{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Ashford School","outOfStateSupporters":66.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9773234,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our project for crafts to support language learning. Because of your kindness, my room has been filled with excitement, color, and collaboration. You've not only provided materials, but also inspired confidence and creativity in some amazing students. \r\n\r\nThey really loved the mini dinosaurs! My students made some very colorful and at times rainbow colored T-Rex and triceratops. While they colored they practiced multiple speech sounds, following directions with basic concepts and grammar skills. \r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in our learners and for helping us make language learning an engaging, joyful experience all year long!","fullyFundedDate":1760808228503,"projectUrl":"project/building-our-language-skills-through-cra/9773234/","projectTitle":"Building Our Language Skills Through Crafts!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"},{"teacherId":8579215,"projectId":9274516,"letterContent":"Thank you again for joining our first grade classroom in celebrating a truly successful school year. My students were so excited to take home the books that you generously donated along with chalk, bubbles and book marks! \r\nStudents were able to enjoy reading them over the Summer and revisit some of our favorite classroom books while inviting their families into their reading journey at the same time. \r\nI look forward to students looking back on their favorite books as a lasting memory into their adolescent years and maybe even adults years where they might share these same stories with their own children.","fullyFundedDate":1746785855810,"projectUrl":"project/end-of-year-celebration-gift-of-reading/9274516/","projectTitle":"End of Year Celebration Gift of Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neeland","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8579215"},{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9767617,"letterContent":"Thank you for fully funding this project for new books and stickers for our room! My students are having a moment where they will try even harder tasks if it has to do with Bluey, so this was perfect. One of my students was so excited to do it that he was willing to practice the 2-3 step following directions tasks that can sometimes not be quite as fun. After adding Bluey reusable stickers to the task it was much easier to keep his interest! Other students have been practicing their sounds and get a sticker to put on for each time they say a few words with their sound in it. \r\n\r\nWe worked on \"when\" questions with a student for Scaredy Squirrel at Night and \"where\" questions for Bluey's Butterflies. Their excitement for reading has definitely increased with these high interest books. Thank you so much for making this project possible! We appreciate your support!","fullyFundedDate":1759174155360,"projectUrl":"project/characters-we-love-reading-fun-with-sti/9767617/","projectTitle":"Characters We Love: Reading Fun with Stickers Too!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"},{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9709070,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our project for crafts for these little learners! Because of your kindness, my students now have access to engaging and hands-on craft materials that are already making a difference in the language development. \r\n\r\nAs my students create new crafts we're also working on building vocabulary, practicing following directions with sequencing, and expressing their thoughts or ideas verbally. It's been wonderful to see their excitement and willingness to work to be able to have a chance to make a new creation to take home after our sessions. They earn pieces of crafts through answering story questions, following directions or practicing their speech sounds. \r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and supporting their language growth over the school year! We really appreciate it!","fullyFundedDate":1759165685249,"projectUrl":"project/crafting-our-way-to-stronger-language-sk/9709070/","projectTitle":"Crafting Our Way to Stronger Language Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"},{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9725349,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of this project! We are incredibly grateful for the book holders, crayon holder, small craft storage, and labels that we will be able to use in our room this year. \r\n\r\nThese materials have already made a noticeable difference in how smoothly our sessions run. The book holders help us keep our books neatly organized and easy to access, allowing us to transition between activities without losing valuable time. With the help of the book box labels, everything now has a place. The crayon holder is perfect for keeping our crayons in one space while they enjoy their time coloring! \r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, our therapy room is now more organized and easier to enjoy. Thank you for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1758818176933,"projectUrl":"project/color-create-communicate-helping-litt/9725349/","projectTitle":"Color, Create, Communicate! Helping Little Learners Stay Organized","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"},{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9705880,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding this project! Your donations helped us bring hanging folders to help us keep our worksheets organized, a fun Pop-Up Pirate game since the one we had would only pop some of the time and a new Honeybee Tree game the kids have been asking for after seeing it in another space since our basketball replacements were out of stock. \r\n\r\nThe Sterilite container will make storing and organizing our Lego sets much easier and is right now holding the cars for when we have a chance to decorate them. The mini cars were a favorite when the students realized they would be able to make them their own with the Sharpie paint markers and Kwik Stix paint. \r\n\r\nYou've helped us create a more organized, engaging and fun environment where my students can be excited to learn and play. Thank you for your generosity and kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1758578413463,"projectUrl":"project/fun-in-the-speech-room/9705880/","projectTitle":"Fun in the Speech Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"},{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9701530,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of my students with your donation to this project for Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards. With your help I've been able to purchase engaging resources that specifically target a wide range of speech and language skills - allowing me to meet my students on their level. \r\n\r\nFrom articulation activities (coloring sheets, iSpy worksheets) to vocabulary builders, the materials I've been able to access are already making a meaningful difference during their sessions. \r\n\r\nYour support has given us the ability to have differentiated instruction while keeping their interest in the activity as we work on skills that can be difficult for them. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to find activities that are fun and engaging!","fullyFundedDate":1758546538114,"projectUrl":"project/tpt-resources-fun-materials/9701530/","projectTitle":"TPT Resources: Fun Materials!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"},{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9701296,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding this project for craft materials to work on speech and language skills with my students! From the moment the box arrived my students have been excited. I was able to use opening the box as a motivator for the students that were working when it arrived to finish up some challenging work. We practiced sorting some of the items into seasons (e.g., pumpkins and turkeys for fall, snowflake stickers and Yetis for winter). \r\n\r\nThe fall hedgehogs were a hit! They encouraged a student that didn't want to work on basic concepts (e.g., first, next, last) and multi-step directions to keep trying so he could add more leaves to his hedgehog! The pumpkins were a fun activity for my students to practice their speech sounds while coloring pieces of their pumpkins. \r\n\r\nMy students really do love crafts and having these as a reward for practicing some trickier skills will really help my students. Thank you for your generosity and making this project possible!","fullyFundedDate":1758116494311,"projectUrl":"project/crafting-our-way-to-better-language-skil/9701296/","projectTitle":"Crafting Our Way to Better Language Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"},{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9709821,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding this project for a new blue carpet for the speech room! The carpet will add brightness to our room and allow for a more comfortable environment for those that come here. Because of your kindness, we now have a new carpet that is already making a big difference in our daily learning environment. \r\n\r\nThis carpet may seem like a small addition, but it plays a big role! Thank you for investing in our room and believing in the power of a positive learning environment!","fullyFundedDate":1758065571563,"projectUrl":"project/comfy-carpet-focused-minds/9709821/","projectTitle":"Comfy Carpet, Focused Minds!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"},{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9686786,"letterContent":"It's official. The kids are LOVING these Legos! I wish I could explain the looks of joy on their faces and the exclamations of \"WHAT??!?!? Legos sets? We get to play with them?\" and \"That's the exact kit I wanted, but I couldn't get!\" Thank you so much for making it possible to have those moments of joys at the start of the school year, when the skills they need to work on take just that much more effort as they get back into the school routine. I had multiple students persevere through activities that were challenging for them just to have the chance to use these Lego sets. \r\n\r\nThe first set that was opened was the Space Rover set. Once the students had finished their work it was a perfect chance to work on sharing, turn taking, following directions and talk about what was needed if you were going out into space. One student became very insistent because the astronaut needed his visor shield for his helmet since they were going into space and stated, \"He can't breathe the air without that!\" It gave us a chance to talk about why that might be and another student to work on \"why\" questions during a motivating activity.\r\n\r\nThe beekeeping set was a hit with my younger students. One insisted that after watering the flowers the bees needed some water too and let them \"drink\" from the watering can. We talked about some different ways you can take care of bees. This was a great motivator for a student that had to do a challenging activity, but kept trying because of these Legos. Thank you so much for providing some excitement for my students and wonderful rewards for working hard!","fullyFundedDate":1757507376529,"projectUrl":"project/building-with-legos-future-careers/9686786/","projectTitle":"Building With Legos: Future Careers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"},{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9697041,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and support of my students! Because of you, we now have a laminator, book holders, craft organizers, kinetic sand, and magnetic hooks for our whiteboard. \r\n\r\nThe first project I've been able to try has been laminating speech sound cards for daily practice. These cards are a great addition to our learning, and thanks to the magnetic hooks, they are now proudly displayed and easily accessible on our whiteboard. This visibility not only keeps our space organized, but also reinforces the sounds we're working on every day. \r\n\r\nThe bookshelves are next on the list and I've been able to replace some ripped and torn book holders with ones that allow the books to look organized while providing easy accessibility. I can't wait to continue this project as the year goes on. Thank you so much for your support in making this start of the year just a little bit easier!","fullyFundedDate":1757592076280,"projectUrl":"project/getting-ready-for-a-new-school-year/9697041/","projectTitle":"Getting Ready for a New School Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"},{"teacherId":2653458,"projectId":9677655,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding this project for supplies for the speech room! The kids were very excited when we replaced the batteries in the cooking toys. The handouts I've wanted to organize have been sorted into the plastic envelopes for easy access when we need them and they have also been great for items that I don't have time to finish, but want to keep from taking over my desk! I have a set of speech cards I'm working on, but haven't had time to finish. They're safe in the plastic envelopes for when I have time to work on them. The storage bags are ready to hold the crafts my students create or keep small craft materials from spilling in the closet! \r\n\r\nThese materials make a big difference in creating an engaging and organized learning environment for our students. Thanks for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1757524085088,"projectUrl":"project/starting-back-to-school-with-the-basics/9677655/","projectTitle":"Starting Back to School With the Basics!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lemos"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_44248","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":351,"numTeachers":43,"percentFrplEligible":33,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":85,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":8,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"8.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":33.5,"schoolId":44248,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Ashford School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Ashford School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/connecticut/ashford-public-school-district/ashford-school/44248"}