The Foote School
E-News
April 5, 2012
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Foote Parent, Author, Journalist, and Poet to Speak on Her Girlhood
In Revolutionary Iran |
Hear Roya Hakakian, author of "Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran," which won Best Memoir from the Connecticut Center for the Book in 2005, speak about her childhood growing up Jewish in Iran, at 7 p.m., Mon., April 16, in the Perrine Library. MOSAIC, an organization at Foote that promotes cultural diversity, is sponsoring the talk.  Roya's latest work, the critically acclaimed "Assassins of the Turquoise Palace," details the assassinations of Iranian opposition leaders in a Berlin restaurant. She is a founding member of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center who serves on the board of Refugees International. All are invited. RSVPs are strongly encouraged. RSVP here. |
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ALL SCHOOL NEWS & INFORMATION
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Get Your Field Day T-Shirts Now!
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Last call for Field Day T-shirts. Click here for more information and an order form. Orders are due by Mon., April 9.
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A Community Effort
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The Foote Walsh Walkers will convene about 8 a.m. Sun., April 22, at Cheshire High School to support After School Program Director Dawn Walsh and her husband, Scott Walsh, as they both battle multiple sclerosis. All funds raised in the Cheshire-Travelers Walk MS 2012 will be directed toward MS research. Walkers will be treated to a picnic lunch after the event.
Community Service members have posted information on the walk throughout school. For more information or to register, please visit the Connecticut MS Society website. Registration will also be held at 8 a.m. the day of the walk.
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Biking for Earth Day
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Hundreds of area residents will gather at Common Ground High School to take part in the annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Bike Ride Sat., April 21. Billed as New Haven's Biggest Earth Day Celebration, the event begins with a
free  pancake breakfast and features a fun, winding eight-mile ride through New Haven from the foot of West Rock to East Rock Park. A wonderful way to celebrate the city and the outdoors, this event has attracted Foote families in the past. More information, including online registration, is available here.
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Foote Summer
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Join us for Foote Summer 2012! Summertime Fun, Early and Late Summer Adventures, Foote Summer Theater, the Young Actors Workshop, and a new and exciting Playwriting Workshop are all part of what promises to be a wonderful summer.
View our summer offerings here.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS & INFORMATION
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An Opportunity for Student Leadership
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On Saturday, April 21st, the Connecticut Association of Independent School presents the 10th annual CAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference. The goal of this annual event is "to bring students from grades 7-12 and adults from independent schools across the state together for a day of networking and dialogue, facilitating cross-cultural understanding and a call to action to improve our school communities and our world."
Students and teachers from Foote have regularly attended this annual event, and we're looking to gather the group that will represent our school this year. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the King School in Stamford. Foote will cover all registration fees and will provide transportation.
Parents who are interested in learning more may visit the CAIS link. If your son or daughter (in grades 7, 8, or 9) is able to attend, please contact Head of Middle School John Turner.
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Be a Part of the Spring Auction
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Next PTC Meeting
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The Parent-Teacher Council meets on Wed., April 11 at 8:30 p.m. in Steinen's Art Room. All are welcome!
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
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At MAG, an Illuminating Open House
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MAG students displayed their knowledge of African culture, art, games, literature and more today (Thurs., April 5) to delighted parents as part of the MAG Open House. African rock-passing games set to songs, Aesop's "The Lion and The Mouse," a playlet of "Anansi and the Talking Melon," poetry readings, and other demonstrations were all part of the event.
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The Constellations, and Far More
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In an effort to promote interdisciplinary learning, the seventh grade science (Tim Blauvelt), humanities (Lara Anderson & Sheila Lavey), Latin (Tina Hansen), and art (Karla Matheny) teachers planned a project centered around the constellations. After presenting and discussing a Powerpoint slideshow titled "The Wonder of It All" celebrating the awesome nature of the stars through language, visual images, artwork, and poetry, our seventh graders chose a constellation to study, researched the mythology behind the name, and created both a poem and an artwork inspired by the constellation. We are proud to present this project as it ties in so nicely with our mission statement, specifically "to think and work independently, collaboratively, and creatively" and "to explore the world with joy and purpose." -- Lara Anderson   
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Girl Scouts and Cookies
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Foote students who are Girl Scouts were selling the beloved confections on campus recently.
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Important Dates to Note
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April 6 - Good Friday, school is closed. (There is no Vacation Program available.)
April 16 - Roya Hakakian speaking, MOSAIC meeting - 7 p.m.
April 20 - Professional Development Day - school is closed
April 28 - Feast for Foote
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