December 2012 - dayforessay.com

Tales from Donor Appreciation Land

Anna11Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 27, 2012

We recently interviewed our colleague Christina Gillim, who works on the Donor Appreciation Team. As a member of the Donor Appreciation Team, Christina is responsible for making sure every DonorsChoose.org supporter is thanked by the teachers and students they helped. What does the Donor Appreciation Team do? The Donor Appreciation Team helps all of our…

Give One More Gift During this Holiday Season – Support Newtown Teachers

Katie8Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 26, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 26, 2012 Contact: Charles Best, (212) 239-3615 x201 Kelly Donnelly, (860) 713-6525 Marcus Mrowka, (202) 531-0689 Janet Robinson, (203) 270-6130 Website Launched to Help Rebuild and Restart Classrooms Across Newtown Giving One More Gift During this Holiday Season Will Support Newtown Teachers and Their Students Hartford, CT—A coalition of…

On the 12th Day of Donating: “Masterpieces for Mom”

Oliver11Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 24, 2012

Since the holidays are nearly upon us, Mrs. Contreras’ students at Gates Elementary in Los Angeles, CA have repeatedly asked her if they could create holiday “masterpieces” to bring home to their parents as holiday gifts. Most of the students in Mrs. Contreras’ class are Latino or Asian and all are English language learners. Despite…

On the 11th Day of Donating: “Engaging the ‘Net Generation’”

Oliver9Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 22, 2012

How can we use technology to engage today’s children – the “Net Generation?” Ms. Mora of In-tech Academy in New York, NY thinks that incorporating technology into the classroom is one way to answer this question. Ms. Mora’s students face serious challenges such as “inadequate housing, food instability, and financial insecurity which places stresses on…

On the 10th Day of Donating: “Mr. Popper’s Penguins”

Oliver10Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 21, 2012

This holiday season Mrs. Parker of Burton Elementary School in Burton, TX has the perfect winter book to teach her third-graders. So far, Mrs. Parker has only been able to complete one reading unit with her students. Because this unit was so successful, she hopes to continue the process of building life-long readers by teaching…

Zynga.org is Helping Students Reach for the Stars

Nicole11Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 20, 2012

Thanks to a new partnership with Zynga.org and CityVille2, players will be able to beatify their virtual city and outfit a DonorsChoose.org classroom at the same time! One hundred percent of the player purchases of three exclusive items will be used to support special projects on our site: DonorsChoose.org Statue: Putting on your robe…

On the 9th Day of Donating: “We Want to Preserve Our Work!”

Oliver13Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 20, 2012

Ms. M of Elementary School 8 in Bellville, NY asks you to think back to your time in elementary school. Think back to the days you did crafts in class and how excited you were to show them to your parents. The holiday cards, mother’s day paintings, and father’s day bookmarks. Remember the final bell…

On the 8th Day of Donating: “Creating Mozarts!”

Oliver11Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 19, 2012

The students at Bush Elementary School in Houston, TX are a diverse group of children who have an extreme passion for music. Ms. Williams has requested a number of musical and percussion instruments and costumes for her Pre-kindergarten to 4th grade classes. The energetic students at Bush elementary are eager to learn and perform in…

On the 7th Day of Donating: “Save the Date”

Oliver11Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 18, 2012

Ms. Guenson of James M. Singleton Charter School in New Orleans, LA has requested an everyday calendar for kindergarten classroom. The kindergarteners in Ms. Guenson’s class enter the year without the educational foundation from preschool or home learning. She reveals “my students struggle with counting to ten at ages five and six.” According to Ms.…

On the 6th Day of Donating:“Multicultural Learning”

Oliver11Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 17, 2012

This holiday season Ms. Meditz of Skyview Elementary School in Pinellas Park, FL hopes to open her students’ eyes to the different cultures of their classmates. Her class is frequently in a situation where they hear their classmates speaking in different languages and Ms. Meditz thinks it would be great if her class could learn…

On the 5th Day of Donating: “Simple Supplies”

Oliver11Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 15, 2012

Remember all of the crafts you brought home to your parents? How the picture would spend weeks and weeks on the fridge? The macaroni collages, handprint turkeys, and cotton ball snowmen? Unfortunately, the fridges of Mrs. Shirley’s class at Thompkins Early Childhood Center in Ozark, AZ lack decoration. Most of Mrs. Shirley’s young students have…

On the 4th Day of Donating: “The Gift of Reading”

Oliver9Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 14, 2012

Ms. Schuler’s students at San Jacinto Elementary school in Odessa, TX love to read. Unfortunately, many of the children in her classroom cannot afford to purchase their own books and instead must rely on the library or Ms. Schuler’s classroom for reading material. This holiday season, Ms. Schuler wants to give “The Gift of Reading”…