The Foote School
E-NewsDecember 8, 2011
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A Masterful Presentation of a Classic
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Foote eighth and ninth graders are performing Charles Dickens's timeless story, "A Christmas Carol," in the Sandine Theater Thursday through Sunday. This classic interpretation is engaging, heartrending, and with a message that is as powerful today as it was in 19th century England. Click here for information on how to purchase roses for cast members at the performances (Roses will be sold in the lobby). Click here to order a DVD of the performance. Tickets are sold out!   |
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ALL SCHOOL NEWS & INFORMATION
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The Winter Assembly Draws Near
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Parents are welcome at the annual Winter Assembly on Friday in the Hosley Gym. Please remember that Assembly Dress is required for your children that day. See the Parents page on our website for Assembly Dress guidelines.
Schedule:
10:30 Cider and Cookies for Parents in the Sandine Theater
11 a.m. Assembly in the Hosley Gym
12:30 p.m. All School Dismissal
No After School Program
Groups Performing:
Sixth Grade
MAG
Eighth Grade hand bells
Eighth Grade steel drums
Ninth Grade hand bells
Ninth Grade drums
Chorus
Jazz Rock
Orchestra
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Teaching Children the Art of Giving
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As part of the Stuff-a-Sock community service project, the sixth grade homerooms of Deb Riding and Peter Ross are collecting items needed for basic comfort and hygiene, stuffing them into new pairs of tube socks and presenting the socks to needy adults at Columbus House, New Haven's largest homeless shelter.
We are asking each grade level to collect a specific item. If each student brings in two of the assigned item, we will be able to stuff 100 socks for our neighbors in need! Here are the assignments:
K: toothbrushes
MAG: hats and/or gloves (for men, women and children)
3rd: combs or brushes
4th: small tubes of toothpaste
5th: nail clippers
6th: chapsticks
7th: sticks of deodorant
8th: small containers of shaving cream
9th: small packs of tissues
Faculty and Staff: washcloths
We will collect the boxes on Mon., Dec. 12. Thank you so much for your help on this project.
Laura Altshul and Dawn Walsh (community service); Deb Riding and Peter Ross (6X)
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Be Part of Foote's Unite Through Understanding Day
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We need YOU for Unite Through Understanding!
MOSAIC, the newly renamed Multicultural Affairs Committee, is currently planning a Unite Through Understanding Day to be held on Thurs., Feb. 16, 2012. This all-day, all-grade event seeks to guide students in developing a deeper understanding and appreciation of other cultures, people and events in history.
We are seeking parents, faculty, staff members and outside volunteers to lead hands-on experiences or challenging workshops that celebrate diversity. This can include performers and artists with interactive presentations that directly involve the children or people who can lead short programs that encourage students to grapple with sensitive or otherwise difficult issues. A few workshops may be limited to older grade students depending on subject matter.
Each workshop will run about an hour. In past years, there has been a wide variety of offerings:
- Songs of Social Protest
- Living in Two Cultures
- Gender in the Classroom and in Literature
- Diversity in the Juvenile Court System
- Poetry of Langston Hughes
- Art Against Apartheid
- Indian Dancing and Games
- Native American Collage
- Origami
This year, we have some thought-provoking and interesting workshops already in place:
- Surviving the Holocaust by guest Judith Altmann
- Girls and Body Image by science teacher Leslie Long
- Understanding Adoption by math teacher and parent Cindy Raymond and past parent Lynn Gabbard
- Henna Painting by parent Kiran Zaman
If you are interested in participating or you can arrange for a guest to visit Foote, please contact either parent Zehra Patwa at 203-804-3337 or faculty member Carol Poling. In the interest of time, space and student interest, we may not be able to accommodate all workshops, but we strive to present a good mix of discussion and hands-on activities for the children.
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On the Subject of Giving...
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As the snow begins to fall and 2011 comes to a close, we ask you to please remember the Foote School Annual Fund in your year-end giving. Remember - every gift makes a difference!
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You may give online, or send your contribution to
The Foote School, 50 Loomis Place, New Haven, CT 06511.
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Fall Sports Awards
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Students who played a fall sport are invited to the Fall Sports Awards (and Pizza) Assembly, from 3 to 4 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 15 in the Hosley Gym.
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Swim Team News
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Parents and Guardians of Swim Team Members:
At 3 p.m. Wed., Dec. 14, Metro Swim Shop will be at Foote to do fittings for team swimsuits. If the suits of those who swam last year still fit and are in good shape, use them! For new swimmers or swimmers in need of new suits, please print out this form and make sure you have it with you, along with a check for the correct amount made out to Metro Swim Shop.
Please note that Foote will again this year subsidize the cost of the suits making these a great value. You also have the option to purchase Foote swimming sweatpants. The school does not underwrite the cost of these.
Due to the fitting, we will not have practice that day.
Thanks in advance,
Alison Siefert and Sheila Lavey, Coaches
Ted Willis, Athletic Director
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Still Time to Order Gift Wrap, Hoodies, Polo Shirts
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- It's not too late to order your INNISBROOK wrapping paper and gifts! You can still order online. Click on the box that says "Family & Friends Shop the Innisbrook Online Store." You can pay directly with a credit card and products will be shipped directly to your home. If your products total at least $85, shipping will be free.
- We are now taking orders for zip-up hoodies and polo shirts as well as some fun new items. If you are interested, click here for the order form or email PTC@footeschool.org.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS & INFORMATION
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News on the China Trip
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An information session for ninth grade parents and students regarding the Foote School China Experience will be held from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 26 in the Perrine Library. Please click here for important information regarding the trip.
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Winter After School Program for Grades 7-9
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The After School Program's Winter Contract for Grades 7 through 9 is available here. The Dismissal Form for Grades 7 through 9 is available here.
Please print and fill out both forms and return them to school by Fri., Dec. 9. The forms may also be found on Foote's website here.
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Important Dates to Note
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Dec. 8- 11: "A Christmas Carol"
Dec. 9 - Deadline for Winter After School Registration
Dec. 12: Stuff-A-Sock donations due
Dec. 14: Swim Team Swimsuit Fittings, 3 p.m. Hosley Gym
Dec. 15: Fall Sports Awards, 3-4 p.m. Hosley Gym
Dec. 16: All School Assembly, 11 a.m. Hosley Gym; 12:30 Dismissal
Dec. 16: Winter Movie Outing, 2:15 p.m. Connecticut Post Mall, Milford
Jan. 2: School resumes
Jan. 26: 9th Grade Parent/Student Meeting on ninth grade China Trip, Perrine
Library, 5:30-6:45 p.m.
Feb. 16: Unite Through Understanding Day
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