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Once again, thank you for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1764726021399,"projectUrl":"project/focus-pocus/9751158/","projectTitle":"Focus Pocus","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Salazar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1163188_orig.jpg?crop=357,357,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758595916340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/srta-salazar"},{"teacherId":1163188,"projectId":9745961,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to fund our project, \"Color Us Vivid.\" On behalf of my students, I want to express our heartfelt gratitude for the generous donations that funded the four toners for the classroom printer.\r\n\r\nAs soon as the toners were installed, we put them to use. I was able to print class photos to celebrate different accomplishments including student of the month and attendance awards. I also printed \"Meet the Author\" pages that included their photos. They were so excited to see those pages! \r\n\r\nTruly, the toners we received have had a significant impact. Thank you again for helping to provide these resources for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1764698901656,"projectUrl":"project/color-us-vivid/9745961/","projectTitle":"Color Us Vivid","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Salazar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1163188_orig.jpg?crop=357,357,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758595916340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/srta-salazar"},{"teacherId":9857738,"projectId":9867586,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom. The new toys in our treasure chest have been a wonderful incentive for positive behavior. Students are excited to earn rewards, and I've already seen more kindness, responsibility, and effort throughout the day.\r\n\r\nThe math posters have been very helpful during lessons, giving students a reference they can use independently. 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It keeps them motivated and above all focused.\r\n\r\nThe students are earning the sticky hands for showing acts of kindness throughout the day. It's motivating them to find moments in their day to think of others. \r\n\r\nThe slap bracelets are fun to slap on, on everything. They are having fun collecting the various designs.","fullyFundedDate":1769177726964,"projectUrl":"project/class-treasure-chest/10009725/","projectTitle":"Class Treasure Chest","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sanzur","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/csanzur"},{"teacherId":7196875,"projectId":9752451,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom through Ðǿմ«Ã½. Your kindness and commitment to education truly make a difference in the daily lives of my students.\r\n\r\nThe students are especially excited about the snacks! 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My students are thriving while using it during small group instruction, whole group lessons, and even when working independently. It has created more opportunities for engagement, collaboration, and hands-on learning. Students feel more confident coming up to the board to share their thinking, solve problems, and explain their ideas.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has made a real difference in our classroom environment and in my students' learning experiences. 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Thank you so much once again!","fullyFundedDate":1765133696173,"projectUrl":"project/computer-speakers/9945671/","projectTitle":"Computer Speakers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp327632_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y584&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764013727029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/327632"},{"teacherId":1178408,"projectId":9719407,"letterContent":"Once again a big thank you to Debbie Fan, Craig Thompson from Los Angeles, CA and Susan Whitacre from Smithville, MO! Thank you for your kindness and generosity in fully funding our social emotional book project. I have been reading these books to the whole class to introduce them to the unit of social emotional skills. My students able to review the books during independent and small group time. These books are helping my students learn how to deal with their emotions when they become too much for them. 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About this school
Willow Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in South Gate, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 439 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Its teachers have had 451 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Willow Elementary School
$208,735
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
451
projects
funded
40
teachers
funded
443
donors
32
projects
for
basic supplies
82
projects for
technology
28
projects for
books
20
projects
for
art supplies
Willow Elementary School has received support from
321 individuals from California and
122 individuals out-of-state.