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| 7 EDUCATION & YOUTH Mountain Views News Saturday, January 1, 2011 SCHOOL DIRECTORY While School Is Out....... New Children’s Activity Page Blends Learning With Fun to Encourage Good Reading Habits We are pleased to share a new feature in our pages this week – Newspaper Fun – a high-energy, children’s activity page that features puzzles, cartoons, games and a cast of off-beat, humorous animal characters. But, don’t be fooled by all the fun. Underlying these entertaining elements is a strong educational framework designed to encourage reading. The page explores a variety of themes, many of them aligned with the lessons kids are learning in school, and buried in its puzzles and challenges are lessons that sharpen essential language arts skills. “With every page I create, my first priority is to make sure you look at it and say, ‘Hey, this looks like fun,’ and then pull out a pencil and go to work,” said Ann Mills, who writes and illustrates Newspaper Fun each week in her studio in Connecticut. “My sense is that people love to learn new things, but can get turned off when they think something is designed to be educational,” Mills said. “When you put interesting facts and ideas into a framework that’s fun and entertaining, it draws people in. It makes it more of a pleasure to discover the new material.” With both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education, Mills has a diverse background involving education. She worked in several elementary schools, helping to teach and motivate students to read before turning to children’s publishing. For 10 years she created a children’s activity page in southern Connecticut, which focused on the challenges of a highly mobile, military-centered community, and which earned two international journalism awards. That page – with many graphic refinements and the addition of a cast of new characters – formed the basis for Newspaper Fun. “I believe that newspapers play a crucial role in helping people stay connected with what’s going on in their communities,” Mills said. “By attracting children to their local newspapers through features like Newspaper Fun, we’re nurturing a new generation of newspaper readers.” “The idea is to create a flow between traditional and new media,” Mills said, “with the common denominator being a focus on good reading habits.” Alverno High School 200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 (626) 355-3463 Head of School: Ann M. Gillick E-mail address: agillick@alverno-hs.org Arcadia High School 180 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007 Phone: (626) 821-8370, Principal: David L. Vannasdall Arroyo Pacific Academy 41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca, (626) 294-0661 Principal: Phil Clarke E-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacific.org Barnhart School 240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007 (626) 446-5588 Head of School: Joanne Testa Cross Kindergarten - 8th grade website: www.barnhartschool.com Bethany Christian School 93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 (626) 355-3527 Principal: James Lugenbuehl E-mail address: jml@bcslions.org Carden of the Foothills School 429 Wildrose Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016 626/358-9414 626/358-5164 fax office@cardenofthefoothills.com The Gooden School 192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 (626) 355-2410 Head of School: Patty Patano website: www.goodenschool.org High Point Academy 1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road Pasadena, Ca. 91107 626-798-8989 website: www.highpointacademy.org LaSalle High School 3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. (626) 351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.org Monrovia High School 325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 471-2000, Email: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us Norma Coombs Alternative School 2600 Paloma St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107 (626) 798-0759 Principal: Dr. Vanessa Watkins E-mail address: watkins12@pusd.us Odyssey Charter School 725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001 (626) 229-0993 Head of School: Lauren O’Neill website: www.odysseycharterschool.org Pasadena High School 2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. (626) 798-8901 Principal: Dr. Derick Evans website: www.pasadenahigh.org Pasadena Unified School District 351 S. Hudson Ave. Pasadena, Ca. 91109 (626) 795-6981 website: www.pusd@pusd.us St. Rita Catholic School 322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 (626) 355-9028 website: www.st-rita.org Sierra Madre Elementary School 141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 (626) 355-1428 Principal: Gayle Bluemel E-mail address:gbluemel220@pusd.us Sierra Madre Middle School 160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 (626) 836-2947 Principal: Gayle Bluemel Contact person: Garrett Newsom, Asst. Principal E-mail address: gbluemel220@pusd.us Walden School 74 S San Gabriel Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 792-6166 www.waldenschool.net Weizmann Day School 1434 N. Altadena Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91107 (626) 797-0204 Lisa Feldman: Head of School Wilson Middle School 300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107 (626) 449-7390 Principal: Ruth Esseln E-mail address: resseln@pusd.us Pasadena Unified School District 351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91109 (626) 795-6981 Website: www.pusd@pusd.us Do you have to many books at home? Wondering what to do with them? Come to The Book Rack and trade them in for a book you have not read. We have 1000's used and New books for your reading pleasure. 204 S. First AveArcadiawebsite: bookrackarcadia.comPhone 626-446-2525 What D0 YOU Think? We’d like to hear from you! Contact us at: editor@tnviewsnews.com or www.facebook.com/ mountainviewsnews High Point Academy 1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road Pasadena, CA 91107 626.798.8989 www.highpointacademy.org Grades K – 8 Forty–five years of quality education in Pasadena Accredited by CAIS and WASC Member of NAIS Information Meetings Kindergarten January 8, 2011 at 10:00 am Grades One through Eight January 8, 2011 at 9:00 am Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: editor@mtnviewsnews.com Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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