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September 17, 2015
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Tonight: Parents Night
& Fall Dinner


Please join us tonight for Parents Night & Fall Dinner, 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 general schedule, and click here for Grade 6-9 schedules.

 

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L'Orcio owners (and Foote parents) Francesco d'Amuri and Alison De Renzi are busy prepping the feast for tonight, and sent along some fun facts about what it takes to feed the entire Foote community.

  • Lasagna: 16 gallons of milk, 60 squash
  • Chicken: 185 lbs. of chicken, 100 lbs of potatoes
  • Veggie medley: 50 lbs. of carrots, 30 lbs. of cauliflower, 25 lbs. of string beans., 20 lbs. each of broccoli and zucchini

 
AllSchoolNewsALL SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
Important Information About Grandparents Day


Grandparents Day invitations have been mailed to Foote grandparents and special friends. On Friday, Oct. 9, from 8:30-12:30, guests are invited to visit grandchildren's classes, participate in a minicourse or school tour, and enjoy an all-school assembly.

Invitations
If your child plans to bring a special friend in place of a grandparent, let us know so that we can send an invitation. Please email the special friend's name and mailing address to Cheryl Nadzam in the Development Office, at cnadzam@footeschool.org.

Grandparents or special friends can register from our homepage or by clicking here.

Please Volunteer
Grandparents Day volunteers are still needed! If you can donate a few hours of your time - either on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 12:00-3:00 p.m., or Friday, Oct. 9  from 8:30-12:30 p.m. - please contact Cheryl Nadzam at cnadzam@footeschool.org.
 
Still Time to 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. 23 - Vacation Program Available


As a reminder, school will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 23 for Yom Kippur.

Vacation Program will be available. 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.

Like Us on Facebook


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

  
  LSNewsLOWER SCHOOL NEWS
Reminder: 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
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
Perrine Library

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

 PTCNewsPTC NEWS
Fall Family Fun Day - This Sunday, Sept. 20


Many parent volunteers are needed to help make Fall Family Fun Day a success, including selling Foote gear at the school store.
Click here to sign up.

Also, the PTC is asking for donations of LEGOs for a LEGO station this Sunday. If you can donate old LEGOs, drop them off at the front desk, or bring them on Sunday.

Thank you!

 
DayInLifeA DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
A Visit From the Past
This week, students received a surprise visit from important figures from Foote School's past. School founder Martha Babcock Foote (aka Head of School Carol Maoz), Mrs. Kingsley Blake (aka Curriculum Coordinator Lauren Goldberg) and former New Haven Mayor Frank Rice (aka Assistant Head of Middle School Liam Considine) performed a dramatic skit for every grade about the founding of the school and what life was like in 1916. Students asked thoughtful questions about the period costumes and the reasons Mrs. Foote decided to start her own school.


    

What I Learned This Summer: Deb Riding

For part two of a series about how Foote faculty spent their summers, Middle School Humanities Co-Chair Deb Riding, who teaches sixth graders about journeys, reflects on a cross-country adventure with her son, Ben.

Click here to read the full story.

Looking Back: Mrs. Foote and the Early Years
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 post is the first in a series looking at the founding of Foote in 1916 and its early years. Click here to read more.

From the Faculty Blogs
At the community garden, Jess McKinney's students talked about - and drew pictures of - their hopes and dreams for Kindergarten (pictured).

Grace Peard's first graders practiced addition and subtraction with a bingo game.

After comparing insects and arachnids, Margy Lamere's second graders created their own with Geoboards.

Jim Adams' fifth graders created movie trailers for a film adaptation of their summer reading book, Under the Egg.

Head of Middle School John Turner has some tips to help parents navigate Parents Night.

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

Sept. 17 - Parents Night & Fall Dinner

Sept. 20 - Fall Family Fun Day, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m., Middle School recess field

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

Sept. 29 - Oct. 3 - Chinese guests at Foote

Oct. 9 - Grandparents Day

Oct. 12 - Fall Weekend - NO SCHOOL - No Vacation Program