CTA Goodman Weekly News

Monday, February 5th - Monday, February 12th - PTO Gator Gram sales

Wednesday, February 7th - Family Food Night at Chipotle

Friday, February 9th - Kids Heart Challenge Celebration

Thursday, February 15th - PTO General Meeting

Thursday, February 15th - PTO Night Under the Stars

Tuesday, February 20th - Choral Festival at CCA

Congratulations to our students who were caught showing Greatness!

Congratulations to this week's Golden Spatula Winners.

Kindergarten - Ms. Smith's Class

1st Grade - Mrs. Park's Class

2nd Grade - Mrs. Jensen's Class

3rd Grade - No Winner This Week

4th Grade - Mrs. Smith's Class

5th Grade - Ms. Arns' Class

6th Grade - Ms. Rawlings' Class

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Family Science Night. The Arizona Science Center had interactive stations such as balancing games, a gyroscope station and desert plant memory game. Bricks 4 Kidz brought mini spin art machines, made out of Legos, and some Legos for families to use their imagination to build.

Congratulations to the following projects who will move on to compete at HISEF:

Chlorine Test - Lozen and Mahdiya

Different Lights for Plants - Nora and Rachel

Extracting DNA from Strawberries - Noah

Weight of a Ball Moving - Mila and Faith

Different Structures - Sameeksha

Pansy Experiment - Grace and Leah

Color and Plants - Shannon

Whitening Teeth - Ife and Tayla

Substances with Ice - Miller and Kennedi

Eggcellent Eggs - Hridaan and Dean

Students from CUSD schools were celebrated by the Lions Club and Intel in the Peace Poster Contest. The winner will move on to a regional contest. Shannon's poster was among the 16 posters moving on. Way to go Shannon!

The Kids Heart Challenge Fundraiser started on January 22nd. The fundraiser runs till February 8th. There will be a celebration and Neon Day on Friday, February 9th.

Students who complete Finn's Mission get to pie Mrs. Graham, Ms. Elliott and Ms. McKeever!

Volunteers are needed to help sort prizes and on the day of the celebration. Please use the links below to sign up to volunteer.

Kids Heart Challenge Prize Sorting Sign Up

Kids Heart Challenge Station Volunteer Sign Up

Kindergarten, 1st Grade and 2nd Grade go to visit The Critter Bus on Thursday and Friday. The Critter Bus transports a world-class zoo with snakes, lizards, frogs and more. Student were able to get a close look at the animals while learning from the instructors. Students also attended animal presentations where they got up close and personal with reptiles and learned about their defense mechanisms, unique adaptations and natural environments. Students were able to carefully touch and/or hold the animals.

If your student is interested in auditioning for the Theater's performance of Beauty and the Beast Jr., please attend the informational meeting on Tuesday, February 6th at 2:40 p.m. in Ms. Clareson's Room.

Any student who is interested can submit their unique pizza idea using our official form for a chance to have their pizza be served at every elementary school on April 4th! The winning student will win a customized pizza peel as their trophy and will be highlighted in every elementary school cafeteria when their pizza is served on April 4th like Aramark does with its chefs.

Students can use the attached entry form to create their pizza. Please make sure to include the student's name, teacher and grade.

Students will have until Friday February 9th to turn in their submission to you in the cafeteria.

Kindergarten: 2nd Place - Avery P., 5th Place - Brynlee M.

1st Grade: 4th Place - Brooklyn B.

2nd Grade: 1st Place - Mila G., 3rd Place - Emma R.

3rd Grade: 2nd Place - Addyson S., 3rd Place - Olivia T.

4th Grade: 3rd Place - Claire L., 4th Place - Chloe S., 5th Place - Layan A.

6th Grade: 4th Place - Delaney G., 5th Place - Evelyn S.

1st Grade: 1st Place - Austin B.

2nd Grade: 2nd Place - Noah O., 3rd Place - Isaiah O., 5th Place - Benjamin W.

3rd Grade: 1st Place - Brock C., 2nd Place - Oliver P., 3rd Place - Hudson M.

4th Grade: 2nd Place - William I.

5th Grade: 4th Place - Charles W.

6th Grade: 2nd Place - Sean L.T., 3rd Place - Yuya T., 4th Place - Seth W., 5th Place - Xander G.

Our Running Club had their celebration on Thursday. Our Gators ran a total of 4,877.70 miles this year. That is the equivalent of running from Chandler to New York to Florida and back to Chandler!

Way to go Gators!

Kindergarten registration has begun!

Goodman families who live within the boundary and have a child who turns five (5), January 1-August 31, 2024, should complete their child’s Kindergarten registration online for their CTA Goodman.

Goodman families who live outside the boundary, and have an incoming Kindergartener need to register at their boundary school and then submit an Open Enrollment Application. if you aren't sure which school is your boundary school, please use this link to see a boundary map.

If your student is currently attending CTA Goodman on an Open Enrollment and will return to CTA Goodman, you do not need to re-apply for an Open Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year. You will complete the online Student Intent Return form that we will send via email on Monday, February 12th.

An Open Enrollment Application is ONLY needed if you wish to request a different school for your child(ren). The online Elementary Open Enrollment Application link is now open.

Visit www.cusd80.com/elementaryopenenrollment for more information regarding Open Enrollments for the 2024-25 school year.

Once an Open Enrollment Application is accepted, continuing Open Enrollment is subject to review each year without reapplication if continuing at enrolled site.

If you have any questions, please contact the office at 480-812-6900.

CTA Goodman has partnered with State 48 to offer a new Gator spirit shirt. The shirt is heather gray, with a green, gator skin State 48 log and the Goodman Gator logo at the bottom. The shirt is available in Youth and Adult sizes.

Shirts can be ordered on the Goodman PTO website, or using the QR code .

Orders are due Wednesday, February 7th.

Gator Grams will be sold in person starting Monday, February 5th. The PTO and volunteers will be on the playground before school selling grams in person. Gator Grams can also be purchased online. Each gram includes a lollipop and toy. Gator Grams are $1 for 2. Sales will run from February 5th through February 12th.

PTO needs volunteers to sell Gator Grams, please use the link to sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9AE2CA1F8C07-47534224-valentines#/

Join us for Family Food Night on Wednesday, February 7th from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Chipotle on Elliot Road. order online for pick up using the code 2W29X6L, or bring the flyer into the restaurant. Goodman will receive 33% of sales.

Chipotle is located at 2020 E. Elliot Rd, Ste 102, Tempe, 85284.

Come to the PTO General Meeting on Thursday, February 15th before Astronomy Night. They will be meeting in the Library.

Thursday, February 15th, the PTO is hosting Astronomy Night. There will be star gazing, story time and hot cocoa. PTO is asking families to RSVP to ctagoodmanpto88@gmail.com, if you plan on attending.

The Goodman Spring Carnival is Friday, March 1st.

Pre-sale wristbands are available for purchase now! Pre-sale wristbands are $20 and can be purchased by going to https://www.goodmanptoorders.com. Order forms will go home with students on Monday, February 5th. Order now, wristbands will be $30 when purchased at the carnival. Pre-sale orders are due February 23rd.

The PTO is seeking donations of items to be raffled at the carnival. The sales of raffle tickets will benefit the teachers at CTA Goodman. This fundraiser will provide our teachers with the means to fulfill wish list items and plan engaging activities for their classes.

Some examples of donations are:

• Technology items: iPad, Apple Watch, headphones, etc
• Basket: Spa basket, Movie theater basket, Family Game Night basket
• Gift Cards
• Services

If you know of a business that would be able to donate, please use the attached letter to provide more details. If you have a business and would like to donate, please send an email to ctagoodmanpto88@gmail.com with the subject line "2024 Raffle Item" and include the following information: item(s) donating, name you want recognized on the sign and if you want a donation receipt. Items need to be dropped off at the Goodman office by Wednesday, February 28th.

Cash donations can be made at www.goodmanptoorders.com.

If you have any questions, or require further details, please contact Shivana Naidoo (PTO Co-President) at mailto:shivana.naidoo.md@gmail.com.

Fry’s Food Stores is committed to supporting the programs in our community. All you have to do is log onto www.frysfood.com/topic/new-community-rewards-program to register your Fry’s VIP card to CTA Goodman and every time you shop and use your VIP card, you will earn rewards for our school. It is easy to do! If you believe that you have already selected your designation, please check your receipt and make sure that CTA Goodman Elementary PTO is your organization of choice.

Black History Month is a month-long celebration dedicated to supporting Black culture, artists, and, most importantly, recognizing the important role of Black people in American history. The theme for Black History Month 2024 is "African Americans and the Arts”.

Please join us for a brief welcome and introduction as well as a post-film discussion facilitated by Mr. John Prothro (Chair of the History Department at Perry High School). We will be at the Harkins: Chandler Fashion Center. film playing on Monday, February 12, 2024 – welcome is at 5pm and the film starts @ 5:30pm. Tickets are $7 - please see the bottom of this form for payment method.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3OF_vegEiGTP-lNSkFE2exSecRJw4_JAsbicKgp2ASnqQ6w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Wow! Have you seen the list of Early Bird prizes available through the Chandler Education Foundation Winner’s Choice Raffle Fundraiser?! If you purchase your ticket online before 9 am on February 5, you could win a set of Beats wireless headphones or a Kate Spade handbag or a $200 Amazon gift card, or more... Plus, you will still have a chance to win the Grand Prize - $27,000 off the MSRP of any Toyota vehicle or $20,000 cash!

But the real winners are Chandler Unified students and schools! Every ticket purchased fuels resources for our school and scholarships for talented CUSD students.

Don’t miss out – get your ticket online now at http://tinyurl.com/56s4zpxd. Be sure to credit CTA Goodman during checkout.

Good luck and thank you for your support!

Family and Individual Registration: https://form.typeform.com/to/zs0FLDlP

This is an excellent opportunity for our school communities to meet and build relationships with their elected legislators! Please share this information with your PTOs so they consider attending either as a group or as individuals. CUSD will have a table.

Event Details

February 5th, 2024

11 am to 1:30 pm

Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza

Preschool and PreK registration for 2024/2025 opens at 9:00am on Wednesday, January 10th.

Please note, if you currently have 3-year-olds in our PRESCHOOL classrooms, that registration does not roll over from one year to the next.

Current preschool families intending to attend PreK in 2024/2025 need to enroll on or after January 10th.

Current families enrolled in Preschool will be given priority when filling available PreK classroom slots.

If you are able to make your tax contributions early in the year, your donation would be greatly appreciated and give us a jump start on some of our extracurricular activities. Extracurricular activities include Running Club, Art Club, Choir, Theater Club, STUCO, Science Camp and may other activites.

Thank you for supporting your child and our school!

Tax Credit Basics…

A tax credit donation is a full refund, not a deduction. Contributions eligible for a tax credit are donated directly to schools, not to the state or school district. To participate or learn more, follow the link listed below to donate online or you can complete the enclosed form and submit your contribution at your convenience.

http://www.cusd80.com/taxcredit

Arizona Law ARS 43-1089.01 enables taxpayers a tax credit contribution of up to $400.00 per year if filing status is “Married, filing Joint Return;” $200.00 per calendar year if filing status is “Single of Head of Household;” and $200 per calendar year if filing status is “Married filing separate returns.” These contributions fund extracurricular activities in public schools and greatly impact our school community and our students.