The Foote School 
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May 5, 2016
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Field Day Schedule


Parents are invited to Field Day on
Wednesday May 11 beginning at 10:15 a.m. (rain date is May 12).

Click here for a schedule of events.

Click here for a map and seating chart.

Go Maroon and Grey! 
AllSchoolNewsALL SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
Dress Up for Spirit Week

 
To help build excitement for Field Day, the Student Council is sponsoring a series of themed days for Middle School students prior to the big event. Lower School students are welcome to join in on Tuesday, May 10 and (of course) on Field Day.
 
Friday, May 6: Red, White and Blue Day
Show your American spirit.

Monday, May 9: Hawaiian Day
Flip-flops, sunglasses, colorful shirts/shorts

Tuesday, May 10: Crazy Day
Any other wacky garb from your wardrobe

Wednesday, May 11: FIELD DAY!
 
PTC/FSA Annual Meeting - May 11



Tennis Racquets and Swimsuits Needed for Horizons

 


Horizons at Foote, the school's summer program for low-income New Haven Public School students, is collecting new and gently used bathing suits for boys and girls, sizes 5T to 14.

Horizons is also asking for donations of youth-sized tennis racquets.

Please drop donated items in the Horizons box in the main office.

If you have questions, please contact Jaime Cole, Horizons at Foote executive director, at jcole@footeschool.org.

Thank you!
 
Last Call to Register for Centennial Weekend




If you plan to attend Centennial Weekend activities on May 13-15, please register online so we have an accurate head count.  We hope you will be able to join us for this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the Foote community. 

May 13, 14 & 15

Weekend Highlights:
  • Wine and cheese reception (Fri.)
  • Maypole and Sword dancing for grown-ups (Sat.)
  • Family fun with Legos, giant bubbles, scavenger hunt and more (Sat.)
  • Picnic lunch with live bluegrass music (Sat.)
  • Mini-courses led by alumni and faculty (Fri. & Sat. - click here for full list)
  • Evening gala with performance by jazz bassist Ben Allison '82 (Sat.)
  • Dancing (Sat.)
  • PTC Golf Tournament at the Course at Yale (Sun.)
  • And much more!
Or register by phone: 203-777-3464. Note: You can register for some or all of the weekend's activities. Children are welcome for the daytime events on Saturday.

  MSNewsMIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
Parent Meeting - Rising 9th Graders


Meeting for
Rising 9th Grade Parents
Tuesday, May 17
5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Perrine Library

Join Head of School Carol Maoz, Head of Middle School John Turner and Assistant Head of Middle School Liam Considine for an informal meeting to preview the many rewarding challenges of the ninth grade year.

RSVP to Erika Villa at evilla@footeschool.org.

 LSNewsLOWER SCHOOL NEWS
Parent Meeting - Rising 6th Graders


Meeting for
Rising 6th Grade Parents
Thursday, May 26
5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Twichell Room

Join sixth grade faculty and Head of Middle School John Turner for a meeting to learn more about your fifth grade child's transition to
Middle School and sixth grade.

RSVP to Erika Villa at evilla@footeschool.org.

 PTCNewsPTC NEWS
Help Needed for Faculty Appreciation Breakfast


The Faculty Appreciation Breakfast is Wednesday, May 18 in the Twichell Room. This is a wonderful opportunity to express our appreciation to the Foote faculty and staff for supporting our children's education and well-being throughout the year.

This event is sponsored by the PTC and supported entirely by Foote parents who provide breakfast items and flowers and plants for our annual flower raffle. Please consider donating to this enjoyable event. Click here to sign up to bring food, flowers or both. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Non-perishable items can be dropped off in the Twichell Room on Monday, May 16 or Tuesday, May 17, clearly labeled "Faculty Breakfast." Perishable items should be labeled and put in the refrigerator, and hot items should be brought in between 6:30 a.m. and and 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. We have a microwave, an oven and warming dishes, if needed.
 
Please remember to label your bowls and/or serving utensils and please pick up any time after 10:30 a.m.

 
Parent Volunteers Needed for Centennial Weekend


Foote's Centennial Weekend will feature a number of exciting family-fun activities on Saturday, May 14. Among them: giant bubbles, a campus-wide scavenger hunt, Lego stations, crafts and more.

Parent volunteers are needed to help. Please click here to sign up. Thank you!
 
 
ASP Faculty Appreciation Dinner - May 18


After School Program Appreciation Dinner
May 18
5:30 p.m. - Twichell Room

Parents who use the After School Program are asked to contribute desserts for a dinner to thank the ASP staff. Click here to sign up to bring something.
 
DayInLifeA DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
A Feast of World Cultures



Sixth graders held their Festival of the World this week to showcase all they have learned about countries and world cultures. The annual event caps off a year-long project that begins on the first day of school when students choose a country to study by spinning a globe and stopping it with a finger; wherever that finger lands is their country of study.

The interdisciplinary project combines a research fair with music, dance, art and an international feast. Hand-drawn maps of the world, computer-designed travel posters and Oaxacan-inspired paintings all decorated the Hosley Gym as sixth graders welcomed parents and Lower School students as their guests. The performance featured songs and dances from Greece, Japan, Iran, Afghanistan, Ghana, Brazil, Kenya, New Zealand and the Philippines.

Click above to watch a highlight reel from the performance.

Looking Back: The Foote Archives Blog


Students eating lunch in the 1960s. For years, Foote had a dining room (where the music classrooms are today) where students ate hot, cooked meals every day.

We're celebrating Foote's 100th year by looking back in our archives to remember the people and events that have made Foote a special learning community. Check out the Foote Archives Blog to learn more about our school's past.

From the Faculty Blogs
Alexandra Wittner's Kindergartners learned about Foote School history through a special timeline activity (pictured).

Second graders are turning the block area in Margy Lamere's classroom into an African rain forest.

Kim Yap's first graders had a buddy lunch with seventh graders to enjoy the blooming daffodils they planted as bulbs last fall.

Thirty-three Foote students received awards in the annual National Latin Exam, Tina Hansen reports.

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

May 11 - Field Day

May 11 - PTC/FSA Annual Meeting, featuring guest speaker: Yale economist and Foote parent Mushfiq Mobarak

May 13, 14 & 15 - Centennial Weekend - Register Online

May 18 -  Faculty Appreciation Breakfast
         After School Program Appreciation Dinner

May 27 - May Day