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My students and I read A Raisin in the Sun, and we discussed the American Dream. Through our reading of A Raisin in the Sun, my students and I determined the two or more central ideas of a text and analyzed their development over the course of the various texts, including how they interact and build one another to provide a complex analysis. My students provided objective summaries of the various texts. My students analyzed complex ideas or sequence of events and explained how specific individuals, ideas or events interacted and developed over the course of the text.

My students and I discussed various motifs of personal integrity, courage, acceptance, dignity, self-respect, and throughout the American Dream Project. The students read "I Have a Dream" and discussed the promissory note the Founder Father's gave all Americans. We also discussed and read Cairo: My City, Our Revolution, from Persepolis 2, and from Reading Lolita in Tehran. The revolution was momentous because my students understood that all political revolution relates to personal integrity, dignity, and the willingness to act. My students related We read Alexander's and Mabe's The Climb, Brooks's "kitchenette building," Dunbar's We Wear the Masks and Life's Tragedy, from Ellison's Invisible Man "grandfather's dying words to his family...," Hughes's Harlem, Mother to Son, Merry-Go-Round, and I, Too, Sing America", Whitman's I Hear America Singing, Cullen's Incident and Tableau, and McKay's America.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Collins

Dear all,

I would like to sincerely thank all of you for generously donating toward the acquirement of our classroom iPad. This magnanimity has not gone to waste, as we are faithfully utilizing this product for the benefit of the students' learning and understanding. This iPad has become both a useful and an accessible tool in our classroom that could not have otherwise been obtained without the abundance of contributions.

On behalf of the students, again, thank you all for donating funds toward our iPad.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Kim

I cannot thank you enough for helping fund our Pre-K outdoor climber project. The students were beyond excited to play on their new equipment. It has been placed in our courtyard, where the students are able to use it for their gym time. The bright colors really brighten up our outdoor space.

The outdoor climber has now become their favorite piece! They line up and take turns climbing and going down the slides. They love to pretend they are on a pirate ship. It has really brought out some creativity among our shy students. The boys and girls love to spend their time working on their climbing skills!

With limited funds to buy new large equipment, it really means a lot that donors like you have chosen to help our students. Your help has really meant a lot to our young learners!”

With gratitude,

Mrs. D.

My students were so excited to have new language materials this school year! I heard many comments like, "I never knew that before!", "I like this one!", and "Ohhh that's what that's called!".

My students are using the various vocabulary cards (including categories cards, describing cards, associations cards, noun cards, action cards, and idioms cards) to practice labeling, describing, providing definitions, and identifying similarities and differences. They are also using sequencing books and activities to retell stories and answer questions using grammatically correct sentences.

When completing pre and post tests related to vocabulary and grammar this school year, every student increased their performance with multiple skills. For example, a second grader went from being able to identify the functions of items with 40% accuracy to 100% accuracy, and from being able to name 3 items in a category with 50% accuracy to 100% accuracy. While a kindergartner went from being able to use the pronouns "he" and "she" with 0% accuracy to 100%, and from being able to use present tense with 0% accuracy to 75% accuracy. These are great improvements and the materials you donated made this possible!”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Levasseur

I want to reach out and thank you for your support in my classroom. My Students were very excited to learn that we were getting an Apple T.V. for our classroom. Some of them had heard about the Apple T.V. but were unaware of the magic that could happen when we had one in the classroom. They were very anxious to explore the things that we could do with the Apple T.V. and the iPads that we already had in the classroom.

My students are using the Apple T.V. in our classroom by mirroring what they are doing on the iPads to the Apple T.V.. We often times use this for our writing projects, as well as making things such as cartoons during inside recess (and we have had ALOT of inside recess this winter). I have noticed that my students who are often times intimidated by writing have been very excited to write using the app WriteAbout, they are excited to pick a prompt and write their own story and then share it with the class, the class is then able to give feedback and praise to the writers. Students have also been able to make their own cartoons on an app called Toontastic. This has encouraged my students to continue to learn and be excited to learn even during indoor recess- even though they do not realize they are still learning!

Thank you once again from a first year teacher for not only inspiring my students but inspiring me!”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Fogt

Thank you very much for your kind donation. Because of your generosity, my students will be able to review for their United States History and Government Regents Exams and be one step closer to graduating high school.

A high school diploma is the first step towards a bright future. Your kindness is greatly appreciated. At a time of decreased funding for public schools and politicians providing us with empty promises you have done what they could not do.

Thank you once again for your kind and generous donation!”

With gratitude,

Mr. Alchalal

There is no way I can truly express my thanks for the generosity of your donations to my "Begin at the Beginning" library collection project. It is also hard to quantify the impact that this collection of resources and reading materials will have on students and their children for years to come. Yet, I want to try to tell you how truly grateful I am and how I have already seen the beginning of the impact I know this library collection will make on our students.

Recently, a new student with two young children began attending my English class. This is the last class she needs to graduate from high school and she has been out of school for about two years. After talking with her, I showed her the collection of books and told her all about the Donors Choose project. She checked out a stack and was especially excited to check out books about child nutrition. She has a little one who is a very picky eater and wanted to learn more about what she could offer her little girl! This resource is now in the hands of a young mother who wants to do the right thing for her child because YOU donated to this project.

I will always believe in information access. When people who need and want information have it available, great things can happen! This collection directly impacts mothers and their children. It helps to foster a feeling of belonging here at school and it enables parents to share new knowledge and experiences with their little ones.

Thank you again for learning about my school and my students and contributing to this project. It really means the world to me.”

With gratitude,

Ms. McDowell