{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Benjamin E Mays IB World School","outOfStateSupporters":23.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6639752,"projectId":8955132,"letterContent":"Your support has made a meaningful difference. The vaccine helps ensure the health and safety of our students, giving parents peace of mind and allowing our children to learn and play without unnecessary worry. The broom, though simple, has become an essential tool in keeping our space clean and welcoming every day. A tidy classroom makes a big impact on how our little learners feel about their environment—it encourages responsibility, pride, and a sense of care.\r\n\r\nThanks to your kindness, our students are healthier, happier, and learning in a cleaner, safer space. We are truly grateful for your generosity and thoughtfulness.\r\n\r\nWith sincere appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1736211684227,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-it-clean/8955132/","projectTitle":"Keeping It Clean","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Christina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6639752_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720467009991","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jajpreschool"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9300096,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! These picture books, biographies, and graphic novels will be great to have in the library. Some of the books will be used for read alouds with Pre K- 2nd grade classes in the library when they visit and all of the books will be available for all students to checkout in the library. I already read one of these books as a read a loud to my students, Locs Not Dreads by Tonya Abari. Students really loved and connected with this story.\r\n\r\nStudents are so excited to read these books! Many of my students love the Narwhal series and now we have the new book in that series, board books by the same author, and the another series by the author. Students will love reading these books and will be so happy that we have new ones and more for them to read by that author.","fullyFundedDate":1746472917923,"projectUrl":"project/promoting-literacy-through-books-in-the/9300096/","projectTitle":"Promoting Literacy through Books in the School Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9325173,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! These picture books will be great to have in the library. Some of the books will be used for read alouds with Pre K- 2nd grade classes in the library when they visit and all of the books will be available for all students to checkout in the library. Students ask for the Grumpy Monkey books which we did not have any of in the school library. Now thanks to your donation, we will have some of these books for students.\r\n\r\nStudents are so excited to read these books! A lot of these picture books are appealing to my older students to in 3rd-5th grade. Many of my students always want creepy or scary stories, but some of them struggle to read the creepy chapter books in the library, so some of these creepy picture books will provide more options for these students. Students love the book There's a Ghost in This House and are excited to read these other ghost picture books.","fullyFundedDate":1746664662339,"projectUrl":"project/picture-books-promote-literacy/9325173/","projectTitle":"Picture Books Promote Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9144393,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. My students in all grades Pre K-5th love checking out picture books. Your donation provided more picture books and increased the amount of diverse picture books we have in the library. These books will help keep our growing readers reading and excited about the new books we have in the library.\r\n\r\nStudents are thrilled that we have these new books in the library. The books in this project feature a diverse mix of cultures and identities. Books like Lion on the Inside, Dear Muslim Child, and Ramadan and Eid-al-Fir increase the amount of Muslim representation in the library and many students have been asking for more books like these. Thank you so much for providing these books for students. I am so grateful, as well as the students at our school for these new picture books.","fullyFundedDate":1744203272091,"projectUrl":"project/picture-books-promoting-diversity/9144393/","projectTitle":"Picture Books Promoting Diversity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":8693724,"projectId":8860296,"letterContent":"I want to thank you for your help in giving my students the resonator bells. We've been playing songs together and reviewing colors, letters, and big vs little sizing concepts along the way. Students love the resonator bells and get very excited whenever I bring them out in class. \r\n\r\nWe've played several nursery rhyme classics such as \"Old McDonald\" and \"Mary Had a Little Lamb.\" Even my preschoolers have started learning when to take their turns. I've also only handed out certain combinations of the bells to create different musical soundscapes. Pentatonic improvisation has been really regulating. For my slightly older students, we've been using them as another option instead of boomwhackers to play songs with play-along videos. \r\n\r\nThe bells have also worked wonderfully for practicing impulse control, turn-taking, and sharing materials. Students have at times traded for a different color, or waited for a different song that used the color they wanted to play. Students have also practiced instrument care and have demonstrated they value the bells as part of our classroom materials. We're looking forward to more bell activities in years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1733176249365,"projectUrl":"project/learning-that-resonates-using-resonator/8860296/","projectTitle":"Learning That Resonates: Using Resonator Bells in Preschool and Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kaiti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8693724_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673330767764","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kaiti-shelton-music"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9144245,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me get these books for students! All of them have already got checked out by students and they were so excited to see these titles that they been asking for in the school library. A lot of my 4th-5th graders have been asking for Cat Ninja, it is one of the most requested books by students in the library and now we have the full series for students. Thank you so much for providing these books for students. They have been loving reading them already.\r\n\r\nStudents will return these books to the library when they are done reading and students at the school will get to enjoy these books for many years to come. Thank you for helping create excitement around literacy and reading in the school. Students were thrilled to have these books to read in the library.","fullyFundedDate":1742931739558,"projectUrl":"project/graphic-novels-promoting-love-for-litera/9144245/","projectTitle":"Graphic Novels Promoting Love for Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9211214,"projectId":8987662,"letterContent":"Thank you for the fun, engaging activities that you so generously provided. Our scholars have loved playing the phonics games as part of our small group rotations and with the volunteers that frequently come to our room. They were so excited to unbox each game and give each one a try.\r\n\r\nThe clip-on game has lead to a lot of collaboration and excitement as scholars work together to solve the \"puzzle\" of each word. Scholars are also supporting other scholars learning by helping each other read the words in the Spash games. Having different versions of this game has allowed me to better differentiate and tailor instruction to each students level. Scholars also love how similar some of the games are to other games they know, like UNO.\r\n\r\nAs a result of your donation, scholars are showing improvement in reading CVC words and reading words with digraphs. My higher students are getting faster and faster at spelling out words with more complex vowel teams. It is fun to see them learn through play!\r\n\r\nWe will continue to use these games for small groups and scholars will stay engaged as they work to master one Splash game to move onto the next as their phonics skills grow.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our school and classroom and helping us put a little more f-u-n into our phonics instruction!","fullyFundedDate":1734099438251,"projectUrl":"project/putting-the-f-u-n-into-phonics/8987662/","projectTitle":"Putting the F-u-n into Phonics!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ruvelson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9211214"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9054445,"letterContent":"The students at my school love reading biographies and early readers. Biographies have been great to use as read alouds in the library to introduce students to non-fiction. Your generous donation provided more biographies and early readers expanding the diversity of the collection for students to checkout in the library. The books in this project teach about a wide range of topics including Indigenous Peoples' Day, Juneteenth, Eid al-Adha, and Black History and they teach about these topics in a way that is easier for younger students to understand. These books will help keep our growing readers reading and learning about new topics.\r\n\r\nStudents are so excited about these new books in the library and to have more reading options. Thank you so much for providing these books for students. I am grateful, as well as the students at our school.","fullyFundedDate":1737404181603,"projectUrl":"project/early-readers-and-biographies-promote-di/9054445/","projectTitle":"Early Readers and Biographies Promote Diversity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9030845,"letterContent":"The students at my school especially, Pre K and Kindergarteners love reading board books. These books are great because the pages are sturdier for kids first learning how to use books. I have several students who have already read almost all of the boards books that we currently have in the library. Your generous donation provided more board books and expanded the diversity of the board book collection for students to checkout in the library. The books in this project teach about a wide range of topics including Black history, Day of the dead, Ramadan, and Lunar New Year and they teach about these topics in a way that is easier for younger students to understand. These books will help keep our growing readers reading.\r\n\r\nStudents are so excited about these new books in the library and to have more board book options. Thank you so much for providing these books for students. I am grateful, as well as the students at our school.","fullyFundedDate":1736276262502,"projectUrl":"project/board-books-promote-diversity-and-litera/9030845/","projectTitle":"Board Books Promote Diversity and Literacy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9008020,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. My students in all grades Pre K-5th love checking out picture books. There are also a few other chapter book and graphic novel books in this project that are very popular with students such as, Dog Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Your donation provided more picture books and early graphic novels for students to checkout in the library. These books will help keep our growing readers reading and excited about the new books we have in the library.\r\n\r\nStudents are thrilled that we have these new books in the library. Many students have been asking me for the Creepy series of books and the Elephant and Piggie Biggie books. Thank you so much for providing these books for students. Other titles like Black Boy Black Boy and Black Girl Black Girl will be used as read aloud to students and they will also be available for students to checkout in the library. I am so grateful, as well as the students at our school for these new books.","fullyFundedDate":1735095823810,"projectUrl":"project/picture-books-promote-literacy/9008020/","projectTitle":"Picture Books Promote Literacy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":8757331,"letterContent":"My students especially, 4th and 5th graders love reading scary books. I have several students who have already read almost all of the scary books that we currently have in the library. Your generous donation provided more scary chapter books and graphic novels for students to checkout in the library. These books will help keep our growing readers reading.\r\n\r\nStudents are so excited about these new books in the library and to have more scary book options. Thank you so much for providing these books for students. I am grateful, as well as the students at our school.","fullyFundedDate":1734223181352,"projectUrl":"project/scary-books-for-school-library/8757331/","projectTitle":"Scary Books for School Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9211214,"projectId":8551753,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contribution to our classroom and school. The colored cushions and cushioned chairs have been a great addition to our reading space and classroom library. They are easy to clean and are high demand items within our room.\r\n\r\nScholars have been using the cushions to read around the room on their iPad using online library and book apps and to read their library books throughout the day. Having a comfortable place to read has lead to students reading more, and we have seen an increase in our overall classroom reading stamina these past few months. Our scholars have loved curling up and hunkering down with their favorite books.\r\n\r\nI can see our students using these chair and cushions for years to come. 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