On January 23rd, the 5th & 4th grade students competed at PBES for the top speller honor. In this venue, Nadia Ratzlaff, daughter of Aaron & Audrey Ratzlaff, received the top honor and took the 1st place medal. Mia Webster, daughter of Rachelle & Lance Callahan and Jeremy Webster, came in second, and Jaden Logue, son of Tiffany Green and Dayton Logue, placed... READ MORE >

Congratulations to the PBMHS Staff who received grants from Peabody Community Foundation at Giving Tuesday Winterfest. READ MORE >

PBHS Band marched Thursday Dec 5th in the Parade of Lights in Newton. READ MORE >

The Peabody-Burns Elementary School teachers created a float for the Coming Home For Christmas Parade on December 7. The brightly lit float helped spread Christmas cheer that evening during the parade. PBES was excited to find out that they received second place on their entry. READ MORE >

Our Christmas program will be held on Monday, December 9 at 7 pm. The students have been working hard to make it a great program. Ms. Wattson has been working with the students on choreography, as well as singing, and their speaking parts. Students in grades five through kindergarten will be participating. The fifth grade band will also showcase what they have... READ MORE >

Students visited with Santa during the annual lighting of the library. They told him what they wanted for Christmas, and they received a candy cane. Some students even gave him a big hug. This event has become very special to the students and staff. READ MORE >

On Tuesday, November 26 the PBES students went to the darkened PBES library and counted down. The Christmas lights turned on with the help from some fourth and fifth graders. Students oohed and ahhed over the beautiful lights that the PBES PTO and the students decorated with. They sang some Christmas songs and then enjoyed a Christmas story, "Twas the Night... READ MORE >

During the morning of November 4, the PBES student food advisory committee met to learn about the food groups and nutrition in our school meals. They discussed the foods that they liked and disliked. They talked about eating breakfast in the classroom and also discussed the fruit and vegetable snacks they have been eating at school. Students talked about the new... READ MORE >

On November 4 our PBMSHS student food advisory council and our district wellness committee met to discuss our food service program. Students were educated about the components of our meal program. They also got to sample new food items and gave their opinion of them. They also gave input on the school meals and their likes and dislikes. The rest of the meeting... READ MORE >

Nadia was nominated and voted on by the staff of PBES to be our PBES November Student of the Month. Nadia's nomination said: Nadia is a person who always, and I mean ALWAYS makes others feel special in their own way. She is one of the most helpful people I have ever met. She listens. She follows expectations. She completes her tasks to the best of her ability... READ MORE >

If you visit the hallways in Peabody-Burns Elementary, you could very well hear music playing and see students up dancing. No, we are not teaching dance class… we are taking a brain break! Research has shown while students tend to be easily distracted, short, regular breaks help them focus. The couple-minute break may reduce students’ stress and... READ MORE >