**Update this past year allowed another couple thousand dollars worth of STEM materials in the classroom. We now have 10 ipads to explore concepts, bridge building, fairy tale STEM kits, and so much more! Also, we now have geography readers for the kids to read in leveled groups!
This year was the year of opportunity and growth for our classroom. Chevron came into the area and opened up grants to classroom teachers where they could get up to two $1,000 grants worth of STEM materials. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. With the help of some family and community support donating the last 100 dollars on each grant I received $2,000 worth of materials. This bought bridge building activities, house building, car building, daily math solvers, and more. My focus is to get students aware of the world around them and get them involved.
Through the grant I did not just stop at my room. I went and helped get over $22,000 for the school by pairing up and co-writing the grants with other teachers. The look of the students' faces when the materials started to be delivered. Sheer joy!! Never did I think I would get this opportunity to bring materials to not only my room but the entire school!
