Monday - wear red (school will hand out red ribbons)

Tuesday - crazy socks day

Wednesday - "turn your back on drugs day" by wearing your clothes backwards

Thursday - turn in posters for poster contest.  Posters must be 8.5" x 11" and in landscape position.  Posters must relate to the theme "Drug Free Me" and drawn with markers, paints or crayons

Friday - School Spirt Day - wear spirit shirts

Please pick up your fundraiser items today from 1:45 pm until 6 pm in the cafeteria.  This is especially important for anyone who ordered cookie dough.  Cookie dough must be picked up today, please.

Also, if you are able to help today or Monday with fundraiser pick up, please click here:  Volunteer to Help Distribute Fall Fundraiser Merchandise.  Thank you to the volunteers whom have already signed up!  We appreciate you!

We have three new Tiger Family Partners to appreciate!  There are two new Leader of the Pack level partners, HOUSE OF HUCKLEBERRY and the Lyons Family - Mike, Ellen, Frank & Nick.  There is one new Cub level Family Partner, the Ledford Family.  Thank you so very much to our new Tiger Family Partners.  Grady is very lucky to have such wonderful sponsors

Thanks to the Grady Moms who came out to the Moms’ Night Out!  We had a wonderful time and really enjoyed making new friends and getting to know one another.  Thank you to the dads, spouses, partners, and grandparents who picked up the slack and made sure the moms could have a night out.  We moms are grateful to you.  To see pictures of the Moms’ Night Out, please click here:  Moms' Night Out Photos.  

Grady’s Fall Festival is coming up on Friday, October 21.  To read about Fall Festival and to pay by credit card to pre-order wristbands for unlimited games, bouncing, snow cones and popcorn, please click here:  Grady Fall Festival

Congratulations to Grady fifth grade student, Emily Azevedo, a student in Ms. Trupp’s class!  Emily’s Hispanic Heritage artwork was selected to appear in a county-wide art show at the Hillsborough County Fair on October 20–23 and October 20 7–28 To see a picture of Emily’s art, click here:  Artwork, and to see some pictures of the Grady school-wide winners of the Hispanic Heritage Bookmark Contest, click here:  Bookmarks.  

It is an unintentional 4-day weekend for Grady Families.  There is no school tomorrow due to Hurricane Matthew and  Monday, October 10 is a non-student day and there will be no school.  Stay dry and safe!