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Ms. Ruiz's Classroom

  • Harrison Elementary School
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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  • Eco-Friendly Preschoolers

    Funded Apr 22, 2024

    Thank You so very much for your generous donation and being part of my kiddos education journey and helping them grow!!!! Because I got this projected funded my students are now involved in environmental awareness. My students have instill sense of responsibility to keep our earth clean. Not only will my preschool students h learn environmental skills at their age but have also been able to use their creativity to sort and categorize when recycling. The items requested have been used during our outdoor centers and indoor centers. Once again, THANK YOU for your donation!!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Ruiz

    This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 8 other donors.
  • Warm Welcoming to Our Students and Parents

    Funded May 8, 2024

    Thank You so very much for your generous donation and being part of my kiddos education journey and helping them grow!!!! What's a better way than starting our new school year with an organized classroom. My students love their new alphabet whole group rug. The posters in the calming area has helped my preverbal students tremendously. Thanks to your donations I was able to transform my overstimulating classroom to a calm environment. Working with students with special needs we need to take into consideration that having too much color can be over stimulating for them. Students tend to learn in an environment with warm light colors. Once again THANK YOU!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Ruiz

    This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 2 other donors.
  • Help Us Play and Learn Our Way

    Funded May 6, 2024

    Thank You so very much for your generous donation and being part of my kiddos education journey and helping them grow!!!! Getting this project funded has helped my students tremendously by exploring different learning styles that are developmentally appropriate for them. Floor puzzle, wooden cars, sensory fidgets, tactile books, have helped my little energetic preschoolers with being creative and interact with peers in addition to share, taking turns and conflict negotiation. Sensory materials have provided my students with coping methods and practicing strategies to teach them how to express their emotions. Once again THANK YOU!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Ruiz

    This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 4 other donors.
  • Learning Literacy

    Funded May 8, 2024

    Thank You so very much for your generous donation and being part of my kiddos education journey and helping them grow!!!! My students use the play dough to have interactive literacy lessons such as using the play dough to build on the letter mats.

    Not only does it help my students have an interacting literacy activity but it also benefit those of my students that seek sensory activities. The requested canopy is used in our calm down area where my students get to take break when needed or when they simply need to de-escalate. Once again THANK YOU!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Ruiz

    This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 3 other donors.
  • Preschoolers Ready for Lift Off

    Funded May 13, 2024

    I can't thank you enough for your donations! Having this project project funded provides my students with tools that they need to learn. Some of the items requested helps my students who have sensory needs. Many of my students don't have access to these items at home. Getting this project funded has helped my students learn their shapes and colors by learning exploring different learning styles that are developmentally appropriate for them. The lanyards help my students during our outdoor centers as they are grouped. Once again THANK YOU!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Ruiz

    This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex and 4 other donors.
  • Wash Wash Wash Dry!

    Funded Sep 20, 2024

    Thank You so very much for your generous donation and being part of my kiddos education journey and helping them grow! We started the Clothes Study. Thanks to your generous donations I was able to create an amazing learning experience for my preschool students. A pretend play laundromat. They are learning how to sort clothes by color, size and how to wash, fold and hang clothes. They are enjoying the washers so much. Once again thank you for your generous donations for our classroom. My students and I truly appreciate it.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Ruiz

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation and 5 other donors.
  • Calming Area

    Funded Apr 3, 2023

    I can't thank you enough for your donations! Having a "Calming Corner" provides my students with tools that they need to practice strategies to teach them how to express their emotions. It gives my students an opportunity to practice calming strategies. My feelings carpet helps them express and navigate the different types of emotions. Discovery tubes and seeing inside learning materials helps some students bring them back to their calm emotional level. In addition, the majority of my students do not have access to a calm down area at home therefore having one in the classroom is extremely beneficial as they will be able to use these strategies in class at home.Thank you again for your generosity.

    Once again, THANK YOU for your donation!!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Ruiz

    This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great®.
  • Outdoor Interactive Play

    Funded Apr 25, 2023

    I can't thank you enough for your donations! My students now have more outdoor material to pick from. Getting this project funded helped my students explore different types of interactions with each other in addition to helping them develop their gross motor skills. The magnetic tiles and the building bricks not only does it help my little energetic preschoolers with being creative but it will also help them be creative and build a different type of ideas they have as they are super creative! Thanks to having several outdoor materials, my students are now able to interact and communicate with each other. Thank you again for your generosity.

    Once again, THANK YOU for your donation!!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Ruiz

    This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 22 other donors.
  • Classroom Makeover

    Funded May 1, 2023

    I would like to thank you for your generous donations for our classroom. The students were really excited when they seen our new rug! They enjoy the rug that was donated, we get to do our whole group activities on the rug in addition to doing music and movement. We even use the squares on the rug to play academic games. Thanks to your donations our class looks organized and my students enjoy coming to class everyday. Thank you again for your generosity.

    Once again, THANK YOU for your donation!!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Ruiz

    This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 6 other donors.
  • Keeping Up With an Organized Class

    Funded Jul 5, 2023

    It is so heartening when we receive a gift from a generous donor like you that allows my students to have an organized classroom. Many of my students are visual learners and/or communicate using visuals. Several students need their own daily schedule. Laminating their schedule and visuals helps my students communicate better and it helps their schedules last longer. Having floor spot markers will help my students that are visual learners know where to stand in order to rotate from center to center. Being able to use Play-doh to make letters, numbers, shapes and teaching them how to share with others, makes their academics fun and engaging. Having all these materials helps my students get the best education they can get.

    Once again, THANK YOU for your donation!!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Ruiz

    This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 7 other donors.

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