Date: December, 2023

School: New Plymouth Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom Organization Supplies

Teacher Felicity Steer says “I am asking for some help organizing my classroom for my students. I have a class full of active and vibrant third graders. Since I value collaboration, I have chosen to move away from desks and now have tables in my classroom. I have seen great success with student engagement, but we are lacking in organization. The room often feels messy as we simply do not have places to put their materials now that there are no desks... When your environment looks and feels chaotic, it is hard to focus and work hard. With the absence of desks in my classroom and introduction of tables, there simply isn't a place for students to put their supplies. With the purchase of my Wishlist items I will be able to give my students a peaceful classroom environment."

Wish Amount: $579.25

Date: December, 2023

School: Park Intermediate School

Wish Delivered: Math and Art Supplies

Teacher Mari Cluff says "My special education students range from 9-11 years in physical ages, but anywhere from pk-3rd grade in their cognitive abilities. I teach reading, writing, and math in the resource room, teach self-help/life skills and social emotional learning in the extended resource room, that all happens to be in the same physical location. Since I have such various learners, the need for curriculum supports, games, and such have a very large span. I also have a couple of students with physical limitations. This can make getting them down the very large hill our school is housed on, and to community/school events when bussing is not available, very tricky... They are small in stature and having a wagon that I can push/pull them in, will allow them to participate in all our walking field trips with their classes."

Wish Amount: $1,971.00

Date: December, 2023

School: Lewis and Clark Elementary

Wish Delivered: Class Sets of Books

This Wishlist will buy Class sets of books for William Mettingers class. He says “We are participating in the Idaho Kids Vote book club. This will allow every kid to have their own copy as we read, and they can also keep this book after reading it.”

Wish Amount: $425.10

Date: November, 2023

School: Lake Hazel Middle School

Wish Delivered: Book Covers

This Wishlist will help buy several different sizes of book covers. Librarian Karen Stahlecker says “ The average age of our collection is 2007 and the number of items per student is approximately 8 books per student. We have been working on updating and improving our selection of books over the past few years. We are fortunate enough to be receiving a grant to purchase new books for our library, unfortunately we can only spend a small percentage on processing these new books. Buying paperback books will increase the number of books we can add to our collection. Paperback books are not as durable as library bound books, but they are considerably less expensive. The Kapco Easy Cover II book covers are a life-giving gift to paperback books and will increase the lifetime of each paperback. These covers will protect the books from damage as students are carrying them from place to place and as they enjoy reading the stories.”

Wish Amount: $884.00