2018 - 2025 Grant Highlights
2018 - 2025 Grant Highlights
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Check out our October Mini Grants!
JCS- Library Mosaic
JCS- Library Mosaic
The Oxygen Cycle in Action
The Oxygen Cycle in Action
NHS Music Department to NYC Heritage Music Festival
NHS Music Department to NYC Heritage Music Festival
Author Visit with Peter H. Reynolds
Author Visit with Peter H. Reynolds
Reimagining the JCS Lobby
Reimagining the JCS Lobby
JCS Sunflower Garden “Aubriella’s Garden”
JCS Sunflower Garden “Aubriella’s Garden”
Yelle School: Library Makeover
Yelle School: Library Makeover
Library makeover in a Harry Potter Theme
JC Solmonese: An Ocean of Characters
JC Solmonese: An Ocean of Characters
Ocean mural for cafeteria
LG Nourse and JC Solmonese: Sensory Supplies for Inclusion Students
LG Nourse and JC Solmonese: Sensory Supplies for Inclusion Students
Norton Public Schools are all about inclusion, and NEED is delighted to be able to grant the wishes of the JCS and LGN Inclusion staff, Emily Teixeira, Lauren Small, Danielle Carriere, and Emily Ducharme.
The grant included visual timers, wiggly seats cushions of various sizes, fidget bands, weighted lap pads, wobble chairs, clear plastic screens, sensory sand, and a mobile standing desk.
LG Nourse and JC Solmonese: Story Walk Supplies
LG Nourse and JC Solmonese: Story Walk Supplies
When is it OK to cut up your favorite picture books? When you're turning them into Story Walks, of course!
Wish granted for the LGN and JCS staff of Julie Durmis, Rachel Young, Amanda Weeden, and Jennifer Farley, who received supplies to create weather proof Story Walks for both schools!
The grant included a picture books, laminating supplies, wooden stakes, heavy duty velcro, cardstock, and a laminator to create these magical story walks.
Norton Middle School 7th Grade Team Purple: NEW Promethean Board for Math!
Norton Middle School 7th Grade Team Purple: NEW Promethean Board for Math!
No more glitching out! No more disrupted lessons! No more tearing-your-hair-out-waiting- for-the-screen-to-clear-up-so-class-can-continue!
Congratulations to NMS Math Teacher, Christina Bouchard, whose request for a functioning Promethean Board was GRANTED through NEED!
The grant included a Promethean Active 65 Nickel65 Board, an ActivConnect Chromebox, ActivPanel Touch Mob Stand V3, 2 Year Warranty, and Assembly!
Calming Corner for the Classroom
Calming Corner for the Classroom
A space for kids to de-stress and focus on the social, emotional, and behavioral skills needed to succeed in school. Granted to Miss Jensen at the Norton Middle School.
STEP Program Business Center
STEP Program Business Center
A collaborative work space for kids and teachers in the STEP community to create and organize for their projects. Granted to Miss Sullivan at the Norton Middle School
An Instrument in Every Hand- Orff instruments for Norton Elementary schools
An Instrument in Every Hand- Orff instruments for Norton Elementary schools
Fruits of Collaboration- Norton High School
Fruits of Collaboration- Norton High School
An ADA-compliant garden set up, maintained, and harvested by Norton High Students. Submitted by Ms. Marchilena, Mr. Shield, Miss Sweed, Miss Iozzi, and the Science Honors Society at Norton High.
Recess Play for All Children - JCS Elementary
Recess Play for All Children - JCS Elementary
Accessible Playground accessories and activities to provide an inclusive playground experience. Granted to Miss Hodgson, Miss Adams, and Miss Taylor at the JCS Elementary School.
NEED grants allow unique learning opportunities across all NPS classrooms. All teachers and staff are welcome to submit proposals during the grant cycle. And if you ever needed a reminder of the ways that classroom learning has changed over the years, check out the projects below
Thank you to the NMS Parent Board , HAY PTO, JCS SPO and the LGN PTC for partially funding the grant requests from their schools!
Thank you to Horizon Beverage for their $2,500 donation and to Live Nation/Xfinity Center for their $1500 donation to help us fund these grants!
$874 Four Google Cardboard VR goggles and iPods for grade 6 Social Studies and Science Classes. Requested by: Christina Scilingo and Cheryl Mulligan, NMS
$2,318 Electric Piano and bench for grades 6-8 music and all musical productions. Requested by: Kyla Couture, NMS
$233.48 Social Studies Current Event Curriculum for grade 7 white. Requested by: Kristine Gonet, NMS
$1,374 Cube Mosaics for library and Mosaics club. Requested by: Jennifer Young NHS
$667.14 Materials for broadcasting, Including lighting kits for TV/Media Dept. Requested by: Jen Skowronek, NHS
$1,108 Twenty-Five Google Cardboard VR goggles. Requested by: Kayla Sweed and Robert McCoy, NHS
$3,749.75 iRig KeyPro Keyboards for Music Dept. Requested by: Matthew Knipple, NHS
$812 Treetop Adventures Team Building field trip for GRIT program . Requested by: Jessica Iozi and Heidi Loring, NHS
$720 Study.com subscription as Pilot Program for NHS Science class . Requested by: Lauren Bukowski, NHS
$915.08 3D Doodlers for Library. Requested by: Julie Durmis, LGN
$619.44 Osmos Creative Boards for Kindergarten. Requested by: Elizabeth Falvey and Kirsten Sedell, LGN
$566.70 Model Me Social Communications software for Speech/Language Pathology Dept. Requested by: Carol Clark, LGN
$803.85 Makerspace Mobile Projects Cart for 1st grade. Requested by: Jen Carlson, LGN
$1,219 Subscriptions to IXL and Flocabulary for 5th grade Math/Science Social Studies. Requested by: Dianne Bruno, HAY
$2,434.85 Four iPads for grade 3. Requested by: Amy Weber, JCS
Total grants awarded for 2018 - $17,836.29
Total amount being funded by NMS Parent Board - $2,600
Total amount being funded by HAY PTO - $640
Total amount being funded by JCS SPO - $1,500
Total amount being funded by NEED - $12,750.81
Grant Recipients February-2018 (Beginning of new grant cycle)
Thank you to the NMS Parent Board for funding half of all NMS grants!
Thank you to the HAY PTO for funding half of all HAY grants!
Thank you to the JCS SPO for partially funding the grant request from their school!
Thank you to Horizon Beverage for their $2,500 donation to help us fund these grants!
Thank you to Mansfield Bank Charitable Foundation for their $1000 donation to help fund these grants!
Thank you to Mansfield Bank, Norton Branch for their $100 donation to help us fund these grants!
$1,104.90 iPads for Creative Expression and Video Creation for Grade 7 AIA ELA classrooms. Requested by: Jen Skowronek, NMS
$480 Adjustable, standing FitDesks for Grade 6 Science class. Requested by: Tanya Benoit, NMS
$2,300 Google Cardboard VR goggles and iPods for Grade 6 Social Studies Class. Requested by: Barbara Nado, NMS
$717 Flexible seating, including: Adjustable laptop bed tables, magnetic dry erase boards, sit-stand desk kits, and a whiteboard table. To be shared between Grade 6 Purple Science and Social Studies Classrooms. Requested by: Christina Scilingo and Cheryl Mulligan, NMS
$599.85 15 Adjustable laptop bed tables for the Language based and GRIT programs. Requested by: Michele Baeta, NMS
$2,846.25 STEM kits for Project Early. Requested by: Monica Allen JCS
$1,445 Flashforge 3D printer for High School Business and Technology classes. Requested by: Rachel Pilotte, NHS
$849.50 Partial funding for a Hi-Pod LITE LX15 Portable Camera Tower. Requested by: Aaron Sumner, NHS
$549.69 Flexible seating, including: Stand up desk, adjustable height standing desk, 2 hokki stools and 2 bouncy bands. Requested by: Susan Bergstrom, Occupational Therapist, HAY
$539.80 Blended Learning program of online learning subscriptions for 5th grade. Requested by: Cathy Correira, HAY
$1,548.99 Loop Into Learning online subscriptions to IXL, Flocabulary, JogNog and Quizlet for 4th/5th grade Self Contained Looping Classrooms. Requested by: Jennifer Carline and Melissa Quigley, HAY
Total grants awarded for 2018 - $12,853.47
Total amount being funded by NMS Parent Board - $2,600
Total amount being funded by HAY PTO - $1,299
Total amount being funded by JCS SPO - $1,000
Total amount being funded by NEED - $7954.47
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