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Originally delivered on 12/1/2025 1:00 pm

SUBJECT: Sequoyah PTA News: December 2025

Sequoyah PTA News
December 2025
Happy Holidays, Stallions!

In November we gave thanks to those who enrich the lives of our Stallions everyday--our teachers! 

THANK YOU to everyone who donated pies!

Our teachers enjoyed a wonderful Sardis dinner as they stayed late meeting with parents during Parent-Teacher Conference Week. This dinner would not have been possible without the support of you all! 

Thank you for your continued support to the PTA which allowed us to make dinner happen!

December General Membership Meeting Tuesday December 2, 2025

We are back in December a few new business to discuss! Join us for the December General Membership Meeting!

Topic: Sequoyah PTA General Membership Meeting

Time: Dec 2, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Agenda:

  • Call to order 

  • Sign-in & Minutes from October Membership Meeting

  • Administration Report 

  • Membership Update - Greg Starosta

  • MCCPTA Update - Anitra Fitzgerald-Monroe

  • Fundraising Update - Georgia Chasen

  • Treasurer Update - Jackie Kang

  • Programs Update - Susan Wu

  • New Business - Open Discussion

  • Adjourn

Aladdin Kids

Auditions for Aladdin will be held after school on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Call backs and make-up auditions will be on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Both events will end by 5:30 PM. 

Permission slips have been sent home and need to be returned by Friday, December 5, 2025, in order to audition.

Teacher Cookie Swap

We continue our annual Teacher Cookie Swap this December! Sign up to donate homemade OR store bought cookies and baked goods to send home with our teachers for the holidays! Teachers will visit the cookie swap and make a box of treats to enjoy over break. Sign-up via our Cookie Swap Sign-up Genius

COMING SOON...Science Fair!

Get ready for a school favorite, the Sequoyah Science Fair!

Coming January 14th from 6-8 PM.

Challenge your mind, satisfy your curiosity!

The Sequoyah Science Fair is a noncompetitive event designed to encourage students to experience the fun true nature of science: to ask questions and find the answers yourself! Every student will have a chance to present their project and discuss their findings. 

Signup here: Sequoyah Elementary PTA: SES Science Fair 

MCCPTA Update

AI in the Classrooms: Helpful or Harmful?  

Listen to Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Vauhini Vara share her recent reporting on how tech companies are aggressively marketing AI products to schools, the current evidence, and what parents and educators need to know. Ms. Vara authored a thoughtful, comprehensive and in-depth piece in Bloomberg entitled How Chatbots and AI Are Already Transforming Kids’ Classrooms that is a must-read for all parents, teachers and administrators.

 

The webinar is hosted by Schools Beyond Screens & SMUSD Parents for Intentional Tech.

Spiritwear provided by 1st Place Spiritwear

Our spirit wear e-store is live!  Orders received by December 10th will arrive before the holidays.  Proceeds will benefit the Sequoyah Elementary School PTA. Order can be placed at the SES Spirit Wear E-store.

First Place Spirit Wear
We Need YOU in 2026-2027

As we end the year, we would like to bring to your attention that there will be many Board Positions opening up for the next school year - President Elect, Programs, and Treasurer.

If you think one of these positions would interest you, please reach out to sequoyah.pta.contact@gmail.com or speak to a current board member to get more information. 
No experience necessary—just a willingness to help.

The more hands we have, the more we can accomplish for our students and teachers—and the more fun we can all have along the way! Thank you for being a part of what makes Sequoyah so special. 

Yearbook Pictures Needed!

We've had a fun & busy Fall at Sequoyah - let's remember it in the yearbook! Send your pictures from events to sequoyah.pta.contact@gmail.com with the event name in the subject for school wide events (ie Trunk or Treat), or the grade level in the subject for class parties (ie 2nd Grade). 

THANK YOU!

Teacher, parents and volunteers, THANK YOU! We had various free events for the community and your donations and volunteered time did not go unnoticed. We couldn't do this without YOU!  

THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY BUSINESS SPONSORS
Calendar of Events

Did you know you can add the PTA calendar with important school event information to your phone? Visit our calendar page and click automatic updates.

Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:


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