Past projects 7
Summerlake Gators Need SSYRA!
Funded Aug 26, 2022With your donation to my project for several of the Sunshine State Books, my students love for reading has grown! We have successfully read two of these books as a class and several individual students have read some of the other books that were provided.
With our Accelerated Reader program at our school, my students are not only earning points for reading these books, but they are earning school wide incentives like brag tags, being part of exclusive clubs, and being recognized by the Media Specialist!
I want to say thank you to everyone who continues to donate to not only my projects, but other projects on Donor's Choose! Without people like you, our classrooms wouldn't be the same.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Demers
This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 4 other donors.Gators Need Glorious Books!
Funded Aug 4, 2021I cannot say thank you enough! By donating to my Donors Choose project and getting these books to our classroom, my students have transitioned from picture-book loving second graders to chapter-book third grade extraordinaires! These 13 books are some of the most wanted books to read in an elementary school and I am proud to say that I have them in my classroom and my students don't have to fight to read a great book! 3rd grade is really the turning point in learning how to read to understand and really foster that love for reading. The difference between their willingness to read before and after getting these books is tremendous. My classroom library and students have changed for the better!!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Demers
Sunshine State Books for SES!
Funded Sep 11, 2020We cannot say thank you enough to our generous donors who helped fund our project!!! We were lucky enough to receive 15 of the most prestigious children's chapter books for the 2020-2021 school year and to say that we love them is merely an understatement!
With half of my class being online and the other half being in person, we encounter struggles daily. But one thing we always have time for is reading our Sunshine State book together as a class. So far, we have read Gamer Squad, Klawde (our personal favorite), Operation Frog Effect, and we just started Voyage of the Dogs. Our goal is to read one book every month for the rest of the school year.
Even with our class being split apart, we can still enjoy something all together, as the students at home tend to check out or buy the corresponding book we are reading in class. I am truly blessed with a great class and even greater parents this year. Thanks again for your donation! :)”
With gratitude,
Ms. Demers
Sunshine State Books for Knowledgeable Koalas!
Funded Nov 19, 2019I am so thankful for all of your wonderful donations. My students were absolutely ecstatic when these books came in. They were surprised by your generosity and could not wait to dive in. That day, we immediately chose a book to read together as a class. They chose "Monster Itch," which is about a boy and his cousin who can see a ghost who was wrongly accused of something and now they are trying to clear his name! We just finished the book recently and have been taking AR tests to prove our comprehension.
Individually, students have been picking books from this years sunshine state books to read as well. It appears that "Cosmic Commanders" is one of the more popular ones because it is a graphic novel. My students love those!! We again can not thank you guys enough for your donations to help us get these books in our classroom. You're the best!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Demers
Sunshine Books for the Sunshine State!
Funded Sep 8, 2018We could never thank you enough for the difference the Sunshine State Books have made in my classroom. Every single day, my students are eager to read another one that they are literally flying off my shelves! Every student is getting a chance to explore new types of books with a wonderful incentive that is coming at the end of the year.
So far every one of my students have read at least one Sunshine State Book. The best part is that they are falling so in love with these books, they want to read the sequel's just for fun! None of our books have sequels that are Sunshine State Books too, so it is just so exciting to see them excited to read and learn. I am glad that these books have encouraged them to try new genres and foster a love for reading.
Thank you for everything ”
With gratitude,
Ms. Demers
Chromebook's Are for Kids!
Funded Aug 16, 2018I cannot tell you how grateful I am for you. Since receiving our Chromebook, students are able to get on the computers more, which they absolutely love! Starting next week, we will begin our i-Ready testing and this program is helpful in so many ways. It reaches students on their level and helps fill in any gaps they may have from previous years. After the testing is done, it individualizes lessons for each and every student. Thanks to you, I can use this program more frequently because now we have an extra resource to help our students. I cannot wait for later in the year when kids can use this laptop to help them do research for our project based learning units. THANK YOU SO MUCH!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Demers
Get Your Chromebook Here!
Funded Mar 27, 2018The effect that this laptop has had on my classroom and will continue to have is incredible beyond belief. We only hoped and dreamed that one day our project would get funded so we can have another computer in the classroom. We are using this laptop almost all day long for things like individualized reading and math programs, research for projects, and testing our knowledge taking tests on books we read. With one more computer in the classroom, it ensures that everyone can now have a chance to get on their during our reading and math rotations.
My students were most excited about the fact that we got a laptop over a computer! We currently have three desktop computers in the classroom, but the students never get to work on laptops. They are so excited to become more familiar with how to use a laptop and the functionality that they can take it anywhere in the room.
The students who are attracted to this laptop are more of my high achieving students. They see this new product that they don't really know how to use and they just want to play with it to learn everything there is to know about it. It is a challenge to them to get something and not know everything about it, so they are so intrigued and ready to learn the in's and out's of this laptop.
Again, I cannot say thank you enough to Ripple, who was kind enough to not only fund my project, but literally every project available on Donor's Choose. So thank you! :)”
With gratitude,
Ms. Demers
This classroom project was brought to life by Ripple.