Past projects 8
Odds and Ends
Funded Nov 6, 2024Thank you for your continued support in helping us fund our classroom projects. We are so grateful for the materials that we are about to receive! We can’t wait to use the little spot of motion books in our common corner and organize our math centers with the new organizational tools.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Scandiffio
First Chapter Fridays!
Funded Oct 3, 2024WOW! The third grade team and I definitely did not expect this project to get funded as fast as it did. With that being said, we are so grateful for you!
First-chapter Fridays has been a BIG hit in third grade. We are opening students eyes to books that maybe they would have never picked. Starting with Ella Enchanted and moving into The 100 Dresses, our students have been captivated with these read alouds.
Additionally- our favorite picture book from this project has been Bookie and Cookie. Our students LOVED listening to it, but as teachers we worked it into our curriculum and our students were easily able to identify the theme of this wonderful story, "you don't know if you like something until you try it," and more importantly, "Friendship is working together."
So grateful for you all!!!!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Scandiffio
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Foundation and 10 other donors.Flexible Seating Fun!
Funded May 3, 2024Thank you thank you thank you!
Last year, I needed more seating options for my 30 students. Boy did we enjoy these stools together. First, they caused a lot of laughs. Some of our students kept falling off- no one ever got hurt! Once we learned how to sit on them without falling off, they were essential to my small group instruction. Being able to pull up an extra seat easier has made a world of a difference in my classroom.
My current group of students is a bunch have a harder time staying in their seats. These stools have really given them the ability to move while sitting. Fantastic!!!
Thanks again.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Scandiffio
Classroom Supplies
Funded Nov 21, 2023It goes without saying that we are so grateful for these supplies you all were able to help us receive. The third graders at PS 889 are SO lucky to have a community that donates to them!
With our colored paper, we are able to continue the writing process by moving out of our note books onto draft paper. This has been game-changing for students to be able to practice publishing prior to the real thing.
Our erasers!! My favorite thing from this project must have been the eraser caps. Thank you for expanding the lives of our pencils.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Scandiffio
Seasonal Read Alouds
Funded Nov 8, 2023Thank you so much for donating for our read alouds. Our classes, this year and last, have truly enjoyed listening to us share these wonderful stories with them. We have so much gratitude.
Through these books, we have been able to share stories from all holidays. Our classrooms have become more colorful during the changing seasons. We have been able to use these books as teaching points!
My favorite books to share with them has been the Charlie Brown series. They truly were captivated by these characters.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Scandiffio
Reading Is Learning!
Funded Mar 31, 2023Our students LOVED this selection of books. They were able to explore new characters and genres! Students in our class last year loved feeling special when they signed out these books and organize them into our classroom library. They took ownership of these books and treated them with care!
Students this year enjoyed reading this special selection of books as well. They moved reading levels while reading and it was so special to watch them grow as well.
Again, thank you for allowing third grade to grow with these books.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Scandiffio
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 23 other donors.iPad Chargers for All!
Funded Sep 26, 2023We want to thank you so much for providing us with the iPad Chargers and power strip cords! Our students now have fully charged iPads every single day! Amazing!
This has allowed us to have a technology monitor as a classroom job. Every morning, the monitor rotates the devices that need to be on the charger. We have been able to create a charging schedule, and students are not dealing with the frustration of not having charged iPads. Additionally, we have back up chargers incase any break!!!!
Thank you all again.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Scandiffio
Battleship Fun!
Funded Sep 11, 2022Thank you for funding this project! My students were so excited. I wish you could have seen the look on their faces while we unpacked the boxes!
They are excited to use these in our math centers while learning how to plot points on coordinate grids. We are even looking to use these in family math night- a night dedicated to connecting families with their child's math curriculum!
Again, thank you for making this project come to life. We appreciate all of the support that you have so generously given!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Scandiffio