Past projects 3
Back to School Basics in the Time of Inflation
Funded Sep 19, 2024Thank you so much for your generous donations. This year has been more difficult than my past years as a teacher, as early in the school year, I broke my leg in three places, had a complicated surgery with a titanium rod implanted in my tibia, and as a result, I was out of the classroom from October through January. Apologies for the late thank-you package.
I deeply appreciate your donations even more so, because even in my absence, my paraprofessionals and students had the basics that I could not have supplied myself had I been here.
Your generosity means the world to me and the students, as we try to catch up on all the work we missed. Knowing that we don't have to struggle with finding the basics makes the days easier for us all.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Nicolai
This classroom project was brought to life by The Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation and 6 other donors.Help Me Replenish My Students' Classroom Supplies!
Funded Oct 7, 2021Thank you so much for our whiteboard and cleaning supplies. Because of your donation, I've been able to accommodate more students in my classroom and more movement throughout the day as a result of the flexible setup a freestanding whiteboard gives us.
Also, the cleaning supplies have come in very handy because we've done lots of fun, messy tactile projects inside the classroom and elsewhere in the building to give the students a more hands-on learning experience. We're trying hard to make up for the time lost to remote learning where hands on experiences were not possible.
The students, my paraprofessionals, and I were so excited to get all the supplies, we spent an entire day putting things together and reorganizing the classroom together as soon as we could. We are really so grateful for your gifts and so happy to be able to use them to enhance experiences for our students.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Nicolai
This classroom project was brought to life by Clorox and 7 other donors.Help Us Make The Most of Our Technology!
Funded Nov 15, 2017Thank you so much for all of your help in getting our classroom headphones. We use them every day. It's so nice to be able to work independently on our math and reading assignments, and we even use them during free time to play games together.
When some of us need extra help in math or reading, there are programs on the computer to help us catch up. We can stay in our classroom and practice on our own with a teacher and assistant teacher nearby to help when we get stuck. We can play learning games, solve practice problems, and even watch videos to help us understand things better.
Some of us come from other countries and can find videos in our native language to help explain the things we're learning in the classroom better, so we can be sure we understand everything that's going on in class. Some of us use the computers to practice our English reading and speaking as well.
We are also studying coding, and we are interested in learning about jobs where we can use computers everyday when we grow up. Some of us are really really good at video games and making YouTube videos and would like to think of a career in technology one day. Being able to use the technology in our classroom better gives us more experience, especially for those of us who don't have computers and tablets at home.
We are finding new uses for your generous donation everyday and we thank you very very much.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Nicolai