Patriots Pride at Peabody

Mind Matters/Families Make a Difference
Dear Peabody Families:

We are so excited to offer the Mind Matters/Families Make a Difference workshop series to our families. The course is free and space is limited. We will provide childcare and breakfast.
Please click here for all information and get back to me as soon as possible if you are interested.

Thank you!

Strategies to Increase Self-Regulation
and Attention in our Children
By: The Special Education Team
Implement self-regulation five times per day.

• Breathing techniques- Use earbuds to guide breathing techniques for dual-audio impact. Use in the beginning of the day and in the middle of the day. 
• Checklists with dry erase markers for multi-step routines, writing, and math
• Make your child an individualized sensory box that contains selected items that help him/her be calm (picture of a beach, piece of fabric, essential oil on a cotton ball, dryer sheet)
• Give students rice filled tube socks (sew them up) to place on lap or shoulders to promote soothing effects.
• Read more >>

Parent Math Workshops
Last week, Ms. Varella began a series of parent workshops entitled: Teaching and Learning Mathematics at the Peabody School. This week the workshop will focus on Grade 1. We hope you can join us! The schedule is below.

Parent math workshops will target improvements in families' understanding of the instructional goals related to the grade-level mathematics content standards.

The dates and grade levels are (grade 1 will be rescheduled):

2/14 - Grade 2
2/28 – Grade 3
3/7 – Grade 4
3/14 - Grade 5

Each workshop will take place from 2:15PM – 2:45PM in the school Library.



Pictures from Around School this Month

Other Reminders
The Friends of Peabody would like you to save the date!
Save the date! Friends of Peabody Spring Fling!
When: Saturday March 24 | 7-10PM
Where: Residence of Adam & Deirdre, 235 Albany Street, Cambridge, MA
More information coming soon!

From the O’Neill branch of the Public Library
Chapter Chat – a new book club for kids ages 7-10 - meets the first Thursday of the month at the O’Neill Branch Library. On March 1, we are discussing The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson. Pick up a copy of the book at the library beforehand. Adults are welcome to read and attend as well.

We need help with the Weekend Backpack program.
Specifically, we need drivers to pick up the food and folks to help assemble lunches. If this is something you might be able to help with, please contact Ellen van Bever at 617.497.4359 (h) or 703.989.2845 (m) or email her.
Thank you!

Reminder –our Family Room is open to all parents and caregivers. This is a space for you to have a cup of coffee and quiet conversation; borrow a book from our lending library; use a computer if you need to; change your baby or sit with you younger children while they play. The Family Room is open every day from 10:30AM – 1:30PM, at drop-off and pick up or by appointment.



Design Squad: A Peabody School Club for Students in Grades 4 & 5
Based on the PBS series, Design Squad introduces students to hands-on challenges that brings engineering to life. Students are using the design process -- brainstorming, designing, building, testing, evaluating, revising, and sharing solutions -- to work through each challenge. Read more >>

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