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Community Chips in for Fifth Annual Ossining MATTERS Run/Walk September 8, 2007 marked the fifth time that runners and walkers have taken to the Aqueduct trail to raise money for Ossining MATTERS, the community Education Foundation that funds enriching programs for students throughout the Ossining School District. (More)
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Ossining MATTERS 4th Annual 5K Trail Race / 2 Mile Walk |
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Colonial Day at Claremont On May 24 th, the entire fourth grade engaged in eighteenth century activities to celebrate their colonial studies during the year. Claremont School became a colonial village as the villagers (students) wore tri- cornered hats and bonnets laced with red ribbon. A Westchester Arts Council performer sang many spirited songs and played multiple colonial instruments alone and along with the students. Fourth grader, Krystal Rondon said, “This was the best day ever! I not only had fun, but I learned so much about colonial times!” Each and every fourth grader participated in eight activities ranging from making hornbooks with quills and ink, creating colonial felt quilt pieces, weaving baskets, stenciling notecards, tinsmithing and making clay pinch pots. Each student indulged their appetite at the Colonial Bakery where they shared pumpkin pie, cornbread, ginger snaps, pound cake and apple cider. No rest for the weary, off to hat making, marbling, and chest decoupage! Besides enjoying all of the exciting activities, fourth grader Jordan Boatman added,” I realized today how difficult colonial life was! They had to make everything all by themselves! There weren’t any big stores to go and buy things.” This truly was an amazing day for all the colonial villagers, teachers and parents involved in making this day a success. Much gratitude to Ossining Matters for granting this event and to all of the wonderful parent volunteers who cheered “Huzzah” along with all of our enthusiastic students! |
Writemind at Claremont
We were very fortunate to have received a grant from Ossining Matters for Writemind in March, 2005! Writemind is a dynamic writing program led by Mr. Surface, a published fiction writer. Four fourth grade teachers, Mrs. Leslee Hammer, Ms. Cori Boss, Mrs. Eileen Kanganis and Ms. Ashley O’Hara received the grant. What distinguishes Writemind from other arts education programs is its unique professional development component, in which teachers engage in a five week intensive creative writing workshop with Mr. Surface. All four Claremont teachers took this adult Creative Writing Workshop at the Hudson Valley to think and work like a writer and acquire new insights. The teachers enjoyed a personalized hands-on experience with specific narrative technique methods of creative writing and acquired the teaching tools needed to encourage students to become more creative writers. The course enabled them to not only collaborate with each other, but have an empathetic affect on students. By taking the course, teachers were able to share their struggles and successes as writers with their students. One day, Ms. Boss told her students that it was hard for her to look at a blank page and be creative at a workshop. Once said, one of her students excitedly shot her hand up and said that she experiences the same thing and was so happy that her teacher shared the same experience! Beginning in March, Mr. Surface came into four fourth grade classes, once a week for four consecutive weeks, and led the students through diverse narrative techniques. The creative narrative pieces focused on deep, personal descriptions such as a student finding a “Lost place in Time” and reliving it through sensory imagery. Another piece was a personification of an emotion. Here, the students invented imaginative questions and answers for the one emotion. This led to a vivid personification of the emotion. Caleb Hersh from Ms. Boss’s class shares, “I like how we get to share our writing, and how he compliments it. I didn’t know that writing about things like emotions could be so interesting!” |
OHS - Park School ESL A Collaborative program between the High School and Park School to improve the reading, comprehension and pronunciation skills of young ESL students by providing them with a lending library of appropriate books on tape which are recorded by students at the High School who are bilingual or studying Spanish. Through a generous grant from Ossining Matters, Ossining High School students, under the supervision of Mrs. Morales-Rivera, hold a read with Park School English as a Second Language students in Park School Library Courtyard.
_________________________________ Fit Kids Elementary school health, nutrition and fitness program for grades K-5. This successful program is well-supported by the school district and the PTAs. The contribution from Ossining MATTERS will be used to purchase nutrition related books for the libraries at each of the participating schools to support the goals of the program. |
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Ossining MATTERS Benefit Raises Nearly $50,000 for Ossining Schools Ossining MATTERS’ March 11 gala benefit concert featuring Ossining High School’s Gimme the Microphone performers, student musicians, and the composer and performer Daniel Bernard Roumain with his nine-piece band, raised nearly $50,000, which will be used to supplement academic, cultural arts, and athletic programs in the Ossining School District. More
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Photos by David Silbert
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Ossining MATTERS Third Annual 5K Trail Run/2 Mile Walk See Race Results by Time |
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Ossining MATTERS Ossining MATTERS has announced the distribution of over $25,000 in grants to fund thirteen projects in the Ossining School District. In keeping with the mission of Ossining MATTERS, the projects will reach students from preschool through the high school, supporting academics, cultural arts, and health/athletics. |
Fools for Jazz Fills the House - April Fool’s Day may never be the same again. From now on, thanks to Fools for Jazz, it might just conjure up music rather than pranks. Ossining MATTERS’ April 1 benefit concert, featuring the Westchester Jazz Orchestra and a host of OHS musicians, was a smashing success, raising over $25,000. These funds will be used to supplement academic, cultural arts, and athletic programs in the Ossining School District. |
Welcoming the Drums
Kazi Oliver, a percussionist specializing in African music, brought his young students, performing troupe and dancers to the OHS stage in celebration of Black History Month. During the program, the OHS African-American Club, advised by John Grady, acknowledged the gift from Ossining MATTERS Education Foundation of six authentic African drums, handmade by Kazi Oliver, to the school district. |
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| Ossining MATTERS Distributed $21,300 in Fall Funding Cycle Awards Exceed $34,000 in Ossining MATTERS Education Foundation is very pleased to announce the distribution of $21,300 in grants to nine projects in the Ossining School District. In keeping with the mission of Ossining MATTERS, the projects will reach students from preschool through the high school, supporting academics, cultural arts, and health/athletics. |
Ossining MATTERS raised more than $25,000, at it's first benefit concert, "An Intimate Evening with Gil Shaham and Orli Shaham", to be used to supplement academic, cultural arts, and athletic programs in the Ossining School District. Many thanks to all who contributed to the success of the concert. |
Ossining MATTERS 2nd Annual 5K Trail Run / 2 Mile Walk
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Ossining MATTERS first donation was made during the High School's Special Benefit Musical Performance of "The Wiz." A foundation check for $2,500 was presented to the school's cultural arts department. to be used to upgrade the lighting in the high school auditorium.
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RUNNING
FOR THE MONEY: Marathoning MATTERS for Ossining
On November 7, all of Ossining's schoolchildren and families had a good reason to pay attention to the New York City Marathon.and several families had extra special reasons to go. They were there to cheer for their moms, wives, sisters, or friends - all members of a group of Ossining women running to raise money for the Ossining MATTERS (Monetary Aid, Teaching Tools, and Enriching Resources for our Schools) Education Foundation. Read more
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Ossining MATTERS First Funding Distributions
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