The Foote School 
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September 10, 2015
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Parents Night & Fall Dinner


Please join us for Parents Night & Fall Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. Highlights include:
  • Classroom presentations
  • Presentations by specials teachers
  • Catered buffet dinner from L'Orcio (sponsored by the PTC)
  • Dinner address by Head of School Carol Maoz
  • Homemade dessert buffet provided by parents

Click here for a schedule

 

Note: An invitation email was sent earlier this week; if you have not already done so, you may RSVP for the dinner by clicking here. (Please respond by Tuesday, Sept. 15.) 

 

Volunteers are needed to set up and assist with tasks before Parents Night. If you can help, please email falldinner@footeschool.org.

    

 
AllSchoolNewsALL SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
Centennial Year Off and Running


Thanks to everyone who came out to run or volunteer for Foote at the New Haven Road Race on Labor Day. It was a great kick-off to our centennial year. Team Foote had an incredible showing, with more than 170 runners in the 20K, 5K and kids' fun run.

Click here for more photos, and to watch stories on WTNH-TV and WFSB-TV that mention Foote's great turnout at the race.

Sign Up for After School Minicourses


There is still time to sign up for After School minicourses for the fall term, which begin Oct. 7. Please note that the following classes are now full: Baking with Kathy, Shining Stars, Crochet, and Fall Arts & Crafts with Lynne.

Space is still available in these exciting minicourses:

Math (grades 3-5)
Magic (grades 1-3)
Happy Feet (grades K-2)
Exploratory Art (grades K-3)
Cartooning (grades 4-7)
Cityscapes (grades 5-9)
Multi Sportz (grades K-2)
Higher Movement (grades 3-6)

Click here for course descriptions.

Click here for the enrollment form.

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

No School Sept. 14 & Sept. 23
Vacation Program Available


As a reminder, school will be closed Monday, Sept. 14 for Rosh Hashanah and Wednesday, Sept. 23 for Yom Kippur.

Vacation Program will be available both days. 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.

Room Assignments for After School Program


Students enrolled in the After School Program will be in the following rooms until Thanksgiving break:

Kindergarten
Jess McKinney (K-1)

Grades 1 & 2
Hilary Pearson and Margy Lamere (L6 & L7)

Grade 3
Ashley Schnabel (L3)

Grades 4-6
Jim Adams & Adam Solomon (U4 & U5)

Grades 7-9
Tina Hansen (U-22)


Volunteers Needed for Grandparents Day


Volunteers are needed for Grandparents Day on Friday, Oct. 9. If you can donate a few hours of your time for set-up on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m., or on Friday, Oct. 9. from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., please contact Cheryl Nadzam in the Alumni & Development Office at cnadzam@footeschool.org.

Like Us on Facebook, Follow Us on Twitter


If you're looking for another way to keep up with Foote School happenings, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for photos, videos and news about special centennial year festivities.

 
About Parent E-News


Foote's Parent E-News is distributed every Thursday via email to all Foote families, the Foote Board of Directors and the faculty and staff. We welcome your suggestions.

If you are aware of a parent who is not receiving E-News and would like to, please contact Director of Communications Andy Bromage at abromage@footeschool.org.

 MSMIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
9th Grade Meeting - Tonight


Grade 9 Parent and Student Meeting

Tonight - Thursday, Sept. 10
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Sandine Theater

  LSNewsLOWER SCHOOL NEWS
Kindergarten Parent Meeting - Sept. 29


Parents of Kindergartners are invited to join Head of Lower School Beth Mello and Dr. Michael Kaplan, Foote's consulting pediatric psychiatrist, for coffee and an informal presentation and discussion about what to expect developmentally from your Kindergartner.

Tuesday, Sept. 29
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Perrine Library

RSVP to Registrar Erika Villa at evilla@footeschool.org.

 PTCNewsPTC NEWS
PTC Meeting - Sept. 16


All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend the first Parent Teacher Council meeting of the year.
 
Wednesday, Sept. 16
3:15 p.m.
Sturley Room (under the Library)

For more information, email PTC co-presidents Rosa Holler and Amy  Sudmyer at ptc@footeschool.org.
  
Fall Family Fun Day - Sept. 20


Parent volunteers are needed. Click here to sign up.

 
DayInLifeA DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
Welcoming Newcomers at the Opening Assembly


This week's opening assembly in the Hosley Gymnasium introduced the Foote community to our new Chinese guest teacher, Luo Jingbo (pictured at right) from Yali school in Changsha, as well as our newest students, the Kindergartners (Foote class of 2025).

Ninth graders hosted the assembly and presented humorous, centennial-themed skits about the values of Falco's PRIDE (Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability and Excellence.)

As is customary, the assembly ended with ninth graders presenting stuffed Falcos to the Kindergartners.




Looking Back: From the Foote Archives
In celebration of Foote's Centennial this year, Foote alums Kate Reilly Yurkovsky '09 and Caroline Monahan '08 created a Foote history blog during a summer internship in the Alumni and Development Office. The blog features weekly posts with photos and stories drawn from the school archives, named for alumna Anna Huntington Deming '35.

This week's posts look back on two different eras at Foote: the 1940s, when Foote was housed in a converted carriage house on Saint Ronan Street, and the turn of the new century, when students learned African drumming from a popular instructor.
From the Faculty Blogs
To get to know their new school, Alexandra Wittner's Kindergartners took a campus tour.

Third graders in Amanda Diffley's and Melissa McCormack's classes painted life-size portraits to visually express themselves (pictured).

Head of Lower School Beth Mello reflects on achieving happiness, and links to some helpful resources on the subject.

To read more, check out the Lower School blogs and Middle School blogs.
   
DatesDates to Remember

Sept. 14 - Rosh Hashanah - NO SCHOOL - Vacation Program Available

Sept. 16 - PTC Meeting - 3:15 p.m. in the Sturley Room

Sept. 17 - Parents Night & Fall Dinner. RSVP

Sept. 20 - Fall Family Fun Day

Sept. 23 - Yom Kippur - NO SCHOOL - Vacation Program Available

Oct. 9 - Grandparents Day