It has been so wonderful to welcome the children back to school. Their resilience never ceases to amaze us! #rowelearns #rowegrows
Our kitchen addition is coming along nicely. It will be fully operational very soon. Miss Barb, our lunch lady extraordinaire, and her crew are so excited to have this lovely and much needed space. #rowegrows
Link to Parent Community Meeting PowerPoint, 8/19/20
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vfIAifVwjYtsnd_y29Di89Kn3pzcez1mvb79RKDnua8/edit?usp=sharing
Link to recording of Parent Community meeting, 8/19/20
https://maine.zoom.us/rec/share/6MNKLuHxpntLXKP8zXzma6c6BYf8eaa80CdN-_MJnxnVvcP0sNnZQBoNj7sXVGHe
Access Password: S1v*b53N
Our tulips and daffodils at the Rowe School are blooming proudly, despite the construction happening all around them. Even snow in May won’t deter them!#ourbloomswillnotbestopped
Rowe School is closed but the construction continues. Our kitchen addition in the front of the building is coming along nicely. The foundation for the main addition in the back will be poured soon.
Dr. Dolloff stopped by last week to help in a kindergarten class. #rowelearns #classroomhelpers #happychildren
We finished off our Read Across America week with a pajama day and a common time where the whole school read simultaneously! A special thanks goes out to all of our guest readers who came to read throughout the week. #rowelearns #readacrossamerica
Ms. Perle, YES Literacy specialist reads in Ms. Cross’ class.
Mr. Gleason, YES Principal, reads to a first grade class.
Our Read Across America week was a huge success. We had a variety of guest readers in classrooms. The week started with green eggs and ham served by our amazing Yarmouth Schools Nutrition program.
We had some extra love left at our front door on this cold February morning. It is also the 100th day of school! We are wishing you all a wonderful winter break and will see you back here on Monday, February 24th! #rowelearns #warmheartsonacoldday
Our food collection for the Yarmouth Food Pantry is well underway. Mrs. Elder’s class stopped by recently to deliver their contributions. #rowelearns #communityconnections #communityservice
Thanks to our fabulous PTO for the wonderful staff appreciation meal. Everything was amazingly delicious! #k-8pto #gratitude #roweparentgroup
The murals in our atrium reflect the Rowe School core values. #rowelearns #corevalues
Our January Community Meeting was hosted by three first grade classes. The focus was on mindfulness and the inner workings of the brain. #rowelearns #schoolcommunity #mindfulness
There is a lot of action happening on the construction project! The kitchen expansion in front of the school is well underway. Stay tuned for more developments for the main addition out back. #blanecaseyconstruction #rowelearns
Who knew there were so many versions of the gingerbread man story??#rowelearns #holidayfun #gingerbreadstories
Farmer Brown will likely never find these turkeys disguised by Rowe kindergarten students. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Rowe families and friends!
Our Community Meeting this morning was hosted by Mrs. Lemay’s and Mrs. Elder’s kindergarten classes with a focus on gratitude. Teachers shared one thing they are grateful for and we sang the ever popular Mrs. Turkey Bird song. #rowelearns #thanksgiving2019 #mrsturkeybird
Construction at the Rowe School is beginning! We are very excited to have this much needed space added to our school! #rowelearns #blanecaseybuildingcontractors #ysd
Kindergarten students had a bats presentation with the Chewonki Foundation. They learned many interesting facts about bats around the world. #rowelearns #batstudies #natureeducation #batscientists
Shout out to our school nutrition program for the Halloween themed lunch on Thursday! Our cafeteria staff go out of their way to make lunch a pleasant experience for our students. #yarmouthschoolnutritionprogram #lunchtimefun #halloween
Rowe first graders had a Chewonki presentation this week as a culminating activity for their study of owls. Many thanks to the Yarmouth PTO for funding this wonderful enrichment opportunity! #rowelearns #chewonki #naturebasededucation #yarmouthpto
Rowe Kindergarten writers were on parade while first graders applauded their efforts! #rowelearns #writersworkshop #writingcelebration #wearewriters
Mrs. Murray and Ms. Johnson-Barry recently wore unplanned matching outfits!
The Yarmouth Fire Department provided Rowe students with a wonderful fire safety program this week. The firefighters even helped serve lunch and ate with students! #rowelearns #yfd
These are a small sample of our first grade self-portraits, including individual pledges to Mother Earth. #rowelearns #creativekids
We had an amazing turn out at our Rowe Open House tonight! #community #yarmouthmaine
Students are reviewing bus rules and practicing safety drills with Mr. Boucher this week. #rowelearns #bussafety
These beautiful creatures have been frequenting our raised garden beds on the natural playground. They are definitely fans of the zinnias. #rowelearns #nature #gardens
First graders had their iPad rollout with Mr. Abbott on Friday. He even sang the iPad song solo! #rowelearns #techintegration #mr.abbott
It was wonderful to see our first grade families this morning at our school visit. We are looking forward to welcoming first graders back on Tuesday, September 3rd and kindergarten children for their appointment days on September 3rd and 4th. Happy weekend! #rowelearns
Our kindergarten bus practice went very well today! Thanks go out to Mrs. Gross, Mr. Bickford and the two YSD drivers for making this experience possible for our incoming kindergarten children. #rowelearns #kbuspractice
The Rowe gardens on the natural playground are thriving! A special thanks goes out to all of our families who volunteered to come and water them throughout the summer! #rowelearns #carrotharvest #volunteerism
Teachers from Rowe and YES spent this week deepening their learning in the instruction of reading at Teachers College, Columbia University!
Three enthusiastic Rowe teachers are at a literacy training in NYC this week! #roweteacherslearn #professionaldevelopment #teacherscollege
The Rosa rugosa are in bloom! It must be summer. Happy summer break to all of our families! See you in September.
Rowe students learned about bicycle safety today with Lenora Felker of the Youth Cycle Project. #rowelearns #bicyclesafety
Annual field trip to Crescent Beach State Park, 2019! #rowelearns #oceanstudies
First graders learned about horseshoe crabs and their importance to the field of medicine from Coastal Carol and her assistant from Coastal Encounters. #rowelearns #experientiallearning #oceanstudies
Our May Community Meeting focused on ACES- All Children Exercise Simultaneously. It was hosted by our fabulous gym teacher Mr Lipman along with Mrs. Flanagan and Mrs. Saxe, our learning center teachers. We saw some examples of how children around the world celebrate ACES. #rowelearns #aces #communitybuilding
Kindergarten students experienced the intertidal buffet with Coastal Carol of Coastal Encounters. This is part of our school-wide Ocean Studies unit. #rowelearns #oceanlife #experientiallearning
First and seventh graders connected to celebrate the rejuvenation of the tulip garden they planted together last fall. In addition, time was spent playing, connecting, creating, and reading. #rowelearns #mentoringconnections
First graders made their own personal planets representing themselves, their homes, school, community, state, country, and world. #rowelearns #handsonlearning #socialscience
We have a mother robin nesting on our natural playground. This area is closed to students for the time being, except to take a quick peek at her. #rowelearns #signsofspringatlast #nature
The “Rainbow Garden” at Rowe is in bloom! #springinmaine #tulips
The Rowe School got a Ten Spin and a funnel ball for the playground this week! Many thanks to the Yarmouth PTO and Yarmouth Parks and Rec for making this a reality for our K-1 children. #roweplays #yarmouthpto #yarmouthparksandrec
The refurbished tulip garden appears on track to bloom the first full week of May, just in time for us to welcome a new group of children for kindergarten screening! Special thanks to parent volunteer Amy Sinclair and the HMS 7th graders who planted the new bulbs with our first graders!
We had another successful Rowe Show on April 10th. Many thanks to our music teacher, Michelle Mullane, our first grade teachers, and instructional support staff for making this special night for our first graders a reality. #rowelearns #musiceducation
Rowe students saw an encore performance of Yarmouth’s Got Talent at Yarmouth Elementary School on Friday. Special thanks go out to YES music teacher Erica Troy for organizing this special event! #rowelearns #yarmouthsgottalent
We celebrated healthy food choices aligned with specific colors last week. Each day was a different color theme, culminating with a rainbow of colors on Friday. #rowelearns #healthyeating #yarmouthnutritiondept
Kindergarten children explored questions about light and energy in their recent science lab with consultant, Debbie Landry: Thanks to @yef_maine for funding this project. #rowelearns #sciencelabs #yefmaine
We welcomed spring at our March Community Meeting hosted by Ms. Lee’s, Ms. Berry’s and Mrs. Uraneck’s first grade classes. We sang songs, learned greetings in ASL and enjoyed a ukulele performance!
Maine children’s author Chris Van Dusen visited the Rowe School this week. Thank you Yarmouth PTO for providing this amazing enrichment experience for our students! #rowelearns #maineauthor #yarmouthpto
Kindergarten writers are working on “How To” books. They choose a topic they have a lot of knowledge about to teach their readers. #rowelearns #informationalwriting
First graders share their writing and provide their partner with a compliment. #rowelearns #writers workshop
Rowe School first grader Isla Carter's artwork was chosen to be displayed at the Portland Museum of Art for Youth Art Month, a national celebration sponsored by Council for Art Education. Her work was chosen by Rowe art teacher Emily Landry and is entitled Magic Peacock, collage with ripped paper oil pastel pattern and watercolor wash. Congratulations to Isla!
Fresh snow matters at the Rowe School! Hopefully we won’t lose it too quickly. #rowelearns #winterfun
YCS came to teach first graders about how to identify animal tracks in the snow. #rowelearns #communityconnections
Our January Community Meeting focused on mindfulness. We practiced deep breathing, learned about the brain and tried out some yoga poses! #rowelearns #mindfulnessforallages
We had our annual “Under the Sea” themed lunch last week. Our lunch ladies Barb, Ann, and Julie are the best! A special thanks goes out to our Nutrition Director, Blair Currier, and Mrs. Landry, our art teacher, for making this special lunch possible. #rowelearns #schoolnutrition
Rowe staff debrief with the hosting teacher after a classroom learning walk. #peerlearning #collegialconversations #continuousimprovement
First graders engage in peer editing. #rowelearns #writersworkshop
Rowe first graders learn about coding with Blue Bots.
Kindergarten made “gingerbread”
houses today. #rowelearns #familyhelpers #creativekids
The YHS chorus gifted us with their beautiful voices during first grade lunch today. #rowelearns #yhschorus
It is Pajama Day at the Rowe School! Happy holidays to all!#rowefun #holidaycheer
Kindergarten swapped classes to learn about holidays this week. Each day, students visited a different k classroom to do a holiday project. #rowelearns #learningcommunities
We had our Community Meeting this week. We learned about holidays around the world and sang some lovely holiday tunes. A special thanks goes out to Mrs. Landry and Miss Mullane for hosting! #rowelearns #celebrations
Kindergartener Kyler Smith was Rowe Principal for the day this week. He did an amazing job and performed all duties with enthusiasm and pride!#rowelearns
We shared expressions of gratitude, announced the amazing results of our recent food drive, and were led in song by our very own Mrs. Turkey Bird at this month’s Community Meeting. #rowelearns #communitymatters
Happy teachers and children after the announcement of the YEF grant recipients! This grant funding will allow for expansion of STEM practices at Rowe. We are so grateful for the support of @yef_maine #rowelearns #enrichment #earlyengineering
Volunteer extraordinaire Mr. Urban gave Ms. Berry’s class a ukulele lesson today. #rowelearns #musiclessons
Our Rowe School voting results were 168 for the Ten Spin (similar to a merry-go-round) and 40 for funnel ball. A special thanks goes out to Ms. Berry, one of our first grade teachers, who came up with the idea of having the children vote! Our wonderful PTO group has made this addition to our playground possible. #rowelearns
School Bonds Approved: Thank you voters, for approving expansion of all four Yarmouth Schools. The real work begins now!
Rowe students voted on their preferred piece of new playground equipment. #rowelearns #citizenship
Kindergarten children share their enthusiasm for writing en masse to the delight of first grade friends and Rowe staff.
First graders learn about and meet some amazing owls today! #rowelearns #chewonkifoundation
Kindergarten students learned about bats from the Chewonki Foundation today. #rowelearns #chewonkifoundation
First grade readers and writers!#rowelearns #workshopmodel
First and 7th graders replenished the tulip bulbs in the rainbow garden in front of Rowe School this week. The garden was originally planted when the current 7th graders were first graders! This was truly an amazing event for all involved. A special thanks goes out to parent volunteer Amy Sinclair who headed up this project 6 years ago and again yesterday for our students.
Rowe School Community meeting. We sang our school song, read a few poems and heard about teacher’s favorite fall activities. #rowelearns #buildingschoolculture
Power outages continue throughout town, including all four schools, and power lines are down on West Elm Street. Therefore, school is cancelled in Yarmouth for Tuesday, October 16.
Due to power outages throughout Yarmouth, there will be a two hour delay to the start of school today, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. If power is not restored, we will have to cancel school for the day. That decision will be made by 7:30 a.m. This message will be updated at that time.
First grade carrot harvesting and observations
First graders record observations during carrot harvesting. These same students planted the carrots last spring as kindergarteners. The haul was bountiful- 34 lbs! #rowelearns #firstgradescientists
First grade students learn what reduce, reuse and recycle truly mean. #rowelearns #ecomaine
Rowe teachers learning and collaborating in preparation for a new school year. We are so excited to welcome our Kindergarten and first grade children next week!
Intertidal buffet for kindergarten with “Coastal Carol” Steingart. This is part of our ocean study unit. #rowelearns #coastalcarol
Kindergarten contra dancing event with 317 Main and Ms. Townsend, Rowe music teacher. All kindergarten and first grade classes took part during their scheduled music classes on May 21st and 22nd. #rowelearns #317main #communitypartners
Arbor Day celebration for kindergarten in partnership with YCS #rowelearns #communityconnections #ycs
Rowe School first graders Samantha Smaha and Adam Duarte presented on mindfulness practices to the Yarmouth School Committee on May 10th. We are so proud of the amazing job they did!
Kindergarten and first grade students celebrate spring, poetry, and songs at our April Community meeting.
Rowe Show, starring Rowe School first graders at the YPAC on April 11, 2018
Kindergarten students tried out some robots thanks to Yarmouth High School teacher Paul Lamson-Laplume and his assistant, Harry.
Kindergartener Eloisa Anderson's design was chosen by Yarmouth Community Services for the 2018 Arbor Day t-shirt! Eloisa’s drawing was selected from over 100 entries. Congratulations to Eloisa and her family!
Our March Community meeting was focused on mindfulness practices the children learned about with Erica Marcus, visiting mindfulness educator. #rowelearns #wisemindsbighearts
Maine author Lynn Plourde visited the Rowe school on March 21st. Children learned about the action and language patterns found in many stories. #rowelearns #weareallauthors
First graders learn about identifying animal tracks in the snow #rowelearns #ycs #communityconnections
Rowe kindergartners experiment with light. #rowelearns #scienceinaction
Community meeting for the 100th Day of School and Valentines Day! Mr. Lipman, our gym teacher extraordinaire, led us in 10 repetitions of 10 exercises. #rowelearns #rowecelebrates #numeracy
Our “Under the Sea” lunch was a huge hit! We would like to thank our school nutrition staff and our talented art teacher, Mrs. Landry for their help in making this possible! #rowefun #schoollunchrocks
First graders program Blue-Bots.
#rowelearns #yef
