<p>The Mustache Men of Commodore John Rodgers are back for another year of incredibly good looking mustaches. To justify this endeavor, we need your support. Please sponsor our 'staches by choosing a classroom project below and making a donation of any amount. And wish us and our Mustaches luck. This year's growing team includes the following Mustache Men:</p>
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<li>Marc Martin: Principal</li>
<li>Brandon Kennel: Assistant ... more
<p>The Mustache Men of Commodore John Rodgers are back for another year of incredibly good looking mustaches. To justify this endeavor, we need your support. Please sponsor our 'staches by choosing a classroom project below and making a donation of any amount. And wish us and our Mustaches luck. This year's growing team includes the following Mustache Men:</p>
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<li>Marc Martin: Principal</li>
<li>Brandon Kennel: Assistant Principal</li>
<li>Andy Hlavka: Technology Developer </li>
<li>Barry Armstrong: Behavior Interventionist</li>
<li>Matthew Myer: 1st Grade</li>
<li>Brian Rainville: 3rd Grade</li>
<li>Josh Michael: 6th Grade</li>
<li>Michael Ayala: 7th Grade</li>
<li>Michael Sotkowitz: 7th Grade</li>
<li>Zach Taylor: 8th Grade</li>
<li>Conor O'Brien: 8th Grade</li>
<li>Donald Marshall: Special Education</li>
<li>Harold Watson: Music</li>
<li>Michael Glenwick: Spanish</li>
<li>Tim Reed: Physical Education</li>
<li>Dakari Taylor-Watson: Playworks</li>
<li>Ryan Ariosa: ESOL Services</li>
<li>Wilfredo Reyes: ESOL Services</li>
<li>Jim Krebs: Social Worker, SST Chair</li>
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The privacy partitions that you so generously funded for my classroom last year turned out to be a huge success. Students loved being able to create their own private work environment, without ever leaving their desk. Of course, students used the partitions while taking assessments, but many students chose to put their partition up during daily independent work time, simply because they were better able to focus. In addition, many students took advantage of the "walls" of their partitions to post process charts, class notes, and reminders. These quick references not only cut down on repetitive questions, they also helped to ingrain concepts in students' minds because they were always only a glance away. Thank you once again for bringing this basic supply to my students. It truly made an impact on they way we learn!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Vinijkul
This classroom project was brought to life by Kia Motors America and 6 other donors.
Happy New Year to you all! Thank you once again for so generously supporting our students, our school, ...and our mustaches! Our Mustaches for Kids fundraising campaign was a huge success and we couldn't have done it without each of you. I am particularly excited about being able to use these digital presenters. My technology students will find 101 uses for them in our news broadcasts. From highlighting important people to pointing out different parts of the city during our weather segment, the laser pointers will help our audience to focus and our students to feel more professional. Thank you for your support and encouragement! ”
Thank you so much for your generous donation to my class's project "Celebrating Success in the Classroom!" Through your generous donation, my students were able to celebrate their success and positive behavior through board games, pencils, certificates, and other small rewards.
Through your generous support I am able to reward students who consistently make positive choices in school and motivate students to always do their best.
My students deserve a high quality education and I'm grateful for your support.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Russell
This classroom project was brought to life by Kia Motors America and 5 other donors.
Thank you for your generous donation to my class's DonorsChoose project. Through your help we are able to give students resources for our school science fair this spring. Your donation has allowed students to have science fair boards, certificates, and books to help them prepare.
I am so grateful for your support of my class. My students are great students who deserve a high quality education. Your donation has allowed them to participate in a great educational opportunity that will help prepare them for college and beyond.”
We are just beginning our unit on life cycles, and the student are very excited. Over the weekend, the students' bean seeds have sprouted. They will be able to measure them and create line plots. They will also be learning about the life cycle of a plant.
Following our unit on plants, we will study the life cycles of animals, including a butterfly. Our caterpillar are due to arrive any day now, and your generous donation is what provided us with the larva and homes for them to live in.
After our studies, we will be creating habitats that include both plants and animals that are native to a certain area. The students will be able to use all of the great craft supplies, including construction paper, foam, paint, and clay to capture their ideas in their own design of a habitat.
Thank you for your generosity. Your donation is very appreciated, and it is having a direct impact on student learning.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Parsh
This classroom project was brought to life by an anonymous donor and 5 other donors.
Happy New Year everyone, and thank you once again for supporting our students and our school! The six LeapFrog TAG readers that you generously provided have been a huge hit in the third grade. Students can use the LeapFrog pens to read special books - many of which you provided as well! - and get feedback while they read. For example, students get support with new vocabulary and sequencing different events in the story. This is particularly hopeful with our ESOL population! As you can imagine, students line up to read with the TAG readers during independent work time. Thank you all for making this project a reality for our classroom.”
Thank you, thank you all for your incredible generosity! I absolutely love teaching Art. My students are so creative and inventive, and are eager to take on new projects and challenges. And, of course, my kids love to paint!. I'm particularly excited to use all our new concentrated watercolor sets and beautiful brushes to work on a long list of projects that we couldn't do before. We are going to create crayon resist insects, winter birch tree landscapes with beautiful watercolor sunsets, and experiment with other watercolor techniques.. Thank you so much for giving my students a wonderful foundation of materials to build upon.”
With gratitude,
Teacher
This classroom project was brought to life by Kia Motors America and 7 other donors.
Thank you, thank you all for your incredible generosity! I absolutely love teaching Art. My students are so creative and inventive, and are eager to take on new projects and challenges. This year I have had a lot of success with using sketchbooks and drawing books in connection with our projects. I'm particularly excited to use these great drawing books with all of the markers included with my project with my intermediate and middle level students. We are going to have a weekly sketchbook day where we e able to practice skills, learn new skills, explore new ideas, and be creative. My students are so excited to have the sketchbooks to call their own! Thank you so much for giving my students a beautiful foundation of drawing supplies to build upon.”
With gratitude,
Teacher
This classroom project was brought to life by an anonymous donor and 4 other donors.
Thank you all for generously providing a photo printer for our school! There are so many positive things happening in our school community: interactive classroom lessons, athletic events, academic competitions, band and choir concerts, art projects, science fairs... The list goes on and on. A photo printer will help us to document and display all of those fantastic events. It's easy to get wrapped up in the day-to-day minutia of a school, and forget about all of the positive things that are happening. Constantly rotating photo displays will be a great reminder to our entire school community about all of the accomplishments we have to be proud of. Thank you all for your support!”
Thank you for your donations and kindness to help me bring this resource to our bright second graders! They will be so excited to read and enjoy their new nonfiction books. They love reading and learning about the world around them! Through your donations you will be helping me to create a new generation of book lovers and word savants.
Our children's lives will be bettered through the use of these resources. Learning how to read, and loving books is such a vital skill for these youngsters!
Thank you a thousand times over!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Palomares
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