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Small Flip Video Camera (e.g., Flip MinoHD Video Camera, 3rd generation, 8 GB, 2 hours) - $115.00-140.00
for library and classroom use such as filming student activities and creating instructional videos
Books for the library to add to the Wiggins Collection
America's Black Founders: Revolutionary Heroes and Early Leaders by Nancy I. Sanders, $16.95
A book profiling the significant contributions of early African American leaders, from soldiers to ministers. It includes 21 activities for readers aged 9 and up.
Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till by Herb Boyd and Simeon Wright, $12.95
A coming-of-age memoir chronicling the kidnapping and murder of Simeon Wright's 14-year-old cousin and trial that followed, which became a catalyst for the Civil Rights movement.
Spies of the Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement by Rick Bowers, $16.95
A story of how state spies tried to block voting rights for African Americans during the Civil Rights era and how brave citizens overcame the forces of white supremacy.
No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, $17.95
The story of Lewis Michaux, a literacy pioneer who took five books and $100 and built a successful bookstore, which became a refuge for notables from Muhammad Ali to Malcolm X.
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable, $11.50
The acclaimed biography of Malcolm X, which offers a sweeping story of race and class in America.
Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary by Elizabeth Partridge, $19.99
An inspiring look at the fight for voting rights, chronicling the chaotic, passionate, and deadly months of protests that culminated in the landmark march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.
Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement by Ann Bausum, $18.95
The story of two young men, one black and one white, who risked extreme danger to participate in the historic the Freedom Rides in Alabama.
Art books on Bill Traylor, Jacob Lawrence, or Jean-Michel Basquiat
Books about the Holocaust for 8th grade - $460.00
(Individual cost and quantities needed below; prices from Amazon.com)
Night by Elie Wiesel; 10 needed, $9.95 ea.
An autobiographical account of a teenager's survival in the Nazi death camps.
Man from Other Side by Uri Orlev; 5 needed, $6.99 ea.
When 14-year-old Marek decides to help another Jew, his actions lead him into the Jewish ghetto during the peak of the uprising.
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman; 10 needed, $9.09 ea.
A story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father's story and history itself.
Yellow Star by Jennifer Rozines Roy; 10 needed, $11.49 ea.
A story of a child survivor of the Lodz ghetto.
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli; 10 needed, $7.99 ea.
A tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young orphan in Nazi-occupied Warsaw.
Emil and Karl by Yankev Glatshteyn and Jeffrey Shandler (5 needed), $7.99 ea.
A story about two young boys and the moral challenges faced under Nazism and the early days of the Holocaust.
iTunes gift cards - $15.00-$50.00
A second grade teacher has been spending her own money to download educational apps onto her iPad. The students love it for everything from word work to telling time, as well as for eReaders (books). The teacher also projects these types of games and books each week from her iPad using the classroom LCD projector and screen so that all of her students can engage in interesting new literacy activities individually or in small groups. iTunes gift cards in any denomination would be helpful to be able to download new programs as frequently as possible.
Field Compasses - $12.00/each
$120 for 10 or $240 for a class set of 24
Latin American library collection - $25.00 per resource
for our middle school and high school
New LCD monitors - $125.00 each
to update all CRT’s throughout our three buildings
Team t-shirts for 60 fifth grade students - $400.00
for students to wear at their year-end "Reading Regatta" competition
A subscription to BrainPop - $495.00
a web-based video subscription for
great educational video clips linked directly to curriculum.
New classroom computers - $550.00 each
to replace outdated, malfunctioning
technology!
Rock climbing wall and safety equipment -
$5,000.00
for our elementary school PE Program
30-40 new laptop computers or other mobile devices for middle school - $500.00 each ($15,000-$20,000)
Thank you for giving generously!
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