Past projects 13
Let's Rock This Test!
Funded Mar 4, 2025On behalf of our students and staff, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous donation of snacks, treats, rewards, and décor for our state testing. Your support helped us create a positive and encouraging atmosphere for our students during such an important time.
Because of your kindness, our students not only had the extra boost of energy and motivation they needed, but they also felt celebrated and supported. The festive environment and thoughtful rewards made the testing experience less stressful and more uplifting.
We are truly grateful for your generosity and commitment to our school community. Your contribution made a meaningful difference, and we deeply appreciate your partnership in helping our students succeed.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Simpson
This classroom project was brought to life by The Cigna Group and one other donor.A Cozy, Calm Space
Funded Mar 5, 2024Thank you so much for this generous donation. This new space has created a calm environment for students and staff to gather and regroup so that they can return back to the classroom. They were so excited to see a new, calming space that felt inviting and welcoming for all. They love using it every day.
Our next steps is to continue incorporating this calm space for teachers and students so that all have a common place to regain focus throughout the day. We hope that we can add more social emotional tools and resources so that they can practice strategies while they're in there as well. We know that this space will continue to evolve and become even better with time. Thank you for helping us create the perfect space for our staff and students.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Simpson
The Cool, Calm Office
Funded Aug 1, 2023Thank you so much for the generous donation to support my classroom. We are always so thankful for support from donors like you who are able to help us succeed in our classroom and school. My students were so excited to see the new cabinet to store and organize all our materials. Their initial reaction on the first day they saw it was put together was process!
Now that we have this piece of furniture, students are able to access materials in an easier way. Students are able to get what they need when they need it without adult support. They love how organized each item is with our donation of the clear bins. We cannot thank you enough for this donation!! We appreciate you!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Simpson
Go Blazers Go!
Funded Apr 7, 2022These new cheer shoes have been SO exciting to have for our school's cheer squad! The team was thrilled to receive brand new shoes that all matched and coordinated with our school colors. They have loved being able to wear them to practices and basketball games.
With these shoes, they're able to safely perform cheer jumps, kicks and stunting. They are lightweight so the girls feel like they barely have any shoes on! Our fliers are now able to focus on their form and not worry about it being a shoe issue. We work hard to keep them extra white and clean so our cheer outfits look nice for all games.
We are so excited to have these shoes for girls who are able to cheer with us in next season too! We will be able to work on higher level stunting and jumps now that we have proper shoe wear for each of our girls! Thank you for helping us reach our goal to get these new cheer shoes. We are so appreciative!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Simpson
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose community & an Anonymous Partner and 5 other donors.Stay Cool, Calm and Collected!
Funded Mar 13, 2022These social emotional resources have been so exciting and helpful for my students! The kids have LOVED being able to pick a yummy scented sticker as incentives in the classroom. They get so excited with all the choices they have and cannot wait to earn more. The big puzzles, large calm down ball, weighted dog and fidgets have been extremely helpful for students who have strong emotions and need some time to work through them. Students were so excited to see the new tool and the large variety that I have to provide for them so that we can work together on self-regulation and problem solving. I will continue using these amazing tools each day as we close out our school year and into next school year. I know they will continue to provide support to all students!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Simpson
This classroom project was brought to life by Arizona Department of Education.Digital Reading...Ready, Set, Go!
Funded Jan 20, 2021Thank you so much for the generous donation to fund our digital reading resources! We were able to purchase many reading resources that helped support our first graders with their phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency and comprehension. These digital resources have allowed our students to continue learning, whether they're at home or at school. We are so thankful to have a variety of materials that motivate our class to be ongoing learners and successful students. Thank you so much! We appreciate you!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Simpson
The Virtual Classroom
Funded Jul 30, 2020Thank you so much for your generous donation to support my Donors Choose project. Because of you, I am able to virtually teach comfortably from my home. Although our circumstances are challenging, I am very thankful to have a home setup so that I can continue teaching and providing a quality education to all of my students. The desk and chair that I purchased have allowed me to create a virtual classroom where students feel safe and welcomed each day on our Google Meets. Your donation is so appreciated and I cannot thank you enough!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Simpson
Assess with Ease!
Funded Dec 21, 2019Thank you so much for this generous donation to purchase a year subscription to ESGI! I have been able to assess my students with ease and send home easy to read reports to parents. I am so thankful to have an assessment tool that allows me to spend little time on assessing and more time instructing at the student's individual level. My students love the easy to read screen and visuals it shows for words he/she knows and/or doesn't know. This program is very user friendly and allows us, teachers, to focus on easy to use data to inform our instruction. Your donation is very much appreciated!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Simpson
This classroom project was brought to life by Verizon and one other donor.A Home for the Chrome!
Funded Jul 18, 2019Thank you so much for your generous donation to buy our class a new Chromebook cart. Since receiving the cart, I have color coded and labeled the cart for students to access with ease. I have also trained a couple students on how to properly put away and plug in all Chromebooks at the end of each day to make sure they are charged for the next school day. My class has LOVED having the responsibility with new technology and its storage. One particular site my class uses on the Chromebooks is Seesaw. It is an online digit portfolio platform that allows students to complete assignments digitally, record their voice reading words and connects families to their work so parents can see all their learning instantly!
When we received the cart, my students were shocked! They were so excited to see an organized unit for us to store our Chromebooks. They could not wait to learn how to use the cart and take ownership on putting away their Chromebook independently at the end of each day.
We are so grateful for this project to be funded. Your donation has allowed us to keep our classroom smoothly running and students engaged and excited to use technology in the classroom. Throughout this year, my students will rotate jobs so that all students are trained on how to plug in the Chromebooks each night and how to properly open the cart each morning for our class to use. Once again, thank you! Your donation is more than appreciated here in Ms. Simpson's Stampede!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Simpson
This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 3 other donors.Get Your Teach On Y'all!
Funded May 7, 2019Thank you so much for donating to this project so I could attend the best educator conference, Get Your Teach On! I had the best experience with my fellow educators as we worked together to gather new ideas, challenge our craft and fill our cup up so that we are energized, motivated and inspired for another school year! Rachel Hollis and the entire Get Your Teach On team are very talented individuals. Their energy and passion for learning, teaching and education is contagious. I feel energized, inspired and excited to have a new group of students this year! Because of this conference, I have more confidence and passion for what I do and why I do it! I am excited for a new school year to motivate and challenge all my students so that he/she receives the best first grade experience!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Simpson
This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 17 other donors.