NORMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION
GRANTS TO TEACHERS
Fall, 2012
1. Let’s Get to Exploring! – Mallory Meuwly – Adams Elementary - ($313.35 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase Social studies activities that
will help students learn more about our country and the explorers who explored the
different regions.
2. Instant Ignition of Independent Learning – Patty Thomason – Adams
Elementary - ($855.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase Reading/Writing, Phonemic
Awareness, Language and Elementary Math Instant Learning Centers for Pre-K,
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades.
3. Let Go of My LEGOS – Cynthia Baez – Adams Elementary - ($989.72 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase LEGOS.
4. Mastering Math Madness – Katie Krambeer – Adams Elementary - ($358.00
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase Elementary Math Instant
Learning Centers. (Set 1 and 2)
5 Using eBooks to Connect Children with Science Knowledge – Beth York –
Adams Elementary - ($995.51 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase 32 unlimited access eBooks
that will be added to the library media center catalog and be accessible by an
unlimited number of patrons from the library, the classroom, and home on
computers, electronic readers, and other electronic devices.
6. Joining the 21st Century – Maureen Goldsberry – Alcott Middle School ($353.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a Sony HDR-CX190 video
camera that uses flash memory so that teachers and students can film in all kinds
of lighting and then edit their raw footage into a finished video.
7. Watch Out, Buddy!! – Maureen Goldsberry – Alcott Middle School - ($536.00
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase an update license for
LanSchool v7.7, a program that will allow us to easily monitor student computer
usage.
8. Love at First Bite – Lise Simpson and Paula Warner – Alcott Middle School ($1,000.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase animal skulls for use during
our adaptations unit.
9. Making Music – Regina Bell – Cleveland Elementary - ($189.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a Sony Stereo Shelf System.
10. Think Outside the Block – Julie Fisher – Cleveland Elementary - ($129.95 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a 100 piece set of Magna-tile
Blocks for my classroom. This set will greatly enhance our block center. It will
give students an even great opportunity for exploration and creative play.
11. Learning through Music and Movement – Julie Fisher – Cleveland Elementary
- ($56.10 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a Singable Songs for Letters
and Sounds DVD, Songbook, Flashcards, Bingo Game, and Alphabet pattern
Block Masters.
12. Blast Off! – Amy Young – Cleveland Elementary - ($559.37 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase Estes Rockets.
13. Novel Collection – Amy Young – Cleveland Elementary - ($729.85 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase 3 grade level sets of novels.
14. Feeling Groovey about Science – Jamie Daniels – Cleveland Elementary ($55.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase Feel and Discover Science
Bags – Complete set.
15. Discover the United States @ the library – Ann Miller – Eisenhower Elementary
- ($1,000.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a complete set (52 volumes)
of United States state books.
16. What a Wonder-ful World This Would Be – Carol Wahpepah – Irving Middle
School - ($545.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase 50 hardcover copies of
Wonder by RJ. Palacio.
17. Improving Critical Listening Skills of our Musicians – William Funke – Irving
Middle School - ($216.34 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase an Alesis I/O dock that will be
used to record rehearsals and further develop the critical listening skills of all
students in the band program.
18. Exploring the Unseen – Cheryl Berry – Irving Middle School - ($1,000.00 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase 4 illuminated microscopes to
be used in the Science classrooms.
19. Seeing Infrared – Michael Pogue – Irving Middle School - ($995.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase an infrared camera to
visualize heat transfer.
20. Contactless temperature measurement – Matthew McCoy – Irving Middle
School - ($994.48 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase nine contactless Infrared
thermometers and 18 rechargeable batteries and two recharging stations for
batteries.
21. Reeling in Readers: Hook, Line and Sinker! – Courtney DeTrinidad and Leslie
Yenni – Jackson Elementary - ($517.15 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase multiple books to be read
aloud and used as “anchors” for a number of Reading strategies and skills.
22. Learning to Read – Katie Graves – Jackson Elementary - ($416.90 fully funded)
This grant will fund the purchase of The Comprehension Toolkit for teaching
grades 3-6. It is a new literacy kit that includes strategies and resources for
reaching all learners in the classroom.
23. Talking Blocks for Taking Tests – Sharlene Williams – J.D. McCarty Center ($404.55 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase simple, argumentative
communication devices to accommodate multisensory needs of students with
multiple disabilities during assessments.
24. Easel-ly Does It! – Jennifer Toperzer – Jefferson Elementary - ($258.99 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase one Copernicus Royal
Reading and Writing Center Easel on wheels which includes double dry-erase
boards, hooks for large tables, and multiple organization components to aid in the
instruction of all Balanced Literacy elementary.
25. Engineering is Elementary – Dana Stair – Jefferson Elementary - ($802.50 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase the curriculum and material
kits for two Engineering Elementary units: Just Passing Through (Designing Model
Membranes) and It’s a Long Way Down (Designing a Parachute).
26. Strong Writers=The Future – Elizabeth Auld – Jefferson Elementary - ($195.27
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase writing activities to use for
increasing students’ writing skills.
27. Duo-Board Reading Comprehension Activities – Kalissa Graham – Jefferson
Elementary - ($172.39 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase interactive software that will
enhance students’ comprehension of fiction and nonfiction texts.
28. USA Readers: The United Students As Readers – Elizabeth Auld – Jefferson
Elementary - ($780.84 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a Reading and Writing Center
Easel and a United States Classroom Carpet.
29. Are you Listening? – Susan Hills – Kennedy Elementary - ($179.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a Lakeshore Listening Center.
30. Great Games for Great Gains: Games for Emerging Readers – Janet Heikkila
– Kennedy Elementary - ($713.12 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase various games and
manipulatives that teach vital reading and writing skills.
31. Making Math Meaningful – Adrien Gates – Kennedy Elementary - ($713.75 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase math manipulatives for math
stations.
32. If you teach them, they will calm – Robyn Weiser – Kennedy Elementary ($160.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a Galvanic Skin Response 2
(GSR2X) system. This system is used with children who have difficulty identifying
when they are stressed, and can be used in conjunction with relaxation training to
monitor the physical signs of stress reduction.
33. Pebble Go Databases – Stacy Ford – Kennedy Elementary - ($900.00 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase three Pebble Go Databases:
Earth and Space, Biographies and Animals.
34. Intelli-tunes – Megan Boyd – Kennedy Elementary - ($407.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase: the Intelli-tunes CD set which
includes songs about all subjects: reading, math, science, social studies, and
more.
35. Getting Healthy – One Step at a Time! – Jennifer Crow – Kennedy Elementary ($898.56 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase two class sets of pedometers.
36. Research? That Sounds Hard! Self-Checking Research Practice for Emerging
Readers – Amber Cook – Kennedy Elementary - ($757.40 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase: Hot Dot Interactive Science
Kit, Hot Dot Pens, and batteries.
37. Counselor Corner – Bonnie Meisel – Lakeview Elementary - ($476.95 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a variety of resources for the
School Counselor to use in Pre-K through 5th grade classroom guidance lessons
and small groups promoting study skills, social and emotional growth, student
motivation and building positive character habits.
38. Soaring with Second Step – Bonnie Meisel – Lakeview Elementary - ($897.00
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase Second Step Curriculums for
teachers in grades 3, 4 and 5 to supplement the materials currently in use in the
school.
39. Bring Back the Reading Eggs! – Kelsey Gourd – Lakeview Elementary ($749.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a one year subscription to the
Reading Eggs Program.
40. Play On Words: Building vocabulary with Every Turn – Denise Johnson –
Lakeview Elementary - ($837.37 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase games and materials to help
students practice emerging vocabulary and use mastered word knowledge in more
complex ways. The games will allow interactive practice of critical word knowledge
skills in a fund environment that allows the use of many modes of learning.
41. A+ Library – Teresa Lansford – Lincoln Elementary - ($425.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase professional materials for
teachers to enhance curriculum through the arts and multiple intelligences while
preparing students for the Common Core Standards.
42. Listening Helps Readers Grow – Megan Moser – Lincoln Elementary - ($979.05
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a listening center and quality,
high interest nonfiction read-along books.
43. Getting It Together for Success! – Kathy Bayliss – Lincoln Elementary ($940.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase equipment for our sensory
area to meet the needs of all students.
44. Learning Activities for Multiple Learning Styles – Roxanne Patterson –
Longfellow Middle School - ($984.24 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase hands-on materials such as
puzzles and books to address multiple learning styles in a single classroom.
45. Power Up with LEGOS! – Erin Hassen – Madison Elementary - ($974.22 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase WeDo Robotics LEGO kits for
students to use in the GT classroom and in a robotics club.
46. Hard Boiled Readers – Dessie Nicholson and Gay Smith – Madison
Elementary - ($917.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase access for three year to an
online based reading program called Reading Eggs, and support materials to
further enhance instruction in the classroom.
47. Fine Motor Fun – Heather Pogue – Monroe Elementary - ($247.80 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase materials to help children
develop fine motor skills, grasping ad pinching, so their fine motor skills do not
interfere with their success as writers.
48. Digital Microscopes for the Intelligent Classrooms – Phase 2 – Norma Ting –
Monroe Elementary - ($587.86 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase 7 Carson Zorb Digital
Microscopes and 7 sets of prepared slides for the microscopes. The digital
microscope has an integrated camera that displays the magnified image on the
computer screen and the interactive whiteboard.
49. Angrrrr Boxes – Sarah Kirk – Monroe Elementary - ($150.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase supplies to create 15 Angrrrr
Boxes. These boxes are used to take the “grrrr” out of Anger by allowing students
to use the items in the box to let out anger in a safe, non-disruptive manner.
50. Creating Rich Retellings – Heather Pogue – Monroe Elementary - ($306.50 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a flannel board and
storytelling kits to help children have success retelling stories.
51. Robotics Club For Everyone! – Ann Melton – Monroe Elementary - ($881.81
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase Lego Mindstorms NXT
robotics toolkits for the expansion of a robotics club.
52. Fun and Games for Language Acquisition – Dana Loy – Norman High School ($159.98 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase Spanish language games
which will promote the idea and practice of Spanish for fun and encourage the
learning and retention of the language.
53. Publishing with STYLE – Joye Oakley – Norman High School - ($226.25 fully
funded)
Funds from this grant will be used to purchase 10 Associated Press Stylebooks
for use in newspaper and journalism classrooms.
54. Hands on Common Core – Ashley Tomson – Norman High School - ($911.10
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase 1 box of 150 dry-erase
markers, 4 color spinner sets, 4 number spinner sets, 4 buckets of dice, 5 teacher
workbooks for probability, statistics, and data analysis, a classroom set of 32
stopwatches, 3 classroom geometry construction kits, 16 metersticks, 2 hands-on
visual trigonometric proofs, 1 trigonometry joke workbook, 1 hands-on geometry
construction workbook, and 3 advanced algebra workbooks.
55. Getting our ACT together with ACT Practice – Ashley Tomson – Norman High
School - ($908.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a classroom set of 40 Chad
Cargil’s prep workbooks.
56. Blocks Begin Success – Kelsey Condley – Norman High School - ($803.85 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase starting blocks for the track
and field program.
57. 6 ft wide ipad for the whole class – David Askey – Norman High School ($125.00 fully funded)
This money will be used to purchase an Apple TV, an adapter and a stylus so
that student can work through problems, labs, and go over exams as a class.
58. The Better To hear You With, My Dear – Joye Oakley – Norman High School ($204.85 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase three audio digital recorders
for student journalists to use as they interview sources for stories and for English I
students who are conducting active research.
59. A Bonding Experience – Kate Baugher – Norman North High School - ($997.50
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase molecular model kits to
enhance the understanding of 3-D molecular bonding by chemistry students.
60. Back to Basic – Ann Hall – Norman North High School - ($686.50 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase the Deluxe Multifunction
Sorting Box set and the Numbers Template set. These sets increase students’
ability to grasp basic math concerts through manipulatives and hands-on activities.
61. Time Traveling Monks – Rick Sondag and Dan Nolan – Norman North High
School - ($302.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase monk robes and Gregorian
Chant music.
62. Rediscovering Rome and not by candlelight – Dan Nolan – Norman North High
School - ($325.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase un-cleaned Roman coins that
the students will be able to clean and identify. What can make ancient world more
exciting than to clean a 1700 year-old coin and be the first one in centuries to see
the face of Romulus and Remus? It is a chance to make ancient history alive and
relevant.
63. Endless Worksheet Problems – Martha Maeder – Norman North High School ($996.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase software and the license to
great math worksheets in 5 different courses.
64. Calculating for Success in Algebra I and Geometry – Stacey Weinand –
Norman North High School - ($280.58 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a replacement classroom set
of 20 calculators that will be used during the school year as well as on the End of
Instruction (EOI) tests in Algebra I and Geometry.
65. Pictures Worth a Thousand Stars – Eileen Grzybowski – Norman North High
School - ($1,000.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase two Orion Star Blast 6”
reflector telescopes and adaptors for cameras (especially digital cameras). These
items will allow students in astronomy to be introduced to the art of
astrophotography.
66. Rhythmic and Melodic Dictation with Dry-Erase Boards – Katie Jones –
Reagan Elementary - ($99.96 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase 4 sets (of 10 each) of doublesided, 12” by 16” dry erase boards. These white boards feature two lines music
staves on one side and are blank on the other side.
67. Going Global – Toni Gay – Reagan Elementary - ($527.16 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase books, instruments, maps and
replicas to help children learn about different cultures.
68. Making Reading Meaningful – Janet Usry – Reagan Elementary - ($646.42 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase Word Study Lessons, Phonics
Lessons with CD Rom.
69. Engineering with Legos – Kristi Hartman – Roosevelt Elementary - ($936.93
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a class set of Lego Simple
and Motorized Mechanisms kits.
70. Fluency Matters – Beth Gilberg – Roosevelt Elementary - ($145.71 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase 12 leveled readers theater
plays with 6 copies of each. The scripts are levels and will be used in guided
reading groups to improve fluency and comprehension.
71. Let’s Read Math! – Kellye Newby – Roosevelt Elementary - ($295.18 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase children’s books that are o the
Kindergarten Everyday Math (EDM) Cross Curricular Literature List.
72. The Land We Belong to is Grand – Brooke Brown – Roosevelt Elementary ($499.26 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase two interactive software CD
Rom lab packs for Interwrite Board use. Each software program contains 5
classroom licenses for use in all third grade classrooms.
73. Pebblego to the Common Core – Glen Stanley – Roosevelt Elementary ($895.00 fully funded)
The funds for this grant will be used to purchase an online database geared
towards younger grades that will aid students when searching for information.
74. Audio Books to Improve Reading and Academic Performance – Elizabeth
Guy – Special Services - ($794.52 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase two classroom sets of
appropriate leveled fiction story books, plus one CD for each set.
75. I Do Solemnly Swear – It’s an Inauguration Celebration! – Johnnie Keel –
Truman Elementary - ($727.76 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase the “sis, boom, bah” (also
known as the decorations and party supplies) for a school wide Inauguration
Celebration. This will be the culminating activity for a study of the election process
and the pathway to the presidency, making it real and relevant to students and
giving them an understanding of the qualifications and role of the U.S. President
and their part to be good citizens.
76. Starfall for All 2012-2013 – Elizabeth Douma – Truman Primary School ($270.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a one year subscription to
More.Starfall.com four our school.
77. A Clean Slate – Lauren Lindsey, Kelsey Stein, Allison Sherman, Elizabeth
Schiller, Jan Carson, Carol Richman, and Jill Swindle – Truman Primary
School - ($300.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase student dry erase boards or
slates.
78. M is For Magnatabs – Elizabeth Douma – Truman Primary School - ($257.51
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase 8 Magnatabs, beaded writing
tablets with a magnetic stylus, to support literacy development in Pre-K
classrooms.
79. Just Right Books – Mekele DeNegri and Laura Gallagher – Truman Primary
School - ($335.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase leveled readers for students to
use as independent reading practice as well as book pouches for books to be
carried to and from school.
80. Visual Timers for Teaching Transition – Ann Hochman – Truman Primary
School - ($300.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase visual timers that will help
autistic children with transitions.
81. Getting Along Together – ShaLyn Cottingham – Truman Primary School ($87.50 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase literature about learning to get
along with others. Each book has ideas and activities that connect learning from
the literature to other areas. This set of eight books would be available for all
students in the school to use. Teachers will chick them out with a sign out sheet.
82. Reading is Action Packed with Interactive Games – Heidi Fox – Truman
Primary School - ($297.74 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase interactive board games for
grades K-5. It will be used in the Reading Resource Classroom.
83. heARTwork: Kids and Kanvas – Amber Bui – Washington Elementary ($690.62 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase aprons, bland canvas pieces,
paper, paints, and paintbrushes. It will also be used to purchase books providing
painting ideas and techniques to use with the children.
84. iPads Larger than Life! – Stacie Terhark – Whittier Middle School - ($89.96 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a VGA adapter for iPad as
well as a set of 5 stylus’ for use with the iPad.
85. I Can Do It By Myself – Stacie Terhark – Whittier Middle School - ($116.14 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a vacuum cleaner, a toaster,
and a toaster/convection oven for use by special education students with autism.
86. The Choice Is Yours – Terri Welborn – Whittier Middle School - ($466.13 fully
funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a class set of the book
entitled, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey and a class set of
complimenting student workbooks.
87. Mapping our way through the USA – Jan Filbeck – Whittier Middle School ($920.00 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase two class sets of Nystrom
desk maps.
88. Heads Up, Julius!! – Cynthia Charboneau – Whittier Middle School - ($725.40
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase sculption kits that will allow
students to reconstruct the face of Julius Caesar on a resin skull.
89. Fun Math is VersaTile! – Dondi Thompson – Whittier Middle School - ($700.00
fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a classroom set of VersaTiles
(30) along with grade level starter kits.
90. Student Created Movies to Motivate and Educate! – Jodie Cook – Wilson
Elementary School - ($487.07 fully funded)
The funds from this grant will be used to purchase 5 Vivitar Camcorder Kits with
Carrying Cases, 4GB Memory Cards, and Mini Tripods for elementary students to
use to make educational movies in the classroom.