Thank You Donor's Choose!

Donor's Choose is an organization that teachers can go through to request materials for their class.  How it works is teachers go on the website and "go shopping" on various vendors like Best Buy for Business, CDW, and others.  They then write an essay about why the need the products, what impact on the classroom the products will have, and background about their school.  Donor's Choose then posts the project on the site and the public can visit that site and donate any set amount towards that project.  Once a project if fully funded, the teacher will be sent the materials they requested.

We are more than lucky enough to have our project fully funded by Chevron and an anonymous donor that calls himself "Harry Potter."  The project I requested included two Chromebooks, two bluetooth keyboards for iPad Minis, and an Apple TV.  The total project amount was close to $1,000. I received the funding in about a week!

Donor's Choose is a great way for teachers to improve their classroom by obtaining materials that they otherwise would not be able to get through fundraisers.  I am SO grateful to have not only been funded this year, but last year as well.  In all I have received SEVEN Chromebooks, TWO bluetooth keyboards, and an Apple TV from Donor's Choose!

Below are some of the thank you letters the students have written to express their appreciation to our donors and pictures to them using the Chromebooks.

Holiday Festivities at Gilbert Park

Gilbert Park celebrates the holidays by having a Winter Holiday Sing-a-long assembly.  We sing many holiday songs from around the world.  There were songs from Hawaii, Russia, Africa, and several original holiday songs from the United States.  One of the highlights was the "Blitzen" song.  Fifth graders had to audition for the part and our very own Tavia earned it!  She was spectacular!  Even my daughter, Ava made an appearance and was dancing the whole time!  We also had a class Karaoke party with hot chocolate and treats.  This also marked the last day with Mr. K.  He now moves on to a kindergarten class in Tigard.  We wish him the best of luck and we will miss him.