Parent Teacher Conferences Next Week

We are looking forward to Parent-Teacher Conferences on October 29th and 30th. Sign-ups will close this Sunday evening so please make sure to finalize your plans this weekend.

Early next week, you should receive an email update that includes a Google Meet link for the conference. You will be admitted to your conference by the teacher at your prescribed time. Please try to login to the conference at your scheduled time so each teacher can keep to their tight schedule!

To cancel an appointment slot you've already booked, leave the sign-up page and delete the event from your own calendar.

Thank you!
Updated Guidance from the CDC

This week, the CDC released a new definition of a close contact of a person infected with COVID-19. You can read the definition here. 

The prior definition defined a close contact as being within six feet of an infected person for 15 consecutive minutes. Now, the definition is being in close contact within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. Here is a helpful NPR story that explains the genesis of the changes. 

Nurse Tara and Mr. Orlando attended a Health Department meeting yesterday to get clarification on the changes and how this affects us, if at all. Since our protocols already involve shutting down teams and "podding", there are no changes required. The new definition really supports/affirms the position we have taken as a school from the start. This will create more work for the TJHD for contact tracing since the pool of close contacts will expand.

Again, this supports our class/team model and as we continue to have in-person school, it is critical that we keep vigilant. It is important to understand this new definition as activities that you participate in outside of school may more easily identify you or your children as close contacts.
School Portrait Update

Hooray! Your school portraits are in your inbox today! Please look for an email from Susan Parmar that contains a link to your photos and instructions for ordering. 
If you have any questions, please contact susan@susanparmar.com
New Lunch/Recess Volunteer Sign-Up
 
Thank you to all of our parents who have volunteered to help supervise Lunch/Recess. Our teachers are so appreciative! We have updated the sign-up calendar and would welcome the continued support of our teachers!

See the sign-ups HERE!
Order School Lunches
 
We’re excited to partner with Yay Lunch to provide parents with an easy way to provide safe school lunches. Each day features a different area restaurant with a menu that changes seasonally. Lunches start at $4.99 and are complete healthy meals with allergen-friendly and portion size options. Open to all parents. You must create an account on yaylunch.com. Orders must be placed every Saturday at midnight before the desired delivery date. 
 
Fall Admissions Tour Days

While we are not holding our traditional admissions Fall Open House this fall, we are offering Fall Tour Days, starting in October, where we can tour prospective families when school is not in session. If you have friends or work colleagues who have expressed an interest in Peabody for their children, please feel free to share the newsletter and our Fall Tour Days flyer HERE.
Vote for Peabody in the Charlottesville Family Awards! Last day is Today!


The Annual Family Favorites Survey is live from September 15–October 23. On page 6 of the survey, you have the opportunity to vote for Peabody in the following categories:
  • Best Preschool
  • Best Private School - Elementary
  • Best Private School - Middle
  • Best Preschool Teacher
  • Best Elementary School Teacher
  • Best Middle School Teacher

Charlottesville Family will share the public's winning choices in the November/December issue of CharlottesvilleFamily's Bloom and the annual Ultimate Go-To Guide. Thank you for sharing your support of Peabody School!

Parent Information Center


  • Thank You for helping our teachers with lunch and recess coverage. See the sign-ups HERE!


  • Virginia also launched a new application called COVIDWISE. It is the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) COVID-19 exposure notification app to facilitate contact tracing in response to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.




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