{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Bevins Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":78.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8378392,"projectId":9710068,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our project, Building Readers One Letter at a Time! Because of your kindness, our classroom now has letter activity centers, sand trays, four LCD tablets for a station, as well as laminating pouches and folders to organize and preserve our materials.\r\nMy students were so excited to begin using these new resources. These tools have made learning letters and early writing skills more engaging, hands-on, and fun. The sand trays allow students to practice letter formation in a sensory-rich way, while the LCD tablets give them a chance to write, erase, and try again with confidence.\r\nThese materials are helping build a strong foundation in early literacy. Students are strengthening fine motor skills, improving letter recognition and formation, and growing in confidence as readers and writers. The organized centers also encourage independence and give students meaningful choices in their learning.\r\nThank you for helping us create an environment where young learners can truly build their skills one letter at a time. Your generosity is making a lasting difference in our classroom each and every day.","fullyFundedDate":1758814257853,"projectUrl":"project/building-readers-one-letter-at-a-time/9710068/","projectTitle":"Building Readers One Letter at a Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. West","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8378392_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679394624526","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8378392"},{"teacherId":8378392,"projectId":9751591,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of themed sensory bins for our classroom. My students have absolutely loved exploring them!\r\nThe ocean, dinosaur, and ice cream sensory bins have quickly become class favorites. Students are engaged, excited, and eager to dive into each theme. It has been wonderful to watch their imaginations grow as they explore, create stories, and interact with the materials.\r\nThese sensory experiences bring so many valuable skills into our kindergarten classroom. Students are strengthening their fine motor skills, practicing problem-solving, building language through play, and developing social skills as they share and collaborate with one another.\r\nWe also especially appreciate having these bins as an alternative to recess on rainy days. They provide a fun, calming, and engaging option that keeps students happily learning even when we can't go outside.\r\nThank you for supporting our classroom and helping create meaningful, hands-on learning experiences for our students. Your generosity is truly making a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1761950832897,"projectUrl":"project/little-hands-big-skills-sensory-play-f/9751591/","projectTitle":"Little Hands, Big Skills: Sensory Play for Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. West","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8378392_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679394624526","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8378392"},{"teacherId":8378392,"projectId":9459663,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of magnetic blocks, flower builders, LEGO sets, Brain Flakes, and bristle blocks for our STEM bins. My students were absolutely thrilled to receive these new materials!\r\nWe use these items every day, especially on rainy days when we are unable to go outside. They have quickly become a favorite part of our classroom. I have been amazed by the creativity and imagination my students show as they build and explore. It's wonderful to see them thinking like engineers at such a young age.\r\nIn addition to encouraging creativity, these materials also support important developmental skills. Students are strengthening their fine motor skills and muscle development while engaging in hands-on learning experiences.\r\nThank you for adding to our STEM library and giving students a variety of choices to explore, create, and learn. Your generosity is truly appreciated and is making a meaningful difference in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1757553332816,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-build-a-strong-stem-foundation-i/9459663/","projectTitle":"Help Us Build a Strong STEM Foundation in Kindergarten!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. West","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8378392_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679394624526","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8378392"},{"teacherId":8378392,"projectId":9459343,"letterContent":"We wanted to take a minute to tell you how thankful we are for our new supplies! The students loved receiving mail! We have put all of the supplies to good use as we develop an early love for writing!\r\n\r\nThe dry erase boards have helped us as we learn how to properly form our letters. The dry erase markers have added color into our writing and we love using them as we begin to write sentences! Having pre-sharpened pencils eliminates wasted time and our robot sharpener is an added bonus as it automatically sharpens for the students! \r\n\r\nThe headphones have helped us to keep a quiet learning environment! The zipper pouches give us storage and organization and eliminates wasted time as we can quickly distribute supplies!\r\n\r\nWe are very grateful for your donation and support to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1758842886106,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-kinders-establish-an-early-lov/9459343/","projectTitle":"Help My “Kinders” Establish an Early Love for Writing","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. West","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8378392_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679394624526","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8378392"},{"teacherId":8397119,"projectId":9584878,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing us with the new supplies especially the needed crayons for the library. The students were so excited when they received them.\r\n\r\nWe have already utilized the crayons and used them to design and color Christmas bags for items donated to the nursing home on our area. There was a lady that provided the bags and asked us to design them. She had bought items and wanted the children to have a part in it.\r\n\r\nYour kind donation allowed us to design these bags along with doing many other learning activities where we use these resources provided.","fullyFundedDate":1758833804094,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-color-to-learning/9584878/","projectTitle":"Bringing Color to Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. May","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8397119_orig.jpg?crop=580,580,x0,y30&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669905177887","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8397119"},{"teacherId":8413065,"projectId":9200084,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. The students have loved the new resources their favorite being the game mathematical liar. This has improved their reasoning skills so much. When we all opened the package together the students couldn't wait to use everything. I have used the colored paper to help create math games for their daily math centers and they have enjoyed those as well. The next steps for this project is just to continue to let students play and engage with these games and activities. One again thank you so much for investing in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1742948601436,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-in-mathematics/9200084/","projectTitle":"Engaging in Mathematics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nicole Kidd","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8413065_orig.jpg?crop=577,577,x0,y66&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649441551679","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8413065"},{"teacherId":8355896,"projectId":8911643,"letterContent":"I am blown away by the support received on this project. This kids absolutely LOVED using all the STEM materials from this project. This has been a great hands on learning experience for all of them and it wouldn't be possible without each of you. You will never know how much you have impacted all of my students learning this year with your kind support. STEM is a great way for students to begin becoming independent and critical thinkers. These are skills that they will need throughout their entire life. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1731913042139,"projectUrl":"project/dinosaur-stem/8911643/","projectTitle":"Dinosaur STEM!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kacey Tackett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8355896_orig.jpg?crop=827,827,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1646619062122","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8355896"},{"teacherId":8355896,"projectId":8685055,"letterContent":"I am blown away by the support received on this project. This kids absolutely LOVED using all the STEM materials from this project. This has been a great hands on learning experience for all of them and it wouldn't be possible without each of you. You will never know how much you have impacted all of my students learning this year with your kind support. STEM is a great way for students to begin becoming independent and critical thinkers. These are skills that they will need throughout their entire life. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1724854187750,"projectUrl":"project/steam-is-fun/8685055/","projectTitle":"STEAM is Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kacey Tackett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8355896_orig.jpg?crop=827,827,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1646619062122","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8355896"},{"teacherId":8355896,"projectId":8684953,"letterContent":"I am blown away by the support received on this project. This kids absolutely LOVED using all the STEM materials from this project. 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