The Foote School
E-News
May 17, 2012
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| Our Annual May Day Celebration Is Almost Here |
Please join us for Foote's annual celebration of spring! On Fri., May 25, all grade levels will present a traditional English or Irish dance, including the third grade Maypole Dance and the ninth grade Sleights Sword Dance. Please join us on Rike Field on Highland Street (or, in case of inclement weather, in the Hosley Gymnasium), at 11 a.m.  Dress Code for May Day:
Boys: white or khaki dress pants (no jeans, sweatpants, warm-up pants or shorts), solid-color button-down or golf shirt (no T-shirts or sweatshirts), clean sneakers that may be tied tightly.
Girls: spring-colored dress or skirt and blouse or pantsuit (no black, please.) Again, no jeans, sweatpants, warm-up pants, shorts, T-shirts, or sweatshirts,) and clean sneakers that may be tied tightly. Girls in third grade and up may bring sandals to wear when not dancing.
A May Day Picnic will be held on the Lower School Playground immediately following the festivities. Please see the PTC section of this enews for more information. Also included is information on videos and DVDs of the day that parents may order.
A note to parents: Please do not bring dogs onto campus during events such as May Day.
Thank you!
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ALL SCHOOL NEWS & INFORMATION
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Summer Book Fair June 4 & 5
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The Summer Book Fair will be held Mon., June 4, and Tues., June 5, in the Perrine Library. Mark your calendars!
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Kazdin Talk a Success
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It was standing-room only in the Sandine Theater Mon., May 14, for a talk on "The Power of Positive Parenting" by Alan Kazdin, a prominent child psychologist and director of the Yale Parenting Center. Many thanks to all who attended.
Parents who did not receive a packet with information on Dr. Kazdin's talk may download one here.
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Join Us to Meet the Annual Fund Challenge
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Foote has received two important challenges for Annual Fund gifts!
 All gifts received in May will be matched up to $40,000.- If parent participation in the Annual Fund reaches - or exceeds - 85 percent, Foote receives another $10,000.
Please give a gift to the Annual Fund
as soon as possible. We want Foote to earn the full $50,000.
Any gift - no matter the amount - matters greatly to us!You can give here!
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Coins Add Up to Finish a Building
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Foote's ALL SCHOOL COIN DRIVE during the month of May has raised more than $200 so far from students contributing to finishing the new building. Keep those coins coming! * There is a jar (like the one at right ) in every classroom.
* A bulletin board by the Front Desk is displaying results each week.
* The new building will have the name of every student engraved on the railing!
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| Be Part of the May Day Picnic |
Also, don't miss your chance to save May Day memories on video or DVD.
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Volunteers Needed
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The PTC needs volunteers for the After School Program Appreciation Dinner, which will be held from 5-7 p.m. Wed., May 23, in the Art Room.
The PTC sponsors the dinner to thank Foote's After School teachers for their hard work in caring for Foote School children in the After School program. More than 60 percent of Foote families use the After School program.
Volunteers are needed to help set up, provide items, and clean up. Please click here to respond.
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Stock Up for Summer with Stop & Shop Cards
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Stock up for summer with Stop & Shop gift cards in $100 or $250 denominations. Foote earns $5 for every $100 card we sell.
Orders should be emailed to Jaime Cole by May 25. They will be ready for pickup at the final PTC meeting or in the Development Office. Payment is due upon pickup.
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Last PTC Meeting of Year June 6
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The Parent-Teacher Council meets for its final time this academic year on Wed., June 6, at 3:15 p.m. in the Sturley Room. Committee chairs will be feted for their extensive efforts during the year. All are welcome!
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A Filling - and Fulfilling - Faculty Breakfast
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The PTC hosted a breakfast for faculty and staff Wed., May 16, that filled the faculty room with food and flowers. What a wonderful treat!
 | | PTC volunteers Catherine Sbriglio, Sheree DiMario, and Deborah Blaisdell were instrumental in the success of the breakfast. |
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
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| The Exhilaration of Invention |
Seventh graders have been building robots in science teacher Tim Blauvelt's class, and today, Thurs., May 17, the students took them out for a spin. The main building's hallway served as a testing ground for the robots, which whirred about, flipping over every so often, regularly running into walls, and eliciting cheers when they finished the course. 
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A Good Day to 'Get Caught Reading'
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Foote stopped its daily rhythms for a little while today to let everyone in school - students, faculty, and staff - read quietly as part of 'Get Caught Reading.' The rustling of pages, the occasional whisper, and the music of birdsong, particularly among ninth graders and kindergartners who read together in the Sacred Woods, were the only noises to break the silence.
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Important Dates to Note
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May 21 - K-MAG Transition Parents Meeting 5:30 p.m. Perrine Library
May 23 - After School Program Appreciation Dinner 5:30 p.m. Art room
May 25 - May Day 12:30 Dismissal (After School Program Available)
May 28 - Memorial Day NO SCHOOL (No Vacation Program)
June 4, 5 - Summer Book Fair
June 6 - PTC Meeting 3:15 p.m. Sturley Room
June 7 - Last day of After School Program
June 8 - All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m.; last day for k-5
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