{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Roybal - Allard Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":24.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":58157,"projectId":5843324,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, my students now have the opportunity to express themselves through creativity and art. The new materials have helped create a safe and welcoming space where students can share their feelings, ideas, and experiences. After the challenges many children faced during the pandemic, having time to create and explore art has been incredibly meaningful for them.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the new art supplies, they were very excited and eager to begin creating. So far, my students have completed many art projects learning about Hispanic and Latinx artists such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Amelia Peláez. They used these artists' techniques and styles as inspiration to create their own drawings, paintings, and mixed-media projects. Students proudly shared their artwork with the class and talked about what they learned from each artist, which helped build confidence and strengthened our classroom community.\r\n\r\nWe continue to use the materials during art time and integrated lessons, where students illustrate stories, create visual responses to books we read, and collaborate on projects inspired by famous artists. These activities help develop creativity, communication, and social-emotional skills.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, students will continue using these materials for storytelling and artist-inspired projects where they write and illustrate their own small books about their experiences and dreams. Your support has helped make our classroom a place where students feel comfortable expressing themselves, learning from one another, and growing both academically and emotionally. Thank you for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1636579934581,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-self-expression-through-art/5843324/","projectTitle":"Supporting Self Expression Through Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinez49"},{"teacherId":58157,"projectId":3769324,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, my students were able to explore important financial literacy concepts in a hands-on and meaningful way. The technology and materials from this project helped bring our lessons about earning, saving, sharing, and spending money to life. Using the portable photo printer, students were able to take pictures of real-life examples and turn them into visual tools for their presentations. This made learning about money more engaging and easier for students to understand.\r\n\r\nTechnology played an important role in helping students connect classroom learning to real-world situations. By printing photos and adding them to their chart paper presentations, students could visually show examples of needs versus wants, ways people earn money, and how saving can help achieve goals. This process also helped strengthen other important skills such as collaboration, speaking, and explaining their thinking to their classmates.\r\n\r\nThe photo printer quickly became one of the most exciting tools in our classroom. Students were thrilled to see their pictures printed instantly and used in their projects. Several students who are usually shy about presenting were especially excited to share their work because they had created visuals to support their ideas.\r\n\r\nReading, discussing, and presenting their projects helped students begin to understand the value of money and the importance of making thoughtful financial decisions. Your support helped create a fun and memorable learning experience that introduced my students to financial skills they will use throughout their lives. Thank you for making this project possible.","fullyFundedDate":1544383502770,"projectUrl":"project/money-talk-financial-literacy-starts-to/3769324/","projectTitle":"Money Talk, Financial Literacy Starts Today!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinez49"},{"teacherId":58157,"projectId":4857072,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, my students were able to explore inspiring stories about people who made a difference in the world. The books about heroes such as Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Jim Henson, Amelia Earhart, and Muhammad Ali quickly became favorites in our classroom. These stories helped my students learn that ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things through courage, perseverance, and determination.\r\n\r\nDuring our read-aloud time, students practiced important literacy skills such as listening for key details, making predictions, and discussing the character traits that helped each person succeed. We also talked about life lessons from these stories, including standing up for what is right, working hard to achieve goals, and believing in yourself even when things are difficult.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom often looks like students gathered together to listen, ask questions, and share their thoughts about the people we are learning about. Many students were especially excited to learn how these historical figures faced challenges but continued to follow their dreams. Some students even began sharing their own goals and talking about how they want to make a difference in the future.\r\n\r\nThese books helped bring inspiration and hope to my students while strengthening their reading and discussion skills. Thank you for helping my students learn from these powerful stories and for supporting their love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1587139261829,"projectUrl":"project/finding-inspiration-in-a-pandemic-world/4857072/","projectTitle":"Finding Inspiration in a Pandemic World","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinez49"},{"teacherId":5606020,"projectId":9519028,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project. Your generosity is helping me grow professionally and strengthen my instructional practice in meaningful ways. With your support, I am able to deepen my ability to design lessons that are engaging, impactful, and accessible for all learners.\r\n\r\nThe materials you have provided will play an important role in expanding ideas with both students and colleagues. By participating in high-quality professional development, I will gain new tools and strategies that foster collaboration, critical thinking, and curiosity in the classroom. I look forward to sharing what I learn with my school community to support school-wide improvement in student learning.\r\n\r\nYour support also gives me the opportunity to reflect more deeply on my own teaching practice. Through thoughtful dialogue and constructive feedback from mentors and peers, I will be able to incorporate new frameworks, technologies, and approaches that help create exciting and relevant learning experiences for every learner.\r\n\r\nTo accomplish these goals, I will continue to lean on collaboration, openness, and the valuable resources you have made possible. Working alongside other educators and embracing growth will allow me to further refine my practice and better serve my students.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in educators and in the success of our students. Your support truly makes a difference.","fullyFundedDate":1757423393690,"projectUrl":"project/write-reflect-lead-materials-for-mean/9519028/","projectTitle":"Write, Reflect, Lead: Materials for Meaningful Mentorship","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5606020_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741914446273","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5606020"},{"teacherId":1315889,"projectId":9006666,"letterContent":"Thanks to the generous donation from our donor, our classroom now has flexible seating cushions that have made a meaningful impact on our students' comfort and focus. These cushions allow students to choose how and where they learn best—whether sitting on the floor, wiggling gently during a lesson, or using them for back support during longer activities. The ability to move and adjust helps students stay engaged and comfortable throughout the day.\r\nThe cushions have also proven to be incredibly versatile. We've used them during outdoor learning or emergency drills when students need a clean, comfortable place to sit on the ground. Indoors, they've replaced traditional carpet seating, giving each student a personal space during group lessons. During Reader's Workshop, the cushions are especially loved—students spread out around the room, find cozy spots, and settle in with their books, creating an inviting and relaxed atmosphere that encourages a love of reading.\r\nOverall, this donation has not only added comfort to our classroom but has also supported flexible, student-centered learning. The cushions have given students more ownership over their learning spaces and have contributed to a positive, calm, and collaborative classroom environment.","fullyFundedDate":1742823971081,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating/9006666/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rivas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1315889_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1486839096849","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teresarivas"},{"teacherId":1324262,"projectId":8155704,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your support to my project. My project was a gift card for Teachers Pay Teachers. This site has resources that are made by teachers in all areas of the curriculum. \r\nI ordered many resources in history, math and for English learners. I was able to enhance the learning kids made in social studies by using a template of a Chinese building to learn about all the elements of Chinese ancient history: geography, religion, art, people and sytems of government.\r\n Another resrouce was for a newcomer and she did not know any English. I ordered a resource that helped me with the basic English words and phrases. She was able to practice in small groups and independently.","fullyFundedDate":1715115656048,"projectUrl":"project/teacher-help-teachers/8155704/","projectTitle":"Teacher Help Teachers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Castillo Gonzalez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1324262_orig.png?crop=413,413,x8,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1638308143682","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1324262"},{"teacherId":1324262,"projectId":8792546,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding my project of books, sanitary items and bags for our 6th grade students. The girls were so very excited to be able to talk about this very normal stage of life. Some students are still had not gotten their period and were very curious to ask questions and read the books. Many of them check out the books and read them as long as they like. We have started a club meeting monthly were we all have lunch together and discuss issues they may have, about their period and other school topics. This has helped me get to know all of them so much more. All the girls know that they have a trusting adult they can count on. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1737077333079,"projectUrl":"project/period-comfort/8792546/","projectTitle":"Period Comfort","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Castillo Gonzalez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1324262_orig.png?crop=413,413,x8,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1638308143682","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1324262"},{"teacherId":58157,"projectId":5485311,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, my students now have access to meaningful books that support both their learning and their emotional growth. These new texts have become an important part of our daily classroom routine. During read-aloud time, students gather together on the carpet to listen to stories, share their ideas, and make connections to their own lives. We pause often to talk about the characters' feelings, predict what might happen next, and reflect on the lessons in the story.\r\n\r\nThese books have helped introduce important social-emotional skills such as recognizing emotions, managing worries, showing kindness, and practicing empathy. Students are learning to identify feelings in themselves and in others, and they are becoming more comfortable talking about their emotions. These conversations help create a safe and supportive classroom environment where students feel heard and valued.\r\n\r\nSome students who were previously quiet during discussions are now excited to participate when we read these stories. They often relate to the characters and eagerly share their own experiences. I have seen students reference the lessons from the books during the school day, reminding each other about kindness, patience, and understanding.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom has become a special time where students not only develop literacy skills like listening comprehension, vocabulary, and making predictions, but also build important life skills. Your support has helped create meaningful learning moments that my students will carry with them far beyond the classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping bring these powerful books into our classroom and for making a lasting difference in my students' lives.","fullyFundedDate":1626375828302,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-social-emotional-learning-to-li/5485311/","projectTitle":"Bringing Social Emotional Learning to Life!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinez49"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_103491","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":483,"numTeachers":28,"percentFrplEligible":93,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":98,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"17.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":75.3,"schoolId":103491,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Roybal - Allard Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Roybal - Allard Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/los-angeles-unified-school-district/roybal-allard-elementary-school/103491"}