{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Atkins Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":67.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10338946,"projectId":10252335,"letterContent":"Dear Donors,\r\n\r\nThank you so much for the generous donation of the large smiley face rug to my fourth-grade classroom! It has quickly become one of the most loved and meaningful spaces in our room.\r\n\r\nThis rug provides my students with so much more than a comfortable place to sit. It has become our gathering place—a place where every student belongs. We use it to come together for lessons, discussions, stories, class meetings, and special moments throughout our day. Having a soft, welcoming space gives my students a sense of comfort and helps make our classroom feel more like a community.\r\n\r\nI am often complimented on our bright, cheerful smiley face rug, and every compliment gives me the opportunity to share something even more special: it was made possible by generous donors who care about my students and their learning environment. I am always proud to explain that there are people willing to invest in children they may never even meet simply because they believe students deserve a classroom where they feel happy, comfortable, and valued.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is appreciated more than you know!","fullyFundedDate":1778261978960,"projectUrl":"project/snug-as-a-bug-on-a-rug/10252335/","projectTitle":"Snug as a Bug on a Rug","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Plummer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10338946_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1777719419378","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10338946"},{"teacherId":10338946,"projectId":10252049,"letterContent":"Dear Donors,\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous donations toward the bearded dragon tank for our fourth-grade classroom! Your kindness has provided my students with so much more than just a new classroom pet and habitat—it has created an exciting, hands-on learning experience that they look forward to every day.\r\n\r\nSince adding the bearded dragon tank to our classroom, I have already seen a wonderful boost in morale, responsibility, and curiosity among my students. They are excited to come into the classroom, check on our bearded dragon, and learn more about its needs, behaviors, and environment.\r\n\r\nThe tank has also given my students opportunities to practice responsibility and teamwork. Caring for a living animal helps them understand that animals depend on us to provide the proper food, water, habitat, temperature, and care. They take pride in being part of this responsibility.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, our new classroom addition has sparked so much scientific curiosity. Students are asking questions, making observations, and wanting to learn more about reptiles, adaptations, habitats, and animal survival. These are the kinds of authentic learning experiences that make science memorable and meaningful for children.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and helping make our fourth-grade classroom an exciting place to learn, explore, and grow. Your generosity is making a difference every single day, and we are incredibly grateful for your support!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\n\r\nMrs. Plummer & Her Fourth-Grade Students","fullyFundedDate":1778261978519,"projectUrl":"project/yoshi-the-dragon-wants-to-go-to-4th-gr/10252049/","projectTitle":"Yoshi, the Dragon, Wants to Go to 4th Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Plummer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10338946_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1777719419378","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10338946"},{"teacherId":2462615,"projectId":10176753,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. The kids had so much fun planning out a family vacation. We also learned about the amazing things to do in the USA.\r\nThe kids had no idea how much things actually cost. Listening to their reasoning on things to skimp on and what to splurge on. When they found out they would have to pay for gas or airline tickets to get to where they are going, they were shocked! It was such a fun experience and I can't wait to build on this activity for the coming years!","fullyFundedDate":1776297974841,"projectUrl":"project/lets-hit-the-road/10176753/","projectTitle":"Let's Hit the Road!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kemp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2462615_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485361984029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shelliekemp"},{"teacherId":2462615,"projectId":10116415,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. We are state testing this month, so these activities are the perfect treat after the testing is over. I love giving the kids some down time after they have worked so hard on their computers all morning!\r\nThis project gave me some games that are \"just right\" for my younger students, but even the older kids have enjoyed a nice game of \"Chutes and Ladders\"! They have enjoyed some screen free fun after staring at their computers for hours. \r\nWe have several weeks left in our testing calendar and these games are the perfect library activity! Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1772128180202,"projectUrl":"project/library-time-fun-time/10116415/","projectTitle":"Library Time = Fun Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kemp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2462615_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485361984029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shelliekemp"},{"teacherId":2462615,"projectId":9821274,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to our Charlie May Simon Book Collection. The fourth graders enjoy reading and voting for these interesting books. I always make sure to order the Arkansas Diamond Award books because those books are for our kindergarten through third grades students, but I love having choices for our fourth grade students. \r\nI also share my library space with the middle school so I offer those books to the fifth and sixth graders as well. We love voting for our favorite and then wait to see if the state voting reflects our own views.","fullyFundedDate":1766422281391,"projectUrl":"project/state-book-awards/9821274/","projectTitle":"State Book Awards","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kemp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2462615_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485361984029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shelliekemp"},{"teacherId":2462615,"projectId":9905401,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our snack project. These boys get to school before 8 everyday. They have long days of classes, athletic practices, and then after school Quiz Bowl practice. \r\nThese boys are so fun to work with and I love having a good snack to offer them before we start working on our Stock Market Game and then finish up with a practice round of a quiz bowl game.\r\nThe boys love picking out their snacks and making a huge mess in the library. They are getting some life lessons about cleaning up the mess you make as well as having a tasty snack.","fullyFundedDate":1763996373572,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-growing-boys/9905401/","projectTitle":"We Are Growing Boys","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kemp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2462615_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485361984029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shelliekemp"},{"teacherId":2462615,"projectId":9716186,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our project. We love reading the books nominated for our state Diamond Award. We always have our favorite and can't wait to see if that title wins the Diamond!\r\nI try to stay current on the world of children's books, but the Diamond list always has some titles I have never heard of and most times they are the books my kids choose as their favorites. Our local newscaster reads the books on the Diamond Award YouTube channel, but we love having the physical copies to take home and study the illustrations. Thank you for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1761015148173,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-the-win/9716186/","projectTitle":"Books for the Win","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kemp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2462615_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485361984029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shelliekemp"},{"teacherId":2462615,"projectId":9321095,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our library. The students were so excited to see our new titles and do a follow-up art project to help us remember the story and to share the stories with their grownups when they get out of school. \r\nWe have used to easel to do drawings and display big books and we also use our easel to display Question of the Week displays and it provides a great way to display answers. My library budget would not have stretched to cover these supplies and my students have enjoyed the supplies!","fullyFundedDate":1746745493024,"projectUrl":"project/look-what-we-read/9321095/","projectTitle":"Look What We Read","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kemp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2462615_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485361984029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shelliekemp"},{"teacherId":2462615,"projectId":9745280,"letterContent":"At the start of the year, I couldn't imagine what I was going to do with some of my special students. With these tools, I see them playing together, using manners instead of just grabbing what they want, and having fun. The students know I have to get a good report from their classroom teacher to get to build with these blocks and I am grateful to say, they have been able to use them each week. Knowing they are able to create with these tools gets them making good choices until now I am not having to remind them of good manners and safe hands and feet.","fullyFundedDate":1759518241015,"projectUrl":"project/building-relationships-and-having-fun/9745280/","projectTitle":"Building Relationships and Having Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kemp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2462615_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485361984029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shelliekemp"},{"teacherId":2462615,"projectId":9154240,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this project. The story of how the toys the students play with came into being has been a wonderful addition to our biography section. The students love learning about real people and Arkansas Economics has provided lots of activities to go along with these books.\r\nThe students are learning how to be a creator of their own toys and later this spring I plan to put all the resources to good use and create an entrepreneur unit to take the students' minds off of state testing, but still keep their brains sparking with new ideas. Thanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1746330518753,"projectUrl":"project/watch-us-be-entrepreneurs/9154240/","projectTitle":"Watch Us Be Entrepreneurs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kemp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2462615_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485361984029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shelliekemp"},{"teacherId":2462615,"projectId":8951727,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project. My students have been asking for Manga books and the budget just doesn't allow for it at this time. Now we have the beginnings of a collection that I hope to add to this year.\r\nThe kids are crazy about the \"Warriors\" series and while we have a few titles of the novels, the manga titles are flying off the shelf. Fourth grade boys are reading these titles and that is saying something because it is pulling teeth to get them to read, but this series has done the impossible. Thanks again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1740870367454,"projectUrl":"project/manga-mania-at-aes/8951727/","projectTitle":"Manga Mania at AES","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kemp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2462615_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485361984029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shelliekemp"},{"teacherId":9567792,"projectId":9357124,"letterContent":"The students have been so excited to have this technology in our classroom. I am able to start the day with cute graphics, a schedule and a countdown to start rehearsal. We have also been able to listen to several different examples of different kinds of music and the students are able to follow along with the music without us having to purchase it first. We are able to decide as a group if we feel that we can sing it and then purchase it after that. \r\n The students have also been using it daily for sight singing. They are getting better and better at reading music quickly. This is something that is judged when we go to competition in the spring and they are gaining more and more confidence at doing it because we are able to practice it daily. \r\n Thank you so much for donating this to our program. It shows the students that they are valued, worthy and that music education is something worth fighting for.","fullyFundedDate":1752586579895,"projectUrl":"project/integrating-technology-of-some-kind-in-o/9357124/","projectTitle":"Integrating Technology of SOME Kind in our Choir Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Riley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9567792_orig.jpg?crop=3350,3350,x0,y379&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1718201036402","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9567792"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_54260","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":319,"numTeachers":34,"percentFrplEligible":75,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":93,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":0,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":1,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"K - 4","studentTeacherRatio":"9.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":32.6,"schoolId":54260,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Atkins Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Atkins Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/arkansas/atkins-school-district/atkins-elementary-school/54260"}