Past projects 2
Mahalo! Our Ukulele Wish!
Funded Jun 29, 2017The afternoon that the ukuleles arrived, two of my students were waiting in the front office for their parents to pick them up. I saw these two girls sitting there, a little frustrated that mom or dad was late to get them. I set the box in front of them and asked for them to open the box for me. I will never forget their faces when the pulled back the bubble wrap. They began giggling and jumping up and down. Their excitement was infectious and put a smile on everyone's face. Thank you for giving me the chance to turn their day around.
My students have already begun the tuning process with the ukuleles. New ukuleles are especially defiant. New strings do not hold their tuning well because just like my old body in the mornings, they need time to stretch. This allows me to reinforce proper tuning technique and the names of the strings. That's how a music teacher turns lemons into lemonade.
We will officially begin our ukulele unit in October. My sixth graders are over the moon with excitement about this new chapter for our school. I have Holiday music for them to perform in December so we can show off all of our progress. I wish you all could be here to see it!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Burrow
This classroom project was brought to life by H&M and 9 other donors.All Tuned Up
Funded Aug 15, 2017I am blown away by your generosity. I have empty shelves in my classroom where our ukuleles will soon be. Now that this project has been fully funded, we will also have tuners! I will take pictures of my students' reactions so you can see how your money has helped bring joy to my classroom! 2017-2018 is going to be an amazing year! I'm so excited and my students will be too! Blessings to you all!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Burrow