Date: May 2023

School: Middleton High School

Wish Delivered: Classroom Supplies

This wishlist will help teacher Patricia Brown purchase supplies needed such as folders, paper, classroom décor and organization as well as a subscription to an educational magazine resource. Ms. Brown says “ Our students have smaller classes on campus, with fewer to a class, but teachers do not have many basic supplies without spending personal funds. These items on the list are needed in the classroom for filing and storing curriculum. Web based education sites cost teachers annually, and Education.com and National Geographic for kids are excellent supplemental sites, which have many visual resources our students need to learn and expand on their Life Skills needs, functional projects, literature and common general education courses are covered by Education.com, as well as National Geographic.”

Wish Amount: $200

Date: May 2023

School: Middleton High School

Wish Delivered: Business start-up

This wishlist will purchase the supplies needed to start a school based business, including a square card reader, Ipad, and Cash Drawer. Teacher Holly Allison says “The Middleton High School Extended Resource Room is starting a school-based business called Valhalla Cravings. We will be selling cold (sugar-free) drinks and popcorn. We are in need of a cash register with a debit card feature. Thank you so much!”

Wish Amount: $600

Date: May 2023

School: Sweet Montour School

Wish Delivered: Chairs

Teacher Deanna Richards says “My chairs in my classroom are falling apart. They are almost 20 years old. They are mismatched and rocky. Since I teach a multiage classroom, I need chairs that can grow with students for 2 years. These chairs would be more comfortable for my students and stack easily for clean-up. The district doesn't always have money for new chairs, since there are more pressing needs (e.g., holes in windows, torn carpets). Research shows that when a student can sit comfortably one of their basic needs is being met, therefore they can now focus on learning, not falling.”

Wish Amount: $2015.52

Date: May 2023

School: Southside Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom Setup

Teacher Sadey Vogel says “In my 10 years of teaching, I have had a unique teaching career. I have taught abroad, in a Native Alaskan town in the Arctic Circle, and now I have returned to my hometown to give back to the community that shaped me into the person I am today. This is my first-year teaching back in Sandpoint, Idaho and I have loved being back in my hometown and reintegrating myself into my community. Because of the giant moves I have made for jobs in the past, it has made it very difficult to accumulate teaching items. Flying a ‘classroom’ down from the arctic circle just isn’t feasible. So, I have essentially started from scratch upon returning to Idaho.

Wish Amount: $1386.45