Whole Language Study Group
Lynne Hunt, Brown Elementary School; Susan Getty, Ben-Hem, on behalf of the entire Whole Language Study Group including Carol Finn (Ben-Hem), Lynne Grimaldi (Memorial), Margaret Donohoe (Johnson), and Celia Biagetti (Lilja)
This voluntary professional study group meets monthly to share whole language activities and literature. Their project includes development around understanding and documenting the reading / writing connection, especially through the use of student portfolios.

Foreign Languages
Rose Bertucci, Foreign Language at Natick High School
Develop a slide collection to stimulate the teaching of foreign languages at the High School.

Hands-on Math
Kevin Crowley, 5th grade teacher at Kennedy
Purchase materials to make math more hands-on for 5th graders at Kennedy and Wilson.

Writer in Residence
The Natick Cultural Arts Committee, Charlie Chang
Support a writer in residence program for the entire 6th grade.

Woodworking for Special Needs
Jeffrey Rubin, East School
Purchase equipment and supplies to carry out a woodworking program with special needs students at East School, to build skills and self-esteem.

Math Fair
Catherine O'Brien 4th grade teacher at Bennett Hemenway Elementary School
In collaboration with parent Jim Schreider, develop a math fair for the entire 4th grade at Ben-Hem

Kindergarten Math and Science
Margaret Donohoe, Wendy Lane, Christina Marden, and Gael Daly, Johnson Elementary School
Materials to extend and adapt the Activities for Integrating Math and Science to the Kindergarten class.

Calculators
Kay Dopfel, Kathleen Jaffe and June Lane, Wilson Middle School
Materials to develop a unit to better support teaching the use of calculators to 5th grade students.