{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Allen Bowden Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":29.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9708884,"projectId":9250224,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for pouring into my school's library. The Bluey books have been so popular with students of all ages. Has soon as I put them on the shelf it became a race to get them checked out. Just today, I had a student tell me she did not like to read, and I said we have Bluey books, and she took off running to get one. Because of you and your donations, I have been able to instill a love of reading in my students from pre-k through eighth grade! Without you, none of this would have been possible.","fullyFundedDate":1746785239637,"projectUrl":"project/bluey-books-for-real-life/9250224/","projectTitle":"Bluey Books? For Real Life?!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Little","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9708884_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y57&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724716426425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9708884"},{"teacherId":9708884,"projectId":9231155,"letterContent":"I want to thank you for your generous donations. When I took the library position at my school last year, I noticed that many popular books were missing from the library. I asked my students what books they wanted, and many of them told me that they wanted the Manga. Thanks to you all, I was able to provide over 100 Manga books for the library. These books include the entire Naruto series and the entire Dragon Ball Z series. These books have been flying off the shelves; students are so excited to check them out and read for pleasure. Many of the students getting these books are students I did not see last year, which tells me that providing books that are popular and that students want to read will have a positive impact for years to come. Once again, thank you so much for providing this precious gift for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1744224842202,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-ani-manga-iacs/9231155/","projectTitle":"Books For Ani-Manga-Iacs","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Little","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9708884_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y57&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724716426425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9708884"},{"teacherId":9708884,"projectId":9078935,"letterContent":"I want to thank you for your generous donations. When I took the library position at my school last year, I noticed that many popular books were missing from the library. I asked my students what books they wanted, and many of them told me that they wanted the Bad Guys books. Thanks to you all, I was able to provide the entire series to the library as well as 8 copies in Spanish for my ELL student. The books have been flying off the shelves students are so excited to check them out and read for pleasure. Many of the students getting these books are students I did not see last year, which tells me that providing books that are popular and that students want to read will have a positive impact for years to come. Once again, thank you so much for providing this precious gift for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1742912302551,"projectUrl":"project/bad-guys-make-good-readers/9078935/","projectTitle":"Bad Guys Make Good Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Little","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9708884_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y57&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724716426425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9708884"},{"teacherId":5079131,"projectId":9038337,"letterContent":"Thank you so so much for contributing to this project for my classroom! The materials are and will continue to be used for years to come! My students always LOVE getting DC packages, and this time was no different. They patiently waited for me to open the boxes and then got right to work helping me sort everything and put everything away. They had so much fun using and learning with the new materials as well! The magnet boards are a class favorite and now we have enough for everyone to enjoy and utilize!","fullyFundedDate":1745459141441,"projectUrl":"project/little-hands-big-hearts/9038337/","projectTitle":"Little Hands Big Hearts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5079131_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x0,y107&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600437487563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/j-hamilton918"},{"teacherId":9708884,"projectId":8789808,"letterContent":"Thank you all for your donations. I was very excited to receive funding for this project however, when the project was funded the item I was writing it for was out of stock. i waited as long as I could but was running out of time to use my funds. Because of that I decided to use the funds to get new books for the library. I asked my students what books they would like to see the library offer and they told me Bad Guys and Pokemon ne student specifically told me that he doesn't read so good but he loves Pokemon so he is going to try and read them all. That would not have happened if it was not for you and for that I am extremely grateful. Since adding these books to the library catalog reading scores at my school have been increasing and while I attribute that to the amazing teachers I get to work with I also give credit to the amazing donors who have provided me with funds to get books that students want to read. Thank you all so much!","fullyFundedDate":1733454251244,"projectUrl":"project/in-the-libr-air-y-tonight/8789808/","projectTitle":"In the Libr-Air-y Tonight","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Little","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9708884_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y57&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724716426425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9708884"},{"teacherId":9708884,"projectId":8790213,"letterContent":"Thank you all for your donations! Because of you I have seen a number of students who have not visited the library coming multiple times now to get a new Pokemon book. They are so excited to read them. One student specifically told me that he doesn't read so good but he loves Pokemon so he is going to try and read them all. That would not have happened if it was not for you and for that I am extremely grateful. Since adding these books to the library catalog reading scores at my school have been increasing and while I attribute that to the amazing teachers I get to work with I also give credit to the amazing donors who have provided me with funds to get books that students want to read. Thank you all so much!","fullyFundedDate":1736976180253,"projectUrl":"project/gotta-read-em-all-training-powerful-re/8790213/","projectTitle":"Gotta Read 'Em All! Training Powerful Readers With Pokémon Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Little","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9708884_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y57&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724716426425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9708884"},{"teacherId":4460366,"projectId":8969494,"letterContent":"We are always excited to receive mail, even more so when it it new materials for us to use!\r\n\r\nThe materials you helped to provide for my classroom are beneficial in so many ways. We passed them out to be used in phonics, but they use them during math and free time as well.\r\n\r\nFor phonics we use our boards to practice writing our letters correctly, writing our skill words, writing heart words, and even sentence writing. For math we practice writing numbers from the top to the bottom, addition and subtraction stories, and now we are using them for graphing as well. \r\n\r\nYour generous donation has helped this years students love to interact in our lessons and hopefully next years too!","fullyFundedDate":1737029142097,"projectUrl":"project/make-writing-fun/8969494/","projectTitle":"Make Writing Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tipton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4460366"},{"teacherId":5079131,"projectId":9112418,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contribution to this project! Materials like this is are necessary in our classroom! They help keep things running smoothly, and also help with transition times! \r\nMy students were ECSTATIC to get our new floor puzzles! That was the first thing they wanted to open and utilize! It may seem like a small thing. But puzzles utilize lots of critical early learning skills! Basic math and literacy as well as science and STEM, fine motor and critical thinking skills all get used!","fullyFundedDate":1741705593856,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-learning/9112418/","projectTitle":"Sensory Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5079131_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x0,y107&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600437487563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/j-hamilton918"},{"teacherId":9174640,"projectId":8772105,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping my students learn to count money. We are using the money in centers counting our dimes, nickels, pennies, and quarters. This has helped my student be able to count better by having it physically in their hands and not just paper. \r\n\r\nThey love counting the money! They were excited that some of the money are magnets so we can count by placing it on the whiteboard. This helps them better grasp counting instead of drawing the money and counting it. They cant wait until we get to counting the dollars. Thank you for poring into their lives!","fullyFundedDate":1729708076816,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-learn-to-count-money/8772105/","projectTitle":"Help Me Learn to Count Money!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Drury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9174640_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691670652679","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9174640"},{"teacherId":9708884,"projectId":8719320,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind and generous donations! My students have been using the marble run to create something in the library that students can play with. My students were over the moon when they saw the marble run and were beyond excited to put it together. It took them several weeks to do so but they enjoyed each week and they were able to learn from trial and error. Because of your generosity, My students are able to develop critical thinking skills and develop skills in working together as a group. Thank you again for your donation I greatly appreciate it!","fullyFundedDate":1726668018039,"projectUrl":"project/marble-run-dont-walk-to-the-library/8719320/","projectTitle":"Marble Run Don't Walk to the Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Little","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9708884_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y57&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724716426425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9708884"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_86487","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":298,"numTeachers":25,"percentFrplEligible":91,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":49,"percentIndigenous":16,"percentLatinx":14,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"11.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":70.1,"schoolId":86487,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Allen Bowden Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Allen Bowden Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/oklahoma/allen-bowden-school-district-35/allen-bowden-elementary-school/86487"}