You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Edit classroom photo

Ms. Kathy’s Classroom Edit display name

  • Semper Elementary School
  • Westminster, CO
  • 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

Support her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Kathy a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Ms. Kathy's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Kathy a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Make a donation Ms. Kathy can use on her next classroom project.

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/5988397 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
Over the years I have noticed that it is harder and harder to keep the attention of the minds of 4th graders in the classroom. I have tried fidgets and exercise balls, but to no avail. I have talked to colleagues and decided to give flexible seating a try with a ditch your desk day! My students LOVED it! Instead of a day, it became a week, and now it has been months! In order for this set up to be completely integrated and successful, we need furniture to make it work. When we were looking for research on flexible seating, we found a lot of information about how flexible seating encourages choice, collaboration, comfort, exercise, and community. These students need more socialization away from their screen time, so we thought this would be a perfect way to integrate more togetherness. Getting exercise ball chairs with a stand will allow for the movement and comfort, but negate the rolling around and being unsafe. They will allow students to sit at a table more comfortably and work with their peers on group projects. Students say that this will help them focus better and complete their work in a timely manner. We are also asking for some lap desks and bean bags so students can work on the floor more comfortably. The students have researched furniture options and helped me write this proposal. They are very excited for this new comfortable learning opportunity! We appreciate you and your donation! Love, Mrs. Giddings' Class

About my class

Over the years I have noticed that it is harder and harder to keep the attention of the minds of 4th graders in the classroom. I have tried fidgets and exercise balls, but to no avail. I have talked to colleagues and decided to give flexible seating a try with a ditch your desk day! My students LOVED it! Instead of a day, it became a week, and now it has been months! In order for this set up to be completely integrated and successful, we need furniture to make it work. When we were looking for research on flexible seating, we found a lot of information about how flexible seating encourages choice, collaboration, comfort, exercise, and community. These students need more socialization away from their screen time, so we thought this would be a perfect way to integrate more togetherness. Getting exercise ball chairs with a stand will allow for the movement and comfort, but negate the rolling around and being unsafe. They will allow students to sit at a table more comfortably and work with their peers on group projects. Students say that this will help them focus better and complete their work in a timely manner. We are also asking for some lap desks and bean bags so students can work on the floor more comfortably. The students have researched furniture options and helped me write this proposal. They are very excited for this new comfortable learning opportunity! We appreciate you and your donation! Love, Mrs. Giddings' Class

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":5988397,"teacherId":5988397,"teacherName":"Ms. Kathy","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5988397_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x371,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1578927917716","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21300598,"followAbout":"Ms. Kathy's projects","teacherVerify":-914631126,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. Kathy","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/5988397","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=5988397","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":1,"numSupporters":8},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.