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Peabody Planet: February 12, 2016
Published on Feb 12, 2016 14:15
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February 12, 2016 | Vol. 6, No. 17 |
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DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday, February 12th
Friends of Peabody Meeting
7:30AM | Library
February 15th - 19th
School Vacation
Wednesday, February 24th – Friday, February 26th
5th Grade Trip to W. Alton Jones
Friday, February 26th
Connection Meeting
8AM | Library
Monday, March 7th
All School Share
9:15 - 10:15AM
See Peabody calendar >>
See district calendar >>
DISTRICT EVENTS
Young Artists
Artwork by Cambridge Public Schools Students, Grades K - 8
February 11 - April 1
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center
Exhibition Details >>
Camp Information Night
March 3 | 6:30 - 8PM
CRLS Cafeteria
OUTSIDE CPS
Department of Human Services
February Vacation Programs
Learn more >>
Cambridge Community Center
Vacation Week Programs | Open 7:30AM - 5:30PM
Learn more >>
Affordable Housing Opportunities in Cambridge information Sessions
February 22
Learn more >>
UPDATE: CAMBRIDGE IN IT TO WIN IT CAMPAIGN
In our continued
competition for the Georgetown University Energy Prize, the Cambridge
Energy Alliance recently launched a Steering Committee to aid us in our
In It to Win it Campaign. Read more >>
BE SAFE
Please remember safety rules in the playground apply for afterschool as well as during school. We certainly do not want anyone getting hurt. Please have fun and be safe!
PEABODY REMINDERS
We kindly request that for safety reasons, you only enter through the Main Entrance of the building. Thank you for your cooperation
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Peabody School
70 Rindge Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
617.349.6530
Fax: 617.349.6538
Peabody Website
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Update from Special Start
Hello Peabody Community from Special Start! At this midpoint in the year, we are happy to report that we’ve had a great year so far. Children have been engaged in a variety of curriculum themes and activities throughout the fall and winter. For those who don’t know our program, Special Start is a Peabody School program, but we also operate under the citywide Special Start Program of the Cambridge Public Schools. Special Start provides preschool education, special education and therapeutic services for preschoolers across the city in a variety of settings. We have 2 classrooms here at the Peabody School including Room 155 (Moira McNabb O’Connell, Jess Fitzgerald, Alex Stringer and Paige Mochi) and Room 156 (Janet Forte, Allison Carroll and Lynda Janul). Read more >>
News from the 5th Grade
There are many exciting things happening in fifth grade this year! For one, the Peabody School Store is open and has been a HUGE success! Every morning between 8AM and 8:40AM, students from both Mr. Kelly and Ms. Bielecki’s classes sell merchandise to fellow students and parents. They are involved in the ordering, pricing, and bookkeeping of all items. Not only is it a lot of fun for students, but also they learn important interpersonal skills, customer service and real-life problem solving.
In addition to working in the school store, fifth graders partner with four JK & K classes every Friday for book buddies. This is a great way to model their roles as the “oldest” in the building, and foster a love of reading to their younger schoolmates. They will read to students, assist in class projects, and practice handwriting and spelling skills. They get to be teachers themselves!
Alton Jones Information
Our 5th grade classes will be packing up and heading down to the W. Alton Jones Environmental Education Center from February 24th-26th. While at Alton Jones, we participate in social studies, science, and team building activities. The following social studies activities: Underground Railroad and Living History. During these activities, the students travel through a village in 1832 interacting with its residents. The science activities in which the students take part in are: Winter Ecology, Predator Prey, Geology, and Night Hike.
We have been preparing for our trip through morning meeting, science and social studies lessons. Some of the best ways we find to teach young students about these important periods of history and science concepts are through interactive read alouds and discussion.
Upon return, students will begin composing a written reflection of their time at camp. This is an excellent culmination to what we are sure will be a memorable and enriching experience.
Snapshots from the
February All School Share
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The Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the provision of quality education for all students. CPS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, age, veteran or marital status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
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