The Foote School 
E-News
April 27, 2017
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Reminder:
No School Tomorrow
Friday, April 28


 
As a reminder, Foote School is closed tomorrow, Friday, April 28 for a professional development day for the faculty and staff. There is no Vacation Program.

AllSchoolNewsALL SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION


Blood Drive Today - 12:15 - 5:15 p.m.


 
As part of Service Learning Day today, Foote is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive for adults 17 and older until 5:15 p.m. in the Hosley Gym.
 

  LSNewsLOWER SCHOOL NEWS


Placement Decisions for Next Year



For parents of Grades K-4:

In the coming month, we will begin making sections, or classes, for the 2017-2018 school year. If you have information about your child that you think will support us in our efforts to create these sections, please contact Head of Lower School Beth Mello directly (203-777-3464, bmello@footeschool.org). While we are not able to meet every specific request or insight, we can certainly use the information you provide to inform our process.

If you'd like to meet with Beth Mello, please schedule an appointment through Erika Villa (evilla@footeschool.org).
 

 MSNewsMIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS


Rising 9th Grade Parent Meeting - May 15



Parent Meeting for Rising 9th Grade Families
Monday, May 15    
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Perrine Library

To preview the many rewarding challenges of the ninth grade year. RSVP to Erika Villa at evilla@footeschool.org.


   PTCNewsPTC NEWS


Help Support the Faculty Appreciation Breakfast



The Faculty Appreciation Breakfast is Thursday, 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 15 or Tuesday, May 16, 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 Thursday. 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.


 
 

May 3
PTC/FSA Annual Meeting



Parent Teacher Council/Foote School Association
Annual Meeting
Wednesday, May 3
3:15 p.m., Sturley Room

To elect new members of the Foote School Board of Directors, gather with the Board and find out more about what they do.


DayInLifeA DAY IN THE LIFE OF FOOTE


Close-Up:
Teaching and Learning, Across Generations




Today is Service Learning Day at Foote, when the entire school is participating in more than 40 separate community-service projects around greater New Haven (look for photos in next week's E-News). Service learning has been a part of the Foote experience for years and takes many forms. A new project this year is the fourth grade's partnership with the Whitney Center. Every three weeks or so, fourth graders spend part of a morning visiting with elderly residents at the retirement facility and sharing projects such as "Getting to Know You BINGO" and poetry writing.

On Tuesday, fourth graders visited their Whitney Center buddies to create "affirmation rocks" -- they cut out words and letters from magazines to make positive affirmations, which they pasted artfully onto stones. These sharing activities are really a vehicle for the larger purpose of the initiative, says fourth grade teacher John Climie. "It's really about socializing with another age group and developing interpersonal skills."

Whitney Center resident Sandy Schreiber says the experience has been enriching for him and his fourth grade friends alike. "They learn that senior citizens are people--we're not senile, we're with it," Sandy says. "They can also learn that we're not scary. Kids don't always have a chance to talk to older people who are not their family, and this gives them an opportunity." 
 
    


Foote Students Shine at COLT Poetry Contest



 
On Tuesday, 23 Foote students competed in the CT COLT poetry recitation contest at Bristol Central High School. They recited poems in Chinese, French, Latin, Spanish and Russian as language scholars and as heritage speakers. Three students won two medals for reciting in two different categories. "The results were staggering and we are so proud of all the kids!," says Modern Language Chair Hayden Holt. Here is the list of all the students who made it to the state competition as well as medal winners. 
 
Chinese
Malachai York - Gold 
Isabella Mandell - Silver
Yanzhe Chai - Gold, Heritage 
Jasmine Xi - Silver, Heritage 
Esther Zhao - Bronze, Heritage 
 
French
Christopher Mudry - Bronze 
Ella Peterson - Gold 
Hilal Zoberi 
Camille Gipson - Silver, Heritage 
 
Latin
Yanzhe Cai - Gold 
Nelly Polak - Bronze 
Fiona Jennings - Silver 
Adin Jennings - Silver 
 
Russian
Amara Greenshpun - Gold, Heritage
 
Spanish
Emmanuel Candelo-Diaz - Heritage
Daniel Farricielli 
Amara Greenshpun - Gold 
Michele Grutzendler - Heritage
Colleena Healy - Bronze 
Isabella Mandell - Bronze, Heritage
Paula Santoro - Gold, Heritage
Alex Long - Bronze 
Macarena Villanueva - Gold, Heritage

Congratulations to all! 

DatesDates to Remember


April 28 - Faculty Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL
(No Vacation Program)

May 3 - PTC/FSA Annual Meeting - 3:15 p.m. in the Sturley Room

May 10 - Field Day (rain date: May 11)

May 26 - May Day - All-school dismissal at 12:30 p.m., No After School Program