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June 2, 2016
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Summer Book Fair - June 6 & 7

 
The Summer Book Fair will be held June 6 & 7 in the Perrine Library. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents to view the terrific selection of titles chosen by Foote's librarians and to get a head start on purchasing summer reading for children. Rising seventh, eighth and ninth graders can purchase summer reading books at the fair. Students will need to bring cash or check to school.

Parent volunteers are needed to make the Book Fair a success. It's a nice way to spend an hour or two and browse a wonderful selection of books for the summer.
 

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Summer Reading!


A note from Head Librarian Lynda Johnson:

Beginning today (June 2) during their Library time, I am giving each child currently in grades K-5 the Summer Book chosen by the teachers for you and your child to read together over the summer. If your child is entering grades 7, 8 or 9 in the fall, he or she will have a selection of books from which to choose. Either a Middle School Humanities teacher or I will have introduced the Choice Books to those students. The Choice Books will be available in paperback at the Book Fair next Monday and Tuesday in the Library.

Please also be sure to look for an email from the school about Summer Reading. Each family will receive an email outlining the specific Summer Reading requirements for each grade in which they will have a student next year. Happy summer to all!

Spring Food Drive a Big Success!



Thanks to everyone for contributing to our spring food drive for St. Ann's Soup Kitchen in Hamden. Each grade was responsible for a different item, and we were able to deliver 827 non-perishable food items to fill St. Ann's store room on Thursday. Special thanks to the sixth grade and its advisors for coordinating the school-wide effort!
   
Important Forms Are Due


A reminder to parents: Two important forms for next school year are due. If you haven't already, please take a few minutes to complete these forms as soon as possible:
  • Family Information Form (Please note: This is an online form; a personalized link was emailed to each family on May 18.)
All forms for next school year are available on the  Parents section of the school website.
 
End-of-Year Gifts for ASP Teachers


Parents interested in contributing toward end-of-year gifts for the After School Program teachers should deliver donations to the collection envelope at the front desk by Wednesday, June 8. Please contact Buffy McCleery with questions, at [email protected].
 
Tennis Racquets & Swimsuits Needed for Horizons

Horizons at Foote, the school's summer enrichment program for low-income New Haven public school students, is asking for donations of youth-size tennis racquets, as well as new and gently used bathing suits for boys and girls, sizes 5T to 14.

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 [email protected].
 
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Thank You for an Amazing Year!

 
Dear Parents,

We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time and energy with the PTC this year! Our community is made stronger by the connections formed and the time spent volunteering, learning and talking together. This has been such a special centennial year for the PTC and we feel grateful for the many people who have joined us in these efforts. Thank you!

Rosa Holler & Amy Sudmyer
PTC Co-Presidents

DayInLifeA DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
A Spectacular May Day



What an incredible May Day! The weather was perfect, the spirit was high and the children danced joyfully together. As they have since the 1920s, Foote students gathered to perform traditional country dances for parents, highlighted by the third-grade maypole dance, the ninth-grade sleights sword dance and the Virginia Reel, in which parents join in. Find more photos on our website.

Centennial Weekend Photos


Photos from Centennial Weekend have been posted to our website. Click here to check them out!


Bargaining in Spanish at a Mock Mercado


Students in Ms. Holt's and Ms. Nunnally's seventh grade Spanish classes simulated bargaining for goods at a mercado al aire libre -- an open-air market. Students enjoyed describing and selling items they brought in from home and the clientes, or customers, enjoyed trying to get the best price possible. They used colones, the Costa Rican currency, to make their purchases and were able to buy galletas de dulce de leche y mango as well as the juices of guayaba and guan�bana - two tropical fruits native to Costa Rica. Everyone enjoyed the market very much. It was very chaotic and loud -- just like a real mercado


From the Faculty Blogs

As part of their Africa study, first and second graders in Grace Peard and Deb Rhoads' classes built Galimotos from recycled materials -- and paraded them through campus.

It's gardening season, and Margy Lamere's second graders have been busy in Foote's community garden (pictured).

Check out 5Z, the magazine -- the publication written, edited and designed by Jim Adams' fifth graders.

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

June 6-7 - Summer Book Fair

June 9 - Last day of After School Program

June 10 - Last day of school (Grades K-5) - 12:30 p.m. all-school dismissal

June 14 - 8th Grade Celebration

June 15 - 9th Grade Graduation