donate via Crowdrise

The Mather is turning 375 years old this year, and supporters may receive special perks if they contribute this year!  See www.crowdrise.com/mather375 for more details.

school wishlists

ms. Mckinnon and ms. Mclaughlin are running the boston marathon!

Two of our very devoted teachers are preparing to run the Boston Marathon on behalf of the Mather School.  They would LOVE your support to raise much needed money for field trips to enhance classroom learning. Field trips do not only make learning fun, but they expose the world to our students and allow them to experience things they might not otherwise have the opportunity to do on their own. Please consider contributing to this very essential need to prepare students for a successful future! https://www.crowdrise.com/emmyandmkrunthebostonmarathon/fundraiser/emilymclaughlin1

Ms. Crawford's K2 wishlist

Want to help Ms. Crawford's K2 classroom?  Please see their Amazon Wishlist.

ms. stranberg's wishlist

Ms. Stranberg, our Assistant Principal,  has a general wishlist for things students really need and we'd love your support, please see our Amazon Wishlist.

Mather Before & after school program

The Mather's Before and After School program would love your support to bring equipment and materials for our out of school programming.  Please see Ms. Marshall's Donors Choose Wishlist

Ms. mclaughlin's classroom wishlist

Want to  help Ms. McLaughlin's classroom?  Please see their Amazon Wishlist  and their Donors Choose list to bring much needed support!  Ms. McLaughlin also has an immediate need for help with costumes for our Holiday Assembly: http://gofundme.com/i6z3n4 Thank you!

ms. o'toole's wishlist, library

Want to support our library?  Please see Ms. O'Toole's Amazon Wishlist.  Library Amazon Wishlist

Ms. Le-Smith's classroom Wishlist

Please help Ms. Le-Smith's classroom...here is their wishlist on Donor's Choose!  Donors Choose Wishlist

all school wish lists

A summary link of all Mather School Donor Choose Projects:
http://www.donorschoose.org/school/mather-elementary-school/62903/?active=true

Other ways to help

There are numerous opportunities for family members and friends of the Mather to get directly involved with the school. If you are interested in any of the following, please contact Karyn Stranberg at kstranberg@bostonpublicschools.org or call 617-635-8757.

  • Office assistance before and after school
  • Translation / interpretation (Vietnamese, Spanish and Cape Verdean Creole)
  • Assistance in the classroom
  • Grant writing
  • Mentoring
  • Boys Club (10 Boys Initiative) Coordinator
  • Supervision of lunch and / or recess
  • Before or after school athletics
  • Before or after school music, dance, theater
  • Boston Schoolyard Initiative Committee
  • School Site Council
  • Parent Council
In addition, given the enormous budget cuts, the Mather is seeking donations of the following items:
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Paper towels / Kleenex
  • Photocopy paper
  • Dry erase markers (for whiteboards)
  • Composition notebooks
  • Gift cards from Staples or Target

box tops for education

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Collect Box Tops on behalf of our school. Cut out the Box Top from these Participating Products and earn 10 cents for each Box Top! These funds go to very important and needed things such as field trips and classroom materials!  Box Tops can be collected and brought or sent to the Main office:   Mather School, 1 Parish St., Dorchester, MA  02122.

target take charge of education

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Target will donate 1% of your REDcard purchases made at Target and Target.com.  Register your card here (search by School, Mather in Dorchester, MA):
Target Take Charge

stop & shop a+ school rewards

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Support our Mather students by sharing your Stop & Shop Rewards Card number with us, and earn money for our school each time you shop.  You can use the following link with our school code: 08264 (or you can search by school).  This does not affect your gas points reward!  Register your card here

classroom celebrations

As you may know, the Mather School has a Wellness Council committed to improving the health and well-being of all students. One of our goals is to bring healthier party snack ideas to the classroom. We would LOVE your support in offering healthy alternatives for classroom celebrations! Can you please help?

Here are some fun and healthy party snack ideas.
  1. Use fun shaped cookie cutters to shape fruit pieces 
  2. Fresh fruit, skewers
  3. Smoothies
  4. Vegetables and hummus
  5. Yogurt and fruit parfaits
  6. Fruit salsa with cinnamon chips
  7. Dried fruit such as cranberries
  8. Salsa and baked tortilla chips
  9. 100 % fruit drinks
  10. Low fat flavored milk
  11. Pretzels, popcorn balls