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• Simple Machines Lab Materials From Everyday Items - Part 2

  Funded Nov 2, 2024

  Thank you so much for bringing the excitement into my classroom. The conversations my kids have had this morning have been so funny! They have been chatting away with each other when trying to not only determine what these items are and what they are used for, but what simple machine(s) make up these items. They have had so much fun digging through the bucket to discover what materials are in there, and to discover that they have seen many of these items before. They have been carefully trying to determine how these machines work and what machines these items contain. It has truly been a wonderful experience for them and one I do not think that they are soon to forget! I have heard several of them say they are going to go home and see what else they can find. Thank you again for bringing excitement, fun, and hands-on experiences into my classroom for my kiddos!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burns

• Folding Tables For STEAM Night

  Funded Feb 15, 2025

  Thank you so much for providing these tables for our STEAM nigh event and beyond! I am so beyond thankful that you have helped us to be able to grow our event. The kiddos will be so thankful to not have to spend so much time setting up now. I am already looking forward to all of the uses these tables will provide for our STEAM night and beyond! As they will be taken care of, well loved, and used for years to come!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burns

• Amazon Fire Tablets for STEM Projects in Science

  Funded Dec 28, 2024

  Thank you so much for making this project a reality! I am so excited to have the 2nd phase of Fire Tablets complete so each group will have a tablet to work from! This will help so much with plans that I have for Sphero Robots, outdoor learning, in class field trips, and anything else that I can possibly find to use them for. We will take great care of them so they will last for many years to come! Thank you for providing these resources for my students!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burns

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

• Replacing Our Classroom Chromebooks - Part 1

  Funded Dec 18, 2024

  Thank you so much for helping me begin to replace the old and outdated Chromebooks that are 9-10 years old on my cart. My students use these computers daily for various reasons. They will be so excited to have some new devices be able to keep going with their schoolwork whenever their device is in need of repair or charging. These will ensure they are able to use all of the programs they need to use and keep learning rolling everyday. Thank you so much for all of the love you have shown my kiddos.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burns

• Bringing Weather Topics To Life

  Funded Jul 26, 2024

  Thank you so much for providing these resources for my students! The anenometers will come in super handy when we get to our weather unit! Students will be able to see and hold one so that they can tell the difference between an anenometer and a weather vane. They struggle with that so much! I was looking forward to the Coriolis Effect Apparatuses, however, the company had to discontinue this item after a lot of back and forth when they realized they no longer had a machine needed to make them. When I was given the option to purchse other materials, I opted to get a few more translator pens due to needing them the most for my ESL population of students. They have helped to increase that population of student engagement so much. These students have blossomed since I started incorporating these into my classorom. Having four more to use in the classroom has been super helpful as I have a class that requires over 10 translation pens. Theyy will also come in handy whenever I have students that have dslyexia in order to help them with the printed text. Thank you for providing me with resources to help my students be successful.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burns

• Science Understanding For All Students - Part 2

  Funded Nov 13, 2024

  Thank you so much for providing more of these translation pens for my students. It has helped dramatically with student engagement and understanding within the classroom. Students cannot complete their work if they do not understand it. These pens have allowed my students to become part of the group. They have allowed them to work independently or within small groups. It has given students that are still a little unsure of words due to various stages of their English learning to be able check sections of text or words they are unsure of confidence to particpate in groups. It will even read it back to them in their native language if they need it to help them understand the content. I have seen a slight improvement in their quiz scores as well as students have become more engaged and learning more of the content. Thank you for giving me this gift to use in the classroom to help my students that are struggling with content due to the language barrier!! I appreciate them so much!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burns

  This classroom project was brought to life by Young Sheldon and 8 other donors.

• Simple Machines Lab Materials From Everyday Items

  Funded Sep 21, 2024

  Thank you so much for providing my students with these materials. I am so excited to bring these to my classroom for our simple machines lab. Having these resources means that students will be able to look at items they may use or have seen at their home and figure out what simple machine(s) they are.

  Students were super excited when I opened the boxes and started unpacking everything and wanted to help. They got super excited when they heard they get to use these items a little later in the school year! Thank you for helping me get students excited about simple machines!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burns

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation and 3 other donors.

• Handy Dandy Science Notebooks and Lab Books!

  Funded Sep 11, 2024

  Thank you so much for providing these covers for notebooks and lab books for our 7th graders! The students reference these books several times a week, many reference the notebooks on a daily basis. Having these covers ensures that they will last the school year! The kids continue to tell me how they appreciate having everything laid out, in order, for them for the entire year. Many tell me how they lost things out of their notebooks last year due to the glue not surviving the year. Now, they know they will have what they need when they need it. Thank you for ensuring that I am able to continue to provide these resources for our 7th graders for another year!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burns

• Science Understanding For All Students

  Funded Oct 31, 2024

  I cannot begin to thank you enough for providing my students with these resources. They are up and running and students that were once before checked out due to not being able to read the printed materials are engaged and working! They have all said that they have helped them so much! I am so happy to see them engaged, working, and excited! They are particpating in conversations at their tables and are so thankful that they can now easily communicate with their peers thanks to these pens. They can have them translate for them as well by speaking into the pen and translating it into English for the group if they need it to. This has been wonderful for the newcomers to be able to particpate and communicate within the group. If I have forgotten to get them set up with one when class starts, they kindly remind me because they have already seen a difference in their class performance. I have already put another project up to get another set because in some classes, 5 is just not enough for all of the kids that could benefit from them. Thank you for providing me with a tool for these students to have a chance to be successful, and to help break down the wall that is the language barrier so all kids can learn! I am truly amazed at how quickly they have adapted to using these pens and look forward to using them for years to come!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Burns