Dear Grady Parents,
The Yearbook is Sold Out. There will be no extra Yearbook available on Distribution Day.
If you still want one please sign up on our waitlist at front Office or online by completing our online waitlist form.
| Enrollment: 458 |
| An “A” School, as determined by Florida Department of Education |
| Each class has a Smartboard or Mimeo system and a computer area |
| Two computer labs |
| Free breakfast for all students daily. Parents may eat breakfast with their children in the lunchroom |
| Each student has access to learning software such as MyON and Accelerated Reader |
| Uniform Policy: http://gradytigers.org/uniform-policy |
| Free/$1 Uniform Swaps held at Meet Your Teacher Event, Conference Night and other events |
| To purchase polo shirts with Grady’s logo, you can purchase shirts online at Land’s End (www.landsend.com/shop/school-uniforms/-/N-g54) or in person at Golden Egg (www.goldenegguniforms.com) |
| To purchase plain uniform shirts and all other uniform items, you can visit JCP, Old Navy, Walmart, Target, Kohl’s and Bealls |
| To purchase spirit shirts, you can call or go in person to Teamwork Imprinted Sportswear, 2403 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33629, Tel: (813) 258-0331 |
| If you are on campus during school hours (8:00 am to 2:15 pm), you must present identification and check in at the school office. Please fill out a SERVE form, which will be sent home the first day of school, if you would like to volunteer at any time during the school year |
| Drop off options: Car line loop (student patrols will open car doors between 7:30 am and 7:50 am). Park and walk is also available. |
| Aftercare Providers: YMCA is on site, all other providers pick up and drive students to their premises. A full list of providers is here: http://gradytigers.org/afterschoolcare |
| School Events Include: Tiger Tears, Grandparents’ Day Breakfast, Fall Festival, Storybook Parade, Thanksgiving Feast, Winter Concert, Volunteer/Donor Appreciation Breakfast, Tiger Trek, Valentine’s Day Concert (Kindergarten only), Spring Musical |
| School website with student handbook, school policies, teacher photographs and updated information on school events: www.gradytigers.org |
| Current PTA Membership is 272 (Likely to win PTA Gold Award for Grandparent Involvement) |
| Membership cost is $6 for one member; $10 for two |
| PTA Communication Box. Ask a front office staffer to place any papers or payments in the PTA box |
| See prior newsletters with photos of events and information about Grady Elementary http://gradytigers.org/ptanews |
We are starting a daily fitness running club, "Tiger Trot." This will begin on Monday, March 3rd, 2014. School running clubs get kids motivated, fit, and ready to lean.
Next Friday, February 21, 2014, Grady students will participate in Jump Rope For Heart, a program to benefit the American Heart Association.
Parents interested in sending their children to Grady Elementary and their children are welcome to attend.
School administrators and each of the Kindergarten teachers will speak. The program will conclude with a tour of each of the four Kindergarten classes. No RSVP is necessary. Please tell your friends with future Kindergarteners about this program so that they can come see all that Grady Elementary has to offer.
To learn more about Grady visit our school facts page at: http://gradytigers.org/grady-elementary-at-a-glance
For more information about the process of registering your child for kindergarten please visit: http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/choice/kindergartenroundup.asp
Tiger Trek Raised $13,600; Doughnut sale date for February is February 14; Girl Scout cookies will be sold in February and March; Yearbook page sponsors are sought; Author Augusta Scattergood, author of Glory Be, is visiting Grady Elementary
Tomorrow is the Grady 2014 Tiger Trek Walk-a-thon!
For more details on the events visit the Tiger Trek page.
If you are interested in being a volunteer for the upcoming Grady Tiger Trek on January 24, 2014 please complete our volunteer form and select what times you are available to help.
You can access the form here: http://gradytigers.org/tigertrek-volunteers
Unlock the Treasures Reading
Pirates and Pajamas Night
Please join us for the 6th Annual Family Reading Night
Thurday, January 16 from 6-7pm.
Children will hear stories from Celebrity Readers from Local Krewes! Students may come dressed as pirates or in pajamas.
There will be free books, beads, hot chocolate, cookies, and fun!!!
Room 1: Pre-K Students
Room 2: Kindergarten Students
Room 3: Kindergarten Students
Room 4: 1st grade Students
Room 5: 2nd and 3rd grade Students
Room 6: 4th and 5th grade Students
For Parents
Grades K-2 - Reading essentials information session in Room 9
Grades 3-5 - FCAT Information Session in the Kay Hance Media Center