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Ms. Goodwin's Classroom

  • La Mesa Dale Elementary School
  • La Mesa, CA
  • More than half of 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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  • Jump, Play, and Run to a Healthy Life!

    Funded Sep 20, 2022

    Our team just heard the good news. Our request has been funded! Thank you to everyone for thinking of our students and giving your support.

    We will share the good news with our third graders, so they will look forward to playing new games and learning new skills with their Donors Choose equipment-given by you.

    Thank you for making 84 kids, Ms. Reisenfeld, and Mrs. Hormozi happy!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Goodwin

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.

  • Foster A Love of Reading With New Books!

    Funded Oct 21, 2021

    Your book donations have come in! Our class opened the boxes of books and were thrilled to see the titles they requested. Students were impressed to see and hold the titles.

    Once all books were received, children took turns reading them to each other. Once they were read, they took turns summarizing and recommending the titles to the class.

    Some of our students used them to make biography activities. Others read them to learn about the careers depicted in the stories.

    These books are now a permanent part of our classroom library, which represent their wishes and cultures. Thank you for making our classroom library a wonderful place to learn and visit.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Goodwin

    This classroom project was brought to life by San Diego Gas & Electric and one other donor.

  • Set Up for Success With Clocks and Floor Seats!

    Funded Aug 13, 2019

    Your generosity in fulfilling our materials request has impacted our classroom in several ways.

    Our students use the floor seats daily during reading groups. Students gather to share the main idea, summarize, and quiz one another with comprehension questions to ensure understanding of their reading assignments. The floor seats are an inviting way to spend time in our classroom library and foster a love of reading.

    Children are also using them as a seating alternative. The pandemic has shown that a variety of seating options provides a more comfortable choice to learn with a small group, or independently.

    The clocks have helped our class immensely in watching how time elapses on a clock, using the gears to show time forward or backward. These clocks are now standard material when practicing telling time. We share them with our other third grade classes.

    Now that we have additional seating for groups, we are looking forward to adding books to our classroom library. We are grateful for your kindness and support.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Goodwin

    This classroom project was brought to life by San Diego Gas & Electric and 2 other donors.

  • Support the Power of Learning Through Music!

    Funded Dec 20, 2018

    Your donation for a set of ukuleles helped us create a music program. Our third graders were thrilled to see their instruments, and quickly learned how to play simple songs.

    We were able to perform for our Volunteer Brunch in April in front of 80 adults. The crowd was very impressed, and our students felt proud to entertain them while our hard-working volunteers enjoyed their brunch. Our students have learned confidence, music skills, and an appreciation for musicianship.

    It is now August 12. We began a new school year today. My colleague and I are ready to share the ukuleles with a new group of students for the entire school year. The cycle begins again, thanks to your support.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Goodwin

My students love music and its connection to learning. I incorporate songs to learn math algorithms, grammar rules, the writing process, and character lessons. We attend monthly sings to improve our reading by singing the lyrics to silly songs, and songs about friendship. We're also working on a musical that emphasizes good character. But this year I want to teach my students an instrument, so I have returned to school to learn how to play the guitar. I'm also learning how to sing and create songs to support student learning. My goal is to pass on the gift of music by teaching my students how to play the ukulele, and how to sing and compose songs. With the use of half a class set of ukuleles, I can assign music partners so that part of my class can listen and watch as their classmates learn new chords and songs. Then the players will switch and hand the ukulele to their partner so they can practice, too. Students will enjoy partner support and encouragement, while I can teach more effectively with half a class of 28. We will begin a new tradition of putting on a recital for our parents and younger grades. We want to spread the love of music through your help. Research has shown how playing an instrument improves cognitive brain function, spatial-temporal skills, language development, and discipline. Most of all, it's fun to learn a whole new skill through music. With your help, I can enrich my class through teaching my third graders the ukulele. Thank you in advance for supporting my students, and our love of music.

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My students love music and its connection to learning. I incorporate songs to learn math algorithms, grammar rules, the writing process, and character lessons. We attend monthly sings to improve our reading by singing the lyrics to silly songs, and songs about friendship. We're also working on a musical that emphasizes good character. But this year I want to teach my students an instrument, so I have returned to school to learn how to play the guitar. I'm also learning how to sing and create songs to support student learning. My goal is to pass on the gift of music by teaching my students how to play the ukulele, and how to sing and compose songs. With the use of half a class set of ukuleles, I can assign music partners so that part of my class can listen and watch as their classmates learn new chords and songs. Then the players will switch and hand the ukulele to their partner so they can practice, too. Students will enjoy partner support and encouragement, while I can teach more effectively with half a class of 28. We will begin a new tradition of putting on a recital for our parents and younger grades. We want to spread the love of music through your help. Research has shown how playing an instrument improves cognitive brain function, spatial-temporal skills, language development, and discipline. Most of all, it's fun to learn a whole new skill through music. With your help, I can enrich my class through teaching my third graders the ukulele. Thank you in advance for supporting my students, and our love of music.

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