We are thrilled to share with you the PTSA grants that have been funded so far this year!

We are only able to do this because of donations to our PTSA via our PASS THE HAT campaign. These are items that are NOT in the school budget, so teacher/staff ask PTSA for help. Often, requests are for materials for new student Fun Friday clubs, safety equipment that is not funded by the district, tech that helps teach students, supplies for classrooms (headphones, calculators, storage solutions), etc!

Grant Donation Total So Far: $5,845

October Grants ($3,725)

• School Nurse (Davila) ($2,175)
  • AED & Emergency Response Combination Cabinet, Fully Automatic AED, Stop the Bleed Kit - specifically for the field house or gym (closer to field for school activities - during or after the school day). 
• Teacher (Kull) ($50)
  • Rubik's Cube Club! Set of 12 - 3x3 Rubik's Cubes AND a set of other styles of Rubik's Cubes to challenge students. 
• PTSA E-Prep Chair (Thomas) ($1,500)
  • Replace expired items in emergency backpacks for the classrooms. Also to build an additional 6 backpacks. Includes 18 first aid kits and 12 Stop the Bleed kits. Remaining funds will be used for other replacement supplies such as batteries, single use ointment packs, single packs of aspirin, etc) 

September Grants ($2,120)

• English Teachers (Hamm & Macchi) ($770)
  • Scholastic Scope Subscription - supplemental materials for reading interventions to help students below grade level on iReady, but can also be used to challenge other students. Scholastic Scope is a multi-genre magazine subscription that includes texts with multiple Lexile levels, read-aloud and text-to-speech audio, and scaffolded quizzes and activities. We will use these materials on a weekly basis.
• Teacher & Advisor to The Perch (Grau) ($950)
  • Sony Video Camera, 2 x Magnus Tripod, 2 x Magnus Tripod Wheels - Extra camera for support of broadcasting assemblies, live broadcasts on The Perch, and to help facilitate recording (and steaming) videos across the school. This will be used everyday, across the school, and for many years. 
• Occupational Therapist (Arnold-Robinson) ($400)
  • OT/PT/SLP FSA Cooking Group! Cooking is part of FSA curriculum and cooking is Occupational Therapy! Conducting a well-organized, multi-disciplined approach allows OT, PT, SLP and Special Education to provided purposeful activities and engagement in the self-care skill of kitchen safety, food safety, and light meal prep. Cooking Group also allows us to build and carryover academic and social emotional skills: reading; writing; math; sequencing; following instructions; taking turns; using assistive tech tools; self-regulation and so much more!  Funds generously provided by PTSA go toward ingredients and cooking tools! 

Learn more about PASS THE HAT...what it has funded in prior year, and how you can help support PTSA to continue to benefit Skyview Middle School!