WILLIAM H. ROWE SCHOOL

First graders in Ms. Berry's class were excited to share how they are studying the water cycle and what they have learned!

Sunday's performances of "Almost, Maine" by the YHS Playmakers have been cancelled due to power outages, fallen trees around YHS, and dangerous sidewalk and parking lot conditions. We will keep you informed of any updates.

Spirit week is next week! Captain's Crew did a fantastic job designing a fun spirit week for Rowe School!

ALERT UPDATE: The young ladies who were reported missing earlier this evening have been located and are now returning safely to their families. Thank you all for your concern and assistance.

First Graders are kicking off their poetry unit with hearing some great poems their teachers just happened to have in their pockets!

Captain's Crew is hosting a donation drive to support the efforts of Maine Needs! We are collecting diapers, wipes, books (new or gently used) and gift cards. They set a goal to collect 100 items. We are only half way through and we are already blown away by the generosity of our community! Thank you!

The seventh-grade class at Frank H. Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth is hosting a community blood drive on Wednesday, March 13 from 2:30-7:30 PM. If you can donate blood please register at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive (enter the zip code 04096) or online at https://www.redcross.org/give-blood.html. Please bring a picture i.d. or your donor card to the blood drive. Thank you!

Mrs. Backman, a leader in our community, came to talk to Captain's Crew this week about how Maine Needs helps connect people in our community with things they need! We are excited for this Crew to share with you more about their project soon!

Today was our 100th day of school! Check out some of our first graders' collections of 100!

A sweet example of how a kindergartener's voice impacts positive change for all.

MONDAY, JANUARY 29: There will be a two-hour delay to the start of schools in Yarmouth. There will be no morning Pre-K. Buses will run two hours later than usual, and the school day will end at the regular time.

There will be a two-hour delay to the start of school in Yarmouth on Thursday, January 25 while crews clean up from the overnight icing. There will be no morning PreK. Buses will run two hours later than normal. The school day will end at the normal time.

First Grade Peace March! ❤️

Yarmouth Schools will dismiss early on Tuesday, January 16. YHS and HMS will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. YES/Rowe will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. Morning PreK will follow its regular schedule. There will be no afternoon PreK. Have a safe day!

145 students and staff wore flannel today for Flannel Friday 3.0 in support of juvenile diabetes awareness! We hope all our Rowe families have a most wonderful long weekend!

Mighty Reader will visit each kindergarten classroom to inspire our young readers as they start their journey toward becoming Super Readers. Mighty Reader will remind students of one superpower they already have, Pointer Power, or the ability to give each word on the page one tap. Mighty Reader will leave behind a special tool for their next reading superpower, Slider Power. Slider power is the ability to slide through the sounds of a word and blend them back together.

Students in Ms. Stewart's class engaged in a "writing museum" today where they all had the opportunity to check out and compliment their class-mates' writing!

We would like to wish all of our Rowe families a very Happy Thanksgiving! Check out some of our wonderful pumpkin art. This was a project in which first graders explored mixing colors. Have a most wonderful day!

Chewonki came to Rowe today! First Graders became owl experts and kinders became bat experts!

We held our very first Captain's Crew meeting! A group of first grade leaders met to discuss qualities of good leaders and ways they can each be leaders at school, with their friends, within their families and of themselves!