Past projects 27
Take a Magic Carpet Ride
Funded Aug 15, 2023Our beautiful United States of America rug has arrive! We no longer have to sit on a cold hard floor during language arts instruction and story time. Although all 27 of us do not fit on the rug at the same time we are learning the value of sharing and taking turns. One of the most exciting thing about our new rug is exploring our country with this rug. We are reading a story about the Navajo people and have already located the four corners area of our nation using the rug. One of our students was born in Ohio and he has located and shared that with us.
Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DiMarco
This classroom project was brought to life by The SONIC Foundation and 12 other donors.Make the Math Magic Happen
Funded Jun 20, 2023Thank you so much for your kind and generous donations to my Make the Math Magic Happen. We receives the tape measures, rulers and fake money the other day and put them to good use.
Learning to measure is a very important skill. Starting in second grad with the basic tools will help these students succeed in the future. There are so many areas of life that the skill of measuring will come in handy from measuring for new carpet to building a house. The future starts now. Our fake money also comes in handy because we will learn to make change the old fashion way.
Thank you again!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DiMarco
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Foundation and 9 other donors.We Love to Play!
Funded Oct 11, 2022Thank you so much for your donation! We received our new play equipment last week and have used it everyday.
The bean bags have helped us with our hand eye coordination. Some of us have gotten so good that we might be ready for the NFL. Well, we will give it a few years but we are that good!
The jump ropes are helping us with heart health and balance. The ropes have also help us improve our teamwork. Not only are we jumping but by turning the rope we have to learn to work together.
The equipment that you donated will help us reach our Physical Education goals and keep us healthy and happy.
Thank you very much!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DiMarco
Hear the Latest Computer Genius!
Funded Aug 26, 2022Our new computer headsets arrived and it was so exciting. We all love getting presents but these wonderful headsets made our day! At our school we are very fortunate to have a computer teacher and great tech program. These new headsets will really add to the quality of our program.
My students are very grateful to have received these wonderful headsets. I have some English language learners in the class so being able to hear the language they are trying to master really helps them as they navigate the computer lessons.
Again, thank you for your kindness!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DiMarco
Lights! Camera! Learning!
Funded Aug 12, 2020Thank you so much for your generous donations to my "Lights! Camara! Learning!" project. As you can image distance/ virtual learning has been a great and difficult challenge for teachers, students and parents. The document camera you help to fund has made all the difference in the world for my students. My students can now really see what I am trying to teach them. Before I was holding the book or pages up to the camera and the children had a hard time seeing the page. Plus my arm got tired! Now the book is flat, I can write and the students can see! Amazing!
Last week, before I received the document camera there were some complaints now the children are as happy as can be. Thank you for helping!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DiMarco
This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 4 other donors.Good Sports!
Funded Dec 11, 2019First, let me thank you for your very generous donation to my classroom. My class was very excited to receive the three boxes of balls and bean bags. One of the students said it was like a big birthday present! They couldn't wait to get outside to start using them.
It had rain the night before so we went out in the afternoon to use our new equipment.
We tossed the footballs and pretended we were getting ready for the NFL playoffs. I'm not sure which teams won but we were all winners with our new gear!
Until now our P.E. class has been rather boring. We will now be able to practice our kicking, passing and catching. These are all skills that all second graders need to develop to become better athletes and we will because of your kindness.
Thanks again!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DiMarco
They Shoot! They Score!
Funded Aug 28, 2018Thank you so very much for our new basketballs and mesh bags to store them in. My class was so excited when I told them that I had posted project to Donors Choose for basketballs. Then when I told them it had been funded so quickly they were really, really excited and started the whole "Are they here yet" thing! When the box arrived we opened it together. The balls, of course, came flat so I assigned several trustworthy students the job of pumping them up. They loved that and did a great job.
We took the balls out for a test run the very next day. We dribbled up and down the court. We practiced passing up and down the court and finely we did some shooting. Practice will make perfect. Our tournament isn't until April so we have plenty of time. I know we are going to be very successful thanks to you!
Thank you again for your generous donation!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DiMarco
Spinning to Learn
Funded Oct 17, 2017Thank you so much for your kind and generous donation to my fourth grade class at Dixie Canyon Community Charter School. Although it took three tries to get a non damaged bike our new stationary bike has arrived. We have put it together and have started to ride! Although we are fortunate to have a full time P.E. teacher at our school we are city kids and don't always get a lot of time to spend out doors and get our energy going and flowing. The impact this bike has made on our classroom is remarkable.
If we finish our work early we can ride. When we feel we need to get out some energy we ride. We ride at recess and lunch. When it rains again in California we will ride.
We are very grateful to have the new bike in our room. The class thanks each of you with all our hearts. ”
With gratitude,
Ms. DiMarco
What's in Your Backyard?
Funded Apr 23, 2016Thank you so much for the awesome books you donated to Room Sixteen! As you know we are an urban school but one of my favorite projects is our language arts unit on wildlife. There is still so much wildlife to see in the city but most of us city folks don't know what we are looking at when we see that unique bird or furry critter. The books you donated will have a very good impact on my current student and my further ones as well. The field guides will help us identify all our backyard and city creatures that we my not have known about before.
Also, the journals you gave us will help us keep track of our new discoveries as well. The chance to sketch the animals we see will instill the love of art and science into my students and give them an opportunity to keep adding to their journals for years to come.
Thank you so much for your kind and generous donation!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DiMarco
The Center of Success
Funded Aug 18, 2013Thank you so very much for your generous gift! The CD player and read along books are such a great addition to my classroom. My students were very excited when I opened the box. Shouts of "What's in it?" and "It's almost as cool as Christmas!" was heard by almost the whole school!
I can already see the impact of your donation. That very day small reading and literature groups formed spontaneously on the playground at recess time. My students came back with their groups and wanted to start reading right away. The book selection is very wide so the students can read what they find interesting and at a level were they are comfortable . A big improvement can be seen in their new easy of reading aloud and new found love of reading for pleasure. That will make them life long learners.
The adventure has just begun because of you! Thank you again!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DiMarco