PTA Updates

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! A full list of the winners is included below. 

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 

Kindergarten Countdown

Kindergarten Countdown is coming up on January 25th from 8:15 - 9:15 am. This important event is for parents of children that will be starting Kindergarten in Fall 2019. Please click on Kindergarten Countdown for more information and please share with any families that may be starting Kindergarten at Grady this Fall. 

Family Skate Night at United Skates of America

Don't miss our Grady PTA Family Skate Night at United Skates of America on Thursday, January 31st from 6:00 - 8:00 pm (admission begins at 5:30 pm with pre-sale tickets) with the World's Largest Indoor Snowball Fight. For more details, click on Family Skate Night

Pre-sale tickets are available until Tuesday, January 29th. Tickets are only $6 per person and include regular skate rental. Non-skating adults are free. Click on Skate Night Tickets to purchase.   

Student who raised at least $150 for Tiger Trek have earned 2 tickets to the Family Skate Night in January. There will be 2 wristbands at the entry door for each of those students starting at 5:30 pm. 

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

We have some amazing auction items, including: 

  • One week stay at the Wyndham Bonnet Creek in Orlando from June 7 - June 14, 2019 (click on Wyndham Bonnet Creek for more details)
  • Football clinic with NFL Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick
  • VIP school parking - skip the car line and park in the back of Grady
  • Hang your college flag in front of Grady for a year. Grab your friends and be sure to win this highly coveted item! Which college will be waiving its flag this coming year?

We are still looking for donation items for the auction. If you have an item to donate, please contact Jaime Patterson, auction@gradytigers.org

Yearbook

Yearbook sales are open online! We will also send home paper order forms 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.   

Reflections Art Contest

Congratulations to all of the winners of the Reflections Art Contest! Please click on Reflections Art Submissions to view the projects and Reflections Art Awards to see photos from the Ice Cream Party and Awards Ceremony. 
District Submissions - These were the submissions with the top points awarded by an independent judge
  • 1st Grade: Anya T. , Camie S. 
  • 2nd Grade:  Aspasia P. 
  • 4th Grade: Julie D. 
  • 5th Grade: Ella Marie G., Drue H. 

1st Grade

  • Honorable Mention: "the Structure Blocks" by Kaleb D. 
  • 3rd Place: "My Mommy" by Angelina K. 
  • 2nd Place: "Fairy Hero" by Anya T. 
  • 1st Place: "Firefighter" by Camie S. 
2nd Grade 
  • Honorable Mention: "Tasia Family Tree" by Cor'tasia D. 
  • 3rd Place: "Autumn Heroes" by Christian S. 
  • 2nd Place: "My Hero Mrs. Price" by Sienna C. 
  • 1st Place: "My Parents" by Aspasia P. 
3rd Grade
  • Honorable Mention: "All About My Dad" by Ana Sofia G. 
  • 3rd Place: "My Granny" by Lahece C. 
  • 2nd Place: "Me & My Grandma" by Marissa D.
  • 1st Place: "Mommy As An Espanol Teacher" by Alexis L. 
4th Grade
  • Honorable Mention: "My Cousin and Madd" by Keila L. 
  • 3rd Place: "My Mom the Great" by Samecha F.
  • 2nd Place: Dolphin Rescue"  by Evie S. 
  • 1st Place" Giving Peace to the World" by Julia D. 
5th Grade
  • One of a Kind Award: "Super Avery" by Drue H. 
  • 3rd Place: "Save My Home" by Ria S. 
  • 2nd Place: "My Teachers Are the Real Superheroes" by Faith B. 
  • 1st Place:  "Hero Creek" by Ella Marie G. 

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!)