Enrollment Contracts 2022-23 Due Next Wednesday!
Your child’s Enrollment Agreement for the 2022-23 school year and all re-enrollment forms are now available in the parent portal. We look forward to continued success together!
Your Enrollment Agreement and Enrollment Fee are due no later than 4 pm on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, in order to hold your child’s space for the 2022-23 academic year. The deadline for re-enrollment is firm. There are already substantial waiting lists in many classes, and places will be offered to waiting families after 4 p.m. on February 9. If you wish, please follow this link to pay the Enrollment Fee digitally.
Thank you for your continued trust in us to provide a dynamic educational experience for your children. We understand the tremendous responsibility we have to our students, and we value the ongoing partnership we have with you!
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El Extraño En La Clase De Español: Parte 1
En las clases de Profe Wright, todos siempre hablan Español. Y se divierten en el proceso. While it is certainly more challenging to not only understand when the teacher speaks only in another language but then to only communicate oneself in that less familiar language, once the practice is established as the expectation in a classroom, a learning culture of effort, intellectual risk-taking, and growth takes root. Eavesdropping on one of Profe’s middle school Spanish class, one is treated to a delightful milieu of stumbling, laughter, “ums,” encouragement, malapropisms, Spanglish neologisms, and especially, new and empowering successes communicating in another language. “Chicos, ahora por favor, discuten con sus grupos las cosas que Ustedes hicieron durante el fin de semana,” Profe Wright instructs. “Ummm, yo fue, wait…yo fui al mercado para buyir [“Comprar!” Profe interjects, somehow hearing this learning opportunity from among six different simultaneous conversations]..oh yeah, para comprar la comida.” But then suddenly on this last Tuesday these mutually supportive and concurrent conversations stopped, as a masked and otherwise very sartorial stranger slipped surprisingly into the room. “Whoaaaa, who is that?” one student asked. “Ahhh, si, quien es?” Profe playfully prods. The phantom of their opera tiptoes to the front of the room, as if everyone’s attention weren’t fixed entirely on him. Or was it her?
“Que hace el ladron?” Profe asked with feigned suspense. The students are riveted, perplexed, and very inquisitive. What happened next? Stay tuned next week for the satisfying conclusion to "El Estrano en La Clase de Espanol"
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Strategic Planning Survey
We are so thankful for our parents who joined us last week for our strategic planning focus group! For those of you who could not attend, we would still love to hear from you!
Please see the survey below if you wish to participate. The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes. The survey will close on February 11 at the end of the day.
Thanks for considering!
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Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Planning
We love our Peabody teachers and staff and we are excited to celebrate them this year! Mark your calendars - Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week will be May 2-6. This is one of the best weeks of the year and one that allows us to focus on all of the wonderful teachers and staff members that make Peabody an amazing place for our children. We will be having a virtual planning kick-off meeting on Wednesday, 02/16/22 @ 6PM. If you are interested in getting involved and being a part of the event planning committee, please reach out to Marianne Kish ([email protected]).
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Lunar New Year!
We are grateful to the many families in our community who came together to decorate our front entrance and create a beautiful display to share many of the traditions and customs of this special holiday. Happy new year to all those who celebrate!
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Charlottesville High School Information Session
On Thursday, February 10th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm, CHS will be hosting a course registration information session for rising 9th graders and prospective students and families to help you learn more about Charlottesville High School course offerings and electives for the 2022-23 school year.
Families must register for the event through the Zoom registration link listed below in order to attend. Once registering through Zoom you will receive the link to join on February 10th. Please see the attached flyer in addition to previewing the presentations and videos linked below. We look forward to seeing you on February 10th at 5:30 pm.
Join Zoom Meeting Registration for 2/10 Curriculum Fair
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Renaissance High School Open House
Renaissance School is holding its virtual Winter Open House on Monday, February 14. Details and registration are here.
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Peabody Panthers Basketball... Back on the Court!
We were excited to see our girls' and boys' basketball teams back on the court after a two-year absence!
Go Panthers!
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Join Us for Peabody Partners in Action!
Peabody Partners Schedule
2/5 Hiking Club, 10:00AM-noon: Peabody’s new Hiking Club, led by Peabody parent and environmental scientist Nicola McGoff, will have their first outing on January 29th February 5th. An enterprise for fairly hardy hikers, the first hike will circumnavigate the 7-mile perimeter of the Ragged Mountain Reservoir. The group will meet in the upper Ragged Mountain parking lot at 10:00 AM, and expects to complete the hike in about two hours. There is no age limit to participate, but any prospective participant under 8 years old should probably have hiking experience. If you plan to join, please RSVP to Nicola at [email protected] by 9:00 AM on February 4th. In case you’re interested but already booked on the 5th, the group does plan to hit the trails every last Saturday morning of each month: February 26th, March 26th, April 30th, and May 21st (due to the Memorial Day holiday).
2/5 Rivanna River Clean-up, 3:00-5:00 PM: Interested Partners will meet at Rivanna River Company at 3:00 PM Saturday to clean up the riverbanks and enjoy some hot apple cider together afterward. Please BRING YOUR OWN DRINKING VESSELS if you’ll want to share some cider, and a pair of work gloves if you them. RSVP to Eric if you plan to join us.
2/17 TBD
2/25 Music Together: An Evening With Charles Owens & Friends @ The Front Porch, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Anyone who might be interested in volunteering as ushers or helpers (and enjoying the show for free) can email Eric and he’ll connect you to the right person at TFP.
2/26 Hiking Club: Location TBA
3/5: River Clean-up and invasive plant removal. Partners will meet at Rivanna River Company at 3:00 PM Saturday to clear invasive plants, clear litter, and enjoy some refreshments together afterward. Please BRING YOUR OWN DRINKING VESSELS
3/26: Hiking Club (location TBA) and Music Together: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dori Freeman @ The Front Porch
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Piedmont Prairie Restoration Project
Did you know that the PPRP is trying to restore the native Piedmont prairies one at a time? We would love to share our first student-produced video’s premier! It will live stream automatically at 9 am on Saturday. J oin us and use the live chat to ask questions! Please remember to like and subscribe as this really helps us spread the word!
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Annual Fund
It is not too late to participate in the Annual Fund! Your participation in the Peabody Annual Fund provides essential operating support to Peabody. Income from tuition does not cover all of our operating expenses. The generosity of our community supports almost everything that keeps Peabody running, from salaries and classroom technology to arts and supplies. Lastly, the Fund supports financial aid as we ensure that any student can share in the Peabody experience. We hope that you will support Peabody in this area and that you will keep in mind that your Annual Fund gift, of any size, really matters to the school. Let's all MAKE AN IMPACT!
Thank you in advance for your consideration of a gift to Peabody School for the 2021-22 year and for being such strong supporters of our wonderful school! Please remember to keep us in your plans for the end of tax year giving.
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Sustainability Blip of the Week: SPECIAL EDITION- Plastic and Recycling Awareness!
What is this week’s special edition?
Recently in Peabody, we have had to refocus our attention on recycling and composting awareness as many people have begun to put less effort or even not know what to compost and what to recycle and what to put in the trash. This week, we want to inform you about what to compost, what to recycle, and what can’t go in either.
Recycling: What is Recyclable?
Plastic numbers 1-2 (Check in with teachers if unsure)
1: polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) which is commonly used for single-use beverage bottles
2: high-density polyethylene (HDPE) which is commonly used in containers, such as milk jugs, juice boxes, and some trash and shopping bags
These aren’t recycled at Peabody, but just so you know!
3: polyvinyl chloride (PVC), not going to be commonly used or seen at Peabody but can make up shampoo bottles, window frames, wire jacketing, and cooking oil bottles
4: low-density polyethylene (LDPE), mostly used in shopping bags, dry cleanings, and bottles
5: polypropylene (PP), can be found in yogurt containers, syrup and medicine bottles, bottle caps, straws
6: polystyrene (PS), which can be used to make disposable plates and cups, egg cartons, carry-out containers
7: Miscellaneous, not all of these can be recycled here at Peabody so check in with your teacher, can be found in three- and five-gallon water bottles, sunglasses, signs and displays, certain food containers, nylon
Plastic containers (mostly with necks)
Office Paper (White paper)
Newspapers and Magazines
Cardboard (flattened)
Most boxes as long as they are CLEAN (pizza, cereal, and juice)
Glass bottles and jars, cans made of tin or steel, aluminum foil
Empty aerosol cans
Here is a helpful and really informative link to The Climate Collaborative’s blog with specific information for Charlottesville and Albemarle residents about what to recycle.
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Composting: What is Compostable and What Isn’t?
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5th and 6th Grade Human Development Parent Information Night
We are pleased to announce that we will be increasing our human development and sexuality education programming at Peabody this year. Facilitated by School Counselor Ann Tolley Jones, the human development course will take place during the scheduled Health & Wellness sessions in grades five through eight. Our pedagogical approach will be research-based and provide developmentally appropriate, comprehensive sexual health information to Peabody students.
For 5th & 6th Grade Parents
Information Session with Ann Tolley Jones & Rob Orlando will be on February 7th from 5:30-6:30 using the link below .
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5K in February!
Calling all Peabody Middle School runners (and families of runners) - Bring your warmest layers and join Ms. Harper on Saturday, February 12th for the 'Freeze Your Socks Off' Fun Run / Walk at Darden Towe Park. This race, sponsored by the Charlottesville Track Club, will benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Charlottesville. Event details and registration can be found HERE. If you would like for your child (or family) to participate, please register for the event and email Ms. Harper at [email protected] - to let her know that you're signed up. She will meet runners before the start of the race and run with the group. Feel free to email Ms. Harper with any other questions.
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Parent Information Center
- If your student has received a booster vaccine, please contact Nurse Tara so we can update our records. Thank you!
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Parent & Educator conference on February 3rd-5th, 2022. The Gift-a-Palooza is a 3-day online event dedicated to bringing a deeper look at the issues, challenges, and joys of being a gifted and multi-exceptional individual over a lifetime.
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We Love our Peabody Students and Teachers!
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