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Past projects 59

• Building Our Community

  Funded Aug 19, 2022

  Thank you so much for donating to our project and helping us to build our community! Being the first year that this class was offered the students were not sure what to expect. But thanks to your amazing donations we were able to really form a community of learners and research explorers!

  Having the research go packs filled with super sweet highlighters, page flags and post-its of many sizes was a huge help. All year all the groups had to go was get their bag and they were ready to take on what ever was in front of them!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Bray

  This classroom project was brought to life by Con Edison and 4 other donors.

• The Great Gatsby

  Funded Sep 13, 2022

  Thank you so much for donating to our Great Gatsby project! I can not tell you how much we needed those extra books for our students! Not only were the extra books great but our students loved being able to look at the graphic novel as we read! Sometimes having corresponding images really does help!

  We had so much fun reading this novel and talking about Gatsby. We had so many great conversations about not only the 1920's but also how we can relate the story to the American Dream.

  Thank you again for all your support!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Bray

• Rejection.... It Happens...

  Funded Nov 29, 2022

  Thank you so much for donating to our college rejection project! With your donations we will hopefully be able to make college rejections a little less disappointing or at least soften the blow with a plastic dinosaur or ring pop. I can't wait till we get our Rejection Section up and going on the classroom wall so all students can see that they are not in this alone.

  Thank you so much for helping our students!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Bray

  This classroom project was brought to life by an Anonymous Classroom Supporter and 4 other donors.

• Showing Our Pride

  Funded May 23, 2022

  Thank you so much for donating to our project and helping us to celebrate Pride! It was so much fun to see how excited all the students were in decorating the gallery walk. Let's just say I did not anticipate them taking it as seriously as they did! They made sure everything looked perfect not just on day one but they also made sure the materials stayed up through the month.

  Again, thank you so much for all of your support and for helping us to ensure that all students feel seen and loved in our school community.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Bray

• Rejection...It Happens

  Funded Dec 1, 2021

  Rejection, we get it. It happens to all of us, but when you are a senior in high school this could be one of the first time you truly encounter it. With this project we were able to take college rejection and make it a little fun. We want to use this time to show our students that this is happens to everyone and that when a college says, "no" you aren't alone.

  With these items we were able to create a prize box where students could choose a toy in exchange for hanging their rejection letter on the wall. While it sounds a bit strange there is something powerful in seeing all of these together and feeling like you are not alone.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Bray

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 5 other donors.

• More Books!

  Funded Oct 21, 2021

  Thank you so incredibly much for donating to our project! As a teacher who loves to read, there is nothing worse than having a student ask for the next book in a series and not having it. With this project I was able to order more books that are part of a series. I mean sure, now I might have 3 copies of one book but doing this allowed us to have even more copies for students too select.

  So thank you again for allowing me the opportunity to continue to instill a love of reading in my classroom.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Bray

  This classroom project was brought to life by Dollar General Literacy Foundation and 2 other donors.

• Time for Some New Releases

  Funded Oct 22, 2021

  thank you so much for donating to our project! Because of your generosity we were able to continue to stock our classroom library with even more books!

  With the project we were able to order new releases for our students to enjoy. Some of these were the start of a new series and others were books that let our students finish out a loved series.

  We are so thankful for donors like you that allow us the opportunity to continue to give out student books to read. There is nothing better than seeing their love for reading return.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Bray

  This classroom project was brought to life by Dollar General Literacy Foundation and 5 other donors.

• All The Books

  Funded Aug 23, 2021

  Thank you so very much for contributing to our project and helping us to get even more books into our students hands. It has been amazing getting to see students not only back in the classroom but also in the classroom with books in their hands.

  There is nothing better then helping a kid find a book that they actually enjoy reading. Thanks to donors like you we are able to get kids away from their phones and into the pages of a book.

  Thank you again for help us to inspire a new generation of voracious readers!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Bray

  This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 5 other donors.

• Books, Pens and Beyond

  Funded Dec 2, 2020

  Thank you so much for your amazing donation to our project, "Books, Pens and Beyond!" It is only because of donors like you that projects like this are able to happen. I love being able to have current novels that my students are interested in reading to share with them. Honestly, when we were in the classroom of my favorite things to do was help kids find their next favorite book or series. While we currently might not be together in class at least I am able to send them home with books they will hopefully live!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Bray

  This classroom project was brought to life by FamilyAlbum and 3 other donors.

• Some Basics

  Funded Jan 11, 2021

  Thank you so much for supporting out project, Some Basics! For this project we really did just need some basics. have the printer ink has really made teaching for home a bit easier. It was getting to be too confusing to try and digitally chart things while also zooming with a class. With the ink allowing me to print things out and bright pink clipboard waiting I was more than ready to chart my students progress while we were in class.

  Projects like this could not be done without donors like you!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Bray