A reminder that Vacation Program is available during the two weeks of Spring Vacation, from March 9-20. Click here to download the registration form, and click here for the program calendar.

For all ages, drop off and pick up will be in the gym.

Note: There will be no Parent E-news during break.

It's time to sign up for Spring Minicourses in the After School Program.

Click here to download course descriptions.

Click here to download the enrollment form.

Questions? Contact Dawn Walsh (dwalsh@footeschool.org) or Bill Manke (bmanke@footeschool.org) in the After School Program.

Ninth graders are almost halfway into their incredible two-week trip to China. After a delayed departure and some unexpected snafus, the group has been soaking up the culture and history in and around Beijing (including the Great Wall, pictured) before boarding an overnight train to the city of Xi'an. Afterward, they'll visit Foote sister school Yali (and reconnect with the students who visited Foote last fall) and finish the trip in Hong Kong.

Follow their adventures on the China blog.

It's time to sign up for Foote's Summer Program. This year we're offering Early and Late Adventures in June and August (for children ages 5 and up), and Foote's renowned summer theater program (for students entering Grade 6 or higher). This year's musical will be Annie, featuring the dog "Sandy" from the Broadway production!

The Foote Summer Program is open everyone, so tell your friends!

Click here for more information and to download the brochure and registration form.

Photos from the ninth grade play, Ah, Wilderness!, are available for free download.

Click here for Cast A photos.

Click here for Cast B photos.

Spring sports begin on Monday, March 23. Opening Day will consist of a whole group meeting, team meetings, team pictures and uniform hand out.

Click here for game schedules.






If you have any questions or concerns please contact Athletics Director Brad McGuire at bmcguire@footeschool.org, or 860-866-8175.

The Spring Fundraiser Auction, a Foote-Stompin' Barn Dance, is on Saturday, April 11. Tickets are now on sale at the auction website. The evening will feature live and silent auctions, food and drinks, a square-dance caller and live bluegrass music!

  Click here to download donation and sponsorship  forms. Hard copies of these forms will also be available at the PTC desk near the Main Office. 

Fifth graders celebrated the end of their months-long study of ancient Egypt on March 3 with Egypt Immersion Day. They dressed up as ancient Egyptians, paraded "Pharaoh Liv the 1st" around campus (carefully avoiding the slick spots), worked in teams to build Play-Doh pyramids and enjoyed a lunchtime feast of dates, chicken, grapes, pita bread and other Egyptian-themed foods (courtesy of their mummies and daddies.) Find more photos on the fifth grader teachers' blogs:  Jim Adams,  Jake Burt and Adam Solomon.

Latin teacher Drew Sweet has developed a mobile app to help his students study. The free "Foote Latin App" can be downloaded for iPhone or iPad from the App Store.

The app is aligned with the Latin I textbook, Ecce Romani, and drills users with a randomly generated series of verb forms. Drew, who tinkers with tech as a hobby, started work on the app last summer and used his students as "beta testers" to help him work out the bugs. The hope was to create a fun, interactive way for students to learn Latin. He's collecting data on how many students have used the app and comparing that to how they perform on assessments. So far, the results are encouraging. "People who have used it a lot are really good at identifying conjugated Latin verb forms," Drew reports.

Congratulations to Foote seventh grader Kyle (pictured), who has qualified to compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee! Kyle emerged the winner from among 34 students who competed in this year's Foote National Georgraphic Bee. The state Bee will be held Friday, March 27. 

Jess McKinney's Kindergartners learned about the maple sugaring process (the same one used at Foote!) on a field trip to Common Ground High School (pictured).

Amanda Diffley's third graders continued learning about different volcanoes, and drew diagrams.

Head of Middle School John Turner has a report from this year's National Association of Independent Schools conference in Boston.

March 6 - Spring Assembly - 11:15 a.m. in the Hosley Gym (12:30 p.m. all-school dismissal. After School Program available.)