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Mrs. Cruz's Classroom

  • Ponderosa Middle School
  • Klamath Falls, OR
  • More than three‑quarters of 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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Past projects 32

  • New Places to Sit

    Funded Feb 27, 2025

    Thank you for your very generous donations for this project. My students are already excited about the changes happening to the learning environment in our classroom and this project will help complete the new and improved setting in our classroom. An alternative seating, living room feel in our classroom has made a world of difference. Thank you for adding to these improvements.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruz

  • Read the Directions for Success!

    Funded Jan 15, 2025

    Thank you very much for your generous donations. This engaging and purposeful project will be a great addition to my reading intervention classroom. Reading the directions and building the project will provide my students with reading practice while also engaging their engineering skills and interests. Donors like yours help keep my students engaged in their learning!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruz

  • Light To Write By!

    Funded Aug 28, 2024

    Thank you for your very generous donations! I am excited to move forward with this project and provide an engaging and inviting learning environment for them this year! We will have lots of light to write by and my authors will be excited to share photos in the thank you we will send.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruz

  • Heading in the Write Direction!

    Funded Aug 14, 2024

    Thank you for your generous donation and support! With this project fully funded My students will be able to have a great start to their new school year! I am excited for the upcoming school year and can’t wait to share these fabulous tools with them on the first day!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruz

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Gates Foundation and one other donor.
  • It's All About Classroom Engagement!

    Funded Jan 17, 2024

    Thank you for your generous donations --- this is going to be our best classroom project yet! I can't wait to share the photos of students being the classroom baristas for our school and having fresh putty to continue with their fine motor skills development. Donors like you continually help make our classroom more engaging for learning!!!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruz

  • Let's Get the 2023-2024 School Year Rolling!

    Funded Aug 6, 2023

    Your generosity has helped fulfill another amazing donors choose project. I can’t wait to share the first day of school excitement with you through the thank you photos! My students now have the tools they will need to start the year off right and use these tools to help reach their learning goals!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruz

  • It's Tech Time!

    Funded Dec 5, 2022

    Thank you for your generous donations. Because of this project, my classroom now has 4 comfortable and functioning headphones that look like they are straight out of the Tron Movie! The wrist cushion mouse pads and wireless mouse devices help my students with wrist control and comfort. The typing program they use and the math program are all now much easier...and quieter!... to use in our classroom. It is your generous donations that make projects like this one possible for the classroom. My students and I are grateful for your support in our learning environment.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruz

    This classroom project was brought to life by Cognizant Foundation.
  • Magical Classroom Library Additions!

    Funded Dec 27, 2022

    Thank you for your very generous donations. When this project became fulfilled, it added so many wonderful new titles to our classroom library! My students were excited to see new books in the genres they were excited to read! Our "Read to Self" classroom time, as well as, Flashlight Reading have quickly become a favorite time of the day with so many new titles to select. When students select a new book, they also receive a new bookmark to hold their spot...I am running out of new bookmarks fast! and that is a great problem to have! Again, thank you for your generous donations. It is your donations that keep my classroom filled with engaging tools that help my students to learn and be successful.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruz

  • Lights Out!...Time to Read?...Yes!

    Funded Aug 30, 2022

    Thank you for helping to fund this fun project. Flashlight reading has quickly become the new favorite activity in my classroom. Students settle in with a good book, a reading buddy if they like, and a quiet dark spot in the classroom. Under their desk has now become a reading hide out! The lights go out, the star projector turns on, and flashlights come out! Flashlights look like reading fireflies all around the classroom as kids are focused in on their book! My students are always asking me when Flashlight Reading is going to turn up on the daily agenda! Thank you for funding a project that is helping students fall in love with reading right before our eyes!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruz

  • We love To Write!

    Funded Jul 4, 2022

    These journals have been such a fantastic learning tool in our classroom. We use our journals for reading and math. Reading time, they are used for vocabulary and for math they are used to give a visual model for solving story problems. The students love having the two-toned color lines for their handwriting, as well as a space to add their illustrations. I have already noticed stronger handwriting and organizational skills as a result of using these journals everyday. As students reach their writing and math goals - they shop for new stickers to add to the cover of their journals. These have quickly become a fan favorite in our classroom! Thank you again for your generous donations that made this project possible.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruz

    This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex® Brand and 4 other donors.
Hard-working, Adventurous, Creative, and Inspiring! My students have a positive outlook and approach to learning every morning as they step into the classroom and prepare their brains to learn and grow! Reading, Mathematics, Music, Art, Science...whatever the day holds they handle it with grace, inspiration, and an excitement to always be learning and take on a new challenge! They are goal oriented and they continue to amaze me every day with their growing talents. With a smile to back up their hard work there is no stopping this group of amazing students.

About my class

Hard-working, Adventurous, Creative, and Inspiring! My students have a positive outlook and approach to learning every morning as they step into the classroom and prepare their brains to learn and grow! Reading, Mathematics, Music, Art, Science...whatever the day holds they handle it with grace, inspiration, and an excitement to always be learning and take on a new challenge! They are goal oriented and they continue to amaze me every day with their growing talents. With a smile to back up their hard work there is no stopping this group of amazing students.

About my class

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