The Foote School 
E-News
October 8, 2015
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Lights, Camera, Foote School!

 
We recently completed work on a new school video and are proud to share it with the Foote community. The video was produced by Edgar Smith (a past Foote parent) and his crew at Woodbridge-based Geomatrix Productions. Many Foote teachers, students, parents and board members contributed their time and insights to make it a terrific reflection of our school.

We hope you will take a few minutes to watch the video and share it via email or social media with anyone interested in learning more about Foote.
AllSchoolNewsALL SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
Grandparents Day - Important Information


We look forward to welcoming your children's grandparents and special friends for Grandparents Day tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 9.


ASSEMBLY DRESS
Students are reminded to wear assembly dress.
  • Long pants (no jeans, sweatpants or warm-up pants)
  • Dress/skirt of an appropriate length (no shorts, jeans or sweat pants)
  • Collared shirt (button-down, golf or polo)
  • No T-shirts or sweatshirts, no writing on shirts
  • No flip-flops
SCHEDULE 
NOTE: Upon arrival, guests will be given their own personalized schedules
for their grandchild's/special friend's classes.
  • 8:30-9:00 - Registration and refreshments in the Hosley Gym
  • 9:00-9:15 - Welcome from Carol Maoz, Head of School
  • 9:15-10:20 - Visit grandchild's/special friend's classes
  • 10:20-10:45 - Refreshments in the Hosley Gym and Perrine Library
  • 10:50-11:30 - Choice of minicourses or school tours, or shop at the school store
  • 11:40-12:30 - All-School Assembly in the Hosley Gym
  • 12:30 - All-School Dismissal
PARKING
Visitor parking will be available in the Canner Street parking lot, in the Highland Street lot next to Rike Field or along the street on Loomis Place. Volunteers will be stationed at each location to show grandparents to the Hosley Gym for registration.  
 
We are asking that parents (other than volunteers) refrain from visiting campus tomorrow to ensure that parking is available for all who need it. Thank you!
 
Fall Weekend Reminder




School is closed Monday, Oct. 12 for Fall Weekend. No Vacation Program is available. Have a wonderful extended weekend!
 
School Photo Day - Oct. 20


All Foote students will have their photos taken on campus on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Class photos will also be taken at this time.
  • Every child's photo will be taken for the yearbook.
  • If you would like copies of the photo, you may order a photo package. Please complete the order form that went home inside your school directory on Parents Night. A copy of the order form is also available here.
  • Please enclose the exact amount for the photo package you are ordering, in the form of cash or check made out to "David Frost Photography." If ordering for more than one child, please fill out an order form for each and pay separately for each student.
  • There is a pocket on the PTC bulletin board in the Main Building for completed order forms, or you may deliver your form to your child's teacher. Forms were due Oct. 6 but we are still accepting them.
Questions? Contact Photo Day coordinator Sandra Curran
at shelena2002@yahoo.com or 203-907-6045.
 
Admissions Information


For Friends Interested in Applying to Foote:

Foote's Open House for prospective families will be held on Saturday, October 24.

Parent Tours for prospective parents are held from October through January. 

If you know families who may be interested in Foote, please share these opportunities with them and direct them to the Request Information and Visit Foote sections on the school website.

For Siblings Applying to Foote:

For current families, it is always an exciting time when a younger sibling is ready to apply to Foote. If you have a child who will be applying to Foote this year, we welcome applications now. Visit  Apply Online on the school website to start the admissions process. We look forward to getting to know another member of your family!
 
Questions? Contact: Rachelle Byron, Director of Admissions and Outreach, at rbyron@footeschool.org .

Vision and Hearing Screening


From Oct. 26-28, and on Nov. 9, school nurse Maryanne Peterson will be checking the vision and hearing of all students in Kindergarten through Grade 3, Grade 6, as well as all new students. We need parent volunteers to accompany students from their classes to the Sturley Room and to help Nursie during the screening.

Click here to sign up using VolunteerSpot. (You will NOT need to register an account with VolunteerSpot.)

Questions? Please contact Caitlin Simon at caitlinjsimon@gmail.com, or 203-393-6449.

Thank you! 

  LSNewsLOWER SCHOOL NEWS
Reminder: Kindergarten Parent Coffee - Oct. 20


Parents of Kindergartners are invited for coffee and conversation.

Tuesday, October 20
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

at the home of 
Andy & Sarah Boone
108 Huntington St., New Haven

Please stop by to connect with fellow Kindergarten parents
and enjoy coffee and breakfast treats together.

Questions? Please contact Erika Villa
 PTCNewsPTC NEWS
Thanks for a Great PTC Meeting


Thanks to everyone who participated in yesterday's PTC meeting. We had a wonderful discussion with Carol Maoz and a great guest speaker in Jay Cox. Stay tuned for another guest speaker at the next monthly PTC meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 3:15 p.m. in the Sturley Room.
 

DayInLifeA DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
Sixth Grade Scientists Practice Field Sketching


Kim Birge-Liberman recently took her sixth grade Life Science classes out to the community garden for plant observation and field sketching. Students were tasked with making detailed color drawings at three different "zooms" - one featuring the whole plant and two smaller sections - with accurate representations of the leaf, flower and fruit. Students also made observations about how the plants felt and smelled, took measurements and collected other quantitative data about their subjects.





Learning Interviewing Skills...and Foote History


What was Foote School like in the early 1950s? Was there a library? Did third graders do the maypole dance, as they do now? Was there Field Day? What did students do in art class?

As part of Foote's Centennial year activities, third graders learned about school history while polishing their interviewing skills during a visit from Foote alumna (and longtime Grade 3 teacher) Lisa Totman, Foote class of 1956.

The students listened attentively as Mrs. Totman recalled school days in the old carriage house on Saint Ronan Street, the teachers who inspired her love of history, math and geography, and the traditions and events she still remembers clearly.

The children asked thoughtful questions of Mrs. Totman, such as: How much homework did she have (45 minutes a night - and that was just math!). Was there a playground? (Yes, but it was an asphalt lot). Did students have specials back then? (Yes, art and music). Did students learn languages? (Not until the upper grades, when the boys took Latin and the girls took French).

The visit was a warm-up for this weekend, when students will interview a grandparent or another person for a class project.

Looking Back: Parents and Tech


This week's blast from Foote's past:

Since its formation in 1923, the Foote PTC has supported students and the school in countless ways, including purchasing tricycles.

Technology has changed at Foote over the years, but the excitement of learning with tech tools has remained a constant for decades.

Click here to read more, and dig deeper into Foote history as we celebrate our Centennial year.  

From the Faculty Blogs

After learning about insects and their habitats, Grace Peard's first graders designed and built creative insects of their own.

As part of their ecology study, Adam Solomon's fifth graders scoured the Foote woods for animal life (pictured).

How did ancient Romans dress? A few of Tina Hansen's seventh grade Latin students modeled the attire.

Lely Evans posted video documenting her students' progress in learning Mandarin.

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

Oct. 9 - Grandparents Day - All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. - After School Available

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

Oct. 20 - School Photo Day. Photo order form.

Oct. 30 - Halloween Parade & Fair

Nov. 5-6 - ERB Testing - All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m.

Nov. 5-6 - Middle School and Lower School parent conferences (by appt)