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Hello! Thank you so much for helping make this project happen! It is so fun to have ample craft items for all our crafting needs! My art students like to craft when they need a festive break for our more intense units, and many kiddos enjoy being in the art room during their free time. It feels really great to be to offer them all these goodies to have a fun, creative art experience. It is important to expose children to productive hobbies that they can enjoy. Many talk about continuing their projects and ideas at home with members of their household. Your generosity is positively affecting my students, but their families as well! Thank you.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Yonks
This classroom project was brought to life by #TeachHealthy with Nature Made and 5 other donors.
This is a really fun project. As you are aware, we have been lucky to receive our lovely Cricut machine and all of this items will be used to create cards, products, and printable that my seniors will use as fundraisers as they design, create, and sell school memorabilia while helping to pay off Senior dues. It is fun to witness my seniors proceed through the steps to selling their wares. It gives them a better understanding of why handmade and original art is expensive. Not only does this project allow for fundraising, but this new appreciation is very eye-opening for my young students.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Yonks
This classroom project was brought to life by Charles Schwab and one other donor.
Thank you so much for your continues support. These items for this project are miscellaneous things that add to the over all feel ad environment in the art room. The light diffusers help with the blaring white light of our overheads lighting, while the variety of storage bins allows for organization and easy access to our materials. I have a lot of students that take pride and enjoy cleaning and organizing. Its nice to be able to offer real solutions to handling the lot of goodies and art treasures we have accumulated. It is helpful for kiddos to be able to see and access the art materials. Thank you fo helping the organization of the art room!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Yonks
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 5 other donors.
Thank you so much for this document camera! As an art teacher, I perform many lessons and demos, but always struggled to insure all my students can see the demonstrations and I try not to have my back on any kiddos. This document camera allows me to set up comfortably while wirelessly projecting the image onto the big screen in the art room. It is really cool and satisfying to now my art students are getting more fulfilled through the lessons. Some of my students even enjoy using the camera and projecting their process. Its pretty cool! We feel very advanced and high tech, while we are still creating traditional arts.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Yonks
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and one other donor.
Oh, wow! These snacks have been a big hit with my students. Many kiddos enjoy being in the art room during lunch time and after hours, and are often hungry! I also like to provide snacks as a surprise for strong work ethic and effort in the art room. When this happens, kids get noticeable happy and appreciate the the food, not only because they are hungry but feel important and cared for when they get a little snack. Many of my students are seen as adults in their home and in society, yet in my art room they are all children that deserve kindness and care. Your donations help me be that person to them and I am ever grateful for your generosity and continued support!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Yonks
This classroom project was brought to life by #TeachHealthy with Nature Made and one other donor.
Thank you so much for helping to fund this project. These labels are used for many odds and ends in the art room. They help with our organization and efficiency of the art room, but also to make fun stickers and labels using our color printer and Cricut machines. Kiddos have a super fun time making stickers for fun, but also for the various clubs and activities they participate in at school. We have not yet used the magnet sheets, but I ma excited to see what the art kids create. I will definitely share the photos as we produce more work. Thanks again!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Yonks
This classroom project was brought to life by Clorox and 9 other donors.
The sketchbooks have been so great. We did a research drawing unit on succulents. It was great to have the art kiddos have a place that they can collect, sketch and draw their ideas. many have taken the sketchbooks home and have really enjoyed using it for school, but also as a personal place to keep drawing and making art. They are just the right size that kiddos can feel free to create, but also can easily carry back and forth to school and home. We will use these sketchbooks throughout the art classes and will be fun to see thier progress from the first drawings all the up to the end of the course. Thanks again!!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Yonks
This classroom project was brought to life by Clorox and one other donor.
This is a really fun and unique project. We use the pan rack as a drying rack in the art room. It is so sturdy, I know it will last a lifetime in the art room. We can adjust the shelves, so as we transition from painting to sculpture, the rack will be able to accommodate our changing needs. The kiddos think it is a funny way to use the rack, as many have restaurant experience, but they love that I thought of an original and helpful use for the rack. Keeps them thinking about other ways to utilize more common items in unusual ways. Thank you again!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Yonks
This classroom project was brought to life by Emerson Collective and one other donor.
Oh my gosh, this project is so awesome. We now have so many options of glues and adhesives to really play with mixed media, collaging, and fabric arts. Receiving all of this Modge Podge will also allow us to play around with crafts and decoupage, which many of my students never explored with. I really enjoy exposing my students to productive, creative hobbies that they can easily replicate and enjoy at home. The tacky glue will be used to help secure the many gems, beads, and baubles to our mixed media and sculptural work. Thank you for this project, we have so many possibilities!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Yonks
This classroom project was brought to life by The Mo & Cher Willems Foundation and Disney and one other donor.
Thank you so much for these great art supplies. It was really fun to welcome my art students back in-person for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, with fresh new supplies. They were happy and inspired to create art immediately. The kiddos have been waiting to have art and jumped right in. The kiddos always feel important when they hear about the kindness of donors for their art experience. When my art students feel seen, they take an extra care of the supples, but also want to make more art, play and experiment more willingly, and enjoy the art journey! Thank you...”
With gratitude,
Ms. Yonks
This classroom project was brought to life by Emerson Collective and 4 other donors.
My art room is a class for graduating seniors. For many of my students, this is the first time thy have had art since elementary school. I work hard to provide an environment that is welcoming, inviting and encouraging of art making the creative journey.
About my class
My art room is a class for graduating seniors. For many of my students, this is the first time thy have had art since elementary school. I work hard to provide an environment that is welcoming, inviting and encouraging of art making the creative journey.