SAIS Results

We are happy to share two documents to help our community understand the results of our re-accreditation work. First, you will find a comprehensive summary that outlines the process, summarizes key findings, and provides recommendations/commendations. Second, you can review a slide presentation that solely focuses on the commendations and recommendations in each of our goal areas. We hope you find this informative and please feel free to reach out to Mr. Orlando if you have further questions.
Auction News!

The invitations to our "Peabody and the Chocolate Factory" gala should have arrived in your mailbox last week! Please let the front office know if you did not receive one.

Please RSVP to  peabodyauction@peabodyschool.org  and provide payment ($45/ticket) by Monday, Feb 5! You may drop a check to the Front Office or pay online at our new Peabody Auction website (thank you, Jen Fleisher!) at  www.peabodyauction.org .

Keep checking the site, as we will be posting descriptions of our amazing Live and Silent auction items in the next few weeks!!
Admissions News

The  Winter Admissions Open House will be Wednesday, February 13th, 2018 from 9 - 1:30 pm. Please invite prospective families to join us!

The admissions deadline for applying to  2018-19 Kindergarten is February 1, 2018. Qualified applicants with completed admissions files may be invited to visit Peabody on one of the two upcoming Kindergarten Visit Days on February 1st or February 5th. 

Contracts to returning families will be issued next week and are due back February 6th. We have several classes that have wait lists so we appreciate you being mindful of the deadline. Remaining spaces will be released to new families at that time. 
Grade 8 Legacy Bake Sale

Each year, our graduating class raises money to fund a project as gift to the school as they venture out into high school. There will be a Bake Sale next Friday, January 26th, during morning arrival by the main office to help support this year's project. Please support our graduating class by eating some yummy treats!
January Shoe Drive

Peabody will once again be a drop-off location for the Salvation Army Winter Shoe Drive. Please bring any gently used shoes you would like to donate to the drive to school and deposit into the box by the main hallway. The drive ends January 31st. Thank you for your support!
New Year's Household Item Drive

Our 7th/8th Grade Panther Corps students are collecting items for their partner organizations. Please see the flyer for organizations we are supporting. The last day to donate is January 31st!
This Week in Middle School...
  • Our students all worked so hard during our exam period! We are looking forward to diving back into the regular class schedule!

Coming Up....
  • The 8th Grade Legacy Bake Sale will be on Friday, January 26th in the hallway by the office!

  • Our swim team has a meet at the Seton School in Warrenton, Virginia.

  • On January 23rd, our boy's basketball team has a game at Field School starting at 4:30PM.

  • Our boys' and girls' basketball teams have a doubleheader on January 24th at Charlottesville Day School. The girl's game starts at 4:00. Come out and support our Panthers!

Mid Term Exams
  • The Grade 8 Math Exam will be Monday, January 22nd.
2017-2018 Annual Fund Update

Many thanks to everyone who has already donated to the Peabody Annual Fund for 2017-18! We are extremely grateful for your contributions, and appreciate your support of Peabody and our mission. Our goal is 100% participation from all faculty/staff and families! We hope you will help us get there! 

Grades 5-8 Ski Trip!
Time to go skiing! This year’s grade fifth through eighth ski trip will be on Friday, February 2nd. Please read this information about the trip. We really love to have as many chaperones as we can so that all the kids are well taken care of. This is a wonderful, community-building trip and we hope that you can join us!

See you on the slopes!
PPF News

UPCOMING PPF EVENTS
January 24th – PPF Meeting, 8:15 AM, Yay Lunch representative
January 31st – SPIRIT DAY, PANERA, 4PM-8PM
February 19th – PPF Meeting, 8:15 AM
March 9th – Game Night, 6:30 PM
March 28th – PPF Meeting, 8:15 AM
May 2nd – PPF Meeting, 5:30 PM

YAY LUNCH- Just a reminder that Christina Liva, the founder of a new, local company called Yay Lunch , will be attending Wednesday's PPF meeting to talk about their program. Yay Lunch works with local vendors, such as Mezah and Feast!, to provide healthy, locally sourced lunches for our students. The pilot will not start until early March and will not replace Peabody’s current lunch program this year. Samples will be provided!

SPIRIT DAY- Please join us at Panera on Wednesday, January 31st from 4PM-8PM. Please take this flyer or show an electronic version to the cashier when you place your order and they’ll donate a portion of the proceeds from your purchase! See you there! 
Parent Information Center

  • Check out the latest edition of the Panther Flash! Password: pantherflash

  • January 23rd at 6:30PM: French Student Exchange Information Session in French Classroom.

  • February 10 - Kid*Vention Family Science Festival from 10am to 3pm at the Key Recreation Center. Exhibitors from around the area will be on deck to provide kids ages 3-10 and their family hands-on STEM activities. This event is free and open to the public, no registration required.

  • March 8 (deadline) - the Society of Women Engineers at UVA invite you to apply to attend the Middle School Exploration held on March 18 from 11am to 4pm. The program is designed to give middle school girls a comprehensive look at engineering through hands-on demonstrations, a design activity, a speaker, lab tours, and lunch with current engineering students. Apply now.
Another great week at Peabody!