Past projects 2
Organization in Fifth Grade
Funded Jul 22, 2023Thank you all so much for your donations to our project, "Organization in Fifth Grade." Because of your help, students are able to transition between classes easily with the use of their 3 ring binders.
Students are becoming more responsible and prepared for middle school thanks to your donations. They were all surprised when we told them they would all be getting large binders.
At first it was overwhelming for the kids because they haven't ever seen such large binders, much less had one of their own. They now see the benefit of them and use them on a daily basis.
Thank you in helping to make this year a better one for the fifth graders at our school.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Ziegelmeyer
This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex and 9 other donors.Silence is Golden
Funded Jul 29, 2022Thank you so much for contributing to our class project, "Silence is Golden." Because of your generous Donations, I am able to make great level material accessible to all students no matter where they started. For example, most of my kids are not reading in a 5th grade level. We most recently read a class book, But Not Buddy. While there were times that we read a chapter together, a lot of times kids were responsible for reading the chapters on their own. I would find a read aloud on YouTube and kids were able to follow long in the book While listening to the story using their headphones that you so Graciously helped to purchase. Kids who Currently don't read past a first grade level where able to contribute to discussion and conversation in the book because they were able to listen to the book instead of having to focus on trying to decode every word and not being able to comprehend it.
When my students 1st saw the materials, they wanted to know what the giant Box was that just entered the classroom. I told them that it was a gift for them to help them with their learning. As I opened up each individual section of headphones and put their class number on it, they got excited to see that something was actually theirs for the year.
Many of my students have already shown lots of growth on their Mid year I ready diagnostic test because they were able to listen to questions and directions by using these headphones. Even when a student may not get a reader during a test, I still have students that wear their headphones during testing to block out any noise. There is a comfort in knowing that you're in your own little bubble in order to concentrate and do your very best on your school work.
Thank you so much to all of the donors who helped made this project possible!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Ziegelmeyer