COMMUNICATION AND PARTNERSHIP

Active parent-school communication at Foote is fostered in a variety of ways. This section of the web site includes links to upcoming school events and a variety of useful informtion. It is updated regularly.

KEEP CONNECTED an overview of school/parent communications.

LOOMIS PLACE DROP OFF/PICK UP PROTOCOLS

PARENTS E-NEWS ARCHIVE
2007-2008
click here

BE INVOLVED in the Parent Teacher Council. The PTC, through its many committees, serves as room parents, host families, library volunteers, helping with vision and hearing screenings and more. The PTC also sponsors social activities that bring families together. (Note links at right.)


END OF YEAR – MIDDLE SCHOOL

The following information from head of Middle School John Cunningham includes the bus schedule below and links to grade-specific schedules. This will be useful as you plan the last days of school. Please review it carefully.

We wish all of our students a productive end to the school year. Please contact your student’s advisor or me if you have any questions.

Bus Schedule – June 4-6 & 9-11

Wed. 06/04
& Thurs. 06/05      
12:30  – New Haven & Shoreline
                                 3:00 – New Haven, Shoreline &
                                 Woodbridge

Fri., June 6            12:30 – New Haven, Shoreline &                                Woodbridge/ NO 3 p.m. buses

Mon, June 9         12:30 – New Haven, Shoreline &                               Woodbridge/NO 3 p.m. buses

Tues., June 10      Buses start pick-up at 9:30 a.m./                                Dismissal & buses at 12:45 p.m.
                              
(New Haven, Shoreline &                                Woodbridge)

Wed., June 11       Buses start pick-up at 9:30 a.m./                                Dismissal & buses at 12:45 p.m.
                             
 (New Haven, Shoreline &                                Woodbridge)

Final Days of School – June 2008
Click on the grade to get the schedule:

Grade 6            Grade 8
Grade 7            Grade 9

If you are planning to have your child go to a friend’s house after dismissal, please send a signed note to your child’s advisor that informs the school that you have given your permission.

Please make sure all textbooks, library books, and sport uniforms have been returned during the final days of school. Thank you and have a great summer!

posted 5/17/08


Head of School Search Update
The School Profile that our Head Search Consultant, Brigham Hill, is using as they begin to find candidates for Foote is now posted on their site. Click here to view.

Linc Eldrege and Jessica Cockrell, who visited Foote in January, were greatly impressed with the school and were committed to imbuing the profile with the positive atmosphere that they felt on campus. Again, we ask that if you are aware of any potential candidates, you e-mail Linc directly to with their names.

And don’t hesitate to contact either of us if you have any concerns or questions.

Lisa Gray and Gordon Armour
Co-chairs, Search Committee

posted 4/3/08



Cars on Loomis Place: Promote Safety, Prevent Gridlock

To families and designated drivers:

Safety is our top priority! The school has two full-time security guards who monitor pedestrian and vehicular traffic at arrival and dismissal times. In addition, Mr. Farley is the crossing guard at the corner of Highland St. and Loomis Place.  Please respect their efforts to direct traffic and keep things safe and observe thefollowing rules:

  • Enter Loomis Place from Highland Street at all times.
  • Leave or pick up children on the school side of the street only
  • Exit onto Canner Street.
  • Double parking and U-turns areprohibited.
  • Students may be dropped off at the circle in the faculty lot on Canner Street.  Please do not park in this lot or in the circle.
  • When walking your child through the Canner Street lot, please use the sidewalk on the eastern side of the parking lot.

Help Us Be Good Neighbors

When parking on Loomis Place, use the school side of the street, and be mindful of driveways and street signs.  Please help us be good neighbors when parking on Loomis Place, and be especially mindful for weekend and evening events. (One neighbor is wheelchair bound; some have no driveways; others must park at least one car on the street.) Final note: The residential side of the street requires a sticker; parking there may result in a ticke or towing.


 

Foote Kids On-line

A meeting for parents and teachers of students in grades 6-9 brought a number of paents to campus on Monday, April 21.

Those in attendance learned more about children’s use of the internet and social networking — and how to guide them to use the internet productively and safely. Social networking via the internet was not a part of our own teen experience, but it’s a topic of great interest and concern to today’s students.

Doug Fodeman and Marje Monroe of Children Online led a two-hour workshop designed to help parents understand and cope with the many issues affecting children online.

Both Marje and Doug have worked with many schools for the past 10 years helping teachers, administrators, parents and children work through these issues. They have also conducted surveys and collected data on the behavior of children and teens on-line for several years. Learn more about them at www.children-online.org


 

MATH  NIGHT   – Thursday, April 17

for third grade students and their parents

Aa presentation about the essential components of primary school math by Heather Zetterberg, Math Specialist, followed by parents joining their children in their thrid grade classess for an introduction to math activities, games and websites.

Questions? Please e-mail Heather Zetterberg or talk with your child’s third grade teacher.


Photo Galleries:

Field Day

Medieval Festival

3rd Grade Math Night

Kindergarten Multicultural Family Potluch

9th Grade's China Trip

Winter Sports:
Girls Varsity Basketball, Boys Varsity Basketball, Swim Team

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Pygmalion

Seventh Grade Early America Day
Third Grade Early America Day

Young Alums Day

Fall Sports:
Girls Soccer, Field Hockey, Boys Varisty Soccer, Boys JV Soccer

Halloween Parade & Fair

Grandparents Day

Yali Middle School Visit to Foote

Cook & Care Walk-A-Thon

Fall Family Picnic



SECONDARY SCHOOL PLANNING GUIDE

Lots of good information as well as links to testing sites, secondary schools, and more.



KEEP CONNECTED

A Parents Newsletter is published three times a year by the Alumnae/i and Development Office and mailed to all parents.

Be sure you get parent E-News. These are sent out regularly in between the mailed newsletters. If you are not on the school e-mail list and would like to be added, contact Director of Communications Charlotte Murphy. Click here for the parents e-news archive.

Plan ahead with the 2007-2008 School Year Calendar. The on-line version is always the most up-to-date.

Week-at-a-Glance (referred to as the weekly calendar) is sent home with students and posted on-line. The on-line version is updated regularly.

Need copies of the contract for the After School Program? The Vacation Program? Almost all school forms are on-line for your convenience. Download a copy Check the News and Scrapbook pages for the latest school updates.

Parent Teacher Communication In addition toregularly scheduled parent conferences, teachers encourage parents of their students to contact them with any questions or concerns. The Lower and Middle School Heads are available to handle parental concerns after the teacher or advisor has been consulted. 


FYI: School Cancellations & Delayed Openings

Parents will get automated call via our TeleFoote System. Information will also be posted here and on the hompage, and a message will be placed on the school telephone answering system.
Note: In general, Foote School follows the New Haven Public Schools. With rare exceptions, if New Haven cancels, Foote will cancel, and if New Haven has delayed opening, so will Foote.


The school sponsors educational meetings for parents and combined Foote School Association/PTC meetings are held twice during each academic year.


SCHOOL ABSENCES POLICY

It is very important to follow school policy regarding student absences for any reason, e.g. illness, appointments, arriving late or leaving early.

* Call the school as soon as you know your child will not be attending or will be late that day.

* Before or after school hours, please leave a message in our voice mail (general mailbox 100) with your name, the child's name, the teacher, the reason for the absence or the late arrival (and if known, an approximate time of arrival) and the date.

* For safety reasons, it is most important that the office know of all absences by 8:35 a.m.

* Late arrivals should check in at the front office and with the homeroom teacher.


E-News Archive

May 13, 2008

May 2, 2008

April 23, 2008

April 18, 2008

April 9, 2008

April 2, 2008

March 28, 2008

March 6, 2008

February 28, 2008

February 14, 2008


January 31, 2008

January 16, 2008

January 9, 2007

January 2, 2008

December 12, 2007

December 7, 2007

December 3, 2007


Novmeber 20, 2007

October 30, 2007

October 18, 2007

September 28, 2007

September 21, 2007


 




LINKS

END-OF-YEAR SCHEDULES –
MIDDLE SCHOOL


HEAD OF SCHOOL SEARCH UPDATE

PTC/FSA ANNUAL MEETING – May 14
Click here for details and slates of Board and PTC nominees.


UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS

WEEK AT A GLANCE

The most up-to-date version of the weekly Foote School calendar

PARENT E-NEWS ARCHIVES


AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

VACATION PROGRAMS

SCHOOL ABSENCES POLICY

SUPPORTING FOOTE
Frequently asked questions about Foote's Annual Fund and other giving programs.


PTC INFORMATION

PTC OFFICERS AND REPRESENTATIVES
A listing of the current Co-Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer and Parent Representatives.

PTC COMMITTEES
The many opportunties to get involved

PTC MEETING SCHEDULE

All upcoming PTC meetings

PTC FAQs

Answers to frequently asked questions about the Parent Teacher Council.



FOOTE SCHOOL PODCASTS

Listen to:
• a performance by the handbells group
•  Kindergarten class singing "We Shall Overcome"
• MAG singing "Jump Jim Joe"

 


 


The Foote School | 50 Loomis Place | New Haven CT 06511
Tel: 203-777-3464 | Fax: 203-777-2809