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Ms. Walcott's Classroom

  • Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley
  • Jamaica, NY
  • More than three‑quarters of 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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  • Please Help With Our Urgent Need for Printer Ink!

    Funded Oct 3, 2015

    My students and I are grateful for your donations to our project. Your donations have helped to bring the rainbow of color to my students all in desperate need of visual supports. For the next three-five months, my students will not have to wait for their research materials to be printed out in black/white from the computer in the main office. With that being said, they have already used the printer's color and black ink to create displays.

    Again, it is very important to me that my students leave their classroom with a sense of pride, knowing that their work efforts matter to us - big or small should not go unnoticed. My students are thankful.

    Many many thanks for listening to my plea.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Walcott

    This classroom project was brought to life by NEA Foundation and 4 other donors.
  • Career and College Readiness: Learning Computer Programming

    Funded Sep 10, 2015

    My students and I thank you very much for each and every donation you've given to our project. Your donations are used as a bigger part of their reward system.

    Again thank you for hearing my pleading, for my students' chrome book laptop computers. They will now be able to create their own moving stories. My students are currently learning research skills and presentation skills to prepare them to be career and college ready. You have eased our struggle to get resources in the classroom that my students will find fun and innovative.

    I cannot wait to send you thank you notes from my students.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Walcott

    This classroom project was brought to life by Infosys Foundation USA and 6 other donors.
  • Back to School: Multiple Usage Paper

    Funded Sep 10, 2015

    My students and I thank you very much for each and every donation you made to our project. Your donations are used as a bigger part of their reward system. We are so thankful that we don't have to wait for urgently needed copies. We just print and go!

    My students are now using the donated paper to print large research information on and even for creating take home greeting cards to guardians and parents.

    Again, thank you so very much for your help and caring about my students! I cannot wait to send you thank you notes from my students.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Walcott

  • Back to School Back on Track With Healthy Snacks Please

    Funded Sep 13, 2015

    My students and I thank you. My biggest challenge in helping to change the lives of my students is the lack there of money or resources to buy healthy snacks.My students have shared with me about being hungry. They want to become happier, healthy and mild mannered by their graduation date. We use snacks in the classroom as a part of our reward system.

    Again many thanks go out from my wonderful students to Ahn Nguyen, Mark, Anonymous Donors, Quill.com FY15, Heidi Knuuttila, and the staff at Donors Choose.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Walcott

    This classroom project was brought to life by Quill.com FY15 and 5 other donors.
  • Help My Students-Cultivate Dreams Through Financial Literacy

    Funded May 7, 2015

    Your donations to my project made it very possible for my students to become more money sensible and community conscious. Thank you.

    My students are now planning for their forthcoming futures in a way that should have a positive financial impact on everyone around them. They were able to will use the materials requested to increase self-awareness and cultivate a passion for smart spending within their households and in their communities. Some of their past activities included visiting local business, buying and spending. My students were so excited that we are planning a second round of trips to local business, interviewing a business owner. They enjoyed interviewing a friend or family member about a time they researched a spending decision. What item were they buying? Where did they do research? What decision did they make and are they happy with the decision? Students shared with the class interview findings. My students making textual connections to characters in the selected book and then write a Reading Response graphic organizer. They continue to show growth in making smart spending decisions by conducting research and understanding opportunity cost and scarcity.(ex: cause and effect) by solving mathematical equations. They are thinking critically about becoming savers rather than spenders and have l recognize the value of 'Financial Literacy' and how instrumental in building a bright future and community. They say, "we are career and college ready." I say work in progress!

    Again, this would not have been possible without the donations from you guys.

    Many Thanks.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Walcott

    This classroom project was brought to life by an anonymous donor and 2 other donors.
  • Cleanliness is Essential for Social Interaction Skills

    Funded Mar 18, 2015

    As soon as the denotations came into our classroom my students said, finally. What's inside!

    On behalf of my students, I would like to give a very special thank you for sharing and caring. Your gifts to my students have made them very happy, more focused and healthier.

    These products are incredible and have tamed the loudest to the most shyest student in my classroom. Name calling and pointing fingers in my classroom is now down by 90%. Instead of my students saying out loud, "it smells Ms. Walcott" or getting into verbal altercations about cleanliness, they are reminding me to spray or of how good the classroom smells with an air of confidence in their voices. Our words cannot express how thankful we all are to you.

    What is more, my students were so kind and sweet to offer to share their c-towels and sanitary essentials' with several other classes and offices in the building, while expressing credit to you, but they do not want to share the room deodorizers (smile). It will always be great to feel that you shared my passion for my students' learning and social emotional state. And, the many ways in which learning can take place.

    The donations are an important part of our reward system and behavior systems in the classroom. This project was funded with love and is fantastic. It continues to encourage focused minded students and aid in turning negative their intentions in to teachable and positive moments.

    Again many thanks for showing that you care enough to share your resources and time with my students and giving them a sense of pride.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Walcott

  • Give Them A Sense of Pride- LOVE Them! Lend a Helping Hand

    Funded Nov 3, 2014

    A very special thank you for sharing and caring, your gifts to my students have made them very happy, more focused and healthier. Our words cannot express how thankful we all are to you. Instead of my students reminding me of how long the day is and how hungry they feel, they are now reminding me of "snack time" with an air of confidence in their voices.

    What is more, my students were so kind and sweet to offer to share their snacks with several adults in the school while expressing credit to you. It will always be great to see that you shared my passion for my students' learning. And, the many ways in which learning can take place. The snacks are being given out to my students to easy their hungry stomachs and minds. In addition, the donations are an important part of our reward system and behavior systems in the classroom.

    The project of love that you have funded is fantastic. It continues to encourage focused minded students and aid in turning negative their intentions in to teachable and positive moments.

    Thanks a million Anonymous Donor, Michelle and Jason. I will continue to incorporate this contribution into our daily routine until it all runs out.

    Again many thanks for showing that you care enough to share your resources and time with my students and giving them a sense of pride.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Walcott

Our amazing students are mostly descendants of Mexican and West Indian backgrounds. By the end of the school year our students should be able to improve their reading and writing comprehension skills by at least one grade level. My favorite quote for the students is, "You become what you think about." My students have shared with me dreams of graduating and moving on to the next grade level. My biggest challenge in getting the students there is lack of technology and resources.(ex: interactive smart board, basic supplies, healthy snacks, personal care package) My quote relates to my students' social and emotional growth. With my guidance the students have set short and long term goals to help make their dream of graduating a reality.

About my class

Our amazing students are mostly descendants of Mexican and West Indian backgrounds. By the end of the school year our students should be able to improve their reading and writing comprehension skills by at least one grade level. My favorite quote for the students is, "You become what you think about." My students have shared with me dreams of graduating and moving on to the next grade level. My biggest challenge in getting the students there is lack of technology and resources.(ex: interactive smart board, basic supplies, healthy snacks, personal care package) My quote relates to my students' social and emotional growth. With my guidance the students have set short and long term goals to help make their dream of graduating a reality.

About my class

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