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Peabody Planet: November 14, 2016
Published on Nov 14, 2016 11:34
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November 14, 2016 | Vol. 7, No. 8 |
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DATES TO REMEMBER
Wednesday, November 16th
Picture Re-take Day
Citywide School Council Meeting
5:30 – 8PM
CRLS
Thursday, November 17th
Peabody Food Market
3:10PM
Bring your own bags and join the community for the wonderful free food market. All are welcome.
Friday, November 18th
Friends of Peabody Meeting
7:30AM
All welcome
School Library
All School Share
9:15 – 10:15AM
Please join us.
Wednesday, November 23rd
Early Release Day 12:55PM
Turkey Trot and Fun Run
Details to follow.
***Make sure you have signed up with your child’s teacher for Parent Conferences to pick up your child’s progress report***
See Peabody calendar >>
See district calendar >>
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.
PLEASE NOTE
All Community Schools, Youth Center Programs, DHSP After School, or King Open Extended Day will be closed on Friday, December 23rd.
Peabody School
70 Rindge Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
617.349.6530
Fax: 617.349.6538
Peabody Website
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Message from Dr. Salim
Dear Families,
The Presidential election has brought intense emotion for many of us personally, and has led to public expressions of uncertainty and protest in cities such as Boston. Whatever our individual political position or opinions, many CPS students may be witnessing these events with a mix of worry, anger, sadness and confusion.
The CPS leadership has spent some time reaching out to our faculty and staff with resources for talking with students about the election, which I would also like to share with you. These resources emphasize the importance of sustaining a sense of caring, safety, and mutual respect within our schools and community.
National Association of School Psychologists: NASP Guidance for Reinforcing Safe, Supportive and Positive Environments for All Students
Dr. Ali Michael, Ph.D. What Do We Tell the Children? Tell them, first, that we will protect them. Many of your children may have come home from school yesterday describing caring and supportive dialogue taking place in their classrooms. I am confident that all members of the CPS community will continue to teach and lead with our shared values of inclusivity and openness, fairness and justice, and love and caring.
I hope that these resources will be helpful to your family as you continue these lessons with your children, at home. If you or your child needs help during this time, I encourage you to reach out to your child's teachers or Principal.
Sincerely,
Kenneth Salim
Superintendent
Veteran's Day Assembly
Our Veteran's Day Assembly today was beautiful and so moving. We honored two veterans. Former Peabody Student, Corporal Wislens Exilhomme and Sergeant Thomas Glynn from the Cambridge Police Department. It was a combined event with the Rindge Avenue Upper Campus. The Early Bird Singers and the RAUC Choir and Bands sounded incredible. Thank you to the many families who joined us. View a slideshow from the event >>
Update from Fourth Grade Classrooms
Fourth Grade Launches New Science Curriculum Earth’s Changing Surface, Energy and Engineering, Waves, and Environments, and Living Things are the brand new science units of study for 4th graders. Within the framework of Modeling Changes in Our World, students will have many opportunities to practice “Next Generation Science Standards”. Students will identify limitations of models, develop and revise models, use models to describe scientific principles, and use models to test cause and effect. Read more >>
Practice Makes Perfect
Today, Mrs. Kelley worked with some of the kindergartners so that they could recite the Pledge of Allegiance on the intercom this morning.
Letter to Mrs. Obama from Some of our Fourth Graders
Dear Mrs. Michelle Obama,
You are the first African American first lady of the United States. Well, you can be the first African American Lady President of the United States! And if Hillary Clinton does not win, then you could be the first African American AND female President of the United States! You probably know a lot about presidents and presidential stuff. Your husband has been President so why not you try to be president? Though it is hard work, you can do it because you are a hard worker and the first lady of the United States. Read the full letter >>
Garden Drop
This week’s Garden Drop in was great fun! Join in next week!
Sign Up to Help at the Book Fair!
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to the Peabody School the week of 11/28/16. We need volunteers!
If you can help, please use this link to sign up: http://bit.ly/2fsNxlX
Share YOUR Priorities!
Head to the School Committee Hearing on the 2017-18 CPS Budget on Tuesday, November 15 at 6PM. See details >>
Stay Connected
Get up-to-date news, announcements, event information, and school closing information. Follow Peabody on Facebook >>
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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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