We are excited to announce that the Grady PTA won the following awards from the Hillsborough County Council PTA:

 

• Golden Participation (for participation in county level meetings, trainings, conferences, and workshops)
• Volunteer Hours (for logging volunteer hours of at least 2x the membership number)
• Arts in Education (for Grady’s Doodad Sculpture Contest)
• Health & Safety (for Grady’s Walk to School Wednesdays)

 

Congratulations to Grady’s individual nominees: Mr. Mike Campbell (Principal of the Year), Ms. Melissa Carl (Instructional Person of the Year), Ms. Heather Tanski (Non-instructional Person of the Year), and Mr. Brad Smith (Volunteer of the Year).  We are proud of you and how well you represent our school! 

Happy Earth Day! We hope all our families are staying safe and healthy. Thank you to all the families that participated in our virtual spirit week. It was great to see the photos and videos of our students on Facebook!

Make sure that you sign up on Qtego to participate in The Tiger King of Auctions. Bidding starts May 2nd at 6:00 pm and concludes on May 9th at 9:30 pm. Follow our PTA Facebook Page to participate in our online party on May 9th from 6:00 - 9:30 pm.

School Supply Kits for the 2020-21 school year are now available for sale. Skip the stress of back to school shopping and order online at www.shopttkits.com (account number 36155). Place your order by June 5, 2020 and your student's school supplies will be delivered directly to their classroom.

Please note an important change to the weekly Grab-and-Go meal program. Families will now be asked to provide your child’s name and student ID number (lunch number) to staff on site. If your child is under school age, or is in another school system, you must provide each child’s name and date of birth in order to receive food. We want to ensure all students who need a nutritious meal have access, so our district is implementing new technology to better track our meal distribution. This process may mean wait times to receive Grab-and-Go meals could be a little longer. You can help speed up the process by writing your student's information on a piece of paper with large print— and holding it up to the window.


Below are some upcoming important dates
04/30 - Last Day to Order Yearbooks Online
05/02 - Grady Online Auction Starts at 6:00 pm
05/09 - Final day of Grady Online Auction and Virtual Party from 6:00 - 10:00 pm
05/25 - Memorial Day - No School
05/29 - Last Day of School
06/05 - Deadline to order School Supply Kits


Grady Auction Update
Hey there all you cool cats and kittens! You are invited to The Tiger King of Auctions. Bidding starts May 2nd at 6:00 pm on Qtego. The Tiger King of Auctions closes on May 9th with an online Facebook party from 6:00 - 9:30 pm. Please make sure to like and follow our PTA Facebook Page to participate in the online party.

Click on Grady's Online Auction to preview some items that will be open to bid on May 2.  You must register through Qtego in order to preview and bid on these items. We know that these are challenging times and we are all in this together.  Proceeds from this auction will be used to provide educational opportunities for our students and help us build our track. We have already raised $60,000 towards our track and are only $10,000 away from our goal!

ASE Club Updates
Since school closures have been extended until May 1st, our remaining ASE clubs will be completed online. The majority of club vendors have already sent emails directly or via the ASE Coordinator with instructions for how to access the online clubs. Please note that the Basketball, Lacrosse, and Flag Football Clubs run by Protential Sports have requested an extension and will be sending emails this week. If you don't hear from the vendor or ASE Club Coordinator by April 24th, please email [email protected].  

Yearbook Sales Extended
The Yearbook has been submitted for proof and online yearbook sales have been extended to April 30th. Yearbooks are hardcover and cost $30.  Please visit www.strawbridge.net to purchase and enter online code yb112045.

School Supply Kits
This year we are again offering the Teacher Tailored supply kit program which offers pre-packed, school supply boxes filled with the exact items requested by your child's teacher. Supply orders include the exact colors, quantities, and brands your teachers have approved for class. So get your back-to-school shopping out of the way early.

Order online at www.shopttkits.com and enter account number 36155. Place your order by June 5, 2020.

Box Tops
Don't forget to scan or clip your Box Tops. Remember to scan your receipts into the Box Top app and send a picture of your screenshot with the amount you have collected to Jena Ali at [email protected] to get credit. If you have digital receipts that you can't print and scan (such as from Instacart or store pickups), you can email your receipt to [email protected] from the email associated with your Box Tops account. Help us reach our Box Tops goal!

Important Resources for Families
Please click on the links to view:
Hillsborough County Public School Updates
Hillsborough County Public Schools Call Hotline in English
Linea Telefonicas Directas en Español
Hillsborough County Public Schools Family Resources
Grab-and-Go Food Locations - The Grab-and-Go program provides weekly food distribution on Wednesdays between 9 am and 1 pm. Please click on Grab-and-Go Update for more details.
Edsby Guide for Parents and Students

Dear Families,

We are making some important changes to the way your student will receive their week’s worth of Grab-and-Go meals on Wednesdays.

This Wednesday, families should be prepared with specific student information in order to receive the meals.

If your child is in our school district, you will be asked to provide your child’s name and student ID number to staff on site. This is the same number as your child's lunch number. You can also find your child’s student ID number on Edsby.

If your child is under school age, or is in another school system, you must provide each child’s name and date of birth in order to receive food.

We want to ensure all students who need a nutritious meal have access, so our district is implementing new technology to better track our meal distribution. 

This process may mean wait times to receive Grab-and-Go meals could be a little longer. You can help speed up the process by writing your student's information on a piece of paper with large print— and holding it up to the window.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to feed our students nutritious meals during this closure.

Estamos haciendo algunos cambios en la forma en que su estudiante recibirá las comidas de Grab—and-Go los miércoles.

Este miércoles, las familias deben estar preparadas con información específica del estudiante para recibir las comidas. 

Si su hijo está en nuestro distrito escolar, debe estar preparado para dar su nombre y número de identificación de estudiante al personal de Nutrición Estudiantil al frente de la línea.

Si su hijo es menor de edad escolar, o va a una escuela charter o privada, debe dar el nombre y la fecha de nacimiento de cada niño para recibir alimentos.

Nuestro equipo de Servicios de Nutrición Estudiantil está utilizando tecnología que podrá detectar si un estudiante ya recibió una comida para el día.

Este proceso puede significar que los tiempos de espera para recibir comidas podrían llevar un poco más tiempo.

Gracias por su paciencia mientras continuamos alimentando a nuestros estudiantes con comidas nutritivas durante este cierre.