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Send In Box Tops By October 21

Grady receives 10 cents for very Box Top collected and submitted. This money is used for teacher grants, student supplies and classroom needs. Last year, Grady Elementary received $1,161,20 in Box Top funds. Historically, Grady has received 9,442.19, just from clipping and submitting box tops.

Please help us make it another great box top year. Please clip and send in box tops in clear ziploc-style bags, with a maximum of 50 Box Tops per bag. Please write the number of Box tops on a slip of paper in the clear ziploc-style bag. Please send in Box Tops between now and October 21.

Tiger Talk Update: Moms' Night Out

Grady PTA invites mothers to a Moms’ Night Out on Tuesday, October 4 from 5:30 pm until 8 pm, at Carmel Kitchen, 3601 W. Swann Ave.  Moms' Night Out is an opportunity for moms to get to know one another while our spouses, partners or grandparents take care of the kids!  To see pictures of the Moms’ Nights Out from last year click here:  MNO October 2015 and here: MNO February 2016.  To see the fantastic $4, $5, and $6 food and drink specials that will be available until 7 pm, click here:   Moms' Night Out Information.

We have a new Bengal-level Tiger Family Partner, The Griffin Family - Drew, Jennifer, Roman & Cort!  Thank you so much to the Griffin Family for their generous donation to our school.  Because of donors like you, the PTA is preparing to fund and bring the Reflections Art Program to Grady for a second year.  

Grady PTA is again planning to bring the Scripps National Spelling Bee to our school in December.  We are in need of a Spelling Bee Chair to help coordinate the event.  The position involves ensuring the school’s registration is completed (the PTA pays all of the registration fees, copying and distributing the spelling words list to the third, fourth and fifth grades (the lists may not be posted online), ordering trophies and certificates for the winners, organizing the event, and finding the moderator, timekeeper and judge (we hope the people who served in those capacities last year will again volunteer for those positions).  The Spelling Bee occurs in early December during the school day in the cafeteria and is watched by most of the students in the school.  If you are interested, or want to contribute in any way, please email President Kris House at [email protected], for more details.  

We are just 35 memberships away from being, once again, a 100% membership PTA.  If you know someone who has not yet joined, or you think your child’s grandparents or other relatives would benefit from membership, please send them this link:  PTA Membership Information, with information about membership; and this link:  Online Membership Sign Up,  to join and pay online. 

We thank you for your membership and remind you that you can get discounts at Legoland through the Florida PTA’s website, http://www.floridapta.org/, and that you can designate Grady PTA as the recipient of a portion of your Amazon purchases on  Amazon Smile.  Follow this link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7102322 to get started.  

Tiger Talk Update: PTA Expenditures

Grady PTA has, as of yesterday, funded over $2,000 towards the following items for teachers and students:  Scholastic “Science Spin,” “Let’s Find Out,” and “Storyworks” magazines for students in ASD K-1, Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades;  12 Kindle reading devices for Fourth Grade, the BrainPop educational app/software for use of students in ASD K-5; inflation equipment for the physical education program, chair pockets for Ms. Hero’s students, and an updated TV studio backdrop for the Morning Show.  The Scholastic magazines we purchased are aligned to common core standards and provide additional fictional stories as well as non-fiction for students to read.  They also offer vocabulary and grammar instruction and have online resources.  Thank you to our Grady teachers for researching these educational tools and asking us to fund them.   Grady PTA’s purpose is to fund these educational enhancements. Teachers, please keep the ideas for new educational tools coming.

The Homeroom Parents meeting is set for Monday, September 26 at 8:00 AM in the Teacher’s Lounge.  Please contact Lead Homeroom Parent, Alisha Nelson, with any questions at [email protected].

Great American Teach In will take place on campus during the school day on Thursday, November 17. Teach In is for adults to bring their talents to the classroom, by sharing hobbies or career information with our students.  It’s also a great way to get a sense of the work your child’s teacher does every day.  To register to teach at Teach In, please click here, print out, fill out and return this form  in your child’s backpack/folder.  Form:   Great American Teach In Registration Form.

Thank you to all of you who have eaten at Firehouse Subs at 2227 S. Dale Mabry Hwy., this week.  Tonight is the last night of family week.  Please mention Grady to ensure we get credit for your purchase.

The next Second Grade Brownies meeting will be on September 29 at 6:15 pm in the cafeteria.  For more information, please click here:  Second Grade Brownies Meeting.

Guidance Counselor, Ms. Nancy Barra, asks us to read the   September Home & School Connection. 

Book Fair, Sept. 26 to Oct. 3

Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that provides the books kids want to read. It's a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level.

Reading for pleasure inside and outside of school has real and long-lasting benefits. It unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps children discover who they are. Please make plans to come to our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child's reading habits.
Remember, all purchases benefit our school.

See you at the Book Fair! 

To peruse titles online, click here: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/gradyelementaryschool.

To volunteer at the Book Fair, please click here: https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/HCx17siKa

Second Grade Brownies Meeting on September 29

The 2nd grade Brownies will have their first meeting Thursday, September 29th at 6:15pm in Grady's school cafeteria.  All interested 2nd grade girls are welcome to join our troop for the first meeting!  Please park and drop off along Church Avenue by the school cafeteria.  Contact Jessica Sandoval at [email protected] if you have any questions.

 

Tiger Talk Update: Family Week At Firehouse Subs!

This week is Family Week at Firehouse Subs, located at 2227 S. Dale Mabry Hwy, near Plant High School.  From 4 pm until 8 pm each evening between now and Friday,  Firehouse Subs will give 20% of all gross sales back to Grady.  Be sure to mention you are from Grady Elementary School when ordering.

The Grady Scholastic Book Fair is set to begin next week.  If you are interested in volunteering for an hour or two at the Book Fair (helping children select books, making change, stacking and organizing books), please email Media Specialist, Nick Tsourakis, at [email protected].  To see the volunteer opportunities, please register with Scholastic and look at the schedule at https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/experience/login/HCx17siKa.

We have a new Tiger Family Partner to celebrate and thank.  Feriyadi Hasnovi and the Hasnovi Family are Cub Family Partners!  Thank you so much to the Hasnovi Family!

PDQ Art & Family Night, September 14, 4 to 8 pm

Please join Grady families on September 14 from 4-8 pm at PDQ, located at 2207 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33629 (near Plant High School) for an evening of student art and family fun.  Student art will be displayed on the walls of PDQ from 4 pm until 8 pm and PDQ will be giving back a portion of the proceeds to Grady.  Please make sure to mention Grady Elementary at the counter when ordering.  

To volunteer to help display or take down the art, please click here: Volunteers.

Tiger Talk Update: Grandparents' Breakfast

Thanks to the grandparents who came out for today’s Grandparents’ Breakfast for students with last names A-H.  To see pictures of today’s event, please go to the home page of our website,http://gradytigers.org/and click on the Grandparents’ Breakfast link.

There is still time to register for after school clubs.  Please do so today or tomorrow by going to this link:  ASE Clubs.  Please contact Moni Sears with any club questions at [email protected].  

Sorry for the non-working Legoland discount link attached to yesterday’s email.  To get the discount, please go to http://www.floridapta.org/ and scroll through the banner announcements until you see “PTA Member Days at Legoland.”  Click on that link and you will be taken to the Legoland ticket page.  As learned yesterday, there is no shortcut to this process.  

We need volunteers to help display and take down art for PDQ Family Night on September 14.  If you can help, please click here to sign up:  Volunteer Sign Up.

Thank you to the newest Grady Family Partners, Club-level Partner, the Angel Ortiz Family!  We are so excited to have your family sponsor our school.

Have a great day. Don’t forget Patriot’s Day tomorrow, the Grandparents’ Breakfast for students with last names I-Z, and the media center volunteers meeting.  Remember you can always check our updated calendar for information about events: Calendar.

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