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{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Helen Herr Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":49.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10407304,"projectId":10030549,"letterContent":"First of THANK YOU! \r\nYour generous donation has made a truly significant difference in our classroom, and I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks for your kindness and support. Because of your kindness, students now have access to essential supplies that enrich their daily learning experiences/ abilities in ways that go far beyond the basics. The crayons, markers, and glue sticks you provided have already become staples of our creative time, allowing students to express themselves through art, practice fine motor skills, and build confidence in their everyday abilities. The printer paper and sticky notes have helped us stay organized and prepared. \r\n\r\nBeyond academics, your donation has had a powerful impact on the overall environment and well-being of our classroom. The disinfecting wipes you included are especially appreciated, as they help us maintain a clean and healthy space where students can feel safe and comfortable every day. Additionally, the snacks you provided have brought so much joy to our students. For many children, snack time is not just a break, but an important moment to recharge, connect with classmates, and feel cared for. \r\n\r\nMost importantly, your generosity has shown our students the power of kindness and community. Even at this young age, they are beginning to understand that there are people who care about their education and want them to succeed. On behalf of our entire classroom, thank you for believing in our students and investing in their future. Your support has made a lasting difference, and we are deeply grateful for your generosity.\r\nAgain, THANK YOU!","fullyFundedDate":1768691819749,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-tomorrows-success/10030549/","projectTitle":"Tools for Tomorrow's Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nikky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10407304"},{"teacherId":9577465,"projectId":10052274,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Student Athletes are All Stars!\" Because of your generosity, my student athletes now have access to resources that help them grow both academically and athletically. We've been able to use the equipment during practices and school activities, giving students more opportunities to stay active, build teamwork, and stay engaged in school.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, they were excited and eager to use them right away. It created a new level of energy and motivation, especially for students who benefit from hands-on and active learning experiences. Your support has made a real difference in their confidence, participation, and overall learning experience.\r\n\r\nThanks to your contributions, we can continue building a positive environment where students feel encouraged to push themselves and succeed both on and off the field. Thank you again for investing in our students and their future!","fullyFundedDate":1769643537909,"projectUrl":"project/student-athletes-are-all-stars/10052274/","projectTitle":"Student Athletes are All Stars!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Machado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9577465_orig.jpg?crop=180,180,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769116195423","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9577465"},{"teacherId":10401814,"projectId":10029985,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity, my students have been able to use these materials in meaningful ways. We use our dry erase markers during math time, whether it's for filling out our answers for math warm up on their whiteboards, or practicing their numbers 1-100 and filling out their one hundreds chart. We also now have more storage in our classroom thanks to the storage drawers/utility cart and those colorful baskets in which they turn in assignments based on how they feel they did, which are colored red, yellow and green. \r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw the materials they were really excited, especially when they saw a variety of brand new washable markers and the drawer cart, since some of my students didn't have a drawer for all their things. For a lot of my students, these new materials have increased their motivation for wanting to do classwork and participate in class activities. \r\n\r\nThanks to your support, we are able to continue to grow the momentum. Our next steps include continuing to incorporate all the materials into our daily lessons and expand more on collaborative and activity based learning. My goal is to keep the love of learning going in the classroom and your contribution has helped and made a lasting impact, we are very grateful for your kindness and support.","fullyFundedDate":1768690748541,"projectUrl":"project/building-bright-futures-in-kindergarten/10029985/","projectTitle":"Building Bright Futures in Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Corona-Madera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10401814_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768116841368","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10401814"},{"teacherId":10401881,"projectId":10008463,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my classroom. The children have enjoyed the educational toys! The wooden shoes are a hit! So many of my students have learned to tie their shoes by practicing on the wooden shoe. \r\nLegos are always a winner! I have a few autistic children in my class that gravitate to Legos because they can build intricate projects. This has opened up one of my students to interacting with others because he usually plays by himself. When some students offered to help him build a city, he was excited to be the \"Project Leader\" \r\nAgain, Thank you! We definitely use the items I received on a daily basis.","fullyFundedDate":1768226357039,"projectUrl":"project/scholars-in-training/10008463/","projectTitle":"Scholars in Training","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Glenn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10401881"},{"teacherId":8124192,"projectId":9998252,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our project. Your help was so helpful and needed. This really helped our classroom protect our resources from another project. For example we got special laminating sheets that protect our papers and are easily erasable from white-board markers.\r\n\r\nThere were also special clear folders that can hold those laminated worksheets and small pieces that could be easily lost without these wonderful folders. Thank you again so much for your help funding our classroom, we really appreciate it!","fullyFundedDate":1768673918644,"projectUrl":"project/providing-protection-for-precious-provis/9998252/","projectTitle":"Providing Protection for Precious Provisions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8124192_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633913621883","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8124192"},{"teacherId":8124192,"projectId":9990474,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our project!! My students loved having new supplies for our classroom. Having a broom, dust bin and sweeper really makes the students excited to help clean up our classroom. The floor desks are popular too as the students like having options to sit somewhere else besides their desk. \r\n\r\nAnother favorite is our clip speaker. In the morning during breakfast, we play music and the students love getting pumped up for the day as well as picking song choices to listen to. Again thank you so much for helping as supply our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1768083318568,"projectUrl":"project/needing-those-extras-to-help-us-grow-gl/9990474/","projectTitle":"Needing Those Extras to Help Us Grow, Glow, and Shine!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8124192_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633913621883","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8124192"},{"teacherId":8136851,"projectId":9992227,"letterContent":"Thank you beyond measure for your generous support. It truly does take a community to build a successful school, classroom and student. \r\n\r\nMy second grade students were excited for the new supplies and look. They love the wring center prompts. My writing center has not been full of students every day. Since restructuring the center, I have had to make a sign in sheet. \r\n\r\nThe students also enjoy having more games to select from, chapter books for novel studies and \r\nnew treats from the treasure box. Again, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1768108055790,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-the-fundamentals/9992227/","projectTitle":"Back to the Fundamentals","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gates","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8136851_orig.jpg?crop=800,800,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1698868745855","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8136851"},{"teacherId":5626311,"projectId":10034291,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the much needed updating of my classroom. My class loved the new look, updated supplies and inviting atmosphere. They specifically liked that they could move around more often and had more seating options available.\r\n\r\nThe kids were so surprised when they first entered the classroom. They love the carpet. That has become a focal point of a lot of our learning and read aloud. We even had some guest readers to enjoy our new look. \r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity and continued support. It is appreciated by my smiling 2nd graders and I am sure more to come in the future.","fullyFundedDate":1768747158100,"projectUrl":"project/an-energetic-space/10034291/","projectTitle":"An Energetic Space","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arakaki","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5626311_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534086964084","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-arakaki"},{"teacherId":8118421,"projectId":9989457,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. I truly appreciate your support and kindness.\r\n\r\nThe numbered materials have helped tremendously with keeping students organized during line-up. The privacy tools allow students to stay focused during tests and quizzes. Dry erase markers are used daily for lessons and practice, and the stickers and treats help keep students motivated and excited to learn.\r\n\r\nPencils and erasers are used every day, and the tape helps keep our materials organized and in place.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our classroom. Your generosity makes a big difference for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1768082834787,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-safe-happy-kindergarten-cla/9989457/","projectTitle":"Creating a Safe & Happy Kindergarten Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Thielke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8118421_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768368449520","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8118421"},{"teacherId":10402930,"projectId":10013238,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing valuable resources to our project \"Fun with Movement\". Your generosity has provided us with numerous new activities and tools to help build strength, improve balance and expand our gross motor skills. \r\nMy students have enjoyed walking across stepping stones and obstacle courses, balancing on unstable surfaces, and completing fun sticker activities and puzzles while doing so. \r\nThank you again for providing hours of new activities to help my hard working students achieve their gross motor goals!","fullyFundedDate":1768443795521,"projectUrl":"project/fun-with-movement/10013238/","projectTitle":"Fun with Movement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Michelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10402930"},{"teacherId":6945562,"projectId":9992381,"letterContent":"The new books help students practice many important early literacy skills. As we read together, students work on identifying characters and settings, retelling key events, and making predictions about what might happen next. The books also help build vocabulary and comprehension as students talk about the story and connect it to their own experiences. With the markers and poster supplies, students can extend their learning by creating visual responses to the stories, drawing characters, sequencing events, or showing their favorite part of the book. These hands-on projects help students deepen their understanding of the text in a creative way.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom is very interactive and collaborative. Students listen to stories during whole-group read-alouds, work with partners to talk about what they notice in the text, and explore books together in small groups. We often pause to ask questions, make predictions, and discuss the story so students can practice thinking like readers. After reading, students sometimes create posters or small projects using the markers and supplies to share their ideas about the book. These activities allow students to express their thinking through both words and visuals.\r\n\r\nSeveral students have been especially excited about the new books because they feel proud when they recognize words or can retell the story to their classmates. Some students who are quieter during discussions really shine during our poster and project activities. They enjoy drawing scenes from the story and explaining their thinking to others. The combination of engaging books and creative materials helps many students participate in ways that feel comfortable and fun for them.","fullyFundedDate":1768084820454,"projectUrl":"project/making-reading-an-adventure/9992381/","projectTitle":"Making Reading an Adventure!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weidemann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6945562_orig.jpg?crop=847,847,x139,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1698955286732","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6945562"},{"teacherId":3644547,"projectId":9995127,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping fund the books for my class! My students are currently doing novel studies with The One and Only Ivan and Harry Potter 3. They practice their reading skills with one another by reading out loud. They then discuss what they have read and answer comprehension questions on the chapters. 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