Past projects 53
Create with our Cricut
Funded Jan 1, 2025Thank you so much for donating to this project that provided our new Cricut in our STEAM classroom. Students use the Cricut Design Space app to create personal designs exploring fonts, colors, and other effects to make their creation unique. The students have been learning so many valuable new skills in design, technology, problem-solving, and creativity through their use of the Design Space app. Designing and creating projects has helped students develop spatial reasoning skills and critical thinking skills as they evaluate and revise their work. Students have also learned how to collaborate and communicate their processes to their peers.
We greatly appreciate your support to STEAM classroom as without you we would not have such engaging activities such as the Cricut for our students.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Festa
Cutting Edge Creativity: Supplies for our Cricut in STEAM
Funded Jan 1, 2025Thank you so much for donating to this project that provided supplies for our new Cricut in our STEAM classroom. The mats, removable vinyl, permanent vinyl, and scrapper tools are all used by students to create personal designs. The students have been learning so many valuable new skills in design, technology, problem-solving, and creativity through their use of the Design Space app. Designing and creating projects has helped students develop spatial reasoning skills and critical thinking skills as they evaluate and revise their work. Students have also learned how to collaborate and communicate their processes to their peers.
We greatly appreciate your support to STEAM classroom as without you we would not have such engaging activities such as the Cricut for our students.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Festa
Odds and Ends for Math
Funded Sep 18, 2024Thank you for contributing to this project that has provided funding for Teachers Pay Teachers projects, pencils, graph paper, index cards, surge protectors, HTV vinyl, and patty paper. We greatly appreciate your support in providing this random assortment of materials that we use in our math classroom. The patty paper has been a new addition with our new curriculum that the district does not provide but is a necessity for tracing in many of the lessons. Our students would not be successful in class without your support. Thank you.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Festa
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community & an Anonymous Partner and one other donor.Sound System Upgrade
Funded Sep 18, 2024Thank you so much for donating to this project that provided a new sound system with microphones for our classroom. It has been an amazing upgrade for both myself and our students. Being able to always be heard clearly without having to stress my voice is wonderful. Even a whisper can be heard by every student. It also makes my videos and digital additions more audible for students. They also love using the handheld microphone when they are sharing answers with each other in class. Thank you so much for making this wish a reality.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Festa
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community & an Anonymous Partner and 2 other donors.Hockey Is For Everyone!
Funded Sep 18, 2024Thank you so much for donating to this project that provided more water bottles, carry bags, and pucks for our middle school learn to play/learn to skate hockey team. This team has players who have never skated before we took the 6th grade on a field trip to the ice rink for a reward. They are loving learning to skate and will soon be putting on full hockey gear to learn all of their hockey skills also. The water bottles and carry bags make it so much easier on our walk to the rink for practice. Having additional pucks in great for practice too. Thank you so much for helping our growing program.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Festa
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community & an Anonymous Partner and 3 other donors.Cardboard Cutting Tools
Funded Sep 15, 2024Thank you so much for donating to this project that provides safe cutting tools for our cardboard projects. Our students struggle so much with having supplies to create in our STEAM room. Without donors like you, we would not have materials that allow our students to express their creativity in a safe manner. These cutting tools will make cutting cardboard so much easier for our projects and hopefully stop us from breaking scissors. We greatly appreciate your support and can't wait to see what are students are able to make with these new tools.
Thank you so much.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Festa
Hockey Is for Everyone
Funded Apr 17, 2024Thank you so much for donating to this project that provided water bottles, carry bags, and hockey pucks for our middle school learn to skate/learn to play hockey players. Since we walk to the rink after school for practice carrying our gear, the bag is essential so their helmets don't get ruined. Last year we were buying bottles of water for every practice. It is wonderful that they each now have a personal bottle that they can fill up prior to practice. It also teaches them responsibility, as they have to remember to have it with them.
Thank you so much for your generosity. We greatly appreciate your support.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Festa
This classroom project was brought to life by Power for Good Foundation and 3 other donors.Help Us Hear!
Funded Sep 15, 2024Thank you so much for donating to this project that provided a TeachLogic sound system with wireless microphones in our classroom. it has been amazing having a whisper of a voice being able to be heard by everyone in the classroom. The teacher microphone is on a lanyard that picks up everywhere in the room making it simple to teach from anywhere. The system is also connected to our smart screen and my laptop, allowing seamless technology integration.
The students love having their own microphone that they pass around the room to share answers. We have even started an impromptu Friday karaoke session the last 10 minutes of class as a reward for a good week. Thank you so much for contributing to this project. We greatly appreciate your support.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Festa
Wish List Supplies
Funded Sep 15, 2024Thank you so much for donating to this project that provided so many of our wish list items. Students now have their own labeled headphones for classroom use hanging conveniently in a shoe caddy on the wall. They also have their own XP-pens also stored hanging on the wall which they absolutely love and use every day to complete work on their computers. We used the htv to make class swag and are currently using the fusible to learn embroidery in STEAM class.
None of this would have been possible without your support and generosity. Thank you so much!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Festa
Creating Card Math Games
Funded May 7, 2024Thank you for donating to this project that provides supplies to create and store math card games for our classroom. We make a variety of games for students to practice the skills we are working on in each unit. Students play games using rules following UNO, Memory, War or another set of simple rules. Games engage students as they have to practice multiple problems yet they are having fun doing it rather than just skill and drill of worksheets.
We really appreciate your support for our students and their learning.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Festa
This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors and 4 other donors.