IN THIS ISSUE OF E-NEWS

December 7, 2007

Winter Assembly

Family Movie Outing

Holiday Shopping

Winter is On the Way: School Cancellations and Early Closings


Winter Assembly ...
... is on Friday, Dec. 14 at 11:30 in the Hosley Gym.

The MAG will be singing three songs and the sixth grade will also sing at the Assembly. Both the eighth and ninth grade handbell groups will perform as will the eighth and ninth grade guitar ensembles, the ninth grade drummers, and the jazz rock band.

Patty Chamberlain and John Cunningham encourage parents of performers to attend and stress that all parents are welcome. It's a great way to get in the holiday spirit! And please make sure your child dresses apropriately – no jeans, sweat pants, or t-shirts or sweatshirts.

Fourth Annual Movie Outing to Follow Winter Assembly

Kick off Winter Break at Foote's fourth annual movie outing next Friday! The movie of choice is the PG-rated "Alvin and the Chipmunks" on its opening day, Dec. 14 at a nearby theater.

First, the PTC will sell pizza and drinks in the gym immediately following the Winter Assembly. Then, everyone will head to the theater. As usual, the film’s distributor won’t disclose the exact movie time and location until the week of the opening. Specifics will be publicized as soon as they are available.

Meanwhile, please leave your ticket order by Wednesday, Dec. 12, with a check or exact cash in the "movie box" at the front desk in the Main Office. Tickets cost $6.75 each.

At the movie outing, all children must be accompanied by an adult. If you can’t attend, please arrange for another adult to be responsible for your child.

Do Your Holiday Shopping Before & After Winter Assembly
– Buy Books, Games, and Holiday Note Cards

Limited numbers of Caroline Kennedy's A Family Christmas, cookbooks by Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, and Mollie Katsen, and David Halberstam’s last book, The Coldest Winter will be sold next Friday in the gym lobby before and after the Assembly – all for just $20 each. There is also a handful of note cards featuring art by Foote students, and the game "Jumpin' Java" created by Donald Green, father of two Foote alums.        

Small Denomination Stop & Shop Cards for Gift Giving

To make holiday shopping easier, Stop & Shop cards in $50 denominations will be available next Friday. People have asked for the $50 cards so they can be given as gifts. They, along with $100 cards, will be sold in the gym lobby before and after the Winter Assembly on Dec. 14. Questions? E-mail Christina Herrick or call her at at 453-5224. 

Cookbook Recipes Still Welcome

The deadline has been extended to Jan. 3 for submitting recipes for the upcoming Foote Cookbook. So far, more than 100 recipes have been received.  They range from food made by teachers in Foote classrooms to kids concoctions and favorite family treats. To share your foolproof recipes online, go to the Cookbook webpage. You can also drop them off in the pocket of the PTC Bulletin Board in the main building, or mail to PTC, Foote School, 50 Loomis place, New Haven, CT 06511.

School Closings, Delays, and Early Dismissals

It’s New England and the odds are good that we’ll have some winter delays or cancellations due to weather. How to know:

• Website – We will post a notice on the homepage of the Foote School website.

• Foote Answering Machine  – We will have a recorded message at 777-3464.

• TV and Radio – WTNH (Channel 8) WFSB (Channel 3) and WVIT (Channel 4); WELI (960 AM)

• TeleFoote – Parents will receive an automated telephone message from Info Exchange, the Fort Myers, FL company that we've contracted with for the past few years. Calls regarding a school cancellation or delayed opening are placed in the early morning to home telephones. Please notify the school of any changes in telephone numbers.


Week at a Glance Online

The on-line version of Week at a Glance is published after the school day each Thursday, the same day the hard copy is sent home. (It includes Friday through the end of the next week.) It is located under "Calendars" on the home page, where you'll also find the most up-to-date School Year Calendar, sports schedules and forms to download. Click here for a direct link to Week at a Glance.

E-News Archive
Want to check something in a previous E-News? There are links to the archived news on the Parents Page, the PTC Page, and Week at a Glance (look in the grey box on the right in all three places) on the Foote website. Click here for a direct link.


 


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