{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"MacDonough Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":43.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":832886,"projectId":10183512,"letterContent":"Our kindergarten students were so excited to receive the pet books, pet puzzles, pet counters, and stuffed animals for our classroom. These resources have brought our pet unit to life and created so many opportunities for hands-on learning. We have been using the pet books during read-aloud time to learn about different pets and how to care for them. The pet puzzles and counters have been used during centers, where students practice sorting, counting, patterning, and building vocabulary while talking about different animals.\r\n\r\nOne special moment was watching students use the stuffed animals during dramatic play to create their own pet clinic. They took turns being veterinarians, pet owners, and helpers while using what they learned from the books to care for the animals. When the materials first arrived, the students were eager to explore everything. They immediately gathered around the books and stuffed animals, asking questions, sharing stories about their own pets, and working together to solve the puzzles.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our pet study, students will use these materials to deepen their learning through writing, science, and play. They will create pet care guides, compare different animals, and continue role-playing in our pet center. These resources are helping students build early literacy, math, social skills, and creativity, and we are so thankful for the support that made this learning possible.","fullyFundedDate":1778007532999,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-play/10183512/","projectTitle":"Learning Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lenihan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp832886_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449495368027","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-lenihan"},{"teacherId":2515107,"projectId":10134172,"letterContent":"My books just arrived and I am filled with excitement to share them with my young readers. Studies show that the more kids read, the better their reading will become. This is a skill that is so important for students future endeavors. I am thrilled to introduce these new titles to my students to keep their enthusiasm about reading high. \r\n\r\nYour generosity makes all the difference to my students. In a time when budgets are shrinking, you are helping to maintain and improve our school library in a hugely positive way. Your donation is making an immediate impact on my students as the books can be in their hands as soon as TODAY!\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1777993289608,"projectUrl":"project/award-winning-books-for-our-awesome-read/10134172/","projectTitle":"Award Winning Books for our Awesome Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Senna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2515107_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588023758559","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2515107"},{"teacherId":988367,"projectId":10163082,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to this project! Each year, I am able to get so many wonderful resources for my students through the Teachers Pay Teachers website. This saves me so much time in creating games, activities, and worksheets that have already been created by wonderful educators around the country! This gift card will allow me to buy resources that go along with the wonderful curriculum we use in first grade. \r\nI am so excited for all of the wonderful learning that is to come in the next school year! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1778017620834,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-pay-teachers/10163082/","projectTitle":"Teachers Pay Teachers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Walsh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp988367_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594381594923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/988367"},{"teacherId":988367,"projectId":9983289,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to the Books for Babies project! The younger siblings born into families at our school will be so happy to receive these beautiful new books! When a new baby is born, the older sibling will get to take the book home to read to their new baby sibling!\r\nEarly literacy is so important and getting these books into the hands of our littlest learners is wonderful! \r\nThe big siblings are so excited to bring these books home to share with their younger siblings. This will also help the older siblings practice their reading skills as well as give the new babies exposure to literature and language. \r\nYour generosity will help these families for many years to come! Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1777993289958,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-babies/9983289/","projectTitle":"Books for Babies!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Walsh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp988367_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594381594923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/988367"},{"teacherId":988367,"projectId":10160409,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating towards the new magnet tiles for my classroom! The packages arrived last week and with the rain that we had, we were able to try everything out a few times already during indoor recess!\r\nThe magnetic characters, cars and dinosaurs are such a fun addition! I didn't even realize all of these existed! The kids were thrilled to see the new glittery magnetic tiles and new shapes too!\r\nThese magnetic tiles will get used so much in my classroom for many years to come! Thank you so much for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1776122070704,"projectUrl":"project/magnet-tiles-are-magnificent/10160409/","projectTitle":"Magnet Tiles Are Magnificent!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Walsh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp988367_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594381594923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/988367"},{"teacherId":2515107,"projectId":9947158,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation that replenished our consumable makerspace materials. Students love using the Engineering Design Process to solve problems and create projects in our makerspace. This requires many different types of materials to provide students with the flexiblility to create the visions they create in their mind. These materials will help to support this important work we do during our library class. We appreciate your generosity and will be using these materials right away. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1772726484761,"projectUrl":"project/makerspace-replenish/9947158/","projectTitle":"Makerspace Replenish!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Senna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2515107_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588023758559","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2515107"},{"teacherId":988367,"projectId":10112737,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to my project! Scholastic News Magazine is such an amazing resource! I used the online component each week to accompany the paper magazine! Then the students are able to take the paper copy home to share the information with their families!\r\nThe current events as well as past events in our history are presented in the perfect way for first grade students. The material is interesting and and the activities are fun and engaging! My students love playing the games that accompany each issues. Thank you so much for bringing this resourced into my classroom for another year!","fullyFundedDate":1773840942476,"projectUrl":"project/scholastic-news-magazine-please/10112737/","projectTitle":"Scholastic News Magazine Please!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Walsh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp988367_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594381594923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/988367"},{"teacherId":988367,"projectId":10071686,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to my classroom! In the middle of the year, our basic school supplies begin to run low. We were in need of new crayons, pencils and erasers. Your donations brought these wonderful supplies into my classroom for my first graders to use! \r\nThe class is so excited for their new beautiful pencils! The write so smooth! The class was also in need of new crayons, so the new donated boxes will be perfect to replenish our old and broken ones. We are \"blowing\" through our tissues like crazy this winter, and the soft tissues are perfect for the first grader's little noses.\r\nThank you so much for your generosity! It is truly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1771005763241,"projectUrl":"project/first-grade-writers-rock/10071686/","projectTitle":"First Grade Writers Rock!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Walsh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp988367_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594381594923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/988367"},{"teacherId":2515107,"projectId":9947102,"letterContent":"These books are so wonderful! My students were so excited to see the new titles get put on the shelves. This was a wonderful collection of both fiction and nonfiction, graphic novels as well as picture books. There was something for everyone. When some of my students saw the books on my desk when they entered the library, they couldn't stop asking when the books would be processed so they could check them out to read. That makes my librarian heart so happy!! We appreciate your generous donation to our students.","fullyFundedDate":1767553205742,"projectUrl":"project/tis-the-season-for-reading/9947102/","projectTitle":"Tis the Season for Reading!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Senna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2515107_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588023758559","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2515107"},{"teacherId":2515107,"projectId":9947196,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for these awesome tools for my students to use during their makerspace projects. The safe saws are super handy for cutting through cardboard when we are building with cardboard and the scoring tool works unbelievably well to make clean and crisp folds in pieces of cardboard. The students are excited to used the cardboard screws and tools to build larger pieces and of course the glue sticks always come in handy! We are so appreciative of your generosity and I am excited to continue to see the creativity the students will share when building with these tools.","fullyFundedDate":1767194489507,"projectUrl":"project/elementary-engineers-at-work/9947196/","projectTitle":"Elementary Engineers at Work!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Senna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2515107_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588023758559","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2515107"},{"teacherId":8647275,"projectId":9679420,"letterContent":"I want to express my sincere gratitude for your incredible generosity in funding my project, Play to Learn, Learn to Play. When I designed this project, my goal was to make learning fun for my students. I wanted to make school a place where my students wanted to be. With your help, we did just that- and more. \r\n\r\nThe materials that were purchased through this project have already brought countless hours of fun to our classroom. I wish you could see the smiles on my students' faces during a suspenseful game of Jenga, or hear the laughter that spills out into the hallway during a spirited round of Twister. This project has brought my students joy, and for that we are all immensely grateful. \r\n\r\nBut what I feel to be the most powerful impact of this project are the opportunities for connection and relationship, for perseverance, growth, creativity, self-expression, and choice it has created. As a Special Education Teacher, I get to see my students who at times have difficulty with social interaction or impulse control playing with their peers and practicing taking turns. I get to see students who have difficulty remembering information determined to beat their high score in Simon. I see students following multistep directions to create amazing Lego creations that they proudly display on my desk. I see students who are typically withdrawn come to life and express themselves while using Kinetic sand to pretend play \"Ice Cream Shop\" with me at the end of the day. When we are using the toys and games purchased through this project, we aren't just playing; we are learning. \r\n\r\nIt is because of you that this is possible. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1760718880274,"projectUrl":"project/play-to-learn-learn-to-play/9679420/","projectTitle":"Play to Learn, Learn to Play!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Post","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8647275"},{"teacherId":988367,"projectId":9910314,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the new whisper phones for my students! It is so helpful when students are reading near each other that they each have their own quiet space to read. The students love having these new whisper phones to read independently. They feel so grown up using them!\r\nDuring my small reading groups, I have students each use a whisper phone so that I can listen to just one reader at a time. The students can hear their own quiet reading voice and aren't distracted by students reading next to them. \r\nThank you for helping bring these wonderful resources to my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1764600081955,"projectUrl":"project/shhh-were-reading/9910314/","projectTitle":"Shhh We're Reading!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Walsh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp988367_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594381594923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/988367"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_43899","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":218,"numTeachers":18,"percentFrplEligible":77,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":23,"percentWhite":30,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":29,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":56.1,"schoolId":43899,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about MacDonough Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"MacDonough Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/connecticut/middletown-public-schools/macdonough-elementary-school/43899"}