Past projects 41
Help Us Find Books, With Dividers!
Funded Sep 5, 2013I am so excited to have gotten our new dividers in the mail yesterday! They are BIG, bright and colorful. What a great addition to our easy section of books. When I have younger students who are just getting used to looking for a book by the author's last name, it can be hard to read small tags on shelves. With the big dividers, all nicely alphbetized with big stickers, it's easy to read.
Thanks so much for helping my students! All these little things really do help out so much. DonorsChoose has been so generous to us.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O.
This classroom project was brought to life by Kia Motors America and 7 other donors.We Love to Read, Please Help Us in Our Library!
Funded Jun 20, 2013Thank you so much for the book marks! Our students are using them and reading them too. Book care is so important in a small, underfunded library. It also marks their spot, so it's a double bonus! I used to be able to purchase book marks years ago, when our PTO had better book fair sales. I was allocated a small portion, but those days are gone. With small book budgets all those funds are only used for books now.
It's so wonderful to know that DonorsChoose, and their helpers, are always there for us.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O.
We're Fading............. Away... Need Printer Ink!
Funded Apr 25, 2013Thank you so much for your donations to our Library! With no funding and support for something like a color printer in our District, I've really come to rely on DonorsChoose!
Students are always excited to come into the library, which is really a good example of "environmental" learning. There are lots of informative, colorful posters I make up every year all over the library. I have posted some of these here. These are great reminders for students on how things work in the library.
Our advanced students sometimes need color ink for their projects they do in the lirary as well.
Please know how much we all appreciate your generoisity!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O.
Whatever the Weather, We Need Some Wireless!
Funded Dec 18, 2012Thank you so much for your donations funding our wireless weather grant! I did a test run with the anemometer yesterday and it worked!
We'll be starting a weather unit next week, tracking the weather for the next few weeks, with a big display of our weather books. Spring is a great time to start with our sometimes WILD weather. With the sleet and hail we had today, it really a fascinating day today!
The second graders really loved looking at the display today, while I explained what the different numbers were for. I love to get kids tuned into nature and this is a great way to do it!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O.
We Need BIG BOOKS For Little Pre-K & K Students
Funded Oct 23, 2012Thank you so much for your generous donation of our big books! Our students have really loved the added size of the books for story time. Our youngest pre-schoolers and K students were able to see the illustrations very clearly. With tough economic times, and a very tiny PTO and book budget, all of these little things really add up. These books will last for years and enable many classes to enjoy them and remember what a BIG book looks like! I so appreciate all the things DonorsChoose do for us. Thank you and we love our books!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O.
My Library Needs Some Color- Markers!
Funded Jun 29, 2012Thank you so much for your generous donation! We recently started using the markers in the library and my students are really enjoying them! There is little, if any, time in their classrooms for any kind of art, so they get REALLY excited doing something here! We read Jan Brett's "The Hat" today and now the 2nd graders are designing their own! There with lots of colors to choose from and putting them in trays make them easy to access. These will last all year and we will be able to showcase the art on our hall bulletin boards.
My students and I thank you!!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O.
Help Us Find The Little House On the Prairie Books!
Funded Mar 25, 2012Thank you so much for our new books! When I opened the box they were so bright and colorful compared to our old ones!!! I have already passed on the old copies to a classroom to re-use. It's such a popular series in our collection, that many of our older students love to re-read them years later. Many adults also love this classic series. It's so wonderful to be able to count on the generous donors of DonorsChoose during our tough times, and keep our collection afloat. We are all truly grateful for your help!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O.
Wimpy Kid Books Rule!!!
Funded Dec 21, 2011Our students have been so excited, after we received our new Wimpy Kids books! They are flying off the shelves! A wonderful coincidence too- it started snowing today, as we started checking out the Cabin Fever book, that was funny as well. Thank you so much for your support, as the effect of having no book budget for three years is really showing. When there is a really popular series, such as this, the book also wear out much faster. Sadly, some also get lost. DonorsChoose has risen to the occasion again, and we are very grateful.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O.
Help Us Climb Into The Magic Tree House With New Books!
Funded Nov 16, 2011Thank you for your gift! Our students started checking out the new books as soon as I announced them and put them on the shelves! Our younger readers really love this series, and having new copies and titles really amped that up. It's so wonderful to be able to keep a popular series like this going, with no budget for the last three years. I also appreciate the fact that this series also has new titles coming out continually, and is not going out of print. May Magic Tree House live forever! Thank you DonorsChoose for helping our library in time like this.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O.
This classroom project was brought to life by Magic Tree House Gift of Reading and one other donor.Library Printer Dying, Students Need Some Color!
Funded Nov 15, 2011Thank you so much for your generous contributions for our new color library printer! It works!!! I was so glad to have the new one up and installed after removing the old one. I turned it on and presto- printing! It was so frustrating not to be able to do some simple printing. It's amazing what a difference it makes- I was able to "copy" and color print two book covers for our big bulletin board in less than five minutes. It looks great up on our board!
Thank you again and it's great to know DonorsChoose is always there for us!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O.