My students need Scholastic News and US History Plays for our Family Engagement Activities.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Hemsey's classroom raised $200
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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
I teach special education US History for my incredibly diverse population of students. This group of young people work incredibly hard despite their challenges. Their eyes light up when they figure something out and they are excited when they learn new things.
Most of my students are receiving free lunch, meaning they live at or below poverty level; many have parents who speak a foreign language at home and are first generation citizens.
Because of their diversity, it is important that we work together to create a cohesive classroom.
I teach at the largest high school in my state. With over 3,500 students, we are across 2 campuses and have the opportunity to give the students a wide variety of electives and sports opportunities.
I am also the coach of the High School Varsity wrestling team as well as a strength and conditioning mentor. I work with the various sports teams in the weight room all year and coach wrestling in the winter season. We have 30 wrestlers and over 600 varsity athletes in our school who use the weight room.
My Project
My U.S. History Resource Classroom has 12 students and we want to engage their families in their education. We will be hosting a workshop with students and their families to introduce the Scholastic News Magazine program.
Our goal is that the students bring the magazines home and they share it with their parents.
This magazine is written in grade appropriate language for this level of student and we want them to be able to both read to their parents and have their parents read to them.
During our workshop, we will practice these reading activities and also read through one of the U.S. History plays. The students will act out the parts with their families.
More than half 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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