Pine Grove PTO

Superintendent Candidate Receptions and Interviews

Thursday, 11 March 2010 08:55

Please attend the upcoming events in the superintendent search. There will be a reception followed by a public interview for each of the candidates for superintendent. The public reception is an opportunity for parents/guardians, community members and town officials to meet the candidates in an informal setting. The School Committee will conduct a formal interview consisting of an opening statement, questions from the School Committee and a closing statement. The schedule of events is as follows:

March 11th
- 4:00-5:30 pm Candidates reception for Mr. Christopher Farmer in the THS library.
- 7:00 pm The School Committee will be interviewing Mr. Farmer in the THS auditorium.

March 12th
- 4:00-5:30 pm Candidates reception for Mr. Kelly Clenchy in the THS library.
- 7:00 pm The School Committee will be interviewing Mr. Clenchy in the THS auditorium.

Please note the interviews will be recorded and shown at a later date.

Students get a message: No bullying at Pine Grove (Daily News, Mar 9)

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:39 Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Daily News Correspondent

ROWLEY — The Pine Grove School is taking steps to make sure its hallways, classrooms and playground are bully-free zones by having frank discussions with students about bullying and harassment. This was done last week during the school's community gathering meetings.

Principal Christine Kneeland and Assistant Principal Margot Lacey addressed groups of first- and second-graders and fourth- through sixth-graders on Thursday at the community gathering. These gatherings are the way in which the school regularly comes together to address certain issues or discuss a particular topic. Third-graders were on a field trip and will be addressed Thursday.

The theme of the meetings focuses on attitude, respect, responsibility and appropriate school conduct, and at this meeting, a primary emphasis on bullying and harassment. Students were also reminded of the school's three Rs: respect yourself, respect others and take responsibility for your actions. Parents were invited to join in the meetings.

"Bullying and harassment is something we do not tolerate here at the Pine Grove School," said Kneeland, who went on to explain to the students via a PowerPoint presentation exactly what bullying was. "Whether you are in the classroom, in the hall, on the playground or on the bus, if you think the situation isn't right, you need to enlist help from an adult," Kneeland told the students.

Students were told the difference between the physical, social, verbal and cyber aspects of bullying and what to do if they are being bullied. During a skit where Kneeland and Lacey acted out a bullying incident, the distinction between tattling and reporting in reference to bullying was described. Tattling, as was explained, is when one tells on someone to get them in trouble, while reporting was explained as telling the truth to try to help someone.

Students in the younger grades spoke up to ask about incidences to see if they were considered bullying, while the older grade-level students remained very quiet and serious, listening intently.

Community Gathering on Bullying and Harassment

Monday, 08 March 2010 10:47 Christine Kneeland, Principal, and Margot Lacey, Assistant Principal

You are cordially invited to attend a Community Gathering at Pine Grove School:

Date: March 30, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: All Purpose Room
Presentation: Bullying and Harassment

Several Community Gatherings have been held recently for the students. We would like to share with you the presentations that we have shown the students and provide an opportunity to answer questions and take suggestions. The focus will be on:

The Three R’s:

Respect Yourself
Respect Others
Responsibility for Your Actions

What is Bullying?

The Four Kinds of Bullying
The Role of the Bystander
Cyber Bullying

Pine Grove Notes (Daily News, Mar 5)

Monday, 08 March 2010 10:28 Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Daily News Correspondent

Electromagnetism show to light up fourth-graders

Representatives from the Museum of Science will be at the school for an in-school field trip on March 12 for the fourth-graders.

The presentation, which will be on electromagnetism, uses high-tech museum equipment to allow students to explore voltage, current, resistance and the interrelationship between magnetism and electricity. From watching someone's hair stand on end to creating a human extension cord to sending an electric current through several people, the students will learn all about electromagnetism in a hands-on way, courtesy of this field trip paid for by the PTO.

According to Pine Grove teacher Jillian Cronin, the curriculum frameworks for fourth-graders requires that the students learn about electricity, magnets and electromagnets.

"We figured what better way to see some real experiments in action than to bring in the museum of science," Cronin said.

"It's going to be a great extension of what the children have learned and will learn, and most interestingly, it helps students see how 'cool' science can be."

Box Top Update

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 10:32 Joanna White, Box Tops Coordinator

Mrs. Reynold’s class pulls ahead of Mrs. Budd’s class...

411 Reynolds, Holly Grade 2
405 Budd, Aleta Kindergarten
317 Prescott, Marion Grade 2
278 Gagnon, Melissa Kindergarten
247 Jones, Marion Grade 3
231 Duncan, Robbin Grade 4
230 Freeman, Vanessa Grade 1
154 May-McDonnell, Kathy Grade 2
152 Boselli, Morgan (Welch) Grade 2
151 Harrison, Rosemarie Grade 1

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Kindergarten Information Night

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 10:27 Kathy Murphy, Early Childhood Administrator

All parents who will have a child attending kindergarten in September at the Pine Grove School are invited to attend a Kindergarten Information meeting on Thursday, March 4 at 7PM in the Pine Grove library. Children must be five years old before August 31, 2010 in order to be eligible for kindergarten.

The kindergarten classrooms will be open for viewing starting at 6:45PM. At the meeting, information will be presented on both the half and tuition based full day kindergarten options as well as the screening and registration process. Kindergarten staff will describe the programs and curriculum.

· Applications will be available for the tuition-based full day kindergarten program.

· Staff and parents will be available to answer questions.

· Screening will be held by appointment on Monday, May 3 and Tuesday, May 4 , 2010.