FAMILY Fun Pack Math 2nd Grade



|iLearn |The New CPS Clickers: Cultivating Perceptive Students! |

|Spring Valley Elementary |South Bosque Elementary |

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|The children that we service today are a part of the me, or I, generation in the |Our students are new to standardized tests. With the implemen- |

|technology they use, iPods, iTouches, iPhones, and iPads. We want them to put that |tation of STAAR, we want them to achieve their best. Our goal is to develop minds |

|“I” to good use and turn it into iLearn. Using iPads, the students will learn to use,|that are sharper and quicker. As a result of integrating technology with the new CPS |

|manipulate, research and be assessed while using the most up to date technology to |clickers, this project will also relieve the stress of standardized testing for the |

|prepare students for their future. |students by creating enthusiastic and exciting ways to prepare for the STAAR. |

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|Amount Funded: $4990 |Amount Funded: $4125 |

|Students Impacted: 490 |Students Impacted: 92 |

|Expenditure per Student: $10.18 |Expenditure per Student: $44.84 |

|Named Grant Sponsor: Midway ISD Education Foundation |Named Grant Sponsor: Insurors of Texas |

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|Primary Grant Writers: Tammy Humphrey |Primary Grant Writers: Casey Swafford |

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|iCan Speak English. With an APPle |An APP a Day makes Learning Like Play! |

|South Bosque Elementary |South Bosque Elementary/Speegleville Elementary |

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|Multimedia and mobile technology (iPod and iPad) yield significant results for |By giving our youngest students this new technology, iPads, they will be receiving an|

|English Language Learners, expediting their attainment of the social and, most |innovative, new way to learn the required basic skills they need to be successful in |

|importantly, academic English language that is a crucial enabling factor of academic |school. Young children learn most effectively in hands-on interactive play. By |

|achievement. EELs will improve all four language domains of listening, speaking, |placing iPads in their hands to explore, we can give them an APP a day to make their |

|reading and writing. |learning like play. |

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|Amount Funded: $1490 | |

|Students Impacted: 15 |Amount Funded: $1275 |

|Expenditure per Student: $99.33 |Students Impacted: 15-20 |

|Named Grant Sponsor: Midway ISD Education Foundation |Expenditure per Student: $63.75 |

| |Named Grant Sponsor: Facelogic Spa |

|Primary Grant Writers: Tanya Clark | |

| |Primary Grant Writers: Renee Coley |

|Bridge the Gaps |iPads: Promoting Ambitious, Dedicated Students |

|Castleman Creek Elementary |Castleman Creek Elementary |

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|Our school is home to students from eleven different home languages. Our dual |Through the use of the iPad, students can explore their ambitions in a way they never|

|language project can bridge these gaps! A dual language collection will be created |could before now. iPads offer a learning experience that gives new meaning to |

|that embraces our diversity and capitalizes on home language strengths. Students will|hands-on instructional activities. The iPad will heighten student interest, promote a|

|read and listen to books in their own language, plus English, and even author their |positive learning environment, decrease behavior issues, and encourage a technology |

|own dual language books. |rich classroom. |

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| |Amount Funded: $5000 |

|Amount Funded: $3515 |Students Impacted: 110 |

|Students Impacted: 35 |Expenditure per Student: $45.45 |

|Expenditure per Student: $100.43 |Named Grant Sponsor: Huckabee-Architecture, Engineering |

|Named Grant Sponsor: Cloud Construction |& Management |

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|Primary Grant Writers: Faith Foster, Debbie Dibrell, Agnes Tang |Primary Grant Writers: Kayla Daniel, Seth Hansen, Jennifer Miller, Christy Baish, |

| |Amanda Young, Cara Englebrecht, Melissa Cates |

|History Hunters: First Street Cemetery Tour I and II |The Private Eye Project: Looking, Thinking and Drawing Conclusions |

|Woodway Elementary |Woodway Elementary |

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|This will be an interdisciplinary on-site field investigation of the oldest public |The Private Eye is a nationally acclaimed, hands-on learning process that rivets the |

|cemetery in Waco, First Street Cemetery. This project will include dramatic |eye and rockets the mind. The Private Eye’s easy questioning strategy, and an almost |

|monologues, mapping, guest speakers, scavenger hunts, tombstone rubbings, photography|magical magnification tool, a jeweler’s loupe, accelerates student concentration, and|

|and the collection of primary source historical data. |promotes critical thinking and creativity. |

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| |Amount Funded: $795 |

|Amount Funded: $725 |Students Impacted: 600 |

|Students Impacted: 240 |Expenditure per Student: $1.33 |

|Expenditure per Student: $3.02 |Named Grant Sponsor: Wells Fargo Bank Texas N.A. |

|Named Grant Sponsor: Midway ISD Education Foundation | |

| |Primary Grant Writers: Sarah McCormick |

|Primary Grant Writers: Sarah McCormick, Natalie Daniel | |

|Not with Straw, Not with Sticks, This House is Built with LEGO Bricks! |Edge for Everyone |

|Woodway Elementary |River Valley Intermediate |

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|This project is designed to meaningfully combine the iconic work of Frank Lloyd |Disc Golf and Ultimate Frisbee are fitness activities that can be played for a |

|Wright (1867-1959) with the iconic building materials and plans of The LEGO Group. |lifetime. There are two disc golf courses in Waco. This sport is an inexpensive, |

|The objective is to introduce some understanding and appreciation of the principles |self-paced, family activity. In the classroom, Frisbee activities are excellent for |

|of good architectural design in conjunction with the student’s art education. |inclusion of all students. The Edge system accommodates large classes and provides a |

|Amount Funded: $830 |quick and easy set up. The goal is to introduce a variety of activities and encourage|

|Students Impacted: 600+ |active health. |

|Expenditure per Student: $1.38 |Amount Funded: $2800 |

|Named Grant Sponsor: Charter Builders, Ltd. |Students Impacted: 500 |

|Primary Grant Writers: Sarah McCormick |Expenditure per Student: $5.60 |

|Give us a Tune-UP! |Named Grant Sponsor: Coca-Cola North America |

|River Valley Intermediate/Woodgate Intermediate/Midway Middle/Midway High |Primary Grant Writers: Jan Wohlschlag |

| |Failure is NOT an Option! |

|Students will begin a new method of independent analysis, critique and self-teaching |Woodgate Intermediate |

|with the use of the Korg CA-1 chromatic tuner with the Korg Cm-100L contact | |

|microphone. Each student will receive instantaneous individual feedback during |This study program will help any student who is struggling due to missing assignments|

|classroom instruction and performance because the contact microphone attached to the |beyond their personal control. This can be offered regardless of whether or not the |

|instrument measures intonation through vibrations. This will put modern technology in|child can be picked up by their parents. It will be kept to a maximum of 30 at a |

|the hands of each student. |time. The ultimate goal is for students to develop the skills they need to be |

| |successful on their own. |

|Amount Funded: $4990 | |

|Students Impacted: 580 | |

|Expenditure per Student: $8.60 |Amount Funded: $4250 |

|Named Grant Sponsor: The Newman Family |Students Impacted: 30+ |

| |Expenditure per Student: $141.67 |

|Primary Grant Writers: Terence Guerrero |Named Grant Sponsor: Midway ISD Education Foundation |

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| |Primary Grant Writers: Sara Teichelmann |

|Can You Read This? |Click It-Like It! |

|Woodgate Intermediate/Midway Middle School |Midway Middle School |

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|Apple iPads and their educational applications would provide an innovative approach |Mobi View is a 100% interactive whiteboard providing student-centered active |

|to personalize and address a variety of learning styles and abilities in the ELL |learning. The CPS response system provides instant feedback for a seamless |

|student’s quest for acquisition to English. Four areas targeted for these students |integration of content, instruction, and assessment. Students will be more likely to |

|are fluency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the English language. |understand concepts they are attempting to master because the technology is relevant |

| |and fun. |

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|Amount Funded: $3370 | |

|Students Impacted: 25-40 |Amount Funded: $3295 |

|Expenditure per Student: $84.25 |Students Impacted: 400 |

|Named Grant Sponsor: The Walmart Foundation |Expenditure per Student: $8.24 |

| |Named Grant Sponsor: Alliance Bank |

|Primary Grant Writers: Marilyn Massey, Sandra Hansen | |

| |Primary Grant Writers: Amy Johnson |

|Manure Happens |iPaint Artistic Designs |

|Midway Middle School |Midway High School |

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|In this interdisciplinary project, 7th grade Agricultural Science Orientation |With this interactive tool, iPad, the creative expressions and opportunities go |

|students will investigate manure management technology through Tarleton Southwest |beyond the traditional applications of art media. This will empower students to take |

|Regional Dairy Center. Pre-AP Science students investigate how changes in dairy |an active role in their own learning in the visual arts and help introduce, develop, |

|farming affect the water quality in Waco’s watershed, using Vernier water probes, |and evaluate art projects. |

|LabQuest interface and a Netbook. | |

| |Amount Funded: $4970 |

| |Students Impacted: 475+ |

|Amount Funded: $4600 |Expenditure per Student: $10.46 |

|Students Impacted: 275 |Named Grant Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Roger Schmidt |

|Expenditure per Student: $16.73 | |

|Named Grant Sponsor: Alcoa Foundation |Primary Grant Writers: Dema Moore, Donna Shillinglaw |

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|Primary Grant Writers: Melissa Rhoden, Vanessa Dulock, Sandra Hansen | |

|Adult and Child Manikins for Health Science Instruction | |

|Midway High School | |

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|Use of adult and child manikins in the classrooms provides a method of realistic | |

|training of many basic patient care practices. The manikins allows for realistic | |

|practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), oral and personal hygiene, | |

|identification of intramuscular site for injections and urinary catheterization. | |

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|Amount Funded: $3595 | |

|Students Impacted: 250 | |

|Expenditure per Student: $14.38 | |

|Named Grant Sponsor: Hillcrest Health System | |

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|Primary Grant Writers: Vicki Allred, Debbie Woods | |

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Summary of Grant Awards to

All Campuses

Round Twenty (Spring 2011)

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