Originally delivered on 10/4/2026 7:01 am

SUBJECT: 🐾❤️ Simonds PTA Newsletter | Oct 5 - 9

Oct 5 - 9, 2026

This Week's Action Items

🥂 RSVP for Ladies Night Out ➜
👕 Purchase Spirit Wear ➜
📜 Sign up for the Family Math Quest ➜
👻 Sign up for Monster Box Contest ➜
ⓘ Read about Volunteer Clearance Updates ➜
📕 Buy your Yearbooks and Save 10% ➜

📅 UPCOMING EVENTS

This Week

OCT
9
FRI

✨ Simonds Ladies Night Out
RSVP to save your spot ➜

✅ Regular pick up at 2:03 pm for all grades (TK-5) this week.

Month at a Glance

🔔 Dates subject to change. Check our online calendar for live updates!

🗓️ Subscribe to the PTA Calendar➜

Note: If you already subscribed to the PTA Calendar last year, you will automatically get new events. No need to subscribe again.

📌 ACTION ITEMS AND UPDATES

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Simonds Ladies' Night Out

When: Friday, October 9th at 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Where: Almaden Swim and Racquet Club

What: A fall evening to connect, unwind, and enjoy a night out.

👉 See the flyer for Ladies Night ➜

RSVP for Ladies Night

Simonds Spirit Wear On Sale

When: Orders due by Tuesday, October 13th

Where: Online

What: Show your school pride. Buy your spirit wear today!

👉 See the flyer for 2026 Spirit Wear ➜

View and Order Spirit Wear

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Family Math Quest Game

When: Friday, October 16th at 3:30 - 6:30 pm

Where: Simonds Elementary

What: A hands-on family game that is part escape room, part scavenger hunt, and part math challenge. Look for clues, crack codes, and solve puzzles to claim your reward! Grades K-5. Open to non-Simonds families too!

👉 See the Flyer for Math Quest ➜

We are looking for 20 volunteers to help set up, run stations, and give hints during the Math Quest. Parents and students in Grade 7+ can volunteer.

Volunteer for the Math Quest Event

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Simonds Spelling Bee

When: TBD; Friendly School Competition in early 2027

Where: Simonds Elementary

What: A fun event to promote critical thinking, public speaking, vocabulary development, and personal growth.

👉 See the Flyer for the Annual Spelling Bee ➜

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Monster Box Contest

When: October 27-30th

Where: Simonds Elementary

What: Unleash your creativity! Turn an ordinary box into a monstrously awesome creation for the whole school to enjoy! Each contestant will receive a free dress day coupon just for participating!

👉 See the Flyer for the Monster Box Contest ➜

Updated Volunteer FAQs

Get your questions answered on the PTA's updated Volunteer page - including a chat box where you can leave questions.

Updated Volunteer Info

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Save 10% on Your 26-27 Yearbook

When: Order before October 31st
What: Save 10% off your 2026-2027 yearbook plus customize 2 pages for free! Enter Simonds code 1016002884723422 when ordering.

👉 See Yearbook Flyer➜

Order Yearbook

🌟 SPOTLIGHT: APEX SUCCESS

Thank you to all the superheroes who helped make this year's Fun Run a success! With your help, we raised $39,117 for our school from over 30 states!

🏆 OUR SUPER SPONSORS

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💪 Want to be a Community Hero and Put Your Business on the Map?

See Sponsorship Packages

🏡 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

🦃 Register for Run Turkey Run

📅 Thursday, Nov. 26 at 8:30 am
📍 Leland High School
📎 See Fun Run Details ➜

👉 Sign Up ➜

🪩 Leland Dandiya Raas 2026 Event

📅 October 24th
📍 Leland High School
📎 See Details and Flyer➜

👉 Sign Up ➜

♫ Pioneer Dance Team Training Camp

📅 October 31st
📍 Pioneer High School
📏 Grades 4+
📎 See Details and Flyer➜

👉 Sign Up ➜

🌐 STAY CONNECTED


Simonds PTA	Simonds Elementary / SJUSD

PTA Website ➜	Simonds Elementary School ➜
PTA Google Calendar ➜	Simonds School Site Council (SSC) Meetings ➜
PTA Events Calendar ➜	San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD) ➜
PTA Facebook ➜	SJUSD Board Meetings ➜
PTA Instagram ➜	SJUSD School Menu ➜
PTA on WhatsApp➜
Membership Toolkit/Simonds Directory ➜
How to Volunteer ➜

For any Simonds PTA questions, please feel free to email simondsptapresident@gmail.com

Simonds Elementary PTA

6515 Grapevine Way
San Jose, CA 95120

School Office (408) 535-6251