Staples World photo by Dawn Schimpp Timbs Received grants Five teachers from Motley Elementary and Motley Staples Middle Schools recently received Ingenuity Grants from The 3M Foundation. Pictured above, from left, are Gail Judd, 3M employee; Joe Niggeler, Plant Manager of 3M in Staples; Sandy Opheim, MSMS; Darlene Clasemann, MSMS: Carrie Johnson, MES; Linda Card, MES; and Heidi Auel, MSMS. The 3M Foundation recently awarded Ingenuity Grants (totaling $13,810) to Motley Elementary and Motley Staples Middle schools.

3M Ingenuity Grants are offered by invitation only to public elementary or middle schools located in communities with 3M facilities. They are designed to support teachers as they

see opportunities to engage

students in their learning - challenging them to succeed.

The ingenuity grant recognizes these teachers and their efforts to prepare today's students for the future.

Joe Niggeler, Plant Manager of 3M in Staples; and 3M employee Gail Judd stopped by the schools in Motley May 13, to present the awards and to congratulate the teachers who were responsible for writing the grants.

"Good students don't happen by accident," Niggeler said. "It happens by great teachers like you who educate and prepare students for future citizenship."

Niggeler also thanked Bonnie Madson, MSMS secretary, for the help she provided in organizing the paperwork for the grants.

Teachers from Motley receiving grants included:

o Linda Card, Motley Elementary - Classroom Performance System - $3,290. Fourth and fifth grade students will participate in interactive science learning games using computerized handheld devices.

o Carrie Johnson, Motley Elementary - Math by Music - $3,500. K-5 students will learn fundamental mathematical facts through multimedia music

lessons.

o Heidi Auel, MSMS - Aquatic Ecology - $3,165.

Seventh and eighth grade students will focus on an aquatic study that includes sampling water from two area rivers to examine the biodiversity of the ecosystem.

o Sandy Opheim, MSMS - Math for Life - $565. Seventh

and eighth grade students will learn math skills through the use of games that practice computational skills both at school and at home.

o Darlene Clasemann, MSMS - Classroom Performance System II - $3,290. Sixth - eighth grade special education students will use interactive math learning games using computerized handheld devices.