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By making literacy practice interactive and confidence-building, these materials have helped my students feel successful and supported as they develop their early reading skills.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, my students now have many new opportunities to practice and grow. They truly look forward to small reading groups and reading center time. The new readers and activities are highly engaging and support all types of learners in our classroom.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your support. Our early reading skills have grown tremendously, and you are a big part of that success. Thank you for helping foster a love of reading in my students. 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The new stools have been tremendous in providing enough seating for small group instruction, and not taking up too much classroom space. Kids love coming to the back table for their math and reading groups and sitting on one of the new, sturdy and comfortable stools!\r\n\r\nThe games--\"Connect 4\" and \"Don't Break the Ice\" are very popular during indoor recess--which has come in handy with the week long stretch of rain we had this week. Having multiple sets of each game allows plenty of students to play at a time.\r\n\r\nAnd the healthy supply of pencils, erasers and markers makes sure that we are never short on supplies so students have everything they need for learning. \r\n\r\nLastly, as much as we try to avoid them, germs are all over classrooms. The amazon basic cleaning wipes are so helpful in wiping down surfaces at the end of the day. Students love to help and actually cleaning is their REWARD for once they have successfully packed up. 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I really appreciate your help in supporting my students in their continued learning throughout the summer. Thanks to your support, many students will have access to things that they potentially wouldn't have. We appreciate your generosity and your kind support in helping our students succeed with the best materials possible! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1770221742789,"projectUrl":"project/learning-supplies-for-summer/9992233/","projectTitle":"Learning Supplies for Summer!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7460183_orig.png?crop=887,887,x885,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720554872506","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7460183"},{"teacherId":8838335,"projectId":9866091,"letterContent":"This school year, on Friday, October 31st, 2025, the Bahia Vista Coffee Club had its first trial run serving coffee and treats to our amazing teachers from 7:30-8am. Every Friday morning since (minus one), the 4th and 5th grade members of the BV Coffee Club have been working tirelessly to serve the BV community a hot cup of coffee and a yummy treat - only $1 each! \r\n\r\nThe BV Coffee Club gives students the opportunity to develop responsibility and leadership skills, while honing their communication strengths and deepening their integrity. They bravely approach teachers, staff, and parents asking respectfully and politely if they'd like to order coffee and a treat. They carefully craft delicious cups of coffee tailored to each customer's liking. They deliver coffee and treats once the orders have been taken, to the client's desk, office, or directly into their hands at the coffee cart. They work together as a team to complete each step of the order taking and fulfillment process. \r\n\r\nAt our very first meeting, students were asked where they would like to donate any proceeds from the coffee and treats sales. Several ideas were presented, and one prevailed. Students voted, and the decision to donate proceeds to the Walker Creek Scholarship Fund was made. Last week, the BV Coffee Club donated $250 to the Walker Creek Scholarship Fund! \r\n\r\nWe want to thank everyone in the community for your support of this project. We have received monetary donations from our beloved Ms. Sanchez; Andre Barbosa and the Stationary Engineering team at the SF Transbay Terminal; and countless parents and community members who have given an extra dollar or five when purchasing coffee on Friday mornings. We received generous donations through Donors Choose, which enabled us to purchase our coffee cart and many supplies. Ms. Doving donated our aprons, and Ms. Soto donated a coffee carafe. And so many teachers purchased punchcards and have been supporting us throughout the school year. We most certainly could not have done this without the support of the entire BV community, and we are so grateful. \r\n\r\nThank you again, and hope to see you Friday morning for a hot cup of coffee and a treat in front of the school gates!","fullyFundedDate":1762792379880,"projectUrl":"project/making-connections-one-coffee-at-a-time/9866091/","projectTitle":"Making Connections One Coffee at a Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. B","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8838335"},{"teacherId":7460183,"projectId":9906976,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support in funding this project. We have been able to provide more access for our students to use the new playground equipment! The students are amazed at the sight of all of the new toys that they get to access and play with. 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The students are able to demonstrate all of their learning through the joy and gifts from this project, as well as when we incorporate our writing into this project as well. \r\nThe students will be feeling so lucky when they get to not only participate in these activities with their peers, but also when they are able to take home a small gift. We appreciate your support in helping to fund this project! You helped make all of our schools Kindergarten students so happy!","fullyFundedDate":1767806386217,"projectUrl":"project/abc-countdown/9700347/","projectTitle":"ABC Countdown!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7460183_orig.png?crop=887,887,x885,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720554872506","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7460183"},{"teacherId":7460183,"projectId":9700656,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. 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Bahia Vista Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Rafael, California that is part of San Rafael City Elementary School District.
It serves 542 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
Its teachers have had 562 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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99%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Bahia Vista Elementary School
$359,044
raised using DonorsChoose
562
projects
funded
49
teachers
funded
920
donors
58
projects
for
basic supplies
83
projects for
technology
122
projects for
books
46
projects
for
art supplies
Bahia Vista Elementary School has received support from
757 individuals from California and
163 individuals out-of-state.