The Foote School 
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February 16, 2017
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Donate Travel-Size Toiletries to Benefit the Homeless    

 
The seventh grade is sponsoring a school-wide toiletries drive to benefit homeless individuals and families through Liberty Community Services.

Students are asked to bring in travel-size toothpaste, soap, shampoo and other personal care products by Feb. 22. Click the flyer below for more info.

 
 
AllSchoolNewsALL SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION
Summer Program Registration is Open 

 
It's time to sign up for Foote's Summer Program. This year we're offering Early and Late Adventures in June and August (for children ages 5 and up), and Foote's renowned Summer Theater Program (for students entering Grade 7 and up).

The Foote Summer Program is open to everyone, so tell your friends!

Click here to download the brochure and registration form.

Questions? Contact Summer Program Director Dawn Walsh at dwalsh@footeschool.org.
  
9th Grade Play: Tickets on Sale         

 
Tickets for the ninth grade play, Inherit the Wind, are on sale at the front desk. All seats are $12.

Performance dates are:
  • Tuesday, Feb. 28
  • Wednesday, March 1
  • Thursday, March 2
  • Friday, March 3
All performances begin at 7:00 p.m.

  
Movie Event for 3rd-9th Graders - March 3   


Foote's Environmental Action Group (EAG) is hosting a movie event for all students in grades 3 through 9.

Friday, March 3 at 2:20 p.m. 
Twichell Room 
Pick up at 4:00 p.m.

Disneynature's
Earth is an epic story of adventure starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive. Rated G. Click the still frame to watch the trailer.

Admission is FREE! Centennial water bottles ($5) and snacks (50 cents - $1) will be available purchase, so we recommend bringing a few dollars.

Students are invited to gather as a community to learn more about nature and planet Earth, and support EAG projects and initiatives.
 
Spring Assembly - March 10        

 
The Spring Assembly will take place on Friday, March 10 at 11:00 a.m. in the Hosley Gym. We want to remind parents that musical performances are an important part of the curriculum and support our school community.

Grades and groups performing:
 
Kindergarten 
2nd Grade 
4th Grade 
5th Grade 
7th Grade 
8th Grade Handbells 
8th Grade Steel Pans 
Chorus
Orchestra 
  
    LSNewsLOWER SCHOOL NEWS
4th Grade Parent Meeting - March 2 


Grade 4 Parent Meeting
Join Head of Lower School Beth Mello to discuss the fourth grade experience, including puberty, study skills and other new elements of the program.

Thursday, March 2
8:15 a.m. in the Twichell Room

RSVP to Erika Villa at evilla@footeschool.org.

Collecting 'Valentines' for the Homeless    

Margy Lamere's first graders counting the gift cards
 
As of last count, the Lower School had collected more than 300 gift cards to Subway and Dunkin' Donuts for homeless guests at Columbus House shelters! The Valentine's Day collection drive has been a tradition in Margy Lamere and Hilary Pearson's classrooms for years, and this year was expanded to the entire Lower School. The gift cards are important because they allow homeless individuals to get a warm drink or bite to eat inside during the cold winter months. Thanks to all Lower School families for supporting this important service-learning project!  

   MSNewsMIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
TONIGHT: 8th Grade D.C. Trip Meeting   


Washington, D.C. Trip Planning Meeting
For eighth grade students and their parents

Thursday, February 16
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Twichell Room 

 PTCNewsPTC NEWS
Get Ready for the Annual Fundraising Auction 


The annual fundraising auction will take place on Saturday, April 8, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. This year's theme is Cirque de Foote. The evening will feature live and silent auctions, food and drinks, dancing and a DJ, and circus performers!

The PTC still needs parents to volunteer, sponsor the event and donate items to the auction. Click here to download the contribution, donor and advertising forms.

If you are interested in being involved, email Auction co-chairs Amy Sudmyer, Melissa Castleman and Janice Dreier at ptcauction@footeschool.org.

  
Book Swap Begins Feb. 27 

   
THE BOOK SWAP will take place Feb. 27 through March 3 in the Sturley Room (below the library). Parent volunteers are needed to collect and sort books and "sell" them back to students for chits. No prior experience necessary. Click here to sign up.


  
Family Ice Skating Social - Feb. 26  


   
The PTC is looking for parents to make items for a bake sale as part of the event. Click here to sign up to bake something.

Click here for directions to Northford Ice Pavilion. 



DayInLifeA DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE
Close-Up:
Why Make Lemonade When You Can
Make a Float?


A beaming Kindergartner approached Angela Giannella at the beginning of French class today, proudly handing the teacher three clementines. "Oh, merci!" Madame exclaimed. "These can be the first ones to hang on the float." After leading the class out into the hallway, Angela helped the student attach the fruit to a wood-and-wire replica of the Eiffel Tower.

If the significance of this activity is unclear to you, don't worry; the Lower School French students can explain. There is a holiday underway in the South of France, and Foote School is doing its part to join the celebration. Last Saturday, while the good people of New Haven were shoveling out from last week's snowstorm, the 84th annual Fête du Citron began on the French Riviera, when floats and statues made from citrus fruits are paraded through town as part of a three-week celebration.

In addition to the cultural knowledge they gain, the project about the Fête provides an ideal opportunity for children to reinforce the names of colors and fruits. "It's not vertttt," says one student, explaining the pronunciation of the French word for green. "It's verrrr."

      
 
DatesDates to Remember

Feb. 26 - Foote on Ice - Family Skating Social, 5-7 p.m., Northford Ice Pavillion

Feb. 27-March 3 - Book Swap

Feb. 28-March 3 - 9th Grade Play: Inherit the Wind

March 10 - Spring Assembly, 11:00 a.m., All-School Dismissal at 12:30 p.m.

March 13 - 24 - Spring Vacation. NO SCHOOL. Vacation Program Available.

April 8 - Cirque de Foote: Annual Fundraising Auction (rescheduled from April 22)