This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My ninth grade English students are unique individuals that come from diverse backgrounds. As a low-income, high poverty urban school, my students arrive at our school from diverse backgrounds and circumstances. We have students who have come from approximately 30 different countries and speak at least 23 separate languages. They bring with them their own personalities, histories, and interests that help make our classroom community an energetic place. While my students face multitudes of hardships, their resiliency is inspiring and motivates me to work hard for them. Whether it is through more materials, unique learning experiences, or simple supports, my goal is to do whatever I can to support them.
What makes these students so amazing is their positive attitudes, motivation to improve, and the ability to use their differences as ways to teach each other.
Every year we work together towards group and individual goals to develop ourselves as better readers, writers, students, and humans. On paper, my job as their teacher is to provide them with the literacy skills they need to be successful in our world, but I find that through our journey together it grows into so much more.
My Project
This year we've been able to gather so many supplies for our classroom thanks to your help! The one challenge we're currently facing is keeping the space, and ourselves, clean. With all of these wonderful new supplies, materials are required to help with storage and to help keep the space clean and positive. We are so thankful for everything we've gotten this year, but it is time to get creative with how we keep these supplies in the classroom.
In order to keep the positive momentum of our classroom, we need an organized and clean space!
We are requesting wipes and supplies to help stay clean as well as hand sanitizer, tissues, and bandaids to help ourselves stay healthy as well. Additionally, we need storage cubes and an organizer to help keep the supplies we've gathered organized and easily accessible.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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