1)TONIGHT- PTA Sponsored Sudie Tech Night: Digital Safety from 6-7:30pm at Sudie.
2)Tomorrow- Coffee with the Principal with our campus mental health clinician Allison Venegas presenting on Testing Anxiety in Students.
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 read Ms. Ladipo's complete letter. 🦁
UPCOMING DATES
TONIGHT: **Sudie Tech Night: Digital Safety - Sudie Parents and Students**
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 slated board.
President: Martha Vu VP Membership: Abby Foreman VP Programs (Students/Family): Ashlea Bennett VP Ways/Means: Jimmy Tran VP Student Clubs/Activities: Lily Strong VP Faculty Relations: Heather Squibb VP Communication: Lisa Haayen Treasurer. Tina Luna Secretary. Kendall McKimmey
In addition, active PTA members will vote on the proposed membership dues increase to reflect 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.
Sudie Capstone Trips
Capstone trips are on the horizon for grades 4th - 7th. Please review the graphic and Principal Ladipo's letter for more info!
PTO Auction Update
WE NEED DONATIONS! To help make the PTO Auction a HUGE success, we need any and all Auction Items. Please review the flyer for creative ideas that will make the bidding so much more fun. The deadline to submit your item(s) is April 24th, so act fast.
The link below will provide the donation information needed by PTO -- email PrideofSudie@gmail.comupon completion.
If you haven't bought your tickets to attend the PTO Auction, don’t delay! Visit SudieDads.com to purchase.
Coffee with the Principal - TOMORROW
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.
Love the class Sudie TAG T-shirt but want a little more personalization? PREORDER your Sudie MOM/DAD T-shirt! PREORDERS open only until 4/30/24 to guarantee delivery before the end of school.
Sudie has after school care until 6pm. Take advantage of the drop ins and weekly care. If numbers continue to decline we will not be able have Big Thought available at our campus.
Dress Code updated & SBDM approved 24-25 school year
Click here to read more information regarding the bus pick-up time change.
RECAP: SBDM Town Hall for Twice Exceptional Scholars
The SBDM Student Health Subcommittee hosted a town hall on March 20th for parents of scholars who have challenges with Executive Functioning (EF). Many of these scholars are identified as Twice Exceptional (2E), meaning they are gifted and have an additional learning difference (e.g. ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, etc).
About ⅛ of our Sudie students are 2E and many more have EF needs without a specific diagnosis. It’s common in the Gifted population! These beautiful minds just work a little differently sometimes, right?
Parents shared many constructive suggestions for how Sudie can better support their students. Ms. Ladipo responded quickly, incorporating specific information for students who have a 504 or IEP in her letter about STAAR testing the next day.
She also included specific goals related to 2E scholars in the Campus Improvement Plan for next school year, including earlier identification of 2E scholars to get necessary supports in place more quickly and additional professional development opportunities for teachers to better understand the needs of our 2E scholars.
She is also looking into ways to make homework due dates and expectations clearer for students and their parents as well as ways to support our scholars in managing their workloads. We are committed to being an inclusive environment for all our students. We are Sudie; we are one!
Make plans to visit on your own ($10 parking) or take a school bus with Mrs. Garnica for the whole day (7 am - 5:30 pm)!
Sudie Fine Arts Banquet
Please join us for the 2024 Sudie TAG Fine Arts Banquet. Nominees will be notified by Monday April 8, 2024. Nominees attend for free but must reserve a spot prior to event.
Additional attendees tickets are $15
April 20, 2024 at 6pm
Cochran Chapel
Students are encouraged to bring their family as they are honored this evening,
Order Your Sudie Yearbook!
The date to buy Sudie 2023-24 yearbooks and/or ads has been extended to May 1st.
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!
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.)
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
Mandatory Intro to DC meeting
Please attend this mandatory Intro to DC meeting on April 8
This is the same meeting as was held in January and February. You do not need to attend if you attended one of those. We will go over what we know and the fundraising plan.
Zoom Info:
Meeting ID: 562 401 0932 Passcode: GoLions!
Spring Dance - Save the Date!
April 27, 6-9pm at Sudie
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
