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Tiger Talk Update 10.4.18

On the ballot this year, our district is facing an extremely important vote. Right now, because of inadequate state funding, our students face a future in aging, crowded schools. The half-penny sales tax would invest $131 million in our county’s students and schools each year for ten years. You can find some of the frequently asked questions about the half-penny sales tax on our district’s website: Half-penny sales tax FAQs or you can attend one of our scheduled Town Hall Meetings with Superintendent Jeff Eakins.

Below are some upcoming important dates:
10/5 - Last day to turn in spare change for our Pennies for Patients fundraiser benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
10/17 - Deadline to submit artwork for the Reflections Art Program
10/18 - Family Night at United Skates of America - Click on Purchase tickets to order your wristband today!
10/22-26 - Grady Elementary's Book Fair - Click Here to Volunteer
10/26 - Grady Fall Festival from 5-8pm - Volunteers needed!
11/4 - End 68 Hours of Hunger's annual Tampa Bay Food Truck Rally
11/30 - Grady's Tiger Trek Walk-a-thon - PLEASE NOTE DATE WAS CHANGED TO 11/30
3/9/19 - Grady Auction Night at Christ the King

Grady Book Fair 2018 & Volunteer Sign-up

Grady Elementary School Book Fair

Oct. 22 - Oct. 26

Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings kids the books they want to read. We'll receive a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level, and all purchases benefit our school! Reading for pleasure inside and outside of school has real and long-lasting benefits. Please come to our book fair and help shape your child's reading habits. 

Consider using the new eWallet feature in lieu of sending kids with cash. For more information, please click on eWallet. Keep in mind that there is a 7% sales tax added to all items. 

We need your help! Please sign-up to volunteer for the Book Fair: Click Here to Volunteer

Interactive Book Fair Flyer: Click Here

The Book Fair is open from Monday - Friday, 7:30 - 2:30 (open 4:00 - 7:30 during Fall Festival).

See you at the Book Fair!

Education Referendum

Do you know about the Education Referendum and how it will impact our school?

On the ballot this year, our district is facing an extremely important vote. The half-penny sales tax would invest $131 million in our county’s students and schools each year for ten years. The funding would be spent on specific projects to improve our public schools—the list across our district includes replacing air conditioners, fixing leaky roofs, new classroom technology, upgrading safety and security systems, and 4 new schools to relieve overcrowding. Please see the projects scheduled for Grady, as well as other schools in our area, right now at Education Referendum Projects.

You can find some of the frequently asked questions about the half-penny sales tax on our district’s website: https://sdhc.k12.fl.us/doc/2296/investing-in-students/resources/faq-142/.

If you’d like to get your questions about the education referendum answered in person, you’re invited to attend one of our scheduled Town Hall Meetings with Superintendent Jeff Eakins and our district staff. For the full schedule, please click on Town Hall Meetings.

The Education Referendum will be the final item on the ballot. You must be registered to vote to have a say in this election by Tuesday, October 9th. You can register right now, online, at http://votehillsborough.org/.

Please share this important information with your neighbors. Education has a direct impact on everyone in our community. When we invest in our students and our schools, our entire community succeeds.

Grady Family Skate Night Page and Purchase Link Now Up!!

Please join us on Thursday, October 18th for a Halloween themed school skate party at United Skates of America. Dress in costume to skate and support the Grady Elementary PTA.

Pre-sale tickets are available until Tuesday, October 16th.

Pre-sale tickets are $6 per person and include regular skate rental. Skating begins at 5:30pm for pre-sale tickets and 6:00pm for sales at the door and skate night will conclude at 8:00pm. 

Grady Skate Night Party Page: Click here

Hope to see you all there!

Tiger Talk Update 9.24.18

Thank you so much to all of the grandparents that participated in our Grandparent's Breakfast on September 6th & 7th and to our staff and volunteers!

Below are some upcoming important dates:

9/26 - School picture day - it is a non-uniform day. Wear bright colors and don't forget to turn in your envelope by Tuesday, September 25th.
9/26 - Superintendent Jeff Eakins will hold a town hall meeting on the Education Referendum at Grady Elementary from 7:00-9:00pm
9/28 - Last day to submit Box Tops
10/5 - Last day to submit donations for Pennies for Patients, raising funds for the Luekemia and Lymphoma Society
10/17 - Submission deadline for Reflections Art Contest - the 2018 theme is “Heroes Around Me”
10/18 - Family Night at United Skates of America
10/26 - Grady Fall Festival
3/9/19 - Grady Auction Night at Christ the King

Grady PTA Membership - Thank you to all of the families that have already signed up to join the Grady PTA! You can still sign up/renew your PTA membership online by clicking PTA Membership.

Grady Tiger Partners - Thank you to all of our Tiger partners! Please complete your family sponsorship by October 1st so that you can be listed as a Tiger Trek Sponsor!

Our newest Tiger Business Partners are: Siberian level partner Jim Cornwell State Farm, Leader of the Pack level partner Abdoney Orthodontics, Bengal level partner Perez Orthodontics, and Cougar level partners South Tampa Pediatric Dentistry and Tampa Music School.

Our newest Family Sponsors are: Green (cub) level partners Greg Arbutine & Alan Johnson, Chi Doan, the Jaruzel Family and the Quintero Family.

Grady School Pictures on 9/26

On Wednesday, September 26th, individual school pictures will be taken. A Strawbridge flyer and envelope were sent home with your student on Friday. All pictures must be paid in advance.  The envelope and money must be returned to the school on or before the morning of Tuesday, September 25th. You can also pay online at strawbridge.net and enter school code: 112045.

Your child has the opportunity to wear something different for the school pictures (it is a non-uniform school day). Please have your child wear bright colored clothes (but avoid green) and a big Grady smile on Wednesday.

Got Used Markers? ColorCycle it with Girl Scout Troop 2014

What is Crayola ColorCycle? Crayola is all about innovative solutions ~ in particular for kids and the environment.  ColorCycle is Crayola’s latest sustainability initiative designed to repurpose markers, highlighters and dry erase markers.

Can any markers be sent in or just Crayola brand markers? Crayola ColorCycle will accept all brands of plastic markers, not just Crayola markers.  That includes dry erase markers and highlighters!  ColorCycle will eliminate placing hundreds of tons of markers into landfills.

How do I help? You can begin to collect markers for drop off in your local school collection box. You can drop them off in the front office or your student can give them to our art teacher, Debonique Grigsby. You can collect used markers from home or anywhere in the community to donate. There is no cost to Girl Scouts or the school to ship the markers to Crayola. We will send one shipment in December and one in May to make sending the markers the most economical allowing for the most positive environmental impact.

How many markers can we send? The more markers you ship, the more efficient this program will be.  We can ship a minimum of 100 markers and a maximum of up to 40 pounds.

How can I find out more about ColorCycle and other Crayola environmental initiatives?  For more information about the ColorCycle program, visit www.crayola.com/colorcycle.   Visit our Green Initiatives page to read more about all of Crayola’s other environmental initiatives.

Town Hall Meeting at Grady on 9/26 at 7pm with Jeff Eakins, Hillsborough Schools Superintendant

You are invited to attend an upcoming town hall meeting in the Grady Elementary cafeteria on Wednesday, September 26th from 7-9pm. Superintendent Jeff Eakins will talk about the education referendum and the impact it will have on our schools and our community.

Right now, because of inadequate state funding, our students face a future in aging, crowded schools and our community faces a $2 billion challenge. The half-penny sales tax education referendum on the November 6 ballot would generate approximately $131 million per year for ten years that would be spent on specific projects to improve our public schools.

Each meeting will provide families, employees and community members the opportunity to get your questions about the referendum answered — straight from Superintendent Eakins. For more information, please click on Town Hall Meetings.

Please attend this important event and feel free to invite friends/family in Hillsborough County.

Please note, PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy organization in the country.  It is our duty to advocate for the needs of our children, including and especially funding for our schools.  Public education advocacy is a nonpartisan issue.  PTA does not support any specific candidates or political parties.

Pennies for Patients

Grady is participating in the Pennies for Patients campaign for the Luekemia and Lymphoma Society.
The campaign began on September 20 and runs through October 5th.  We are requesting pennies, dimes, quarters, dollars (and even checks!) to be donated to this worthy cause.  Students received a small box to collect their money.  If they donate $5.00 they will receive a Hero Ring.

In addition, students/parents may donate online by clicking on https://events.lls.org/pages/sun/GradyElementarySchool-2019! 

Grady Water Testing Complete - All fixtures tested were below the standard for lead of 15 parts per billion

Please see the attached letter regarding the water testing that was completed at Grady.

Recently, we informed you that water testing was taking place at your school. Federal guidelines set by the Environmental Protection Agency recommend we take action to fix an issue when results show that lead is measured at 20 parts per billion or higher. Our district is using a stricter standard of 15 parts per billion.  
 
We tested 56 fixtures on your campus and received the results. Of the 56 fixtures tested, all fixtures are below our strict standard for lead of 15 parts per billion.

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