Sammy Shares the Magic of Character
- School:
- Sea Gate Elementary
- Subject:
- Character Education
- Teacher:
- Mary Jarrett
- Students Impacted:
- 750
- Grade:
- K-5
- Date:
- September 10, 2016
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
Perna-Rose Foundation for Hope - $356.76
Original Grant Overview
Goal
For students to understand each character trait is valuable and assists them in becoming a contributing member of our school community. Everyone can make a difference by the choices they make no matter how small the choice may be.
What will be done with my students
Sammy Seahorse will leave a “Sammy Shares the Magic of Character” bag on one classroom door per grade level.
The bag will contain a message and a book mentoring to a particular character trait.
The classroom teacher will read the book aloud and discuss the theme of the book.
The teacher will encourage the students to pass an act of kindness (using that character trait) throughout the school community.
After reading the book to the class, the teacher will pass the “Sammy Shares the Magic of Character” bag to the next classroom door in his/her grade level until all students have heard and reflected the mentor text.
As a school community, we will be looking for students and classes demonstrating the traits that have been read about – kindness, compassion, empathy, friendship, thankfulness, forgiveness, inclusion, and courage.
Benefits to my students
Reading aloud to students is a lost moment in today’s world. Having books in a bag appear on the class door allows all students to enjoy a read aloud while learning how to treat others and/or how to make a difference in our complicated world.
Budget Narrative
One copy of each mentor text will be purchased. The gift bags will be painted with "Sammy" seahorse on the front. As the bags become warn, a new bag will replace the worn one. Since bags are paper and passing through many hands and on many doors extras have been ordered.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Chair for My Mother by V. Williams | $17.02 |
| 2 | Those Shoes by M. Boelts | $17.20 |
| 3 | The Lion and The Mouse by J. Pinkney | $11.70 |
| 4 | A Sick Day for Amos McGee by P. Stead | $12.42 |
| 5 | Courage by B. Waber | $9.78 |
| 6 | Last Stop on Market Street by M de La Pena | $9.49 |
| 7 | The Kindness Quilt by N. Wallace | $7.99 |
| 8 | How to Heal a Broken Wing by B. Graham | $12.70 |
| 9 | The Spiffiest Giant in Town by J. Donaldson | $4.23 |
| 10 | Each Kindness by j. Woodson | $13.76 |
| 11 | Extra Yarn by M Barnett | $11.31 |
| 12 | Flora & Ulysses by K. DiCamillo | $11.63 |
| 13 | The Thing About Luck by C. Kadohata | $14.04 |
| 14 | Counting by Seven by | $9.60 |
| 15 | Ordinary Mary, Extraordinary Deed by E. Pearson | $10.19 |
| 16 | The Invisible Boy by T. Ludwig | $12.21 |
| 17 | Out of My Mind by S. Draper | $11.84 |
| 18 | Wonder by R. J. Palacio | $9.75 |
| 19 | If You Plant a Seed by K. Nelson | $12.19 |
| 20 | Princess Penelope's Parrot by H. Lester | $8.99 |
| 21 | Clark the Shark Dares to Share by B. Hale | $17.99 |
| 22 | Freak the Mighty by R. Philbrick | $14.54 |
| 23 | Mockingbird by K. Erskine | $10.36 |
| 24 | Pay it Forward (Young Readers Edition) C. Hyde | $14.88 |
| 25 | Craft Gift Bags ~Brown Paper 1 dz 3 sets @ $6.80 | $20.40 |
| 26 | Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: The Courage to Be Who You Are by M.Dismondy | $11.31 |
| 27 | shipping | $29.73 |
| 28 | tax | $18.51 |
| Total: | $365.76 |
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