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May 19, 2016
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The Celebration of the Century


Thanks to everyone who helped make Centennial Weekend a memorable, once-in-a-lifetime celebration. It was a joyful weekend of connecting with classmates, teachers and friends, and celebrating the legacy and people of the Foote School community.

Read more about the weekend in the New Haven Register and New Haven Independent, and check back on our website soon for a photo gallery.
AllSchoolNewsALL SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
May Day Schedule & Dress


May Day is a special celebration at Foote and is the school's oldest tradition, dating to the 1920s. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend May Day on Friday, May 27 beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Rike Field (or in the Hosley Gym in case of rain.)
 
Other details for May Day:
  • Dress for May Day: khaki dress pants, button-down shirts,  golf shirts, clean sneakers, spring-colored dresses, blouses and skirts. No jeans, sweat pants, warm-up pants, shorts, t-shirts, sweatshirts or flip flops 
  • All-school dismissal at 12:30 p.m. - No After School Program
  • Lost and found items will be in the Sturley Room for collection after the celebration. If you are missing anything, please look through the belongings. Items not claimed by the end of the school year will be donated to charity.
No After School Program on May Day


Reminder:

There is a 12:30 p.m. all-school dismissal and no After School Program
on May Day - Friday, May 27.

After May Day, Stay for the Picnic

Spring Food Drive for St. Ann's Soup Kitchen


The sixth grade is organizing a school-wide food drive for St. Ann's Soup Kitchen in Hamden, whose pantry shelves are bare. Each grade is asked to donate specific food items before June 1. Click the flyer below for more information. Thank you for assisting our neighbors in need!

Allergy Awareness


The safety and well-being of our students is a top priority at Foote. With end-of-year celebrations beginning, please keep in mind those students with food allergies when sending in treats from home. If you are not sure which allergies are present in your child's classroom, please contact his/her teacher or School Nurse Maryanne Peterson (mpeterson@footeschool.org). Thank you for helping to keep our school community safe and inclusive.
 
May Mailing Forms


An envelope containing important forms for next school year was sent home to families recently. Two of those forms are due to the front desk by May 27:

  • Family Information Form (Please note: This is an online form; a personalized link was emailed to each family on May 18.)

All forms are available on the Parents section of the school website.
 
New Faculty Blog


Foote School Counselor Kossouth Bradford has launched a new blog on which he will post links to articles, video, books and research related to child development, parenting, health and wellness. The blog will be updated weekly, so check back often!

 
 
Tennis Racquets and Swimsuits Needed for Horizons

 


Horizons at Foote, the school's summer enrichment 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-size 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!
 
 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
Final PTC Meeting of the Year


PTC Meeting
Wednesday, June 1
8:30 a.m. - Sturley Room

All parents are welcome and encouraged to join the final PTC meeting of the year, featuring special guest Jim Adams, Grade 5 teacher, who will present on the Lower School Chromebook initiative.

Questions? Email PTC Co-Presidents Rosa Holler and Amy Sudmyer at ptc@footeschool.org.
   
Heartfelt Thanks



Thanks to parents from the entire faculty and staff for the delicious faculty appreciation breakfast this week. The homemade food and beautiful flowers were a very welcome treat for teachers and staff during a very busy time of the year, and made everyone feel supported and appreciated.


Thanks also from the PTC to all the parents who contributed to our appreciation dinner for the After School Program staff!

 
Help Out at the Summer Book Fair


Volunteers are needed for the Foote Summer Book Fair - June 6 & 7 in the Perrine Library. Click here to sign up.

 
 
DayInLifeA DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
Field Day Photos



Photos from Field Day have been posted on our website.

Happy Centennial, From Yali!


Two former guest teachers from Yali, Foote's sister school in China, traveled around the globe to be at Centennial Weekend: Chen Guangwen and Huang Qiong. The students of Yali sent along their congratulations on Foote's 100th birthday in a fantastic student-made video. Click below to watch it.


From the Faculty Blogs

Grace Peard's first graders told their journey stories aloud to one another.

Fifth graders studying ancient Greece got a close-up look at famous Greek statues, and Jim Adams has photos (pictured).

After a visit to the Yale University Art Gallery, ninth graders researched and created a replica of an ancient Roman object. Tina Hansen and Drew Sweet have a slideshow.

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

May 27 - May Day & Picnic - All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. - No After School Program

May 30 - Memorial Day - No School - No Vacation Program

June 1 - PTC Meeting - 8:30 a.m. in the Sturley Room

June 6-7 - Summer Book Fair