Date: December 2024

School: Rocky Mountain High School

Wish Delivered: American Sign Language Classroom Supplies

Teacher Bria Martinez says "American Sign Language is a visual language and with the supplies listed in the wish list, the games asked for will help with receptive and expressive practice, the dictionaries will help with research, and the books are to show that there ARE successful Deaf authors and people. In my classroom, I do my best to have representation of the language and culture appropriately displayed as much as possible."

Wish Amount: $1757.45

Date: December 2024

School: Summerwind STEM Academy

Wish Delivered: Listening equipment

Teacher Annette Burnstein says "These YOTO Players and cards will help with my station rotations for my students learning to read by listening to stories."

Wish Amount: $415.82

Date: December 2024

School: Desert Sage Elementary

Wish Delivered: Headphones for students

Teacher Nicole Nestler says "As second grade teachers, we are getting creative with ways to share the limited headphones we have. The other problem we are facing, is that many of the headphones are old, broken, don't fit our second grade students, and they don't work with our iReady/iStation tests. This gives our students an unfair disadvantage in state testing. We want to provide our students with headphones to give our disadvantaged students a fair chance at showing their best with their scores without the distraction of ill fitted headphones or headphones that wires are showing through."

Wish Amount: $720

Date: November 2024

School: Central Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom books

Teacher Jennifer Sharer says "These resources are critical for enhancing our students' learning and engagement, especially as many come from challenging backgrounds and have limited access to educational materials at home. According to our math curriculum, we need rulers but they are not supplied for me. We need dice and dominoes for math games. Second graders learn advanced phonics skills so I've included a few books that highlight those phonics skills. Since I am coming from another district, I am adapting to my new school's policy about providing a "soft start" in the morning. The kids come into the classroom when they arrive at school and I am supposed to provide quiet learning activities for them until the bell rings. I have asked for different games or science toys that will help them focus their play time in an educational way, therefore preparing their brains for the day ahead."

Wish Amount: $750