March 11, 2010
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Friends,
CONGRATULATIONS! PEABODY IS A 2010 DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL!
Full of friendly smiles, helpful knowledge, and enthusiastic pride, eight students started Monday with school tours for the Visitation Team. These school leaders were remarkable: Callie Beaudette (gr. 4), Ari Chittick (gr. 5), Cate Clancy (gr. 4), Connor Egan (gr. 6), Ryan Fidel (gr. 5), Will Fisher (gr. 5), Sara Hawthorne (gr. 4), and Maggie Miller (gr. 6). Then, after a full day of interviews, meetings, and observations, the Visitation Team Leader announced at 3:30 PM in the Science Lab, "It is our pleasure to strongly recommend Peabody Charter School to become a California Distinguished School for 2010!"
Thank you to everyone who helped to make the day a huge success. We will receive official notification from the state in a few weeks, but in the meantime, we can be certain that we do have an exemplary school in every way. And although the Team was blown away by everything they saw, I am most proud that they were amazed by the strong sense of caring, teamwork, collaboration, and passion for our school.
Sincerely,
Kate Ford, Principal
PS See you at the Jog-a-thon Friday!
Under dark clouds and a chilly breeze, Peabody Charter School had its Sixth Annual 5K and 10K last Saturday at Leadbetter Beach. A fund-raiser and fun-raiser for the school, the race had its usual fun field with lots of kids for the 5K. The Grand Prix 10K saw Todd Booth as the first male finisher (33:47) and Laura Turner as the first female (39:55). Sixth grader Lara Kostruba was the first finisher from Peabody at 1:07:23. The 5K saw Hung Kiet Tran (the school's tech guru) as the first male finisher, with 9-old Joshua McGregor (grade 4) finishing third overall! Fourth grader Kendra Dayton was the first girl under 10 to finish the 5K at 26:38! The Fun Run was well organized and fun from start to finish! Many thanks to Organizers Garrett Headley and Rayanna Cole Dombroski. Also, congratulations to all of the Peabody families who braved the cold to come out and run, and thanks to the sponsors! (We have beautiful Fun Run t-shirts for just $5 each! Stop by the office or Friday.s Jog-a-thon to purchase!)
--SEE YOU THERE: Parent Kristi Miller will present our next parent workshop tonight Thursday, March 11, 6:00 PM, in the Science Lab: "The Truth about Bullying." Explore parents' beliefs about bullying, how they can eliminate bullying behaviors from their children, and how to support and empower their children who have been victims of bullying. Childcare is available for Peabody students.
--Due by March 11: Please complete and return your School Effectiveness Survey about our instructional program, communication, learning environment, and buildings/campus.
--Spelling champ Delaney Smith will be interviewed on KLITE (101.7 FM) on Friday, March 12, at 7:45 AM.
The Board of Directors has asked the Nominating Committee to begin the process of finding candidates for Board Member positions opening for July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Terms are expiring for one parent, one community member, one certificated staff member, and the classified member. Interested parents and community members may contact Laura Smith at laura@smithengineering.net. We invite individual recommendations too!
March 31, 2010, is the deadline for completed Candidate Questionnaires to be accepted by the Committee.
--NEXT WEEK: Book Club meeting on Tuesday, March 16 in the library to discuss the complicated and sometimes difficult lives of girls:
Queen Bees and Wannabes.
--Thank you very much to Santa Barbara Bank and Trust for the $500 donation to the First Grade Overnight Trip to El Capitan.
We are grateful to the following Jog-a-thon Donors:
The Everett Family
Ralph Hyatt
Partnervest Advisory Services
John Lambe Construction Company
Dana O'Neill Real Estate
Santa Barbara Easter Relays Track and Field Meet
Open to Youth, Adults, and Masters (Let's get some young Peabody Panthers out there to compete!)
Sunday, March 21, 2010 SBCC La Playa Stadium Entry fee: $5 Sign up on Race day only
Questions? Contact the Committee at 564-3400 or kyoung@sbre.com
The next School Clean Up Day has been rescheduled to Saturday, April 17. Please mark your calendars!
