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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!