Student Activities
4th & 5th Grade Bands
Mary Rowlandson has both fourth and fifth grade bands, which practice weekly during the school year. They perform twice each year, a Winter Concert in December and the Spring Concert in June. For more details, see the Music SharePoint site. You will need a user name and password to access SharePoint. If you do not have one, check with Mr. Rossley.
4th & 5th Grade Chorus
Thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Pam Cross and Legacy Publishing we will be offering chorus for interested students in grades 4 and 5. Mrs. Cross, a parent volunteer, is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and has taught choirs for almost twenty years. The Mary Rowlandson Elementary School Chorus, will provide fun for the participants, as well as, build confidence, teamwork, teach proper vocal technique. Chorus will meet every Tuesday before school in the auditorium at 7:45 AM until school begins at 8:30. The first meeting will be on September 27th.
There is no cost for participation. Legacy Publishing Company has offered to sponsor the RES Chorus and will provide the sheet music. A registration form will be sent home with all fourth and fifth grade students.
Destination Imagination
Destination Imagination is a CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM with competitions held at district, state and global levels. Destination Imagination is for students who are creative thinkers, like to solve challenges, andor perform. We would like to enter more teams next year, and we need parents and teachers to serve as team managers. Training is available. We also need volunteers to help with fundraising and assist at meeting times.
DESTINATION IMAGINATION ~2007~ IN LANCASTER
The Mary Rowlandson DI team doing the "Round About Courage" challenge won first place at the Regional tournament held in Ayer on March 10, 2007. They will go on the compete in the State Tournament at WPI in Worcester on March 31st. The membes of this talented team are Tye Barlow, Matthew Benschneider, Donovan Joyce, Matthew von Linden, Eric Watterson and Ben Yentz. We are very proud of them and the time and hard work they put into this. congratulations also to their team manager, Mary Beth Yentz.
The Rowlandson Rising Stars teams also worked very hard on their challenge this year. There were two teams on this challenge:
Mrs. Winsmann's team included Brooke Winsmann, Anneke LaPosta, Jacob von Linden, Michael Hendley, Kyle Cloutier, Johnhenry Hendley, Nicholas Mellis and Samuel Keith.
Mrs. von Linden's team included Jessica Gavin, Benjamin French, Nathaniel French, Isaiah French, Derrick Leger and Alexander DeChambeau.
The Luther Burbank Middle School team took second place at the Regionals.
DESTINATION IMAGINATION ~2005~ IN LANCASTER
This year Lancaster had four teams involved in Destination Imagination. Two Elementary teams, and one Middle School/ Elementary team, competed in a variety of challenges in the regional tournament in Ayer, MA.
The Lancaster team comprised of Elementary and Middle School students was managed by Mr. Tony Jacobs, assisted by Mrs. Pam Cross, and Mrs. Nancy Weber. This team competed in the regional tournament in Oxford, MA. The team members were: Brandon Steff, Brian Yentz, Alex Schryver, Addison Weber, Nathan Weber, Ellen Jacobs and Lizzy Cross. Their Challenge was the DIzzy Derby, the most technical of the challenges. They had to design a reliable vehicle capable of transporting at least one team member around a number of laps and detours. A team-created skit had to bring all the elements together. They placed first in the Regional tournament by doing the most laps, and won the State Finals by again out performing their competition. They competed in the Global Finals in Tennessee in May. This is the first time a Lancaster Destination Imagination team has won first place in the State Finals and we have a beautiful trophy to be shared by the Elementary and Middle School.
DESTINATION IMAGINATION 2004
The 2004 team competed in the Plot and the Pendulum challenge. They finished first in the regional tournament, and then came in second in the state finals. This made them eligible to compete in the Global Finals in Nashville, TN from May 25-28 representing the state of Massachusetts. Team members include Tanya, Lizzy, Addison, Ellen J., Brian, Brandon and Ellen H.
Geography Bee
This year's Geography Bee was held on Monday, December 10, 2007 at 7 PM in the auditorium of Mary Rowlandson Elementary School. Students in grades 4-8 participated in preliminary rounds during the school day. The top performers went on to the evening competition. For more information on the National Geographic Bee, please go to National Geographic web site.
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2008 GEOGRAPHY BEE WINNERS
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1st Place - Michael Muldoon
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2nd Place - Dan Mazzola
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3rd Place - Mallika Govindan
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2007 GEOGRAPHY BEE WINNERS
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1st Place - Anvesh Gurijala
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2nd Place - Michael Muldoon
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3rd Place - Brain Farmer
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2006 GEOGRAPHY BEE WINNERS
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1st Place - Beatrice Zang
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2nd Place - Brian Farmer
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3rd Place - Mallika Govindan
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2005 GEOGRAPHY BEE WINNERS
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1st Place - Ramesh Govindan
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2nd Place - Mallika Govindan
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3rd Place - Andrew Lakin
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2004 GEOGRAPHY BEE WINNERS
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1st Place - Ramesh Govindan
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2nd Place - Sarah Davey
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3rd Place - Molly Flynn-Alling
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Spelling Bee
The 2008 Spelling Bee will be held on Monday, January 7, 2008 in the auditorium at 6:45 PM. The competition is open to all students in grades 4-8. Preliminary rounds are held during school hours to determine the participants for the evening competition. Thanks to the PTO for their support of this event each year.
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2008 WINNERS
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1st Place - Mallika Govindan
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2nd Place - Priyathum Vennapusa
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3rd Place - Emily Castner
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2007 WINNERS
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1st Place - Emily Castner
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2nd Place - Mallika Govindan
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3rd Place - Michaela Jacobs
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2006 WINNERS
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1st Place - Mallika Govindan
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2nd Place - Victoria Atkinson
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3rd Place - Michael Muldoon
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2005 WINNERS
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1st Place - Ramesh Govindan
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2nd Place - Victoria Atkinson
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3rd Place - Ryan Nicoll
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2004 WINNERS
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1st Place - Mallika Govindan
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2nd Place Tie - Erin Sadler
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2nd Place Tie - Ryan Nicoll
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Save for America Banking
In cooperation with Clinton Savings Bank, the school offers the Save for America School Banking Program. Founded in 1982, Save for America is a bank-at-school program designed for students in grades K-8 that is co-sponsored by the US Departments of Treasury and Education. The program teaches children the skill of saving, the value of money and budgeting for the future.
Students can open a savings account and make weekly deposits at the school banking center located in the cafeteria. the account may be in the child's name or a joint account with the parent/guardian. There is no minimum balance, and students can make deposits in any amount at school or at the bank. Withdrawals must be made at the bank. Dates for making deposits can be found on the Monthly Calendar.
Information is handed out at the beginning of each school year.