York Middle School Wish List Teachers:  This form can be used to post needs associated with a classroom and/or a school.  Simply open the form and type in your name and the article(s) desired.  We will maintain a link to this list on each school website.   Community:  Parents and community members wishing to fulfill someone's educational need can contact that person directly via email.  Just click on their email address below or copy/paste it into your email application. Name Email I need a.... Stephanie McSherry-Brown smcsherry-brown@yorkschools.org  New or gently used kitchen items for practicing in Life Skills curriculum.... kitchen cooking utensils/small tools, dish towels, pot holders, sponges, brooms/dustpans -   Nancy Fortier    nfortier@yorkschools.org Old tennis balls         Lisa Graziano lgraziano@yorkschools.org Objects and artifacts of interest that bring American History to life - preferably things that can be donated and become integrated into the curriculum. Some examples: Military Insignia, canteen, hats or other objects. Old cameras... old currency, tools & interesting or unique household objects, old glass bottles,  rations booklets, tin type photographs, campaign devices, buttons etc. old period hats, presidential & political memorabilia etc.   (All donated items will be used for educational purposes.) American folkart / decor Andy Geranis ageranis@yorkschools.org Bookshelves. Old, banged up, new, doesn't matter. Long and low is preferable, but I'll take anything. Thanks! Andy Geranis ageranis@yorkschools.org Writers of all kinds to share their insites              Sadie Shaffer sshaffer@yorkschools.org Large cardboard boxes or sheets of cardboard. Appliance boxes would be great! Sadie Shaffer sshaffer@yorkschools.org Still life objects. Dishes, cloth, old chairs, bikes, stuffed animals, telephones, fake flowers, old instuments, SHOES, Tools, shells... anything we can draw. Nothing that dies or grows mold please :) Andy Berenson aberenson@yorkschools.org couch, comfortable chairs, pillows, bean bags and rugs Andy Geranis ageranis@yorkschools.org comfy chairs, bean bags, big pillows, etc. for classroom reading workshop & book stand display - the kind you see in stores that hold books face out Margot Simonds msimonds@yorkschools.org used 4th/5th/6th grade level books to increase our classroom library bookshelves, comfortable chairs, pillows etc.for reading workshop Ken Hawkins khawkins@yorkschools.org Love Seat Locked Cabinet Wheel Chair Vicky Morgan-Fickett/Visual Arts vmorganfickett@yorkschools.org clean plastic containers w/ covers clean plastic grocery bags flat/map filing cabinet tennis balls USA map Discard Art & Animal books Andy Geranis ageranis@yorkschools.org I know I've already posted this request but, book shelves - I've filled all of mine! thanks! oh - and old tennis balls! very handy and the tennis club isn't giving them out anymore! Andrea Gould agould@yorkschools.org Old tennis balls so the chairs do not scratch the floors and make so much noise in the 5th grade room below! Margot Simonds msimonds@yorkschools.org yarn and knitting needles, simple knitting patterns for knitting club Jen Dufresne jdufresne@yorkschools.org Piano keyboards for the Middle School keyboard lab.  Thank you! Judie Hogan jhogan@yorkschools.org Mini trampoline for sensory diet in Autism room. Melissa Fenelon mfenelon@yorkschools.org 10 gallon fish tanks for a classroom project Liz Reisz ereisz@yorkschools.org bean bag chairs for the Linda Shaw Masella Library Media Center Liz Reisz ereisz@yorkschools.org portable CD players - used but still working so students can listen to audiobooks on CDs available in the library