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
"It's OK, I'm just learning!" This is how I always start off our first day of school. I make a "mistake", then we all practice saying this together. I find it calms fears and lets students know that this is a safe place where we can take chances and make mistakes together!
My students come from very diverse backgrounds and bring with them a variety of challenges daily when they enter the classroom.
Our school is a Title I urban school with the most diverse population in our district, serving over 80% a free or reduced-price lunch.
Each day, it is my job to make them feel safe, to put on my "acting" hat to make lessons entertaining and fun, and to inspire them to do their personal best! The fact that they have such varying levels of ability makes this a little tricky, and I've found that they are most successful when they are given opportunities to practice skills in a variety of ways both cooperatively in groups and individually. (The best part is, they often think they are "just playing"...mwah ha ha!)
My Project
Our school is a Title 1 school, with more than 80% of our students getting free or reduced price lunch. Many of these students are dependent on school breakfast and lunch. We would like to purchase 66 units of food from City Hope, an organization that helps provide food to children in need in our community.
We would like our students to practice community service by filling the bags and distributing them to families in need so that they will have healthy food to eat over the two-week school breaks.
What a great way for them to learn about and take an active role in serving others, as well as help out some of our families in need. It's a WIN WIN situation!
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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