{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Apricot Valley Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":55.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2010785,"projectId":10060739,"letterContent":"I am so thankful that my class has received the backpack rack for our classroom, thanks to the generous donors for this project. We have become a much safer classroom with fewer trip hazards and fewer distractions. This has increased the attention spans of the students, and I am very proud of them.\r\nMy students were very surprised and excited when they saw the rack placed outside on the first morning. This was a project that I did not tell them about. They were so happy to have their own numbered rack hook to place their jackets and backpacks on. Now our arrival and dismissal procedures are quick, efficient, and students know the routine.\r\nI look forward to the students utilizing this for the remainder of the year and being able to welcome future students with the same intentions in mind.\r\nThank you, donors, for supporting this project and coming through for my students. We appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1769463551784,"projectUrl":"project/backpacks-off-the-floor-minds-on-the-le/10060739/","projectTitle":"Backpacks Off the Floor, Minds on the Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Salsman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2010785_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457934559749","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/salsman"},{"teacherId":564176,"projectId":9744970,"letterContent":"I have so many excited students reading and filling out their book reports to earn these prizes. Students loved seeing all the prizes I unboxed, and I have many students already who have picked their prize. I heard other students saying \"I am going to get that prize when I return my book reports!\". This gives me such great joy to see the love of reading growing in my classroom. They are truly excited and want to read, and be able to transfer their learning of reading in class to a book or prize of their choosing. These prizes have been the motivation I have needed for them as our curriculum has grown in complexity. I am sincerely thankful for your donation to my class.","fullyFundedDate":1769178044792,"projectUrl":"project/reading-rewards-for-2nd-grade/9744970/","projectTitle":"Reading Rewards For 2nd Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp564176_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458520212495","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsmoonave"},{"teacherId":385392,"projectId":10036871,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our project. I wish there were a way you could have heard the students cheer with excitement. They were having so much fun with the parachute. They had to learn how to work together to make the big \"mushroom\" so they could all go underneath. It was so much fun. Students didn't want to put it away when it was time to go home. We are so thankful for your support in getting this for our classroom. We cannot wait to use it again for our PE time. We plan to use a ball next time to bounce it around.","fullyFundedDate":1771878365805,"projectUrl":"project/teamwork-takes-flight/10036871/","projectTitle":"Teamwork Takes Flight","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp385392_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452805452829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kmolina"},{"teacherId":385392,"projectId":10081030,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our project. I wish there was a way that I could attached the of my students cheering when I told them I had a surprise for them and showed them the shirts. They were so excited! You can tell in the picture by their smiles how much they love them. We plan on wearing them every Friday, when our school does college Fridays. By having these shirts, our class has even a stronger sense of community. Thank you so much for making this possible. We are so very thankful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1770277075600,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-going-to-college/10081030/","projectTitle":"We Are Going To College","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp385392_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452805452829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kmolina"},{"teacherId":385392,"projectId":9963667,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of our project. We had a great time learning about the Lunar New Year. My students loved the coloring books and kept trying to say the words in Chinese for the animals. The activity we did with the sugar cubes and chopsticks was a hit! The children showed grit and did not give up! They worked hard to learn how to use the chopsticks and to build a sugar wall. Some students teamed up and made a bigger wall. They were all so excited when I gave them baggies to take the sugar cubes home with their chopsticks. They said they were going to practice at home.","fullyFundedDate":1766092008196,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-lunar-new-year/9963667/","projectTitle":"Celebrating Lunar New Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp385392_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452805452829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kmolina"},{"teacherId":385392,"projectId":9995442,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your amazing donations to our project. The students had a wonderful time celebrating Lunar New Year. We read a story and talked about the importance of the Lunar New Year. Students received a red envelope with the chocolate coins and small tokens. I wish you could have heard their excitement. I heard one say that he was going to keep it on his nightstand forever. I know this is something the students will remember for a long time. We greatly appreciate your support of this and cannot thank you enough.","fullyFundedDate":1768235191954,"projectUrl":"project/lunar-new-year/9995442/","projectTitle":"Lunar New Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp385392_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452805452829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kmolina"},{"teacherId":10062878,"projectId":9434063,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generous donations of markers, notebooks, colored pencils, whiteboards, pencils, and erasers. These supplies have meant more to us than you can imagine. I watched my students' faces light up when they realized everything they needed was already waiting for them. For many of them, that sense of being supported and cared for made all the difference. Your kindness has created a classroom where every child feels prepared, included, and excited to learn. I'm deeply grateful for the impact you've made on our little community.","fullyFundedDate":1753935219997,"projectUrl":"project/oh-the-places-well-go-when-we-have-the/9434063/","projectTitle":"Oh, The Places We'll Go When We Have The Essentials!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10062878_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y272&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750984923853","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10062878"},{"teacherId":385392,"projectId":9940236,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our project. We were excited to receive more snacks for our classroom. These snacks come in handy for students who need an extra pick-me-up. This helps their social-emotional well-being. They can focus on classroom lessons, rather than their growling stomachs. Some students even ask if they can take one home for themselves to have a snack later in the day.\r\nWe are very thankful for caring individuals, like yourselves, for caring and helping our students. We are so thankful!","fullyFundedDate":1769178036959,"projectUrl":"project/snack-time/9940236/","projectTitle":"Snack Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp385392_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452805452829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kmolina"},{"teacherId":385392,"projectId":9964386,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your amazing donations to our project. My students are so excited to start learning how to write in cursive. When I gave them their books and special pencils, they were smiling from ear to ear and so excited. It is so important that they learn how to write and read in cursive. As I have told them, so many historical documents are written in cursive. It is also important for them to write in cursive to develop their signature and to be able to use it on important documents as well.","fullyFundedDate":1767233239905,"projectUrl":"project/cursive-writing/9964386/","projectTitle":"Cursive Writing","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp385392_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452805452829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kmolina"},{"teacherId":2010785,"projectId":9389607,"letterContent":"Today's students are often stuck internalizing a lot of emotions. They sometimes do not know how to process and sort those feelings. When help is offered, students may prefer to be alone for a few minutes. A calming corner is a perfect way to still be able to keep an eye on them as they take some time to regulate their emotions enough to rejoin the class.\r\n\r\nThanks to your donations, I have been able to create such a space in the classroom where students can take some time to collect themselves and return to the learning environment when ready. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping my vision become a reality!","fullyFundedDate":1754118421082,"projectUrl":"project/cool-calm-and-second-grade-collected/9389607/","projectTitle":"Cool, Calm, and Second Grade Collected","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Salsman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2010785_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457934559749","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/salsman"},{"teacherId":2010785,"projectId":9608465,"letterContent":"My students and I are so thankful to have received snacks to help support their bodies. They have enjoyed many different healthy and filling snacks that have kept their minds on track for the first half of the school year. \r\n\r\nSo often, students do not have the resources at home and spend the first part of their mornings being hungry until lunchtime arrives. Because of your kind and generous donations, this has not been an issue for my students. We have seen some wonderful behavioral and academic growth which supports that snacks do in fact, feed the mind. \r\n\r\nThank you for your kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1755818840436,"projectUrl":"project/feed-the-mind-fuel-the-future/9608465/","projectTitle":"Feed the Mind, Fuel the Future","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Salsman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2010785_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457934559749","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/salsman"},{"teacherId":385392,"projectId":9995303,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our project. We are excited to have a vacuum in our classroom to help us clean up small messes easily. This is great to keep our learning environment clean and organized. This helps motivate students to do their best work. With your support, we can now have our room clean and mess-free. If something does spill, we are able to clean it up quickly. This helps students learn responsibility and the ability to even use a small vacuum. What is great about this is the fact that this motivation to keep our classroom clean has followed them into their homes. A couple of parents have mentioned that their child is willing to do chores.","fullyFundedDate":1768153388250,"projectUrl":"project/a-cordless-vacuum-for-cleaner-safer-lea/9995303/","projectTitle":"A Cordless Vacuum for Cleaner, Safer Learning Spaces","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp385392_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452805452829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kmolina"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_31043","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":817,"numTeachers":31,"percentFrplEligible":59,"percentAsian":7,"percentBlack":7,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":62,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"26.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":44.3,"schoolId":31043,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Apricot Valley Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Apricot Valley Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/patterson-joint-unified-school-district/apricot-valley-elementary-school/31043"}