Past projects 7
More Books Equals More Reading
Funded Jan 21, 2022Thank you so very much for your amazingly beautiful donations to our classroom. Our classroom library has never been so full of wonderfully told stories before. We have also been extremely impressed with how self sufficient our library has become as well.
When our class was told about the money that was going to be contributed to our classroom, we sat down as a class and put together a list of books that we knew would be engaging and would help us grow as readers. My students have thoroughly enjoyed all of the wonderful series that we received. So, thank you so much for your contribution to our classroom!!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Paynter
This classroom project was brought to life by Utah State Board of Education.Books for All Students
Funded Sep 29, 2020Thank you so much for your exceptional donations to our classroom project, Books for All Students. This donation has greatly impacted our classroom environment. At our school we have several ELL students and many of them speak little to no English. This year, we have had the privilege to have a student in our class that speaks barely any English. We as a class, made it a goal to help that student feel safe and wanted. By providing this student with book options that he can read and understand, we have seen that impact him to feel better accepted in our classroom. So again, thank you for your contributions, it truly has impacted our classroom!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Paynter
Growing Our Class Library
Funded Jan 26, 2020Thank you so much for your wonderful contributions!! One of my favorite things about teaching is helping students to become engaged in reading. It has always been a desire of mine to help my students to improve in their abilities to read and to find a love for reading. Your contributions have helped our classroom to fill our bookshelves with more engaging titles. Some of the books that my students have been anxious to read have been the Shadow Children series, Amulet series, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. With these new titles, I have already seen my students desire to read increase. Thank you again for your contributions!! It truly means a lot to me and my students.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Paynter
Classroom Libraries ROCK!
Funded Oct 8, 2019Thank you so much for your fabulous contributions to our Clasroom Libraries Rock project! We are so excited for all of the fabulous books that have been added to our classroom library. Some of our favorites of those books include the Plants vs. Zombies Graphic Novels, the final Michael Vey book, and Savvy. We have also thoroughly enjoyed the reference system. The reference system has been used as a way for us to find other books in our classroom library that may be of interest to us. We absolutely love everything and are so grateful again for your contributions.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Paynter
Pursuing Our Abilities in Math and Reading
Funded Jan 31, 2019Words cannot express how grateful my students and I are for you contributions to our classroom. We have loved the new books and materials to help supplement our learning in math. The new power strip has allowed us to have all of our Chromebooks fully charged each day for our Guided Reading assignments. As a whole class, we are currently reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The illustrated copy of Harry Potter has helped to get my students more excited and interested in our class read aloud. These are just a couple of examples of how your contributions have effected our classroom. Again, we are so grateful for the experiences that you have provided to our classroom through your contributions! Thank you so much!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Paynter
Proximity, Engagement, and an iPad Pro
Funded Dec 3, 2018Thank you so much for your wonderful donation. My class has thoroughly enjoyed having the iPad Pro in our classroom to help enhance their instruction time in class.
There are many things that the iPad has allowed us to do in our classroom. For example, during math instruction time, it has allowed us to use it as a whiteboard. This has allowed me as the teacher to be able to instruct but be in proximity to students that may not be following along or may struggle with the concept being taught. For the students, it has allowed them opportunities to solve problems in front of the class without having to leave their desks. This gives them opportunities to practice their skills by reteaching the other students in the class.
Again, thank you so much!! We all have loved the new abilities the iPad has brought into our classroom.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Paynter
Supplementing Student Learning
Funded Oct 24, 2018Thank you so much for the wonderful donation!! My students have thoroughly enjoyed all of the materials that your kind donation has brought into our classroom.
This year, our school district theme was based on the books Rules of the Red Rubber Ball, What's Your Red Rubber Ball?! and The Red Rubber Ball at Work written by Kevin Carroll. These books stress the importance of incorporating play into your work and the benefits that come from doing so. In our district, we have really been focusing on making learning fun and giving our students time to play! From your donation, we were able to purchase new outdoor play equipment. Because of this new play equipment, my students have been able to fill their outdoor play time with many more activities. They have especially enjoyed the new kick balls! By having equipment to play outside, my students have been able to have fun and clear their minds to help them work better.
The other materials donated to our room have also brought joy and success into our classroom. For example, as a class we recently began reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. With your contribution, we were able to purchase a class set of the books so that my students can follow along and be engaged in our class read aloud. The printer and the laminator have allowed us to fill our classroom with visual class goals and inspiring quotes.
Thank you again so much for your wonderful contribution!! We are beyond grateful for the joy and excitement that you have brought into our classroom.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Paynter
This classroom project was brought to life by Chevron Fuel Your School.