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We are so incredibly grateful for your donation. Your kindness will go such a long way and provide our students fun games to use for years to come. Thank you for bringing some much needed joy to our kids, our school and our community. We are so, so grateful for you!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Billingsley
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 2 other donors.
I can't even begin to describe how powerful your donation is to our school. Each donation helps us to make sure that our students are not only being provided a strong education, but it allows us to ensure we are meeting other needs as well.
As I am sure you can imagine, learning when you are hungry is next to impossible. By ensuring that our students have access to healthy snacks when they need it, we are also ensuring that they have even more opportunity to learn. Students have already made a dent in the snack pile and they are equally as grateful for the opportunity to have these options in our building as I am.”
Your generous donation helped serve over 300 students this school year. Because of you, we were able to provide students with snacks and prizes to reward them for all of the hard work that they do each and every school day. Because of you, lots of children left school smiling and proud, ready to come back and accomplish even more the next day. Because of you, we were able to inspire students to do the right thing, even when it's hard. When our kids are happy and feel as though their hard work is being celebrated, more learning can occur! Thank you for making a direct impact on the learning of my students this school year.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Billingsley
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 7 other donors.
Thank you so much for your willingness to support a new and improved calming corner in our office. Because of you, we were able to curate a space that is warm, inviting, colorful and comfy, and always our students a place to relax, calm down and get themselves back to learning. We have already stocked the bookshelf filled with books that focus on coping tools, self-identity and being kind to others. The bean bag has already gotten its use as well! I know that this calming corner will be used so often and will provide direct support to our students, thus improving their social-emotional and academic well-being.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Billingsley
This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 2 other donors.
Thank you so much for donating to my project. Because of you, I was able to provide my students with fun, healthy and filling snacks, little toys and some yummy candy treats as well.
Because of your donation, we were able to have a fully stocked office filled with things to help motivate students to do their best and work hard. As you might remember, school is a hard place and even though we hope students will develop the ability to be motivated by intrinsic factors, everyone deserves to be rewarded once in a while for doing good things. My students amaze me every day and I am so proud of them - you helped me be able to show them just how proud I am.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Billingsley
This classroom project was brought to life by Black History Month Partners and 5 other donors.
Thank you so much for donating to our project. Because of you, we are able to offer students a HUGE variety of prizes that they can earn for positive behavior. Our students are motivated to work hard each day and hit goals that are individualized to them. We have already seen a great impact - our students do good things to earn good prizes! We are so proud of them.
So far, the Takis and sour candy has been the biggest hit. Students who have met their goals love coming to our office after a long week and picking a prize to bring home for the weekend. We are so happy to be able to continue to encourage our students to be their best selves each and every day.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Billingsley
This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 8 other donors.
Thank you so much for donating to my school's calm corner. We are only about four weeks into school and already this corner has been greatly used. The students are excited that we have a space that is dedicated to self-regulation and that allows them to take a minute away from class, utilize positive coping strategies and return back ready to learn.
Some of the favorite things in our calm corner so far have been the fun chairs and the box of fidgets. We are so grateful to be able to provide them with a safe place to regulate their emotions and we have already seem the great impact that it has had on our students and our school community as a whole!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Billingsley
This classroom project was brought to life by The Allstate Foundation and 5 other donors.
Thank you so much for donating to our office library. These books have already proved to be helpful in many ways - they have offered a way for kids to read independently when upset in our calm down corner and have helped to continue to foster a love for reading.
These books in particular are especially important here at my school because they are really focused on cultural responsiveness and having pride in the color of their skin. They have been used often and will continue to play a large role in our entire school, from K4 all the way up to Grade 5!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Billingsley
This classroom project was brought to life by Valhalla Foundation and 5 other donors.
Thank you so much for donating to help fill my office with books and other resources. These books have already been well used and are loved by all students! These books have been used for read-alouds with the younger students, and have been especially focusing on increasing self-esteem and positive self-identity. The older students have enjoyed coming into my office and taking a break while looking at the books. The new bookshelf has definitely become a fan favorite.
We are so thankful for these books and will continue to grow our love for our reading as a school. These books are especially important because they really focus on the importance of loving who you are no matter what you look like. We look forward to many school years to come of loving these books and reading them over and over again!”
Thank you so much for donating to help my students have a safe space where they can go to calm down, regulate and focus on their mental health. With the help of all of you, my students are now able to come to my office as they need and take out a fidget (or read a story) when they are feeling upset. The fidgets and calming tools especially have proven to be a great resource for our students.
When students have access to tools that can help them self-regulate, their learning improves. We know that when students aren't feeling their best, it shows in the classroom. Many of the students at my school have experienced significant trauma that can affect their days at school. Providing them with this safe place is just one way that we can work together as a community to ensure that our kids have the tools set in place in order to one day be successful members of our community.
You are so appreciated!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Billingsley
This classroom project was brought to life by The Allstate Foundation and 6 other donors.
These materials will help me to create a space in my office where students feel welcome, safe and most importantly, supported. The toys will allow for building relationships with students, which we know is incredibly important for their success within the school building. The fidgets and calming tools will be given to students as needed to help regulate their emotions. The books are especially important because they are culturally-responsive and representative of the students in my school, which helps to make students feel important and safe within the building.
By choosing to help in supporting this need, you will be directly responsible for creating a positive relationship between students and our school and also allow student services (school psychologist, school social worker, etc) to help students achieve emotional and social success both here at school and in the community.
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These materials will help me to create a space in my office where students feel welcome, safe and most importantly, supported. The toys will allow for building relationships with students, which we know is incredibly important for their success within the school building. The fidgets and calming tools will be given to students as needed to help regulate their emotions. The books are especially important because they are culturally-responsive and representative of the students in my school, which helps to make students feel important and safe within the building.
By choosing to help in supporting this need, you will be directly responsible for creating a positive relationship between students and our school and also allow student services (school psychologist, school social worker, etc) to help students achieve emotional and social success both here at school and in the community.