The Gooden School

News at The Gooden School

Sierra Madre Rotary Club Chooses 8th Grade Leaders
14 November 2011

Each year the Sierra Madre Rotary Club interviews Gooden School students for the Rotary Teen Leadership retreat. This year 4 students were selected to attend the retreat during the weekend of November 5, 2011.

Admissions Information
26 September 2011

If you are interested in admissions for the 2012-2013 school year, please contact Director of Admissions Marianne Ryan at (626) 355-2410 ext 23 or mryan@goodenschool.org.

Tours are held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 9:15 am. Reservations are required. Thank you.

GOODEN ALUM SELECTED TO ATTEND AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY GIRLS STATE SESSION
18 February 2011

Sisters from The Gooden School Take home 3 Honors in MLK Art and Essay Contest
10 February 2011

From The (Savvy) Mouths of Babes: Advice Dr. King Might Give Today’s Leaders

Sisters from The Gooden School Take home 3 Honors in MLK Art and Essay Contest

Events at The Gooden School

THE GOODEN SUMMER PROGRAM 2012
27 March 2012

This year we are pleased to be offering an exciting and enriching summer school program at The Gooden School. Students will have the opportunity to discover or enhance their gifts through academic excellence, musical, artistic or dramatic ability or through sports endeavors. Summer school is an excellent way for all students to catch up, move ahead, or just have some fun with friends.

For more information and details for friends and family - please visit the summer school website: http://goodensummerschool.org/

BOOK FAIR AT VROMAN"S BOOKSTORE

May 4th - May 12th

Students of The Gooden School love to read, and there is no better way than a school Book Fair to promote literacy. This year the Book Fair will be hosted by Vroman’s Bookstore, southern California’s oldest and largest independent bookstore. Both Pasadena locations (695 E. Colorado Blvd. and 3729 E. Foothill Blvd.) are participating in this school event, which is scheduled to begin Friday, May 4th through Saturday, May 12th. At both store locations, copies of summer reading lists for all classes will be on file, and many of the book titles will be featured in a “Gooden School” book display. All students from kindergarten through eighth grade have titles that have been selected by grade level teachers. For students from fourth grade through eighth grade, projects related to the summer reading lists are required. For every book purchased by friends and families of the school, Vroman’s will donate part of the proceeds to the school’s library fund, which is used to purchase new library books.

Parents must present a voucher at the time of purchase (Coming in your Wednesday Mailer)

DRAMA IN THE MORNING - May 18th at 8:15am.

The youngest members of the school community - kindergarten, first grade and second grade - will take the stage on Drama Morning.

Kindergarten is doing a Patriotic Play. The story of Betsy Ross and the first American Flag.

The first grade class will perform “Little White Owl” (adapted from the book by Tracey Corderoy). The story is about a lonely little white owl that imagines himself as a knight or as a rocket, blasting off to the moon. Those empowering fantasies inspire him to take the adventure of his life.

The second grade is performing the "Native American Cinderella." Strong Wind the Invisible is looking for a bride. With the help of his sisters and friend, they test the truthfulness of the village maidens and the one who is honest becomes his bride.

SCHOOL CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY - Friday May 25th and Monday, May 28th

Final GFA Community Meeting - May 29

ERB Testing for Grades 6-8 (May 29 - June 7)

TRUE GRITS UNIFORM SALE (May 22-26th)