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The Somerville Mathematics Fund
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The Somerville Mathematics Fund Announces Winning Teacher Grants |
With this round of grants, our total amount of grants and scholarships awarded passed the $100,000 mark! We are pleased to have been able to give this much back to the community in support of mathematics education since we were founded in 2000.
Press Release in the Somerville Journal:
The Somerville Mathematics Fund, an affiliate of Dollars for Scholars, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2008 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. The Math Fund wants to thank ESYL for generously underwriting the following teacher grants along with the fifteen emergency grants made to the East Somerville Community School classroom teachers whose classrooms were devastated.
The Mathematics Fund is pleased to be able to support these winning projects:
• Annette Bassett at West Somerville Neighborhood School
for “Family Math Nights (K-2 and 3-5)”
• Laura Bonnell at East Somerville Community School at Edgerly
for “The ESCS Kid’s Math Club”
• Victoria Brumberg at John F Kennedy School
for “Scientific Calculators in the Classroom”
• Kate Cremens-Basbas at A D Healey School
for “Integrating Investigations Mathematics into Primary Physical Education”
• Wendy Cliggott at Brown School
for “Computer projector in the classroom”
• Justine Hebert at John F Kennedy School
for “Supplemental Mathematics Resource Library”
• Debra Hurley at John F Kennedy School
for “Hands on Math with Algeblocks (5th and 6th grade math club)”
• Victoria Macrokanis at West Somerville Neighborhood School
for “Math and Literature Connection (K-6th)”
• Mary McClellan at East Somerville Community School at Edgerly
for “Multisensory Math Supplement for all Children”
• Louise Mercer at Albert F Argenziano School at Lincoln Park
for “Take-home Math Kits”
• Lisa Mitrano at Albert F Argenziano School at Lincoln Park
for “Take-home Math Kits”
• Jack O’Keefe at East Somerville Community School at Cummings
for “Geometry Project on Platonic & Archimedean Solids”
• Roxane Scrima at John F Kennedy School
for “Math Bags for Kindergarten”
• Sharon Sotiros at John F Kennedy School
for “Math Bags for Kindergarten”
• Celia Taylor at the Healey School
for the “7th Annual Kindegarten - Second Grade Family Mathematics Night”
• Linda Wiegenfeld at the East Somerville Community School at Edgerly
for “Family Math Night Featuring Math Games & Math Art”
for 3rd -5th graders.
The Somerville Mathematics Fund, an Affiliate of Dollars for Scholars was chartered in 2000 to celebrate and encourage mathematics achievement in Somerville. For more information, to volunteer, or to make a contribution go to http://www.somervillemathematicsfund.org or e-mail voolich@aol.com or call 617-666-0666 (evenings).
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