Date: February 2024

School: Sawtooth Elementary School

Wish Delivered: Books

Teacher Emily Stephens says "Our grade level is participating in a picture book tournament unit called March Book Madness during March and April. We will be reading 16 picture books from a variety of genres to our classes, and reviewing key reading skills during each round until we have our very own book championship! This unit gets 2nd graders enthusiastic about reading, exposes them to a variety of genres, and adds to our classroom library for years to come. The cost of books adds up, especially when multiple classrooms are needing new books!"

Wish Amount: $420.00

Date: February 2024

School: Mary McPherson Elementary

Wish Delivered: Listening center

Teacher Dusti Steiner says "My idea for this project is to create a listening center! Our reading curriculum does not have a listening component, and I would like to provide more opportunities for students to listen to stories to build comprehension. Several of my students are new to the United States this year and only speak their home language. Being able to listen to stories in Spanish or hearing my recorded voice on a Creative Tonie will give them another chance to be immersed in English. Included in my Wishlist are Tonieboxes and Tonies (audio books), headphones, headphone splitters so students can work together and listen, organizers for the headphones and Tonie supplies, as well as a laptop charging cart so students have laptops ready to go and can record themselves reading! As a new to 2nd grade teacher, this would really help my classroom and my amazing students for years to come!."

Wish Amount: $1,563.53

Date: February 2024

School: Lewis and Clark Elementary

Wish Delivered: Games, tools, supplies, and books

Teacher Emily Smith says "I am seeking support to enhance the learning environment in our newly formed developmental kindergarten classroom, which caters to a diverse group of learners. Our goal of the developmental kindergarten is to create an inclusive and stimulating space that fosters the holistic development of each child. After running this class for 5 months, we have discovered the most appropriate and useful materials and supplies... These materials will not only support the academic growth of our students but also contribute to the creation of an inclusive and nurturing environment. We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to learn and thrive, regardless of their background or abilities. The requested wishlist will directly impact the success of our developmental kindergarten program and empower our school to provide a well-rounded education to our diverse student body."

Wish Amount: $2,680

Date: February 2024

School: Shoshone Elementary

Wish Delivered: Writing Program

Teacher Jandi Platz says "This writing program will greatly impact the students in my classroom. The writing curriculum that is currently being used in the classroom is far too advanced for the level of writing that my students are at. I teach at a Title 1 school with a high ELL population. I need to be able to meet students where they are at with their writing skills and support them to develop those skills. I feel that this program will help me to do that. On the other end of the spectrum, I have some advanced writers. I can easily differentiate this program to further support their writing skills too."

Wish Amount: $1,158