Date: April 2023
School: Mill Creek Elementary
Wish Delivered: Classroom Supplies
This Classroom Wishlist will provide basic classroom supplies such as a stapler, paper, and binders as well as an area rug to help create space and supplies for “Fun Thursday”! Teacher Becky Munroe says, “I had the opportunity to move from teaching two half day kindergarten classes to a full day kindergarten schedule. With more time in our day now, I can teach every subject and reward students with "Fun Thursday" for making positive choices and completing work throughout the week."
Wish Amount: $782.02
Date: April 2023
School: Parma High School
Wish Delivered: Table and Chair Sets
This Wishlist will purchase 5 table sets with 6 chairs each for teacher Lesly Marks Classroom. She says “In our district, we are working towards raising our PSAT scores in both and math and English. Each year we have been going up little by little. This year I have made it a goal of mine to have all our math scores at or above the state of Idaho. To do that, I want students to be able to work together, talk through their errors, and use deductive reasoning to have a deeper and more conceptual understanding of what we are doing in our class. I love to create a fun and collaborative math environment for my students.
Wish Amount: $3489.75
Date: April 2023
School: Victory Middle School
Wish Delivered: Scientific Calculators
This Wishlist will provide 36 TI-30XS Multi-View Scientific Calculators to Chloe Clarke’s classroom. Teacher Chloe Clarke says, “Many of our calculators are dying and are giving our students wrong calculations on assessments. These will provide quality calculators that will last for years to come.”
Wish Amount: $720
Date: April 2023
School: Syringa Middle School
Wish Delivered: Classroom comfort and Personal Care
This wishlist is made of both basic classroom items such as books and supplies as well as personal care items for middle school age students, things such as hygiene, emergency food supples and motivational games/readings for teacher Kristy Rudan.
Wish Amount: $5856.04
Date: March 2023
School: Glenns Ferry Elementary
Wish Delivered: Name Tags and STEM Activities
This Wishlist will give multiple STEM learning tools, toys, and name tag supplies. Teacher Amy Hill says, “My students use their name tags for letter identification, the number line, hundreds chart, and place value. The name tags are used daily. The STEM activities will provide my students with opportunities to work together, use their imagination, and create.”
Wish Amount: $86
Date: March 2023
School: Riverside Elementary
Wish Delivered: Wiggle Gear
This wishlist will give Classroom sets of wiggle gear including wiggle stools, pads, bands and feet, as well as headphones. Teacher Laura Forsgren says, this award will. “Enhance the classroom environment, both academically and physically! Students are working hard all day, and I would love to provide them a more comfortable and active environment to learn. The wobble cushions and swivel chairs will help with that! Having bike pedals underneath a desk will keep students active while learning."Wish Amount: $800
Date: March 2023
School: Mary McPherson Elementary
Wish Delivered: Classroom Supplies
This wishlist will provide basic classroom Supplies as well as fun movement seating such as swivel chairs and underdesk bike pedals. Teacher Dusti Steiner says “Enhance the classroom environment, both academically and physically! Students are working hard all day, and I would love to provide them a more comfortable and active environment to learn. "
Wish Amount: $681.05
Date: March 2023
School: Ririe Elementary
Wish Delivered: Chick Hatching Supplies
Teacher Nicole Weight says that “The Idaho 1st grade science standards require students learn about life science in two different ways; determining patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive AND use models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles, but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death. Many of my students come from farming families and have strong connections to livestock. Using this background knowledge, I would like to connect their interests with our science standards and incubate poultry in our classroom."
Wish Amount: $390.71
