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{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Monroe Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":33.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":253994,"projectId":9869836,"letterContent":"Thanks for your generosity and support of this project. We were able to create portfolios of our learning through the year for each child in the classroom that we will share with their families as we prepare for student led conferences in March. \r\n\r\nThe tape, card stock, and oil pastels have provided us opportunities to create art for our classroom and hallway that we are able to publish and share because of the tape. After listening to Wish Tree, we used the oil pastels and our list of words for 2026 to create a wish tree for our classroom. \r\n\r\nWe also used the card stock and oil pastels to create Pop Heart Art for our hallways leading to Valentine's Day. Thanks for giving us opportunities to explore art as we integrate it into our learning as well as sharing it with our school community and families.","fullyFundedDate":1766587344613,"projectUrl":"project/reset-for-the-new-year/9869836/","projectTitle":"Reset for the New Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pogue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp253994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477255251564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heatherpogue"},{"teacherId":253994,"projectId":9968359,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our learning and mathematical understanding with your support of this project. Celebrating the 100th day in Kindergarten is a milestone of our time together during the school year. We have been counting the days of school leading up to the 100th day since the very first day! Counting our days at school has helped us develop number sense, place value, and grow as mathematicians.\r\n\r\nWe got to celebrate by making a snack of 10 different items with 10 of each item. We counted 10 colors of tissue paper dots and used 10 different colors to create a gumball machine. We also got to make a list of 100 things we would be wishing for as a part of our literacy learning.\r\n\r\nThanks for helping create fun, engaging, memorable learning experiences as we celebrated our time together this year with your generosity and support.","fullyFundedDate":1766680944087,"projectUrl":"project/hip-hip-hooray-100-days-of-k/9968359/","projectTitle":"Hip, Hip, Hooray! 100 Days of K!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pogue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp253994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477255251564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heatherpogue"},{"teacherId":2119779,"projectId":9732248,"letterContent":"Wow! I can't explain how thankful we are for your donations! You have made it possible to give all students access to engaging apps for learning. We use these apps often, and I am able to analyze data and target the skills individual students need. We have been able to transfer learning from the screen where students are \"playing\" to learn to take it off the screen into our other lessons. \r\n Oftentimes, teaching in public schools can feel like an uphill battle. People like you make it easier to reach the students who will make our future!","fullyFundedDate":1760745980331,"projectUrl":"project/can-you-hear-me-now/9732248/","projectTitle":"Can You Hear Me Now?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2119779_orig.jpg?crop=3711,3711,x593,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691704218360","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amber-smith"},{"teacherId":2119779,"projectId":9733448,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our class! You have truly made a difference in the lives of my students. They are so excited to do art, and we have been able to incorporate art in many ways, including our Martin Luther King Jr. projects and many holiday fun projects! \r\n Working in public schools can sometimes feel like an uphill battle, but with partners like you, we are able to give our students much more than academics. We are able to provide a safe place, acceptance, and love. Thank you again for partnering with us!","fullyFundedDate":1758807892767,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-work-of-heart/9733448/","projectTitle":"Creating a Work of HeART","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2119779_orig.jpg?crop=3711,3711,x593,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691704218360","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amber-smith"},{"teacherId":253994,"projectId":9973116,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and support of our classroom by bringing these materials to our classroom. As a part of our school wide writing project, Kindergarten is learning about the animals and habitats in Mexico. We have loved listening to a variety of stories to explore the habitats more in depth as we learn about them and the animals that live there. It has created opportunities for discussion about the animals and habitats that live near us.\r\n\r\nThe materials have also benefitted bringing learning to life at one of our favorite centers, the light table as it has become a rainforest for us to explore, problem solve, and create through our play.\r\n\r\nIn a time when resources and materials are limited in public education, thank you for choosing our classroom. We are so thankful for your support and the ways it has benefited our learning!","fullyFundedDate":1766977048771,"projectUrl":"project/adventures-in-learning-from-deserts-to/9973116/","projectTitle":"Adventures in Learning: From Deserts to Rainforests","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pogue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp253994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477255251564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heatherpogue"},{"teacherId":253994,"projectId":9613521,"letterContent":"Thank you for blessing us with your generosity and support. We are currently learning about different countries as a part of our school wide writing project and Kindergarten is learning about Mexico. Our class has read stories and written about the different animals and habitats of the country as we work on brainstorming and putting our ideas down to share with our school community.\r\n\r\nThe country's desert habitats and cactus have been a constant discussion throughout many of the stories we have listened to read to us. Our sensory table now includes sand and cactus just like the desert in the country as well as other items and animals to explore as we continue to learn about the country. Thanks for brining learning to life!","fullyFundedDate":1765424796690,"projectUrl":"project/dreaming-of-the-desert/9613521/","projectTitle":"Dreaming of the Desert","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pogue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp253994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477255251564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heatherpogue"},{"teacherId":9597178,"projectId":9207583,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donations to my Reading is a Novel Idea campaign. My students have gained so much from being able to read and a discuss a variety of topics in their book club studies. \r\n\r\nMany of my students have now been exposed to new topics and genres that they normally would not have explored. They are developing their vocabulary skills and becoming more insightful readers. Several students have gained more confidence in their reading skills and are even willing to read aloud to the group when before, they did not feel comfortable doing so. I also find them nagging at me to catch up on book clubs if we fall behind even just a day or two! \r\n\r\nOverall, reading in my classroom has become more enjoyed, and more skilled as they develop their confidence and care in the subject.","fullyFundedDate":1742930154946,"projectUrl":"project/reading-is-a-novel-idea/9207583/","projectTitle":"Reading is a Novel Idea!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Henderson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9597178_orig.jpg?crop=309,309,x278,y168&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742872124051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9597178"},{"teacherId":253994,"projectId":9874069,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our sensory learning and play in Kindergarten. We are so blessed by the sensory fillers and wooden accessories to help us create, imagine, and problem solve as we work cooperatively with others. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping create an engaging opportunity to play and grow as learners as we build our fine motor skills while we pour, scoop, and measure. The materials are also so helpful as they create opportunities for children to create and problem solve through turn taking and sharing. Thank you for creating a magical place of learning in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1765020784533,"projectUrl":"project/snowflakes-and-sensory-play/9874069/","projectTitle":"Snowflakes and Sensory Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pogue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp253994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477255251564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heatherpogue"},{"teacherId":253994,"projectId":9930242,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our learning during such a magical season in Kindergarten! We have loved having the coffee shop at dramatic play center while we collaborate, take turns, and share. We have loved using the little props to deliver coffee to our friends working at other centers.\r\n\r\nThe play doh and magnetic cubes were also so helpful for creating at other centers such as the light table and play doh throughout the holiday season. With limited resources and materials in classrooms, the support and generosity to bring new learning experiences to students has been so impactful and engaging. Thank you for making a difference in our learning and our lives.","fullyFundedDate":1764727653569,"projectUrl":"project/walkin-in-a-kinder-wonderland/9930242/","projectTitle":"Walkin' in a Kinder Wonderland","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pogue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp253994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477255251564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heatherpogue"},{"teacherId":253994,"projectId":9921803,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and support for this project and sensory learning in our classroom. Sensory play is crucial in early childhood classrooms. It provides an opportunity for us to \"disconnect\" from technology and build fine motor skills through scooping, pouring, and measuring as well as growing as a scientist through observations.\r\n\r\nSensory play is also helpful as we develop creative thinking, problem solving, turn taking, and sharing through the use of the sensory materials.\r\n\r\nThanks for giving us opportunities to grow as learners and community members through sensory play and the role it plays in so many areas of our development.","fullyFundedDate":1764194225685,"projectUrl":"project/cozy-cocoa-creations/9921803/","projectTitle":"Cozy Cocoa Creations","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pogue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp253994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477255251564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heatherpogue"},{"teacherId":253994,"projectId":9899224,"letterContent":"Thank you for blessing us with your generosity and support. We absolutely love play doh and have loved using these materials to help us build our fine motor skills, cooperative learning, and problem solving.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving us the play doh and sensory tools to help us engage in purposeful play that gives us the opportunity to work together, communicate, and grow together while we play.\r\n\r\nPlay is a really important part of our learning and our day. We are thankful for the opportunities to \"disconnect\" through our play while growing together as a classroom community. In a time when resources and supplies are limited in public education, thanks for choosing to support our classroom, all the fun, and learning. We are grateful beyond words!","fullyFundedDate":1763909185531,"projectUrl":"project/squish-shape-learn/9899224/","projectTitle":"Squish, Shape & Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pogue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp253994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477255251564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heatherpogue"},{"teacherId":8555239,"projectId":9468556,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to the joy and success of my students. Our classroom functions seamlessly with the supplies and materials provided by this grant. We have the tools we need for using our white boards in whole and small groups to practice math and reading in a hands on way. They love being able to participate and be fully immersed in the lesson. We also have all of the materials we need to create meaningful anchor charts, integrated art projects and final products they can include in their portfolios. These portfolios will be built in the binders also provided by this grant and are not only keepsakes but a beautiful way to display and share their learning visually. 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