October 23, 2014
$234 given
We begin each day by talking about our group goals that the students will be focusing on that day. The students love to help each other to get better with both behavior and academics.
I teach a kindergarten classroom of twenty students from low income households. I want to teach my students the value of being a good person, friend, student, and citizen. Kindergarten is a very important grade for them to learn and utilize these skills
I have requested books like How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?, Recess Queen, Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully, and Time to Say Please. My students will use these books to learn and discuss important character traits that will help them to be better students, friends, and people. We will read the books as a group and will discuss the important lessons the books are teaching. The students will use these books to set personal and group goals to improve their behavior at school.
This project will help my students understand the importance of making good choices and how their choices will influence their lives. I want my students to take ownership of their decisions and begin to think more carefully about their choices. My students need books to help them learn the value of manners and being a good friend and student.
I am so excited and grateful for your donation to our class project! My students are going to be elated to hear that we are getting new books for our room to learn about manners and making good choices. As you know, my class consists of mostly English Language Learners and we have recently begun learning new English vocabulary related to manners and being polite. These books are going to be an incredible resource that will help instill these behaviors and vocabulary into my students daily lives. I am hoping this new language will transfer to situations outside of the classroom as well as outside of the school. I am immensely grateful for your donation, and I know that it will have a positive impact on the lives of my students!
With gratitude,
Ms. Brownsberger
