Mrs. Burke-Soall's Classroom Edit display name

Past projects 6

• Our New Rehearsal Room

  Funded Feb 28, 2019

  We cannot thank you enough for thinking of us. It has been amazing to receive the packages and put them to use. We were able to have multiple students filming our in class presentations. This brought our engagement up and we all had so much fun.

  It has been so important to us to have a clean space. We are taking time and care to preserve what we have and create an environment that feel productive. We are able access more learning tools and have more enjoyable hands on experiences. Thank you again.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burke-Soall

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose.org Community and one other donor.

• The Yarn Club

  Funded May 3, 2019

  We are so happy that all of our knitting needles and crochet hooks have arrived. Two of the gals got right to work and loved looking at the new books. This was an amazing way to finish off our week. They are surrounded by your generosity and we work with gratitude.

  This will be an amazing journey of learning and creativity. It is so exciting to hear them work through their "I can't" to "look at what I made". I am so pleased that they have another outlet of pride and accomplishment.

  Your gift not only has brought immediate gratification to our room, but will ensure that another generation of kids finds joy and pride in their independent creations. They are developing a craft that will serve them forever.

  Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burke-Soall

  This classroom project was brought to life by LIFEWTR® and 5 other donors.

• September Supplies

  Funded Nov 2, 2017

  Your donation enabled us to have fun and engaging materials for the start of our year together. Many of my students claim that Theater is their favorite time of the day - thank you. We do lots of activities involving post it note message boards, creating posters, and using our balls and scarves in our warm up games to build ensemble. Our classes are unified and have created some truly remarkable scenes. We play games, tell stories, and explore our cultures. This has been so much easier because of your support. I am so inspired by your generosity and my students desire to learn.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burke-Soall

• Annotation Station Additional Materials

  Funded Apr 10, 2016

  We are so blessed to receive such generosity. My students are preparing for exams and graduation with a new sense of drive and support. When I wheeled down a cart into our classroom, they were intrigued and baffled. Loaded into boxes were individual pouches stuffed with materials and resources for annotating. I presented each of them with their "Annotation Station" and they were amazed. My students were blown away that people would invest their money and time into helping them have something for college. It was so rewarding to show them that wherever they go in life - they have a support team, a boost.

  I spent a lot of hours hidden away in a closet creating their pouches and creating their ring of resources. It was incense for me to see the fruit of my labor and feel like I was the captain of a large group to fight for them. Many of my students got teary and choked up. For anyone whom hasn't donated to Donors Choose, if you wonder if a little bit can make a big difference, I am here to tell you it DOES. Giving a child a pouch of pencils, erasers, post-its, and a dictionary is a game changer. Especially when I can tell them people they don't even know contributed...it made my students feel invincible and loved.

  Thank you. We are ending our year excited to be done and also excited to start something new.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burke-Soall

• Senior Class: Annotation Station

  Funded Dec 2, 2015

  We are so blessed to receive such generosity. My students are preparing for exams and graduation with a new sense of drive and support. When I wheeled down a cart into our classroom, they were intrigued and baffled. Loaded into boxes were individual pouches stuffed with materials and resources for annotating. I presented each of them with their "Annotation Station" and they were amazed. My students were blown away that people would invest their money and time into helping them have something for college. It was so rewarding to show them that wherever they go in life - they have a support team, a boost.

  I spent a lot of hours hidden away in a closet creating their pouches and creating their ring of resources. It was incense for me to see the fruit of my labor and feel like I was the captain of a large group to fight for them. Many of my students got teary and choked up. For anyone whom hasn't donated to Donors Choose, if you wonder if a little bit can make a big difference, I am here to tell you it DOES. Giving a child a pouch of pencils, erasers, post-its, and a dictionary is a game changer. Especially when I can tell them people they don't even know contributed...it made my students feel invincible and loved.

  Thank you. We are ending our year excited to be done and also excited to start something new.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burke-Soall

  This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 8 other donors.

• Our Base Camp

  Funded Feb 22, 2011

  Thank you so much for your generous donation to my class. We are busy reading our Everest books and creating lots of in class projects about mountains, mountain climbing and Himalayan culture. It has been such a valuable experience for the students and for me.

  My students have been able to take their new knowledge and stories into science class and add to their Earth Science lectures. They were overwhelmed that people who don't even know them would give us money for books. This type of generosity is so foreign to them and we thank you.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burke-Soall