Thank you in advance for supporting our teachers this way!
We asked them to dream big and small.
Preschool
Creation Ridge
- Plexiglass Easel for outside playscape $2000
- 1 - Point & Shoot camera for site $50
- Someone to donate their time 4x a year to help with simple "Handyman" tasks (Fixing toys, painting/staining etc.)
- 8- ft wooden Picnic table for playscape $500
- Materials to build a Farmers Market stand for Outdoor Dramatic play $250
- Big Digs for Sand play $120
Elementary
Kim Walters (Y5)
- Melissa & Doug Rainbow Stamp Pad $10
- 48 Piece Floor Puzzles $20
- Floam - Playfoam $20
Ran Schlosser (K/1 Mandarin)
- Floor lamp: Any amount
- A small Christmas tree
- Christmas lights(white)
Leigh Ann Arnold (K)
- Books, books, and more books $50-150
- 1 set of Magna Tiles $100
- Pocket Chart $15
- Dot Markers $7
Marcia Geurink (K)
- Hand puppets $80
- Sensory Room Tiles $170
- Adult Hand Puppet $35
- Cricut Vinyl Pack $25
Laura Zondervan (K)
- Cricut and supplies $180
- Metal Utility Cart $35
- Floor Lamp $25
- Fabric Storage Cubes $15
Mary Bronsink (K)
- Pocket chart holder/whiteboard $200
Jenna VanderLaan (1)
- USB-C Charge Cable and USB-C Adapter $80
- Foam Magnetic Letters $25
- Canva Pro Membership $10 per month ($120)
- Barnes and Noble Gift Card *any amount*
Matilde González (1)
- Cricut Maker 3 vinyls and tools $540
- Cricut Roll Holder $35
- 10 sets Spanish bananagrams $150
Melissa Izenbaard (1)
- Individual Playdough $40
- Flexible Seating $250
Alba Mercado (1)
- Tall Desk and Teacher Chair $100-$300
- (4) Movement stools for Classroom
- Sensory Tools for Classroom $65
- Cricut Explore $390
- Mapa Mundi $80
Hilda Duran (2)
- X-ACTO School Pro Pencil Sharpener $70
- Laminator machine $80
- Brother PTD400AD label machine $65
- SoundLink Flex Bluetooth® speaker $150
Melanie Vander Ploeg (2)
- Mobile Whiteboard for the enfoque lingüístico $150
- Flex Space Comfy Floor Seats $60+
- Bean Bag Refill $20
- Books about marine animals for Classroom Library $20-50
Julie Walters (2)
- Giant Magnetic Base 10 Set $75
- Jumbo Magnetic 10-Frame, set of 6 $45
- Classroom Mentor Texts (Books) for Science, Social Studies, and Writing $100
Becky Schrotenboer (3)
- Teachers Pay Teachers gift card for purchasing engaging resources to improve reading and math instruction. $25+
Erin Armas (3)
- Adjustable stand up Desk $300
- Adjustable Ergonomic Chair $300
- Classroom Games $150
Jen Leenstra (3)
- Magnetic Kitchen Timer $15
- Presentation Remote and Air Mouse $20
- Math Centers for challenge work $40
- Dry Erase Prize Wheel $45
- Teachers Pay Teacher Gift Card *Any amount
- Pool noodles for rhythm work and brain breaks $30
Tom Joustra (4)
- Indoor Recess Games and Activities $100
Andrew Rush (4)
- Lower Level Books $50
- Flexible Seating $50
Pricilla Fuentes(4)
- Flexible Seating $150
- Wobble Stools $200
- (2) Tall Desk $600
- Bar Stools $300
Angelica Delgado (4)
- Containers for organizing $100
- Math Games $100
- Cricut Labels/supplies $270
- STEM Materials $50
Elizabeth Malone (5)
- Magna-Tiles $100
- Book: Lucky Strike by: Bobbie Pyron 30 copies $200
- Complete series of Wings of Fire by: Tui T. Sutherland $200
- Book: Number the Stars by: Lois Lowry 30 copies $150
- Book: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by: William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer $200
Vince Hutt (5)
- Historical Fiction books to go along with our Revolutionary War unit in social studies $100
Luke DeVries (Elementary Band and Music)
- New Drumsticks and Mallets for middle school percussionists $250
- Piano Keyboard Mobile Stand and Bench $200
- Class set of Raquet Balls for rhythm $40
- Portable Podium $400
Sheila Johnston (2-5th Support Services)
- Non-Fiction Picture Books $25-100
- 10-15 Drawer Rolling Storage Organizer Cart $50-100
- Magnatiles/Games/Puzzles $50-100
- Three Tier Metal Rolling Cart $50-75
Mary DeMay (1-8 Speech)
- Core Words for Classroom & Home: Developing Verbal Communication Skills and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Abilities book $30
- Winter Speech Therapy AAC Core Vocabulary Words Interactive Adaptive Book $5
Julie Postmus (School Based Therapist)
- Hoberman Sphere breathing tool/fidget $10
- Thriving with ADHD workbook $15
- Play therapy figurines $25
- The Invisible String book $10
Aaron Kauffman (School Social Worker)
- Bean Bag and filler--for the kid to relax and decompress!
Dena Apotheker (Elementary Reading Support)
- Leveled Library Reading Books $200
Stacey Karel (School Nurse)
- National Association of School Nurse/Michigan Association of School Nurses yearly membership fee (access to education,resources, conference discounts, discussion boards, journal, publication discounts) $155
- School Emergency Triage Training Online $90
- School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text (Book) $110
- Fully Automatic Digital Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor Adult, Child, Pediatric Modes & Cuffs $80
Middle School
Sports
- Girls Soccer Uniforms $1000
Alex Zhou (6)
- Learning Resources Interlocking Gram Unit Cubes $30
- Geometric Solids $30
- JBL FLIP 5 Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker $150
- Battleship With Planes Strategy Board Game $20
- Kingdomino Award Winning Family Strategy Board Game $20
- Sleeping Queens 10th Anniversary Tin Card Game $15
- Chinese Checkers Halma Board Game Set $35
- Chinese traditional Ink Decor, Posters and Prints $40
Makenna Hoekstra (6)
- Electric Pencil Sharpener $25
- Flexible Classroom Seating ($100-1000)
- STEM games for Math Class $100
- Lighting for classroom (String lights, lamps, etc) $20-300
Joel Nagelkirk (6)
- Classroom Games $150
- Student High Top Chairs with Backs $400
- Teacher Chair $250
Heather Kraft (6)
- Desk Pets (Animal Erasers) $20
- Learning Games $20-50
- Boggle $15
- Bananagrams $15
- Scrabble $15
Ben Kapenga (7)
- Leopard Frog Dissection $45
- Cartesian Diver Kit - Cartesian divers connects Archimedes' principle, Pascal's principle, Boyle's law, and density $60
- Owl Pellet Dissection $170
Carla Zastrow (7)
- Book Madness Books (MS Reading Competition) $250
- Brain Teasers for Brain Encore Class $100
Jeff Minkus (7)
- Turing Tumble Starting Bundle (Math and Power Hour) $85
Jackie Roskamp (8)
- Flexible Seating $200
Brittany Postma (MS Art)
- Organization Items (tubs/bins) $30
- Art Posters $30
- Clay Rollers $50
- Sharpie Markers $40
Alayna Visser (MS Support Services)
- Small whiteboards, markers, erasers $45
- Sensory Timers $18
- (2) Fine Motor Board (Life skills) $30
Maria Klompmaker(Math Champion)
- Super Genius Multiplication Game $12
(Write the teacher's name or the item description in the "Comment" box.)
You may also give your donation by check in the main office during regular office hours. M-F 8AM-4PM