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Category: Teacher Mini Grants
Support for Physical Education Program
Marie Ratto, the Physical Education Teacher at Ruby Bridges Elementary reached out to AEF for help in purchasing a new 27″-32″ TV for her Physical Education Program to replace a very old TV. The TV will be used to support students in fitness and other areas in the Ruby Bridges Physical Education curriculum. It’s particularly helpful on rainy days when some of classes have to move to the ARPD Bayport Community building for indoor P.E.
Field Trip the the SF Aquarium of the Bay
“We had an amazing time on December 13 taking the ferry to SF and going to the Aquarium of the Bay to learn about native marine life. Your check made it possible for us to take 45 third graders and 16 chaperones round trip. We also had a great interactive classroom program at the aquarium, as well as a wonderful tour through the tunnel tanks and more.”
Joanna Katz
Paden School,
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Microphone Helps Students Find Their Voice
“Our classroom needed a microphone to hear kids present. In...
Supplies for Ruby Bridges Library
The librarian at Ruby Bridges Elementary requested books for the library (specifically books that would reflect the diversity at their school site including Mongolian, Filipino, LatinX, African American, AAPI), art materials (caddies, markers, coloring pencils, crayons, pencil sharpener), book storage bins, and book maintenance materials.
“Thank you so much for the grant!!! We are SO very grateful for the materials and books. The art materials are used every week, as are the magnatiles (a huge student favorite).
Kindergartners Learning Fine Motor Skills
“Thank you so much for AEF’s generosity! I just received the last of the items (manipulatives and toys for helping to increase small motor skills) and we have slowly started to use them! I am introducing one new manipulative/ toy a week and the kids are loving them! Once we have practiced with each thing the kids will have access to all of them and they will be able to choose which thing they want to do after work time to help with their small motor skills.
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Traveling Around the World with Reading
Paden Elementary holds an annual Family Literacy event called ‘Reading Around the World’. Betsy Weiss, the Instructional Coach at Paden School said:
“I am super excited to grow this amazing event by including all of our English Language Learners, their families, and the classroom teachers who are helping them develop their literacy skills in English. ”
AEF hopes that Paden continues to hold this popular event and thank you to AEF donors who contributed to making this such a success!
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Encinal HS Juniors Bond After Difficult Time
The Juniors at Encinal High School participated in a field day where they played games together, ate a BBQ lunch, and got to know each other better. These students were Freshmen during COVID, so they missed out on a lot of typical student social interactions during the pandemic. Class officers decided that it was important for the social-emotional health of the whole class (of approximately 250 students) to have a bonding event that would help build class spirit.
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