Welcome To Gray
Gray Elementary is an amazing school full of bright and inquisitive learners. Teachers and staff work hard to ensure a positive, safe, and intellectually enriching environment. We value a collaborative school-home partnership with our supportive families. It is of paramount importance that all our students form a strong academic and social-emotional foundation for their promising futures.
AUGUST 2026
Dear Gray Families,
Welcome to the 2026-2027 School Year! We are very excited to welcome back our Stallions on August 24th (25th for PreK) for another positive school year. We want every student who attends Gray Elementary, as well as their families, to know they are welcome. Gray is a home away from home and thus, we want all students to feel supported, comfortable, valued, and accepted. It takes all of us working together as a team to ensure the success of our Stallions. We thank you for your partnership.
Gray Elementary has been planning for months to create an engaging, safe, and student centered learning environment for our amazing Stallions. To help bring our Vision and Mission (Gray Vision and Mission) to life, our theme for the 2026-2027 SY is Architects of the Mind. This is a fitting theme to describe the work we engage in. As educators, we construct the environment to help students learn, and thus, help build the minds of our students. In addition, students are architects of their own learning, which helps give them agency as they prepare for their bright futures. Gray’s strategic plan charts a course to fine tune educational approaches that seek to meet learner needs, foster agency, build student success, and spark a passion for learning.
At Gray, we believe a strong home-school connection is crucial to student development. To continue a positive home-school partnership, we encourage everyone to sign into Parent Portal. Your child's current homeroom information is now available. For questions about Parent Portal please contact Mrs. Pappas at email: [email protected]
Your child’s teacher will reach out during the week of August 17th to connect with families and share key details, including arrival and dismissal procedures. Supply drop off will be August 20th from 1-2:30pm. Supply drop off provides an excellent chance to meet your child’s teacher and bring student materials to classrooms to make for a smooth first day of school. There will be a Level 1 Volunteer Fingerprinting Event August 20th from 12-3pm in the Upper Grade Gym, see more information in this newsletter about volunteering.
Quick Summary of Dates:
Week of August 17th: Teachers will begin reaching out to connect with families
August 20th (1:00pm - 2:30pm): Supply Drop-Off. This is an excellent chance to meet your child’s teacher and bring student materials to classrooms before the first day.
August 20th (12:00pm - 3:00pm): Level 1 Fingerprinting Event (Upper Grade Gym Door #10). Check the details later in this newsletter if you are interested in volunteering!
August 24th: First day of school for K-8th Grade.
August 25th: First day of school for Pre-K.
School Hours: School hours remain 8:00am - 3:00pm
Please sign up for the Stallion Newsletter on Gray.cps.edu and also download the Gray School App in the App store.
My door is always open so please see me if you have questions.
We are looking forward to a wonderful school year!!!
We are Stallion Strong!!!
Sincerely,
Dr. Kotis
Welcome to the 2026-2027 School Year! We are very excited to welcome back our Stallions on August 24th (25th for PreK) for another positive school year. We want every student who attends Gray Elementary, as well as their families, to know they are welcome. Gray is a home away from home and thus, we want all students to feel supported, comfortable, valued, and accepted. It takes all of us working together as a team to ensure the success of our Stallions. We thank you for your partnership.
Gray Elementary has been planning for months to create an engaging, safe, and student centered learning environment for our amazing Stallions. To help bring our Vision and Mission (Gray Vision and Mission) to life, our theme for the 2026-2027 SY is Architects of the Mind. This is a fitting theme to describe the work we engage in. As educators, we construct the environment to help students learn, and thus, help build the minds of our students. In addition, students are architects of their own learning, which helps give them agency as they prepare for their bright futures. Gray’s strategic plan charts a course to fine tune educational approaches that seek to meet learner needs, foster agency, build student success, and spark a passion for learning.
At Gray, we believe a strong home-school connection is crucial to student development. To continue a positive home-school partnership, we encourage everyone to sign into Parent Portal. Your child's current homeroom information is now available. For questions about Parent Portal please contact Mrs. Pappas at email: [email protected]
Your child’s teacher will reach out during the week of August 17th to connect with families and share key details, including arrival and dismissal procedures. Supply drop off will be August 20th from 1-2:30pm. Supply drop off provides an excellent chance to meet your child’s teacher and bring student materials to classrooms to make for a smooth first day of school. There will be a Level 1 Volunteer Fingerprinting Event August 20th from 12-3pm in the Upper Grade Gym, see more information in this newsletter about volunteering.
Quick Summary of Dates:
Week of August 17th: Teachers will begin reaching out to connect with families
August 20th (1:00pm - 2:30pm): Supply Drop-Off. This is an excellent chance to meet your child’s teacher and bring student materials to classrooms before the first day.
August 20th (12:00pm - 3:00pm): Level 1 Fingerprinting Event (Upper Grade Gym Door #10). Check the details later in this newsletter if you are interested in volunteering!
August 24th: First day of school for K-8th Grade.
August 25th: First day of school for Pre-K.
School Hours: School hours remain 8:00am - 3:00pm
Please sign up for the Stallion Newsletter on Gray.cps.edu and also download the Gray School App in the App store.
My door is always open so please see me if you have questions.
We are looking forward to a wonderful school year!!!
We are Stallion Strong!!!
Sincerely,
Dr. Kotis