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PO Box 1012
Ossining, NY 10562
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Your Donations in Action

Photo by Cynthia Bardwell
A participant in the Summer Environmental Academy completes a survey of the invasive plants within a hula hoop area to determine the types and occurrence of various species.


Photos by Nancy Donohue
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Meet me at the corner of Friendship Street and Teamwork Trail – or was that Peaceful Parkway? These cheerful lampposts and street signs are the work of the Claremont Cares Committee. With help from Ken Waldron and Bob Perrone from Buildings and Grounds, the committee has been hard at work at Claremont School, sprucing up the entry way, hallways, doorways, and even ceiling tiles with funds provided by a grant from Ossining MATTERS |

Photo by Elizabeth Cornwell Hoffman
Students at AMD now have access to DimensionU, an online math skills gaming site licensed for use by all sixth through eighth graders. The site allows students to practice their math skills while playing video games, and can be accessed from any computer with Internet connectivity, whether at home, at school, or on the road. The gaming environment reinforces math knowledge, helps foster a love of math, and serves as a platform of enrichment opportunities for students ready for more advanced challenges.

A grant from Ossining MATTERS allowed for the purchase of this YSI Multiprobe tool, a Stream Flowmeter, and various accessories. Students in the award-winning Science Research program will use these tools for research they are conducting in collaboration with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. The students hope their research can contribute to the restoration of the American eel population.
The equipment will also be available to students in Environmental Science, Chemistry, and Earth Science classes, and to members of the OHS Environmental Club.
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Applications are due on March 16, 2012
Decisions will be announced mid-May
El Boletín en español estará disponible pronto. Gracias por su paciencia.
The Ninth Annual Ossining MATTERS 5k Run/2 Mile Walk was another
huge success!
All Photos by Neal Temple
We just can’t thank our volunteers enough. OTA’s refreshments and
cheerful presence were so very welcome, and this year’s student support
was wonderful. The kids’ festival thrilled our youngest participants, and the
awards ceremony had a great celebratory feel.
Thanks to our amazingly dependable, giving community and our generous
sponsors,
too.
Check
back soon for more news and photos about this terrifically successful
community event, plus a full list of our sponsors and donors.
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Limited funding is available for out of cycle requests.
Download an Out-of-Cycle funding Application See a list of other projects
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The gala benefit concert on March 13th
featuring acoustic folk
pop quartet Tripping Lily
was a huge success! 
Photo by Loren Maron
Thanks to our generous sponsors.
Reception sponsor:
Atria on the Hudson
Concert sponsor: d&b
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NEW! See video of Ossining High School Students performing with Tripping Lily
Big Country
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See Ossining MATTERS projects in the Journal News!
Claremont Mbira Project
Composting at Brookside
Listen to an original composition from Kevin Nathaniel Hylton, incorporating his recording of Claremont students playing their mbiras last spring. |
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Ossining MATTERS Funds Twenty New Grants,
Donates $120,000+ for 2011 - 2012
At the Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, June 8, Ossining MATTERS Education Foundation launched its eighth year of funding programs and projects to support our mission to enrich the education of all children in the Ossining School District. Board President Amy Seiden presented the trustees with a donation supporting twenty different grants in all six of Ossining’s school buildings, including two collaborations with the Ossining Public Library.
These grants, totaling over $120,000, represent a mix of innovative proposals from Ossining’s creative, dedicated teachers, staff, and administrators and continued funding for proven successes. Several of the grants tie in with District wellness and sustainability goals.
For Early Elementary Students, in Conjunction with the OPL
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1,000 Books Project - an ongoing effort to have 1,000 books read to all Ossining children between birth and 6 years of age.
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Book Buddies Reading Program - first and second graders will be paired with trained high school students who will read to them at the library over the summer.
District-wide
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Theater Road Show - OHS theater students and drama club members will create a theater piece, present it to elementary and middle school students, and work with the younger students on improvising and creating their own one-act plays.
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Instrument Purchase Fund - to allow the Director of Cultural Arts to acquire musical instruments too expensive for most students to purchase or rent on their own.
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Staff Development Project - to support the district’s Balanced Scorecard program and 21st Century Learning initiatives for teachers and staff.
At All Elementary Schools
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Slim Goodbody - a second year of interactive assemblies, which deliver messages about good nutrition and help to establish positive practices.
At Brookside, Claremont, and Roosevelt
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Brookside Sustainability Garden - a coordinator for the garden, which demonstrates sustainable food production though composting, growing, harvesting, and eating fresh produce - which will be used in the lunch program.
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Mbira in Me - students will study the musical history of the mbira and the movement of African music and will create an mbira (or thumb piano), working with the artist in residence, Kevin Nathaniel Hylton. Third year of this extremely successful project, reaching the entire fourth grade.
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Fourth Grade Character Development - as part of the p.e. curriculum, all fourth graders will be exposed to Tae Kwon Do, introducing them to a philosophy that encourages positive character development and to a physical activity that they can continue outside of school.
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Claremont Wigwam Project - with the help of a consultant, all fourth graders will spend 15 days working to build a structure in the Claremont garden that will be used to support the Native American Studies curriculum.
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iPads for Success - four iPads and apps to be used in the self-contained classroom, to encourage and support the development and language acquisition of students with multiple disabilities.
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Listen and Learn - through the continuation of a project first funded in 2008, audio books will be accessible to third, fourth, and fifth graders, to expose them to literature that will challenge and encourage them.
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iPads: The Reading of the Future - iPads for a fifth-grade dual language section, to increase motivation, engagement with books, and reading stamina. Also to provide targeted interventions to support achievement in literacy plus exposure to a range of literature and content-area texts.
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Bullyproof Program - five assemblies for all fifth graders about what bullying is, why it happens, and how to resist and help prevent it. An evening presentation for parents will be also provided in the fall. Master Chris Berlow of UMAC to present
At Claremont, Roosevelt, and AMD
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Elementary Ukulele Program - introducing students in fourth through sixth grades to a stringed instrument they can accompany themselves with when they sing, a key skill for developing a lifelong involvement with music.
At Roosevelt and AMD
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Summer Science Academy - a summer science program on the grounds of Brookside school for 30 fifth and sixth graders, investigating invasive species of plants and aquatics which threaten indigenous plants and local biodiversity.
At AMD
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Jump with Jill/I Cannot Be Bought - two assemblies covering the influence of advertising on body image, nutrition, substance abuse, and peer pressure, and helping give students the skills to make health-enhancing choices.
At OHS
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Snowshoeing and Winter Outdoor Activities - snowshoes to be used during gym classes in the winter, expanding the p.e. program's capacity to use the outdoors during the winter. All OHS students will be exposed to the outdoor activities unit at least once.
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Summer Mural Project - teachers and students will work together to plan and execute painted murals at OHS. The grant provides summer art enrichment as well as enhancing the aesthetics at OHS. Phase three of a successful project first funded in 2009.
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Guidance Discretionary Fund at OHS - to help college-bound students who have financial needs by making scholarships available for important courses and fees.
This donation brings the dollar amount for programs funded by Ossining MATTERS to more than $475,000 in total support provided to our school district.
Ossining MATTERS is grateful not only to the teachers, staff, and administrators who propose and implement these fine projects, but also for the generous support of the Ossining community, whose donations of both funds and volunteer time make it possible for us to continue to carry out our mission. |
Volunteer spirit is crucial to our mission's success and we appreciate every volunteer's help. If you're interested in lending a hand, please contact us!
Many thanks to Miriam and Mike Risko for hosting our "Friend Raiser"at Mike Risko
Music School. It was a great event and we truly appreciate the support!
Many thanks to dedicated volunteer Jane Ozer!
Ossining MATTERS is very grateful for the contribution from her Silpada party.
Mindful of the current economic climate and recognizing the budget challenges faced by our schools, we pledge to do all we can
to carry forward our mission to enrich the experiences available to all of our students. We thank you for your vital support. Now more than ever: Ossining MATTERS.
dful of the current economic climate and recognizing the budget challenges faced by our schools, we pledge to do all we can
to carry forward our mission to enrich the experiences available to all of our students. We thank you for your vital support.
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We greatly appreciate your ongoing support in terms of time, effort and funding. Contact us at
914-510-9320 or email us at info@ossiningmatters.org
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