Thank you to all the moms who joined us at our Moms’ Night at Kona Grill on Tuesday! Also, thank you to everyone who helped watch the kids so our Grady moms could enjoy a fun night!

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

• 9/26 – Chick-fil-A art night from 3-8pm. We are urgently in need of volunteers to help with the setup from 2-3pm & breakdown from 8-8:45pm. Please click here to sign up.

• 9/28 - HCSO Deputy Charity Arthur speaks to Grady parents about internet safety from 6-7:30pm at the Media Center. Grady staff will provide free childcare for kids aged 3-12. Free Pizza and drinks will be provided for parents and children. For more information, please click here: Program on Internet Safety.

• 9/28 – Grady’s Kindergarten Daisy Troop & 3^rd grade Brownie Troop meetings in room 22. Click here for additional information. New members are welcome to attend!

• 10/20 – Grady Fall Festival from 5-7:30pm at Grady. It’s a very fun family night with lots of games, two inflatable play areas and plenty of food. Please click on Fall Festival for more information and click on the Order Formto order your wristbands. Wristbands are $20 for 1st Wristband and $15 for each additional Wristband. They include unlimited inflatable play, games, snow cones, and popcorn.

Grandparents’ Breakfast was cancelled as a result of Hurricane Irma and will not be rescheduled at this time.

The 2017 Reflections Art Program is now underway and will be overseen by Grady Art Teacher, Ms. Debonique Grigsby. Students will create art work based on the theme “Within Reach” that expresses a narrative about a topic that is within reach of the artist. The artwork will be completed at home by students and submitted in art class by October 17, 2017. There will be a professionally-judged art contest at the end of the program, complete with ribbons for the top three art pieces in each grade and an awards party that will double as an ice-cream social.  For more information and detailed rules, please click Reflections Art.

Please keep collecting Box Tops for Grady! We will provide more information on how to turn them in shortly.

Thank you to our new Tiger partners! We very much appreciate your generosity.  Because of their gifts, we will all enjoy more free tutoring, arts programs and teacher grants. Become a Tiger Partner today! To learn more about Tiger Family and Business Partnerships, please click here: Tiger Partnership Program.

Our newest Tiger Family Partners are:  Leader of the Pack-level partners, the Lyons Family; Bengal-level partners, the Enriquez Family and the Koshy Family; Cougar-level partners, the Kendall Family; and Cub-level partners, Fancy Nails and The Ruiz Family. 

Our newest Tiger Business Partners are: Leader of the Pack-level partners, Abdoney Orthodontics; Bengal-level partners, After Hours Pediatrics and Perez Orthodontics; and Cougar-level partners, Tampa Music School and Pediatric Dentistry by Dr. Jerry Copeland.  

The Grady PTA Board had their first meeting this past week and approved 17 mini grants submitted by teachers.  The mini grants approved totaled $4,028.24.

Welcome back to school! We hope everyone made it through Irma safely.

Please grab a friend and join us at Kona Grill for Moms' Night Out tomorrow, September 19th from 5:30-8:30pm. Please click here for additional information. Contact Krista Harvie to RSVP or with any questions at [email protected]. Reservations are not required, but are appreciated.  

Today is our first day of ASE clubs! Teachers have already been given a list of the students participating in clubs so students will be sent to their assigned club during dismissal. Students will have 15 minutes of snack time while waiting for all students and vendors to arrive. Monday dismissal for students enrolled on a Monday club is 2:30pm. Tuesdays - Thursday dismissal for students enrolled in these clubs is 3:30pm. We do not have park and walk dismissal at the gate for clubs, all clubs dismissals are at the front of the school. PTA Club Coordinator, Norma Maiz ([email protected]) will be at school during club dismissal if anyone still has questions regarding clubs.

Chorus rehearsals started today for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders who signed up. For more information on chorus rehearsals, please contact Mr. Florio, our Music Specialist at [email protected]. 

Please join us on September 28th from 6-7pm at the Kathryn Hance Media Center as Deputy Charity Arthur, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy and School Resource Officer, speaks with us about internet safety. Deputy Arthur will talk about different types of internet dangers and will provide helpful solutions and practices that parents can implement to help their children stay safe online. For more information, please click here: Program on Internet Safety.

According to the National Crime Prevention Council, 74% of 8 to 18 year olds have access to the internet at home.  Not only do more children have access to the Internet than ever before, but they are using it more, too. Many schools incorporate the Internet into their curricula and encourage online research for projects. But that’s not all kids are doing online. They also email, chat with friends through instant messenger and in chat rooms, play games, create websites and web blogs, and just surf the ‘net.

Even as kids grow savvier in their use of the Internet, it can still be a dangerous place. The good news is that most dangers can be avoided if children and their parents learn about smart Internet use.

Please join Grady Elementary PTA as we welcome Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy and School Resource Officer, Charity Arthur, to speak with us about internet safety.  Deputy Arthur will talk about different types of internet dangers and will provide helpful solutions and practices that parents can implement to help their children stay safe online.  The program will last about one hour and then there will be time for questions afterward.

Event:  Deputy Charity Arthur Speaks on Internet Safety

Date & Time:  Thursday, September 28, 2017, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm

Place:  Kathryn Hance Media Center on campus at Grady

Questions:  Please contact VP of Special Projects, Ellen Lyons, at [email protected]