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Mrs. Biggart's Classroom

  • Shepherd Glen Elementary School
  • Hamden, CT
  • 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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  • Organization Is Key

    Funded Sep 3, 2024

    I cannot express my gratitude for your willingness to help my classroom! The students are thrilled to have the supplies they need to keep the classroom neat, clean, and organized! They are beginning to understand that organization is key to a clear mind and will help them in all areas of their learning. The bins have been incredibly helpful in keeping all of their hard work in order so they can refer back to it during lessons! They have also enjoyed each having a "classroom" job that allows them to practice skills for maintaining a good working environment. We now have wipes for our table wipers, paper towels for those that help with spills, and floor checkers that use the dust buster to keep our carpet nice and clean.

    We are so appreciative that there are people like you in the world willing to generously donate to our students. It is because of people like you that we are able to ensure students have what they need to learn.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Biggart

  • Practice with Partners

    Funded Feb 3, 2024

    I cannot thank you enough for your generous donation to my classroom.

    These supplies have taken my 3rd graders to a new level of cooperative learning and it's amazing to see them flourish!

    With your donation, I was able to provide a space for students to collaborate on ideas and share knowledge as they go through 3rd grade together! The whiteboards are a great way for them to share their thinking as a fluid process rather than a finality and I have seen many more students willing to take risks in their learning because of it!

    I know they will only continue to grow and learn as the year progresses, and I am thrilled they finally have a collaborative way to do so!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Biggart

    This classroom project was brought to life by Connecticut State Department of Education.
  • Reading to Learn!

    Funded May 16, 2019

    Thank you so much for all your support! The moment my students received the books, they began reading! As you can tell by the photos, they were so excited to share all these fantastic new texts with each other, and my classroom immediately erupted with discussions of all that they were learning from these non-fiction books!

    I thank you for allowing me to provide my kids with such excitement. I truly believe that giving them access to such amazing texts in the classroom will help to foster a love of reading for the rest of their lives! I can't express how great it is to know there are people in the world, like yourselves, that care so much about our young learners!!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Biggart

    This classroom project was brought to life by Craig Newmark Philanthropies and 7 other donors.
  • Books! Books! Books!

    Funded Nov 24, 2018

    I cannot thank you enough for your generous donations to our classroom! The students have already spent countless hours reading our new treasures! Pete the Cat and Pout Pout Fish are the fast favorites, but having the variety and ability to choose new books daily has been such a treat for the kiddos!

    We know you all work hard for your money and the fact that you choose to share your hard earnings with us makes us grateful beyond words!

    Thank you, thank you, thank you from all the readers in Mrs. Biggart's kindergarten class!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Biggart

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose.org Community and 12 other donors.
  • A Book Is a Gift to Open Again and Again

    Funded Jun 14, 2018

    I cannot thank you enough for the contribution to my classroom.

    We are well into the start of the year and the students are LOVING the books. They are getting so much joy from retelling these stories over and over again. I have seen more discussion and learning surrounding these new books in the first few weeks than I could have possibly hoped for! These children truly deserved good books that they could enjoy throughout the entire year and that is what you have given them. Your donation has not only made them smile, but has truly helped to develop and solid foundation for their literacy skills.

    Thank you from all of us in Mrs. Biggart's Class!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Biggart

As I reflect on the current curriculum I hope to provide to my students, I realize that what they truly need is access to more books! I am currently able to enjoy spending my days teaching 17 wonderful kindergarten students. Their love for books is simply astounding, and it is my hope to only further that love by providing them with greater access to the titles they enjoy. In my cart, you will see titles such as Koala Lou, The Pout Pout Fish, Caps for Sale, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. You are probably wondering about the need for multiple copies. As you know, many kindergarten students are not at the point yet where they can read the words to these fantastic story books all on their own. Instead, we read them together as a class and then the students enjoy retelling the story over and over again during their own independent reading time. This proves difficult when I only have one copy of each book. Imagine that. A class full of students wanting to read, but who simply don't posses ENOUGH books to satisfy them! A great problem to have, but one I truly hope you can find it in your heart to help with!

About my class

As I reflect on the current curriculum I hope to provide to my students, I realize that what they truly need is access to more books! I am currently able to enjoy spending my days teaching 17 wonderful kindergarten students. Their love for books is simply astounding, and it is my hope to only further that love by providing them with greater access to the titles they enjoy. In my cart, you will see titles such as Koala Lou, The Pout Pout Fish, Caps for Sale, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. You are probably wondering about the need for multiple copies. As you know, many kindergarten students are not at the point yet where they can read the words to these fantastic story books all on their own. Instead, we read them together as a class and then the students enjoy retelling the story over and over again during their own independent reading time. This proves difficult when I only have one copy of each book. Imagine that. A class full of students wanting to read, but who simply don't posses ENOUGH books to satisfy them! A great problem to have, but one I truly hope you can find it in your heart to help with!

About my class

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