking ticket purchases in the FIRST Hour of sales! 

Hope everyone enjoyed the drop off line Wednesday morning with our Cheer Team, Coach Dozier, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Carballos, and our very own PTO Prez!


Don’t delay, buy your tickets before it is too late! Three Major Sponsorships have been solidified, but there is room for more. Visit SudieDads.com to purchase.


Have a festive Easter and be on the lookout for new updates next week.

PTA MEETING: APR 11

Our next PTA meeting will be held in person at the school Thursday, April 11 at 6:30pm. At this meeting the nominating committee will present the 2024-25 board as well as vote on the proposed membership dues increase due to the Texas PTA increase for the 2024-2025 school year. 


To read more about the proposed increase, visit our PTA website. You must be a current PTA member to vote and it is never too late to join


Pizza & concessions will be available from 5-6:30pm in the auditorium.

Joining the PTA is a great way to get involved in our amazing school, meet new families and work with our wonderful staff!  

If interested, please submit the interest form by this week!

Coffee with the Principal - April 5th

Join us for our April session of Coffee with the Principal, Friday, April 5th at 9AM! Ms. Allison Venegas, our campus mental health clinician, will be joining! Be sure to review the graphic for more information and use the link below to enter the zoom presentation.


Join Zoom Meeting

https://dallasisd.zoom.us/j/88095125005?pwd=eUcxQmhCNUc1QkFFckg5RUhTalFmUT09


Meeting ID: 880 9512 5005

Passcode: Lions!

Updated COVID-19 Guidance

The Texas Department of State Health Services has updated its school exclusion criteria to align the requirement for COVID-19 with those for other respiratory viruses like flu. 

Students now only need to be excluded from school until they have been fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.  

Order Your Sudie Yearbook!

The date to buy Sudie 2023-24 yearbooks and/or ads has been extended to May 1st. 

Don't delay - buy yours today!

STAAR Bursts

Sudie Cheer is selling STAAR-bursts through April 5th!  Send your favorite students a little encouragement during testing season! 

Sudie Clean Up Day with United to Learn

Saturday, April 6, 9am - 1pm

Empower your children with the joy of serving & earn house points!

Register here:  www.t.ly/6TbsF


Come dressed to work in the garden, paint, or more!

Movie Night

Please mark your calendars and plan to spend some time with your Sudie community at Family Movie Night on April 26.  Come for the friends, pizza, and concessions, and stay for The Mitchells v. The Machines.  


This funny and heartwarming film is a favorite among kids and parents alike, and we can't wait to watch it with you and our incoming Sudie families. 


Want to make the night even easier? Pre-order a large pizza and 4 drinks for $20! Order Here!


If you're interested in volunteering for this event, be on the lookout for a sign-up coming soon. 

Save the Date!

Mark your calendars for our school-wide end of year celebration! The end of the year party is for current (or outgoing) Sudie families. More details to come soon! 

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

Sudie is hosting a Solar Eclipse viewing party! We are excited to watch the 2024 Solar Eclipse right in Sudie's backyard! We encourage all students to bring picnic blankets for a safe and fun experience! 


CLARIFICATION FROM THE MAIN OFFICE: 

The Solar Eclipse viewing party on Monday, April 8th is open ONLY to the parents who signed up on the sign-up genius. 

Our sign up is now full! We understand that this is a very special experience, however we only have the capacity for the 5 allotted slots per each grade level. 

To help alleviate potential traffic concerns, we kindly request if you need to check your child out for any reason that day, please do so between 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. (Note: Students who do not report to school on Eclipse Day will receive an absence.) 

Please review the letter from Principal Ladipo. 

STAAR Testing

STAAR season is fast approaching! Please view the PDF for more detailed information about the tests and how to prepare.

6TH GRADE NEWS
Immunization Letters

Attention 6th Grade Parents,

Immunization letters will be going out about 7th grade Immunization requirements. These letters will be going out to the students who are in need of updated TDap (Tetanus) and Meningococcal vaccines per their School records.  

Parents can email Nurse Bennett their students' records if that is easier.

7TH GRADE NEWS
Meow Wolf Party

Calling all 7th Graders!  There are only 20 Tickets Left to the 7th Grade Auction Party! 

8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade Events

Attention 8th grade parents and guardians!  

Please review the graphic and mark your calendars accordingly. And be on the lookout for more information as we solidify additional plans for the amazing Class of 2024. 


https://join.photocircleapp.com/XJK15R6JH4

PASSIVE FUNDRAISING

LET’S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE MONEY!!!

Please take the easy steps to set up these passive fundraising opportunities and earn money the lazy way all year long!

Greenworks Recycling

PLEASE DON’T THROW AWAY CLOTHES AND TEXTILES! Drop them off in the bin by the school playground during carpool!!

Sudie and Clothes Bin have partnered to collect and recycle old clothing, shoes and textiles.


Keep these items OUT of landfills AND raise money for Sudie – at 8 cents a pound it’s a WIN-WIN!

  • Clothing – pants, jeans, skirts, dresses, shorts, suits, tees, tanks, undergarments
  • Footwear – shoes, boots, heels, sandals, socks, tights
  • Accessories – hats, belts, ties, scarves, headbands
  • Handbags – wallets, totes, luggage, backpacks, briefcases
  • Linens – towels, sheets, comforters, blankets, tablecloths
Mabel's Labels

Start planning for your kids to lose stuff before they actually do. Order labels to put on their most prized items so they don't end up in the sea of lost and found! 

When you order from Mabel's Labels, Sudie earns 20% from each order! 

Go to campaigns.mabelslabels.com and select Sudie L Williams PTA before you shop!

Kroger Shopping

Please consider signing up with Kroger's Community Rewards program. It takes only a few minutes with these 4 simple steps:

  1. Login in on kroger.com
  2. Go to My Account>Community Rewards
  3. Set your supporting organization to: Sudie Tag PTA
  4. Shop

You never have to think about it again and Sudie earns $$$ when you shop. Please sign up today (ask the extended family to do it, too!) 

PREVIOUSLY SHARED INFORMATION
PREVENT HANGRY!!

SUDIE FAMILIES!! 


We are very light on sign-ups to Stock the Lounge. Please consider signing up. Pair up with a friend to make it easier!

The staff really appreciate it!!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549AEA92BA31-familysponsored

Free Dress Fridays

Every Friday (& only on Fridays) Free Dress day passes are sold outside the cafeteria and/or front foyer only in the morning. The passes are $2 each - CASH ONLY.


Students are only allowed to wear free dress on the Friday when their pass is purchased. No ripped jeans are allowed & please ensure all free dress is appropriate. All proceeds go to student enrichment activities!

Questions? Email Ms. Diaz, anydiaz@dallasisd.org  

Dismissal Changes

If you need to change your student's dismissal/after school transportation, please communicate your change to Ms. Diaz or Ms. Carballos by email, phone or Remind NO LATER than 3:30pm. 

This is to ensure that all students receive dismissal directions within an early enough time frame. Please DO NOT text your student dismissal changes as students are NOT allowed to use their cell phones during instructional hours 8:35am-3:55pm. 


Ms. Diaz - Office Manager

anydiaz@dallasisd.org

972-794-8755


Ms. Carballos - Data Controller

scarballos@dallasisd.org

972-794-8752

We are grateful for all of our staff: Celebrate w/ Sudie Staff Shout Outs

Do your kids come home and say something sweet about one of the teachers or faculty members at Sudie and you think...that was so nice, I should tell them that! Well...here is your chance!

The school admin team would like to recognize outstanding staff members, and they need our help.


Use this form to recognize a Sudie Staff member who is going above and beyond this week.

Student Shout-Outs

Please send any accomplishments, awards or praises of any Sudie Activties/Clubs/Sports to Lily Strong at sudieptaactivities@gmail.com so we can be sure to properly recognize our students!  

Feel free to send photos that can be shared on Enews and our Facebook Page! 

Fundraising Request Form

If you are interested in scheduling a fundraiser for a Sudie club or grade level please fill out the below form.


The principal is responsible for collecting, controlling, disbursing, and accounting for all school activity funds.  


The Board of Control (BOC) meets once a month (last Friday). All fundraiser requests must be submitted to Ms. Anyssa Diaz (in the google form) by noon on the last Friday.   

Submit form here

Share Sudie Pictures

Share your awesome Sudie pictures here. You might make it into the yearbook!

www.t.ly/jU59C

Volunteers Required to Complete VOLY

Time to complete the ANNUAL background check to be allowed on campus to volunteer. More details and opportunities here. https://www.dallasisd.org/Page/78393

Grade Level Reps

Grade Level Reps: If you ever need clarification on any info, they are a great place to start. 

4th: Stephanie Dolph & Kay Wood

5th: Liz Johnson & Elena Richey

6th: Lindsay Goldapp & Nikki Hurston

7th: Melissa Cunningham & Kristine Osborn

8th: Melanie Davis & Kristy Dixon

Sudie Website Calendar

Add Sudie's website calendar to your digital calendar. Follow the directions here: https://www.dallasisd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2283&PageType=20&DomainID=507&ModuleInstanceID=2003

Please refer to our Sudie Staff Quick Contacts for any staff contacts you may need. Staff new to Sudie are highlighted blue.


A Staffing Diagram can also be found on the Sudie school website contacts page: https://www.dallasisd.org/domain/951

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