Past projects 2
Fix the Field! A Student Government Project
Funded Aug 16, 2024I want to thank you for your support of our project "Fix The Field! A Student Government Project!" We now have the ground staples needed to lay gopher wire under our entire field. Our students were surprised to see the ground staples! They kept commenting - "Wow, there are so many boxes of staples!"
Our student government has learned that while the process of addressing concerns can take time and hard work, the work is not in vain. Thanks to the fundraising on this Donors Choose project and other fundraisers, our student government has raised over $4,000 in cash and supplies. That is an impressive amount of time, energy, and focus for middle school students - especially students from a small rural PreK-8th grade school. They are to be commended.
Their work has not gone unnoticed. Various individuals and non-profits have expressed interest in supporting our cause whether it be farmers wanting to rototill the fields in preparation for the project, construction companies wanting to discount their prices, or non-profit organizations offering to fund what cannot be provided by volunteers.
Our next step is that our district representative will contact our local construction company to draw up an itemized list of project costs which will be submitted to our supporters. We have a tentative start date of May 2025 and hope to have the field completed by September 2025. Again, thank you for your love and support of the Smith River Wildcat Community!”
With gratitude,
Mr. Endert
This classroom project was brought to life by Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation and 14 other donors.Tell Me a Math Story!
Funded Nov 9, 2017I want to thank all of you for your generous contributions to the "Tell Me a Math Story" project. The students were excited to get new books that vividly demonstrated math concepts. Immediately, their favorite was "Great Estimations." It used pictures to teach the students how to estimate numbers in groups of 10s, 100s, and 1000s. Whether it was counting arranged candies, ears on rabbits, or swimmers in a pool - the students really enjoyed these exercises.
In one of our reading groups, the students read the story "Lemonade Stand." It was a book in which the main characters built a lemonade stand. The main characters collected data based on sales. Then, they graphed the data using line graphs. Finally, the children made predictions and forecasts based on their graphed data. Our students culminated the reading of this story by having a "Lemonade Friday." The students enjoyed the book; they learned key math concepts; and they made a connection by having a lemonade celebration. This is just a glimpse of what "Tell Me A Math Story" envisioned - making math and reading fun and engaging for students.
Other teachers are also using our books. During the fall, we shared "How Many Seeds are in a Pumpkin" with the preschool teacher since her class was harvesting pumpkins in the school garden. Recently, our sixth grade teacher was teaching the relationship among fractions, percentages, and decimals. We were able to share the book "Fractions, Decimals, and Percents" with the sixth grade teacher, and in turn, he was able to help his class understand the relationship between those concepts in an engaging manner.
Once again, I want to thank you for your participation in "Tell Me a Math Story." Understand that your contributions were greatly appreciated by me and the staff at our school. They are making a difference in the lives of our students, and they will continue to do so for years to come.”
With gratitude,
Mr. Endert
This classroom project was brought to life by Chevron Fuel Your School and 3 other donors.