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The Foote School
E-News
October 10, 2012
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Dress Guidelines for Grandparents Day
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Grandparents Day, this Fri., Oct. 12, is a special day at Foote, and we would very much like to put our best foot forward (so to speak). Therefore, Assembly Dress is required.
Please follow these standards of dress for Grandparents Day:
Boys: Long pants (no jeans, sweatpants or warm-up pants) Collared shirt (button-down, golf or polo). Shirts may be long or short sleeved. (No T-shirts or sweatshirts, no writing on shirts.) Closed shoes (no flip-flops).
Girls: Pants or dress/skirt of an appropriate length (no shorts, jeans or sweat pants). Appropriate top (no spaghetti straps, T-shirts or sweatshirts; no writing on shirts.) No flip-flops.
All School Assembly dress guidelines may also be found on the Parents page of the website and in the Parents Handbook.
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ALL SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
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Visitors to Campus
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As part of Foote's reaccreditation process, a team from the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) will be coming to campus Oct. 15 through Oct. 17. The group will be visiting classes and meeting with administrators, faculty and staff in an effort to get a feel for our school. They will be wearing name tags; please welcome them!
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MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
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Sixth Grade To Hike Bear Mountain
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The sixth grade will hike Bear Mountain, Connecticut's highest peak, on Fri., Oct. 19. The rain date is Wed., Oct. 24.
More information on the hike is available here.
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LOWER SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
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Third Grade Math Night Is Next Week
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5:30 pm - Third Grade Students
✏ Third graders are invited to go to their classrooms for pizza and math fun.
5:30 pm - Parents
✏ Third grade parents are invited to gather in the Sandine Theater for a casual supper and a presentation by Math Specialist Heather Zetterberg.
6:15 pm - Parents and Students
✏ Parents will join their child in his/her classroom for an introduction to math activities and games.
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Each child must be accompanied by a parent. We hope parents will make arrangements for at-home childcare for the third grade student's siblings. For siblings (ages 5 and older) for whom other arrangements cannot be made, an After School teacher will be available for childcare in a kindergarten classroom. They will be served pizza with the third graders.
RSVP
to Heather Zetterberg at hzetterberg@footeschool.org. Please list the names of those attending and the names and ages of children for whom you will need childcare. Reservations for childcare are required by Fri., Oct. 12, 2012.
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Fifth Grade's Deer Lake Trip
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The fifth grade will be traveling to Deer Lake for its annual trip on Wed., Oct. 17 at 8:30 a.m. and will return between 4-4:30 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 19.
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Field Hockey - Bement Jamboree
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The Bement Field Hockey Jamboree will take place on Sat., Oct. 20, in Deerfield, Mass. We have included pertinent information on the Jamboree here, including arrival and departure times, the need for parent drivers, and advice on what to bring.
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Photo Fundraiser Update
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There are still a few openings for
the custom photo sessions with professional photographer and Foote parent Stephanie Anestis, particularly on Nov. 8 and Nov. 9.
As a reminder, school
will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. on both of those days. (Lower and middle school conferences will be held from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.)
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
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Finding Inspiration in Eric Carle's Art
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Students in Kim Yap's and Emily Buckley's classes learned how popular children's author Eric Carle made his colorful creations, such as those in "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." The students watched a film of Carle demonstrating his process, created imaginary insects with anatomically correct body parts on paper, then cut shapes from the paper to create eyes, thorax, abdomen, head, antennae, etc. The students glued the shapes onto a white piece of paper to show their understanding of an actual insect's body parts. (Insects are a unit of study in MAG this year.) A variety of art tools were used, including scrapers, combs, paintbrushes, rollers, and string.
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Dates to Remember
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Fri., Oct. 12 Grandparents Day, All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m.
(After School Available)
Thurs., Oct. 18 Third Grade Math Night
Fri., Oct. 19 Sixth Grade Trip to Bear Mountain
Fri., Oct. 26 Halloween Parade & Fair All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. Parade & Fair at 2 p.m (No After School Program)
Sun., Nov. 4 Admissions Open House 1-3 p.m.
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