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Tiger Talk Update: Moms' Night Out

After school enrichment clubs started this week.  We do allow late sign ups for clubs that still have open spaces.  Please contact ASE Club Coordinator Moni Sears at [email protected] with any questions.

Grady PTA invites all Grady Moms to a Moms’ Night Out on Thursday, April 20, from 4:30 pm until 7:30 pm at Bonefish Grill on 3665 Henderson Blvd.  There will be appetizer and drink specials.  Please come out and have lots of fun and meet other Grady Moms.  Reservations are not necessary, but are appreciated.  Please contact VP Krista Harvie at [email protected] with questions or to RSVP.  For more information please click here:  Grady MNO.  We hope to see you at this great event.

Grady’s Spring Book Fair is coming.  For more details on the book fair and for the link to volunteer at the Book Fair, please click here:  Spring Book Fair.

Thanks to our many wonderful volunteers, Grady’s Copy Center is staffed and up and running!  Thanks so much to our wonderful volunteers for helping teachers in a practical way.  For more information on the Copy Center, please click here:  Copy Center. 

On March 31, Grady students, staff and faculty lit it up blue for World Autism Awareness Day.  To see the school’s picture, please click here: Grady Lights It Up Blue.  Also, please consider supporting Grady Elementary during the Autism Speaks Walk by clicking on this link: Autism Speaks Walk.  The walkers are raising money to support services for the autism community. 

The Grady PTA Nominating Committee is seeking a Yearbook Coordinator for next year.  The Yearbook Coordinator works with our yearbook vendor, Strawbridge, to supply pictures and content for the yearbook.  There are already several volunteers who have agreed to take pictures at school events next year, so you will have help if you decide to take on this role.  If you are interested, please contact our current Yearbook Coordinator (and Nominating Committee member), Norma Maiz at [email protected]. 

Additionally, Grady PTA still has some open board positions available, including VP of Fundraising, VP of Membership and VP of Sponsorship.  If you are interested in being more involved, but aren’t yet ready to commit to a board position, please contact Debbie Bresnahan at [email protected].

Guidance Counselor, Ms. Barra, encourages us to read the April Home & School Connection, which is available in both English and Spanish.   

Moms' Night Out at Bonefish Grill on April 20

Please join Grady PTA for a fun-filled Moms' Night Out at Bonefish Grill.  There will be food and drink specials and a great chance to get to know other Grady moms.  Reservations are not necessary, but are appreciated.  Please contact VP Krista Harvie at [email protected] with questions or to RSVP.  We hope to see you at this great event. 

Details:

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Time: 4:30 pm until 7:30 pm 

Place:  Bonefish Grill, located at 3665 Henderson Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609. 

Restaurant tel and website: (813) 876-3535 and South Tampa Bonefish.

Grady Spring Book Fair

The Grady "Happy Camper" Spring Book Fair is coming.  The Book Fair takes place in the Kathryn Hance Media Center.  Preview day is April 28 from 8:40 am until 2:15 pm.  The Book Fair starts May 1 and runs through May 5 from 7:40 am until 2:40 pm, each day.  There will be special night time shopping hours during the Spring Musical and the Book Fair will be open from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm on Thursday, May 4.

The Book Fair is also online from April 22 until May 5.  Click on this link to see learn more:  Grady Book Fair Page.

Please volunteer at the Grady Spring Book Fair.  To see the book fair volunteer schedule and sign up online, please click here:  Volunteer At The Book Fair.

Sign Ups For Cooking Club Are Closed

There are no longer any openings in Cooking Club either through the online or paper sign up process.  If your paper application for Cooking Club was received by our Club Coordinator before 8 am on March 29, you will be contacted about a spot in the club; no additional paper or online applications for Cooking Club will be received.  

Tiger Talk Update: PTA Nominating Committee & More

It is time to begin establishing PTA leadership roles for next year.  To that end, Grady PTA is forming a Nominating Committee to seek out next year’s PTA leaders.   If you are interested in serving on the Nominating Committee or are interested in any of the following Grady PTA positions, please send an email to [email protected].

PTA positions:  Events (plan and manage events as leader or part of a committee); Fundraising (plan and manage a fall fundraiser and Tiger Trek as leader or part of a committee); Membership (encourage people to join the PTA and make a list of the members and their contact information);  Sponsorship (help businesses and families become Tiger Partners and ensure that Tiger Partners receive all the benefits of their sponsorship);  Home Room Parent Coordinator (work with Home Room Parents to inform them of their duties and help them perform their duties); Fifth Grade Parent (plan and manage all fifth grade activities including end-of-year banquet); and After School Club Coordinator (supervise Grady dismissal, take attendance, send students to club classrooms, supervise club carline dismissal).  There are many more positions, this is just a sampling; if you have ideas on how you can help, please send an email to [email protected].

The sign up period for the next round of Grady After School Enrichment (“ASE”) Clubs is open.  Please click here to read about the clubs and sign up online:   After School Enrichment Clubs.  Clubs start during the week beginning April 10 and conclude the week beginning May 15.  If you have any questions or comments about clubs, please email the ASE Club Coordinator at [email protected]. 

 

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