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Ms. Montoya's Classroom

  • P.B. Young Senior Elementary School
  • Norfolk, VA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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  • Our Health is Important: Goodbye Germs

    Funded Nov 29, 2023

    Thank you for your generous donation! Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated. The hand sanitizer will go a long way in ensuring that our students stay healthy and in school. Your donation will also ensure that teachers and other staff members no longer have to purchase hand sanitizer out of their own pockets. Again, I thank you for your generous donation.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Montoya

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and one other donor.
  • Creating a Love for Literature

    Funded Jan 1, 2018

    Let me first begin by saying THANK YOU for your generous donation of sets of books on CDs. As a student, I remember being introduced to great stories by my classroom teachers and still remember many of those titles to this day. As a teacher of young students, I want the same thing for my students. I want my students to leave my classroom with various titles of books that they will remember, love, and cherish for a lifetime. In addition to building a love for great literature, I am also working on important reading skills with these books. One important skill we are working on is fluency. Young readers build their reading fluency by listening to fluent reading. Additionally, we are working on retelling. After listening and reading the stories, we discuss, in detail, the important events that happened in the stories and the order the events happened.

    In my classroom, two hours of the school day is devoted to the teaching of reading. Thirty minutes of this time is spent in a block of time we call "shared reading." Shared reading involves the explicit teaching and modeling of fundamental reading skills through the use of authentic literature. The remaining time is spent in leveled, guided reading groups. Students are grouped based on their reading needs and instructed accordingly.

    All of my students are enjoying the book sets in different ways. While some enjoy listening to the stories, I have some students that have set goals to READ those books independently! Again, I sincerely thank you for your generous donation to my students and classroom!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Montoya

    This classroom project was brought to life by Amy Hayes & Sophie Leake Memorial Fund and 4 other donors.
  • Splashing Into Summer!

    Funded Jun 9, 2015

    I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for your generous donation of life vests for my classroom. My students used them to participate in swimming and swimming lessons offered to them at no cost due to your donation of life vests. They were excited to learn that the entire class would be able to participate in this extraordinary opportunity.

    When the three large boxes were delivered, a hush fell over the classroom. I shared with them my plan to share our project on the website, but I did not share the news that our project was funded. I wanted that to be a surprise. As I opened the boxes and the students realized what was in them, their excitement could not be contained! I even had a few students in tears.

    I am currently working on a project that will provide materials to make reading more hands-on for my students. These materials will be used in school, and I would like for the students to have a set to use at home. Again, I sincerely THANK YOU for your generous donation. You have truly made a difference in the lives of children!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Montoya

    This classroom project was brought to life by an anonymous donor and one other donor.
My students are 25 of the sweetest people you will ever meet. They live in extreme poverty and deal with more in one day than most of us will ever deal with our whole lives. Many are being raised by grandparents, aunts, or other family members because their parents are incarcerated. Others are being raised by family friends because their parents have left them. The majority of my students do not have a male role model in their lives. Parents and guardians are struggling to meet their children's basic needs. Despite all this, my students are always smiling. They love coming to school and love learning. They are appreciative of everything given to them.

About my class

My students are 25 of the sweetest people you will ever meet. They live in extreme poverty and deal with more in one day than most of us will ever deal with our whole lives. Many are being raised by grandparents, aunts, or other family members because their parents are incarcerated. Others are being raised by family friends because their parents have left them. The majority of my students do not have a male role model in their lives. Parents and guardians are struggling to meet their children's basic needs. Despite all this, my students are always smiling. They love coming to school and love learning. They are appreciative of everything given to them.

About my class

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