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
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
About to begin!
Reading of peace poems
Instrument players
Percussion
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
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Old and new friends
Great performance by a 2nd grader
Engaged audience
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
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Orange and yellow
Oranges and pineapple
Red day
Blueberries
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
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
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!
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Ukulele crew
ASL greeting
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
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Interesting animal created with input from the audience.
Captivated audience
Chris read The Circus Ship in his best, evil Mr. Paine voice.
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
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Ms. Finnen provides guidance to a group of writers.
Hard at work
Writing up a storm!
First graders share their writing and provide their partner with a compliment. #rowelearns #writers workshop
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Writing partners
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!
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Magic Peacock
Fresh snow matters at the Rowe School! Hopefully we won’t lose it too quickly. #rowelearns #winterfun
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Snow creations
Snowy picnic tables
YCS came to teach first graders about how to identify animal tracks in the snow. #rowelearns #communityconnections
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
A great picture book about animal tracks
Various footprints to study
Our January Community Meeting focused on mindfulness. We practiced deep breathing, learned about the brain and tried out some yoga poses! #rowelearns #mindfulnessforallages
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Butterfly pose
A video introduction to mindfulness
Namaste greeting
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
about 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Dolphin salad bar
Our lovely lunch ladies
Rowe staff debrief with the hosting teacher after a classroom learning walk. #peerlearning #collegialconversations #continuousimprovement
over 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Colleagues debrief with hosting teacher after an informal visit.
First graders engage in peer editing. #rowelearns #writersworkshop
over 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Editing for writing conventions
Rowe first graders learn about coding with Blue Bots.
over 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Programming the blue bot
Kindergarten made “gingerbread” houses today. #rowelearns #familyhelpers #creativekids
over 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
A proud designer
Creative designs
Many busy hands
The YHS chorus gifted us with their beautiful voices during first grade lunch today. #rowelearns #yhschorus
over 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Enjoying beautiful voices
First graders enjoy songs by the YHS Chorus
It is Pajama Day at the Rowe School! Happy holidays to all!#rowefun #holidaycheer
over 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Office staff in their pjs
Kindergarten swapped classes to learn about holidays this week. Each day, students visited a different k classroom to do a holiday project. #rowelearns #learningcommunities
over 6 years ago, Susan Lobel
Glitter project
Crowns for Three King’s Day
Christmas trees with tissue paper