Ms. Finocchiaro's Classroom Edit display name

Past projects 68

• School Beautification Day Part 4

  Funded Apr 11, 2024

  Thank you so much for supporting this project!! Because of your kindness and generosity, my students had the opportunity to use a rake and a real watering can. This may seem like nothing... but many of the students at my school have never gardened or been given an opportunity to use these tools. So for them is was magical!

  Every year my school has a Beautification Day around Part Day and we make sure our school campus is beautiful. This is a huge opportunity for the students to give back to our campus by picking up trash, planting new flowers and laying new mulch. It is a tiring day, but one of the most rewarding days of our school year!

  Please continue to support teachers like myself and help make our teacher dreams come true!!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Finocchiaro

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Allstate Foundation and 2 other donors.

• School Beautification Day Part 1

  Funded Mar 26, 2024

  Thank you so much for supporting this project!! Because of your kindness and generosity, my students had the opportunity to use a full size shovel and hand shovels. This may seem like nothing... but many of the students at my school have never gardened or been given an opportunity to use these tools. So for them is was magical!

  Every year my school has a Beautification Day around Part Day and we make sure our school campus is beautiful. This is a huge opportunity for the students to give back to our campus by picking up trash, planting new flowers and laying new mulch. It is a tiring day, but one of the most rewarding days of our school year!

  Please continue to support teachers like myself and help make our teacher dreams come true!!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Finocchiaro

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Allstate Foundation.

• Excellent Grades Deserve Colored Envelopes

  Funded May 14, 2024

  Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity! The colored envelopes were excellent for the First Grade Award Ceremony. All of the kids knew the color of the envelopes for their class and parents were quickly able to tell if the students were in their child's class. It was great!

  The envelopes were a great size to easily hold the award certificates without them being bent or curved on the corners. I will definitely be requesting envelopes again for future award ceremonies! Please continue to support teachers like myself and help make all of our dreams come true.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Finocchiaro

  This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex and 2 other donors.

• Positive Reinforcements for My Students

  Funded Feb 14, 2024

  Thank you so much for all your support on this project. My students were very excited the day the packages arrived... some even said it felt like Christmas time!!All of the students eyes grew when the items were taken out of the boxes~ the note pads, smelly pens, slap bracelets... their eyes got bigger and bigger!

  Many of the students never received treasure box until this school year. They earn it for getting important papers signed and returned the very next day. They earn it for great behavior and they even earn it for Perfect Test Scores!! I am all about Positive Reinforcements and thanks to you I will be able to continue this throughout the remainder of the school year! Please continue supporting teachers like myself and help making all of our dreams come true.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Finocchiaro

• We Read to Our Families

  Funded Jan 21, 2024

  Thank you so much for all your support in helping me out books into my students hands! My students love having the books printed and being able to take them home to share with their families. This extra piece- books at school and also at home- has allowed my students reading levels to increase 2 to 3 levels every time I have assessed them.

  Thank you for helping my students see the generosity in the world. Thanks to your kindness they know people care about them, even if they aren't able to see them in person. AND this melts my heart!!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Finocchiaro

• Write and Wipe It All Off

  Funded Dec 15, 2023

  Thank you so much for your generosity to this project. Having new washcloth erasers were great for my students! They were excited the day our package arrived. They are mesmerized about the fact that so many people care about their academics.

  The washcloths helped excite them and reignite the readiness to learn with the whiteboards and tackle tricky information in math.

  I know there are many different things that you could have done with your money. But you chose to donate to my students... thank you for making my teacher heard happy. Because of you, my students learning exceeds my expectations throughout the day!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Finocchiaro

• Feed First Grader Minds Take 2

  Funded Dec 1, 2023

  Thank you for supporting this project- of feeding my students minds. Donors like yourself help my students continue to learn all day!

  When I first began teaching I noticed that my students were eager to learn at the beginning of the day and after lunch... but a few hours after that they became hungry. They became lethargic.

  Well because of your eagerness to help the students of the future, I now have students that want to learn all day long! When I notice a few becoming hungry- I break out the snacks. The 5-10 minute snack break allows everyone to recharge and get back to learning!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Finocchiaro

  This classroom project was brought to life by Community First Cares Foundation and 2 other donors.

• Chargers Save Computers' Lives

  Funded Nov 28, 2023

  Thank you so much for supporting this project of mine. My students are so excited to learn on the computers throughout the school day AND I am loving that I haven't heard them say "my computer is dying!"

  All that happiness- is due to the kindness of you all! They may be simple computer charge cords, but they are helping give the students more academic knowledge!

  Please continue to check Donors Choose frequently and see all the projects teachers like myself are making. Our students deserve the best, and with your support they continue to receive the best that's out there!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Finocchiaro

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 4 other donors.

• Center Time Is Learning Time

  Funded Oct 30, 2023

  Thank you so much for giving to this project! Because of your generosity, I was able to purchase more center materials for my students.

  It is a blessing to be able to give my students work that meets the First Grade expectations and is on their level! They are able to understand learning material that I once thought was difficult... and teach their friends that aren't in our classroom.

  Please continue to give to teachers like myself and help all of our teacher dreams come true. Without your support, our students learning wouldn't be able to soar!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Finocchiaro

  This classroom project was brought to life by Young Sheldon on CBS and 4 other donors.

• Recess Time Goes by Quickly

  Funded Oct 9, 2023

  Thank you so much for your generosity in donating to my project!!

  As mentioned before, our Recess time is so short and it's difficult to bring items outside without losing play time. By using the cart, all of our items are together and easily accessible to the students. The balls, jump ropes and chalks are all organized on the cart too!

  Please continue to support teachers like myself and help our teacher dreams come true! Without donors like you... I wouldn't be able to do the job that I do and get the results in class that I get.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Finocchiaro

  This classroom project was brought to life by Community First Cares Foundation and 3 other donors.