GRANT RECIPIENTS: Pine Grove School

 

 

Year

Grant

Type

 

Program Name

Director, Organization

 

Age Group

Subject

Area(s)

 

Description

2009 Mini Grant Graphic Novels: A Novel Approach to Reading Instruction Christopher Grgach and Jonathan Moss, PGS Grade 3 Reading

"Graphic novels” use drawings to enhance the story. They have been found to be very effective in encouraging boys to read. Funds will purchase texts leveled on the Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading rating system to benefit different types of learners.

2008 Avon Junior Women's Club Mini Grant Leaping into Learning Lisa Fenn, RBS with Erin Dorsey, PGS and Laura McDonnell, RBS Grade 1 Science Scientific inquiry that investigates the life cycle of the frog culminating in a "Swap and Hop Day" when all 1st graders will gather to share results and release their former tadpoles.  Collaboration between the schools will be enhanced by a  web blog of frog progress.

2005

Routt Family Mini Grant

SMART Board for Smart Teaching

Jonathan Moss, PGS

Grade 3

Multi-disciplinary

Acquire a SMART board, an interactive white board, to allow teachers and students to interact with computers in exciting new ways. 

2004

Lublin Family Mini Grant

Reading Success through Early Intervention

Barbara Daly-Byrnes & Jodi Kryzanski, PGS

Grade K

Reading

Materials to extend existing program to enhance the development of sight vocabulary.