WMES Learning Commons Grants Funded
We have been very blessed to receive many grants over the last couple of years. Thanks to these wonderful donations our media center now has more technology, more supplies for electives, and new books for our students. We are very thankful for our generous donors for supporting our school!
DonorsChoose Grants
Stik With It!
I wrote this grant to get Stikbots to use for stop animation projects.
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/stik-with-it-using-stikbots-to-create-s/4011569/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_88491&rf=page-dc-2019-05-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Little Yogis
I wrote this grant to get yoga materials for our kindergarten and first grade students.
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/little-yogis/4041286/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_88491&rf=page-dc-2019-05-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Reading is a Snap with Snapwords!
I wrote this grant to get eight sets of Snapwords cards for our specials teachers.
www.donorschoose.org/project/reading-is-a-snap-with-snapwords/3951248/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_88491&rf=page-dc-2019-03-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Getting Tech Savvy
I wrote this grant to get three new Chromebooks for our second grade classrooms.
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/getting-tech-savvy/3235104/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_88491&rf=page-dc-2019-03-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Listen and Learn
I wrote this grant to get new books and CDs for our students to get more opportunities to hear stories read aloud.
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/listen-and-learn/3061451/
Hear All About It
I wrote this grant to get new headphones for our media center and computer lab.
www.donorschoose.org/project/hear-all-about-it/3037380/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_88491&rf=page-dc-2018-02-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
More Nonfiction, Please
I wrote this grant to get reading materials for the new lower level nonfiction section in the media center.
www.donorschoose.org/project/more-nonfiction-please/3033158/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_88491&rf=page-dc-2018-02-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
All STEAMed Up!
I wrote this grant to get reading materials for student centers in art/enrichment class. Students will get to participate in hands-on learning and use their creativity to build things.
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/all-steamed-up/2974603/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_88491&rf=page-dc-2018-02-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Families That Read...LEAD!
I wrote this grant to get reading materials for our parent reading night in December. Parents will get to interact with the manipulatives and learn how their children learn in the classroom.
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/families-that-readlead/2911672/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_88491&rf=page-dc-2017-11-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Classroom + Chromebooks = 2nd Grade Success!
I wrote this grant to get Chromebooks for each 2nd grade class to differentiate learning.
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/classworks-chromebooks-2nd-grade-suc/2802338/?rf=link-siteshare-2017-11-teacher_old-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Series-Ly Good Books
I wrote this grant to get new series books for our library.
www.donorschoose.org/project/series-ly-good-books/2851467/?rf=page-siteshare-2017-10-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Kids In Time
I wrote this grant to get Time for Kids for all students in grades K and 1.
www.donorschoose.org/project/kids-in-time/2687827/?rf=page-siteshare-2017-10-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
What Owl Do They Eat?
I wrote this grant to get Owl Pellets for all second grade students as part of their animal life cycle study.
www.donorschoose.org/project/what-owl-do-they-eat/2391225/?rf=page-siteshare-2017-10-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Small Groups = Big Results
I wrote this grant to get three Chromebooks for our small group Chromebook section in the media center.
www.donorschoose.org/project/small-groupsbig-results/2396382/?rf=page-siteshare-2017-10-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Yoga For Youth
I wrote this grant to get Yoga mats and DVDs for our Yoga elective for students in grades K-5.
www.donorschoose.org/project/yoga-for-youth/2327322/?rf=page-siteshare-2017-10-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Legos for Learning
I wrote this grant to get materials for our Legos elective classes.
www.donorschoose.org/project/legos-for-learning/2304283/
The Maker Movement
I wrote this grant to get materials for our Makerspace area in the media center.
www.donorschoose.org/project/the-maker-movement/2011126/?rf=page-siteshare-2017-10-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Media in Motion
I wrote this grant to get a new large area rug for our media center. The rug is in our storybook section.
www.donorschoose.org/project/media-in-motion/1959563/?rf=page-siteshare-2017-10-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Eek! A Mouse!
I wrote this grant to get Chester Mice for our students who have problems with a regular computer mouse. This is a one-click mouse that is easy for little hands to grab!
www.donorschoose.org/project/eek-a-mouse/1712050/?rf=page-siteshare-2017-10-project-teacher_88491&challengeid=93185
Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant
I was so excited to get this grant in May of 2017!
I wrote a grant to get more Chromebooks for our school. I was awarded $4500 to purchase new technology for our school. We are so thankful for Lowe's and their generous donation!
mcdowell.k12.nc.us/apps/news/article/724228
Personal Donations
Thanks to an amazing donation by Willie and Myra Greene we were able to supply the media center with
three more Chromebooks for the small group Chromebook area.
Miscellaneous
I won a copy of The Thank You Dish by Trace Balla from Kane Miller Publishing!