Grant Opportunity for Teachers who Have a Great Idea for their Classrooms

Every year the Somerville Mathematics Fund offers teacher grants for K-12 teachers in Somerville who have interesting and exciting ideas to support math learning and enrichment for their students.  The grant is open to teachers in all of the schools in Somerville, both public and parochial.  The grant application is on the Somerville Mathematics Fund website and is due by January 9, 2018.

The maximum amount of any grant is $500 per year.  Previous winners are welcome to apply again as long as they have completed their report on the previous grant.  You can read about last year’s grant winners on the Somerville Mathematics Blog or by requesting a copy of this year’s annual newsletter which was mailed in early December.

The Somerville Mathematics Fund, was chartered in 2000 to celebrate and encourage achievement in mathematics in the city of Somerville, Massachusetts.  Over seventeen years, the math fund has awarded  $104,060 in teacher grants in the city of Somerville.  You might want to listen to our  TEDxSomerville talk on the work of the Somerville Math Fund
to learn about the various things the math fund is doing.

In early April, the Somerville Math Fund will be seeking applications from students who reside in Somerville for college mathematics scholarships.

The teacher grant application is available on
http://www.somervillemathematicsfund.org/teachergrant.html.

For more information, to volunteer or to make a tax-deductible contribution, please contact Erica (617-666-0666 or mathfund@gmail.com)

The link to this post is http://somervillemathematics.blogspot.com/2017/12/grant-opportunity-for-teachers-who-have.html
©2017, Erica Dakin Voolich

"Houston -- no, Somerville, We've got a Problem!!"

Hard to believe, but the news of our teacher grants has really gotten out.
The deadline has passed, the Somerville Math Fund board meets next week to review the applications.

You know from reading past blog posts, that we have sponsored great ideas to enrich, support and encourage all levels of math learners in the the classrooms of Somerville K-12.

Everything the Somerville Math Fund does is a result of our wonderful donors and volunteers -- we have no employees.

So what is the problem?
We have so many more grant applications than ever before, we have a 35% increase in deserving applications!!
So, this "busts the budget"!!

How can you help?
Can you sponsor a grant?
Each teacher grant is at most $500.
An extra donation, sponsoring a grant, would make a difference on the help we can give in the classrooms of Somerville.
I need to know ASAP, because the Somerville Math Fund board meets next week to make the decisions on who we can fund.

Email me at math fund@gmail.com and let me know how you can help.
Then put a check in the mail [Somerville Math Fund, 244 Summer St, Somerville MA 02143].
If you have questions and would like to hear more details about the grants, email me and we'll set up a time to talk.

I appreciate all the extra support you can give.
Thanks.


The link to this post is http://somervillemathematics.blogspot.com/2016/01/houston-no-somerville-weve-got-problem.html

Have a Great Idea for Your Somerville Students? Apply for a Math Grant!

Every year the Somerville Mathematics Fund offers teacher grants for K-12 teachers in Somerville who have interesting and exciting ideas to support math learning and enrichment for their students.  The grant is open to teachers in all of the schools in Somerville, both public and parochial.  The grant application is on the Somerville Mathematics Fund website and is due by January 8, 2016.

The maximum amount of any grant is $500 per year.  Previous winners are welcome to apply again as long as they have completed their report on the previous grant.  You can read about last year’s grant winners on the Somerville Mathematics Blog or by requesting a copy of this year’s annual newsletter to be mailed in early December.

The Somerville Mathematics Fund, was chartered in 2000 to celebrate and encourage achievement in mathematics in the city of Somerville, Massachusetts.  Over fifteen years, the math fund has awarded  $79,640 in teacher grants in the city of Somerville.  You might want to listen to our  TEDxSomerville talk on the work of the Somerville Math Fund

to learn about the various things the math fund is doing.

In early April, the Somerville Math Fund will be seeking applications from students who reside in Somerville for college mathematics scholarships.  The application will be available on 

www.somervillemathematicsfund.org.  

For more information, to volunteer or to make a tax-deductible contribution, please contact Erica (617-666-0666 or mathfund@gmail.com)

The link to this post is http://somervillemathematics.blogspot.com/2015/12/have-great-idea-for-your-somerville.html
©Erica Dakin Voolich 2015

Have a Great Idea on How to Teach Math? These Teachers Do!

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, Jay Landers & 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:

• Julia Allen & Aileene Martinez-Garced, East Somerville Community School Unidos (1st), Classroom Games and Parent Math Day

• Jason Behrens & Basha Goldstein-Weiss, Winter Hill Community Innovation School (K-2, 3-5 afterschool), Child Created Math Games

• Sally Birth, Next Wave (teacher/counselor), Pre-Algebra Curriculum Materials

• Matthew Burch, West Somerville Neighborhood School (5th), Fraction and Decimal Manipulatives

• Jayne Campos, Argenziano School (1st), Classroom Math Rug

• Frances Carino, Winter Hill Community Innovation School (4th), Math Manipulatives and Think Tank Materials

• Michelle Crawford-Cranford, Healey School (4th), Math Games and Activities

• Susanne Douglas, Healey School (4th), Math Interactive Software

• Donna Driscoll, Argenziano & East Somerville Community School (math coach), Family Math Nights

• Sandra Dumas, Brown School (5th), IXL Software

• Janice Fahey-Flynn, Argenzino School (ESL specialist), Math Manipulatives

• Michael Fitzpatrick, St Catherine’s of Genoa School (1st), Problem Solving Activities

• Jane Gardner, Argenziano School (1st), Classroom Math Rug

• Diana Garity, Argenzino School (4th), Math Manipulatives

• Lindsay Garofalo, East Somerville Community School (1st integrated SEIP), Math Night

• Ben Garton, Healey School (3rd & 4th), Math Games

• Rebecca Grunko, Healey School (ESL specialist), Family Game Breakfast & Math Games

• Tzu-Ting (Ting-Ting) Han, Winter Hill Community Innovation School (1st), Math Games and Think Tank Materials

• Denise Marie Lavey, East Somerville Community School (1st, SEIP), Game Night,

• Mary McGivern, Winter Hill Community Innovation School (inclusion teacher), K-2, 3-5 Math Nights

• Maria Medeiros, Winter Hill Community Innovation School (3rd), Dry Erase Boards & Cuisenaire Rods

• Julie Sahlas, Winter Hill Community Innovation School (3rd), Dry Erase Boards & Cuisenaire Rods

The Math Fund wants to thank  Jay Landers and Jasper Lawson for generously underwriting the following teacher grants:

• Hannah de Souza Rodrigues, Argenziano School (3rd Sheltered English Immersion), Classroom Math Rug

• Kristen Ryan, West Somerville Neighborhood School (SMILE), Pre-K, K, 3rd Grade Construction Project

• Tracy Selig, St. Catherine of Genoa School (2nd), Math Manipulatives

The Math Fund wants to thank the Apple Tree Fund for generously underwriting the following teacher grants:

• Kathleen Seward, Brown School (principal for instructional leadership team and PTA), Family Math Night

• Amanda Toro, Winter Hill Community Innovation School (SMILE), Math Manipulatives

• Linda Wiegenfeld, East Somerville Community School (4th), 2-4 Math Night

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 fifteen years, the Somerville Math Fund has awarded $79,640 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).

Have a Great Idea on How to Teach Math? These Teachers Do!

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

• 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

The link for this post is:  http://somervillemathematics.blogspot.com/2014/02/have-great-idea-on-how-to-teach-math.html

Time for Somerville Teachers to Get Together Their Grant Applications

Every year the Somerville Mathematics Fund offers teacher grants for K-12 teachers in Somerville who have interesting and exciting ideas to support math learning and enrichment for their students.  The grant application is on the Somerville Mathematics Fund website and is due by January 13, 2014.

The maximum amount of any grant is $500 per year.  Previous winners are welcome to apply again as long as they have completed their report on the previous grant.  You can read about last year’s grant winners on the Somerville Mathematics Blog or by requesting a copy of this year’s annual newsletter to be mailed in early December.

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 thirteen years, the math fund has awarded $57,648 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.  The application will be available on 

http://somervillemath.dollarsforscholars.org and www.somervillemathematicsfund.org.  For more information, to volunteer or to make a tax-deductible contribution, please contact Erica (617-666-0666 or mathfund@gmail.com)

The link to this post is: http://somervillemathematics.blogspot.com/2013/11/time-for-somerville-teachers-to-get.html

©2013 Erica Dakin Voolich

The Somerville Mathematics Fund Announces Winning Teacher Grants

The Somerville Mathematics Fund, an affiliate of Dollars for Scholars, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2013 Teacher Grants to encourage mathematics achievement in the classrooms in Somerville.  Again, the members of the board were pleased with the quality of the applications this year and with the exciting mathematical things that are happening in the Somerville classrooms.  Through the generosity of John Bullock and Akamai, The Somerville Mathematics Fund was able fund a record number of wonderful projects this year.  

The Math Fund wants to thank John Bullock for generously underwriting the following teacher grants: 

π - Annette Fiore Bassett at Winter Hill Community School for “K-2 & 3-5 Family Mathematics Nights"
π - Sally Brith at Next Wave for “Pre-Algebra Curriculum Materials” 
π - Rebeca Byard at Brown School (K) for “One Hundredth Day Celebration”
π - Jayne Campos at Argenziano School (1st, SEIP) for “Math Center Materials”
π - Frances Carino at Winter Hill Community Innovation School (4th) for “IXL Software”
π - Diane Cline at El Sestima at East Somerville Community School for “Multiplication Rock”
π - Donna Driscoll at Argenziano School for “K-5 Family Mathematics Nights”
π - Susan Fothergill & Erin McGovern at Argenziano School (3rd) for “Math Games”
π - Debra Hurley at Kennedy School (2nd) for “Mathematics Materials”
π - Emma Mrozicki at Unidos, East Somerville Community School (4th) for “Mathematics Materials”
π - Patricia Murphy-Sheehy at Somerville High School for “Problem of the Week”
π - Charlene O’Neill at Winter Hill Community Innovation School (4^th) for “IXL Software” 
π - Monica Campbell Revert at Unidos, East Somerville Community School (6th) for “Mathematics Materials”
π - Sarah Rice at East Somerville Community School (1st, SEIP) for “Game Night”
π - Carmina Scuccimarra at Kennedy School (3rd) for “EquaBeams”
π - Kathryn Sousa at Argenziano School (1st, SEIP) for “Mathematics Materials”
π - Alison Walton at Healey School for “Mathematics Materials”
π - Linda Wiegenfeld at East Somerville Community School for “2 – 4 Family Mathematics Night”

The Math Fund wants to thank Akamai for generously underwriting the following teacher grant:
π - Celia Taylor at Healey School for “K-2 Family Mathematics Night”

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 thirteen years, the math fund has awarded $57,648 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.  Copies of 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 (666-0666 or mathfund@gmail.com).

©2013 Erica Dakin Voolich
The link for this page is http://somervillemathematics.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-somerville-mathematics-fund.html

Mathematics Teacher Grant Winners Announced

The Somerville Mathematics Fund is pleased to announce the winners of their 2012 grants to teachers who are working on providing the students in Somerville with exciting, challenging  and creative mathematics in their classrooms.  This  year through the generosity of John Bullock they were able to fund a wonderful set of grants.

If you know any of these wonderful teachers, be sure to congratulate them on a job well-done.


• Annette Fiore Bassett at Winter Hill Community School for “K-2 & 3-5 Family Mathematics Nights”
• Laura Bonnell at East Somerville Community School at  Edgerly for “3^rd grade Success Day”

• Sally Brith at Next Wave for “Pre-Algebra Curriculum Materials”

• Frances Carino at Winter Hill Community School (4^th) for “Math Games”

• Margaret Clapham & Kate Briggs at Healey School (3^rd, 4^th) for “Think Tank and Figure It Materials”

• Adriane Cruz-Cioppa at Argenziano School (2^nd SEIP) for “Resource Activity Center”

• Kristy Desilets at Unidos, East Somerville Community School at Cummings for “Think Tank and Math Games”

• Donna Driscoll at Argenziano School (SEIP, Unidos)  for “K-2, 3-5 Bilingual Family Mathematics Nights”

• Benjamin Hehn at Kennedy School (5^th) for “Calculators and Mathematical Posters”

• Cathy Hughes at Kennedy School (1^st) for “Math Materials to send home and to differentiate in class”

• Eileen MacDonnell at Healey School (3^rd) for “Math Game and Literature”

• Charlene O’Neill at Winter Hill Community School (4^th) for “Math Games”

• Roxanne Scrima at Kennedy (K) for “Materials for parent/child activities”

• Zachary Shufran at Winter Hill Community School (3^rd-8^th,  ELL) “Mathematics Magazines”

• Sharon Sotiros at Kennedy (K) for “Materials for parent/child activities”

• Kathryn Sousa at Argenziano School (1^st, SEIP) for “Mathematics Activities for Small Groups”

• Celia Taylor at Healey School for “K-2 Family Mathematics Night”
• Alison Walton at Healey School for “Mathematics Materials for classroom & Take-home”
• Linda Wiegenfeld at East Somerville Community School at Edgerly for “2 – 4 Family Mathematics Night"



            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 eleven years, the math fund has awarded $55,835 in teacher grants in the city of Somerville.


           The Somerville Mathematics Fund is an all-volunteer organization and is able to fund these teacher grants and scholarships based solely on the generosity of their supporters.  You can donate online by going to Community Room thanks to Eastern Bank.

            In early April, the fund will be seeking applications from students who reside in Somerville for college mathematics scholarships.  Copies of 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 (666-0666 or mathfund@gmail.com).

Teacher Grants Available from The Somerville Mathematics Fund

The Somerville Mathematics Fund is looking for teachers in Somerville who are interested in applying for a mathematics grant. The Fund will be offering grants up to $500 for K - 12 teachers of Somerville students for exciting projects to improve or enrich mathematics instruction in the classroom or in an after-school program. The teacher applicant should be teaching in a public, parochial, or charter school located in Somerville. The postmark application deadline for these grants is 14 January 2012. The application form is available on-line at the Somerville Mathematics Fund's website 

In the past eleven years, The Somerville Mathematics Fund has awarded one hundred four teacher grants totaling $47,921 for wonderful teacher-designed mathematics projects and activities. Past winners are eligible to apply for another grant. 

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. Next April, they will be awarding college scholarships to outstanding mathematics students from Somerville. For more information, to volunteer or to make a much needed tax-deductible contribution, please contact Erica Voolich (617-666-0666, or mathfund@gmail.com)

The Somerville Mathematics Fund Announces Winning Teacher Grants

The Somerville Mathematics Fund, an affiliate of Dollars for Scholars, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2011 Teacher Grants to encourage mathematics achievement in the classrooms in Somerville.  Again, the members of the board were pleased with the quality of the applications this year and with the exciting things that are happening in the Somerville classrooms.  Through the generosity of John Bullock and the Apple Tree Fund, The Somerville Mathematics Fund was able fund a record number of wonderful projects this year.  

The Math Fund wants to thank John Bullock and the Apple Tree Fund for generously underwriting the following teacher grants: 

• Georgia Arvanitis at Winter Hill Community School for  “iXL Software” (3rd)

•Annette Fiore Bassett at Winter Hill Community School for “K-2 and 3-5 Math Nights”

•Yasmina Belatreche at Winter Hill Community School for “Graphing Calculators” (7th & 8th)

•Sally Brith at Next Wave for “Algebra Curriculum Materials” (8th)

•Charlene Buckley at West Somerville Neighborhood School for “Math Closet” (1st & 2nd)

•Catherine Cannan, Patricia Murphy-Sheehy, Lily Ma, Justine Hebert, Jennifer Davis, and Maureen Halpenny at Somerville High School for “Kuta Software”

•Frances Carino at Winter Hill Community School for “Scanner and Math Games” (4th)

•Maureen Cronin at Winter Hill Community School for “Math Book of the Month” (2nd)

•Susanne Douglas at A D Healey School for “K’nex Mathematics Materials” (1st)

•Donna Driscoll & Joan McGinty at West Somerville Neighborhood School for 

“Kindergarten/Preschool Math Center and Games Sharing Library”

•Sandra Dumas at Brown School for “Math Center Materials” (5th)

•Kristin Fraser at Winter Hill Community School for “Scanner” (1st)

•Sandy Hong at Winter Hill Community School for “Algebraic Thinking Manipulatives” (6th - 8th)

•Debra A Hurley at J F Kennedy School for “Marilyn Burns Classroom Math Library” (1st, 2nd)

•Danáe Jacobs at A D Healey School for “Mobile Teaching Center” (7th & 8th, and 5th & 6th after school)

•Jonathan Killeen at Argenziano School for “TI-73 calculators” (7th & 8th)

•Eileen MacDonnell at A D Healey School for “Think-Tanks Problem Solving & Number Sense Materials” (3rd & 4th)

•Theresa MacVicar at East Somerville Community School at Cummings for “Algebra Models” (7th & 8th)

•Kimberly Murphy at West Somerville Neighborhood School for “Family Math Nights for Pre-k -2 and 3-5”

•Charlene O’Neill at Winter Hill Community School for “Scanner and Math Games” (4th)

•Michelle Perry at Winter Hill Community School for “Marilyn Burns Mathematics Library” (3rd and 4-6th)

•Ana Potter and Mary McGivern at Winter Hill Community School for “Scanner” (5th)

•Julie Scafidi at Winter Hill Community School for “Graphing Calculators” (7th & 8th)

•Celia Taylor at A D Healey School for “10th Annual Kindergarten through Second Grade Family Mathematics Night”

•Allison Walton at A D Healey School for “K’nex Mathematics Materials” (1st)

•Linda Wiegenfeld at East Somerville Community School at Edgerly for “Math Night (3rd & 4th) and Math Enrichment Club (2nd-4th)”

•Noelle Yankov at A D Healey School for “Mathematics Manipulatives” (2nd)

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 ten years, the math fund has awarded $47,921 in teacher grants in the city of Someville.

In early April, the fund will be seeking applications from students who reside in Somerville for college mathematics scholarships.  Copies of 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 (666-0666 or mathfund@gmail.com).

The Somerville Mathematics Fund Announces Winning Teacher Grants

The Somerville Mathematics Fund, an affiliate of Dollars for Scholars, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2010 Teacher Grants to encourage mathematics achievement in the classrooms in Somerville. Again, the members of the board were pleased with the quality of the applications this year and with the exciting things that are happening in the Somerville classrooms. With out the generosity of ESYL, The Somerville Mathematics Fund would not be able to support so many wonderful projects.

The Math Fund wants to thank ESYL for generously underwriting the following teacher grants:

o Annette Bassett at West Somerville Neighborhood School for “Math Resource Center for Teaching and Learning Mathematics” (1-6)

o Kelly Cronin and Joan McGivney at West Somerville Neighborhood School for “Math Take Home Book Bag Program” (K)

o Sandra Dumas at Brown School for “Mathematics and Literature” (5)

o David Farnsworth, Elizabeth Ticcioni, Audrey Song, Latasha Harris,

Brooke McCaffrey, Laura Berger, Gina Desir and Diane Hurvita at Prospect Hill Academy for “Manipulatives for Developing Number Sense” (K)

o Patrice Hobbs at East Somerville Community School at Edgerly, Unidos for “Classroom Math Library” (3)

o Kathryn Jenks at Prospect Hill Academy, Upper School for “TI-SmartView Computer licenses” (11-12)

o Kelly Miller at Brown School for “Computer Projector” (6)

o Tracy Selig at St. Catherine of Genoa School for “Measuring in Math” (2)

o Celia Taylor at the Healey School for the “9th Annual Kindergarten through Second Grade Family Mathematics Night” (K-2)

o Linda Wiegenfeld at the East Somerville Community School at Edgerly for “Family Math Night” (3-4)

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. In early April, the fund will be seeking applications from students who reside in Somerville for college mathematics scholarships. Copies of 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 (666-0666, evenings, or voolich@aol.com).