Ukulele Grant (2011)
This grant will be used to purchase 30 soprano ukuleles for students to play in music class. The
ukulele is making a comeback in music education and will be used by fourth and fifth graders to
play melody, harmony and rhythm all at once on a highly motivating instrument.
Weather Bug (2008)
A weather tracking program to improve students' achievement in math, science, geography, and the technology involved in using live weather readings. It has interactive lessons and networking to 10,000 other schools in the nation.
Birdhouses (2007)
All 3rd, 4th and 5th graders in District 64 will work together with parents and teachers to create birdhouses that will be displayed in our community.
Clickers (2007)
This grant will fund radio frequency "clickers" that are used in the classroom to determine if this form of assessment provides more immediate feed back, improves student engagement, and can be used in the final evaluation of student understanding.
Brain Gym (2006)
This grant will provide funds to train teachers on the Brain Gym technique. This technique is based on the premise that learning, thought, creativity and intelligence are not processes of the brain alone, but of the whole body. The District 64 staff will use these strategies to enhance all students' learning.
Gretchen Courtney (2006)
This grant will fund a workshop to assist the District 64 Curriculum Department as they work with the staff to improve writing instruction and reading comprehension skill development.
iMovie Workshop and Film Festival (2005)
A series of five before-school workshops on iMovie production where 3rd, 4th & 5th grade students and their families plan, script, produce, advertise and exhibit their movies at the film festival.
STAR Reading Assessment for all Classrooms (2005)
Funds from this grant will be used to purchase an assessment tool that allows teachers to track reading growth and diagnose difficulties.
Learning Difference Team (2005)
A parent and staff development program to better inform the needs of the visual-spatial learner. A member of Linda Kreger Silverman's team presented to teachers followed by a parent evening seminar.
Scholastic Reading Counts! (2005)
A computerized reading program that supplies quizzes to test comprehension and vocabulary from books that students have chosen to read.
Creating a Culture of Civil Behavior (2005)
Speaker SuEllen Fried has spoken extensively and co-authored two books on bullying prevention. She presented to Roosevelt's students, Roosevelt's staff and district-wide lunch supervisors. In addition an interactive district-wide parents presentation was held.
Santons (2004)
French clay figures for foreign language hands-on unit.
D.R.U.M. Club Instruments (2003)
Funds from this grant will be used to purchase additional drums and percussion instruments for the club DRUM Discipline, Respect, Unity through Music.
Multi Sensory Approach to Learning (2001)
Multi sensory learning is an approach, which utilizes the visual, auditory and kinesthetic forms of learning. It is believed this approach will help Carpenter meet its academic goal of meeting the needs of all students in their building. The information will be shared with others in the District who are interested in this approach to learning.
Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (2001)
These funds will provide training to a team of Carpenter parents and teachers on the state's programs to teach and support positive behavior of all students.
Growing up to Read (2001)
Through a parent/child reading program, this project will focus on creating a partnership with parents to emphasize the importance of the parent's role in their child's education. The focus will be first grade and will involve the regular classroom teachers, the special needs teacher, the social worker, and the early intervention teacher.
Courtyard Nature Preserve (2001)
This project creates a hands-on learning environment to enhance the science unit by converting an unused courtyard area at Carpenter School to a nature preserve. This is to expand on a project already begun by various groups at the school.
Pedometers (2001)
These funds will purchase pedometers to enhance the physical education curriculum initially for elementary students at Carpenter and Washington Schools. The use of pedometers encourages students to take an active interest in performing at their individual best.
Literacy Bags (2001)
This project would create literacy bags to be used by students and parents for a home-school connection. They would enhance in the child's specific need and/or skill area. Each bag will include two to three books and activity ideas and materials for games or art projects.
Technology Learning Center (2001)
This grant will fund computer software to provide more individualized instruction to students with various needs in reading and writing.
Puppetown (2001)
This grant will purchase a variety of hand, finger, and full-body puppets to be used in numerous subjects throughout the District in grades K-5. It would also include a collection of books that contain information about puppet use, scripts, poems, plays and lessons.
Exposure to the Lyric Opera (2000)
Funds from this grant will be used to expand on the Chicago unit, which is part of the 3rd grade social studies curriculum. The Carpenter staff plans to include a component on the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The funds will cover the cost of a classroom visit by a Docent from the Lyric Opera as well as a field trip and backstage visit at the Lyric Opera.
