Help with some Materials/Supplies

Dear Hope Families,

Has your child outgrown a train table, building blocks, LEGO, Magna-Tiles, outdoor play equipment, or art supplies? Are you clearing out closets or looking to give gently used toys and materials a new home? Hope School may be able to put them to wonderful use!

We are are creating a second outdoor area for our TK students, so that they have a space behind the South 40 where students can build, create, read, garden, explore, and play outside.  We are seeking donations of new or gently used items that are clean, safe, complete, and in good working condition.

Building and Imaginative Play

• Train tables
• Wooden train tracks and trains
• LEGO or similar building bricks
• Magna-Tiles or other magnetic building tiles
• Building blocks of all sizes
• Small toy people, animals, vehicles, and building accessories
• Puppets, play food, and simple dramatic-play materials

Art and Reading

• Clipboards
• Art easels or drawing boards
• Metal or durable plastic supply cups
• Outdoor cushions with washable covers
• Low-pile, quick-drying outdoor rugs
• Child-sized outdoor tables, chairs, and benches

Mud, Water and Garden Exploration

• Mud kitchens or sturdy outdoor workbenches
• Stainless-steel or durable plastic bowls
• Pots, pans, muffin tins, scoops, ladles, funnels, sieves, and measuring cups
• Buckets and watering cans
• PVC pipes, elbows, funnels, and gutter sections

Outdoor Building and Gross-Motor Play

• Large, lightweight building materials
• Smooth logs, tree rounds, and tree cookies
• Heavy-duty plastic milk crates
• Smooth wooden planks
• Large PVC tubes
• Durable fabric pieces
• Cones

Storage and Organization

• Clear plastic storage bins with secure lids
• Rolling storage carts
• Low outdoor-rated shelves
• Plastic crates
• Baskets
• Shallow wooden sorting trays

For safety, please do not donate glass, rusty or damaged metal, broken plastic, pressure-treated scrap wood, pallets of unknown origin, thorny or toxic plants, very small choking hazards, or anything with sharp edges.

Before bringing large furniture, shelving, rugs, logs, planters, or other oversized items to school, please email a photo to Anna Scharfeld (Ascharfeld@hopeschooldistrict.org). This will allow us to make sure we have a safe and appropriate place for the item.

Approved donations may be dropped off at the office between 8:00-4:30. 

Thank you for helping us give these materials a second life while creating joyful, hands-on learning opportunities for our Hope Waves!

With appreciation,
Anna Scharfeld
Principal, Hope School