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Tiger Talk Update 12.18.19

December 18, 2019

Our students did an amazing job performing in our Winter Concert Series! Thank you to Mr. Florio for creating such wonderful events and thanks to everyone that participated in the shows, supported our students, and helped set up/clean up for the concerts. 
 
We are also very appreciative to all of the families that donated to our Food Drive benefiting End 68 Hours of Hunger! 
 
Friday is our last day of school before the winter break and the end of the grading period for this semester! Students are welcome to wear their pajamas to school. Please make sure that the pajamas are appropriate for school and comfortable enough to wear all day. Friday morning our Pre-K students will enjoy Breakfast with Santa. We also have classroom parties starting at 12:50 pm. 
  
We hope you all have a wonderful Winter Break and look forward to seeing all of our students back on January 7th. 
 
Below are some upcoming important dates: 
  • 12/23 - 1/06 - Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
  • 01/07 - Students Return to School  
  • 01/07 - Registration Opens for Spring Session of ASE Clubs
  • 01/12 - Community Cleanup for 5th Grade Students at Coleman Track at 9:00 am  
  • 01/13 - Community Cleanup - Meet at Park & Walk at 12:55 pm
  • 01/14 - PTA Meeting from 8:00 - 9:00 am - Open to anyone interested in learning more about PTA and upcoming events    
  • 01/15 - Walk to School Wednesday from 7:00 - 7:35 am
  • 01/16 - Unlock the Treasures of Reading Night at 6:00 pm
  • 01/20 - Martin Luther King Jr Holiday - NO SCHOOL
  • 04/18 - Grady's Auction Night 

 

Holiday Shopping 
 
If you are using Amazon for holiday shopping, please consider using Amazon Smile to ensure a portion of your purchase benefits Grady PTA.  To use Amazon Smile for Grady PTA, please click here:  https://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7102322 to get started.    
 
Are you looking for ideas for holiday gifts? Please check out staff and teacher profiles at Grady PTA’s website to find out what they like. Click on Faculty & Staff to view the Administration and Specialists or click on Grade Levels to view the Teachers by grade. 
 
 
Spring ASE Clubs
 
After School Enrichment (ASE) Club registration will open on January 7th for the Spring Session. Your student will be receiving a paper flyer with the Spring Club details on Friday. We will send an email with the online registration link on January 7th or you can send in the paper form and payment to the office. 
 
Spring ASE Clubs run from January 27th through April 24th. Please note that clubs on Wednesday and Thursday are only open to students in grades K-2nd. There are no clubs the week of February 17-21 due to school conferences and the week of March 16-20 due to Spring Break.     
 

Community Cleanup Opportunities

All Grady Students - Please help us clean the Baseball/Softball areas next to Park & Walk every Monday, right after school. Starting January 13th at 12:55 pm, bring an adult and check in with Wendy De la Garza at the Park & Walk gate. Bring tongs/grabbers to help pick up trash from the surrounding area. The PTA will have a few extras your students can use.

Grady 5th Graders - Please help us keep the Coleman Middle School track and surrounding area clean of trash. ?? ??This is a great environmental project and it serves our learning community. Bring your parent and a pair of gloves to any or all of the Sunday morning meet-ups at 9am at the track entrance on W. Neptune St.  Please wear your Grady spirit shirts. 

 
Doodad Sculpture Contest
 
This year, Grady will be participating in a new experience: The Doodad Sculpture Contest! Doodads is an art sculpture competition that requires students to use recycled or upcycled materials to create a 3D art sculpture. Each year, different materials are requested to be used according to a theme and this year's theme is "SHOES"! This is an art competition that students will work on at home, but may get advice from Mrs. Grigsby, Grady's art teacher. 
 

There will be school-level awards given out to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention winners for each grade level. We will also be hosting a party celebrating all school-level winners. All participants will receive a certificate and a ribbon. 

All sculptures will be turned in on the stage in the cafeteria from 7:10 - 8:00 am on the dates below. If the sculpture is larger than 3' X 3', the parents will be responsible for dropping them off because we are unable to accommodate large sculptures at school. Parents can submit a picture of sculptures larger than 3' X 3' via email to [email protected] for school level judging. 

  • K-2 sculptures are due on February 10th
  • 3-5 sculptures are due on February 12th
For more details and contest guidelines, please click on Doodad Sculpture Contest. 
 
Yearbooks
 
We need your help to complete our Yearbook! You don't need to come to Grady Elementary to help create our Yearbook - there is flexibility to create pages and upload photos from home or the office.Please email [email protected] if you are interested in helping. Trainings will be held on Wednesdays from 11:30 - 12:30 or can be scheduled by emailing [email protected].
 
Yearbook sales are open online! Please visit www.strawbridge.net to purchase and enter online code yb112045. Yearbooks are all hardcover this year and cost $25 if purchased before March 1, 2020.  On March 1st, prices will rise to $30. 
 
We will be sending paper forms home if you prefer to pay via cash or check. Please note that cash and checks will only be accepted in January and February. 
 
If you have pictures from field trips, Tropicana Speeches or the Winter Concerts that you would like included in the yearbook and the website, please email them to [email protected].
 
5th grade parents - the deadline to purchase ads for your 5th grader is February 22, 2020. 
 
 

Box Tops

 
Keep collecting Box Tops! For every 5 Box Tops submitted, students will obtain 1 entry into the monthly drawing. For more information, please click Grady Box Tops. 
 
You can submit Box Tops 3 ways: 
  1. Through the Box Top$ for Education app. Send a screenshot of your current uploaded box top amounts in your app to [email protected] to be eligible for prizes. 
  2. Clip Box Tops and turn in on the form sent home or in a Ziploc Bag. Make sure to include your child's name and teacher on the form/ziploc bag. Please insure that you are sending unexpired Box Tops and not the "Skip the Clip" logos. Items with the "Skip the Clip" logo should be submitted through the Box Top$ for Education App. 
  3. Send unscanned receipts to your teacher with your child's name written on the back. 
 
PTA Meetings
 
The next PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 14th from 8:00 - 9:00 am in the Teachers' Lounge. The meeting is open to anyone interested in learning more about the PTA and upcoming events. If you cannot attend and would like to review the prior meeting minutes, please visit PTA Board Meetings. We have also listed some of the programs that 2019-2020 PTA Fundraisers will help fund. 
 
 
PTA Membership
 
Who can join? ANYONE. You can add your neighbor, parents, grandparents, anyone in the community. 
How much does it cost? $6 for one person, $10 for two.
Where can we become members? Online at: https://gradypta.memberhub.store/
High membership participation provides PTA with strength in numbers when advocating for our students and also allows us to participate in PTA programs such as Reflections Art. Our PTA also receives awards for membership and programs PTA offers.
 
 
Tiger Business and Family Partners
 
Thank you to all of our Tiger partners! Our Tiger partners greatly assist us in enhancing educational opportunities and experiences for Grady students in four main areas: make a difference in our classrooms by funding programs; deliver PTA events to our students, teachers, and families; support Grady school events by providing volunteers and/or covering expenses; and enhance Grady Elementary through health and safety projects. To learn more about Tiger Family and Business Partnerships, please click here: Tiger Partnership Program. 
 
Our 2019-20 Tiger Business Partners are: 

Our 2019-20 Family Sponsors are: 

  • Leader of the Pack level partner: Drs. Siviero & Heather Agazzi
  • Tiger Bronze partners: Melanie Edwards Fowler; The Gibbs Family; The House Family; and The Zysk Family
  • Red (Bengal) level partners: Angi Comas; The Christopher Family; The Du Family; The Fitzgerald Family; The Gomez Family; The Jacobs Family - Jennifer, Jeremy, Welles & Briggs; The Ledford Family; The Lueckeman Family; The Roush Family; and The Schentrup Family
  • Yellow (Cougar) level partners: John Paul and Rosemarie Getting; The Neward Family; Khue and NamSon Nguyen Family; and Ken Vu
  • Green (Cub) level partner: The Knittle Family

 

Got used markers? ColorCycle them at Grady

What is Crayola ColorCycle? Crayola’s latest sustainability initiative designed to repurpose markers, highlighters and dry erase markers. All marker brands are accepted. 

How do I help? Collect markers and drop them off in the front office or your student can give them to our art teacher, Debonique Grigsby. 

For more information, click on ColorCycle.

 

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