{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Bastian Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":21.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3102101,"projectId":9658716,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my classroom. The students love reading the Scholastic Magazines each week. They are building their background knowledge and are practicing reading on-level text. This is building their reading skills. \r\n\r\nThe students are also enjoying the wiggly seats for their chairs. When children are able to move as they are working, it helps with their focus. The rolling cart helps keep our supplies organized and available to students. \r\n\r\nThanks again for supporting our students.","fullyFundedDate":1760721135641,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-supplies-and-sensory-seating-fo/9658716/","projectTitle":"Literacy Supplies and Sensory Seating for Eager First Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Prince","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3102101_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1573243628693","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3102101"},{"teacherId":8287243,"projectId":9873638,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support. As the only counselor at my school, I stay very busy, and your gift card has made a real difference. It's allowed me to prepare engaging lessons quickly and provide meaningful experiences for my students. Recently, I used these resources with my first graders to play a career exploration game. We discussed how what they're learning now will help them succeed in the future. It was so fun seeing them so excited about the game and thinking about how the skills they are learning now will help them in these careers. \r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, my students are also building important skills like self-confidence, positive self-talk, and emotion management. We are truly grateful for your support and the positive impact you've made on our school community. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1764991483086,"projectUrl":"project/counselor-in-the-classroom/9873638/","projectTitle":"Counselor in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alisha","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8287243_orig.jpg?crop=315,315,x0,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1643932303936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-alisha"},{"teacherId":6948896,"projectId":9505085,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the basic supplies that my students needed. What makes these supplies so valuable isn't their cost—it's their necessity. They allowed me to focus on instruction rather than classroom management. Students had the tools they needed to succeed, and I could dedicate more energy to teaching.\r\n\r\nDonorsChoose donors understand that teachers often spend personal money on essentials. Their generosity ensures every student has access to the basic resources required for academic success. These supplies transformed my classroom's functionality and reinforced to students that their community supports their education.","fullyFundedDate":1755698349229,"projectUrl":"project/6th-grade-supplies/9505085/","projectTitle":"6th Grade Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Latey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6948896_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y279&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1636338370900","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6948896"},{"teacherId":8287243,"projectId":9908835,"letterContent":"I want to send a big thank you for your love and support. This project and supplies have made a major impact at my school. My younger groups love to make sensory bottles so they have a tool to help them manage their emotions. It is also a great reminder that big emotions don't last forever, just like the shaken-up glitter in the bottle. Just this week I met with some older kids, who have been dealing with some hard things, and when I asked what we should do, they even asked to make a sensory jar! It was so fun, relaxing, and just what they needed. The clay has been a huge hit, too. We have had so much fun making our worry warriors and so much more. \r\n\r\nThank you again! I couldn't support my students without your love and support. We all appreciate it!","fullyFundedDate":1764735380045,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-superstars/9908835/","projectTitle":"Sensory Superstars","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alisha","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8287243_orig.jpg?crop=315,315,x0,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1643932303936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-alisha"},{"teacherId":1845405,"projectId":9614749,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for the generosity you have shown my students and our classroom. Your support has already made such a meaningful impact, and it is felt every single day.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, my students now have headphones that allow them to focus, learn independently, and feel confident while using their Chromebooks. Scholastic News has opened the door to rich conversations, curiosity, and excitement about the world around them, helping my students grow as readers and thinkers. The lesson plan organizers have supported me as a teacher, allowing me to be more intentional and prepared so I can give my students the very best each day. And the floor cushions—those have truly changed our classroom environment. They've created a warm, flexible space where students feel comfortable, calm, and eager to learn.\r\n\r\nWhat may seem like simple supplies are actually tools that help my students feel supported, capable, and valued. Your kindness has helped create a classroom where students feel excited to come to school and proud of their learning.\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for investing in their growth. Your generosity has left a lasting impression on our classroom, and we are deeply grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1760718926013,"projectUrl":"project/tools-to-help-young-minds-shine/9614749/","projectTitle":"Tools to Help Young Minds Shine","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Suggs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1845405"},{"teacherId":6946449,"projectId":9532037,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation, this year we have been able to provide a variety of opportunities to do numerous art projects and activities that involve the paper we were able to receive and lamination into projects as well. Our classroom also used the paper to help prepare and print off lesson plans to support what we are learning in the class. We are using the paper to help with visuals and to help the students learn to write their own names. We used the paper to also create visual schedule of the routine and classroom choices and create a job chart for students to have a job to do while in the classroom. One of the pictures shows the routine of large circle time and instruction that is in front of the class that gives the students a way to visually see what we are doing during large group. We used the lamination to help keep our routine schedule nice throughout the year and used the paper to print off and create our classroom rules. Another picture shows an art project that all the students created to represent all their family members in their family. Thank you again for your donation to our class as the students have been successful in the class this year.","fullyFundedDate":1758228085656,"projectUrl":"project/power-project-paper-01/9532037/","projectTitle":"Power Project Paper 01","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Erichsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6946449_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x1099,y498&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695015604512","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6946449"},{"teacherId":3356101,"projectId":9619034,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, this year our students have had the opportunity to do numerous art projects. Our classroom also used the paper to support lessons with visuals and to help the students learn to write their name. We also used the paper to create visual schedules about routines and classroom choices. One of the pictures shows the routine for large group instruction that is now at the front of our room and that gives the students away to keep track of what we are doing at large group. Another thing that we did with the paper was to create a job chart. Our students love taking responsibility and helping in class. Another picture shows an art project that all the students created to represent their family member. Thank you again for you donation to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1760715427312,"projectUrl":"project/language-building/9619034/","projectTitle":"Language Building","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3356101_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1538674117720","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3356101"},{"teacherId":4930936,"projectId":9540308,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the very significant donation of items for my project, \"Tools for Learning, Supplies for Life,\" to my classroom! Your generosity has provided my students with much more than just markers and glue; you have given them the tools to be creative, collaborative, and confident.\r\n\r\nThe building manipulatives, such as the Magnetic Building Tiles, Constructive Pattern Blocks, and other manipulatives and math tools, are already being put to great use. This has truly helped students bridge the gap between \"I don't get it\" and \"I've got this\" throughout the area and volume unit in math. \r\n\r\nThe Science posters on the Moon Phases and Ecosystems have not only provided my students with visuals to support their understanding during different science units, but they also continue to be an excellent resource for content review. The 82-piece animal set is contributing to the biomes they are constructing right now! They are so excited!\r\n\r\nAdditionally, the flexible seating and classroom caddies have made our daily routines smoother and our environment more welcoming. And the stamp set has helped me to provide fast and effective feedback in my busy teacher schedule.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping our classroom be an inviting, engaging, and organized place of work. My students and I are so very grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1757548705279,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-learning-supplies-for-life/9540308/","projectTitle":"Tools for Learning, Supplies for Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fanaro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4930936_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659829608385","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4930936"},{"teacherId":3102101,"projectId":9057730,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my classroom. The students were very excited to now have beginning phonics books for their reading practice. They are enjoying these new phonics books each day. These bacis phonics books are essential for teaching beginning readers. As the students learn new phonis skills, they are now able to practice these skills in connected text that is very engaging for them. These books are perfect for my students that need more practice with the basic skills. These students skills are improving each day as they read these new books now available in my classroom. \r\n\r\nThanks again,\r\nMrs. Prince","fullyFundedDate":1747056559916,"projectUrl":"project/beginning-phonics-and-sight-word-books/9057730/","projectTitle":"Beginning Phonics and Sight Word Books for Struggling Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Prince","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3102101_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1573243628693","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3102101"},{"teacherId":291681,"projectId":9507113,"letterContent":"Indoor recess days can be quite dreaded. I am so grateful to have some added resources to keep my students positively engaged during those times. As a teacher, I am not given funds for games and activities for recess. Thank you for fulfilling this need and making my job easier.\r\nIt is also nice to have some activities to use as possible free time activities for my students. They enjoy having a larger variety to choose from which helps them have something that will keep them engaged. Please know that your support is greatly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1755699651737,"projectUrl":"project/indoor-recess-can-be-fun-too/9507113/","projectTitle":"Indoor Recess Can Be Fun Too","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Green","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misseclass"},{"teacherId":8287243,"projectId":9544528,"letterContent":"I cannot even begin to tell you how grateful I am! Your love and support have had a huge impact on my students and me. \r\n\r\nMy younger kids have enjoyed learning about managing emotions by making glitter jars or hide-and-seek jars with the rice. My 6th graders had a blast learning about self-compassion with the mirrors, and my 1st and 2nd graders loved using the clay to learn about our brain and how to be in control with the dough. My students have learned so much and are sensory superstars with their regulation thanks to your support.","fullyFundedDate":1758228085071,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-superstars-for-self-regulation/9544528/","projectTitle":"Sensory Superstars for Self-Regulation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alisha","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8287243_orig.jpg?crop=315,315,x0,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1643932303936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-alisha"},{"teacherId":6191829,"projectId":9523881,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations. The students have been able to have a more hands on experience, and it has made a big impact on their learning. It has helped the students be able to talk about what they are doing, explain to partners and learn from their neighbors. It's lead to great discussions and more meaningful learning. It's helping the students take more control in their education.\r\n The students are more excited to learn with these activities. It makes the learning fun and meaningful to them. They are also learning responsibility by taking care of the tools and games we have been given. It helps them to make connections with lessons and real life experiences.\r\n I am truly grateful for people like you who help make our classrooms a place where students want to come and learn. Where they have activities they can relate to and connect to what they are learning.","fullyFundedDate":1757517043940,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning/9523881/","projectTitle":"Hands on Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rogers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6191829_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1548446693518","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6191829"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_121179","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":741,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":18,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":74,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":15,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":78.6,"schoolId":121179,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Bastian Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Bastian Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/utah/jordan-school-district/bastian-elementary-school/121179"}