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Past projects 6

• Dear Manny- OUR NEXT BIG READ

  Funded Apr 2, 2025

  I am very humbled that you saw fit to make my students’ reading dreams come true! Before ending their high school

  career, they LOVE Ms Turner’s English class because we read INTERESTING AND ENGAGING BOOKS!! I am very humbled and I will make you proud!!! After reading Dear Martin and Dear Justyce, the series is now complete with Dear Mannie!!!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Turner

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 23 other donors.

• Dear Justyce- MY CULTURE, MY UNDERSTANDING!

  Funded Jan 29, 2025

  I am extremely humbled that you saw fit to fulfill my need to read! My senior class embraces the opportunity to explore topics that are relevant. When we read “Dear Martin”, immediately my students were like “can we read Dear Justyce?” If I can make it happen! And I did!! Thank you very much and I can’t wait to see their smiles!!!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Turner

• Multicultural Literature Experiences: A Teen Just Like Me!

  Funded May 5, 2022

  I am humbled that you helped me to make this year impactful. I am so excited to teach Multicultural Literature and these books are a perfect fit to help children understand that we may come from different places and backgrounds but we are all the same inside! Thank you very much!!!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Turner

  This classroom project was brought to life by Dollar General Literacy Foundation and 17 other donors.

• Baby, Read Me One More Time!

  Funded Aug 17, 2021

  This year has been a very trying year for our kids as it is all throughout the country. It has been a struggle just to get the kids to get interested in school again. As an English teacher, trying to get the kids to read or like to read is a BIGGGG struggle. I am so blessed that I have a class library that will allow children to choose appropriate material and have their thirst for reading again!

  Every Wednesday and Thursday are dedicated to Sustained Silent Reading. During this time, kids are encouraged to get books from the library to read in class. The seniors like the fact that I have a library in the class of books for them to choose from. Every Wednesday/Thursday for 30 minutes, the students read independently. MY class, the students choose high-interest books that they are willing to discuss in the class in a "Book Club" format.

  For two of my students, I gifted them a book (of course I had to replace it)! A young lady, who struggles with self-esteem, felt that the story "Genesis Begins Again" related to her. Because of her reading ability, she was unable to finish during our allotted time, she promised me that if I would only let her finish the book, I would get it back. That was last semester! Another student really got into "Dear Justice" by Nic Stone. We would have conversation about it every day during class. I decided to gift her the Nic Stone series ( I own the other book- Dear Martin. I didn't mind. If they want to read, and I can make a way, I will try my best to do it. I am so grateful for your contribution! I will continue to help my kids grow and have a passion for reading!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Turner

  This classroom project was brought to life by Robert Smith, Vista Equity Partners, & PowerSchool and 2 other donors.

• Show Me! Let Me See What I'm Working With!

  Funded Aug 12, 2019

  Thank you for your contribution to the technology Elmo that was purchased. Before covid19, it allowed my students to see up close and live, me in action as I completed various writing tasks. Many students work better when they can SEE how to complete something when it is modeled for them.

  The students were excited to see how tasks needed to be done. I have a lot of special needs students mainstreamed in with the general population and I have always made it a point to hve them blend in and not feel different. With this Elmo, they became more comfortable understanding how a task needed to be completed and handled.

  I am so grateful that I was able to enhance my teaching with this technology. It became a part of my normal daily routine. Instead of wasting paper (handing one per student), I am able to demonstrate how my writing task (prewriting, brainstorm, final draft) should be done and it allowed me to save on recycling. My kids love that a time or two (or three), they were able to be the teacher for the day and model an assignment!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Turner

  This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Funder and 10 other donors.

• Spark an Interest in Reading!!

  Funded Dec 21, 2018

  Wow! Where do I begin?! First off, I was super excited when I received the books! Because I have a class of "Not Like To" readers, when they saw the thickness them, they got frustrated. Before we turned the first page, we stirred up a discussion. Then the reading began! I read Chapter 1 of "Dear Martin", then they eagerly wanted to take over. They got frustrated with me because we had to wait for 2nd quarter to do "The Hate You Give". We just finished both books in its entirety, and when I tell you, I have never witness children so ready to read like this- it was mind-blowing for me and life-changing for them! Some students even purchased a personal copy of both books! This was an awesome experience for my students and I can't wait to start off the new year diving in!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Turner