SUBJECT: Sudie TAG PTA Weekly eNews: November 12, 2025
*There are lots of opportunities below to express gratitude this season: Contribute to the canned food drive and sign up to sponsor a teacher/staff pie! * * November 17-21 is Sudie's inaugural Legacy Week with themed dress-up days and the Class of 2025's Legacy Gift Ceremony*
The month of November has proven to be a Super month at Sudie! This past Monday we were able to celebrate with other Dallas ISD campuses as the 2025 Children at Risk rankings were released. We are happy to say that Sudie received the top ranking across the state. This ranking is a testament to the dedication and commitment of our students, staff and community members who help us grow leaders, one talent at a time!
We’ve also been able to show this month how our success at Sudie is also due to our campus's belief in serving the community and others. Every morning, I am amazed to see all the contributions to our canned food drive. Our students also got to show their appreciation for our military this week by participating in the initiative to write 10,000 holiday cards for the troops.
Next week, we get to celebrate our legacy week! The Class of 2025 will dedicate their legacy gift on Wednesday, 11/19 at 5:00 pm. We can’t wait to hear all about their first semester in high school! Finally, it will be a fantastic Friday on 11/21 as we welcome our Grandfriends!
I am honored to serve at a campus where service, success and community lead to super impact.
Thank you for your support of our students, staff and Sudie!
Join us for our inaugural Legacy Week, starting Monday, November 17th, through Friday, November 21st! 🦁 🌈 ✨
Students can celebrate Sudie's legacy all week:
Monday: "No Place Like Home Pajama Day" Wear your comfiest pajamas.
Tuesday: "Oz Gone Viral" Dress as your favorite meme.
Wednesday: "Which Witch is Which?" Students dress like teachers and teachers dress like students.
Thursday: "Somewhere Over the Rhyme-Bow" It's Rhyme Without a Reason! Grab a partner and dress as silly rhyming duos. The more creative, the better!
Friday: "Follow the Yellow Brick Road... All the Way to Sudie" Show your house pride and wear your house colors.
Class of 2025 Legacy Gift
Join us NEXT WEDNESDAY, November 19th for the Class of 2025 Legacy Gift Dedication Ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 5:30p in the Sudie Library. Light refreshments will be provided afterwards.
🥧 4th Annual Operation Pies 🥧
Please help us express our gratitude to our amazing Sudie staff with their favorite pie!
NEW THIS YEAR: We're going to make things easier on you and ask for sponsorships from the Sudie Family this year. Sign up HERE
Please sign up by November 17 to sponsor a pie for a teacher/staff/administrator, and your pie committee will take care of the rest. We will package and put the finishing touches on the gift before delivering it to the teachers.
We'll make sure to acknowledge your sponsorship on the pie tags.
Questions: Contact Tina Luna martina.dai.luna@gmail.com
Grandfriends Day - RSVP & Volunteer Today!
We are excited to welcome our students’ grandparents and other grandfriends back to campus on Friday, November 21st, for Grandfriends’ Day!
Please RSVP here as soon as possible to let us know that you will attend.
Elementary school students will perform at the 9:00 am event and middle school students will perform at the 2:00 pm event. If grandfriends are visiting multiple students in both elementary and middle school, they are permitted to attend only the morning or only the afternoon event, and all of their students may join them at the selected time.
Update - Please Volunteer! We need our parents’ help to make Grandfriends’ Day a success! Parent volunteer slots are available to assist with check-in, refreshments, manning the photobooth and Sudie Swag pop-up store, and other tasks. Sign up HERE!
Additional information regarding parking, arrival times, and other details will be provided closer to the event date!
Support the Library's only fundraiser to fund new books and supplies for the kids!
Mark your calendars for these events happening during the Book Fair!
📗Literacy/🧲STEM Night,Mon, Nov. 17, 5-7 pm Join us for fun science and reading activities, and also go to the Book Fair, then log reading minutes for the Read-a-Thon.
❤️😍Volunteers to make the night awesome! 😘💜 Please volunteer to help during STEM/Literacy Night!
🌮 Yummy Taco Truck dinners provided by the House Council. Pre-orders are discounted - get yours today HERE
📖 Read-a-Thon, Nov 14-20th Share your info, Read, and Raise money! Daily prizes for donations and minutes read. Donations earn RaT bucks for more prizes! ⬇️ ⬇️
🗓️ We need 📚 volunteers - sign up for a shiftHERE 💗
🥰 Donate to your favorite staff member’s eWallet HERE😘
🍬 Too much Halloween Candy? 🍭 Please donate candy to the library for the upcoming Book Fair! Just label the bag LIBRARY 🛍️ and leave it in the front office. 🍬 THANK YOU! 🍭
🥫 NJHS Canned Food Drive Continues! 🥫
We're halfway through our Food Drive benefitting the North Texas Food Bank!
We've collected 2,138 cans so far.
4th grade is in the lead with 592 cans.
The class that donates the most cans by next Friday (11/21) wins a week of Free Dress after Thanksgiving Break. Help us reach our goal of 3000 cans!
Please make sure to check the list of accepted foods and expiration dates!
Don't forget to send in your spare change as well; every penny helps a hungry person in need!
If you have spare boxes to donate, please send them in with your student in the morning. Help us get these cans to the Food Bank!
Accepted Food: *Peanut Butter, 16 oz, not mixed with other items like jelly, honey, or chocolate *Canned Fruit, 14-16 oz *Shelf-stable Milk, 8 oz, not flavored with chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry *Canned Tuna, 5 oz *Canned Chicken, 5 oz *Low-sodium Canned Vegetables, 15-16 oz *Trail Mix, 1-2 oz bags Please do not donate any items in glass containers, thank you!
NEW SWAG AVAILABLE!
Pre-order these new Sudie Swag styles HERE by Friday, November 14.
Join us for a PTO Happy Hour at the Thirsty Lion (7589 Walnut Hill Ln) on 11/13/25 at 6 PM.
November Parties Still Available!
Scan the QR code or click here to sign up for these parties in November to support the PTO!
4th Grade Movie Night - 11/14/25 - $35 Fall Adults Taco and Margaritas Party - 11/15/25 - $50 4th Grade Capture the Flag Party - 11/15/25 - $25 5th Grade Movie Night - 11/15/25 - $35 5th Grade Boys - DICK'S House of Sports Party - 11/16/25 - $35 5th & 6th Grade Movie Night - 11/21/25 - $30
Fundraising the Easy Way!
Check out how you can raise money for Sudie while you do your everyday shopping, also known as "Passive Fundraising."
