April 1, 2021

From the Head of School

Taking Learning Outdoors

Dear Families,

Signs of spring are popping up all over campus as learning moves outdoors and flowers begin to bloom. Just this morning, our Kindergartners celebrated the end of their maple sugaring unit with an outdoor pancake breakfast, while first graders tested parachutes on the recess field to learn about the principles of air resistance, push and movement. Our learning tents are going back up and spring sports kick off on Monday. We are excited to get back outside as the weather warms up!

Even as we finalize plans for the remainder of this school year, we are making plans for what school will look like in the fall. Here's what I can tell you so far. Based on how things are going, and where we expect them to be, we are planning:

• To be in-person (on campus) 5 days a week
• All students, faculty and staff will begin the year wearing masks
• After School Program will be available
• Sports will be offered in Grades 6–9
• Private music lessons will be offered during after-school hours
• Transportation by bus will be offered from New Haven, the Shoreline (Branford, Guilford, Madison), Woodbridge and Milford/Fairfield

We are also working to update the Foote Community Compact for the remainder of this year, based on new guidance from the state around children participating in sports and other activities. Look for that in the coming days.

As always, thank you for your partnership and please don't hesitate to reach out with anything that is on your mind.

Best,

Aléwa Cooper
Head of School

Parent Reminder

No School Tomorrow

As a reminder, there will be no school / remote learning tomorrow, Friday, April 2 in observance of Good Friday. Enjoy the long weekend.

Parent Reminder

Sign up for Foote Summer Camp

Join us for Foote Summer Adventures camp!

Four weeks of camp:

June 14-18 & 21-25
August 9-13 & 16-20

Click here for more information and click below to register your child(ren).

Questions? Contact Dawn Walsh, Summer Program Director, at dwalsh@footeschool.org.

Horizons at Foote

From Seeing to Saying: A Conversation About Race

Wednesday, April 7

7-8 p.m.

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Join Horizons at Foote for an evening with acclaimed authors and friends Claudia Rankine and Sarah Blake (Foote Class of 1975) moderated by Roxanne Coady of R.J. Julia Booksellers. Tickets are $100 and all proceeds will benefit Horizons at Foote!

Tickets are selling fast! Purchase yours before April 5. You don't want to miss out on this event!

Parent Meeting

Families for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Thursday, April 8

4 p.m.

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This meeting's agenda will include a look at which towns our families come from and a chat with Head Librarian Jennifer Freidman.

Families for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a space where parents/guardians can share personal experiences and strategies for raising children in a multicultural world. Participants work in partnership with the Foote administration sharing feedback and input as it relates to diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome any parents or caregivers of the Foote community.

Podcast

An Interview with Julian Schlusberg

Julian Schlusberg, Foote's longtime drama director, will retire in June. On this episode the Foote School Podcast, Julian discusses how he fell in love with drama, his path to becoming educator, his approach to teaching adolescents and how he's adapted the drama curriculum to COVID-19.

Video

A Video Greeting from China

In celebration of Chinese New Year in February, Foote students and faculty recorded a video greeting to share with our friends at Yali, Foote's sister school in China. This week Yali responded with their own video of well wishes, songs and performances. Both videos can be viewed at the links below.

Upcoming Events

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