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January 7, 2016
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MOSAIC Event:
A Persian Storytelling Performance


Two-Headed Imagomancy
  A storytelling performance of Persian culture, history and politics by Iranian-born artists Shahrzad Changalvaee and Iman Raad

Thursday, January 14
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Sandine Theater

Reservations required
RSVP to mosaic@footeschool.org

Please note: this event is appropriate for all parents and students in grades 8 & 9

Presented by MOSAIC (Multicultural, Open-Minded, Supportive, Accepting, Inclusive Community)
AllSchoolNewsALL SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
Special Dress for Martin Luther King Assembly


An all-school assembly will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, January 15 in the Hosley Gym. This assembly is primarily for students and will begin earlier than usual this year.

To tie into the themes of inclusiveness and community, we are asking each grade to come dressed in a specific color so that together we make a rainbow. Note: This is not assembly dress.

Students have been assigned the following colors:
  • Kindergarten & Grade 9 - Red
  • Grades 1 & 7 - Orange
  • Grade 2 - Yellow
  • Grades 3 & 5 - Green
  • Grades 4 & 6 - Blue
  • Grade 8 - White, as directed by their teachers
  • Faculty & Staff - Purple, Maroon or Pink
School will be dismissed at the regular Friday time. There will be no school on Monday, Jan. 18, the federal holiday celebrating Dr. King's life. 
   
Sign Up for *STARS* & After School Minicourses

*STARS* is a Saturday morning program for children in grades K-5 that brings together students and teachers from Foote and New Haven public schools for fun activities and shared learning. This year's classes are "Hello/Hola," "Exploring the Arts" and "Acting Out Stories." (Please note: "Cooking With Stories" is full.) The program runs from January 16 through March 5, and there is no cost to participate.

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After School Minicourses give children a chance to learn something new and have fun in a relaxed setting. Children who are not enrolled in the After School Program can still participate in a minicourse. Courses offered for the winter trimester include "Basket Making," "Baking With Kathy," "Minecraft for Beginners" and "Chess" along with many others. Please note: "Shining Stars" is full.

Minicourses begin next week but there is still time to enroll.


  
Scratch Day - Jan. 23
Scratch Day
A morning to meet, share and learn about coding and technology

Saturday, January 23
(Snow date January 24)
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Open to students in grades 3-7

Click here to view the program and register.

Registration to the general public opens tomorrow, Jan. 8; space is limited.

Questions? Contact Julianne Ross-Kleinmann (jross@footeschool.org) or Debbie Carpenter (dcarpenter@footeschool.org).
   
Warburg Visiting Artist Concert - Jan. 26

Warburg Visiting Artist Concert

The inaugural performance of the Ellie Warburg Class of 1945 Visiting Artist Program, featuring Rob Kapilow (of NPR's "What Makes It Great" fame), pianist Andrius Zlabys and the Haven String Quartet
 
Tuesday, January 26
7:00 p.m.
Hosley Gym
Admission is free

For all ages - students, parents, grandparents and siblings
   
 LSNewsLOWER SCHOOL NEWS
Parent Education Night (K-2) - Jan. 13

Parent Education Night:
The Science of Lifelong Learning

Doug Lyons, executive director of the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools, will present research and anecdotes from his 40-year career about how students become lifelong learners, and the value of an independent school education.

Wednesday, January 13
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Sandine Theater
RSVP to Silvia Gee at sgee@footeschool.org.

Please note: Doug's talk is geared toward parents of students in grades K-2.


Grade 5 Parent Meeting - Jan. 26

Grade 5 Parent Meeting
Tuesday, January 26
8:15 a.m. in the Twichell Room

Head of Lower School Beth Mello and Foote's consulting psychiatrist, Michael Kaplan, will discuss how to support your changing child and three aspects of the fifth grade experience:
  • The Educational Records Bureau standardized tests (the ERBs)
  • Math placement decisions for Grade 6
  • The joys and challenges of pre-adolescence and adolescence

RSVP to Erika Villa at evilla@footeschool.org. 

   
  PTCNewsPTC NEWS
All-School Ice Skating Social - Jan. 21


Foote Family Ice Skating Social
A chance to have fun and build community

Thursday, January 21
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Ralph Walker Ice Rink
1080 State St.
New Haven

$5 per skater, or $20 per family
Skate rentals $2/pair

Bake sale, pizza and hot cocoa additional.
All proceeds benefit the PTC, supporting enrichment for classrooms.

Volunteers are needed to make treats for the bake sale. Please click here to sign up.

Register for small-group skating lessons (by age)
by clicking here.

 
DayInLifeA DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
Songs of the Season Brighten Winter Assembly

 
The all-school Winter Assembly on Dec. 18 hit all the right notes, with student performances showcasing Foote's multifaceted music program. Click here for more photos, and click below for a sampling of videos from the performances.


First graders sing "This Little Light of Mine"

 
  Third graders sing "One Little Candle"

 
 
The Ninth Grade Steel Band performs "Ain't Nobody" 
and "Cheerleader"


The Eighth Grade Handbell Ensemble performs "Carol of the Bells"

Sixth Graders sing "Sing a Song of Merry Christmas"

The Foote School Chorus performs "Seasons of Love"


From the Faculty Blogs

Margy Lamere's second graders kicked off their exploration of motion by finding out how things roll.

What's the largest two-digit number one can make with a 1-6 number cube? Cara Hames' second graders worked together to investigate.

The Perrine Library blog wants to know the best books students in grades 4 - 9 have read this year?

Jake Burt's fifth graders donned costumes and made Google Presentations to learn about the many gods of ancient Egypt (pictured).

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

Jan. 13 - Parent Education Night: The Science of Lifelong Learning (for grades K-2 parents - 7:00 p.m. in the Sandine Theater)

Jan. 14 - MOSAIC Event - Persian storytelling performance - 7:00 p.m. in the Sandine Theater

Jan. 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL - No Vacation Program

Jan. 21 - Foote Ice Skating Social - 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Ralph Walker Ice Rink 

Jan. 25 - Scratch Day - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Jan. 26 - Warburg Visiting Artist Concert - 7:00 p.m. in the Hosley Gym