Help me give my students water bottles so they can stay hydrated throughout the school year.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Vargas's classroom raised $373
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
Transitional Kindergarten is very special because it helps prepare students to be successful in Kindergarten. They arrive at school excited and ready to learn. However, many times they lack basic essentials. Many of my students and their families have fled their home countries in order to pursue a better life. Once they arrive, they live in high-poverty, violent neighborhoods with very few resources. Parents have had little to no education themselves. My school has a growing population that speaks a Mayan dialect. These students are working on mastering 3 languages. Due to parents speaking another language and social/cultural norms being different they experience the school setting at a higher rigor. Despite these challenges parents push their kids to succeed at school because they want a better life for them.
My students carry the great responsibility of being the hope for their families.
The hope that through their education they will be successful individuals that will give back to their community.
My Project
The water bottles that I am asking for will help keep the kids hydrated throughout the school day. My school recently received a hydration station that provides clean, cold and refreshing water! But in order to use it, you need a water bottle. Many kids do not like to drink out of the water fountains because the water is not cold and they are not cleaned very often.
I want to help create healthy eating habits and deter kids from drinking high sugar drinks during the school day.
These water bottles will encourage them to drink water and when they finish they can refill! This allows me to help teach them about conservation and reducing the amount of plastic that is affecting our planet.
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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