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My English Language learners and I are so grateful for all the materials you have helped put into our classroom.
Kindergartners need a hands-on approach when learning the letters of the alphabet.
The Classroom Magnetic Letters Kit has allowed them to trace the letters with their fingers before they write on the dry-erase boards. The Giant Magnetic Number Bonds were a great hit during Math. The students can see the Part-Part-Total as described in the lesson. They love setting the date on the Classroom Monthly Calendar Pocket Chart. I cannot wait to create the Little Pig's house made of the Wood Craft Sticks.
Thank you so very much!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Torres
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 2 other donors.
My English Language Learners and I would like to thank you for your generosity. We are listening to educational videos to learn the alphabet and numbers through songs. The songs have encouraged even my shy students to sing along with the videos. They act out the movements of the songs. It is so fulfilling to observe how music brings learning alive.
The students are also amazed when they receive a colorful worksheet which brings in talks about the different colors. I noticed they are becoming more verbal about their observations.
Once again, thank you for your kindness.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Torres
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 3 other donors.
Thank you for your generous donation. My English Language Learners were very excited to paint on the white card stock. The white background surely made the colors more vibrant. The students enjoyed creating a painting for their parents. It was wonderful to see them express themselves through art.
The Epson printer allowed me to print a numbers book for them so that they can continue to practice writing their numbers with proper formation.
Once again thank you for your generous gift and for helping me bring my lessons to another level.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Torres
This classroom project was brought to life by LOFT.
My English Language Learners definitely had a reason to use their English language skills. First of all, they were excited to receive a gift from a generous person. Then, they began to share the scents of the Twistable Crayons. I was a bit surprised to hear them chatter on and on about the colors and their accompanying scents. They were so involved talking about what they were going to draw. They also enjoyed writing their names with the Rainbow Crayons. Thank you so much for bringing writing to life in my classroom.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Torres
This classroom project was brought to life by LOFT.
Thank you so much for your generosity. My Kindergarten/English Language Learners become so excited when they see the Fujifilm Instax film coming out of the printer. Thank you for allowing them to have the experience of posing, smiling, and being the attention of it all. They are also excited to put all of their art materials into the storage caddies. Our journal notebooks fit perfectly inside the storage caddies along with the pencil and crayon compartments. I can't wait to see what they will write to their mom for mother's day inside the blank cards.
Once again, thank you very much!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Torres
This classroom project was brought to life by Someone who cares about New York City and 3 other donors.
My students were very excited to receive the coloring books and crayons. They couldn't wait to start coloring and drawing. We also used the post-its during math time to show our connection between art and math. The dry erase markers helped us show our work, our writing, and drawing skills. We love using the dry erase markers because we feel grown up. We used the Elmer's glue stick to connect pictures with matching words or numbers,
create sentences, or to complete a puzzle that we just finished coloring.
Thank you so much for your generosity.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Torres
This classroom project was brought to life by Someone who cares about New York City and one other donor.
My English Language Learners and I are very grateful to have generous people donate to our classroom. We are very excited to set up our art area. Everyone in the class will have easy access to the glue sticks, liquid glue, and construction paper when getting their required supplies. Then, we will be able to use the mounting putty or tape to display our work. The book shelves will definitely keep us organized so that we can work effectively. This is all possible because of all of you.
My Kindergarten students and I are so grateful for your generous donation. They will be encouraged to write on any theme related to our lessons. They will enjoy writing on a half size composition notebook without the pressure of filling up a regular size page. My students will also be excited to see their drawings printed in from the iPad. I will also print out current vocabulary words with pictures to spark their interest. Thank you so much for helping me make my lessons more enticing. My students and I are grateful.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Torres
This classroom project was brought to life by LOFT.
Thank you so much for your generous donation towards my project. My Kindergarten students and I will definetely have a lot of laughter popping the bubbles they blow. I will also start showing them ways they can begin writing in their little notebooks with their colored pencils. The students can use it as journals or as a sketch book. My students will use their letter sounds to label the pictures they draw. I can't wait to see their faces light up when I give them the gift bag filled with the pail set, colored pencils and bendy guy. Once again thank you for your donation.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Torres
This classroom project was brought to life by A New York City Parent and 4 other donors.
Words cannot express my gratefulness towards your donation. My Kindergarten students were so thrilled when I was explaining that we were donated (given) several items. I believe they only heard the word 'gift' but their smiles showed understanding of caring and giving. Their belts were filled with snacks while their little hands and head were kept warm with the hat and glove set. I loved the idea that they chose what they wanted and no one was upset went certain colors were already taken. Let's not forget that their teen little toes will be kept warm with the fuzzy socks this winter. I am so grateful for your donation. Thank you!”
My ENL students attend a Title One School who get free breakfast and lunch. Our school furniture is old and outdated. The students enjoy working on differentiated group activities and in a risk free environment. They want to be able to store their hard work in an area that is easily located and organized. Also, students need lots of labeling and pictures to model reading, writing, and math through the use of charts.
About my class
My ENL students attend a Title One School who get free breakfast and lunch. Our school furniture is old and outdated. The students enjoy working on differentiated group activities and in a risk free environment. They want to be able to store their hard work in an area that is easily located and organized. Also, students need lots of labeling and pictures to model reading, writing, and math through the use of charts.