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Foote Math Team Finishes Third in the State
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 Foote's 2-year-old MathCounts club racked up a huge win over spring vacation, finishing third (out of 27 middle school teams) at the state MathCounts competition held at the University of Hartford. Seventh grader David Metrick finished third individually and will represent Foote as one of four members of the Connecticut state team at the National MathCounts Competition in Boston in May! Foote sixth grader Ting Li was the top finishing sixth grader at the competition. And MathCounts faculty adviser Megan Williams was selected to serve as a coach for the state team at nationals. Seven Foote students qualified for the state competition on March 14 and five were able to attend over break: Sixth grader Ting Li, seventh graders Anjali Mangla, David Metrick and Kyle Shin, and eighth grader Clara Li. (Eighth grader Grady Bohen and seventh grader Noah Lee were unable to attend). Also during March break, Foote hosted MathCounts teams for a JV competition for students who did not compete in the Chapter and State competitions. Teams from Hamden Hall, North Haven Middle School and Hopkins all competed in the event. "Andrew Metrick, who co-advises the program, and I are both very pleased with all of the students' performances and especially excited that we have a student going to the National Competition in Boston!" Megan says.
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Buy Your Tickets For the Foote-Stompin'
Barn Dance!
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ANNUAL FUNDRAISING AUCTION
Saturday, April 11
6:00 - 10:00 p.m. in the Hosley Gym
- Fabulous food by Savour Catering
- Live bluegrass music by The Foote Stompers
- Square dancing with professional caller Jim Gregory
Donate an item.(All donations due by Monday, March 30) Buy your tickets today before the price goes up!Volunteer to help out.The Annual Fundraising Auction is the PTC's biggest fundraiser of the year. All proceeds directly support the education of students at Foote School through field trips, assemblies, faculty development and other important school programs.
Questions? Email PTC Co-Presidents Christina Herrick and Rosa Holler at ptcauction@footeschool.org. |
Order Field Day T-Shirts By April 10
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Field Day will take place Wednesday, May 6 (rain date May 7), and the ninth grade is selling Field Day t-shirts as a fundraiser for its class gift. Click here to download the order form.All orders are due to the front desk by Friday, April 10.
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Spring Minicourses for After School Program
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'Pennies for Patients' Coin Drive
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Foote's Community Service Club is running a Pennies for Patients coin drive to benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The drive will run through April 7 with collection jars at the front desk and Milikowsky building. We will also hold a bake sale on Tuesday, March 31 to contribute to the drive. Please consider supporting this important cause!
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MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
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After School Program Forms Are Due April 2
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Middle School Diversity Conference - April 18
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Students in grades 7 and 8 are invited to participate in a student diversity leadership conference being held at Greenwich Country Day School on Saturday, April 18.
The event, titled "The Middle School Mosaic: Identity, Diversity, and Our Multicultural School Communities," is designed specifically for middle school students and will feature large and small workshops, as well as student-led action planning sessions.
The conference runs from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Foote will cover registration fees and provide transportation to and from GCDS. Interested students and their parents should complete the registration form (click here to download it) and return it to either Mr. Turner or Ms. Williams by April 10.
Thank you for considering this opportunity as we continue to think about the many ways we can make our community even better! |
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
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Maple Sugaring in the Foote Woods
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From the Faculty Blogs
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 Margy Lamere's first and second graders are learning about the wonderful world of whales and whale ships (pictured). Fifth graders in Jim Adams' class reviewed books they read over spring break... in 15 words or fewer.
On the Perrine Library blog, librarian Jennifer Friedman explains how first and second graders will play book award judges.
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Dates to Remember
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April 3 - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL (No Vacation Program)
April 11 - Annual Fundraising Auction: Foote-Stompin' Barn Dance. Details
April 17 - Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL (No Vacation Program)
May 6 - Field Day (Rain date: May 7)
May 9 - Alumni Reunion Day
May 13 - PTC/FSA Annual Meeting - 7:00 p.m. |
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Foote students got a hands-on lesson in maple sugaring Thursday during the annual maple sap boil in the Sacred Woods. Using sap collected from Foote's sugar maples, Business Manager Jay Cox showed students how clear sap boils down into sweet brown syrup. It takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup, and the the 90 gallons boiled down Thursday will yield about two gallons of the sweet stuff. Kindergartners have been learning about the science and cultural tradition of maple sugaring and will enjoy the syrup during pancake breakfast celebrations next week. To keep the fire roaring, Mr. Cox used old wood from Foote's original Luckey-designed Climber - which was refurbished with new wood last summer - using the remnants of one Foote tradition to fuel another!
