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Meet RPEF

Meet RPEF. The Rowley Public Education Fund. RPEF - Our Mission. To support, expand, and enrich the academic experience of the children at Pine Grove School. Literacy. Science. Math. Art. Social Studies. Music. RPEF is a Non-profit Organization.

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Meet RPEF

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  1. Meet RPEF The Rowley Public Education Fund

  2. RPEF - Our Mission To support, expand, and enrich the academic experience of the children at Pine Grove School. Literacy Science Math Art Social Studies Music

  3. RPEF is a Non-profit Organization • All donations are tax-deductible under IRS code 501(c) 3 • 100% of funds raised go to our students • Funds are raised through: • Grants • Sponsorships • Annual Appeal to Rowley businesses & families • Events • Silent Auctions & Raffles

  4. RPEF Officers Kate Scalley President Joanna White Treasurer Joann Anderson Secretary Board Members Christine Kneeland PGS Principal and Ex-Officio Margot Lacey PGS Assistant Principal Kathy May Teacher Representative Pat Marshall Former PGS Principal Hilary Odoy Karen Summit

  5. Annual rpef events • RPEF Golf Tournament • Open to Everyone • Coming June 4th! • Far Corners Golf Club in Boxford • 8:30 Shot-gun Start • Pumpkin Ball • The Father & Daughter Dance • Community Reading Day • Different Rowley community members visit every PGS classroom and read to the children

  6. Annual rpef events Teamwork Trivia Scrumptious Food Name this Tune Competition is Cool Fun with Friends Raising Money for Our Kids…the Fun Way

  7. PGS Youth Theatre Recent Hits Beauty & the Beast Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Annie Grease

  8. RPEF Funds Dedicated Spaces at PGS • The Teacher Resource Room • Designed for developing classroom teaching materials • Shelves, tables, laminating, copy machines & lots of supplies • Restocked yearly • The Science Room • New tables and chairs • Science tools, materials and kits • Restocked yearly

  9. RPEF Funds Dedicated Spaces • The Lit Room • Funded by a grant from Lowes • Installed shelves and purchased books sets for this room • Classrooms can find – historical fiction, poetry, bios, etc. • Books continue to be purchased as needed

  10. More Dedicated Spaces at PGS • The AP Room • New black stage curtains replaced the tattered originals • The Art Room • Major facelift – materials cleaned & organized • A new multi-colored paint job • Three faucets installed so student cleanup is a whole lot quicker • New Tools: Digital projector, Digital camera, Digital video recorder, Large drying rack , Mobile cart, Large whiteboard – it’s first!

  11. …and Even More Dedicated Spaces at PGS • The Music Room • New guitars and pianos • A sunny new coat of paint • Sound-proofed between rooms • A digital projector purchased & installed • The Gym • Wireless microphone & speaker system installed • A grant paid for new phys ed equipment & storage

  12. Funding Enrichment Programs for Every Grade • A program for each grade & one all-school program every year • Challenge students to think outside of textbooks, with hands-on discovery and experimentation • Bubble Day -Developed by parents who were also teachers • Science Discovery Museum – Changing States of Matter • Forensic Science • Techsplorations • Exploring the principles of Simple Machines, Magnets & Electricity • Mainly Stars Planetarium • Bay Colony Educators – American History • Pumpernickle Puppets • Hot Air Hype • Wingmasters – Birds of Prey

  13. SCIENCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM fromThe Discovery Museum – States of Matter 2nd Graders experience the changes of matter from solid to liquid to gas…and back again

  14. All-School Programs • WeatherBug • The WeatherBug Tracking Station is installed on the PGS roof • Records 27 different real-time weather measurements • Live weather data is fed into an online educational program in every classroom • Introduces hundreds of learning possibilities with visual footage of weather systems, cloud formations, sun and moon positions, and more. • Wake Up and Move • Open to all students before-school • Exercise, Yoga, Karate, Running & Playing Games • PGS ARTS! • Growing the Visual and Performing Arts - music, art & drama • Developing a truly great series of programs, improved spaces, new tools & supplies.

  15. Scientific Circus • Two In-School Assemblies • An Evening with the… Amazing-Activity-Zone-Traveling-Interactive-Exhibit • Children spin plates, juggle scarves, throw boomerangs, balance feathers • Learning the life-science concepts that make all this possible: Balance, Center of Gravity, Flight, Centripetal Force, Aerodynamics, Light, Sound Waves, and more!

  16. More! All-School Programs The Yale Spizzwinks The internationally-renown, all-male a cappella group– performed at PGS & our entire chorus had the opportunity to work with them Illustrations! An Artist-In-Residence Program Bringing book authors & illustrators together with students

  17. Art Programs for Grades 1 - 6 • Image Making - Grades 1 & 2 • Develop poems & stories based on the images they create using different paint techniques • Images of Rowley - Grade 3 • Illustrate their research of the history of Rowley • Wall That Teach - Grade 4 • Paint their own creations on canvas • All are hung throughout the PGS Link Art Gallery • Animation & Claymation - Grade 5 & 6 • Animation leads to Claymation • Photography - Grade 5 & 6 • Black & white to illustrate their poems then self-portraits

  18. Technology - Tools for Learning All Grades - Physical Education – Music - Art • Digital Projectors in all 2nd – 6th Grade classrooms and in Music & in Art • Systems tie into the teacher’s computer enabling access to software programs, Internet resources, presentations, etc. • All students participate simultaneously with group problem solving, discussions and information sharing • Listening Centers in Kindergarten & 1st Grade • SmartBoards - Laptops & Wireless – • Introduced to enhance the learning occurring in our classrooms

  19. Welcome to RPEF!

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