Spanish Fort Educational Enrichment Foundation

SFEEF Teacher/Student Mini Grant Winners 2009-2010

19 grants awarded for total $25,000.00

Rockwell Elementary School - Principal Mr. Robbie Owen

L to R:  Earnest Scarbourgh ,(SFEEF Board), Angela Benson (Rockwell teacher), her students Jake Rutledge and Angela Benson, Principal Robbie Owens and SFEEF President Sheren Le Blanc

3 Grants approved

1. Illuminate Learning with Lumens submitted by Third Grade teacher Angela Benson & Students Jake Rutledge &Brianna Prince Grant approved to purchase a Lumens DC210 Document camera for the classroom.  This tool uses a camera/light mounted to adjustable arms to transfer a 2 dimensional image onto the existing Smart Board screen.
2. My MP3 Will Read With Me submitted by First grade Teacher Julie Wolfe & Student  Tyler Hrabovsky. Grant approved to purchase five state of the art iPods for use in one classroom. This will make for twenty students to experience the joy of independent reading on a weekly basis. This will move the students into the 21st century by purchasing MP3 players to follow along with books on tape, also splitters for the players so that more than one student could use the device at a time.
3. Enriching the Smart Board Experience Through the Aid of a Document Camera.  Submitted by Resource Teacher for grades Kindergarten and First grade Lynn Miller  &  student  Cadence Moss  Grant approved to purchase a Lumens DC210 Document camera for the classroom of the Kindergarten and First grade students with multiple array of disabilities. This tool uses a camera/light mounted to adjustable arms to transfer a 2 dimensional image onto the existing Smart Board screen.

Spanish Fort Elementary School Principal - Mrs. Rebecca Comer

L to R: Sabrina Zimmer (SFEEF Board), Holly Colelough  , Sonya Yates (resource teachers), Vice Principal Eric Smith,  4th grade teacher Kelly Knapp, student Nick  Smith  , Earnest Scarbourgh  (SFEEF Board Member), Shannon Cauley ( SFE PTA President)

4 grants approved

1. Successful Sensory Sensations submitted by Resource Teacher Holly Colelough for Students who experience sensory deficits for grades Kindergarten through 5th grade.  Grant approved to purchase specific manipuliatives used to aid students with sensory deficits and multi-handicapped students. Items such as Flag House squeezers ,Joint Co’ Motion, Sensory belt, Star Gel Tray, Smart Talk System and card sets, Gel sensations, Gel Maze, Audible time timer ,Flag house hop balls, and  Somatosensory Tube for the classroom.
2. Math For Everyone submitted by Special Education Teacher Sonya Yates. Grant approved for the purchase of the multisensory math program that uses a sequential approach to enhance the learning of students. Research shows the Touch Math curriculum helps to raise math scores and build understanding of math skills.
3. Calendar Math Activity Chart submitted by the Six Kindergarten Teachers. Grant approved for the purchase of 6 Calendar Math Activity Charts for the six Kindergarten classrooms. This pocket chart is an all-in-one learning chart that represents numbers in a variety of ways. It gives daily practice with calendar concepts; the chart is tactile and encourages hands on exploration. The calendar math correlates with the AMSTI math curriculum.
4. Twice As Nice submitted by Teacher Kelly Knapp for Technology Department & student Nick Smith. Grant approved for purchase the ActivArena software and Dual-Pens for 16 classrooms. This allows students to use the Promethean Board at the same time while giving the teacher pen control. Students will be able to work side-by-side solving the same problem showing different strategies using technology. In classroom daily.

Spanish Fort Middle School - Principal Mrs. Carolyn Palumbo

L to R :  Sandra Bostrom (SFEEF Executive Director),  Gloria Nelson , (SFM Librarian), Carol Palumbo SFM Principal.

3 grants approved

1. Shaping The Future With Books submitted by Librarian Gloria Nelson &  students Sarah Carrico & Ashley Tippen for grades 6th through 8th. Grant approved for purchase of books {62 Titles listed} for the students and teachers in the library.

2. Let All Students See Your Work submitted by Sondra Bryant for the 6th grade teachers &  student Chase Riley. Grant approved for the purchase of 2 document cameras to be shared among the eight six grade teachers. The cameras are used to share student work, printed material or 3 dimensional objects for the whole group.

Let’s Bring Learning into Focus submitted by Dr. Marsha Coker for the 6th and 7th grade Family Consumer Science classes. & student Mark Helms.  Grant approved for purchase the Dukane Visual Presenter and Document Camera for use in visual classroom presentations.

Spanish Fort High School  Principal Mrs.  Beverly Spondike

L to R: Anne Freeman , Anne Burgermier, (Spec Ed teachers) Principal Beverly Spondike, Patti Johnson, Kathy Hughes, Jack Watts, Julia Thomas, Kelley Ryan.

9 grants approved

1. Tools for Toros ll submitted by teacher Julia Thomas for the grades 9-12 Engineering Department  & students Andrew Weichman & Andrew Thomas. Grant approved for purchase updated tools for more hands on learning to support the 5 project teams per class. Items for purchase will be scroll saw, table saw, Rota zip, storage, drills, bits, levels,squares,replacement blades, tool boxes, hammers, tape measures, chisel sets, paint brush sets, safety glasses and cabinets. The tools will provide the students with the best possible tools to learn real world skills.
2. Microscopes for Science submitted by Science teacher Jack Watt & student Andrew Coniff Grant approved for purchase of eight compound microscopes for the 9th through 12th grade Science classes.
3. Training Equipment for Science submitted by Science Teacher Jack Watt  & student Andrew Coniff. Grant approved for the purchase of ten triple balance beams for the 10th through 12th grade science classrooms.
4. Books and Bookends submitted by Teacher Patty Johnson library & students Amy Whisnat & Isaac Evans. Grant approved for the purchase 100 new books and 44 bookends for the library.
5. Get Caught Reading submitted by Teacher Patty Johnson library &   student Rachel Joiner. Grant approved for purchase a good quality “point and shoot” camera to advertise &promote the library activities.
6. Spanish Fort Educational Enrichment Foundation Grant submitted by Teacher Lucy Bergmeier  Grant approved for the purchase of a student computer and software for the 10th through 12th grade Vocational/social skills classroom. It will be used for students with autism, which will promote the learning of vocational skills which will help prepare for beyond high school and productive success of students in the workplace.
7. The Elmo Document camera submitted by Teacher Georgia Freeman  &  student Anna Lee. Grant approved for the purchase an Elmo Document camera for use in the 9th -12th grade Math classes. The Elmo document camera is basically a mounted camera attached to a digital projector that allows someone to project documents and other objects onto the board for class to see. These images can also be recorded using a computer and saved; this is a great resource for absent students.
8. Operation: Get a KeyBoard submitted by teacher Kathy Hughes  & student Isaac Evans. Grant approved for purchase a portable electric keyboard for the classroom instruction as well as for school and community performances. It will also be used as an additional instrument for accompanying choir, and used for sectional rehearsals within the classrooms. In addition the instrument will be used in the iToro piano enrichment classes.
9. SFHS Resource Room submitted by Teacher Kelly Ryan & student Kendra McClinton. Grant approved for the purchase of needed supplies for the resource room at Spanish Fort high School. The room is used by Special education staff for re-teaching and testing purposes for grades 9th through 12th.