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Ms. Smith's Classroom

  • MacGregor Elementary School
  • Houston, TX
  • More than three‑quarters 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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  • Snacks Ahoy!

    Funded Dec 7, 2023

    Thank you for your generous snack donations! Your support ensures our classroom remains a vibrant and energized space for learning. We appreciate your kindness and commitment to our students' well-being. Your contribution makes a significant difference. Your generosity brings smiles to our students' faces. Thank you for making a positive impact!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 10 other donors.
  • Art Room Bins

    Funded Oct 20, 2022

    Words can not express how much I appreciate every donation that was made to this project. Our art room will be more organized because of these bins. Thank you so much for your contributions. Your generosity is the key to our success in the art room. We are grateful at Young Elementary.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by Houston Endowment and 5 other donors.
  • Learning with Tech

    Funded Feb 17, 2022

    It is with great gratitude and appreciation that I submit this impact letter to you for your kindness and willingness to give towards listening and learning with technology in our classroom. With the iPads that were donated, we have been able to tap into further learning with the use of smaller groups to focus on differentiation amongst our students. We have also been able to utilize the Internet to participate in research projects and web based social sciences and reading lessons with the use of our headphones, along with our laptops. This allows for more availability of the technology and the ability to concentrate on their personal learning, which can be limited when you have a large class.

    Again, thank you for your donation. Our children's faces light up when the iPad were pulled out. They love the fact that they can have access to fun learning, at the touch of a few buttons and not be ashamed of where their own learning currently stands. We thank you that our students have abundance in school, even though that may not be the case elsewhere."”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by A Friend in Houston and 2 other donors.
  • Workstation Manipulatives

    Funded Nov 14, 2021

    It is with great gratitude and appreciation that I submit this impact letter to you for your kindness and willingness to give toward the project. With the materials, the students have gained a better understanding of the of connecting phonics to reading.

    Again, thank you for your donation. Our children's faces lit up when the supplies arrived! They beg me to go the fun workstations everyday. This is also gaining their love for reading. We thank you that our students have an abundance in school, even though that may not be the case elsewhere."”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by Center for Disaster Philanthropy and 2 other donors.
  • A Safe Dismissal

    Funded Mar 20, 2022

    Thank You for your generosity. Your contributions are greatly appreciated. I am very excited for the school to use these items and make our dismissal a much safer process. I know the staff and parents will love these items. This donation will help the school and staff for years to come.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by A Friend in Houston and 4 other donors.
  • A Safe Dismissal

    Funded Mar 13, 2022

    Thank you for contributing to our project. I can’t wait to put these materials into use to promote safer and organized car dismissal. This will help the school for years to come. I’m very excited and I know the whole parents will appreciate these new materials for dismissal.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by A Friend in Houston and one other donor.
  • Classroom Printer

    Funded Aug 17, 2021

    Thank you so much for your generous donations towards our printer and accessories. When the printer arrived the Rock Stars were ecstatic! I have to admit I was too! There are so many ways that the printer has been used in the classroom. We got it all plugged in and ready to print and they were just dying to print in color! So, I printed some of the supplemental items for our stations and got them laminated and we started using them at once!

    Now that the news school year has started we have been printing our first day of school photos in color, I have had the opportunity to print more teaching tools I have purchased to enhance our curriculum. We have even had a parent donated toner cartridges to keep us printing! My new Rock Stars are even going to print some Thank you notes with the printer!

    The impact that this printer has on our classroom is immense! I now am able to print awesome teacher made items that I have purchased to help enrich and intervene the learning that is going on in my classroom. I have also be able to send student work, letters, and notes home in color. The convenience of having the printer in our room alone is amazing! I no longer have to wait until a break or before and after school to print something I might need in a moments notice.

    We cannot thank you enough! You have made such an impact on my teaching, my students, and their learning ! YOU are all ROCK STARS in our eyes! Thanks you so much!"”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by Robert Smith, Vista Equity Partners, & PowerSchool.
  • iPads to Develop Readers and Build Phonological Awareness

    Funded May 19, 2020

    I cannot express the joy and appreciation I have for your donation of the iPad and cover. My students needed an iPad. It is important that my students are exposed to curriculum in a variety of ways. By using an iPad in my classroom, I can not only increase student engagement in learning, but it also allows my students to access math, reading, writing, phonics, science and social studies curriculum in unique ways. An iPad allows me to differentiate my curriculum in order to meet the learning needs of all of my students. Students are able to listen to books being read aloud, practice math skills such as telling time and counting coins through interactive games, develop phonics skills, and so much more. Access to an iPad allows my students to develop and practice skills that are necessary for making progress in the classroom. The cover will protect the iPad from damage as my kiddos have fun learning.

    Because of budget restraints, it would have been extremely difficult for my school to purchase an iPad. Your donation helped make learning more accessible and more engaging for each and every one of my amazing first graders."”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Smith

Each student works extremely hard on a daily basis and gives 100% and at the end of they are exhausted. As of now, the students are sleeping on the different rugs we have in the room with their blankets and pillow. This isn't comfortable for them, neither is it safe. I would love for their rest time to be comfortable and enjoyable because I'm not sure what their sleeping arrangements are when they get home. Most of my students come from low-income homes. They work so hard and deserve to have something nice to rest on. Please help us achieve this!

About my class

Each student works extremely hard on a daily basis and gives 100% and at the end of they are exhausted. As of now, the students are sleeping on the different rugs we have in the room with their blankets and pillow. This isn't comfortable for them, neither is it safe. I would love for their rest time to be comfortable and enjoyable because I'm not sure what their sleeping arrangements are when they get home. Most of my students come from low-income homes. They work so hard and deserve to have something nice to rest on. Please help us achieve this!

About my class

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