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Tiger Talk Update 1.16.19 - Pirate Reading Night, Last Day to Register for Clubs and More

Today is the last day to register for our Spring session of After School Enrichment (ASE) Clubs. The clubs start January 22nd and run through May 17th. Please visit ASE Club Information for more information about our clubs and ASE Club Signup to register. Please note that the Baseball Club has been cancelled due to low enrollment.

Thursday is our annual Unlock the Treasurers of Reading Night (Pirate Reading Night). The kids are invited to dress as pirates or wear pajamas. The night starts with a general PTA meeting at the flagpole at 5:45 pm. Children will go to classrooms and enjoy stories read by pirates from local krewes, while parents of students in grades 3-5 go to the Media Center for the FSA Information Session and parents of students in grades K-2 go to the Cafeteria for a Reading Essentials Information Session. It's a really fun night with free books, beads, juice and cookies!

Congratulations to all of our Reflections Art Contest winners! To see a full list of the winners, click on Read More.

Below are some upcoming important dates:

1/17 - Unlock the Treasures of Reading Night (Pirate Reading Night) & General PTA Meeting
1/21 - MLK - NO SCHOOL
1/22 - First day of Spring After School Enrichment clubs
1/25 - Kindergarten Countdown for incoming Kindergarten parents
1/31 - Family Skate Night at United Skates of America
2/08 - Fair Day - NO SCHOOL
2/13 - Pre-K and Kindergarten Valentine's Day Concert
3/12 - 1st & 2nd Grade School Concert
3/13 - 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade School Concert
3/9/19 - Grady 80's themed Auction Night at Christ the King

Yearbooks now on sale!

Yearbook sales are officially open! Envelopes  for paper sales will be sent home later this month. Prices are currently $20 for a softcover yearbook and $25 for a hardcover yearbook, however, pricing will increase April 1st. Please visit www.strawbridge.net to purchase online and enter online code 112045. 

Unlock the Treasures of Reading Night - January 17th

On Thursday, January 17th from 6:00-7:00pm is our annual Unlock the Treasures of Reading Night, also known as Grady Pirate Night.  In addition, we will be holding a very brief PTA General Meeting at the flagpole at 5:45 pm. 

Parents and children are invited to this event.  Children will go to classrooms and enjoy stories read by pirates from local krewes.  Parents of students in grades 3-5 will go to the Media Center for the FSA Information Session and parents of students in grades K-2 will go to the cafeteria for a Reading Essentials Information Session. 

The kids will have a blast and they are invited to dress as pirates or wear pajamas. There will be free books, beads, juice and cookies. Please don’t miss this fun event.

Grady Elementary School Food Drive benefiting End 68 Hours of Hunger

Grady Elementary is running a food drive to benefit End 68 Hours of Hunger of Hillsborough County. Donations will be collected from December 3rd to December 19th. Please send donations in with your child and they will place them in the donation box in their classroom. 

Recommended donation items are:

  • Rice
  • Instant Potatoes
  • Boxed Stuffing
  • Cereal
  • Cereal Bars
  • Granola
  • Crackers
  • Apple Sauce
  • Spaghetti
  • Spaghetti Sauce
  • Chef Boyardee
  • Mac n Cheese
  • Tuna in Water
  • Peanut Butter
  • Jelly

Grady Winter Concerts - Dec 5, 6 & 7th

Our Winter Concerts are quickly approaching! The dates of the concerts are:
1st & 2nd Grade: Wednesday, December 5th at 6 pm
3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Chorus: Thursday, December 6th at 6 pm
Pre-K, Kindergarten and ESE Students: Friday, December 7th at 8 am

Click on Read More for concert details

Tiger Talk Update 11.13.18 - Thanksgiving Lunch

We look forward to seeing our families at Grady's Thanksgiving Lunch tomorrow, Wednesday, November 14th! Make sure that you bring a photo ID and allow time to sign in and receive a visitor's pass from the front office.

We still need your help volunteering at the lunch! Please click on Thanksgiving Lunch Volunteer to sign up. We would love your help, even if you can't sign up for the full hour. Please write in the comments when you are available to help or if you have to arrive late/leave early so you can attend your child's lunch. 

Below are some upcoming important dates:
11/14 - Thanksgiving Lunch
11/15 - Great American Teach In
11/19-11/23 - Thanksgiving Break - No school
11/30 - Grady's Tiger Trek Walkathon
12/5 - Winter Concert - 1st & 2nd grade
12/6 - Winter Concert - 3rd - 5th grades
12/7 - Winter Concert - Pre-K & Kindergarten
12/14 - Barnes & Noble Family Night of Reading
3/9/19 - Grady 80's themed Auction Night at Christ the King 

Tiger Trek

Thank you to all of the families that have donated so far! We are still accepting donations through November 30th. Money can be collected through the envelope provided or online donations are accepted here. The class with the most donations overall will win a Yogurtology Yogurt Party and the class with the most donations in each grade will win a Popsicle Party. In addition, the top students overall will win the following: 1st place – 3 $100 certificates from Bricks 4 Kidz that can be used towards camps or birthday party; 2nd place – 1 Ukulele and $179 certificate for 1 month of lessons from Tampa Music School; and 3rd place - $50 game play from Top Golf. 

Our current student leaders are:

  • Derek Johnson             $550
  • Agnus Tutterow            $200
  • Ethan Ledford               $175
  • Hayden Atzenhoefer     $175
  • Kaila Ledford                 $175
  • Sydnee Moniz               $160
  • Zoe Beauregard            $159
  • Andrew Valle                 $150
  • Leo Bernedo Lores       $150
Our current classes vying for the Yogurtology Party are:
  • Ritter
  • Price
  • De Lucia
  • Dreby
  • Steel
  • Hero
  • Del Castillo
  • Pifer
  • Wolfe

Please consider volunteering for Tiger Trek and cheering on your child! Volunteer shifts are available from 7:40 am until 1:35 pm (shifts are 30 minutes to 1 hour). To see the complete Tiger Trek schedule and sign up online to volunteer, please click here:   Volunteer for Tiger Trek.   

Grady Auction

Join us for our totally rad 80's themed auction on Saturday, March 9th. This adult only event will be held at Christ the King from 6:00 - 10:00 pm. 

Early Bird Tickets are now available for $35 per person through Sunday, March 3rd. The ticket includes admission, dinner and 2 drink tickets. To purchase your tickets, click on Grady Auction Tickets. 

Got used markers? ColorCycle them at Grady

What is Crayola ColorCycle? Crayola’s latest sustainability initiative designed to repurpose markers, highlighters and dry erase markers. All marker brands are accepted. 

How do I help? Collect markers and drop them off in the front office or your student can give them to our art teacher, Debonique Grigsby. 

For more information, click on ColorCycle.

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. Membership is only $6 for 1 person or $10 for 2 people. High membership allows us to participate in PTA programs such as Reflections Art. Signing up for the PTA does not commit you to any volunteering (although we always love having our families volunteer at the school!)

Thanksgiving Lunch - November 14th

Thanksgiving Lunch

Our Thanksgiving Lunch will be held on Wednesday, November 14th in the Grady Cafeteria. Below is a copy of the schedule and the Thanksgiving Lunch form so that you can make reservations. 

We need your help volunteering at the lunch! Please click on Thanksgiving Lunch Volunteer to sign up. There are 1 hour shifts and and we need help to guide parents to their tables, maintain the tables clean, guide parents to where they can put their trash and make sure table is presentable for next group.

TUESDAY-FRIDAY LUNCH SCHEDULE 2018-19

Time

Grade

Teacher

Row

10:15-10:45

Pre-K

Brinson

1 (Pre-K Tables)

10:20-10:50

Pre-K

Minardi

1 (Pre-K Tables)

10:25-10:55

1

Delcastillo/McAlister-Eveland

8 & 1

10:30-11:00

1

Ward

2

10:35-11:05

1

Wolfe

3

10:40-11:10

1

Horne

4

10:45-11:15

3

Ona

5

10:50-11:20

3

De Lucia

6

10:55-11:25

3

Oliva

7

11:00-11:30

3

Pifer

8

11:05-11:35

2

Price

2

11:10-11:40

2

Nelder

3

11:15-11:45

2

Doremus

4

11:20-11:50

2

Buell

5

11:25-11:55

5

Cucci

6 & 7

11:30-12:00

5

Webber

7 & 8

11:35-12:05

5

Trupp

8 & 1

11:40-12:10

5

Steel

2 & 3

11:45-12:15

4

Ritter

3 & 4

11:50-12:20

4

Lanier

4 & 5

11:55-12:25

4

Dickens/Nichols

5 & 6

12:00-12:30

4

Reyher

7 & 8

12:05-12:35

K

Hero

8 & 1

12:10-12:40

K

Dreby

2

12:15-12:45

K

Finitz (Wed 12:25 - 12:55)

3

12:20-12:50

K

Edwards 

4

Makeup Pictures on 11/7

Makeup fall pictures will be taken on Wednesday, November 7th. Please see the attached form for additional information and keep in mind that all envelopes and money must be turned in by Tuesday, November 6th. 

Fall Festival Wrist Bands 2018 Day Of Sale

For "Day Of" Online Purchases: Click Here

The "Day Of" Prices:

- Wristbands -

$20 for the 1st Wristband 

$10 for each additional Wristband

- Extras -

$1 extra pizza/slice

$1 extra drink

$1 extra slime ticket

- Group Tickets -

$1 = 1 ticket

$5 = 6 tickets

$10 = 15 tickets
 

*** All wristbands include: ***

Unlimited Booths

Unlimited Games

Magic Show

1 Slice of Pizza

1 Drink

1 Bag of Chips

1 Popcorn

1 Popsicle

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