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Ms. Deckard's Classroom

  • Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • 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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  • We Need Music Supplies!

    Funded Feb 21, 2018

    Thank you very much for your generous donations. My students and I greatly appreciate you helping to make their educational experience a great one! It’s amazing how my classroom has changed thanks to Donors Choose. My kids truly deserve the best and I thank you for caring about them.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Deckard

  • Djembes for Roosevelt Music!

    Funded Nov 29, 2016

    Thank you so much for your donation! My students absolutely love the Djembes! It is now their favorite thing to do in music class. They enjoyed learning about Africa and where the djembe came from, as well as learning about other African instruments. They also learned about how djembes are made. My students truly enjoy playing the djembes. Whether they're learning a new rhythm, or playing along to a song, my students love these drums. I am so grateful to have strangers donate to my classroom. My students deserve a quality education and these djembes have helped tremendously.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Deckard

  • Flexible Seating Rug for Music Class

    Funded Oct 13, 2017

    Thank you so very much for your donations! Thanks to you my classroom is becoming a more fun, comfortable, and welcoming environment for my students. They love being in a classroom where they don't have to sit at desks and write all day. My students are very lucky to have strangers care about them and their education. I know they will be so excited when we get our new rug!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Deckard

  • Supplies for Roosevelt Music!

    Funded Aug 29, 2017

    Thank you so very much for your generous donations! I am so grateful for the kindness and support from friends and strangers. My students deserve a quality education and these supplies will help me run a fun, safe and supportive environment. Thank you again for these awesome supplies. I'm very excited to use them and I know my students will be too!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Deckard

  • Music Classroom Supplies

    Funded May 28, 2017

    Thank you so much! You have no idea how much your generosity means to me. My students deserve to have a healthy, happy, and clean classroom. I try my best to provide my kids with all of the supplies that they need since my school does not. I truly appreciate your gifts! Thank you for helping me with the 2017-2018 school year!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Deckard

    This classroom project was brought to life by H&M and 2 other donors.
  • New Keyboard for Music!

    Funded Apr 24, 2017

    Thank you so very much for your generous donations. It is extremely hard to teach music without a working piano! I am so excited that my students will have a brand new digital piano in the classroom. The kindness of strangers never ceases to amaze me and I am grateful every single day that my students are getting the supplies they need for a great musical education.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Deckard

    This classroom project was brought to life by Aspect Ventures and 5 other donors.
  • Help Ms. D's Class Go Orff!

    Funded Nov 29, 2016

    Thank you so much for your generous donation. It never fails to surprise me how kind donors are. Without gracious donors like you, my students would not have the materials needed for a successful learning environment.

    Thank you all for donating these instruments. I think the xylophones are my student's favorite instruments!

    My students are really learning a lot using these instruments. They learned how to properly use the instruments and now we are working on copying patterns, and reading musical notation and applying it to the xylophones. Thank you again for your generosity!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Deckard

  • Basic Supplies for Music Class

    Funded Nov 27, 2016

    Thank you so much for your generous donation. It never fails to surprise me how kind donors are. Without gracious donors like you, my students would not have the materials needed for a successful learning environment.

    Thank you all for donating so that my students could have pencils, a pencil sharpener, colored pencils, tissues, dry erase markers, and large easel pads. These materials have definitely come in handy and I am thankful that I have enough of these to last us through the rest of the school year.

    My students use all of these materials at least once a week. They love getting to write on their dry erase boards, they love doing assignments where they get to use the colored pencils and the large chart paper. Thank you again for your generosity!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Deckard

  • Classroom Supplies for Roosevelt Music!

    Funded Nov 29, 2016

    Thank you so much! I am blown away by your generosity! I am so excited for my students to have these materials! They have been working so hard this year and I am trying my best to create a fun and safe environment for them. I am so grateful that I have the tools to be an effective teacher.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Deckard

  • Music Resources for Music Class!

    Funded Aug 26, 2016

    I cannot thank you enough for your generosity. I am so thankful that my students have these materials to use. I was worried about walking into an empty classroom but thanks to you all, I have materials to teach!

    I am so thankful for these materials. The younger students use the rhythm instruments at least once a week. They love getting to play along with music or getting to play by themselves. They also love the scarves and bean bags. The students learned a fall song about falling leaves. They used the scarves while singing the song, pretending they were leaves falling. They had so much we did it 3 days in a row!

    My older students really enjoy using the bean bags. I taught them a really cool pattern where they tap on the desks and pass the bean bags around to the Adam's Family theme song. They had so much fun doing it that the vice principal heard about it and came in to see!

    This year is off to a great start thanks to you! I look forward to using these instruments in the future with my students and to continue to provide them with the best education I can give them.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Deckard

    This classroom project was brought to life by the estate of Dorothea Lutz and 6 other donors.
My students at Roosevelt have not had music class in the past, so I am excited to work with them and help them grow. I am going into an empty classroom so I am hoping to get basic classroom instruments like rhythm sticks and drums. My students need instruments and classroom supplies to learn music. These items are essentials in any general music classroom and can be used in many ways. The possibilities are truly endless with the instruments! I am trying to make my classroom a fun and exciting place to students to learn and grow. My kids get so excited when they get to play the instruments. I'm hoping for a great year and my students will want to participate in music class! These kids need a time away from testing and the stresses of their regular classroom where they can have fun and express themselves. I hope that the use these materials can make a difference in my students' lives. Thank you!

About my class

My students at Roosevelt have not had music class in the past, so I am excited to work with them and help them grow. I am going into an empty classroom so I am hoping to get basic classroom instruments like rhythm sticks and drums. My students need instruments and classroom supplies to learn music. These items are essentials in any general music classroom and can be used in many ways. The possibilities are truly endless with the instruments! I am trying to make my classroom a fun and exciting place to students to learn and grow. My kids get so excited when they get to play the instruments. I'm hoping for a great year and my students will want to participate in music class! These kids need a time away from testing and the stresses of their regular classroom where they can have fun and express themselves. I hope that the use these materials can make a difference in my students' lives. Thank you!

About my class

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