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Focus on Student Learning
Grades 3-5 Annual Spring Music Performance
On Thursday evening, our 3rd-5th grade students held their annual spring music performance. Students shared their talents in singing, percussion, and xylophone and our fifth grade beginner band also performed for the first time. A big thank you to Mr. Wyatt and Ms. Kasiske for their hard work with our music students all year long! In addition, French and Spanish students each shared a song in the language they are learning -- thank you to Profe and Madame Meyer for including this in their program!
Next up, K-2 Music performance is on Friday, May 19th in the Peabody gym.
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Parent Information Center
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- 2017-2018 School Calendar
Here is the calendar for the 2017-2018 academic school year. It is worth noting that the first day of school is Wednesday, August 30th and the last day of school will be Friday, June 8th.
- Yearbook Order Form - Deadline May
It’s time to order your 2016-2017 Peabody School Yearbook. Our yearbook will display special moments to remember our wonderful school year! Please complete the Yearbook Order Form and return it with your payment, cash or check, made payable to Peabody School no later than Monday, May 8th. Also, we are always looking for pictures contributions. Please send any high resolution pictures you might have of students and school activities to Veronica Torres. Thanks!!
- Panther News
Watch this week's edition of our Panther Flash news! To access, you'll need both the link and the password.
Link: http://peabodyschool.smugmug.com/201617/Videos
Password: pantherflash
- CTP 4 Test
Students in grades 3, 5 and 7 will be taking the CTP4 test during two weeks in May. Testing for grades 3 and 5 will take place on Monday, May 22nd through Thursday, May 25th. Testing for grade 7 will take place on Monday, May 8th through Wednesday, May 10th. Please click here for more information.
- Teacher Workday 5/12 - Noon Dismissal
This is a friendly reminder that next Friday is Teacher Workday at Peabody School. Lower School will dismiss at noon and Middle School will dismiss at 12:20 pm. Thanks!
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Thank You!!
Thank you everyone for your generous donations to Teacher Appreciation Week. A special thanks goes to the PPF for organizing such an amazing week filled with thoughtful gifts, delicious foods, and lots of fun surprises! We all feel very fortunate to be part of such a wonderful community!
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This week in Middle School...
Social Justice Heroes
A 7th Grade Art Project
The seventh graders have been thinking about perception in a variety of ways this year in art. In this project they considered the different ways a person can be depicted and how that depiction affects how that person is perceived by the audience of the image. Shepard Fairey's artwork inspired how they blended simplified portraits with design elements to glorify their subjects. The subjects were social justice heroes that the students were studying in their service learning class with Mrs. Wynn. The artwork is made up of two layers. The top layer is the portrait done with permanent marker on transparent paper. The lower layer (visible through the transparent paper) was painted with watercolors. Please check out the gallery in the main hallway.
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Donor Spotlight
With a daughter who is now a high school senior (she attended Peabody grades 1-8) and a son who is currently a Peabody eighth grader, we have learned the value of a Peabody education. My daughter found her transition to high school an easy one, as she was well prepared with strong study habits, and this enabled her to consistently perform at the top of her class. Peabody has helped to create exceptional opportunities for our son, as he prepares for a move to a rigorous Boston school. The Peabody experience fosters a love of learning, active classroom participation, and an ability to self-advocate—all things not readily found in other settings.
As Peabody has made such a positive contribution to our children, we felt it important to show our support of the school. Once we understood that the school depends on the Annual Fund to supplement tuition for important purposes such as additions or improvements to classrooms and courses, technology and teacher development, we became a yearly donor. The amount we contribute varies, depending on our financial situation, but I feel confident that a gift of any size directly supports the needs of our children’s school.
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Thank you to everyone (donor roll) who has already made a gift! We are aiming for 100% participation from our families!
For more information about the Annual Fund, please contact Vaughan Clark at vaughan.clark@peabodyschool.org.
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Peabody Mosaic Project
Join us for fun mosaic creation and community. Sign up Required (Limited space so that we have a productive amount of people). This is an opportunity for students and their families to work together. This is not a drop off event. As the mosaic is getting higher we need older students, for these two dates, only students from 2nd grade and older. Children should be accompanied by adults. Bring snacks to sustain our mosaic making energy.
Saturday: May 6th
10 am - Noon
or
Sunday: May 21st
2 - 4 pm
RSVP to Chris Haske
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Chickapig Team
Peabody School participated in the first annual CAIS (Charlottesville Area Independent Schools) Chickapig Tournament last Saturday at Charlottesville Catholic School. We competed against students from other area independent schools. Although we did not come out on top, we had a fun time! Congratulations to Brady Garrett, Rudy Garrett, Mary Emma Wermter, Otis Hahn, Cooper Greenhalgh, and Neel Venkatesan for representing Peabody School!
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Scenes from around Peabody...
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