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Past projects 17

• New Year, New Stuff!

  Funded Feb 14, 2025

  Thank you so much for your incredible support of our school library! Thanks to you and your generosity, we were able to get some much-needed basic supplies like index cards, labels, and markers - as well as our AMAZING new rolling white board! We can't wait to play end-of-year Jeopardy on it, as well as use it for other library games and activities. With this project, you not only supported our students and their learning in library, but you also helped the environment! Now instead of using flip chart paper for each class and tossing it, we can write on our reusable white board!

  Thank you again for your support and help in making our library a fun and educational place to be. We appreciate you!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Spencer

• As You Wish Vii: Library Book Requests From Our Students

  Funded Dec 10, 2024

  We have been so thrilled to get these new books for our school library! We are having a hard time keeping them on the shelves! Thanks to your generosity, we're able to keep our library updated and current, with titles kids are asking for.

  These requests might seem silly to us, but when kids have a hand in choosing their own reading material, they are more likely to read and share their favorites with others. This buy-in to the school library means our students treat the books with respect, and further develop their love of reading for enjoyment.

  We could not do this without the generous support of donors like you, and we thank you very much!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Spencer

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Mo & Cher Willems Foundation and one other donor.

• Rollin' to the Library!

  Funded Sep 20, 2024

  Thank you so much for your support of our "Rollin' to the Library" project! Book return days have never ran so smoothly! Thanks to you, our students have an easier and more comfortable way to return their homeroom's library books without lugging around huge plastic buckets or crates. Sometimes this is upwards of 40 books at a time, so the rolling carts are super helpful. Plus, they easily collapse, saving valuable storage space in the library.

  In addition to using them for library book return, these carts will be available to teachers to borrow for their own needs such as field day, moving materials between rooms, or whatever else they may need.

  Of course, we just had to name our new carts! Fourth and Sixth grade voted on names, and we've come up with five PUNNY carts. We're so tickled to introduce Pete the Cart, The Dragon Wagon, Cart Vader, Mo Wheel-ums, and Christiano Roll-naldo!

  Thank you again for supporting us and this small project that is making a HUGE difference!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Spencer

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation and 4 other donors.

• Back to School Boost: Language Books and New Decor!

  Funded Aug 14, 2024

  Thank you (!muchas gracias!) for your support of our project to bring more language resources into our school library. The new Spanish chapter and picture books are flying off the shelves, and our monolingual students are so pleased to have something in the library that appeals to them. We have also greatly appreciated having newer language-learning books in our non-fiction section - I've already seen some students trying out some of the new ASL signs they've learned!

  Thanks to your support and generosity, our world in the library has gotten a little bit bigger. We appreciate the difference you've helped make!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Spencer

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Gates Foundation and 6 other donors.

• As You Wish VI: Library Book Requests from our Students

  Funded Mar 17, 2024

  Thank you so much for your support of our readers! By fulfilling this project, your donations have purchased books that were requested by the students themselves - making them more likely to read and be responsible with them. When students have a stake in the school library, it gives them the confidence to choose the books they are interested in and feel a part of the school library community. Even though some of these titles might not have been your or my "cup of tea," rest assured, they have been VERY popular with the students and are flying off the shelves!

  Thank you again for your generosity in supporting my students and their journey to becoming life-long readers. It means so much to us all!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Spencer

• Let's Celebrate: Diverse Holiday Books for the Library

  Funded Nov 28, 2023

  It's time to CELEBRATE! Thank you so much for your gift of new holiday books in our library! We're excited to have these great new titles - some on old, familiar celebrations like Valentine's Day or Christmas, and some on brand new holidays to our library, like Ramadan and Diwali!

  It means so much when students see themselves and their traditions reflected in the books in our library. It also builds empathy with others when we learn about traditions unfamiliar to us. It's our goal to keep improving the holiday section of our library, and your generosity has brought us another step closer! Thank you so much!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Spencer

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 7 other donors.

• Thank You, Fiesta Bowl!

  Funded Nov 19, 2023

  We can't thank you enough for your generosity in bringing these new books into our school library! Our students were beyond excited, and the "new" bookshelf was the popular place to be these last several weeks!

  In particular, the new cookbooks have captured our student's attention, as well as the beautiful new DK Eyewitness nonfiction books. We're also having a great time reading through the new picture books during storytime!

  We are so grateful to be a Fiesta Bowl Wishes for Teachers recipient, and truly appreciate this program and the difference it makes to students and schools like ours. Thank you!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Spencer

• Project Restock: Replacing Lost Library Books

  Funded Aug 9, 2023

  Thank you so much for your generosity in funding our project! We were so excited to see so many of our favorites return to the shelves. While we expect a certain amount of book loss each year, it hurts when it's our favorites like Dork Diaries or Mo Willem's pigeon. Thanks to you and your gift, we were able to replenish some of our favorites and share them with students again.

  We appreciate your support of our students in their reading journey. By reading books that interest them, they build skills as well as a love of books that will last their whole lives. You rock!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Spencer

  This classroom project was brought to life by Reese’s Book Club & the SONIC Foundation and 7 other donors.

• Getting Graphic: New Titles for Our Most Popular Section

  Funded Aug 2, 2023

  Thank you so much for your generous support of our school library! These graphic novels simply cannot stay on our shelves (which is a good thing!) and the students have barely been able to contain their excitement for these new titles.

  Our graphic novel section is hugely popular - partially because graphic novels are "cool" but also because they are FANTASTIC for struggling readers, of which we have many. So your donations have made a huge difference for these kids, using engaging stories they want to read with simple text and lots of context clues in the illustrations to boost their reading skills on the sly.

  Thank you again for supporting our students and their journey to be life-long readers!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Spencer

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and one other donor.

• It's a Jungle in Here: Animal Books for the Library

  Funded Aug 4, 2023

  Thank you so much for your generous support of our school library! Our animal books are one of our most popular sections, and these new titles are flying off the shelves! These sections were in need of a massive update, and these new, colorful titles were just what we needed!

  Your support of our students and their journeys as readers means so much to all of us at our school. Updating our library is a slow, painstaking process, but your gifts have made a big difference. Please know how much we appreciate you!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Spencer

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 4 other donors.