Brookview Elementary:
Tim Hanson received $500 for "Reading and Eating" to purchase magazine subscriptions and age-appropriate reference materials (science, history, math) for students to read while waiting to be called into breakfast or lunch food lines. Those who finish eating early can read to use their time productively.
Lisa Mann received $500 for "Elementary Art Literacy Library" to provide artists' biographies, art histories and fiction books with art terminology to improve ISTEP literacy.
"The Art of Listening" was funded for Hiliary Wright for $480. Students working in small groups will each write their most beloved memory, record it and burn it to a CD. Improved listening skills and realizing people have more similarities than differences are goals.
Creston Middle:
Amanda Milliken's "Black History Celebration", funded for $500, includes a living museum and a narrative drama. It celebrates diversity and helps students recognize their potential and the vast opportunities available to them.
Eastridge Elementary:
"Being Able With Ablenet" was funded for Sharon Massey for $500. It provides a two-year subscription to Weekly Reader enhanced Ablenet (a tool for students with disabilities), a curriculum-based activity set and some supplies for students to prepare the food recipes.
Sharon Massey received $500 for "Equine Therapeutic Riding" to help special needs children connect with another living being. It offers opportunities for physical and emotional therapy to help students develop muscle tone, balance and coordination.
Hawthorne Elementary:
"Handheld Enrichment" was funded for $496 for Amy Brown to purchase Turbo Extreme Handhelds to incorporate technology into math, social studies, spelling and science instruction. It offers one-on-one learning with immediate feedback.
DeAndra Elliott's "Getting the Point with TouchMath" received $492 to help all students develop mathematical skills. The comprehensive, multi-sensory program for counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can be used as an intervention program for students with or without special needs.
"Interactive Storybooks for First Graders" was funded for $500 for Kristen Whitesel to incorporate technology into language arts instruction. Phonics books at six levels and two LeapPad Personal Learning Tools will provide the technology for this project.
"Math Mardi Gras" will fund Yolanda Smith Gonzalez's grant for $500 to allow students and their families to visit interactive math stations and engage in activities that support mathematical learning. Math-related items can be used by many students over several years.
Heather Hills Elementary:
"Literacy Tub Intervention" provided $499 to Ryan Russell for Reading and Language Arts resources for students requiring additional assistance. The tubs will contain resources based on the student's need. Tubs will be loaned to families for a specific period of time after the teacher demonstrates its use to the family so it will be utilized in the most educational way.
Lakeside Elementary:
Jackie Boyden will use the $500 grant for her "Scrabble Club" program to purchase game boards, dictionaries and official Scrabble timers to promote good spelling, vocabulary skills, math skills, teamwork and good sportsmanship in a fun and challenging environment.
" 'Secret Stories' – Cracking the Reading Code” received $375 for Debra Uhl to use for a creative, brain-based approach to reading instruction. Stories depict phonetic patterns as "characters" that bring their sounds to life with music for auditory practice.
Lowell:
Christy Hartman's "iPods – More Than Music" was awarded $500 for additional equipment for iPods for her first grade class. The iPod is a listening tool as well as a teaching tool for a specific subject or to record poems, book talks or newscasts.
"iRead at the Media Center" was funded for $500 for Elaine Loftus to provide iPod Nano and voice recorders for students/teachers to record books in the school's iREAD Collection. The recordings will be burned to CDs, labels created and paired with the books in the media center to make the books come alive for struggling readers.
Moorhead Elementary:
"iRead at the Media Center" for Elaine Loftus for $500. Same as the Lowell grant above.
Pleasant Run Elementary:
Amy Hartung's grant for "Welcome to Success with Phonics" received $399 for the entire third grade. The Marva Collins Phonics wall cards show students the rules of phonics in a fun and exciting way. The phonics chants can be applied to their everyday reading.
Raymond Park Middle:
"Wild About Wetlands" was awarded $500 for Tony Willits to bring Cris Martini, an Indy Parks environmental specialist, to work with seventh grade students. They will discuss the importance of healthy wetlands in an ecosystem, observe animals and check water quality.
Stonybrook Middle:
Craig Harvey's "Bridge Building" received $441 for students to learn about bridges, cantilevered structures and the forces applied on them. Students will keep a design journal of all their sketches and research as they design, build and test structures. Students will recognize the faults and be able to describe what could be done to fix them.
Warren Central High School:
"Non nobis solum nati sumus"- Cicero" grant received $500 for Latin teacher Jody Myers. She will purchase various supplies to supplement the Latin classes and enhance the program including Latin DVDs, dictionaries, calligraphy pens, ink and paper.
Warren Early Childhood Center:
Erin Day's grant for $500 for "Diversity of Sounds and Styles" will explore cultural diversity through music and the arts as the children play and experiment with different types of culturally diverse instruments. It will provide books about families in other cultures.
