Past projects 19
Literacy Meets Stem in Kindergarten!
Funded May 13, 2023Thank you so much for your generous donations! Our Kindergarten students are loving bringing their literacy lessons to life with all of the amazing items we were able to receive.
It takes some practice but after our lesson on Curious George and the cows our students are able to work together to make one sturdy wall of cups to protect the flowers from the cows!
The "magic" sunglasses are incredible beyond words. Every kindergarten student is so grateful to have them. They also go home wearing them and show their families what Pete the Cat taught them about putting on the magic sunglasses an losing the grumpies!
Your generosity is touching the lives of 125 kindergarten students and their families.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Kryspin
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Foundation and 4 other donors.The Sense of Sight, Up Close and Personal!
Funded Jun 30, 2023Thank you so much for your generous donation! The first grade students truly feel like scientists exploring our classroom and campus through binoculars.
Our studies of The 5 Senses is always an exciting one for the children. The only sense topic needed a boost of something that would engage and excite is the classroom set of binoculars. We looked at everything with our eyes and then again with our binoculars. The children were very excited and could actually see things with the binoculars thay they could not see with their eyes alone!
Thank you for helping to make our STREAM classroom such a huge success.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Kryspin
STREAM Refresh!
Funded Dec 31, 2021Thank you so much for your amazing and generous donations! The bins and tubs have made it possible for the students to be totally independent and responsible for the materials they use throughout their Station Rotations in STREAM daily.
Each colorful and practical bin is now labeled along with its coordinating shelf. The children are empowered to clean up correctly and make sure everything is where it needs to be for the next user!
Your donations have made all this possible and I hope you feel how valued and appreciated you are. You have truly made a difference in the education of hundreds of children in STREAM@WES!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Kryspin
Stocking the STREAM with STEM Supply Bags
Funded Aug 14, 2021Thank you so much for your generosity to our STREAM classroom. The supply bags make all the difference in our classroom! Each student, grades K-4, has their own coloring supplies, pens, pencils, play-doh and more. The items are single touch and the students are thrilled to be able to take home their personal bags when our 3 1/2 week sessions in STREAM are completed.
During these post-pandemic days it is incredible to be able to give students supplies that are worry-free as far as germ sharing goes. The students and their parents are thrilled with the bags.
Your kindness and generosity made this all happen!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Kryspin
iPads for the STREAM!
Funded Aug 3, 2021Thank you for your extremely generous donation to our STREAM classroom. The students are able to do so many engaging and important learning activities and challenges.
The extra iPads help them to code, design, engineer, create and so much more. They can work independently and collaboratively in our STREAM classroom in our Stations of Code, Collaborate, Engineer, Discover and Create.
Because of your generosity, as a teacher I am able to design so many more engaging and challenging activities for our STREAM students. The come in to class eager, excited and already engaged!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Kryspin
Restocking the STREAM
Funded May 4, 2021My students and I will make great use of all of these supplies. Each learner, grades K-4, will have their own Ziploc bag with supplies appropriate for their age thanks to you.
In the 2020-21 school year these supply bags eliminated shared touch points and proved to be extremely valuable during the pandemic. Your donation has made it possible to continue this practice of limited sharing and help to keep our learning space a healthy place to learn and explore in the 2021-22 school year.
the students and I know that without the kindness and generosity of donors like you we would not be able to have things like individual supply bags. Thank you so much1”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Kryspin
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and one other donor.Robot Refresh!
Funded Feb 15, 2021Your generous donation of the 6 EVO Ozobot robots has made a tremendous difference in my STREAM classroom. The youngest learners are coding them with color and the older learners are using block coding to make original codes and paths for their new bots.
The new bots are sturdy enough for the youngest hands and their little robot voices make us all smile every time we hear them speak. Their colorful lights keep the students engaged and excited. When they make a color code and the robot follows it they actually cheer and invite others over to watch.
Please know that even though your donation was anonymous I talk about our secret friend and how special your generosity and kindness are to us.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Kryspin
Let's Go Fly a Kite!
Funded Sep 17, 2020All the students in our school who are in second grade have a "Kite Day" event when they pass through our STREAM class with me for their 3 1/2 week rotation. This idea came because the students are studying Forms of Energy with me and Kite Day is the perfect way to feel the energy of the wind. To be able to hand each student their very own kite was amazing and something I have never been able to do before in my teaching career.
Every second-grader, no matter what ability level, enjoyed this experience and many are still talking about how fun it was. Our sixth-grade buddies who partnered with the younger students had an amazing experience as well. You know a learning experience is a success when all the students and adults involved as "Are we doing this again next year? Thank you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Kryspin
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose 20th Anniversary Fund and 6 other donors.Lights, Camera, Action... Let's be Movie Producers!
Funded Sep 16, 2020Thank you so much for your support with this project, "Lights, Camera, Action... Let's be Movie Producers!" Our STREAM students at all grade levels are so excited and motivated to create movies with our classroom greenscreen on all the different topics and subjects they are studying.
The iPad stand is pure genius. Instead of needing a partner to operate the video camera the students can use their own iPads and be totally in charge of their movie production from planning to producing.
Students of all ability levels and ages (The younger learners need a higher level of assistance from me) are engaged and excited when they create movies showing them flying through space, standing at the ocean and more! Thank you.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Kryspin
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose 20th Anniversary Fund and one other donor.Making the Most of Our Time at the STREAM!
Funded May 5, 2020My students are unable to use the resources we were able to get with this Donors Choose project due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I know they are going to be so happy and surprised when we return to school in August.
The classroom is so organized now into each individual STEM station. The students will be able to easily find the materials and supplies they need to complete each session's challenge.
The bright primary colors really make the room pop. I know the students are going to work even harder now to keep things organized now with all of our awesome new tubs and bins.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Kryspin
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and one other donor.