Happy Earth Day! We hope all our families are staying safe and healthy. Thank you to all the families that participated in our virtual spirit week. It was great to see the photos and videos of our students on Facebook!

Make sure that you sign up on Qtego to participate in The Tiger King of Auctions. Bidding starts May 2nd at 6:00 pm and concludes on May 9th at 9:30 pm. Follow our PTA Facebook Page to participate in our online party on May 9th from 6:00 - 9:30 pm.

School Supply Kits for the 2020-21 school year are now available for sale. Skip the stress of back to school shopping and order online at www.shopttkits.com (account number 36155). Place your order by June 5, 2020 and your student's school supplies will be delivered directly to their classroom.

Please note an important change to the weekly Grab-and-Go meal program. Families will now be asked to provide your child’s name and student ID number (lunch number) to staff on site. If your child is under school age, or is in another school system, you must provide each child’s name and date of birth in order to receive food. We want to ensure all students who need a nutritious meal have access, so our district is implementing new technology to better track our meal distribution. This process may mean wait times to receive Grab-and-Go meals could be a little longer. You can help speed up the process by writing your student's information on a piece of paper with large print— and holding it up to the window.


Below are some upcoming important dates
04/30 - Last Day to Order Yearbooks Online
05/02 - Grady Online Auction Starts at 6:00 pm
05/09 - Final day of Grady Online Auction and Virtual Party from 6:00 - 10:00 pm
05/25 - Memorial Day - No School
05/29 - Last Day of School
06/05 - Deadline to order School Supply Kits


Grady Auction Update
Hey there all you cool cats and kittens! You are invited to The Tiger King of Auctions. Bidding starts May 2nd at 6:00 pm on Qtego. The Tiger King of Auctions closes on May 9th with an online Facebook party from 6:00 - 9:30 pm. Please make sure to like and follow our PTA Facebook Page to participate in the online party.

Click on Grady's Online Auction to preview some items that will be open to bid on May 2.  You must register through Qtego in order to preview and bid on these items. We know that these are challenging times and we are all in this together.  Proceeds from this auction will be used to provide educational opportunities for our students and help us build our track. We have already raised $60,000 towards our track and are only $10,000 away from our goal!

ASE Club Updates
Since school closures have been extended until May 1st, our remaining ASE clubs will be completed online. The majority of club vendors have already sent emails directly or via the ASE Coordinator with instructions for how to access the online clubs. Please note that the Basketball, Lacrosse, and Flag Football Clubs run by Protential Sports have requested an extension and will be sending emails this week. If you don't hear from the vendor or ASE Club Coordinator by April 24th, please email [email protected].  

Yearbook Sales Extended
The Yearbook has been submitted for proof and online yearbook sales have been extended to April 30th. Yearbooks are hardcover and cost $30.  Please visit www.strawbridge.net to purchase and enter online code yb112045.

School Supply Kits
This year we are again offering the Teacher Tailored supply kit program which offers pre-packed, school supply boxes filled with the exact items requested by your child's teacher. Supply orders include the exact colors, quantities, and brands your teachers have approved for class. So get your back-to-school shopping out of the way early.

Order online at www.shopttkits.com and enter account number 36155. Place your order by June 5, 2020.

Box Tops
Don't forget to scan or clip your Box Tops. Remember to scan your receipts into the Box Top app and send a picture of your screenshot with the amount you have collected to Jena Ali at [email protected] to get credit. If you have digital receipts that you can't print and scan (such as from Instacart or store pickups), you can email your receipt to [email protected] from the email associated with your Box Tops account. Help us reach our Box Tops goal!

Important Resources for Families
Please click on the links to view:
Hillsborough County Public School Updates
Hillsborough County Public Schools Call Hotline in English
Linea Telefonicas Directas en Español
Hillsborough County Public Schools Family Resources
Grab-and-Go Food Locations - The Grab-and-Go program provides weekly food distribution on Wednesdays between 9 am and 1 pm. Please click on Grab-and-Go Update for more details.
Edsby Guide for Parents and Students

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Dear Families,

We are making some important changes to the way your student will receive their week’s worth of Grab-and-Go meals on Wednesdays.

This Wednesday, families should be prepared with specific student information in order to receive the meals.

If your child is in our school district, you will be asked to provide your child’s name and student ID number to staff on site. This is the same number as your child's lunch number. You can also find your child’s student ID number on Edsby.

If your child is under school age, or is in another school system, you must provide each child’s name and date of birth in order to receive food.

We want to ensure all students who need a nutritious meal have access, so our district is implementing new technology to better track our meal distribution. 

This process may mean wait times to receive Grab-and-Go meals could be a little longer. You can help speed up the process by writing your student's information on a piece of paper with large print— and holding it up to the window.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to feed our students nutritious meals during this closure.

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Estamos haciendo algunos cambios en la forma en que su estudiante recibirá las comidas de Grab—and-Go los miércoles.

Este miércoles, las familias deben estar preparadas con información específica del estudiante para recibir las comidas. 

Si su hijo está en nuestro distrito escolar, debe estar preparado para dar su nombre y número de identificación de estudiante al personal de Nutrición Estudiantil al frente de la línea.

Si su hijo es menor de edad escolar, o va a una escuela charter o privada, debe dar el nombre y la fecha de nacimiento de cada niño para recibir alimentos.

Nuestro equipo de Servicios de Nutrición Estudiantil está utilizando tecnología que podrá detectar si un estudiante ya recibió una comida para el día.

Este proceso puede significar que los tiempos de espera para recibir comidas podrían llevar un poco más tiempo.

Gracias por su paciencia mientras continuamos alimentando a nuestros estudiantes con comidas nutritivas durante este cierre.

Dear Parents:

Great News! This year we are again offering the Teacher Tailored supply kit program which offers pre-packed, school supply boxes filled with the exact items requested by your child's teacher. Supply orders include the exact colors, quantities, and brands your teachers have approved for class. So get your back-to-school shopping out of the way early.

Simply place your order by June 5, 2020.

Order online at www.shopttkits.com.

Enter our school's account number 36155.

Questions? Contact Jamie Babb at [email protected].

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Dear families,

The governor has just directed all school districts in Florida to keep schools closed through the end of the school year due to concerns over the coronavirus.

We will follow this directive and continue eLearning through the end of the school year. You can find our district’s eLearning Contingency Plan at HillsboroughSchools.org/coronavirus/eLearning.

Additionally, ALL extracurricular activities will be cancelled during this timeframe including graduations. However, we have worked with select seniors, school-based leaders and district staff to develop multiple options for school graduations. We will communicate that in the coming days.

We know you have many questions about what this means for your student’s grades as well as activities and events planned during the fourth quarter. We will be providing you additional details in the coming days.

We will also continue to provide our weekly Grab-and-Go meal distributions on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. during this time.

The health and safety of our students, staff, and community members are our top priority.

Our district will continue to provide updates to make certain everyone is apprised of all next steps.

Thank you for your support and flexibility during this time.

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Queridas familias,

El estado acaba de ordenar a todos los distritos escolares de Florida que mantengan las escuelas cerradas hasta el final del año escolar debido a las preocupaciones sobre el coronavirus.

Seguiremos esta directiva y continuaremos con el aprendizaje electrónico hasta el final del año escolar. Puede encontrar el Plan de contingencia de eLearning de nuestro distrito en HillsboroughSchools.org/coronavirus/eLearning.

Además, TODAS las actividades extracurriculares se cancelarán durante este período, incluidas las graduaciones. Sin embargo, hemos trabajado con personas de la tercera edad, líderes escolares y personal del distrito para desarrollar múltiples opciones para las graduaciones escolares. Lo comunicaremos en los próximos días.

Sabemos que tiene muchas preguntas sobre lo que esto significa para las calificaciones de su estudiante, así como sobre las actividades y eventos planificados durante el cuarto trimestre. Le proporcionaremos detalles adicionales en los próximos días.

También continuaremos brindando nuestras distribuciones semanales de comidas para llevar los miércoles de 9 a.m. a 1 p.m. durante este tiempo.

La salud y la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes, personal y miembros de la comunidad son nuestra principal prioridad.

Nuestro distrito continuará proporcionando actualizaciones para asegurarse de que todos estén informados de todos los próximos pasos.

Gracias por tu apoyo.

Thank you to all of our families that have been posting photos and videos on our Grady Elementary PTA Facebook Page. We've enjoyed seeing our students! Today is our Workout Wednesday, so share photos of your students biking, wheeling, walking or exercising in the event discussion. Please note that the Grady PTA Facebook page is a public page and any photos or comments will be public.

Please note that the Grab-and-Go program has been changed to weekly food distribution. Beginning April 15th, students will be provided with one week's worth of food at a time. Pickup will be on Wednesdays between 9 am and 1 pm. Please click on Grab-and-Go Update for more details.   

Congratulations to our 5 Grady students that were named winners of the Doodad Shoe Sculpture Contest! 

  • K-2 - Olivia Rivas-Medeiros - 2nd Place
  • K-2 - Gustavo Rivas-Medeiros - 3rd Place  
  • K-2 - Mackenzie Currea - People's Choice
  • 3-5 - Milania Capo - People's Choice
  • 3-5 - Amina Devoe - People's Choice
The sculptures continue to be on display at Tampa International Airport. Given the current situation, the best way to see the sculptures in the Exhibit is on the Doodad website. http://doodadoftampa.org/2020-competition/  

Below are some upcoming important dates
04/15 - Spirit Week - Workout Wednesday
04/16 - Spirit Week - Throwback Thursday
04/17 - Spirit Week - Fun Friday
04/20 - Non Student Day   
04/30 - Last Day to Order Yearbooks Online
05/02 - Grady Online Auction Starts at 6:00 pm
05/09 - Final day of Grady Online Auction and Virtual Party from 6:00 - 10:00 pm
 
Grady Auction Update 
Hey there all you cool cats and kittens! Join us for The Tiger King of Auctions online from May 2nd - May 9th. Wear your best Tiger attire for our online party on May 9th from 6:00 - 10:00 pm. We will send full details about the auction and how to register on Friday. 
 
ASE Club Updates
Since school closures have been extended until May 1st, our remaining ASE clubs will be completed online. The majority of club vendors have already sent emails directly or via the ASE Coordinator with instructions for how to access the online clubs. Please note that Basketball, Lacrosse, and Flag Football Clubs run by Protential Sports have requested an extension and will be sending emails early the week of April 20th. If you don't hear from the vendor or ASE Club Coordinator by April 24th, please email connection@gradytigers.org 
 
Yearbook Sales Extended
The Yearbook has been submitted for proof and online yearbook sales have been extended to April 30th. Yearbooks are hardcover and cost $30.  Please visit www.strawbridge.net to purchase and enter online code yb112045. 
 
Box Tops
Don't forget to scan or clip your Box TopsRemember to scan your receipts into the Box Top app and send a picture of your screenshot with the amount you have collected to Jena Ali at [email protected] to get credit. If you have digital receipts that you can't print and scan (such as from Instacart or store pickups), you can email your receipt to Receipts@boxtop4education.com from the email account associated with your Box Tops account. Help us reach our Box Tops goal! 
Important Resources for Families
Please click on the links to view:
Grab-and-Go Food Locations - Please note that the Grab-and-Go program has been changed to weekly food distribution on Wednesdays between 9 am and 1 pm. Please click on Grab-and-Go Update for more details. 

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Dear Families,

This is a reminder that, beginning tomorrow, our district will be distributing food one day per week, providing students with one week’s worth of food at a time.

Due to new CDC guidelines and a statewide stay-at-home order, our district wants to minimize contact between Student Nutrition Services workers and our families.

Families will be able to pick up a week's worth of nutritious meals every Wednesday at the same 147 sites-- between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. This will include one pound of lunch meat, a loaf of bread, milk, juice and nutritious snacks. Students will receive enough food for each school day. Buses will also be transporting foods into specific neighborhoods for pick up every Wednesday.

It's important to note that these food bags will weigh over ten pounds together. If you are walking up or riding a bike to a Grab-and-Go site, please have your child bring their empty backpack to provide a simple way to transport the food.

For a list of frequently asked questions, please visit HillsboroughSchools.org. Thank you for your cooperation as we continue to keep our community safe while making sure our children have food during this closure.

Thank you

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Familias,

Este es un recordatorio de que, a partir de mañana, nuestro distrito distribuirá alimentos un día por semana, proporcionando a los estudiantes las comidas de toda la semana en un día.

Debido a las nuevas pautas de los CDC y una orden de estadía en el hogar en todo el estado, nuestro distrito quiere minimizar el contacto entre los trabajadores de Servicios de Nutrición Estudiantil y nuestras familias.

Las familias podrán recoger las comidas nutritivas de toda la semana los miércoles en los mismos 147 sitios- entre las 9 a.m. y la 1 p.m. Esto incluirá una libra de embutidos, una hogaza de pan, leche, jugo y refrigerios nutritivos. Los estudiantes recibirán suficiente comida para cada día escolar. Los autobuses también transportarán alimentos a diferentes vecindarios para que los recojan todos los miércoles.

 Los estudiantes recibirán suficiente comida para cada día escolar. Los autobuses también transportarán alimentos a diferentes vecindarios para que los recojan todos los miércoles.

Es importante tener en cuenta que estas bolsas de comida pesarán juntas más de diez libras. Si va caminando o en bicicleta a un sitio de Grab-and-Go, asegurase de que su hijo traiga su mochila vacía como una forma sencilla de transportar la comida.

Para obtener una lista de preguntas frecuentes, visite HillsboroughSchools.org. Gracias por su cooperación mientras continuamos protegiendo nuestra comunidad y asegurándonos de que nuestros estudiantes tengan comida durante este cierre.

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Dear Families,

Beginning this Wednesday, April 15th, our district will be distributing food one day per week-- providing students one week's worth of food at a time, instead of daily distribution.

Due to new CDC guidelines and a statewide stay-at-home order, our district wants to minimize contact between Student Nutrition Services workers and our families. We believe one-day-a-week food distribution will be safer for the community as a whole. 

Families will be able to pick up a week's worth of nutritious meals every Wednesday at the same 147 sites-- between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. This will include one pound of lunch meat, a loaf of bread, milk, juice and nutritious snacks. Students will receive enough food for each school day. Buses will also be transporting foods into specific neighborhoods for pick up every Wednesday.

Each student will receive a bag of food that needs to be refrigerated, and one that can stay at room temperature. It's important to note that these food bags will weigh over ten pounds together. If you are walking up or riding a bike to a Grab-and-Go site, please have your child bring their empty backpack to provide a simple way to transport the food.

Please note-- we will be feeding students this Monday April 13th,  and Tuesday, April 14th at Grab-and-Go sites- to make sure students have nutritious meals before the new schedule starts this Wednesday. For a list of frequently asked questions, please visit HillsboroughSchools.org.

Thank you for your cooperation as we continue to keep our community safe while making sure our children have food during this closure.

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Este es un mensaje importante de las escuelas de Hillsborough con respecto a un cambio en nuestro proceso de comida para llevar.  A partir de este miércoles, 15 de abril, nuestro distrito distribuirá los alimentos un día por semana – proporcionando a los estudiantes las comidas de toda la semana en un día, en lugar de una distribución diaria.                                                      

Debido a las nuevas pautas del Centro de Control de Enfermedades (CDC), y la orden estatal de quedarse en casa, nuestro distrito desea minimizar el contacto entre los trabajadores del Servicio de Nutrición Escolar y nuestras familias.  Creemos que la distribución de alimentos un día a la semana, será más seguro para la comunidad en general.  

Los miércoles, las familias podrán recoger los alimentos nutritivos de toda una semana, en los mismos 147 sitios de distribución – entre las 9:00 a.m. y la 1:00 p.m.  Esto incluirá una libra embutidos, una hogaza de pan, leche, jugo y refrigerios nutritivos.  Los estudiantes recibirán suficiente comida para cada día escolar.  Cada miércoles, los autobuses también transportarán los alimentos a vecindarios específicos para su distribución. 

Cada estudiante recibirá una bolsa de alimentos que necesitará ser refrigerado, y una que puede permanecer a temperatura ambiente.  Es importante tener en cuenta, que estas dos bolsas juntas de comida pesarán 10 libras.  Si camina o monta su bicicleta a los sitios de distribución de comidas para llevar, por favor asegúrese de que su hijo traiga su mochila vacía como un modo sencillo para transportar los alimentos. 

Por favor, tome en cuenta ---estaremos alimentando a los estudiantes este lunes y martes, 13 y 14 de abril, en los sitios de distribución de comidas para llevar – para asegurarnos de que los estudiantes tengan sus alimentos nutritivos antes de que comience el nuevo horario de distribución el miércoles.  Para una lista de preguntas frecuentes, por favor visite HillsboroughSchools.org.  Gracias por su cooperación mientras continuamos protegiendo nuestra comunidad y asegurándonos de que nuestros estudiantes tengan alimentos durante este cierre.

We have some exciting news - in order to make it easier for our families to stay connected while eLearning, we have created a Grady Elementary PTA Facebook Page. Please like and follow our page to view important reminders, auction information, and fun photos or videos from our virtual spirit week.  Our virtual spirit week runs from Monday, April 13th through Friday, April 17th.   Click on Grady Spirit Week to view the theme for each day. When you visit our Grady PTA Facebook Page, we will have an event for that day's theme and you can post related photos or videos of your family participating in the comments of the event. 

Important Resources for Families
Please click on the links to view:
Grab-and-Go Food Locations - These are for any children under 18 years old, not just students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Please note that the closest locations to Grady Elementary are at Coleman Middle School and Plant High School. 
Below are some upcoming important dates
04/10 - Non Student Day 
04/13 - Spirit Week - Grady Spirit Day
04/14 - Spirit Week - Talent Tuesday
04/15 - Spirit Week - Workout Wednesday
04/16 - Spirit Week - Throwback Thursday
04/17 - Spirit Week - Fun Friday
04/20 - Non Student Day   
04/30 - Last Day to Order Yearbooks Online
05/02 - Grady Online Auction Starts
05/09 - Final day of Grady Online Auction & Live Auction
   
 
Grady Auction Update 
Hey there all you cool cats and kittens! Join us for The Tiger King of Auctions online from May 2nd - May 9th. We will be sharing details on how to participate in our online auction and how to sign up through Qtego via email and our Grady Elementary PTA Facebook page. 
 
Our 2021 Auction will be The Grady Gatsby themed, so save your Roaring 20's apparel for one more year. 
 
ASE Club Updates
Since school closures have been extended until May 1st, our remaining ASE clubs will be completed online. All parents should receive an email from their club vendor with instructions for how to access the online clubs by the end of the week. If you don't hear from the vendor or ASE Club Coordinator by April 9th, please email [email protected] 
 
Yearbook Sales Extended
The Yearbook has been submitted for proof and online yearbook sales have been extended to April 30th. Yearbooks are hardcover and cost $30.  Please visit www.strawbridge.net to purchase and enter online code yb112045. 
 
Box Tops
Don't forget to scan or clip your Box Tops as we are likely purchasing more groceries since we are spending extra time at home. Remember to scan your receipts into the Box Top app and send a picture of your screenshot with the amount you have collected to Jena Ali at [email protected] to get credit. We are less than $400 away from our goal. Let's beat our goal!!