My students need spiral notebooks to create writing journals that are focused on a growth mind set in learning.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Guevara's classroom raised $168
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
At FHS, we have students from a variety of home and prior schooling backgrounds. Some of my students come from very supportive homes, where their education is encouraged and parental participation is highly valued. Others come from broken homes, foster homes, even correctional facilities. However, in our shared learning space, they always strive for success; they demonstrate resilience; and they persevere.
If I had to describe the majority of the students' background, though, I would say they try their best, but they don't always have much to work with.
Sometimes, they come to school on little to no sleep, as they may have nowhere to sleep. They may come to school on an empty stomach, because there is nothing to eat at home. They may come to school to escape bad situations at home, and this is their safe haven. For this, and other, reasons I admire the students who give it their all, regardless of the circumstances they have been handed.
My Project
For this project, I plan to have 9th grade students who are new to high school reflect on their own approaches to learning. They will use the spiral notebooks to address pre-designed warm up questions at the beginning of each class period, which will help them develop a routine within my classroom while helping develop their writing skills.
According to various sources, students need to physically write in order to better retain what they learn.
For this reason, I want to help all my new high school students work on their writing skills. I will then be better equipped to help them work on their discussion skills, because they will be armed with something in writing that they can add to our discussions.
Nearly all 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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