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Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom. With your support the students have had access to the Internet and word processing documents to do their science research reports. The new computers were an extra level of engagement with the fancy touch screens and wireless keyboards. In addition, the computers gave the whole class access to online videos of science content to augment the learning in class.

Again, thank you for your support of our students. It's people like you that make working in public education a joy.”

With gratitude,

Mr. Bass

Just wanted to say THANK YOU for your generous donation towards supporting my students this year!

Every time we used the Google Nexus tablets in class, the students were eager to explore! A popular app that they used was a Math facts-game. Some students felt successful completing a "grade level" and were even able to challenged themselves with harder Math calculations. There were also some Spelling games we played, focusing on how to distinguish homophones (2 or more words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have a different meaning).”

With gratitude,

Mr. Ng

Just wanted to say thank you for your generous donation towards supporting my students' reading this year.

My students benefited from having more and more books added to the classroom library. They read various books, ranging from fiction to non-fiction, including mysteries and biographies! They also enjoyed learning about how towers are built, as well as the life cycle of a frog! Many of the non-fiction books contain a glossary at the back, full of content-rich vocabulary.

Your generous donation towards great readers has made a great impact on these future leaders!”

With gratitude,

Mr. Ng

Thank you very much for your generous donations! The students in the before school English Language Class are benefiting from the computer in positive ways. Because the school library is closed this year and students in the upper grades must check books out online, the computer has enabled the class to learn this process and reserve their books. They have also learned how to access the public library's online book site. Videos and online lessons relating to reading skills we study make lessons more engaging. Being able to demonstrate and use the computer for research projects empowers these students. Thank you for supporting their learning!”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Stratton

Thank you for your generous donation to my literacy project. This year, my class has started Readers Workshop. Students are assessed for their individual reading levels. This year, nonfiction reading became one of the focal points in reading, but I lacked a classroom library of nonfiction books. Thanks to your generosity, I was able to provide my class with a leveled nonfiction classroom library. My students are enjoying reading all about the world tremendously. They have just finished writing a research paper on animals. Your donation came in handy for their research. Thank you again. Please know that your generosity does make a difference!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Kimura

Thank you very much for your generous donations to my Donors Choose literacy project. This school year, my students' reading levels were assessed. Each one had their own individualized level. Last summer, I attended a 5 day Teachers College Reading Workshop to learn how to implement Reading Workshop in my classroom. One of the main components was establishing a leveled classroom library and this is where your help came in. My class needed a large collection of leveled books for their individual reading levels, which became my Donors Choose project. Thanks to you, my students have a nice array of books at their level. They are enjoying reading so much this year! They get to choose their own books and are reading "longer and stronger". Thank you again for donating to Donors Choose. Please know that you have made a difference.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Kimura

Thank you so much for your generous donations that enabled our school to receive the Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention reading program. This program has been a joy for me and my students to use. It contains so many great stories for the kids to read at their own reading levels. They are able to feel so proud of themselves as they move on to higher reading levels as the weeks go by. Not only are the books wonderful, but the lesson plans, activities, take-home books, and other materials that are part of the program have also contributed to my students' abilities to become better readers.

Without your help, I would have had to piece together the various materials and lessons from a variety of sources myself, and still not have come up with a program as comprehensive and well put together as this one. I am so grateful to have such an awesome resource to use with my students.

Thank you for caring enough to contribute to this project. You have made such a difference in my students' lives.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Hung

Again, thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and generosity in donating to donors choose on behalf of Room 7 at George Peabody School. The assortment of fiction and non-fiction books organized in bins at all fourth and fifth grade levels have arrived, and are being read every day by students in the class.

This fourth grade is comprised of children of a wide range of reading abilities and interests. The books from donors choose have been a source of motivation for students seeking interesting reading at their levels. They are also providing excellent reading instruction.

Now that this readers' library has been established we intend to see it grows. We have already added books, and will continue to do so throughout the year.

Thank you all again for your contributions.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Bockris

Thank you so much for your generous donation. The 16 read along Cd's were used in a listening station for the students in my classroom. The students followed along and enjoyed listening to their favorite stories. The students in my classroom were able to build literacy, fluency, vocabulary, and listening skills. They are developing a love for literacy, and becoming independent readers. The students absolutely enjoy listening to their favorite books read aloud again and again! Thank you again. I truly appreciate your help!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Min

Thank you all again for your amazing contribution to helping us build our leveled library just right for first grade! The day the books arrived, my students could not wait to go shopping! It was the first time that my students were able to pick from a variety of books at their level, have the confidence to read them, and then the best part for them – to keep the books in their desks until the next shopping day!

The children enjoyed reading them to themselves and also during partner reading because it was a whole new experience, instead of reading with a partner because we were short on books – they were reading with a partner to share, talk and explore a variety of books that both students were confident to read and also recommend to one another!

Each day, the children read and shared about the books you helped bring into the classroom, and the books keep on giving for once a child progresses to a new level in reading, one of the perks is they are able to shop and explore a new basket of great reads!

So thank you again for contributing to Building a Leveled Library for Curious Readers!!! We enjoy, learn from and practice our reading with them every day!!!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Valter