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Unlock the Treasures of Reading Night - January 18th

On Thursday, January 18th from 6:00-7:00pm is our annual Unlock the Treasures of Reading Night, also known as Grady Pirate Night. 

Parents and children are invited to this event.  Children will go to classrooms and enjoy stories read by pirates from local krewes.  Parents of students in grades 3-5 will go to the Media Center for the FSA Information Session and parents of students in grades K-2 will go to the cafeteria for a Reading Essentials Information Session. 

The kids will have a blast and they are invited to dress as pirates or wear pajamas. There will be free books, beads, juice and cookies. Please don’t miss this important event.

Tiger Talk Update 1.9.18

Welcome back to school! We hope everyone had a wonderful Winter Break!

Please note there are no After School Enrichment Clubs this week. Our ASE Clubs will resume on Tuesday, January 16th.

Here are some important upcoming dates to note:

  •    1/15 – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – Non student day
  •    1/16 – After School Enrichment Clubs resume
  •    1/18 – Pirate Reading Night at Grady from 6:00-7:00pm
  •    1/22 – Spring Chorus Rehearsals commence for grades 3, 4 & 5. For additional information and to download a copy of the permission form, please click here: Grady Spring Chorus.
  •    1/26 – Kindergarten Roundup
  •    1/31 – Class Pictures
  •    3/3 –  Grady’s adult only Auction Night at Christ the King. Click here to purchase tickets. To donate items for the auction, please contact Julie Alexander at [email protected].

Yearbooks are on sale! To buy a yearbook for your child, go to http://www.strawbridge.net/order-online/ and use online code: 112045. Buy it before March to guarantee that your child will have a yearbook for yearbook signing day. 

5th grade ads are also on sale. To buy a yearbook ad for your child go to: https://gradytigers.org/fifth-grade-yearbook-ads. Please note that ads can only be purchased for 5th graders. The deadline to purchase ads is January 31, 2018. 

We are still looking for volunteers to help put the ads together and assist with the yearbook. If you are interested, please contact Norma Maiz at [email protected].

Grady Chorus - Spring 2018

The permission slips for the Spring 2018 Grady Tiger Chorus for Grades 3, 4 & 5 were sent home last week. We also attached a copy of the permission slip here. 

Please note that all students wishing to participate in the Spring Chorus for grades 3, 4 & 5 need to fill out the permission form and return to Mr. Florio by January 22nd, 2018. 

Rehearsals will be held every Monday from 1:30-2:30pm, starting on Monday, January 22nd. The Spring concert will be held on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. 

Please contact Mr. Florio with any questions. 

Tiger Talk Update 12.11.17 - ASE Clubs & Barnes and Noble Family Night of Reading

Dear Tiger Families,

Thank you to Mr. Florio and our students for an amazing Winter Concert last week! They did an incredible job! Also, thanks to our wonderful volunteers who helped set up and clean up after the concert! 

We have some exciting events coming up!  Please click on the links for additional information.

·      12/11 - Our Winter ASE Clubs start today. The club sign up period has closed. If you have any questions, please contact Norma Maiz at [email protected].

 ·     12/15 – Barnes & Noble Family Reading Night and Book Fair from 5:30-8:00pm at Barnes and Noble, located at 213 N. Dale Mabry for our fun Family Night of Reading. The Family Night of Reading will feature book readings by Principal Dosal, Ms. Sandoval, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Lempert, Mrs. M. Dosal, Ms. Trupp and Ms. Harahan.  Mr. Tsourakis will read Elf on the Shelf at 7:00pm.  Our students will enjoy fun crafts, hot cocoa and delicious cookies. There will also be a book fair and Grady will get a portion of any purchases made at Barnes & Noble the entire weekend.  For more information on the event, click here:  Family Night of Reading. 

Can't attend our Bookfair in person on Friday? Visit https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/bookfairs to support us online. Make sure you enter Bookfair ID # 12277448 at checkout. 

We need volunteers to help run the craft table and replenish supplies during the event. Please register for a 30 minute volunteer shift here: Craft table volunteers. Thank you to everyone who volunteers! Your help makes these events a success. 

·         12/25-1/8 – Winter Break – no school

·     1/9 – Students return to school

·     3/3 – Grady’s adult only Auction Night at Christ the King. Click here to purchase tickets. To donate items for the auction, please contact Julie Alexander at [email protected].

As you are doing your Holiday shopping, please remember that you can use Amazon Smile and designate Grady to receive a portion of your purchases.  To get started, please click here:  https://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7102322.  Please share this link with friends and family so that Grady will receive portions of their Amazon purchases too.

Join us at the Family Night of Reading, Dec. 15

Please join Grady Elementary PTA at the Family Night Of Reading At Barnes & Noble, located at 213 N. Dale Mabry on Friday, December 15, from 5:30 pm until 8:00 pm. 
Please Join Us For A Night Of Reading, a Bookfair, Crafts & Fun!  Mr. Tsourakis will read Elf On The Shelf at 7:00 pm. Complimentary hot cocoa and cookies will be served at 7:00 pm.
Additional Guest Readers:
5:30 K. Dosal                    6:30 Mrs. Sandoval
5:45 Mrs. Edwards             6:45 Ms. Lempert
6:00 Mrs. Q-Dosal             7:00 Mr. Tsourakis
6:15 Ms. Trupp                 7:15 Julie Harahan
If you purchase anything during The Night Of Reading, please mention Grady Elementary (Bookfair ID # 12277448) at the register so that at least 15% of your purchase will be donated to our school. 
The Bookfair continues all weekend, so any time from December 15 to December 17, if you mention Grady at the counter, our school will receive a portion of your purchase.  We hope to see you there!

Can’t attend our bookfair at Barnes & Noble?  Visit https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/bookfairs to support us online by entering Bookfair ID # 12277448 at checkout. 

Tiger Talk Update - Winter Concert, ASE Clubs & Tiger Trek Prizes

We have a very exciting week at Grady! 

Our Winter Concert is this Thursday, December 7th in the Pavilion at 6pm. There are multiple events taking place for the winter concert: 

  • 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm - Family Dinner Night at PDQ
  • From 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm, the Science Fair projects and Art Exhibit will be on display in the cafeteria.
  • At 5:00 pm, the donation only bake sale begins.  Please stop by for delicious treats.  All proceeds benefit the fifth grade.
  • At 5:30 pm, there will be a general meeting of the PTA under the Pavilion.
  • At 6:00 pm, the Winter Concert begins!

For details and dress code, please click here for an important message from Mr. Florio about the Winter Concert. Volunteers are still needed to set up art work and help put away chairs at the end of the performance. Please click here to sign up. 

The last day of ASE club signup for the Winter session is tomorrow, Wednesday December 6th. Please click here to view the list of clubs and sign up online. Clubs begin next Monday, December 11th. 

Finally, thank you to everyone who participated and donated to Tiger Trek! We raised over $10,000, which will directly benefit the free tutoring program, art program, Spring Musical and many other enriching events at Grady. 

Congratulations to Mrs. Trupp's class, our top class overall! The class will celebrate with a Yogurtology party today. Our top classes per grade that have earned a popsicle party are:

  • Pre-K - Brinson
  • Kindergarten - Hero
  • 1st - Del Castillo
  • 2nd - Price
  • 3rd - Scofield
  • 4th - Lanier/Ritter

Congrats to our top 4 students who did an amazing job raising money for Grady!

  1. Drew Bresnahan
  2. Michael Neward
  3. Matthew Durham
  4. Jacob Taylor

We expect to distribute the prizes to all of our students this week. Please note that due to the overwhelming participation and response, we had a few instances where we had to do prize substitutions. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 

 

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