SUBJECT: Sudie TAG PTA Weekly eNews: September 10, 2025
This Week's Quick 2
* Lion Pride is here - please support the school and donate today! * This is Sudie PTA's only annual fundraising campaign & the largest contributor to our 25/26 operating budget. Let's raise $75,000 and hit 100% participation from every Sudie family at an amount that is personally significant to you!
* First General PTA Meeting + Game Night for kids is this Thursday, September 11 @ 6:30pm in-person at Sudie - Join us! *
SBDM Meeting starts at 5:30pm
Be sure to check out the full details below!
UPCOMING DATES
(Newly added this week are bolded)
Today - Sep 18: LION PRIDE Fundraiser with NTX Giving Day -DONATE NOW!
SEP 11: SBDM 5:30p, PTA Meeting 6:30p, Game Night 5:30-7:30p
It is a great time to be a Lion! This past weekend, I had the opportunity to go see our 4th-grade boys' soccer team win their first game and then spend my afternoon at our cheer camp. Alongside the incredible learning opportunities that our teachers are creating in classrooms, our clubs and organizations support our Lions in leading with brains, heart and courage! This week, we get to witness another reason why There’s No Place Like Sudie, our community involvement!
SBDM: We will kick off the festivities this Thursday, September 11th, with our first SBDM meeting of the 2025-2026 school year at 5:30 pm in the library! Being an active member of our SBDM is an incredible opportunity for you to have a say in the goals, priorities and action plans that guide our school. Currently, we are still looking for family or community leaders who would be happy to serve in the following roles:
-Vice Chair (also the Head of the Evaluation and Modification Committee)
-Secretary
-Facilitator
-Strategic Recruitment Chair
If you are interested in serving our school in any of these roles please email our SBDM Chair Mrs. O’Reilly at jacquelineoreilly@yahoo.com and/or plan to show up at our meeting on Thursday.
PTA General Membership Meeting: We also get to hear from our incredible PTA board this Thursday at 6:30 pm in the Auditorium. Our PTA contributes so much to Sudie and this meeting will be a wonderful opportunity for you to see the plan of work for each PTA committee. From North Texas Giving Day to funding field trips and clubs to putting on incredible programs like movie night, There’s No PTA Like Sudie PTA!
Throughout the evening, there will also be opportunities to support our students and Sudie organizations. Our incredible Chess team will be hosting a game night for any children who are at Sudie on Thursday evening, alongside a concession stand, which will go to funding their goal of going to Nationals this Spring. Sudie Cheer will be performing during the fourth quarter of the Hillcrest football game at Franklin Stadium on Thursday. The game starts at 6:30 pm, and we hope you are able to come show your Sudie spirit!
We are also about a week out from North Texas Giving Day and we hope you are able to show your Lion Pride! The money raised from North Texas Giving Day does so much for Sudie students, staff and community members, and we are all grateful for your support!
Finally, one of our Sudie alums, Chloe Tao (a Townview TAG freshman), is working with the NiHao food bank (a partner of the North Texas Food Bank) to organize a peanut butter drive throughout the month of September. If your student is able and willing to participate, the collection box is located in the main office, and your student will be given house points
Thank you for your support of your student, our staff and the Sudie community!
There’s No Place Like Sudie: Lions Leading with Brains, Heart and Courage
THANK YOU Lion Pride donors! Now in our second full week, we’re proud to announce our PTA Lion Pride fundraiser has received over $33,000 in donations so far! After 9/10, there are only 8 more days to give–so please make your donation today at Sudie PTA Lion Pride 2025 and help us reach our $75,000 goal!
YARD SIGN delivery commenced this week! Visit us on social media for some fun shots of Lion Pride Supporter yard signs across the Metroplex–from Oak Cliff and Preston Hollow to North Dallas and the M Streets, Sudie Lions are everywhere! Check out the Donor Appreciation graphic: $200 in donations gets you a yard sign, and contributions by relatives & friends all count toward your family’s total!
TEAMWORK makes the DREAM work! Please share your student’s fundraising page to help us reach additional donors who may want to support our awesome school!
Grade Level PIZZA PARTY WINNER still undecided! Donations through 9/18 are included to determine which grade wins a pizza party celebration for the highest level of participation. Can anyone beat 4th grade’s early lead–currently at over 30%?! View the current Grade Level Participation tracker here. Any donation of any amount counts! Let’s get all grades as close to 100% as we can!
Please join us in the auditorium for the first PTA meeting of the new school year! We will be highlighting Lions Pride, unveiling a brand new eNews name and talking all things Sudie PTA for the 25-26 school year!
While parents are attending the PTA meeting, Sudie Chess will host a concession stand and Game Night. Students are invited to purchase pizza, + snacks and play non-electronic games with other Sudie Lions in the cafeteria.
Secret Pal Needs YOU!
We love our wonderful teachers and staff at Sudie! Please help us show our appreciation by volunteering to be a Secret Pal. Secret Pals are asked to drop a little gift ($20-$40) for their paired staff member during a designated week each month from October to May. Do you have a busy schedule? Work all day? You can even have your child deliver it to the office at the beginning of school. Thank you!
Reminder - all students who join the PTA via a family membershipby September 12 will enjoy popsicles and popcorn with Principal Brokaw later this year!
Picture retakes are on Monday, September 29th, for students absent on Picture Day!
Review the graphic for more information!
DISD Parent Academy
Dallas ISD Special Services is proud to offer a variety of free parent events throughout the school year to support families of students with disabilities.
These sessions are designed to help parents better understand special education processes, access resources, and learn strategies to support their child at home and school. Topics include information about the ARD process, Section 504, ADHD, Dyslexia and more.
Click Here for more information and registration. Questions? Contact the Special Services Office at 972-581-4120.
Every Parent/Guardian Must Sign Clubs Form
In compliance with the new Texas law (Senate Bill 12), all students participating in both in-school clubs and after-school clubs must have a completed permission form on file. Students without a signed form will not be allowed to take part in any extracurricular clubs or organizations.
The Form was sent home with students today, Wednesday, September 3rd. Please complete and return the signed form to the office by Friday, September 12th. Thank you for your cooperation!
Questions? Call the front office at 972-794-8700
Join the Sudie SBDM!
Want to get involved with Sudie SBDM? Fill out the interest form for the 2025-26 school year here: http://bit.ly/46ZTGBT
Need to know more about Sudie Systems, Dress Code, Remind Codes, Staff Contacts and more? Check out our list of links below for all the information you need.
