Past projects 26
Marine Debris Musical: STEM, Theater & Planet Stewardship
Funded Nov 13, 2024Please accept our heartfelt thanks and deep gratitude for your generosity and support for "Marine Debris Musical: STEM, Theater & Planet Stewardship." Our students are busy choosing the class themes and making the props for the musical that will take place in April (2025). In the STEAM Lab, each fourth-grade class chose a specific ocean zone and animals unique to that ocean zone for their part in the musical. After researching the ocean animals, students have started working on their props in the art room. The cardboard used for the props is first prepared using Gesso on large sheets of cardboard donated by Lowe's. The prepared cardboard is then cut into shapes of the ocean animals and then painted with the neon paint purchased with your generous support. In the next few months, students will finish making the props then begin working with our music teacher to create a musical. It has been such a special opportunity for our students to work collaboratively with other 4th-grade students, and across subject areas including Science, Art, and Music. Many of you have students at our school and we can't wait to share the musical with fellow students, parents, family members, and our community in April. Your generous support means so much to our students and our school. Thank you for dreaming with us and supporting our vision to bring art, music, STEM, and stewardship to our wonderful 4th grade students. We are so grateful!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hodges
This classroom project was brought to life by Young Sheldon and 19 other donors.Take Home Summer STEM Kits
Funded Aug 18, 2023We are deeply grateful for your generous gift to our students and STEM program. With supplies from this project, we built take-home STEM kits for our elementary school students. Each kit included items for students to complete engineering challenges, such as building the strongest table, designing wind and solar cars, or engineering an airplane that can do stunts. With these kits, our students used their creativity, imagination, and innovative thinking to engineer planes, cars, tables, and bookmarks. These projects allowed students to engage in engineering while learning about topics like solar energy and wind energy and designing strong structures. Thank you for supporting our students as they learn about science, technology, engineering, and math. Thank you for supporting science education and for believing in our future. We are grateful for your generosity!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hodges
This classroom project was brought to life by United Airlines.Energy Essentials: Circuits, Coding, Robots, and, Cars.
Funded Dec 12, 2022Thank you for generously supporting our students as they learn about energy, energy transformations, robots, and coding. Since receiving the snap circuits, remote control vehicles, Scratch Jr. coding cards, and robots, our students have created electric circuits, built an electric car, and learned to code using Scratch Jr. The electric cars were a highlight for our students. They built electric cars and modified them to use either a battery or solar to move. Your support has allowed our students to have fun while learning. In addition to the hands-on learning, our students are working in teams, collaborating to solve problems, and learning to think like scientists. Thank you for supporting our students and for encouraging them to love science through hands-on learning. We are so grateful!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hodges
This classroom project was brought to life by Cognizant Foundation and 4 other donors.Bright Lights & Neon: A First Lego League Robotics Festival
Funded Dec 12, 2022Thank you for generously supporting our First Lego League (FLL) teams! Our students are so excited to use robots and love learning to code. They are working hard to develop their mission models and create innovative codes to solve problems. We started our FLL season in October and will finish in late April. Throughout the season, we celebrated their successes and learning by recognizing excellence in teamwork, innovation, and creativity. We have also encouraged them to deepen their learning through in-house field trips (we had Duke Energy visit the STEAM Lab to learn about solar panels) and visits from experts (our local Navy Lab has been instrumental in providing experts to help us learn). Thank you for supporting our learning. We have big plans to celebrate the season with a neon party. Thank you for encouraging our students and for supporting science education. We are so grateful!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hodges
This classroom project was brought to life by Cognizant Foundation and 9 other donors.It's Electric! Coding, Robotics, and Circuits for Elementary Students
Funded Jan 11, 2022Our students were so excited to work with SNAP circuits and magnets and they are especially excited to learn about robotics. They cheered when I showed them the boxes of SNAP circuits and magnets and they loved earning stickers and pencils for their hard work. In the STEAM Lab, we have used the SNAP circuits to learn about electricity and energy transformations. Our students love building circuits and they love creating structures using magnets. Seeing them engaged and focused on their learning is one of the most exciting parts of teaching young learners. Your generosity brought much-needed hands-on science materials to our students. Thank you for supporting science education and most of all, thank you for supporting young learners as they discover and explore through hands-on learning. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and hope you know you have placed a big smile on so many young faces!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hodges
Putting the Fun into First LEGO League Robotics
Funded Mar 16, 2022Thank you for putting a big, huge, smile on the faces of our third-grade First Lego League robotics team! They have been working since September to design, create, and innovate solutions to the issues with cargo. They have learned about coding and robotics and how to work together as a team. The team was surprised with a party to celebrate the end of their (first) First Lego League season. The look on their faces when they entered the STEAM Lab was priceless. They squealed with excitement when they saw the decorations and danced around the room to music. They also shared their gratitude for all of the wonderful things they received. With your generous support, each student received a medal and goodie bag, and the team received a large trophy as recognition for their accomplishments this season. Celebrating their success was so much fun and we are grateful to you for your generous support. Having fun is an important part of learning. Thank you for bringing the this incredible experience to our amazing third-grade robotics team!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hodges
SPIKE Essential-Coding and Robotics for Elementary Students
Funded Nov 30, 2021Thank you for generously supporting our third-grade robotics team! Our students were so excited to get the Spike Essential Robots and the impact it has had in our classroom is huge! With this project, our students can work in small teams to design, create, and code. This allows them to innovate and learn without having to break down the robot so another group can have a chance to use it. Our students have learned about teamwork, inclusion, innovation, and creativity. Your support has given our students the opportunity to develop a lifelong love for learning, coding, and robotics. We are grateful for your support and hope you know you have made a positive impact on our students.
Thank You!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hodges
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and one other donor.Rockin' Rockstar Robotics
Funded Nov 30, 2021Thank you for generously supporting our robotics team! With your donation, our students were able to put the FUN into their robotics competition. Having fun is more than parties and cupcakes, fun is learning and trying new things. Every single student on our robotics team is new to First Lego League. As rookies, they learned so much and enjoyed every experience from coding to designing their robot to creating the innovation project. As we got closer to the competition, their excitement for the first competition continued to grow. On the day of the competition, the DonorsChoose package arrived with all of the costumes and goodies. Our students literally cheered when they opened the box. They not only had enough supplies for our team, but they created goody bags to share with other teams. We are grateful for your kindness and generosity. Thank you for supporting science education, robotics, and most of all thank you for supporting the FUN in learning!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hodges
This classroom project was brought to life by Infosys Foundation USA and one other donor.Here! Take This Home: Summer STEAM Kits for Elementary Students
Funded Jul 15, 2021Thank you for generously supporting my classroom! Because of your generosity, I was able to create home science kits for our students. Each student received a kit filled with materials and instructions to complete simple STEAM challenges. We had enough kits to provide STEAM challenges to siblings, as well. The most exciting part of the kits is they became a family affair.
Thank you for supporting science, technology, engineering, art, and math education. Your kindness and generosity have touched 300 students and we are all so grateful!
Sincerely,
Kelley Hodges”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hodges
This classroom project was brought to life by News Corp and 8 other donors.EV3 for 3, 4, and 5: Robotics, Innovation and Teamwork
Funded Jan 12, 2021Thank you for supporting "EV3 for 3,4, and 5: Robotics, Innovation, and Teamwork." With your generous support, our students have built, designed, and programmed a LEGO Mindstorm EV3 robot.
I would like to share some of the fun we have had while learning about robots. Since receiving the LEGO Mindstorm EV3 robot, our students have worked in small teams to build and program the robot. As they work in teams, they share ideas, solve problems, and support each other as they learn. Some students love programming, others love building, and they all love watching the robot move through the RePlay playing field. A few weeks ago, they were working on creating a program to make the robot move in circles. The excitement in the room as they input the code into the robot and then watched it move is another reminder about the power of teamwork.
Thank you for supporting science education and for encouraging our students to innovate and pursue ideas created from teamwork. We are so grateful for your generous support!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hodges