Classroom Community 'Mat'ters

Funded Nov 22, 2021

The last 2 years have been challenging for my 2nd graders. When they were in kindergarten, we shut down in March and didn't get to finish the school year in person because of Covid. Last year, when they were in 1st grade, our school had strict mask mandates and social distancing requirements in order to meet in person and keep everyone safe. This year, I felt that I needed to do whatever I could to make up for that loss of social interaction and team building for these students.

When my kiddos saw what I was doing with the yoga mats and I explained to them that we would be using them in place of the old classroom carpet concept, they got so excited! They saw it as such a gift and couldn't get over how "squishy" the mats were compared to sitting on the hard floor. We've spent quite a bit of our time together learning how to interact with each other, how to build relationships, and how to work on being kind humans.

We are moving to a brand new building next year, and I'm excited to use these mats in my new classroom! I currently have a project to help purchase materials to make learning more interactive, and I'm sure these mats will help in that process. Thank you so much for your generosity!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Rinehart