Date: October, 2023

School: Meadows Valley School

Wish Delivered: Wildlife Books and Stuffed Animals

This Wishlist will provide wildlife books and stuffed animals. Ms. Smith says "These items will help students gain an understanding of wildlife in and around our community. Students will use reading skills and research to learn about local wildlife. They will be able to choose an animal to research and do a project on using the books and animals in the list. Students may come up with projects they create to help wildlife in our area. These items will give them a resource to find information for their projects.”

Wish Amount: $506.32

Date: September 2023

School: Eagle Hills Elementary School

Wish Delivered: Books and Classroom Supplies

Teacher Brooke Lynne Johnson  says "I have a vision to create a classroom space that is safe and exciting for my students. I want to instill a love for reading in my students because I know that reading for pleasure is one of the most valuable ways that students learn. Not every child likes to read at first, but I do believe that there is a book for every student (maybe they just haven’t discovered it yet!). I created my Wishlist with this concept in mind. I want to create a classroom library that is full of engaging and relevant grade level books that all students will be excited to explore."

Wish Amount: $1,011.00

Date: September, 2023

School: Basin Elementary School

Wish Delivered: Class Set of Headphones

This Wishlist will help teacher Cynthia Gilbert purchase headphones for her kindergarten class. Ms. Cynthia says “as a kindergarten teacher, I know the importance of limiting distractions to maximize learning. In today’s world, technology plays an integral part in the classroom. Computers play a pivotal role in education, and we need to maximize its broad range of opportunities. Being a veteran teacher, I have watched the classroom evolve from paper and pencil to computers, cell phones and chrome books. How can one compete with all that glamor! It is my role as an educator to provide an atmosphere so students will have success without distractions. Headphones will allow for such a pleasure! This small tool has MANY productive qualities to allow me to provide effective instruction."

Wish Amount: $748.75

Date: September 2023

School: Ponderosa Elementary School

Wish Delivered: CoverOne Book Repair Machine

Teacher Kayla Elkington says "The Cover One Book repair machine will allow our library books whose spin needs repaired or strengthening to quickly be fixed and back into the hands of students who wish to read them! It will also minimize the need and money associating with replacing books as we will then have the ability to repair them. Thus saving time, money, and resources and keeping books out of the landfill!"

Wish Amount: $1,878.00