Cindy Tow's Marathon Giving Page

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It has been a joy to see the students using the organizational materials that you have donated to our art room. You have helped to make the art room become an environment where my students are able to easily access materials and put them away when they are finished. The shelf that you donated holds resources and materials so that students and I can easily access them for lessons. The donated brush holder and pencil holder gives the students easy tools for organizing and putting away supplies.

Another big change to the art room from your donation is the cart that has pull out drawers. Inside of each drawer in the cart is a mini center. The students love to choose an activity, pull out the drawer that contains it, and take it to their table to explore.

As you can see your donation has made quite an impact on our art room. We really appreciate your help in getting organized and helping us to be more responsible with our things. The students and I agree: You have really helped to make our art room a wonderful space! Thank you!!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Hoge

Thank you so much for your time and monetary donations that made this request a reality! This center is the best! I could not imagine the difference that this single item would make in the classroom but let me tell you it has made a HUGE difference in our classroom. I use an incredibly complicated reading system and my students were unable to locate their materials in a timely fashion before we had this organizer! My students know right where to go to find their reading supplies. I can't begin to tell you the improvement the organizer has made!

Without this organizer my second grade students would waste precious time that they needed to improve their reading skills. They now take those precious minutes and put them to good use getting more "bang for the buck" every minute. I am seeing progress and improvement daily.

I hope that through the pictures you will see of the students and the center and thank you notes from the students you will begin to get a true sense of the impact the organizational center has made in the classroom. I find it truly awesome that such wonderful people think so much of my students that they donate their money to make a difference in my classroom now and for many years to come. I truly thank you for all you have done.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Danner

Thank you all for your concern for the writing abilities of my precious second grade students. Your concern for my students and their improvement was the catalyst that allowed Donors Choose to purchase the writing center for my classroom. Your monetary donations to fund this request made a dream of mine a reality. My "itch" to see students write better has now been "scratched" and my second grade students are well on their way to becoming better writers.

The day the writing center arrived in my classroom was the last day that writing was a problem and was the day that we tossed out the words "I can't" in our class. You have helped to turn can't into cans!

On behalf of my second grade students and myself we thank you now and for many, many years of writing organization and success in the future. Thank you!”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Danner

Years ago I taught at an elementary school near the Children's Museum. I taught there on Fridays. It was a great day. The 5-day a week PE Teacher had somehow acquired an old tabletop scoreboard. He used it to condition his kids. The dimensions of the red lines equal almost 30 laps for one mile. We didn't have the kids run one mile but at a 10 minute pace, one lap equals :20 seconds. The kids started at 10:00 and the timer would count down. 20 seconds later they would be at 9:40, and twenty seconds after that they would be at 9:20, on down to 9:00. So at the :40, :20, and :00 they were supposed to have completed one lap.

I've always wanted to do this in the winter! So now I have my multi-use scoreboard, which, among other things, will be used to condition my kids in the winter.”

With gratitude,

Mr. Scheck

Thank you so much for the bean bags and the sensory materials! Ever since the Wednesday the bean bags arrived, the students cannot wait to sit on them! They want to take tests on them! They want to practice their math facts with a buddy on them! They help their classmates while sitting on them! They are a huge hit! It seems like something so little, but the kids are longing to be on them as much as possible. And as long as we are learning I am extremely happy to have the bean bags all over the room! I cannot tell you how much the sensory balls are helping my kids. We have so many kids that are active and struggle with sitting in chairs for hours! The sensory items give them the opportunity to have movement without disrupting their learning and the learning of others! They are amazing. Students are really using them with great success!”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Pitcock

My students are enjoying the use of both the books and the comfortable carpet and bean bag chairs. It is amazing to see students who claim not to like reading begin to enjoy sitting in comfort with a good book. Would you believe that both my 9th and 12th graders are showing the same excitement for our Reading Zone?

Students have read more books because they are able to relax while reading. They also engage in conversation as they exchange information about what they are reading. Many are now able to write great reflections on what they have read. Learning is taking place in the most pleasurable way.

It is therefore with great joy and humility that we express our heartfelt gratitude. Our reading zone is indeed a pleasurable part of our class. Students from other classes are asking if they could borrow our books, or use our zone during their study hall. The carpet and bean bag chairs are indeed a great hit, and an enticement to read. Thank you ever so much for your generosity.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Preddie-St. Clair