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Mrs. Finkelstein's Classroom

  • William McKinley Elementary School
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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  • Let's Take Home Snacks!

    Funded Feb 11, 2017

    Thanks so much for funding this Life Essentials project. My first graders were so excited when they were able to bring home different flavors of pop chips today. Each day they will get to pick out a different snack to take home. Tomorrow, they will get to bring home Valentine's hearts. I can't wait to see their reaction when they get this yummy treat.

    Thanks for helping to feed my 25 first graders. You have made my little ones very joyful.

    Your donation to this project is greatly appreciated. !”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Finkelstein

    This classroom project was brought to life by Life Essentials Supporters and one other donor.

  • Nook Chargers, Paper and Sharpeners Needed in First Grade!

    Funded Feb 7, 2017

    Thank you so much for donating to and funding this project for my first graders. Thanks to you, we now have a pencil sharpeners for all of our pencils. Our old sharpener would not sharpen our little pencils.

    Thanks also for our Nook chargers. We will now have enough chargers to charge all of our Nooks.

    Lastly, thanks for our paper. Not only do we have paper for our writing and math centers, we also have a pretty box to hold the paper in.

    We want to thank you for your amazing generosity for supporting public education.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Finkelstein

  • Let's Keep the Mice Away!

    Funded Feb 5, 2017

    Thanks so much for funding this very practical and necessary gift to my first graders. They were very confused when we got the mice repellents. They thought that we got boxes with actual mice in them. I had to explain to them that the boxes contained materials to keep the mice away.

    Thanks again for donating to this project. We are very hopeful that we won't have any more mice in our classroom. Earlier in the week, before the repellent came, we had a mouse in our coat closet. This made for quite a bit of excitement.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Finkelstein

  • We Need a Lending Library Book Shelf

    Funded Jan 28, 2017

    Thanks so much for this amazing gift to my students. They love our beautiful new bookcase. The students love picking out books to take home that they are able to read. The bookcase has an extra bonus. It has a spot to display our favorite books. Right now we have books on display by Mo Willems.

    Thanks a million for donating to and funding this Lending Library Book Shelf to our classroom.

    You have made 25 first graders and their teacher very joyful.

    Thanks again for making a positive difference!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Finkelstein

  • Mo Willems Author Study in First Grade!

    Funded Jan 31, 2017

    The Mo Willems books have just arrived in our classroom. We can't wait to read the Elephant and Piggies set, Knuffle Bunny and Pigeon and Pals books. Thanks so very much for funding this project for our classroom. We now have at least 20 books by Mo Willems.

    Thanks to your kindness and generosity, the children will get to read and listen as well as watch stories by this wonderful author. I am excited to watch the children get excited by his stories.

    I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for donating to and funding this project.

    Thanks again.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Finkelstein

  • Let's Clean and Create!

    Funded Jan 28, 2017

    The new vacuum cleaner has arrived and it works beautiful. The children love how the carpets look so clean. It even picks up dirt, paper and crumbs from our floor. Thanks a million for donating to and funding this project.

    Thanks also for our amazing new sharpener. It sharpens our pencils in just seconds. The children now always have sharp pencils and their work looks neater.

    Lastly, thanks for the white construction paper. It has arrived just in time to make our Valentine Bulletin board for the month of February.

    Thanks again for being very generous and kind to my little ones. You have made a large difference in our class.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Finkelstein

  • Books to the Rescue!

    Funded Jan 30, 2017

    What a great day in our classroom! The books have arrived! The children love the If you Give a Moose a Muffin, the Pigeon series and I Know an Old Lady who swallowed a fly books. We have already read the book There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! The children loved it so much that they asked me if I could read it to them again. They loved the part when the cold lady burped and a Snowman came out of her mouth.

    Thanks for giving my first graders the joy of listening to great stories.

    Thanks so much for providing my little ones these great books.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Finkelstein

  • Let's Write to Our Families

    Funded Jan 27, 2017

    Thank you very much for the amazing workbooks and writing paper.

    The workbooks will help my first graders improve their Math, Writing and Social Studies skills. The children will have the opportunity to review what we learned in school. They will write to their families what they learned.

    Thanks also for giving my first graders worksheets for their homework packet.

    Your donation will help my little ones improve in all areas of study.

    Thanks a million for making a difference in the lives of my little ones. You are the best and we are very grateful to you.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Finkelstein

  • We Would Love A Robotic Vacuum!

    Funded Jan 27, 2017

    The robotic vacuums have arrived in our classroom. Thanks so much for making this possible. The children love our new vacuum cleaner. Not only does it clean our carpet, it also cleans our floor. You can imagine the amount of crumbs 25 first graders create after eating muffins for breakfast. Thanks to you, we will have a much cleaner room.

    The vacuum will also help to keep our new carpet clean.

    We are very thankful to you for funding and donating to this project.

    You have made 25 six and seven old children very joyful.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Finkelstein

  • A Vacuum To The Rescue!

    Funded Jan 25, 2017

    I want to thank you so much for funding our Vacuum cleaner. The children are thrilled that they no longer have to sit on a dirty carpet. They even mentioned that our room looks much cleaner.

    The vacuum cleaner came at a great time. Our old vacuum stopped working last month. Sweeping the carpet was not doing a good job of keeping it clean.

    Thanks a million for donating to and funding this project. You have made 25 first graders very happy.

    Thanks again for making a big difference! Happy Groundhog Day!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Finkelstein

My students are 30 loving but very needy 4th graders. I teach in an inner city school in a high crime and high poverty area in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I work in a public school and teach a "regular" fourth grade class. I currently have 8 Special Need students and 5 ESOL student in my class. They can not afford simple supplies such as books. All of the students at my school receive free breakfast as well as free lunch. I would love to improve my students' lives and bring a smile to their face.

About my class

My students are 30 loving but very needy 4th graders. I teach in an inner city school in a high crime and high poverty area in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I work in a public school and teach a "regular" fourth grade class. I currently have 8 Special Need students and 5 ESOL student in my class. They can not afford simple supplies such as books. All of the students at my school receive free breakfast as well as free lunch. I would love to improve my students' lives and bring a smile to their face.

About my class

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