We’ve reached our goal! With the recent donation from The Bradley Family, we now have 30 iPads dedicated to kindergarteners. We thank all who have help us meet this goal: Farmers Federal Credit Union Barbara Willson The Bradley Family Delores Barr Weaver Grassroots Grants Endowment at the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida The Bradley Family again
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We’ve delivered 3,300 first-grade spelling pads! Requested by teachers, the 30 different spelling pads align directly with the weekly classroom curriculum. The pads encourage the children to spend more time on their spelling words – handwriting each word multiple times, filling in blank letters, visualizing similarities, and reading short sentences. We want to thank our
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Did you know teachers (on average across the U.S.) spend about $750* a year of their own money on classroom supplies? One of our goals has been to provide needed supplies. Thanks to Altar’d State at the St. Johns Town Center, we were able to establish a supply refurbishment system. Colorful supply bins filled with
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It’s a win-win! The kids are having fun and learning science at the same time. In one of many exercises, students raced cars down the different surfaces of this ramp while discussing the forces present. This Friction Board was custom built to Ms. Zortea’s science specifications by volunteer Roger Mann. Thanks to both for helping
We’re only mid-way through the schoolyear and one kindergartener, according to his teacher, has already gone “all the way from knowing nothing to being an ‘A’ student”. What a way to celebrate our one-year anniversary of this new, technology-driven tutoring program! We began on January 24, 2022 with only four iPads. Now we have 26
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We’ve been gratified by all the questions we’ve received and the interest shown in Know & Grow activities. In response, we’ve produced this Mid-Schoolyear Report summarizing June 1 to December 31, 2022.
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All kindergarten and first-grade classrooms now have colorful, easy-to-interlock cubes! Each child has two stacks of ten to help them see and solve math problems. The teachers wanted – and received – the same two colors for all students. This was only made possible thanks to a generous grant from our local Sam’s Club (and
Help kindergarteners get caught up to grade level! Do you like to see children having fun and learning at the same time? Become a classroom volunteer. View how you can help!
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Know & Grow received a $2,000 donation from The Bradley Family! TransUnion doubled the family’s $1,000 donation with an employer match program. Great news for two reasons! First, it is a HUGE amount to help our kids learn. Secondly, it is important that Know & Grow receive community contributions such as this because corporations
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Ms. Zortea will use this new model to demonstrate the Earth orbiting the Sun, the Moon orbiting Earth, and Earth spinning on its axis – all correctly geared to show each month! Using a light, which represents the sun, the model will also teach fifth-graders night and day, the seasons, and eclipses. Thanks to Altar’d State,
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Our home, Dinsmore Elementary:
7126 Civic Club Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32219
Know and Grow mailing address:
110 Mills Lane
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250