Possible Donations

Hi all! Wow, we had an absolutely wonderful field trip today. Thanks so much to all the chaperones who could make it and thanks so much to the kids for being so responsible and respectful during our trip. It was an amazing day. As we all know, our budget is a bit slim this year and I was thinking that I might throw out some ideas for some possible donations that our class could use:

1). A CD player would be great for our class. Our old one stopped working. Text-To-Tape Books are really helpful for our developing readers and also I am trying to incorporate more music and singing into our daily activities. If anyone has an old mini stereo that they can part with, we could surely use it.

2). A shoe rack would be helpful. Having our kids wear indoor shoes vs. outdoor shoes in our classroom has been great but its also been a bit messy. There is space underneath the risers and some space by the coat rack but unfortunately we currently have a spill over of slippers/shoes. I would also be excited to build something if we could get an initiative going on that.

3). Any help with snacks is very appreciated. Most kids have their mid-morning snack from their lunch each day but end up very hungry during the afternoons. Around 2:00 I often give many students another snack. School snacks come out of our budget for field trips and school supplies. If you are able to drop off a bag of pretzels or anything else every few weeks, it would really help.

4). Lastly, I've been planning on purchasing this book for a while but have been caught up in getting our read aloud/teacher practices books as of late. Its called "An Awesome Book." Its written/illustrated by Dallas Clayton. Check out his website (You can view the whole book) at www.veryawesomeworld.com/awesomebook/inside.html He has a deal where each book purchased is matched by a donation to schools, children's hospitals, etc. Perhaps we could have one donated to Trillium and you could keep a copy. This book is inspiring and captures the ideals, dreams, and aspirations of our amazing group of wonderful kids.

I hope that this doesn't feel like too much. We have such an amazing community right now that even without these things we will achieve so, so much. Thanks!