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• Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

  Funded Nov 10, 2021

  Your wonderful generosity has impacted our Kinder students in so many ways! With the cool pop-its and sketch pads, they have grown confidence in attempting more complex words, improved their DIBELS assessment by raising their Phonemic Awareness skills, and enriching their sentences.

  I have seen a student who, in the past, would cry and have anxiety attacks over practicing her blending skills during Literacy Academy now attack the skills with fluency and most importantly confidence! They are now excited to attempt new and more difficult words. They answer with such assurance that her response is accurate and clear. You are truly Cougars for life!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Martinez

  This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex® Brand and 2 other donors.

• Playing in the Outdoors!

  Funded Nov 10, 2021

  The beautiful new tricycles were a hit. Not only were more kids able to get on them but the tricycles also challenged them! It isn't easy pedaling and towing two extra friends. Thanks to your donations and big hearts we have seen many students strengthen their gross motor skills and eye-hand-coordination!

  When we brought them out for the first time their cute little eyes grew to the size of softballs in amazement! They just couldn't wait to be the driver or the passenger. They even role played and pretended to be cheufered to parties, Disneyland, or school. It was delightful to watch!

  Once again, we feel blessed and grateful for your generosity! You are Cougars for life!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Martinez

  This classroom project was brought to life by #TeachHealthy with Nature Made.

• Starting a New School Year!

  Funded Nov 6, 2021

  The funding of our styluses, pencil grips, and page holder is a blessing. With the integration of technology and the fight to transition our kids in being 21st Century learners, we have been looking for ways to find a balance between the fundamentals of teaching Kindergarten age children and using technology in the classroom and at home.

  When we hit the pandemic, our students were at a huge disadvantage. Our schools did not have enough devices for all students to take one home. Even though the district slowly helped in filling in the gap, we still had to start from scratch and teach them computer skills, using our Learning System, and incorporating technology based lessons. We then had the worrisome question of how do we still make sure that our students still learn the fundamentals of writing, the proper pencil hold, and letter formation while on an IPAD. The styluses gave us the advantage of learning online but still working out the fine motor skill muscles, learning letter formation, and of course learning how to hold their pencil the proper way.

  The students were so excited to start incorporating them in the classroom. They were beaming from ear to ear and showing all their parents the wonderful tools and discovering how with just a simple tool as a pencil grip; their letter formation improved. Students even decided to use their adorable little page holders and adopted them as their quiet buddy. They are just having a wonderful time! Thank you so much for all generous hearts and for helping our little ones embrace the world of technology.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Martinez

• Learning How to Write in a Digital World

  Funded Sep 17, 2020

  So many students, especially in the primary grades need the fundamentals of letter and number formation. During these difficult times our students were lacking that pratice. When our students received their styluses we began seeing improvement in their penmanship quickly!

  More students began to warm up and participate in annotating activities during virtual class time. Our parents also saw that their children wanted to pratice more and more on their own. They noticed their child wanted to do their homework without making excuses simply because they wanted to work with their stylus. Students loved the pencil grips and as I monitored them during workbook time, I saw them working with their pencil grip consistently! Thank you so much for making these difficult times more easier for our students. You are all truly our heroes!!!!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Martinez

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose 20th Anniversary Fund and 4 other donors.

• Tricycle Times 2!

  Funded May 5, 2020

  During these difficult times, adults know they have to cope and be patient. However for Kindergarten students that are no older than 6, they have a difficult time understanding why we have to stay home and why we can't go back to school. On a weekly basis my students ask me when this virus will end and when are we going to go back to school.

  For as much as we talk about it, their little hearts yearn for the chance to go to school and play with their friends on our playground. Some have hard days, when they cry because they want me to be with them helping them with their work instead of a computer screen. Some say they wish they could give me a hug. It breaks my heart to see them wanting to grab something, hug something, or just be given a 'high five'.

  With your amazing and generous hearts you have given my students and I something to look forward to when we do finally get to go back to school and be together. Their eyes grew with wonderment and excitement with the idea that when these hard times finally go away, there will be these beautiful new tricycles waiting for them. They imagine learning how to pedal, steer, and race each other. They imagine pulling their friends and cheering each other on as they race around the bike path. I imagine seeing them learn about doing healthy activities, learning about their gross motor skills, and using their math skills to time their laps around the bike path. I imagine my wonderful students just being kids and having fun. Thank you for giving us the hope that one day we will finally get to be together again at our wonderful school.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Martinez

  This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 3 other donors.

• What a Catch!

  Funded Dec 4, 2019

  You generous donations helped us achieve the great joy of seeing our students smiling faces as they enjoyed playing, sharing, and learning with their peers. The students were extremely excited watching me unpack all the wonderful and bright new equipment. The catch and toss area is now their favorite area. Many of them have shown improvement in their eye-hand coordination and they themselves can't to tell us when one of them has finally learned how to throw and catch the ball on their first try.

  We are looking forward to using them in our upcoming unit, where we will be talking about motion, friction, and velocity. The equipment will be great examples of these concepts and they will be able to experiment, explore, and create hypothesis' by using all the new equipment.

  Once again, you we are extremely grateful for your generous contribution. You will forever be a part of our Chase Street Cougar Community! Go Cougars!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Martinez

  This classroom project was brought to life by An anonymous classroom supporter and 2 other donors.

• Basics Are Needed!

  Funded Jun 22, 2019

  The beginning of the year was very disheartening. When we were about to start we were informed that we did not have the funds to buy even the basic materials such as crayons and glue. We were so elated to see that our project was funded and we didn't have to worry about asking our parents to donate such basic materials; which we had always been able to supply in the past.

  Thanks to you, we do not have to worry about sharing a box of crayons between every four students. Thanks to you we don't have to worry about sharing a bottle of glue between each table. Thanks to you we have copy paper to create wonderful projects and enjoy learning without worrying about having to buy our own supplies so that kids do go without.

  You are true guardian angels and we are so blessed and grateful for your gift. Our students were so surprised when we showed them all the amazing materials and supplies that your generous hearts had given to them. They send their gratitude and appreciation! Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Martinez

  This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and one other donor.

• Amplify Our Reading Skills

  Funded May 3, 2019

  Thanks to your generous donation we are now able to fully implement our two primary online programs called ST Math and Amplify. Students can now enjoy Amplify through poems, chants, stories, phonics activities, and parts of speech activities. They now can really sink into each program without being distracted or distracting others with the sounds of their individual program.

  Students will be able to also strengthen their Math practices and solidify the Math Concepts. Now they won't be so self-conscious; listening to another students IPAD making noises that they have finished the program or passed yet another level. They will focus more on their own game and become more focused on their own accomplishments.

  Thank you so much for giving our students the opportunity to bring in technology and give them the experience they deserve.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Martinez

  This classroom project was brought to life by OshKosh B'gosh.