October 2026

President's Message

What an awesome first full month of school we’ve had! September was filled with so much excitement, and it has been amazing to see our Smith community come together.

Our Fall Carnival was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who volunteered, donated, participated, and came out to enjoy the evening with our families. Events like this truly show what makes our school community so special. It was also wonderful to see so many familiar and new faces at our first in-person PTA meeting. We loved having the opportunity to connect with everyone and are looking forward to an exciting year together!

The COUGAR CHASE, our biggest fundraiser of the year, is happening right now, and we need your help! If you haven’t registered yet, please take a few minutes to go to Pledgestar and do so ASAP. The Cougar Chase funds all of our events, programs, and activities for the whole school year.

Trunk or Treat is coming up at the end of the month! We would love to see even more families sign up to decorate a trunk and join in the fun. Keep an eye out for opportunities to donate candy, too—we’ll need plenty of treats to make the night a success!

A quick reminder that early dismissal for Fall Conferences begins today and runs through October 16th. All grades will be dismissed at 1:30 PM during this time.

While it certainly doesn’t feel like fall with this heat wave, we are excited to officially enter the spooky season! 👻🎃 We have lots of fun planned for October, and we can’t wait to celebrate with our Smith families.

Dates to note:

10/7 - PAWS Assembly - parents welcome

10/5-10/16 - Fall Conferences, early dismissal

10/16 - Dine Out at Panera

10/21 - Cougar Chase

10/22 - PTA Member Meeting @7pm via Zoom

10/23 - No School

10/29 - Trunk or Treat

We rely on volunteers like you to keep our events going, so whether you have one hour or many, every contribution makes a difference. You can sign up to volunteer through our website, or feel free to reach our directly to our VP of Volunteers at vpvolunteers@emmacsmithpta.com

Warmly,

Allison Polimeno

PTA President

Upcoming Events & Programs

Cougar Chase

The Cougar Chase is our biggest fundraiser of the year! Students will run laps, family and friends will cheer, prizes will be won! This fundraiser is run through Pledgestar and your student will be coming home with details on how to sign up soon!

Trunk or Treat

Halloween festivities are here so grab your mask and head to the Smith parking lot for Trunk or Treat on Thursday, October 29th! We are still looking for more people to host a trunk!

Breakfast Book Club

Breakfast, books and conversation! Sign up today for breakfast book club, limited spots available!

Mileage Club

Every Tuesday join us on the blacktop to get some exercise in and wiggles out before school.

PTA Member Meeting

Thank you to everyone who attended our first PTA meeting. It was wonderful to have so many members of our community in attendance. Our next meeting will be October 22nd via zoom. The link for the zoom meeting will be emailed out the day of the meeting.

September Highlights

Thank you to everyone who made our Smith Fall Carnival a huge success!

We Need Your Photos!

We would love to have a wider variety of photos from school events, and have made it super easy for you to share them with us. Just scan the code below and upload your photos!

Volunteer Opportunities

We love our volunteers and want to show our appreciation for all that they do. With our new Volunteer of the Month program we are excited to celebrate those who do so much for our school!

Volunteer Now!

Fundraising

Donations are always accepted! All donations go directly to support the programs and events our organization offers. No amount is too small - please consider making a donation today!

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