Past projects 4
Fit and Ready
Funded Mar 31, 2022Thank you for your contribution to my athletic project. I have written to you in request to support my students basketball team. This is the first time since Covid that our students had a basketball season since. At that time supplies have been misplaced and no where to be found. Thanks to your support we now have the basic essentials that help prepare my athletes for an exciting basketball season.
My students were extremely excited to begin the sports season. However it was disheartening to not have enough supplies for them to fully engage in the program. I am so grateful for your generosity in support of the physical growth and development of my students.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Galletto- Edmonds
This classroom project was brought to life by Mission Tiger and one other donor.READ Around the WORLD
Funded Sep 23, 2021On behalf of myself and my students we would like to extend the greatest form of gratitude for your thoughtfulness and generosity. With this project you have been able to fully fund my Social Studies classroom library. In our school social studies has just beyond to be taught as an independent course separate from English class. Due to this we have no resource relevant to exploring history.
This project has brought a library to our classroom that spans from biographies of historical figures, variety of informative texts, geographical reading texts and current events subscription magazines. With these gifts students have found interest in readings that directly relate to current events, holidays, and important events in history.
In my classroom students are learning about Ancient History and US history and in these topics student have been exposed to literature that directly connects to the history that has brought us to where we are today. Students who once a had no interest in history or had any exposure now look forward to learning how past history has influenced current events.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Galletto- Edmonds
This classroom project was brought to life by The Allstate Foundation and one other donor.Science News Creates Good News in School
Funded Oct 24, 2019Thank you for your thoughtful gifts. These materials have brought fun and innovation to my classroom. Upon delivery of these materials students were so excited to open the packages and get to work. We have used the markers and chart part to illustrate our understanding of science content. Students have begun to think outside of the box and use the markers to write on the desk without getting in trouble, at which they find to be the most fun of all. I cant thank you enough brightenting my students day!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Galletto- Edmonds
This classroom project was brought to life by An anonymous classroom supporter and 3 other donors.Spacious, Comfortable, Cool, Flexible Learning Environment.
Funded Aug 17, 2019Tables are setup and in Great demand. When students arrived they were so excited to see these shiny new tables. Their response was where did you get those? They are so tall? Can we use them? Then, students sat at the tables and immediately they said I feel like I'm at Starbucks! That's when it dawned on me, lets bring Starbucks to the classroom! Thanks to your donation we now have Starbucks Friday's in Mrs. Edmonds' Science class. So on Starbucks Friday one luck student from each group is allowed to go to "Starbucks", and while completing their assignments they can choose a beverage and a pastry as a reward for the week.
So far students have been using the "FLEXIBLE TABLES", for breakfast, a quiet spaces, research space, and "Starbucks Fridays". My Class size is 32 and at a lab table it can get very cramped. Students have asked to sit at the tall tables to concentrate on their work, or research using the library. Since tables are in high demand, students have been using them to complete written assignments away from the mess of lab investigations.
I have also been enjoying the "Tall Tables". Conferencing with students is an important part of their progress. Weekly I have been meeting with individual students on their weekly progress in this space. Sitting at these tables are comfortable and intimate for students to confide in me one on one; without their peers judging them. I have found that this strategy is working well and I have continued to using this space as our meeting space.
Thank you tremendously for believing in my vision. Middle school students are extremely difficulty to buy into corny ideas. Having the "Tall Tables" in class has made them feel mature in some way and in turn they have found Science Class COOL!! I guess that means I'm cool as well!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Galletto- Edmonds
This classroom project was brought to life by J.W. Couch Foundation and 13 other donors.