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Past projects 53

• "Snack Packs to the Rescue!!!"

  Funded Apr 2, 2025

  First of all, I want to say that you all ROCKSTARS! I'm so excited that I get to surprise my students with these snack packs before they take their state assessment in 3 weeks. Each snack pack will have a motivational letter to give them that extra boost of motivation on the assessment. I can't thank you all enough for helping my students and my classroom! Your generosity is greatly appreciated forever and ever!! Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart!!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Ned and Nathalie Fund and 4 other donors.

• I Need to See My Work and Hear My Work!

  Funded Feb 5, 2025

  First of all, I want to thank you for helping to fund this project for my classroom. My students and I are extremely grateful for you helping to provide our classroom with headphones and highlighters. These supplies will be a huge help when it comes to assignments in the classroom because many of my students require the texts to be read to them, so the headphones will help with that. In addition, many of my students need help finding textual evidence, so the highlighters will help those learners. Again, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping to bring these supplies into my classroom.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Ned and Nathalie Fund and 4 other donors.

• "Rolling to Reteach and ReWipe in Small Group!"

  Funded Dec 4, 2024

  First of all, I want to thank you all for donating this project to support my students and my classroom. These supplies in this project have truly been a blessing during our support class for ELA. The mobile dry erase board has been such a big help during small group. Before having the board, I would have to find ways to show students what to underline or highlight during a reteach lesson. Now with the addition of the mobile dry erase board I can write things down in a bigger space so that students can see it. I even can pin things to the board as well. Even the smaller dry erase boards come in handy when my paraprofessional or co - teacher need something to write on when working with a small group.

  The students have really enjoyed having the mobile dry erase board in the classroom. Many of them had never seen one on wheels, and that has really fascinated them. They love that the classroom has this board to help with reteaching in small group, and some even use the smaller boards to help their peers out during small group activities. The dry erase board has helped my students be successful on quizzes when I reassess them after reteaching. Again, I want to thank you so much for adding this mobile dry erase board to my classroom!!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas

  This classroom project was brought to life by CFP Foundation & the Georgia Teacher’s Initiative and one other donor.

• "Let's File It and Make It Permanent!"

  Funded Jan 21, 2025

  First of all, I want to thank you all for helping to fund this project! These resources are desperately needed in our classroom in order to continue to help my students be successful this second half of the school year! I can't wait to share the good news with my students. I know they are going to be so excited, especially about the pencil sharpener! Again, I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart! You all are ROCKSTARS!!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Ned and Nathalie Fund and 3 other donors.

• "Help Me, I Want to Be an Independent Reader!"

  Funded Oct 3, 2024

  First of all, I want to thank each and every one of you for donating to this project for my classroom. Books hold a special place in my heart, and I try to expose my students to books on a daily basis - which is why I have worked extremely hard to build my own classroom library for my students. Many of my students don't even own books, so it is crucial that I put books in their hands so that they begin to foster a love of reading. When I introduce new lessons in my class like point of view or characterization, I can utilize my books to serve as model for my students for those skillls. In addition, the books also allow me to teach mini - lessons on various grammar skills as well.

  In my classroom, the goal is to read each and every day. The students get independent reading time each and every day in their small group rotation. This time gives the students a choice to read whatever their hearts desires. They have a multitude of books to choose from in the classroom library from a variety of genres. The students love that they have free range to read whatever book they desire. I love when they come to me and tell me something interesting they read in their book. Also, I love when they choose to read a book on their own if they finish their work early in class. Again, I want to thank you for donating to this project and adding more books to my classroom library for my students!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas

  This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Foundation and 3 other donors.

• Write It, Erase It, and Reteach It!

  Funded Jan 19, 2025

  I must say I am truly overjoyed for the generosity that you all continue to show toward my students and my classroom. I can't wait to share the good news with my students that we have additional supplies for our small group interventions. These supplies are very much needed as I continue to prepare my students for their state test in April. You all are truly a blessing, and I can't thank you enough! Again, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting my students and my classroom.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas

  This classroom project was brought to life by CFP Foundation & the Georgia Teacher’s Initiative and one other donor.

• "A Student's Tools For Success"

  Funded Sep 18, 2024

  First of all, I want to thank you all for donating to this project to help my classroom. In my classroom, I use technology alot because all of my students have access to a Chromebook in the classroom. I utilize Google Classroom everyday, so the majority of the assignments we do in classroom are online. Some of the assignments have audio like videos, so students have to listen to a video and answer comprehension questions over what they saw. Many of my students cannot afford to bring their own pair of headphones to school everyday, so I wanted to make sure I had headphones readily available for those that needed them. With the headphones, the students can complete those assignments that contain audio material.

  In addtion, my students that have learning disabilities love the headphones because they can use them on assignments or an assessment in ELA where they can have the passages and questions read to them. These headphones has really helped them to be successful on their assignments because they can listen to their assignments now. Also the desk dividers helps keep students from cheating on various assessments in the classroom. Also, students love to use them for privacy as well when doing independent work. Again thank you for adding these wonderful resources to my classroom for my students. You all are ROCKSTARS!!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community & an Anonymous Partner and one other donor.

• "Power Boost for Success!: Power Me Up!"

  Funded Sep 18, 2024

  First of all, I want to thank you for donating to this project for my classroom. The students absolutely loved that this project was funded. Of course when they saw what was inside the boxes, the students went wild! They absolutely loved that the classroom now had snacks. They couldn't wait to gain access to at least one of the snacks in the boxes. My students work hard each and every day, so in the afternoon classes, I notice that many students are drained and have no energy to stay alert or finish assignments. With the addition of these snacks in the classroom, I have seen an increase in the students' energy to stay alert in the class.

  In addition, I use the snacks as incentives in the classroom when students play review games for upcoming unit tests. These snacks used as incentives push the students to want to be successful in both ELA and GA Studies. The students want to be successful now in the classroom. These snacks have been a huge motivator for my struggling students because now I see them taking more effort to complete work and more effort in trying to answer questions on assignments. Again I want to thank you all so much for donating to this project. Thank you for helping my students be successful!!!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community & an Anonymous Partner and 2 other donors.

• "Tools for My Amazing Scholars"

  Funded Aug 15, 2024

  First of all, I want to thank you for donating to this project for my classroom. The various supplies that were a part of this project have truly helped my students and myself this school year. Of course everytime a package arrives in class, the students are super excited to open the boxes to see what's inside. In addition, they always want to know who was kind enough to support them in their journey to be successful this school year.

  The tools that were a part of this project have been used to help the students set up thier own data folders, so that they can track their data throughout the year. The manilla folders holds the students' graded work as well as all their data from their assessments that they take throughout the year. The lapboards have been a tremendous help when it comes to small group instruction. The students enjoy not having to use paper or a Chromebook sometimes to write down their thoughts - they enjoy using the lapboards to write and erase. The acrylic holder for my dry erase markers has been a huge help. I don't misplace my markers anymore because I have a space on the board to put them and store them. The pens have been wonderful for our writing days because the students can now publish their final pieces in ink. Those were a great addition to our writing station. Let; s not forgot the erasers that my students need desperately everyday. Such a great addition!!

  Again, I want to thank you donating to classroom and supporting my project for my students. These tools have definitely helped my students be successful so far this year. Thank you so much for investing in my students and helping them to be successful this school year.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas