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Tiger Talk Update 9.24.18

Thank you so much to all of the grandparents that participated in our Grandparent's Breakfast on September 6th & 7th and to our staff and volunteers!

Below are some upcoming important dates:

9/26 - School picture day - it is a non-uniform day. Wear bright colors and don't forget to turn in your envelope by Tuesday, September 25th.
9/26 - Superintendent Jeff Eakins will hold a town hall meeting on the Education Referendum at Grady Elementary from 7:00-9:00pm
9/28 - Last day to submit Box Tops
10/5 - Last day to submit donations for Pennies for Patients, raising funds for the Luekemia and Lymphoma Society
10/17 - Submission deadline for Reflections Art Contest - the 2018 theme is “Heroes Around Me”
10/18 - Family Night at United Skates of America
10/26 - Grady Fall Festival
3/9/19 - Grady Auction Night at Christ the King

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.

Grady Tiger Partners - Thank you to all of our Tiger partners! Please complete your family sponsorship by October 1st so that you can be listed as a Tiger Trek Sponsor!

Our newest Tiger Business Partners are: Siberian level partner Jim Cornwell State Farm, Leader of the Pack level partner Abdoney Orthodontics, Bengal level partner Perez Orthodontics, and Cougar level partners South Tampa Pediatric Dentistry and Tampa Music School.

Our newest Family Sponsors are: Green (cub) level partners Greg Arbutine & Alan Johnson, Chi Doan, the Jaruzel Family and the Quintero Family.

Grady School Pictures on 9/26

On Wednesday, September 26th, individual school pictures will be taken. A Strawbridge flyer and envelope were sent home with your student on Friday. All pictures must be paid in advance.  The envelope and money must be returned to the school on or before the morning of Tuesday, September 25th. You can also pay online at strawbridge.net and enter school code: 112045.

Your child has the opportunity to wear something different for the school pictures (it is a non-uniform school day). Please have your child wear bright colored clothes (but avoid green) and a big Grady smile on Wednesday.

Pennies for Patients

Grady is participating in the Pennies for Patients campaign for the Luekemia and Lymphoma Society.
The campaign began on September 20 and runs through October 5th.  We are requesting pennies, dimes, quarters, dollars (and even checks!) to be donated to this worthy cause.  Students received a small box to collect their money.  If they donate $5.00 they will receive a Hero Ring.

In addition, students/parents may donate online by clicking on https://events.lls.org/pages/sun/GradyElementarySchool-2019! 

Grady Water Testing Complete - All fixtures tested were below the standard for lead of 15 parts per billion

Please see the attached letter regarding the water testing that was completed at Grady.

Recently, we informed you that water testing was taking place at your school. Federal guidelines set by the Environmental Protection Agency recommend we take action to fix an issue when results show that lead is measured at 20 parts per billion or higher. Our district is using a stricter standard of 15 parts per billion.  
 
We tested 56 fixtures on your campus and received the results. Of the 56 fixtures tested, all fixtures are below our strict standard for lead of 15 parts per billion.

Got Used Markers? ColorCycle it with Girl Scout Troop 2014

What is Crayola ColorCycle? Crayola is all about innovative solutions ~ in particular for kids and the environment.  ColorCycle is Crayola’s latest sustainability initiative designed to repurpose markers, highlighters and dry erase markers.

Can any markers be sent in or just Crayola brand markers? Crayola ColorCycle will accept all brands of plastic markers, not just Crayola markers.  That includes dry erase markers and highlighters!  ColorCycle will eliminate placing hundreds of tons of markers into landfills.

How do I help? You can begin to collect markers for drop off in your local school collection box. You can drop them off in the front office or your student can give them to our art teacher, Debonique Grigsby. You can collect used markers from home or anywhere in the community to donate. There is no cost to Girl Scouts or the school to ship the markers to Crayola. We will send one shipment in December and one in May to make sending the markers the most economical allowing for the most positive environmental impact.

How many markers can we send? The more markers you ship, the more efficient this program will be.  We can ship a minimum of 100 markers and a maximum of up to 40 pounds.

How can I find out more about ColorCycle and other Crayola environmental initiatives?  For more information about the ColorCycle program, visit www.crayola.com/colorcycle.   Visit our Green Initiatives page to read more about all of Crayola’s other environmental initiatives.

Town Hall Meeting at Grady on 9/26 at 7pm with Jeff Eakins, Hillsborough Schools Superintendant

You are invited to attend an upcoming town hall meeting in the Grady Elementary cafeteria on Wednesday, September 26th from 7-9pm. Superintendent Jeff Eakins will talk about the education referendum and the impact it will have on our schools and our community.

Right now, because of inadequate state funding, our students face a future in aging, crowded schools and our community faces a $2 billion challenge. The half-penny sales tax education referendum on the November 6 ballot would generate approximately $131 million per year for ten years that would be spent on specific projects to improve our public schools.

Each meeting will provide families, employees and community members the opportunity to get your questions about the referendum answered — straight from Superintendent Eakins. For more information, please click on Town Hall Meetings.

Please attend this important event and feel free to invite friends/family in Hillsborough County.

Please note, PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy organization in the country.  It is our duty to advocate for the needs of our children, including and especially funding for our schools.  Public education advocacy is a nonpartisan issue.  PTA does not support any specific candidates or political parties.

Tiger Talk Update 9.04.18

We need your help to make this year's Grandparents' Breakfast spectacular!! Please click on Grandparents' Breakfast Volunteers and sign up for a volunteer shift to help our grandparents and students have a wonderful breakfast!
 
Below are some upcoming important dates:
 
9/06 - Grandparent's Breakfast (students whose last names start with A-H) - Volunteers Needed
9/07 - Grandparent's Breakfast (students whose last names start with I-Z) - Volunteers Needed
9/07 - Grady Dad's Club meets for happy hour at 6pm
9/10 - Chorus rehearsals begin
9/20 - Grady Conference Night
10/18 - Family Night at United Skates of America
10/26 - Grady Fall Festival
3/9/19 - Grady Auction Night at Christ the King
 

Grady Dad's Club

The Grady Dad's Club will be meeting for a happy hour on Friday, Sept 7th at 6pm at 81Bay located at 4465 W Gandy Blvd. If you plan on attending, please email Kevin Cowley at [email protected].

Box Tops

Please help us make it another great box top year!  Clip and send in unexpired box tops on the forms that were sent home or in clear ziploc-style bags, with a maximum of 50 Box Tops per bag. Grady will receive 10 cents for every Box Top collected and submitted.  Send in Box Tops between now and Sept 28, 2018.

Backpack Full of Cash Screening

Join us for a free screening of Backpack Full of Cash at Tampa Theatre on September 20th at 7:30pm. This is a free community event for all parents who want to learn more about the real costs of privatizing America's public schools. Click on Backpack Full of Cash for additional details.

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!)

Grady Tiger Partners

Our newest Tiger Business Partners are: Bengal level partners Florida Hospital UC- Centra Care and South Tampa Kids Dental Krewe.

Thank you to all of our Tiger partners! We very much appreciate your generosity. The Tiger partnerships help make a difference in our Grady classrooms by funding programs (including the after school tutoring program, teacher mini grants, student programs, music and art programs, and much more), delivering PTA events to our students, teachers and families (including the winter concert, Tiger Tears Breakfast, Storybook Parade and much more), and enhancing our Grady campus through grounds improvement projects. Become a Tiger Partner today! To learn more about Tiger Family and Business Partnerships, please click here: Tiger Partnership Program.

Tiger Talk Update 8.28.18

Today, Tuesday, Aug 28th is the last day to vote in the Primary Elections. To find your polling location, please click Precinct Finder. Four Hillsborough County School Board seats are on the ballot this election year. Please take a moment to review the candidate information found on the HCPS PTA website: http://hccptaptsa.org/candidateforum.

Below are some upcoming important dates:

9/03 - Labor Day - No School
9/06 - Grandparent's Breakfast (students whose last names start with A-H) - Volunteers Needed
9/07 - Grandparent's Breakfast (students whose last names start with I-Z) - Volunteers Needed
9/10 - Chorus rehearsals begin
9/20 - Conference Night
10/18 - Family Night at United Skates of America
10/26 - Grady Fall Festival

We need your help to make this year's Grandparents' Breakfast spectacular!! Please click on Read More to see more details about the breakfast and sign up for a volunteer shift to help our grandparents and students have a wonderful breakfast!

Thank you to our newest Tiger Family Partners: Red (Bengal) level partners The Christopher Family, The Fitzgerald Family, and Alfie, Ansel & Abbey Roush; and Green (cub) level partner The Harrop Family.

Thank you to our newest Tiger Business Partner: Cougar level partner The Suarez Law Firm.
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