GRANT RECIPIENTS: Pine Grove School
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |