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Past projects 25

• Books for All, White Elephant Fun!

  Funded Nov 29, 2022

  Thank you so much for helping bring a bit of Christmas cheer into the lives of my kids. While many kids do not think of books for Christmas, I know many of the children enjoyed the gifts that they were given this holiday season. I could see the smiles on their faces while they opened that book that each one got. Each child got their own personally wrapped book. How amazing is that? It is worlds of a amazing, and is all thanks to you. Please know that what you did with the help of this project will leave a lasting impression on these kids. Thank you so very much.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Almanza

  This classroom project was brought to life by Houston Endowment and 2 other donors.

• A Very Minecraft Christmas!

  Funded Nov 28, 2022

  Thank you so much for helping bring a bit of Christmas cheer into the lives of my kids. While many kids do not think of books for Christmas, I know many of the children enjoyed the gifts that they were given this holiday season. I could see the smiles on their faces while they opened that book that each one got. Each child got their own personally wrapped book. How amazing is that? It is worlds of a amazing, and is all thanks to you. Please know that what you did with the help of this project will leave a lasting impression on these kids. Thank you so very much.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Almanza

  This classroom project was brought to life by Houston Endowment and one other donor.

• Books for All, White Elephant Fun!

  Funded Nov 28, 2022

  Thank you so much for helping bring a bit of Christmas cheer into the lives of my kids. While many kids do not think of books for Christmas, I know many of the children enjoyed the gifts that they were given this holiday season. I could see the smiles on their faces while they opened that book that each one got. Each child got their own personally wrapped book. How amazing is that? It is worlds of a amazing, and is all thanks to you. Please know that what you did with the help of this project will leave a lasting impression on these kids. Thank you so very much.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Almanza

  This classroom project was brought to life by Houston Endowment and one other donor.

• Stuff Those Stockings, Christmas for 4th Grade!

  Funded Dec 18, 2022

  This project allowed me to give my kids some great stocking stuffers and a great lesson on giving with the book selected. The chips were such a great help as due to covid we had a party in a bag and the kids were only able to enjoy the treats they brought from home. Some of my kids were not able to bring their on bag and with the goods from this project I could ensure all my kids had their party in a bag. So, with all my hear thank you so much dear donor, you were able to give my kids a great day to remember.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Almanza

• I Can't Hear You! Headphones for All.

  Funded Oct 7, 2022

  I am so incredibly thankful to all who took the time to share and donate to my students. I am very fortunate to work in a district where we have education programs for our students that allows them to differentiate their instruction. These programs are amazing that for my most struggling students it plays audio. Now this audio would not be must help if they cannot hear what the audio is playing. With this project I was able to give the amazing use of headphones to all my students and to even allow some of the ones who cannot afford to keep some to keep their own pair of headphones. Thank you for all you do!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Almanza

  This classroom project was brought to life by Houston Endowment and 7 other donors.

• Power Storage!

  Funded Oct 7, 2022

  Thank you so much for helping my low socio-economic school receive this wonderful gift of a powered charging station. While the cords may still be all over the place like a snake safari, we enjoy having charging for all of our computers. At the time of the request of this project my kids were still lacking enough computers for all. Now we have enough computers for all AND a charging station which was very much needed for all of them. This does not only allow me to have an organized center for my computers. So all in all, thank you oh so very much!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Almanza

  This classroom project was brought to life by Houston Endowment and one other donor.

• Keeping Our Subjects Organized

  Funded Aug 27, 2022

  With three subjects among two classes and forty-two students, keeping organization is key! Through this project that is exactly what we did. The baskets and organization carts were absolutely amazing and now this has further allowed me to even give my students responsibilities for keeping their own subjects and work stations organized So, like I said in my initial thank you, I am so thankful to the moon and back for your help on keeping this class on track for the new year as we keep our subjects organized.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Almanza

  This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex® Brand and 2 other donors.

• Flourish Into Calmness!

  Funded Sep 21, 2022

  Being a first year teacher, my focus was always to keep the social emotional learning on mind before the test grades, the scores or even the presence of my kids. While grades and attendance IS a top priority, if the kids are not in a good headspace those areas will not matter. With the completion of this project, I was able to give my kiddos a healthy separated area where they can clear their mind and focus on having a small moment on tranquility if they are being bothered. Thank you for being such a big part of this first year teacher sticking to her goals and allowing my children to have a space just for them, even if just for five minutes.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Almanza

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.

• A Custom Library: My Kid's Choice

  Funded Sep 29, 2022

  Thank you so much for helping my students receive books that they can enjoy! While we do have a library that is provided to them, most of my books were donated from my student teaching placements. Being a first year teacher, I wanted to provide my kiddos with the best and having you help with that is something that I will forever be grateful for. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to give my kiddos books of their choosing. As a class, we are ALL thankful. From Mrs. Almanza's 2022-2023 4th grade class, thank you!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Almanza

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Montgomery Family Fund and 5 other donors.

• Organized Centers!

  Funded Oct 5, 2022

  Thank you so much for helping me keep the centers for my kiddos organized. If anyone has worked with children you may know that keeping order and organization can be difficult. This project has helped me and my 45 kiddos keep an organized while we work from our centers. The chart has been helpful in organizing the materials and the ring bell lets the kids know that it is time to switch stations in a timely manner without me having to stop my small group instruction. So from my kiddos and the bottom of my heart thank you for your support.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Almanza

  This classroom project was brought to life by Houston Endowment and 7 other donors.