MEET RPEFThe Rowley Public Education Fund

RPEF - OUR MISSION

To support, expand, and enrich the academic experience of the children at Pine Grove School.

Science

Math

Music

Art

Literacy

Social Studies

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

RPEF

Officers

Kate ScalleyPresident

Joanna WhiteTreasurer

Joann AndersonSecretary

Board MembersChristine Kneeland

PGS Principal and Ex-Officio

Margot LaceyPGS Assistant Principal

Kathy MayTeacher Representative

Pat MarshallFormer PGS Principal

Hilary OdoyKaren Summit

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

ANNUAL RPEF EVENTSTEAMWORK TRIVIA

Scrumptious Food

Competition is Cool

Name this Tune

Raising Money for Our Kids…the Fun Way

Fun with Friends

PGS YOUTH THEATRERECENT HITS

Beauty& the Beast

Annie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate

Factory

Grease

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

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

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!

…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

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

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

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.

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!

MORE! ALL-SCHOOL PROGRAMSThe 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

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

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

WELCOME TO RPEF!