Michael Carroll says..."Call my 'stache 'Lemon Pepper'!"

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My school loves to put students in the spotlight. We have weekly community meetings and trimester Student Led Conferences. Your donation will allow us to video tape students when they are presenting to their peers and their parents and guardians.

The students are very excited to be on camera, and I am excited to be able to collect evidence on their learning by capturing them in action. Your donations have allowed me to do this.

I can't thank you enough for supporting my classroom and my students and their learning. It is truly appreciated.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Parsh

Thank you so much for bringing this project to life for my students. Without a doubt, the students have been enjoying the hands on math materials. The materials ordered were for grades 3 and 4; thus, I have been able to differentiate my instruction. My higher level students are moving forward and my lower level students are catching up. Too, by using items like "The Fraction Fun Flash Cards" and " The Place Value Practice Board", the students are able to work independently and have lots of fun learning. One thing I have noticed is that students from other classes are peeking in my classroom to see my students building geometric figures using the "Build&Learn Geometry Kit". This is awesome!

Once again, I thank you for giving the students the right tools to explore, see, and discover math in the classroom. Without your support, math would be so "dull". ”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Bailey

Thank you for your kindness and generosity in donating math games and materials for our classroom. The children absolutely love to play the math game. They enjoy practicing the math skills that they've learned this school year. It is specially useful this time of the year, when most of the kids are are tired and get too excited thinking about summer.

Our school like many others are facing very difficult times with many budget cuts. To be able to provide this experience for my students through donors like you is with a doubt truly amazing. It is because of you that the children in our high poverty school will have a chance to experience what otherwise would be impossible. Thanks so much to you and all other donors who support public education. ”

With gratitude,

Ms. G.

The SAT question of the day is thanks to your donation.  We have already begun to use these books regularly.  I have seen a difference in their analysis and critical thinking skills.  Some students will be taking the SATs next month, so they are diligently working with these books and concentrating on ways to increase their scores from their PSATs. 

I strongly believe that thanks to your donation, my students have increased their confidence and knowledge in mathematics.  This will stay with them throughout their high school and college careers.  You have given them an opportunity that many were starting to think was not possible.  

Thank you for keeping our heads high and helping them apply their intelligence in rigorous academic environments.  

Thank you, thank you, thank yo”

With gratitude,

Ms. Basney

I can't begin to adequately thank you for your kind and most generous gifts of support. I really didn't think this was going to happen, but it has and all of you deserve a hand for helping my kids achieve their true potential. I am absolutely positive that materials written for kids, that include real life applications will go a long way to boost their interest and skill. I don't know what else to say, but thank you.

As some of you know, city schools are notoriously sparse when it comes to just about everything. Our math department is no exception, and this kind of book is extremely hard to get funded. So, with that in mind, I want you to know just how much this is appreciated. There was no way I could afford this on my own, and the school's budget just isn't there for a project like this. I remember some of you mentioning how hard it was for you, coming up through a similar situation. Just imagine how your view of math would have been different had you been taught in this way. Your are the angels that touched my kids' minds. ”

With gratitude,

Ms. Eareckson

I can't thank you enough for your kindness and generosity. Our class loves our new carpet! The bright colors and square design allows each student to have their own space. It makes read aloud so much more enjoyable because each student knows exactly where to sit! The students are always asking me if they can go from their seat to the carpet to work on projects. It has changed the dynamics of our room!

When I told my students that people they had never even met believed in them and wanted them to work hard to get smart, they were blown away! You have not only greatly improved their learning environment, you have taught them a lesson in the importance of random acts of kindness”

With gratitude,

Ms. Tschop

Thank you once again for giving to this project! We were all so excited when the boxes started arriving! It was even more exciting as the math materials and manipulatives were introduced into instructional times and math centers.

My students love using the new flashcards with talking pens and frequently ask to play on the math mat to practice their addition and subtraction facts. Several of the new math games are a popular item during independent math centers. The games and manipulatives that you provided have allowed my students to gain extra practice in their math skills. The manipulatives are fun for my students, and they are motivated to learn and become more fluent in their math skills. It has helped to make those abstract math concepts more real and understandable.

Thank you for helping my students learn to love math! We will continue to use our new math manipulatives and games throughout the school year to reinforce concepts that are crucial to their math foundation.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. M.

Thank you all for your support of our classroom. My students and I were so excited to receive all of our materials. It's amazing to see how many more students are turning in homework now that didn't before because they did not have the materials that they needed.

My students enjoy being given worksheets that involve coloring and cutting because they have the resources that they need. I also have been able to communicate with parents more efficiently by using the folders that you helped to purchase.

Its great to see that the students can enter the room and have pencils available for them to use everyday that has an eraser. Before your generosity the students were often using pencils with no erasers and using broken erasers to fix mistakes.

Our class plans on posting projects again on donors choose because of people like you. Our school, and our children's families at the school cant supply some of the basic things that our students need. Thankfully there are people like you to help us out.

Thank you again for all of your support. My class and I both thank you.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Kelley

I can not thank you enough for your generous contributions to my project. It is inspiring to know that you are out there, supporting and caring deeply about the education of my students.

The materials that you have funded will enable my students to access and integrate technology into their daily classroom activities. It will provide them the opportunity to understand how technology can be used to support their own learning across the curriculum. In addition, it will help prepare my students for a future where knowing how to use technology is critical to their everyday lives as adults, workers, and lifelong learners.

I hope to share with my colleagues a new technique in learning through technology. Thank you so much. ”

With gratitude,

Ms. K.