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Mrs. Meckstroth's Classroom

  • La Mesa Arts Academy
  • La Mesa, CA
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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  • Starfish & My Fabulous Self

    Funded Mar 19, 2025

    Wow! LMAAC families are the best! I’m so proud to be a part of this team and to work with your students. Thank you so much for helping us get a wonderful and powerful book into their hands. I will get these ordered and covered and so that they can start reading these books after Spring Break.

    Happy reading!

    📖”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Meckstroth

  • Inside the Outsiders: The World Through Ponyboy's Eyes

    Funded Jun 6, 2024

    Reading in our 8th grade English classes is a fun and enriching activity. Our students will read The Outsiders and find themselves immersed in a world that is similar, and yet also different from their own. The scenarios and characters allow them to think critically and to examine the different themes of the story in depth.

    Our students are always so excited to get to read The Outsiders. They read the book, have discussions with their peers, take assessments and do assignments. But at the end, they look forward to our Outsiders dance, where they get to dress up and have fun!

    Thank you so much for your donation to our Inside the Outsiders project! We appreciate your help in getting great books into the hands and minds of our students.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Meckstroth

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Compassion Project and 5 other donors.

  • Break Some Ankles with the Crossover

    Funded Mar 30, 2023

    Our 8th grade students are enjoying poetry more than ever with the Crossover!

    As soon as the students heard they were going to start a poetry unit, the groans and moans started. I heard everything from "I hate poetry" to "it's so boring" circulating through our students. The majority of our students thought that poetry sounded boring and tedious, and they weren't looking forward to it.

    Then they started reading and I haven't heard a complaint since. They are engaged and reading a book that introduces poetry in a way that mirrors 8th grade life for so many of our students.

    Our 8th graders are going to enjoy this award-winning book for years to come. Thank you so much!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Meckstroth

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 2 other donors.

  • Creative Makes for Some Funky Cats!

    Funded Nov 15, 2021

    It is so much fun seeing our students walk into their maker space and get excited and motivated. Their faces light up as they start exploring and get an idea of what they want to create.

    I've already had several students start new sewing projects. One already knows how to sew, and is just enjoying trying new projects at school. The other has never sewn before and is learning how to use the machine.

    I have another student that spends a lot of time in the library, but is very hard to motivate. Before the area was even finished he found the set of Snap Circuits and immediately started creating elaborate circuits from his own imagination. He didn't even use the directions, it was just natural to him! He changed in front of my eyes from an unmotivated teen with no clear direction, to a hard working maker with a love for electrical circuits!

    I get to see these students transform in front of my eyes! Thank you so much for the opportunity. These supplies will make a difference for so many Wildcats, and it wouldn't have been possible without your generous support!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Meckstroth

    This classroom project was brought to life by San Diego Gas & Electric and 5 other donors.
This will be the beginning of a Maker Space in our library. We have an amazing room that is attached to the library called the Fireside Gallery, which will be the perfect place to house a creative space. It was originally built to be a reading room and has a fireplace and beautiful white wooden walls. The back wall is all glass and lets in an amazing amount of natural light. Just outside the windows is our Secret Garden, a tranquil walled garden and patio. Right now the room houses a small part of the library book collection and hosts several art shows a year. The plan is to move the books into the main collection and install a maker space to bring STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) concepts to our more than 1,100 students. The goal is to provide the inspiration and needed supplies, then set them free to think outside the box and create hands-on projects that inspire them for the rest of their lives. Maker Spaces help foster lifelong creative learners and inspire kids to pursue careers in STEAM-related fields such as art and science.

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This will be the beginning of a Maker Space in our library. We have an amazing room that is attached to the library called the Fireside Gallery, which will be the perfect place to house a creative space. It was originally built to be a reading room and has a fireplace and beautiful white wooden walls. The back wall is all glass and lets in an amazing amount of natural light. Just outside the windows is our Secret Garden, a tranquil walled garden and patio. Right now the room houses a small part of the library book collection and hosts several art shows a year. The plan is to move the books into the main collection and install a maker space to bring STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) concepts to our more than 1,100 students. The goal is to provide the inspiration and needed supplies, then set them free to think outside the box and create hands-on projects that inspire them for the rest of their lives. Maker Spaces help foster lifelong creative learners and inspire kids to pursue careers in STEAM-related fields such as art and science.

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