With these funds I will...purchase the supplies needed to supplement the FOSS curriculum being used for my K - 4th elementary science classroom. Throughout the course of the year, I will bring many different critters and creepy crawlies into my classroom! These include but are not limited to: butterflies, pill bugs, guppies, goldfish, crayfish, land snails, and more! Along with these critters, I will also need to purchase the supplies to care for them (food, bedding, accessories), as well as additional supplies for replenish the disposable items in the FOSS kits. Each kit comes with enough materials for two classes, and additional materials will be required due to the kits serving up to four classes for the year (I have 263 students!). The disposable items vary by kit but some examples include, cotton balls, wooden sticks, extra bags of items for the students to investigate (pine shavings, different paper samples, soil, etc - to be ordered from the FOSS company), labels, netting, plastic baggies, etc. At the end of the school year, all of the kits will be inventoried and required additional supplies will be ordered for the upcoming year. This is the first year for the elementary science program at Bache, and we would love to make it a great foundation! Any amount that that you invest would be greatly appreciated. I will post updates as we get new supplies in the classroom so that you can see where your investment $$$ went. :)


Here's a link to the FOSS website so that you can learn more about the curriculum we are using: https://www.fossweb.com/introduction

Delta, the supplier for FOSS, sells a pack of 6 "living materials" cards to be used for purchasing the live organisms needed for study in my classroom. A pack of 6 cards is $172.05. You can find the link here: http://www.deltaeducation.com/how-to-order/replacement-parts-refills

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