Games, Games, Games

I am looking for strategy and board games to use in my Mind, Body, and Soul class. These activities will help to build those mind muscles in our students in a fun and non-threatening way.

Games Sought:

• chess
• checkers
• cribbage
• Cranium
• The Worst Case Scenario Survival Game
• Battleship
• Scrabble
• Jigsaw Puzzles (challenging with all pieces intact)

Please remember that any donations are tax deductible if you itemize deductions on your annual income taxes. We can give you a receipt.

Kitchen Stuff

As you know, Shabazz tries very hard to offer a variety of activities and lunch programming that are healthy and fun. That requires us to COOK! Which also requires us to wash dishes. Currently, we have NO drying towels in our kitchen. It would be lovely if every family at Shabazz could donate ONE dish drying towel to the cause. An extra drying rack would also be helpful for our full activity meal making process.

Thanks!

Appeal for FT Substitute Teacher Funds

This is a serious appeal to our Shabazz Family Community. A foundational piece of the Shabazz Way is the opportunity for experiential (out of the classroom) learning; i.e., fieldtrips. These fieldtrips (FTs) may look like the extended trip classes that take students and staff out of the building for a week at a time. Or, the FTs may look like a 1/2 day or full day visit to sites like Cherokee Marsh, Aldo Leopold Center, American Players Theatre, or the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives. Funds have become very limited for classroom coverage (substitute teachers) while instructors are off-site with a smaller group of students. Substitute teachers cost us $150/day. And, that doesn't even begin to address the issue of transportation costs to FT sites or any equipment rentals/site fees .

In order to continue with this foundational piece of our curriculum and approach to education, we need your financial support. Any assistance you can give to our substitute teacher fund will significantly help our program, our students, and ultimately your community. A large number of our students cannot afford to pay a fee for a FT.

If you can help, tax deductible donations may be made out to Shabazz City High School (with Fieldtrip Subs written in the memo line of your check).

Thank you for your ongoing support !!!!

For Fall 2009-2010

Updated -- August, 2009

During my summer reflections on the classroom and my curriculum, I will add to this wishlist for items (esp. books) for the fall. If you are interested in making donations or contributions to our programs, please contact me at daulik@madison.k12.wi.us, our principal, Sally Schultz, at sschultz@madison.k12.wi.us, or new assistant principal, Aric Soderbloom at asoderbloom@madison.k12.wi.us.

Thanks!

Books for the Classroom:

Single copies only needed:

• Stephanie Kuehnert -- I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
  
• Cast & Cast -- House of Night vampire series books
• Melissa de la Cruz -- BlueBloods vampire series
• Jodi Picoult -- Handle With Care
• John Wray -- Lowboy
• Charlaine Harris (any copies of the Sookie Stackhouse vampire series)
• Austen/Graham-Smith -- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
• Toni Morrison -- Burn this Book
• Herbert Asbury -- The Gangs of New York
• J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter series #5,6,7
• Alex Sanchez -- Bait
• Walter Dean Myers -- Dope Sick
• Neil Gaiman -- The Graveyard Book
  

Other Materials:

• Tall (6'), sturdy wooden bookshelves with shelves that won't bow under book weight.
• Raffle Prizes for All-School Meetings (movie passes, meal certificates/coupons, toys)
• Food contributions for the Shabazz Experience I Community Lunches (talk to Gene)