Students will discover the characteristics of the genre of poetry and use this knowledge as a way of creating a sense of community in the classroom.  This is an exciting new addition to our curriculum that will provide so much more than an academic lesson.  Students will work in small groups, interview one another, and share their work with the class. Activities that encourage students to work together help them learn to work cooperatively and support one another. It’s a great way to employ best practices in literacy instruction, including read aloud, shared reading, and assisted/interactive writing.

We need your help in this program.  We have created a wish list through Amazon.com with books and exercises necessary to the poetry unit.  Prices range from $6.00 to $40.00 per book.  Please take a look at our wish list and see if there is a book that inspires you.

 Here is a link to our wish list, http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/2YM5MY2LK4XQI

But first, we want this school year to be the best ever.  To get ready, we are reviewing our curriculum to ensure our students learn the most up-to-date information that complies with Oklahoma educational standards and we stock our shelves with all of the supplies our students will need.  We are planning for the meals we know are critical to our students.  And as we plan, we know that we will need your help. 

Our food program costs Positive Tomorrows around $30,000 per year.  We insist upon serving hot and hearty food to our students knowing it may be their only meals for the day.  Though expensive, it’s a necessity for learning and child development.  Your financial gift would help us pay for food and for many other expenses, such as assuring for adequately-staffed, comfortable classrooms.

We also need help with school supplies.  We provide all school supplies to our students so no child is ever without the essentials needed to learn and no parent has to scrape together scarce resources to buy paper and pencils.  Below is a list of supplies our teachers have specifically requested for this school year.

Volunteers are also a resource that needs replenishing.  We need mentors to encourage and build relationships with our students.  This requires a weekly commitment so each student has one person they can spend time with each week.  We need commitments from people to help with lunch and recess duty once a week and also to help spend extra time tutoring students who need more individual attention.

These are only a few opportunities for supporting Positive Tomorrows.  We hope you are excited about what we do and want to be involved.  However you choose to help, please know that we appreciate you and count you a close friend to homeless children in our community.  

Schools Supplies for 2010-2011 School Year

Annual Report 2009

The halls of Positive Tomorrows are filled daily with children who are happy, hopeful and full of possibilities.  Like the handprints painted on our walls, these children leave their impression in our school.   Take Chris, who struggled  to stay caught up in school.  At Positive Tomorrows,  he was able to accellerate his reading skills and become a capable student and an avid reader.  Justin and Jason were a pair of brothers who were defiant and        dis-interested in school.  Just two weeks into school, these brothers not only changed their behavior, but found a love of school they had never experienced.  They wanted to stay here all the time, to sleep in school.  Their progress was miraculous.   In one semester, these boys progressed more than a single grade level in one or more subjects.

Stories like these are just a small piece of our annual report.  These stories could not exist without the volunteers mentoring the children, donors giving their hard-earned dollars, teachers and staff members coming in each day tenacious and full of spunk and our board advising us and helping us grow.    Being a part of Positive Tomorrows is a journey with our children.  We see their eyes light up as they learn something new.   We help them see the future for what it is, positive and full of hope.

In reviewing this annual report, know that each one of you shares in the successes.  Each meal provided was due to your belief in the children of Positive Tomorrows.  Each ride to school was based on your trust in our services and each time a child meets his or her mentor, those hugs are given by each one of you.

Thank you for all of your friendship over the years.  Our vision for the future holds big goals for our school.  We hope you come with us as we provide more children hope for the future; more Positive Tomorrows.

Click to view Annual Report 2009

To help us become a Sanctuary of Hope for homeless children, Donate Now.

Your friendship means the world to our students and their families.  Thanks for all of your kindness and for thinking of us. 

wish list handout

Samantha, Miranda and Julia

The holiday season is especially hard for homeless families.    For most of us, the holiday season opens our hearts to the world around us.  We provide gifts for others to express our love and appreciation for them.  The holiday season is inspiring.  But for homeless families,  they continue to struggle to locate a place to sleep and food to eat, often finding themselves forced to admit to their children that Christmas may not happen this year.

This holiday season, please consider giving a financial gift to Positive Tomorrows so that we can help homeless children and their families achieve the lifestyles with which we all have grown accustomed.  We help them find permanent homes so that they too can hang stockings and decorate  trees with lights and shiny ornaments.  Let this holiday season inspire you to be a part of change in their lives. 

Happy Holidays from all of us at Positive Tomorrows!!

Wish List

Gift Certificates from Lakeshore or Mardels
Shurley English Levels I & II  Kits
Saxon Phonics 1 & 2 Teachers Manuals

Teaching Materials

Book Display for Large Children’s Books
2-6 foot Tables and 2-8 foot Tables

Household Items (Kitchen & Linens)

Bean Bag Chairs
Gas Certificates for Parents
Working Car Stereo Installed for Bus
Newer Laptop and Digital Video Projector
New Gifts Ages 0-12    (for Birthdays)
Boys & Girls Belts
New Shoes for Kids and Adults
Hand Sanitizer and Clorox Wipes
Trashbags
Electric Pencil Sharpeners
Alarm Clocks