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Mrs. Cruzata's Classroom

  • Sierra Vista Elementary School
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 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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  • Books Needed for Our Class Library!

    Funded Feb 21, 2023

    Room 18 appreciates your donations to add new books to our library collection. The new books are current so students will be encouraged to read them. Our school promotes reading books for pure enjoyment of reading. As a Reading teacher, I usually focus on teaching children how to read, but I want to also focus on teaching my students to also learn the pleasure of reading books for their own enjoyment. Now that our classroom library has current and new book titles students will have an opportunity to choose a book of their interest to read.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruzata

  • All About Flexible Seating!

    Funded Aug 23, 2022

    The donations you made to my class was well worth it! Room 18 appreciates your kindness and how much you value student capacity and learning. There are many learning styles that my students have in order for them to make sense of lessons and content. Some of my students have a great need to move and fidget while they learn and work. With your donations my students can do just that. They are able to bounce and rock in their wobble chairs without being much of a distraction. My students love the wobble chairs and they even bicker about who gets to use the wobble chair next. Thank you for supporting my students!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruzata

    This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Funder and 3 other donors.
  • Resources to Engage Students!

    Funded Oct 1, 2021

    I am so grateful for the generous donors who donated to my project. The Teachers Pay Teachers gift card was a impactful resource. My students were able to use the engaging resources in various subject areas that included English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Art. My students have enjoyed working on the supplemental resources that have supported and reinforced their learning. My students have enjoyed the working on creative writing, making foldables, drawing and creating models. My students were very engaged during these activities and were enthusiastic to complete their work. Thank you again for supporting my class!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruzata

  • Highly Engaging Resources for Distance Learning!

    Funded Sep 30, 2020

    My students and I appreciate the engaging and interactive resources for our reading, social studies, science and math lessons. The "Teachers Pay Teachers" lessons and resources have encouraged and motivated my students to participate during remote learning. My students have enjoyed the kid-friendly resources that have sparked their interest in the lessons. The lessons have supported my students to learn new concepts, skills and strategies in a fun and engaging manner. Thank you for supporting our class!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruzata

    This classroom project was brought to life by Chevron and one other donor.
  • Charge Us Up!

    Funded Jun 16, 2019

    Room 32 is so excited to be able to use their iPads everyday now that they can charge their iPads as needed. My students are logging on and using educational websites that are enriching and engaging. I love how fast my students are learning to use the Notes app to send me their answers to word problems or an illustration to a book they read. The use of technology is so important nowadays and I'm so excited that my students will become computer literate. This is made possible through the charging station that you have donated. Thank you!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruzata

    This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 5 other donors.
  • Educational Resources

    Funded Mar 4, 2019

    Thank you so much for donating to my classroom! My students truly appreciate all the educational games and other resources they received from you. My students learn using various modalities and the most effective modality is tactile/hands-on learning. They fully immerse themselves in learning when it is presented to them in a fun and engaging way.

    The math games are a great way for me to support my students learning after I have explicitly taught math lessons. They are eager to play the math games and practice their math skills.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruzata

  • Shaping the World of Students through Books

    Funded Aug 22, 2018

    My students and I appreciate the diverse books that were donated to our class. It is really important for my students to identify with book characters that look like them. These diverse books and their topics create a wonderful reading experience for my students since they can also relate to the topics of the books. It is important for me as their teacher to expose my students to books of all cultures, ethnicity's and races. My students need to see themselves represented in positive ways in the books they read. My goal as their teacher is to provide diverse exposure to my students.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruzata

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 2 other donors.
  • Classroom Carpet

    Funded Jul 12, 2017

    My students were so excited to cozy up with a book on the new classroom rug. Now that we have a rug we started to gather on Monday mornings for community circle time. We usually discuss how their weekend was and other things students like to share. The rug has become their favorite area to play educational games. We also work on the rug during English language arts and during Math. The rug has become a wonderful and comfortable meeting area for our class. My students love to use the rug during Read to Self time. I allow about 5-6 students to sit there for this quiet reading activity. Everyone is always eager to I get called upon so they can get a chance to sit on the rug for quiet reading time.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruzata

  • Kinesthetic and Tactile Learners

    Funded Mar 29, 2017

    The students of Room 32 are so happy and appreciative for all the educational games that were donated. We truly love and look forward to playing "games" on Friday. Every Friday, students really get to enjoy the educational games because we have Free time Friday! Every Friday for the last twenty minutes my students have a lot of fun learning. My students are hands on learners and all the educational games are the perfect way to activate their curiosity and keep them engaged. The educational games give my students the opportunity to practice fine motor skills, letter recognition, sight words, math skills and their creativity. Thank you again for your donations!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruzata

    This classroom project was brought to life by Aspect Ventures and one other donor.
  • 21st Century Learners

    Funded Mar 7, 2017

    Thank you so much for your donation! My students and I are truly excited to have a laptop to use as a center. Students will learn to navigate the laptop and become familiar with the different ways to use the laptop. For example, my students will get to go on educational games, educational websites, use for researching reports, learn to use WORD, PowerPoint and many other uses. I also use the laptop as an incentive to get my students to complete their work. Computer time is a high interest activity that motivates all students.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cruzata

I need resources for my students to use in the classroom. So, I chose items that would help my students become more engaged in my classroom. My students require materials that will help them to stay interested in learning. I want to create a classroom environment that taps into my students various learning styles and multi-modalities. My students need to be engaged in the classroom all day, everyday! I need and want to make sure that my classroom is equipped to allow my students the freedom to learn using their own learning style. I'm requesting the wobble chairs for my fidgety students to be able to sit in the chair and move around while they read books. The guided readers are appropriate leveled books for my students to read. I also requested Hot Dot phonics game to help those students that are not reading yet. I also would like the sight word game that will motivate them learn and have fun all at once!

About my class

I need resources for my students to use in the classroom. So, I chose items that would help my students become more engaged in my classroom. My students require materials that will help them to stay interested in learning. I want to create a classroom environment that taps into my students various learning styles and multi-modalities. My students need to be engaged in the classroom all day, everyday! I need and want to make sure that my classroom is equipped to allow my students the freedom to learn using their own learning style. I'm requesting the wobble chairs for my fidgety students to be able to sit in the chair and move around while they read books. The guided readers are appropriate leveled books for my students to read. I also requested Hot Dot phonics game to help those students that are not reading yet. I also would like the sight word game that will motivate them learn and have fun all at once!

About my class

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