Peabody Family Speaker Series
Join us for the third session of our Family Speaker Series, and our first in-person session of the year! Featuring Alejandro Prince, Educational ProgramsCoordinator at the Virginia Center for InclusiveCommunities. VCIC has been a Peabody partner since2019. To learn more, visit inclusiveva.org/
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Book Fair
As mentioned in last week's newsletter, this year's Peabody Book Fair will be held from March 7-11 in the Peabody library. The Book Fair is a great opportunity to stock up your home book collection while also supporting the school, as 25%-35% of all proceeds from book sales will translate into new books for the library and our classrooms. You also have the opportunity to gift a book to a teacher directly from their wishlist.
Students will have the initial chance Monday and Tuesday to peruse the offerings at school and compile their wish lists, which will then be sent home in backpacks on one of those two days. Meanwhile, parents may browse the Peabody book fair website themselves through Bookworm Central to search for additional titles only available online, and also are welcome to come to the school to purchase books anytime Wednesday through Friday, 9-2:30 and during the evening from 3:30-7:30. Transactions may be finalized in person using a credit card, cash, or by sending a check to the school for the exact amount, made out to Peabody School.
For those interested in volunteering to help, you may still sign up here for any of the few available slots that remain. If you have already signed up to help staff any of the book fair time slots, Peabody's library Mary Beth Perry will reach out the week before the fair with more details and information
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Peabody Alumni Panel
For 7th and 8th grade families
Don't miss the annual Peabody Alumni Panel: “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About High School” next Friday Night, March 11, 2022; 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Virtual this year - Link will be sent out to all families next week!
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Camp Invention
Camp Invention is coming back to Peabody School IN PERSON! This inspiring experience has received rave reviews from campers, parents, and teachers, and now it’s returning with an all-new program, Explore! From July 11 to July 15 (9 am-3 pm), rising 1st - 6th graders will team up with friends for fun, hands-on STEM adventures, from adopting a robotic fish to exploring space to building robotic artists and marble arcades! Each activity sparks creativity and builds confidence. Secure your spot by registering online and using promo code SUM25 by 3/31 to save $25.
Also available: Leaders in Training opportunity for rising 7th-9th graders
Learn more about Camp Invention 2022: Explore! on YouTube!
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New Panther Ball Date: Friday, November 4, 2022
After careful consideration, we have decided to postpone this spring’s Panther Ball and Auction to Friday, November 4, 2022. The event will be held at the Bradbury/Vault Virginia on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall and will honor Peabody’s exceptional teachers, with all proceeds dedicated to supporting them, their professional development, and tangible classroom needs.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or would like to help, please contact our event chairs Sarah Krishnaraj (parent of Priya and Nayan) or Kiran Chapman (parent of Hank).
Thanks in advance for your support, and stay tuned for much more information in the coming weeks and months!
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Join Us for Peabody Partners in Action!
March
5: Partners for the Earth will meet again at Rivanna River Company at 3:00 PM Saturday to clean up litter and clear invasive plants, followed by refreshments and/or a riverwalk together. Please bring your own drinking vessels and work gloves, and please be sure to RSVP if you plan to attend.
7-25: Neighbor 4 Neighbor Food Drive, supporting the Blue Ridge Food Bank. Students are invited to be hunger heroes by bringing in canned veggies, soups, stews, & chilis; cereals, nut butter, pasta, sauces, rice, grains, canned tuna, paper products, baby food, diapers, soap, and feminine products. Collection bins will be posted inside the school’s primary entry doors.
26: Hiking Club: Location TBD and Music Together: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dori Freeman @ The Front Porch
April
2: Partners for the Earth will meet at Rivanna River Company at 3:00 PM Saturday to clean up riverbanks, help clear invasives, and plant natives. Afterward, we’ll have time to enjoy some refreshments together. Please BRING YOUR OWN DRINKING VESSELS
9: No outing, Spring Break
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Sustainability Blip of the Week: Overpopulation
By Earth Action Team
What is Overpopulation?
Overpopulation is, basically, when a species grows to be too large for its environment, exceeding its carrying capacity, and the habitat cannot support it anymore. In the context of our global biosphere, humans are becoming overpopulated and excess people means too much demand for food, water, housing, land, energy, and many other things that will all negatively affect the environment.
Interesting Facts:
About 1 billion people are born every 12 years
Within 100 years the world population is expected to double
There is a direct correlation between increased energy usage and a growing population
What Can You Do
When we consider that what makes a place overpopulated is when one species uses more resources than its ecosystem can support, we realize the importance of reducing what we all consume. If everyone on the planet had the same ecological footprint as the average American, we would need approximately FOUR planet Earths to provide enough resources for everyone to have that lifestyle. Buying fewer new things, fixing and making use of second-hand items, and thinking about the whole lifecycle of an item–what is was made from, where the resources come from, where it will end up when it’s done being used–are all ways to help reduce the impacts of overpopulation.
Challenge of the Week:
New Dream is an organization that helps people reconsider what’s important to them and find ways to reduce consumption while improving their quality of life. You could review their website with your family and come up with a plan to get involved or make a change in your lifestyle. You could also read or educate yourself about population issues. The Overpopulation Project is a really good website to explore resources!
What Can be Done:
The best way to solve the problems of overpopulation is to understand and then work to reduce your ecological footprint.
Sources:
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Art Corner
Third grade students have been working on a fibers unit and have recently completed their radial yarn weavings. Students created a round loom using a disposable plate where the surface was painted using an abstract approach. Each student learned how to set up their loom by wrapping the warp which is the yarn that remains stationary in tension while the weft is drawn through and woven over and under the warp. Students were encouraged to be thoughtful about their yarn choices with focus on complementary colors and texture. Weaving presented several challenges such as tying knots, threading needles, untangling long pieces of yarn, and most importantly perseverance. Students helped one another problem solve and cheered one another on with heartfelt compliments regarding their work. I am so proud of this collection of work.
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Theater Arts Camp
Ms. Saunders, Ms. Parr, and Ms. Colleen are so excited to be offering a Theater Arts camp this summer! Please see this flyer for details. To register and find instructions for submitting payment, please fill out this form. Registration is first-come, first-served once you have filled out the form and paid in full to reserve your spot. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to one or all of the instructors!
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Parent Information Center
- Financial Aid awards will be emailed on Monday.
- There is NO SCHOOL on March 14, 2022.
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