Date: January 2024

School: Birch Elementary

Wish Delivered: Books

Teacher Kari Nunez says "As a fourth grade teacher, it is my job to teach students to use comprehension strategies to understand grade level text. My goal is to use highly engaging stories to make students into lifelong readers and learners. If I were to get this Wishlist fulfilled, I would share these books with the four other 4th grade teachers at my school for students to use for many years to come. I teach in a title 1 school and many students come from families where money is used to provide basic needs. Access to books is limited to what I have in my classroom and the two books that they can check out from the school library. The best part of my day is listening to students read and share their ideas about what we are reading"

Wish Amount: $1,012.80

Date: February 2024

School: Jefferson School District #251

Wish Delivered: Medical Training Course Equipment

Teacher Erin Cook says "District nurses teach laypersons in throughout the district. We provide basic medical training to secretaries at the beginning of each year as secretaries are typically the "first responders" in the schools when medical issues arise. District Nurses are also registered instructors for Stop the Bleed. We teach Stop the Bleed courses to staff and to students districtwide. Stop the Bleed gives bystanders knowledge on how to stop bleeding during an emergency. All Stop the Bleed equipment we currently use has been borrowed to nursing as well as the Heimlich trainer. The Philips HeartStart trainer would also be valuable in training staff, as this is the exact model of AEDs used districtwide. Having the exact trainer would give staff hands-on experience and confidence to respond in an emergency situation."

Wish Amount: $3,426.00

Date: January 2024

School: Sawtooth Elementary School

Wish Delivered: Accelerated Reading Program

Teacher Mary Rios says " Creating a culture of reading in my classroom, along with the other seven educators at my school, is top priority. This program promotes the power of choice, by allowing the students to choose a book of their liking out of 220,000 different books. They can read these books at home and at school. The overall goal is to promote reading, in which they will be doing the rest of their life. This program allows students to set goals based on their current reading levels, and the students take quizzes on the books that they have read, in order to earn points."

Wish Amount: $3,217.53

Date: January 2024

School: I.B. Perrine Elementary 

Wish Delivered: School Supplies & Seating

Teacher Leslie Sackmaster says "I teach STEM and social emotional learning in the Learning Lab. I have students from K all through 5th grade. There is no budget set aside for my class and I am forced to buy all supplies myself. The students could really use crayons, colored pencils, and markers for day to day use. The Julia Cook books are amazing for teaching the social emotional lessons I am trying to teach. Our littles have trouble sitting still quite a bit so alternative seating is a big deal and having these choices would definitely help keep their focus on the tasks at hand."

Wish Amount: $1,357.86