{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Bill Y Tomiyasu Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":48.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4641026,"projectId":10573301,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping make Building Brighter Minds: STEAM in the Library possible! My students love having opportunities to do more than just read about things—they want to build, experiment, and see what happens when they try their own ideas. These new materials give them more ways to explore STEAM concepts right in the library.\r\n\r\nIt's exciting to see students get curious, share ideas, and work together to figure things out. Sometimes their first idea doesn't work, but that's part of the fun! They learn to try again, make changes, and think through problems. We'll continue using these resources for hands-on activities that encourage creativity, teamwork, and critical thinking.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and giving them opportunities they might not otherwise have. Your generosity helps make our library a place where learning goes beyond the pages of a book, and I'm grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1788565154349,"projectUrl":"project/building-brighter-minds-steam-in-the-li/10573301/","projectTitle":"Building Brighter Minds: STEAM in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4641026_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768345008186","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4641026"},{"teacherId":8400164,"projectId":10566639,"letterContent":"Little Hands Are Building BIG Skills!\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, our kindergarten students have been given wonderful new opportunities to learn, explore, and grow! When my students first saw our new fine motor materials, they were filled with excitement and couldn't wait to get their hands on everything! Their smiles and enthusiasm were priceless as they explored the colorful geoboards, pencil grips, and hands-on learning toys.\r\n\r\nWe are using these materials during morning activities, learning centers, and small-group instruction. Students are strengthening their little fingers by stretching rubber bands across geoboards to create shapes, building with manipulatives, and practicing their pencil grip as they learn to write letters, numbers, and their names. What makes these resources so special is that my students are developing important skills without even realizing how hard they are working because they are having so much fun! The weighted mats have really helped some of my more squirrely students stay calm and focused on our lessons.\r\n\r\nOur next steps are to continue incorporating these materials into our daily literacy and math lessons. Students will practice forming letters, creating shapes, recognizing patterns, and developing the hand strength and coordination needed to become more independent writers and learners.\r\n\r\nIt has been wonderful to see my students building confidence, practicing patience, and celebrating their accomplishments. Every little improvement is a BIG success in kindergarten!\r\nThank you for helping turn little hands into confident, capable learners! Your kindness is making a meaningful difference in our classroom, and we are incredibly grateful for your support! 💙","fullyFundedDate":1788566755236,"projectUrl":"project/little-hands-big-skills/10566639/","projectTitle":"Little Hands Big Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carroll","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8400164"},{"teacherId":4623276,"projectId":10578651,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support! The items for our classroom treasure box have been an absolute hit. I love seeing the big smiles on my students' faces as they pick out a prize, and their eyes light up when they spot something special they've been hoping for. Because of your kindness, I am able to reward students almost every day for great behavior, in addition to celebrating our Student of the Week and Student of the Month.\r\n\r\nThe impact on our classroom environment has been remarkable. The moment a student walks back to their desk with a prize, their peers lean in with excitement to see what they chose, which creates a powerful ripple effect of positive choices and engagement across the room. Your generosity has brought so much joy into our learning community, and I am deeply grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1788578689859,"projectUrl":"project/having-fun-while-working-hard/10578651/","projectTitle":"Having Fun While Working Hard","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Perry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4623276_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1521950084437","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4623276"},{"teacherId":6742446,"projectId":10308486,"letterContent":"I just want to thank you for your donation. As you know I work in a Title I school so we are running a robotics program based on donations. With that said, we only had the basic material for the students to complete their robots, but we needed a good organization system.\r\n\r\nYour donation allowed us to keep our materials for VEX and Lego well organized. Now it's easier to store our materials once we are done using them. Also it's way easier to find all the pieces the students need to complete their robots.\r\n\r\nWe appreciate your contribution and I promise that the robotics club will push it's best to make you proud in competition.","fullyFundedDate":1781574306719,"projectUrl":"project/organized-robotics-room-for-our-students/10308486/","projectTitle":"Organized Robotics Room for Our Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ortega-Negrete","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6742446_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1572036242604","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-ortega-tomiyasu"},{"teacherId":6727941,"projectId":6775767,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping to fund this project. My students are growing a love and appreciation for books that would not be so deep without many additions to my library.\r\n\r\nMy bookshelf is a unique and captivating part of my classroom that contains a book for every single person and interest. Projects like this help me make my bookshelf more inclusive, interesting, and complete - for the moment!\r\n\r\nI have loved having the opportunity to fulfill student requests for books and foster a curiosity for \"other worlds.\"\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your contribution and support! We are reminded daily how lucky we are for donors like you!","fullyFundedDate":1666124333508,"projectUrl":"project/reading-to-succeed/6775767/","projectTitle":"Reading to Succeed","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hansen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6727941_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634434415032","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6727941"},{"teacherId":6727941,"projectId":6437868,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping to fund this project. My students are growing a love and appreciation for books that would not be so deep without many additions to my library. \r\n\r\nMy bookshelf is a unique and captivating part of my classroom that contains a book for every single person and interest. Projects like this help me make my bookshelf more inclusive, interesting, and complete - for the moment! \r\n\r\nI have loved having the opportunity to fulfill student requests for books and foster a curiosity for \"other worlds.\"\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your contribution and support! We are reminded daily how lucky we are for donors like you!","fullyFundedDate":1655818533538,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-books/6437868/","projectTitle":"Books, Books, Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hansen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6727941_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634434415032","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6727941"},{"teacherId":4641026,"projectId":10280870,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our NYRA Book Madness project! Your generosity helped us bring exciting Nevada Young Readers Award picture books into our library and turn reading into something students could truly experience together. Instead of simply reading a book and moving on to the next one, students had the opportunity to read, compare, discuss, predict, and vote for their favorites. They practiced important literacy skills such as identifying story elements, making connections, understanding characters and their motivations, comparing themes, using evidence to explain their opinions, and thinking about how illustrations help tell a story. The bracket format gave students a real reason to pay close attention to each book because they wanted to make an informed choice about which title should move on to the next round.\r\n\r\nReading in our library became a much more social and exciting experience during the challenge. Students talked with classmates about their favorite books, defended their choices, made predictions about which books would advance, and were genuinely curious to see what other students would choose. I especially loved seeing students who don't always speak up during regular reading activities become eager to share their opinions when it came to voting. Students who are already enthusiastic readers enjoyed discovering new authors and stories, while more reluctant readers were drawn in by the fun of the competition and the opportunity to have their voices heard. The books gave us natural opportunities to practice speaking and listening, critical thinking, and respectful discussion while still keeping the focus on the simple joy of a great story. Thank you for helping make our library a place where books are not only read, but talked about, celebrated, and shared. Your support helped our students discover new stories, build important literacy skills, and experience the excitement of being part of a schoolwide reading community!","fullyFundedDate":1779371014613,"projectUrl":"project/nyra-book-madness-readers-choose-the-wi/10280870/","projectTitle":"NYRA Book Madness: Readers Choose the Winner","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4641026_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768345008186","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4641026"},{"teacherId":7415388,"projectId":10132685,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my classroom. When the boxes were delivered my students were so overjoyed. The very first thing they wanted to do was create their own stickers. There was a definite learning curve, but their dedication to designing and creating projects to personalize their cubbies, folders, and water bottles was the perfect incentive to motivate my students to complete their work, make good choices, and strive to reach their goals. I will continue to use this incentive in my classroom because I see the pride they feel when taking ownership of their materials.","fullyFundedDate":1773971723279,"projectUrl":"project/stickers-galore/10132685/","projectTitle":"Stickers Galore!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Villagomez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7415388_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742496810561","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7415388"},{"teacherId":5996494,"projectId":10169939,"letterContent":"My students loved these beginning reader level books. Reading the books together and then putting the fables into their hands is much more meaningful than putting on a video read aloud. I know that they have a solid understanding of what a fable is, now. I also know that they can retell the stories. We had so much fun with them that we wrote a fable as a class and then each student wrote their own. They mostly built the stories from an anchor chart of choices, but they turned out great and they shared them in front of the class.","fullyFundedDate":1775754175658,"projectUrl":"project/retell-fables/10169939/","projectTitle":"Retell Fables","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5996494_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540055344242","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/portable-57"},{"teacherId":5996494,"projectId":9569323,"letterContent":"I used these books with my students to introduce informative writing. They loved doing their research. I had enough books that every student was able to pick an animal of their interest. They made a Table of Contents. They wrote about their animal and added a diagram, a glossary, and a map. It was rewarding to see how engaged they were. When we were done, they did a report. This was their first experience writing a book and they loved it! Then, I opened up the library for students to read each other's books and take Accelerated Reader quizzes. How wonderful! They have learned to love nonfiction!","fullyFundedDate":1755571313669,"projectUrl":"project/animal-research-books-for-first-grade/9569323/","projectTitle":"Animal Research Books for First Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5996494_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540055344242","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/portable-57"},{"teacherId":5996494,"projectId":10235203,"letterContent":"As soon as these books started arriving, some of my higher students were interested in them. I have some real space lovers, thanks to the recent astronaut's voyage behind the moon. They are able to read and love them. They are able to take Accelerated Reader quizzes. It always thrills me when they choose to read nonfiction books. I know that these books are opening their minds to the wonders of space and that thrills me. I suspect many will choose astronauts when we have Career Week at the end of the year.","fullyFundedDate":1778068711075,"projectUrl":"project/books-about-space/10235203/","projectTitle":"Books About Space","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5996494_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540055344242","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/portable-57"},{"teacherId":5996494,"projectId":10309475,"letterContent":"These were perfect for the beginning of the year and continue to help my lower students. It adds engagement, which is how young children learn! Thank you! I have several students who did not attend kindergarten and they are \"catching up\". They have resources in the classroom that they can go to for practice. The cards are durable and small so they can take better care of them. They have been taught some games to play with the cards and higher students love playing, too. I know these cards will be put to use for many years to come. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1780150386498,"projectUrl":"project/math-facts-and-letter-namessounds-flash/10309475/","projectTitle":"Math Facts and Letter Names/Sounds Flashcards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5996494_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540055344242","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/portable-57"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_40731","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":403,"numTeachers":34,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":16,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":60,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":1,"percentMultiracialImputed":7,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":51.6,"schoolId":40731,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Bill Y Tomiyasu Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Bill Y Tomiyasu Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/bill-y-tomiyasu-elementary-school/40731"}