| Grant Information |
On June 7, 2006 the following grants were announced:
Guided Reading within a Literacy Program - Mary Lou Cammarano
Lincoln School Kindergarten
This program allows the teacher to work with a small group of students who are all at the same reading level providing the students with a comfortable environment for development of their reading skills.Sing & Read Alphabet Collection - Bernadette Ferrone & Bridget Ruller
Washington School Kindergarten
This program offers an enjoyable approach to learning phonics, letter recognition and vocabulary development for kindergarten students.The Listening Program - Megan Caughey & Jamie Nowak
Lincoln/Pierrepont Schools LLD Classes
This district wide program is a music-based auditory stimulation program intended to train students to effectively listen, learn and communicate.Time for Change - Kathleen Bresin & Amy Murphy
Washington School 1st Grade
Funds would be used to purchase manipulatives (plastic coins and clocks) to provide the children with materials to assist them in learning concepts of money and time.Watch my Bookworm Grow - Barbara Ruggiero
Lincoln School 2nd Grade
This program is designed to enhance reading skills by promoting self selection of storybooks and allowing for individual progress according to students’ abilities.NASCO Double-Sided Dry Erase Math Boards - Jessica Iamele
Washington School 3rd Grade
These materials would assist students in their math classes. The grant was approved for enough materials for two classes who would share with the other two third grades in Washington School.Using Our Senses - Bernadette Kennedy
Washington School Resource Room
Materials for this grant would enable students to better understand and retain information necessary for academic success through use of manipulatives.Hands-On Manipulatives for Teaching Geometry - David Padilla
Pierrepont School Grades 4-8
This grant is for manipulative materials to assist students to learn math through hands-on visual learning in an engaging environment.Caring Habit of the Month - Louise Hetzel
Union School Grades 4-8
This popular program designed to encourage positive social and academic performance has gradually been expanding at Union School.Annual Astronomy Day at Union School - Susan Greco, Bernadette Farina, Moira
Loughlin & Joan Macri Union School Grade 4
This will be the second year that scientists from Newark Museum will present a mobile planetarium to the 4th grade students at Union School.Study Island NJASK Practice - Susan Greco, Bernadette Farina, Moira Loughlin &
Joan Macri Union School Grade 4
Funding for this grant will allow students to logon to Studyon.com to practice problems for the New Jersey ASK 4 test.Investing in our Future – Gayle Strauss
Union School Science
This grant would provide funds for women currently working in the field of science to address the students at Union School regarding the role of science and technology in society to encourage interest in those fields.World Language Festival - Patricia Cormack & Lynn Decker
Union/Pierrepont Schools Grades 6-8
This popular cultural awareness program held on a Saturday in the Spring has been funded consistently by REF and has been very popular.Graph Your Way to Greatness - Louise Hetzel
Union School Grade 7
This grant will provide ten graphing calculators for use in 7 grade math program.Games for Thinking - Anne Hetzel
Union School Grade 7 & 8
Funding for this program will allow the purchase of a variety of board games to encourage higher level thinking and deductive reasoning, problem solving and communication skills.The Dance - Dorothy Meissner
Union School Grade 8
Funding for this grant will provide two dance teachers for the 8th grade students at Union School for a total of ten dance lessons for the class. It will culminate in a “formal” evening program to which parents will be invited.Outdoor Living Lab - Helene Renee Wetzel
Rutherford High School Science
This grant is a follow-up to last year’s grant which gave students a hands on opportunity to learn science through an outdoor garden in the high school courtyard.TI-Viewscreen - Erin Devor
Pierrepont School 8th Grade
This grant would allow the acquisition of an LCD panel special view screen calculator and padded carrying case to assist in instructing algebra students on the use of TI-83 calculators.