{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Berkeley L Bunker Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":48.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9350741,"projectId":10569852,"letterContent":"Thank You for Supporting Little Voices, Big Learning!\r\n\r\nThank you so much for making Little Voices, Big Learning possible! My students are excited to use their new microphones and speaker during our classroom activities. These tools help make learning more engaging by allowing children to hear their own voices clearly as they share their ideas, answer questions, sing songs, and participate in group discussions.\r\n\r\nIn Pre-K, building language skills, confidence, and communication is such an important part of learning. The microphones give students an exciting opportunity to practice speaking in front of their classmates, express their thoughts, and develop their listening and speaking skills in a fun, supportive environment. The children especially enjoy having a turn with the microphone and hearing their voices amplified through the speaker!\r\n\r\nThis technology also creates opportunities for quieter or more hesitant students to participate and build confidence as they share with the group. Something as simple as holding a microphone can make children feel special, encourage them to speak up, and motivate them to participate in classroom conversations.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and helping create meaningful learning experiences. Your generosity is helping our little learners find their voices, build confidence, and discover the joy of learning together!","fullyFundedDate":1788959693524,"projectUrl":"project/little-voices-big-learning/10569852/","projectTitle":"Little Voices, Big Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Morales","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9350741"},{"teacherId":9348964,"projectId":10598079,"letterContent":"I want to extend my deepest gratitude for funding our project! The arrival of our new art and bookmaking supplies including colorful paper, rock crayons, and collage materials along with lamination sheets and binding combs, have brought so much joy and creative energy to our Pre-K classroom.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, my students have officially become published authors and artists in our classroom! They created original artwork and stories, which we laminated and bound into real books. Seeing their own work sitting alongside commercial books in our classroom library has given them an incredible sense of pride and confidence. They love grabbing their custom-bound books to read with friends during choice time!\r\n\r\nThe adapted scissors and pencils have been especially impactful. In our inclusive classroom where general education students and students with IEPs learn together, these tools removed frustration and allowed every child to participate fully and independently. Seeing a student who usually needs hands-on help proudly cut out their own paper shapes with the adapted tools and show them off to a classmate was a moment I will never forget.\r\n\r\nThank you for providing my students with tools that celebrate their unique abilities, foster their independence, and build a true sense of belonging. We are forever grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1788804194663,"projectUrl":"project/becoming-authors-illustrators-and-arti/10598079/","projectTitle":"Becoming Authors, Illustrators, and Artists","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gonzales","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9348964"},{"teacherId":10414827,"projectId":10581334,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our DonorsChoose project and donating materials for our holiday celebrations! Your generosity helps make these special moments in the classroom more fun, meaningful, and memorable for our students. Because of your kindness, our students will have more opportunities to celebrate, create memories, and enjoy the joy of the holiday season together.\r\nWe are truly grateful for your support and for making our classroom a little more special. Thank you for being part of our students' learning journey and helping us create wonderful memories!","fullyFundedDate":1788620490431,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-and-celebrating-my-students/10581334/","projectTitle":"Supporting and Celebrating My Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Raya","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10414827"},{"teacherId":3985354,"projectId":10382645,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our Pre-K students have been able to bring our Creative Curriculum Pets Study to life through hands-on exploration, discovery, and meaningful learning experiences!\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting additions to our classroom has been our aquarium. Our students have been fascinated by our classroom fish, eagerly observing its movements, exploring its habitat, and asking questions about what it needs to stay healthy and safe. Caring for a living animal has provided wonderful opportunities to introduce responsibility, empathy, and respect for living things. These experiences have also sparked meaningful conversations about how animals depend on us for their care.\r\n\r\nOur new animal puzzles have also been a wonderful addition to our learning centers! Students have opportunities to work together, solve problems, and examine the unique characteristics of different animals. As they explore, they are building vocabulary, strengthening their observation skills, and making connections between animals they recognize and those they are discovering for the first time.\r\n\r\nWhat makes these resources especially meaningful is how naturally they connect to so many areas of learning. Our students are developing early science skills through observation, language and literacy skills through conversations, and social-emotional skills through cooperation and shared responsibility.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our Pets Study, we will build on these experiences by investigating where pets live, what they need, and how people care for them. Our classroom aquarium will remain an important part of these investigations, allowing children to revisit their observations, ask new questions, and deepen their understanding over time.\r\n\r\nThank you for making these experiences possible! Your support has helped create a classroom where curiosity is encouraged, discoveries are celebrated, and even our youngest learners can begin to understand the importance of caring for the world around them. 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Your contribution has made a meaningful difference in our students' learning experiences. The materials provide our students with enjoyable and engaging opportunities to explore, learn, and develop their sensory skills.\r\n\r\nWe have also noticed that these materials help our students practice self-regulation and manage their behaviors more appropriately. They are able to use the materials as calming and sensory tools, which helps them remain engaged, focused, and ready to participate in classroom activities. Your generosity is truly helping us create a supportive and positive learning environment where our students can grow, build independence, and develop important skills.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting our classroom and helping our students learn and thrive. We sincerely appreciate your generosity and the difference you are making in the lives of our students!","fullyFundedDate":1788546249130,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-tools-to-support-learning-regul/10575114/","projectTitle":"Sensory Tools to Support Learning, Regulation, and Engagement","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cabagan-Palad","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8805180_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1698962531364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8805180"},{"teacherId":9347416,"projectId":7979780,"letterContent":"The arrival of our \"Happy Responsible Kids Project\" resources has brought incredible joy and structure to our classroom. When my students first saw the boxes, their eyes lit up with unbridled excitement—they felt recognized and genuinely valued knowing that generous people cared enough to support their learning environment. We opened the materials together, and the immediate buzz in the room set a positive, enthusiastic tone for the entire week.\r\n\r\nWe have been actively incorporating these new resources into our daily routines to build accountability and personal responsibility. For example, during a recent group activity, students used the materials to track their daily goals and manage their individual responsibilities independently. Rather than needing constant teacher reminders, they took pride in using the new tools to stay organized and encourage one another. It was a wonderful classroom moment to see them collaborate so maturely and take complete ownership of their tasks.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, our next steps involve taking these skills further by applying them to an upcoming collaborative group project. Students will be using these resources to assign team roles, set weekly deadlines, and reflect on their individual contributions to the group's success. Your support has laid a vital foundation for their self-reliance and academic confidence, and we are so grateful for your impact on our classroom family.","fullyFundedDate":1698795917955,"projectUrl":"project/happy-responsible-kids-project/7979780/","projectTitle":"Happy Responsible Kids Project","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Najera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9347416"},{"teacherId":9347416,"projectId":10578739,"letterContent":"The new technology tools funded through \"Powered Up and Plugged In: Tech and Tools for Regulation\" have transformed our classroom environment. While technology at home is often used for entertainment, in our classroom it serves as an interactive bridge for self-regulation and active learning. These devices allow students to engage with personalized learning programs at their own pace, standardizing complex concepts into accessible, visual lessons while helping them manage their emotional and sensory needs throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nWhat excites the students most is the tactile, interactive nature of these tools. They treat this technology not just as a static textbook, but as a hands-on portal where learning feels like an engaging challenge. The novelty of having dedicated equipment specifically designed to aid their focus makes them feel supported and eager to dive into daily lessons, turning independent practice into one of their favorite parts of the schedule.\r\n\r\nThis technology has made the biggest difference for students who typically struggle with sensory overload or keeping focus during traditional instruction. Several students who previously found standard seatwork overwhelming have completely warmed to these tools; the immediate feedback and interactive format keep them calm, regulated, and grounded. It has given them newfound independence, allowing them to build confidence and take true ownership of their daily progress.","fullyFundedDate":1788575083938,"projectUrl":"project/powered-up-and-plugged-in-tech-and-tool/10578739/","projectTitle":"Powered Up and Plugged In: Tech and Tools for Regulation","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Najera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9347416"},{"teacherId":3985354,"projectId":10306857,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us strengthen the connection between our Pre-K classroom and our families! The All About Me posters provided a wonderful beginning-of-the-year opportunity for families and children to work together and share what makes each student special. The books provided through this project have also been shared with families, encouraging reading, conversation, and continued learning together at home.\r\n\r\nWe are excited to extend these family learning experiences with the STEM materials during an upcoming family engagement session. Students and their families will become engineers together as they design, build, test, and improve their creations. This hands-on experience will give families an opportunity to see how exploration and play can develop creativity, problem-solving, perseverance, and a growth mindset in young children.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has helped us create meaningful connections between home and school while giving families opportunities to become active partners in their child's learning. We are grateful for your support and look forward to continuing to bring our students and families together to learn, create, and grow!","fullyFundedDate":1779923144743,"projectUrl":"project/building-creating-and-connecting-in-pr/10306857/","projectTitle":"Building, Creating, and Connecting in Pre-K","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3985354_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476046220028","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3985354"},{"teacherId":3985354,"projectId":10277158,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping our Pre-K students roll into STEM learning! Because of your generosity, my students have been able to explore, build, test, and discover using magnetic tiles, marble runs, and other hands-on STEM materials. What begins with the simple question, \"Where will the marble go?\" quickly becomes an opportunity to investigate gravity, motion, balance, cause and effect, and spatial relationships. Students are learning that their ideas can be turned into designs they can actually build and test.\r\n\r\nThese materials have also given us meaningful opportunities to practice the engineering process. Students create pathways and structures, test their designs, and make changes when something does not work as expected. Along the way, they are strengthening fine-motor skills, communicating ideas, solving problems, collaborating with classmates, and developing perseverance. \r\n\r\nThank you for giving our youngest engineers the tools to learn through curiosity and exploration. Your support has helped create a classroom where students can take an idea, build it, test it, and discover what happens next. Most importantly, they are learning to see themselves as capable problem-solvers, creators, scientists, and engineers!","fullyFundedDate":1778211330475,"projectUrl":"project/rolling-into-stem-learning/10277158/","projectTitle":"Rolling Into STEM Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3985354_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476046220028","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3985354"},{"teacherId":3985354,"projectId":10195938,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us bring learning beyond the walls of our Pre-K classroom! Because of your generosity, our students now have new ways to explore, investigate, create, and move while enjoying the outdoors. The sensory materials have encouraged scooping, pouring, experimenting, and problem-solving, while magnifying glasses have helped turn everyday discoveries - leaves, rocks, insects, and other treasures into opportunities for young scientists to look more closely and ask questions. Our letter and number pebbles have also allowed us to naturally bring early literacy and math into our outdoor experiences.\r\n\r\nThe stretch band, drum, and outdoor speaker have brought another dimension to our outdoor learning through music and movement. Students can move their bodies, explore rhythm, practice working together, and express themselves while developing important gross-motor and social-emotional skills. These resources have helped us create an outdoor environment where our Pre-K students can learn with their whole bodies and engage their natural curiosity.\r\n\r\nYour support has given our students much more than new materials. It has expanded what learning can look like in Pre-K. Thank you for helping us create joyful, hands-on experiences where our students can explore their world, make discoveries, and grow as confident learners!","fullyFundedDate":1778800845279,"projectUrl":"project/explore-move-discover-outdoor-learnin/10195938/","projectTitle":"Explore, Move, Discover: Outdoor Learning in Action","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3985354_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476046220028","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3985354"},{"teacherId":3985354,"projectId":10154114,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us fill our Pre-K classroom with meaningful books that have supported my students during these important first weeks of school. Your generosity has given my young learners stories that not only build early literacy skills, but also help them navigate new experiences, manage big feelings, and discover that learning takes practice.\r\n\r\nBooks such as Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes have helped my students become familiar with school routines and feel excited about being part of our classroom community. You Get What You Get has given us a child-friendly way to talk about disappointment, flexibility, and how we can respond when things do not go exactly as we hoped. The Magical Yet has helped introduce one of the most important ideas we want our young learners to carry with them: when we cannot do something yet, we can keep practicing, trying, and growing.\r\n\r\nThese stories have become more than read-alouds. We refer back to their characters and messages during our school day, helping students connect what happens in a book to their own experiences. For my English Language Learners, the engaging illustrations, repeated readings, and classroom conversations also provide meaningful opportunities to develop vocabulary, comprehension, and confidence expressing their ideas.\r\n\r\nIt has been wonderful to see students recognize familiar books, join in with repeated language, make connections, and revisit stories during our classroom day. Each book provides another opportunity to strengthen literacy while also nurturing curiosity, perseverance, kindness, and a sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nThank you for placing these stories into the hands of our youngest learners. 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