Past projects 18
Goodbye Celebration Gifts
Funded May 23, 2023Words cannot express how grateful I am to you in your support of our project! My students are so precious to me and I always want to make sure they get what they need in order to have a good educational experience. It is because of donors like you my job is a lot easier!!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bracero
This classroom project was brought to life by Great Wolf Lodge and 2 other donors.Let's Take Our Pet to the Vet
Funded Apr 3, 2023Words cannot express my gratitude and appreciation towards my classroom project. My students absolutely loved playing with the toys while learning at the same time. The veterinarian center was one of the most popular areas where the children would visit on a daily basis. It warmed my heart to see their excitement as they played with the toys and interacting with each other. Again, thank you so much for all that you do to help my students blossom and grow to becoming Well rounded students who love to learn and grow.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bracero
This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 2 other donors.Creative Expressions in PreK
Funded Jan 31, 2023Your donation came just in time! We are studying a unit on clothing and we are able to use materials that were given to my students to enhance the learning that is happening in the classroom. They were so excited to see what was given to us and started using the materials right away! We are using the markers in our writing center to make pictures to go along with the words we write. We are using the kinetic sand in our exploratory area where the students make shapes and designs with the sand. We are going to use the colourful puff balls to enhance the pictures we make in the art area. Again thank you so much for everything!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bracero
Author's Study
Funded Jul 27, 2022Author studies are one of the best ways to get students in to reading and writing. My students absolutely love to have stories read to and with them.
My goal as a teacher is to develop lifelong readers and writers. Using this Author Study centered around Vera B. Williams is a wonderful resource to use to get students started on that path. I have had so many students ask me about our book club and how to join it! It makes my heart feel like I have made a good choice in starting this book club for the students!
Thank you so much for giving us the love of reading!!!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bracero
After School Author Study Book Club
Funded Dec 11, 2021I am so excited to share this love of reading with my students! I have started a Book Club focusing on the author Mem Fox. The students are learning to read like an author and respond to texts. They are also learning to write like an author! Every week they are super excited to come together and learn the sophisticated ways to respond to texts in our Book Club!!
We are so grateful to generous donors like you who have made this opportunity available to my students. I know this is giving them a springboard to launch off into greater things in their adventure with books.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bracero
Virtual Graduation
Funded Jul 15, 2021It is with great appreciation that I write this letter. We are so happy to have your support as we move forward with the project that you donated to our classroom. My students have been extremely excited to share these items and use them in our classroom. When they first saw the donations, they could not get their hands off of it and have played with them from the very beginning. One of the focuses in preschool is play and the primary way for the students to learn in our program is through play-based activities.
Your support has made this possible. Again, thank you for your support. We are very grateful to have people like you in our lives.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bracero
Help! I Need a Document Camera
Funded Apr 12, 2021I am super excited to have received my Document Camera! It has truly revolutionized how I read a story to the class. They are so happy to see me read to them and they love to interact with the book online. In times past, I would have to upload stories from online sources to have read to them which is not the ideal way to read a story to preschool students. Students need to hear the inflections in my voice and hear me pause to ask and answer questions about the stories read to them. This is also a great tool to use to teach other skills that I would normally do in person but have been unable to due to Covid but now with my Document Camera, that is no longer a concern.
Again, thank you for your kindness. It means so much to my students and me.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bracero
This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great®.Love Dr. Seuss!
Funded Mar 6, 2021My students love to read! They love when I read stories to them and especially rhyming books like Dr. Seuss! Thank you so much for your generous donation and your support during these unpreceded times in education. It is because of generous donors such as yourself, my students are still able to enjoy some type of normalcy in their educational lives. When I gave them the materials, they received these items with such delight and squeals of joy! I love to see my students get excited about learning and you and your generous heart are a huge part in making this happen for them.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bracero
Strengthen Comprehension Skils
Funded Feb 11, 2021My students are in the early stages of reading and are enjoying the books that they read online. I have been trying to teach them comprehension skills and the best way to do that is to get books in their hands while I am teaching the reading skills necessary to learn to comprehend what they read. I plan to use the books during my remote learning sessions and model for the students how to use the books to locate characters, settings, and plots of stories. The students will be able to use the materials to develop the skills needed to become proficient readers with strong comprehension skills.
I am very grateful for your support and generosity towards my students.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bracero
We Need Two Screens to Have Successful Google Meet Sessions
Funded Feb 11, 2021My heart is full of gratitude for your support towards making my remote learning platform more successful! Your donations have impacted my virtual lessons. I will use the dual-screen to view my students while I am delivering my lesson. In most cases, when I am presenting lessons or activities to students, I am unable to watch them simultaneously to check to see if they are understanding what I am sharing with them. Therefore, the dual-screen gives me the ability to do so. Also, the microphone that was donated gives me the ability to provide adequate sound to my presentation. This platform in education is very challenging to do with Preschool students, but these resources are giving me the ability to make this seemingly difficult time so much better.
Thank you so much!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bracero