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We Dig Dinosaurs!
Funded Dec 15, 2010As we proceed with our in-depth Sea Study, our students are beginning to make connections between modern-day animals and their ancestors. As their curiosity grows, opportunities arise to connect this unit to our enrichment unit on Prehistoric Life.
My young scientists are eagerly looking forward to delving into books, materials, and hands-on activities as they begin their nonfiction research. These unique experiences will be shared with their reading buddies and Brown Bag lunch participants, as well.
Thank you for giving my class the tools to strive to reach the stars, learning about the present by digging into the past.
Your generosity is deeply appreciated.
Thank you again.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rogosin
This classroom project was brought to life by Bing and one other donor.Help Keep Our Turtle Afloat
Funded Dec 14, 2010Thank you so much for allowing us to furnish a bigger tank for Speedy, our class pet, along with books to help the children get a better understanding about reptiles.
By providing a bigger environment, we will be able to observe Speedy and know that he can grow and move in ways that are better for his development, ensuring years study for future students.
Observing a live animal not only captures the attention of young students, but gives them first-hand experience with living things that often leads to questions and research to find the answers to those questions.
I thank you, the children thank you, and Speedy thanks you for your generous contribution.
You are helping us grow as learners in so many ways.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rogosin
This classroom project was brought to life by Bing and one other donor.Under the Sea
Funded Nov 6, 2010By helping to fund our workshops at the NY Aquarium, you have provided a unique opportunity for all of our kindergarteners to explore, discover and be actively engaged in activities related to living things in the sea. Your donations have supplied fishing games and lacing activities for all three classes which allow students to practice newly-learned math skills, and have provided for phonics games and a sea life center to assist with sorting and identification skills.
As our young explorers advance in reading and math skills, they will be able to apply what they have learned to nonfiction units of study. By providing books and activities that center on these concepts, we open a whole new world to them.
Thank you for helping me to empower our young students to be active learners who can view the world from a new perspective as a result of your generous contributions.
Your support is truly appreciated.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rogosin
Teaching Emergent Readers Through Favorite Stories
Funded Aug 6, 2010As our class begins our unit on Children's Favorite Books, it continues to inspire and amaze me as a teacher to see how quickly young children take on the role of active reader, even with limited phonics skills and with only basic letter recognition, Our classroom is representative of many cultures, languages, ethnicities, and socio-economic backgrounds, and it is very encouraging to see them take to books on the many different levels that they have, beginning with the materials which your generous donation have provided.
From listening wide-eyed to a classic tale being read aloud to re-enacting it through puppet-play and illustrating their favorite part, to writing a critique of either the author or illustrator, each child is actively participating in this study, and eagerly awaits the next book in the series, quickly drawing comparisons and becoming bolder at taking risks as readers and writers, as they grow academically. As the year goes on, they will be privy to feltboard centers to retell stories, as well as copies of the books we have shared to read on their own or to borrow.
I cannot thank you enough for supplying us with the means to bring this unit to life, and, on behalf of my young readers and myself, I thank you again,”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rogosin
Wish I was a Fish!
Funded Dec 1, 2009Your generous contributions have allowed the entire kindergarten of our school to participate in two enrichment workshops, in which our students learned fundamental features of sharks and penguins. They got to explore examples of scales, fish eggs, penguin fur, shark skin, among many other specimens of nature, and, as a result, made connections in reading and writing when they came across key facts in the classroom. This tied into our studies of sea life and of prehistoric life, and led to further questions and fact-finding.
The instructor of the workshops, Bob Scherer, was both knowledgeable and entertaining, and kept the class intrigued. The sessions helped all three classes gain a better understanding of animal mobility, habitats, defense mechanisms, and behavior, and the children eagerly wrote to the Aquarium and outlined their favorite parts of the experience in writing. As they complete their sea life dioramas during our trips to the school library, the students are much more engaged in their depictions of the kelp forest, the deep sea, and in discussions about our role in protecting these resources.
Thank you for making it possible for our students to participate in these valuable experiences, and for bearing with the rescheduling of the trips due to snowstorms. Our students looked forward to the second workshop with great anticipation, and continue to refer to the nonfiction sea life books to gain more knowledge about the creatures that live there. This kind of inspiration is what inspires teachers to develop more units of study that enhance our students knowledge about our world and our place in it.
Thank you for your part in making it a reality. ”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rogosin
We Dig Dinosaurs!
Funded Feb 8, 2010Ever since I began to develop an interest in dinosaurs and prehistoric life, I have been using that interest to inspire my students in every aspect of their academic life through a unit I have established. In order to successfully immerse my students in key concepts, I have always tried to provide hands-on experiences to guide their discoveries and their research to make it "real" for them.
Through your generous donations, my students' reading and writing has soared as they strive to learn more about animals that lived long ago. In math and science, my pupils have shown an advanced level of comprehension using reptile counters and sorting skills provided by this grant. As we study mammals that came after the dinosaurs, we make correlations with animals that are still alive today. Ultimately, at the end of our nonfiction unit of study, each student will report on the data he or she has gathered on the prehistoric topic of their choice, and the culminating event will entail a replica fossil dig, mold-making, exploration station, reconstruction site, and related activities to engage the students and their families. We are looking forward to "Dig Days".
I am deeply appreciative of being awarded this grant for my class of eager-learners, and the materials will help to serve future classes as well.
Thank you for making all of this possible.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rogosin
This classroom project was brought to life by Korein Foundation and 11 other donors.Slow and Steady Helps the Class
Funded Nov 3, 2009Having Speedy, the turtle, and his supplies donated to the class has meant a great deal to us. I have seen shy students begin to verbalize and take more risks in their writing as a result, as each day they observed Speedy's behavior and noted new things they were learning in their observation books. To tie into the science unit on sea creatures, our art program enabled us to create paper mache turtles, the students engaged in the multi-step process.
My students are curious to learn more about similar animals, which led right into our study on prehistoric life. They are making connections and asking analytical questions based upon what they already know, a credit to having a classroom pet.
They are eager to take him home during holidays to study him up close, and create their own diagrams, cards, and prints with him in mind. ”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rogosin
Can You See Them Now?
Funded Dec 11, 2008Thank you so much for your generous contribution. My class will now be able to begin setting up our science lab. We have been studying living and nonliving things, and now they will be able to examine specimen up close and record information like real scientists. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to provide my inner city students with some genuine learning activities that I have been wanting to do for years”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rogosin
Eric Carle and Tomie D Paola as Mentor Authors
Funded Aug 14, 2006It is with overwhelming thanks and appreciation for your generosity that my class and I welcome your donation. Through your kindness, we will be able to expand our limited author study units and even share them with other classrooms as we join in our efforts to expand our students' love of reading. Your thoughtfulness will allow our students to look at writing from a new perspective, combining science, the arts, and reading in such a way that our otherwise-limited funds would not have permitted. I know the children will be as excited as I will be with the arrival of each special package! Thank you again.
Helen ”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rogosin
We Dig Dinosaurs
Funded Jun 17, 2006It is with deep appreciation that we accept your generous donation. Because of your help, a group of gifted first grade students from low-income backgrounds will be able to explore a variety of concepts in reading, math, science, writing, and the arts while studying prehistoric life. Each year, this theme unit allows more students to extend and apply their knowledge, and each year, I am more excited as we set off on a new learning adventure. Your generosity has enabled me to provide my students next year with opportunities which my previous students were not privy to because of budget limitations. Words cannot begin to describe how much your assistance will mean to my class. Because this unit covers a vast curriculum and summer is upon us, my students will be sending you feedback when they are in the heart of this study. I cannot wait to share all of their achievements in this endeavor with you.
Thank you again.
Sincerely
Helen ”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rogosin