The Foote School 
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March 10, 2016
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Spring Assembly Schedule



Spring Assembly
Friday, March 11
11:00 a.m.
Hosley Gym

Grades & Groups Performing:

Kindergarten
Grade 2
Grade 4
Grade 5
8Z Handbell Ensemble
8Z Steel Band
Chorus
Orchestra

NOTE: The Jazz Rock Ensemble will NOT be performing.

*Please remember 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

Reminder: The assembly is followed by a 12:30 all-school dismissal. After School Program is available.
AllSchoolNewsALL SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
New Date for Field Day



The date of Field Day has been changed. Field Day will now take place on Wednesday, May 11, with a rain date of Thursday, May 12.

Please mark your calendars accordingly.
   
Sign Up for After School Minicourses


It's time to sign up for After School minicourses for the spring term.

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.

Most minicourses begin the week of April 4.

Vacation Program Schedule for March Break


Vacation Program is available during the two weeks of Spring Vacation, March 14-25. You can sign up for one day, a few days or all 10 days. Click here to download the enrollment form, and see below for a schedule of themed days. All grades will be located in the Hosley Gym. Please note: this is a change of location.

March 14: Space Day
March 15: Fiesta Day
March 16: Pajama Day
March 17: St Patrick's Day
March 18: Messy Icky Sticky Day

March 21: Spring, Wings and Things
March 22: Drive-In Movie Day
March 23: Rainbow Day
March 24: Hawaiian Day
March 25: Music and More
 
Book Swap: A Big Thanks to All Who Donated


A heartfelt thank you to the entire Foote community for your tremendous support of the recent Book Drive for Horizons at Foote and the Foote Book Swap.

The combination of these two events led to the largest donation of books in years. Horizons received more than 1,000 books and chits for books, and was able to "shop" at the Swap to select the best age-appropriate titles for its 64 students.

Thanks also to Head of Middle School John Turner, who offered home-baked cookies to any advisory group that brought in 250 books (including at least one from every student). Three groups met this challenge: Trevor Rosenthal and Lely Evans' homeroom; Lara Anderson and Sally Nunnally's homeroom; and Jacqui Fritzinger's advisory group.

Meanwhile, the Book Swap had its best selection in years, and Foote students and families happily shopped for new reading treasures. At the end of the week, leftover books were donated to New Haven Reads. The success of these events was entirely due to the contributions of Foote students and families. Thank you to all who participated.

With gratitude,

Jamie Cole
Executive Director, Horizons at Foote

Vicki Murphy & Camille Koff
Co-Chairs, Foote Book Swap

Leah Andelsmith & Rachelle Byron
Community Service Club Advisors 
 
9th Grade Play Photos Available for Download



Photos from the ninth grade play, Hobson's Choice, are now available for download.

The password for both galleries is: 2016

Cast A Photos

Cast B Photos

Scratch Day - Rescheduled for April 2


Scratch Day 
A morning to meet, share and learn about coding and technology 

Saturday, April 2 
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Open to students in grades 3-7


If you registered for Scratch Day in January, you will have to re-register.

Questions? Contact Julianne Ross-Kleinmann (jross@footeschool.org) or Debbie Carpenter (dcarpenter@footeschool.org). 
 
   MSNewsMIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
Spring Sports Begin March 28


Spring sports will begin on Monday, March 28. Our first day will be a whole-group meeting, individual team meetings, uniform hand-out and a team photo for the yearbook. Lacrosse, baseball and softball are open to students in grades 6 - 9. Tennis is open to students in grades 7 - 9.

Practices will begin on Tuesday, March 29. We are looking forward to a great season and hope all students will come out to support our teams this spring! Please contact Athletic Director Brad McGuire (bmcguire@footeschool.com) with any questions.

 
Students will need the following equipment:
 
Girls Lacrosse: Properly fitting cleats, mouth piece, eye guards, girls lacrosse stick
 
Boys Lacrosse: Properly fitting cleats, mouth piece, helmet, boys lacrosse stick, gloves, shoulder/chest pads, elbow pads and protective cup
 
Baseball: Properly fitting cleats, glove, protective cup, batting helmet (optional), batting gloves (optional), BBCOR bat (optional)
 
Softball: Properly fitting cleats, glove, batting helmet (optional), batting gloves (optional), bat (optional)
 
Tennis: Properly fitting sneakers (tennis specific recommended), tennis racket
   
DayInLifeA DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
Winter Sports Highlights



Foote's sports teams had a great winter season, scoring hard-earned victories, learning from losses and exemplifying the values of teamwork, sportsmanship and perseverance at every practice and game. Click here for a team-by-team recap.

Maple Sugaring in the Foote Woods

Foote students got a hands-on lesson in maple sugaring on Tuesday during the annual maple sap boil in the Sacred Woods. Using sap collected from Foote's sugar maples, Business Manager Jay Cox and Maintenance staffer Mike Milazzo showed students how clear sap boils down into sweet dark amber syrup.

It takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup, and the the 80 gallons boiled down made about two gallons of the sweet stuff. Kindergartners have been learning about the science and cultural tradition of maple sugaring and observed the sap being collected and boiled down.

On Thursday, they enjoyed the syrup on pancakes they made themselves.



Looking Back: The Foote Archives Blog

Mrs. and Mr. Farley, Foote's longtime crossing guards

We're celebrating Foote's 100th year by looking back in our archives to remember the people and events that have made Foote the special community it is. Check out the Foote Archives Blog to learn more about our school's past.
 
The Class of 1997 in fourth grade, striking a pose

From the Faculty Blogs
To learn about force and motion, Grace Peard's first graders worked together to make some creative marble runs (pictured).

Margy Lamere's second graders made the most of the spring-like weather with a scavenger hunt in the community garden.

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

March 11 - Spring Assembly, 11:00 a.m. in the Hosley Gym - 12:30 p.m. dismissal, After School Program available

March 11 - 27 - Spring Vacation - Vacation Program available

April 2 - Scratch Day

May 11 - Field Day (Note: this is a new date for Field Day; the rain date is May 12)

May 13, 14 & 15 - Centennial Weekend