Spring is when students get to reap the best benefits from not only their teachers' hard work all year, but the extra funds the teachers have won in grant funds to implement high quality experiences. Check out Ms. Walker's Centerville 4th graders enjoying Ceremic Artist-in-Residence Sara Henriques and Mr. Alley's budding Ukelele musicians at RAMS!

Sara Henriques, a Toccoa, GA ceramics artist, spent a week before Spring Break in Centerville Elementary's art classes teaching clay work and ceramics.

Fourth graders are making "textured tiles" that will be stamped, fired, painted and finished to hang in Centerville's hallways.

Mr. Alley used his grant $$ to purchase Ukeleles at RAMS. No doubt, they'll be playing Somewhere Over the Rainbow as well as Israel Kamakawiwo'ole very soon!

Can't give all the details yet, but high five 🙋‍♂️ to Elaine Park at Homeland Park for snagging a prestigious, national $5000 Library Grant for her students. They're really going to enjoy all the great plans she has for spending it on enhancing the HPPS library. Take a chance -- there really are opportunities to win those hard-to-get grants!

It was a smaller but still successful year for 🎇 33 🎇teachers who placed their campaigns on Donors Choose for crowd funding and brought in almost 💲17,000💲 in classroom supplies. Lots of new names were in the mix this year and lots of old faithfuls got multiple campaigns funded once again. Don't be shy about giving it a try for the 23-24 school year👩🏽‍🎓 . There are lots of mentors to show you tips and tricks to getting your classroom wishlists funded fast!

Music Classes are EXTRA fun with Ms. Moore at Varennes

In the very first year sponsored by Anderson Five Education Foundation, 380 children were enrolled in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, including our newest 3K enrollees starting in August. Thanks to YOU they will get their first books📕📗📘 in June and read over the summer. Your "Buck and a Nickel" paycheck contributions are making a DIFFERENCE in their lives. THANK YOU!