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The Foote School
E-News
May 16, 2013
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May Day is Almost Here!
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Please join us for Foote's annual celebration of spring!
On Fri., May 24, 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 note to parents: Please do not bring dogs onto campus during events such as May Day.
Thank you!
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LOWER SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
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Reminder to Kindergarten Parents
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The Kindergarten-to-MAG transition meeting will be held on Mon., May 20 at 5:30 p.m. in the Perrine Library.
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Reminder to Fifth Grade Parents
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The lower school-to-middle school transition meeting will take place on Thurs., May 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the Perrine Library. |
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A Sincere Thank You
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PTC Co-Presidents Nadine Koobatian and Jaime Cole offer a wrap-up of this year's PTC efforts, and a hearty thank you to all who lent a hand this year.
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Volunteers Needed for Summer Book Fair
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The Summer Book Fair will be held on Mon., June 3, and Tues., June 4, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Perrine Library.
We need volunteers to help sell books! Visit http://vols.pt/qgTxmw to volunteer.
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Help Us Find the Donor of the Norwich Spa Certificate
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The PTC is searching for the generous donor of the $100 Norwich Spa Gift Certificate to the third grade raffle basket.
If that individual would kindly contact the PTC at jperricole@gmail.com it would be greatly appreciated.
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
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Holocaust Survivor Visits Foote
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Eighth graders heard Holocaust survivor Betty Knoop, who lived in Holland during the Nazi occupation of World War II and was confined at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in what is now northwest Germany, speak of her experiences on Wed., May 15 in the Sandine Theater. Betty visited Foote as a guest of Foote parent and board member Glenn Levin, whose mother has been a close friend for many years. Betty detailed her time at Bergen-Belsen as a 12-year-old, and although she is now in her 80s, recalled specific dates of pivotal moments without pause, including the day she was liberated: April 23, 1945. After the war, she returned to school in Amsterdam. She left Holland for good five years later, boarding a ship that brought her to New York, which she has called home for the past six decades.
 | | Foote parent Glenn Levin, left, with Holocaust survivor Betty Knoop |
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Third Grade Art Show at the Lawn Club
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Third graders displayed their artistic efforts at the New Haven Lawn Club Thurs., May 9, to family, friends, and faculty. Congratulations to the students for a successful show!
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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Kindergarten-to-MAG Transition Meeting
Mon., May 20
5:30 p.m.
Perrine Library
Lower School-to-Middle School Transition Meeting
Thurs., May 23
5:30 p.m.
Perrine Library
May Day
Fri., May 24
11 a.m.
Rike Field
12:30 All School Dismissal
After School Program available
Memorial Day
Mon., May 27
School is Closed (No Vacation Program)
Summer Book Fair
Mon., June 3, and Tues., June 4
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Perrine Library
Last day for K-5
Fri., June 7
12:30 All School Dismissal
Final Class Meetings for Middle School
Mon., June 10
12:30 dismissal
Eighth Grade Recognition Day
Tues., June 11
12:30 dismissal
Ninth Grade Graduation
Wed., June 12
12:30 dismissal
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