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{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Patterson Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":27.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3257049,"projectId":10106991,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible support of our ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ project, \"Supplies That Spark Creativity.\" Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and I am truly grateful for your kindness and commitment to education.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our students now have access to colored pencils, crayons, markers, spiral notebooks, and labels—materials that may seem simple but are incredibly powerful tools for learning and creativity. These supplies have already brought so much excitement into our classroom. When the students saw the new materials, their faces lit up with joy, and their enthusiasm for learning immediately grew.\r\n\r\nThese resources are more than just school supplies; they are opportunities. With the colored pencils, crayons, and markers, students are able to express themselves in vibrant and imaginative ways. The spiral notebooks give them a special place to organize their thoughts, draft their ideas, and reflect on their learning. The labels are helping us stay organized, creating a classroom environment where students can easily access what they need and take pride in keeping their space neat and functional.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting ways we will be using these supplies is in our upcoming National Parks Project. Students will research different national parks, learning about their geography, wildlife, and importance. They will then use the donated materials to create detailed, colorful projects that showcase their understanding and creativity. This hands-on experience not only strengthens their research and writing skills but also allows them to take ownership of their learning in a fun and engaging way. Your support is directly helping bring this project to life.\r\n\r\nBeyond specific assignments, these supplies are encouraging students to take risks, think creatively, and share their ideas with confidence. For many of my students, having access to high-quality materials makes them feel valued and inspires them to put forth their best effort. It fosters a sense of pride in their work and helps build a positive classroom environment where creativity can truly flourish.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is not just impacting academics—it is also building confidence, curiosity, and a love for learning. These are the kinds of experiences that students will carry with them long after they leave the classroom. You are helping to create lasting memories and meaningful learning opportunities that will shape their educational journey.\r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in our students and investing in their success. Your support reminds us that we are part of a caring community that values education and creativity. We are so grateful for your contribution and the difference you have made in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1776094667913,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-that-spark-creativity/10106991/","projectTitle":"Supplies that Spark Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Loose","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3257049_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509336809198","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/p-loose"},{"teacherId":3257041,"projectId":9966496,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations to our relevant resources project. My students use technology daily and they need a variety of lessons and materials to keep them actively engaged as we adapt to our new reading curriculum and enhance our current math materials. Teachers Pay Teachers provides relevant, high-interest teaching resources to engage all of my students in the learning process. On this website, teachers are creating and uploading new resources that are dynamic and current to the times. I will be able to use a variety of digital and paper resources to help my students gain mastery of their new reading program and additional practice with our existing math materials.\r\n\r\nTeachers Pay Teachers is a wonderful resource for educators to access resources that are standards-compliant, engaging, interactive, and motivational. I am excited to have access to these exciting new materials.","fullyFundedDate":1771027836627,"projectUrl":"project/relevant-resources-for-engaging-students/9966496/","projectTitle":"Relevant Resources for Engaging Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Blakeley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3257041_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1584886332234","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/blakeley"},{"teacherId":3257042,"projectId":9518648,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous funding of my project. Because of your support, I am able to provide all of the students at my school with the opportunity to be rewarded through our use of a Positive Behavior Intervention System. Our students are working hard to become responsible, principled, caring, respectful and reflective people. They are able to earn \"Tootles\" that they can then trade in for items in our school store, known as the Tootle Mercado. Without your support, I would be unable to support such a project. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1764734065138,"projectUrl":"project/tootles-to-treasures-help-fill-our-pant/9518648/","projectTitle":"Tootles to Treasures! Help Fill Our Panther Mercado","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dunnett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3257042_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1451252914228","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3257042"},{"teacherId":9868321,"projectId":9929766,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our kindergarten classroom. In our classroom, technology becomes a hands-on learning tool designed specifically for five- and six-year-olds. Through interactive lessons, educational apps, and guided practice, our students are building early literacy and math skills in ways that feel like play. They are practicing letter sounds, number recognition, counting, problem-solving, and even beginning coding concepts through visual and tactile activities. The technology allows us to personalize instruction, so students can move at their own pace and receive immediate feedback, helping build both confidence and independence.\r\n\r\nWhat excites the students most about this new technology is how interactive and responsive it is. They light up when they see their answers spark animations, hear encouraging feedback, or watch their progress grow over time. The touch-based features make learning feel natural and accessible, especially for young learners who are still developing fine motor skills. It has also increased engagement during whole-group lessons—students are eager to participate, take turns, and collaborate with classmates.\r\n\r\nSeveral students have especially flourished with this addition. Some of our quieter learners have found their voices by interacting with the technology in small groups, where they feel more comfortable taking risks. Your generosity has created opportunities for growth, confidence, and joy in learning for every child in our classroom. We are deeply grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1764782390399,"projectUrl":"project/tiny-techies/9929766/","projectTitle":"Tiny Techies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Funk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9868321"},{"teacherId":3257041,"projectId":9970214,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, our classroom has been filled with so many meaningful moments already. When the materials arrived, my students were beyond excited. We immediately put our new wall clock to use. It may seem simple, but it has already made a big difference in our daily routines. Students are independently checking the time during math rotations, monitoring how long they have for writing, and taking more ownership of transitions throughout the day. It has helped build responsibility and confidence. Your generosity has done more than provide supplies. It has created opportunities for reflection, independence, creativity, and joy. Thank you for believing in them and for being part of our third grade journey.","fullyFundedDate":1770995244014,"projectUrl":"project/framing-our-third-grade-story/9970214/","projectTitle":"Framing Our Third Grade Story","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Blakeley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3257041_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1584886332234","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/blakeley"},{"teacherId":3257049,"projectId":9578530,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ project. Because of your kindness, our entire school now has access to new playground equipment that students can enjoy during recess and activity time.\r\n\r\nThe playground balls, footballs, soccer balls, volleyballs, and basketballs are already being put to great use. Students are excited to play, collaborate, and stay active, and they truly value the opportunity to take a healthy break from their schoolwork. This equipment has helped create a more positive and energetic recess environment for all students.\r\n\r\nYour support has made a lasting impact on our school community by promoting physical activity, teamwork, and overall student well-being. Thank you for helping provide our students with the chance to learn, grow, and recharge through play.","fullyFundedDate":1765365691271,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-more-play-to-our-day/9578530/","projectTitle":"Bringing More Play to Our Day","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Loose","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3257049_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509336809198","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/p-loose"},{"teacherId":3257049,"projectId":9818537,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ project. Your donation has helped provide meaningful incentives that motivate my students to work hard and make positive choices each day.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, students are excited to earn small rewards for demonstrating positive behavior, reaching personal goals, and passing their math fact tests. These incentives have already created a sense of enthusiasm and purpose in our classroom. Students are more focused, eager to participate, and proud of their accomplishments.\r\n\r\nYour support goes beyond the rewards themselves—it encourages confidence, perseverance, and a love of learning. Thank you for believing in my students and helping make our classroom a place where effort and growth are celebrated.","fullyFundedDate":1766863381257,"projectUrl":"project/motivation-matters-little-rewards-for-b/9818537/","projectTitle":"Motivation Matters: Little Rewards for Big Effort","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Loose","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3257049_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509336809198","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/p-loose"},{"teacherId":3257041,"projectId":9908419,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible support to our classroom! The students were thrilled to open the boxes and see all the snacks that were sent to us. Hunger can distract students from learning, but having a snack will help keep my students focused during our lessons. These healthy snacks will ensure that my students are fueled to learn until lunchtime. Not only did you help provide snacks for the students, but you are helping to invest in higher academic performance. Additionally, we will be able to make everlasting holiday decorations with the use of the Jenga blocks. Again, thank you for your support to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1764598645419,"projectUrl":"project/blocks-and-brain-fuel/9908419/","projectTitle":"Blocks and Brain Fuel","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Blakeley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3257041_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1584886332234","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/blakeley"},{"teacherId":3257041,"projectId":9536084,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations to our relevant resources project. My students use technology daily and they need a variety of lessons and materials to keep them actively engaged as we dive into our reading curriculum and enhance our current math materials. Teachers Pay Teachers provides relevant, high-interest teaching resources to engage all of my students in the learning process. On this website, teachers are creating and uploading new resources that are dynamic and current to the times. I will be able to use a variety of digital and paper resources to help my students gain mastery of their new reading program and additional practice with our existing math materials.\r\n\r\nTeachers Pay Teachers is a wonderful resource for educators to access resources that are standards-compliant, engaging, interactive, and motivational. I am excited to have access to these exciting new materials.\"","fullyFundedDate":1760658948282,"projectUrl":"project/relevant-resources-for-engaging-students/9536084/","projectTitle":"Relevant Resources for Engaging Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Blakeley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3257041_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1584886332234","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/blakeley"},{"teacherId":10187881,"projectId":9627288,"letterContent":"When the new magnifying glasses, books, clay, and Slinkys arrived, my third graders lit up with excitement. Several students immediately began asking, \"Can we really see tiny things with these?\" Others grabbed the Slinkys and began predicting how they could use them to model sound waves. Their curiosity filled the room before we even opened the boxes.\r\n\r\nWe've already begun using the materials in two of our science units. During our animal adaptations and structures unit, students used the magnifying glasses to closely examine feathers, leaves, and different soil samples. One memorable moment was when a student looked at a feather and shouted, \"It looks like tiny branches!\"—a perfect opening for discussing how feather structures help birds survive.\r\n\r\nThe clay has also become a key tool. Students used it to sculpt model animal adaptations—beaks, claws, shells—and then explained how each structure helps an animal meet its needs. The hands-on modeling helped even my reluctant writers articulate scientific ideas with confidence.\r\n\r\nThe Slinkys have been a huge hit in our sound and wave lessons. Students used them to model how sound waves move, stretching and compressing the coils to mimic vibrations. Watching the wave motion travel through the slinky helped them understand concepts that are often abstract at this age. One student said, \"Now I can see the sound moving!\"\r\n\r\nYour generosity has transformed our science lessons into hands-on, curiosity-filled experiences. Thank you for giving my students the opportunity to explore, discover, and truly think like scientists. Your support means so much to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1755656899346,"projectUrl":"project/science-superstars/9627288/","projectTitle":"Science Superstars!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10187881_orig.jpg?crop=344,344,x92,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755555441992","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10187881"},{"teacherId":9545186,"projectId":9303724,"letterContent":"I want to start by saying thank you again for your generous donations to contribute to our sensory materials. Our students are thoroughly enjoying these engaging sensory tools. The class favorites are the sensory tiles and the sequin wall. The sensory tiles have been fun to stomp on and to look at. They help to calm big emotions and for play. \r\n\r\nThe sequin wall has been a novel sensory tool. I have had several students using the sensory wall for a significant period of time. These materials are fun for play and for learning experiences. Our students have been finding ways to communicate their wants to use our materials. It has been so fun exploring play and communication together!","fullyFundedDate":1755738277371,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-materials-to-increase-autonomy-i/9303724/","projectTitle":"Sensory Materials to Increase Autonomy in High Needs Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Daphne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9545186"},{"teacherId":2845794,"projectId":9591374,"letterContent":"Thank you for your recent donations for our Microphone project! We use the microphones in our classroom every day. Sometimes it is teachers using them so all of the students can hear well and sometimes it is the students using them to project their voices. \r\nThe microphones are especially helpful when we are doing our phonics sounds and phonemic awareness practice! Sometimes it is hard to hear which letter sound it is we want to write when we are sounding out our words. The microphones make it easy for everyone to hear the sounds!\r\nThey have also been especially helpful at Show and Tell time. Some of our students are shy and don't project their voice well. Now we all can hear what even the shy students want to say! Thank you again for donating to our project!","fullyFundedDate":1755713359043,"projectUrl":"project/magnificent-microphones-motivate-meaning/9591374/","projectTitle":"Magnificent Microphones Motivate Meaningful Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hart","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2845794_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1466880662864","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2845794"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_43006","usesÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":535,"numTeachers":36,"percentFrplEligible":25,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":58,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":25,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"14.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":72.7,"schoolId":43006,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Patterson Elementary School on @ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½:","schoolName":"Patterson Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/arizona/gilbert-public-schools/patterson-elementary-school/43006"}