Many teachers have great ideas on how to make their classrooms a better place for their students to learn math. The teachers’ ideas frequently outrun the budget schools have for supplies and their own ability to subsidize their classroom. The Somerville Mathematics Fund tries to fill this need through the generosity of their donors: John Bullock, Jasper Lawson and the Apple Tree Fund. The following teachers won grants to encourage and support mathematics achievement in the classrooms of Somerville.
The Math Fund wants to thank John Bullock for generously underwriting the following teacher grants:
• Christopher Ames, Instructional Coach at Kennedy School & West Somerville Neighborhood School for “Think Tank Kits”
• Sally Brith, 7th - 8th Math/Counselor at Next Wave School for “Pre-algebra Curriculum Materials”
• Lori Brown Special Education 1st-3rd at Healey School for “Think Tank Kits”
• Allison Cahoon, 2nd SEIP at Healey School for “Kindles & Math apps”
• Frances Carino, 4th at Winter Hill Community Innovation School for “Fraction Games”
• Jill Christman, 1st at Argenziano School for “Math Manipulatives and Story Books”
• Michelle Crawford-Cranmore, 3rd at Healey School “Kindles, Math Apps and Manipulatives”
• Maureen Cronin, 2nd at Winter Hill Community Innovation School for “Think Tank Kits”
• Donna Dricoll, Math Coach at Argenziano & East Somerville Community Schools, Math Nights
• Donna Dricoll, Math Coach at Argenziano & East Somerville Community Schools, Math Nights
• Susan Douglas, 3rd at Healey School for “Kindles and Math Materials”
• Kim Flores, 1st Integrated SEIP at Healey School for “Math Manipulatives and Story Books”
• Jennie French, 1st at Healey School for “Math Games”
• Lindsay Garofalo, 1st Integrated SEIP at East Somerville Community School for “Math Family Breakfast”
• Diana Garity, 4th Beginner SEIP at Argenziano School for “Math Manipulatives”
• Michael Giardi, 7th & 8th Math at Kennedy School for “K-8 School-wide Math Mystery Day”
• Rene Holtzman, Newcomers to English 1st at Argenziano School for “Classroom Rug for Math Activities”
• Stephen Hughes, 4th West Somerville Neighborhood School for “Cuisenaire Rods and Materials”
• Denise Marie Lavey, 1st SEIP at East Somerville Community School for “Family Game Night”
• Alexandra Lennon, 2nd SEIP at Winter Hill Community Innovation School for “Math Manipulatives”
• Mary McGivern, Inclusion Specialist at Winter Hill Community Innovation School for “K-2 & 3-5 Math Nights”
• Julia Miller, 5th at Healey School for “Think Tank Materials and Fraction Manipulatives”
The Math Fund wants to thank Jasper Lawson for generously underwriting the following teacher grants:
• Ann Marie O’Connor, K at Winter Hill Community Innovation School for “Math Manipulatives”
• Charlene O’Neill, 4th at Winter Hill Community Innovation School for “Fraction Games”
• Sarah Rice, 1st SEIP at East Somerville Community School for “Family Math Game Night”
The Math Fund wants to thank the Apple Tree Fund for generously underwriting the following teacher grants:
• Maureen Roichaux, 7th - 8th Math/Counselor at Next Wave School for “Math Curriculum Materials”
• Kristen Ryan, SMILE at West Somerville Neighborhood School for “Pre-K & K Construction Center Materials”
• Kathryn K Sousa, 1st Argenziano School for “Math Manipulatives”
• Katie Starbuck, Math Coach at Healey School & Winter Hill Community Innovation School for “Think Tank Kits”
• Barbara Strell, Resource Room Teacher at Healey School for “Kathy Richardson’s Mathematics Assessment Materials”
• Scott C Weaver, 7th - 8th Math at East Somerville Community School for “5th - 7th Family Mathematics Night with 8th volunteers at K-7th Math Night”
• Linda Wiegenfeld, 4th at East Somerville Community School for “2nd - 4th Family Math Night”
• Noelle Yankov, 1st at Healey School for “Kindles with Math Apps”
The Somerville Mathematics Fund, an affiliate of the national scholarship organization Dollars for Scholars, was chartered in 2000 to celebrate and encourage achievement in mathematics in the city of Somerville, Massachusetts. Over fourteen years, the math fund has awarded $69,637 in teacher grants in the city of Somerville.
In early April, the fund will be seeking applications from students who reside in Somerville for college mathematics scholarships. Links to the scholarship application form is available at www.somervillemathematicsfund.org For more information, to volunteer or to make a tax-deductible contribution, please contact Erica Voolich (617-666-0666 or mathfund@gmail.com).
©2014, Erica Dakin Voolich
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