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Past projects 22

• Rewarding Caring, Creative Cougars

  Funded Mar 3, 2023

  On behalf of our entire school, I wanted to thank you for your generosity and support for our students. This project has made an impact on our entire student body and has gotten all students motivated and excited to earn and save their hard earned Cougar Cash for various cool prizes at our Cougar Store! Students earn their Cougar Cash by being, safe, responsible, and kind.

  This project is also teaching them some life skills as there are some bigger ticket items where students are saving their Cougar Cash to later purchase!

  So again, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for help!

  Go Cougars!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Phelan

  This classroom project was brought to life by Dow and 10 other donors.

• Active Fun Recess

  Funded Feb 24, 2023

  Thank you so much for your assistance in bringing this project to life!

  Our students are thrilled to have new equipment to play with and use daily for recess! They are active and having so much fun with their friends by being active! Before the lines for tether all were extremely long and there was only a few balls for 4 square and basketball. In funding this project, more students are able to play, have multiple turns and practice new skills!

  We are all so grateful for your donations and generosity in fulfilling this fun project!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Phelan

  This classroom project was brought to life by A Northern California family and 4 other donors.

• Book Boxes for Our Reading Materials

  Funded Jan 25, 2023

  Thank you for your donation and contribution to our classroom. The book boxes have been a complete game changer in our class. Prior to this, students book boxes were falling apart and being held together with duct tape. Now they are sturdy, and students are able to be more organized. The students were so excited to receive them and they were thrilled to place their belongings in them without their boxes constantly falling over and apart.

  Again, thank you for supporting my wonderful students and their continued success!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Phelan

• Inviting Comfortable Library!

  Funded Nov 30, 2022

  Thank you so much for supporting this projects for my students!

  We are all overwhelmed by your generosity in making this project come to life. Their eyes were as big as saucers when they saw all of the items being delivered. They now are more excited for our independent reading time and a good handful now race over to find a cozy spot to read when they have some free time and it has also in a sense become a peaceful, calming corner where they can go if they need a break.

  With your help they are enjoying reading and reading for their own pleasure. So again, thank you so much for your generosity and support.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Phelan

  This classroom project was brought to life by an Anonymous Classroom Supporter and 8 other donors.

• Celebrating LGBTQ+ Identities in Our Classroom

  Funded Apr 6, 2022

  Thank you so much for your assistance in bringing this project to life. I am hopeful that through incorporating these books within my classroom all students feel seen. I also think that it is so important as an educator to celebrate our differences and embrace all of our loved ones in the LGBTQ+ community.

  My students have loved the various books and we have also shared them with other classrooms. Without your generosity, this wouldn't have been as successful.

  Again, thank you so much for helping all students no matter how they identify. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Phelan

  This classroom project was brought to life by Dow and 3 other donors.

• Active Recess Fun!

  Funded Apr 8, 2022

  It is with much gratitude that this project has been such a success. My students have been having a wonderful time both learning the game of football as well as capture the flag and playing these games at recess. Students have these activities that they can now partake in at recess and when we have Fun Fridays!

  They also have been teaching other classes how to play and have been encouraging others to come play as well. It brings me so much joy and makes my teacher heart so happy to see students helping, teaching and supporting others with something new.

  Thank you again for your generosity!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Phelan

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose community & an Anonymous Partner and 3 other donors.

• Math Exploration with Legos!

  Funded Apr 17, 2022

  We have been having so much fun with our Legos we received for this project! Already we have used them multiple times! We have explored perimeter and area already and the students love working with their hands. It has given them a real hands on connection to area and perimeter!

  The students also love to use the Legos when they are finished with an assignment and they have some free time! They have such imaginations and love to create various things.

  I am excited to see what ways we can incorporate these Legos in other areas of our learning! Thank you so much for helping me bring this project to life!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Phelan

• Supporting Our STEAM Lab

  Funded Feb 4, 2022

  We have been enjoying our supplies and materials for our STEAM Lab! So far we have been learning about circuits and electricity using our Makey Makey, we made boats out of selected material and tried our best making them float as well as seeing how many passengers (pennies) they would hold before sinking. We also made a house of cards!

  When my students see STEAM or Science on the board for schedule of the day they're always so excited to see what's in store for them.

  It is also a reward for early finishers. When they are completed with their classwork, they can extend lessons or create on their own by posing a question and then working through the engineering process with their question and design. As a teacher it is so wonderful to see them creating and exploring on their own.

  Again, thank you for your support and generosity.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Phelan

  This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Cares and 6 other donors.

• Literacy for Black History

  Funded Feb 17, 2022

  I wanted to take a moment to thank you again for your generosity with my project, Literacy for Black History. With your donation, I was able to add books to my classroom library that highlight, inspire and create more representation of all people.

  My students have loved reading about various people, learning about their lives, obstacles they've had to overcome and making connections to their own lives!

  This month, I recently started an interactive bulletin board where there are various people and students make connections to them based on the books in this project and other influential people. It was wonderful seeing them make connections with them.

  Again, thank you for your generosity in helping inspire and diversify my classroom library!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Phelan

  This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Cares and 5 other donors.

• Bowman Bobcats Making With Makey Makey!

  Funded Nov 30, 2021

  Thank you so much for your donation in allowing us to get Makey Makey into our classroom. Our class has been loving every activity! From being completely on distance learning last year, we have been so excited about using our hands to fully understand circuits and electricity! So far, we have explored circuits, conductors and have loved experimenting and creating! Today we explored making a Piano keyboard with conductors!

  On belhalf of myself and my brilliant, hard working students,

  Thank you so much!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Phelan

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 6 other donors.