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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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This update discusses auditions, Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week and PTA business.
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Auditions for third to fifth graders for the Dig It musical take place tomorrow, March 21, during the school day. If your student didn’t spend spring break preparing for her/his acting role, please practice tonight using this script: Script & Permission Form. Please bring the signed permission slip to the audition. Auditions for first and second grade students take place Thursday, March 23, also during the school day, using the same script and permission slip. For more information on Spring Musical Auditions, please click here: Spring Musical Auditions. Please contact Music Specialist, Steven Florio, at [email protected] with any questions.
Grady Elementary students will perform in the musical production, Dig It, on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The Music Department is looking for motivated actors and actresses to star in this production. Auditions will be held for the following students at the following times:
* Tuesday, March 21, for 3rd to 5th grade students, during the school day (at 9:10 am); and
* Thursday, March 23, for 1st and 2nd grade students, during the school day (at 9:10 am)
If your Grady student wishes to audition, please print the permission form and script linked here: Permission Form & Script. Students should practice the audition lines and return the signed permission form to Music Specialist Mr. Florio on the day of the audition. Please contact Mr. Florio at [email protected] with any questions.
This is going to be another amazing Spring Musical and we hope your family is able to participate in it and enjoy it.
Please join us tonight from 6 pm to 9 pm at Lee Roy Selmon’s for Family Night. For details, please click here: Selmon's Family Night.
Also, the deadline to order Grady yearbooks is March 10, 2017. We cannot guarantee that your child will receive a yearbook if you do not order it by March 10. Please click here for information on how to order your child’s yearbook and an online ordering link: Grady Yearbook.
Spring pictures are March 9. Please send your children to school with big Grady smiles on Thursday.
Please remember that the last club session for each of the winter after school clubs is this coming week, March 6-9. The ASE clubs ending this coming week are Basketball, Robotics, Art, Photography, Soccer, Science, Chess, Lego, Spanish & Music, 3-D Art, and Running Club.
When we return from Spring Break, there will be no clubs again until April 10. If you have comments about the clubs, please email ASE Club Coordinator, Moni Sears, at [email protected].
Please join us for Family Night at Lee Roy Selmon’s on Monday, March 6, from 6 pm to 9 pm, details: Selmon's Family Night.
Don’t forget to buy your child’s yearbook before Spring Break: Grady Yearbook.
Thank you to the members who attended today’s PTA general meeting in front of the flagpole. The motion to amend the PTA budget to spend money on giant fans for the Pavilion was approved. We will keep you updated on the progress of this project. We are able to make this major improvement because of your donations, volunteering and involvement.
Good news! The awning over the playground has been repaired and the playground is ready for kids again.