(left to right)Principal William Driscoll, Michael Voolich, and Colleen Murphy
At the Superintendent's Breakfast at the A.D. Healey School, Michael Voolich
congratulated the five Healey teachers who have won Somerville Mathematics Fund Teaching Grants in the past two years.
Pictured with Michael Voolich are
(left to right) Debra Hurley, Eileen Kiltey, and Betty Ann Vitale.
left to right Cummings:
Michael Voolich congratulates some of the Cummings School teachers who have
won Somerville Mathematics Fund teacher grants in the past three years:
Patricia Solano, Michael Voolich, Michelle Loconto, Dariel Thompson
The Mathematics Fund is pleased to be able to support these winning projects for 2009:
  • Annette Bassett at West Somerville Neighborhood School for "Family Math Nights" (K-2 and 3-5)
  • Sarah Baszto at A D Healey School for "Mathematical Manipulatives (7th, 8th)"
  • Laura Bonnell at East Somerville Community School at Edgerly for "The ESCS Kid’s Math Club" (4th)
  • Victoria Brumberg at John F Kennedy School for "Problem Solving Materials and Scanner" (7th, 8th)
  • Kim Conley at A D Healey School for "Mathematical Games to Play in School and with Parents"(K)
  • Lori Doherty at A D Healey School for "100+ Club" (2nd)"
  • Sandra Dumas at Brown School for "Computer projector in the classroom" (6th)
  • Michael Fitzpatrick at St Catherine of Genoa School
    for "Take-home Bags with Mathematical Games" (1st)
  • Kristin Heath St Catherine of Genoa School for "Mathematical Manipulatives" (2nd)
  • Justine Hebert and Anne Casavant at John F Kennedy School
    for "Flatland, the Movie" (7th, 8th)
  • Debra Hurley at John F Kennedy School for
    "Take-home Bags with Mathematical Games" (1st)
  • Sheryl Lovit, Tom Gannon, Jen Christenson, Meryl Becker, Shirley Taylor at SCALE for "Math on the Move"
  • Victoria Macrokanis at West Somerville Neighborhood School
    for "Math and Literature Connection" (2nd, 4th-6th)
  • Lisa Mitrano at Albert F Argenziano School at
    Lincoln Park for "Take-home Math Kits"
  • Jack O’Keefe at East Somerville Community School at Cummings
    for "Measurement Inquiry through Marble Launchers" (7th & 8th)
  • Kaitlin Souza at John F Kennedy School
    for "Supplemental Mathematics Library" (6th)
  • Anne Sutherland at A D Healey School
    for "Mathematical Games to play in school and with parents" (1st)


Teachers who have won Somerville Mathematics Fund
teacher grants in the last four years.

  • Celia Taylor at the Healey School
    for the "8th Annual Kindegarten through Second Grade Family Mathematics Night"
  • Joanne Toppi at St Catherine of Genoa School for "Mathematical Games and Manipulatives" (K)
  • Paula Walsh at St Catherine of Genoa School for "Mathematical Literature" (3rd)
  • Linda Wiegenfeld at the East Somerville Community School at Edgerly
    for "Family Math Night Featuring Math Games & Math Art" (3rd -4th graders)

The Mathematics Fund is pleased to be able to support these winning projects for 2010:

  • Annette Bassett at West Somerville Neighborhood School for “Math Resource Center for Teaching and Learning Mathematics” (1-6)
  • Kelly Cronin and Joan McGivney at West Somerville Neighborhood School for “Math Take Home Book Bag Program” (K)
  • Sandra Dumas at Brown School for “Mathematics and Literature” (5th)
  • David Farnsworth, Elizabeth Ticcioni, Audrey Song, Latasha Harris,
    Brooke McCaffrey, Laura Berger, Gina Desir and Diane Hurvita at Prospect Hill Academy for “Manipulatives for Developing Number Sense” (K)
  • Patrice Hobbs at East Somerville Community School at Edgerly, Unidos for “Classroom Math Library” (3)
  • Kathryn Jenks at Prospect Hill Academy, Upper School for “TI-SmartView Computer licenses” (11-12)
  • Kelly Miller at Brown School for “Computer Projector” (6)
  • Tracy Selig at St. Catherine of Genoa School for “Measuring in Math” (2)
  • Celia Taylor at the Healey School for the “9th Annual Kindergarten through Second Grade Family Mathematics Night” (K-2)
  • Linda Wiegenfeld at the East Somerville Community School at Edgerly for “Family Math Night” (3-4)

The Mathematics Fund is pleased to be able to support these winning projects for 2011:
The Math Fund wants to thank John Bullock and the Apple Tree Fund for generously underwriting the following teacher grants:

  • Georgia Arvanitis at Winter Hill Community School for "iXL Software" (3rd)
  • Annette Fiore Bassett at Winter Hill Community School for "K-2 and 3-5 Math Nights"
  • Yasmina Belatreche at Winter Hill Community School for "Graphing Calculators" (7th & 8th)
  • Sally Brith at Next Wave for "Algebra Curriculum Materials" (8th)
  • Charlene Buckley at West Somerville Neighborhood School for “Math Closet” (1st & 2nd)
  • Catherine Cannan, Patricia Murphy-Sheehy, Lily Ma, Justine Hebert, Jennifer Davis, and Maureen Halpenny at Somerville High School for "Kuta Software"
  • Frances Carino at Winter Hill Community School for "Scanner and Math Games" (4th)
  • Maureen Cronin at Winter Hill Community School for "Math Book of the Month" (2nd)
  • Susanne Douglas at A D Healey School for "K’nex Mathematics Materials" (1st)
  • Donna Driscoll & Joan McGinty at West Somerville Neighborhood School for "Kindergarten/Preschool Math Center and Games Sharing Library"
  • Sandra Dumas at Brown School for "Math Center Materials" (5th)
  • Kristin Fraser at Winter Hill Community School for "Scanner" (1st)
  • Sandy Hong at Winter Hill Community School for "Algebraic Thinking Manipulatives" (6th - 8th)
  • Debra A Hurley at J F Kennedy School for "Marilyn Burns Classroom Math Library" (1st, 2nd)
  • Danáe Jacobs at A D Healey School for "Mobile Teaching Center" (7th & 8th, and 5th & 6th after school)
  • Jonathan Killeen at Argenziano School for "TI-73 calculators" (7th & 8th)
  • Eileen MacDonnell at A D Healey School for "Think-Tanks Problem Solving & Number Sense Materials" (3rd & 4th)
  • Theresa MacVicar at East Somerville Community School at Cummings for "Algebra Models" (7th & 8th)
  • Kimberly Murphy at West Somerville Neighborhood School for "Family Math Nights for Pre-k -2 and 3-5"
  • Charlene O’Neill at Winter Hill Community School for "Scanner and Math Games" (4th)
  • Michelle Perry at Winter Hill Community School for "Marilyn Burns Mathematics Library" (3rd and 4-6th)
  • Ana Potter and Mary McGivern at Winter Hill Community School for "Scanner" (5th)
  • Julie Scafidi at Winter Hill Community School for "Graphing Calculators" (7th & 8th)
  • Celia Taylor at A D Healey School for "10th Annual Kindergarten through Second Grade Family Mathematics Night"
  • Allison Walton at A D Healey School for "K’nex Mathematics Materials" (1st)
  • Linda Wiegenfeld at East Somerville Community School at Edgerly for "Math Night (3rd & 4th) and Math Enrichment Club (2nd-4th)"
  • Noelle Yankov at A D Healey School for "Mathematics Manipulatives" (2nd)
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