Date: December 2024

School: Summerwind STEM Academy

Wish Delivered: Listening equipment

Teacher Annette Burnstein says "These YOTO Players and cards will help with my station rotations for my students learning to read by listening to stories."

Wish Amount: $415.82

Date: November 2024

School: Central Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom books

Teacher Jennifer Sharer says "These resources are critical for enhancing our students' learning and engagement, especially as many come from challenging backgrounds and have limited access to educational materials at home. According to our math curriculum, we need rulers but they are not supplied for me. We need dice and dominoes for math games. Second graders learn advanced phonics skills so I've included a few books that highlight those phonics skills. Since I am coming from another district, I am adapting to my new school's policy about providing a "soft start" in the morning. The kids come into the classroom when they arrive at school and I am supposed to provide quiet learning activities for them until the bell rings. I have asked for different games or science toys that will help them focus their play time in an educational way, therefore preparing their brains for the day ahead."

Wish Amount: $750

Date: November 2024

School: Central Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom books

Teacher Jennifer Sharer says "These resources are critical for enhancing our students' learning and engagement, especially as many come from challenging backgrounds and have limited access to educational materials at home. According to our math curriculum, we need rulers but they are not supplied for me. We need dice and dominoes for math games. Second graders learn advanced phonics skills so I've included a few books that highlight those phonics skills. Since I am coming from another district, I am adapting to my new school's policy about providing a "soft start" in the morning. The kids come into the classroom when they arrive at school and I am supposed to provide quiet learning activities for them until the bell rings. I have asked for different games or science toys that will help them focus their play time in an educational way, therefore preparing their brains for the day ahead."

Wish Amount: $750

Date: November 2024

School: Butte View Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom Supplies

Teacher JacQuie Madariaga says "In 4th grade here at our elementary school, it is the first year the students are specifically taught Science with a curriculum as they need to master some things before taking the ISAT the next year. One of the hands-on activities I can provide is playing with circuits. There are circuits just for kids. They can build a circuit by following directions and then problem solve on why their circuit is working or not working. We specifically cover Energy and circuits in 4th grade and I would love for my classroom (I can share with the neighbor class) to play with circuits and learn more about them. These would be available for kids to play with all year round as well, so they can really grasp the complexity of energy and circuits."

Wish Amount: $2235