{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":23.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10063824,"projectId":9703059,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our project to purchase Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards. Your generosity has had an immediate and meaningful impact on our classroom.\r\n\r\nWith these gift cards, I was able to select high-quality instructional materials tailored specifically to my students' needs. The resources I purchased have helped keep students actively engaged during lessons while also providing scaffolded support in both math and writing.\r\n\r\nIn math, students benefited from structured practice activities, visual supports, and differentiated materials that allowed them to build confidence step by step. In writing, the resources provided clear models, graphic organizers, and guided practice opportunities that helped students strengthen their skills and express their ideas more effectively.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, I was able to quickly access materials that aligned with our curriculum and addressed learning gaps right away. This flexibility made a tremendous difference in ensuring every student received the support they needed to succeed.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in tools that directly support student learning and growth. Your generosity continues to make a positive difference in our classroom each and every day.","fullyFundedDate":1757804605632,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-pay-teachers-resources/9703059/","projectTitle":"Teachers Pay Teachers Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Abesamis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10063824_orig.png?crop=322,322,x0,y1&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755215671949","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/zabesamis"},{"teacherId":10063824,"projectId":9654776,"letterContent":"Thank you for your incredible support of our DonorsChoose project. Because of your generosity, our classroom has been transformed into a more welcoming, comfortable, and inspiring learning environment.\r\n\r\nOur classroom rug has quickly become the heart of our room. It is used every single day for class discussions, read-alouds, and community circles. Sitting together on the rug fosters connection, encourages respectful conversations, and helps build a strong classroom community where every student feels seen and heard.","fullyFundedDate":1757367877801,"projectUrl":"project/a-space-for-everyone/9654776/","projectTitle":"A Space for Everyone","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Abesamis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10063824_orig.png?crop=322,322,x0,y1&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755215671949","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/zabesamis"},{"teacherId":10063824,"projectId":9598217,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding the school supplies our classroom needed. Because of your generosity, our students now have access to headphones, folders, white boards, and other materials that are making a meaningful difference in their daily learning experience.\r\n\r\nOur students use their headphones every single day during independent math and reading activities. With the ability to clearly hear instructions, stories, and interactive lessons, they are able to focus, build confidence, and work at their own pace. This has strengthened both their comprehension and problem-solving skills while encouraging independence.\r\n\r\nThe folders and student mailboxes have also created a stronger connection between school and home. Students eagerly check their mailbox each day for homework and newsletters. This routine not only builds responsibility and organization skills, but it also keeps families informed and engaged in their child's learning.\r\n\r\nThanks to the classroom white boards, students are able to collaborate more effectively during group activities. They share ideas, solve problems together, and practice skills in an interactive and hands-on way. These tools have encouraged teamwork, discussion, and active participation across all subjects.\r\n\r\nYour support has provided more than just supplies — it has created opportunities for independence, organization, collaboration, and daily academic growth. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and for investing in our students' success.","fullyFundedDate":1755368110413,"projectUrl":"project/a-bright-start-for-a-4th-grade-classroom/9598217/","projectTitle":"A Bright Start for a 4th-grade Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Abesamis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10063824_orig.png?crop=322,322,x0,y1&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755215671949","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/zabesamis"},{"teacherId":9695378,"projectId":9635319,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping supply our classroom with headphones!\r\n\r\nWe use our technology daily to provide students with differentiated, engaging learning opportunities they can pursue independently. Headphones are also essential for our testing environment. While device-based testing has become standard in public schools, many districts, including ours, lack the resources to provide necessary equipment like headphones.\r\n\r\nYour donation helps fill a critical gap in our classroom. It's frustrating that educators must seek outside funding for basic supplies that should be provided through adequate school budgets. If you share this concern, I encourage you to contact your representatives and advocate for increased public school funding. Together, we can work toward a system where teachers don't need to crowdfund essentials.\r\n\r\nIf you're able to donate, we're deeply grateful. Your support makes a real difference for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1756166004596,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-kindergarten-class/9635319/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Kindergarten Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Anyika","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9695378_orig.jpg?crop=1965,1965,x534,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755561105410","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9695378"},{"teacherId":3863700,"projectId":9980795,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us add picture books with diverse characters to our collection. These books are bringing joy to readers from kindergarten through fifth grade and creating powerful moments of connection across our school.\r\n\r\nOne student lit up when he saw a book about a mosque and proudly shared that he could help with pronunciation and read it to younger students. This week, he s will read it together with first graders—and they are already counting down the days. With just one donated book, we see how vital it is for children to see themselves reflected. Imagine the impact of all the books you made possible!","fullyFundedDate":1768508101796,"projectUrl":"project/stories-where-everyone-belongs/9980795/","projectTitle":"Stories Where Everyone Belongs!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3863700_orig.jpg?crop=2116,2116,x0,y91&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679855148030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3863700"},{"teacherId":3863700,"projectId":9823341,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the Babysitters Club graphic novels! These books help my students build key reading skills, including making inferences from illustrations, understanding character development, and exploring social–emotional lessons about friendship, communication, and problem-solving.\r\n\r\nReading should be is active and joyful, with students choosing books they love and sharing them with others - and these books check all those boxes. Shelved in the popular graphic novel series section, these books are almost always checked out. 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When students see books that connect to their passions, reading becomes something they choose to do, not something they are required to do.\r\n\r\nOne of our district's goals is to ensure that our Black boys are reading at grade level, and access to high-interest books is a powerful step toward that goal. Choice plays a critical role in motivating readers, particularly outside of assigned classwork. Many of our students are eagerly selecting recent sports nonfiction, reading more frequently, and building both confidence and stamina as readers.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is making a real difference. By helping us place relevant, appealing books into students' hands, you are supporting literacy growth, student identity, and a positive reading culture. Thank you for investing in our readers and for helping us show them that reading can be both meaningful and exciting.","fullyFundedDate":1760778842371,"projectUrl":"project/turning-sports-fans-into-eager-readers/9771301/","projectTitle":"Turning Sports Fans into Eager Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3863700_orig.jpg?crop=2116,2116,x0,y91&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679855148030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3863700"},{"teacherId":3863700,"projectId":9823411,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support in helping us put the most-loved books into our students' hands. Because of you, our library now has additional copies of Dav Pilkey's Dog Man series—the most circulated and most requested books in our collection. Seeing scholars light up when they find a book they've been waiting to read is a daily reminder of how meaningful your gift truly is.\r\n\r\nYour donation does more than add titles to our shelves; it helps foster a genuine love of reading. When students are able to choose books that excite them, they read more often, more confidently, and with greater joy. Thank you for investing in our students, our library, and in the power of choice that turns reluctant readers into enthusiastic ones.","fullyFundedDate":1766775365551,"projectUrl":"project/dogman-series/9823411/","projectTitle":"Dogman Series","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3863700_orig.jpg?crop=2116,2116,x0,y91&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679855148030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3863700"},{"teacherId":3637233,"projectId":9898129,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of the Calm Classroom, Mental Health Wellness project. Because of you, our classroom now has calming strips, a weighted pillow, emotion squishes, a class set of playdough, color-changing koala lights, sensory tubes, and so many other wonderful tools that are already making a meaningful difference. These resources are helping create a safe, soothing environment where students feel supported, grounded, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThis project plays a vital role in supporting social-emotional learning and student self-care. With these materials, students are learning how to recognize, understand, and manage their emotions in healthy ways. They are gaining strategies to calm their bodies, express their feelings, and build empathy for others. Your generosity is helping our students develop lifelong skills for emotional wellness, focus, and resilience, and we are incredibly grateful for the positive impact this will have on their learning and well-being.","fullyFundedDate":1763772310897,"projectUrl":"project/calm-classroom-mental-health-wellness/9898129/","projectTitle":"Calm Classroom, Mental Health Wellness","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. VonStup","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3637233_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490758017244","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsv123"},{"teacherId":3637233,"projectId":9649670,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of Quill's Budding Botanists: Growing Love for Plants in First Grade. Because of you, our classroom has transformed into a place of discovery and wonder. Students are absolutely thrilled to plant their seeds and watch them grow day by day in our new classroom greenhouse. Using the posters, charts, and real gardening tools, they are learning how plants grow, what they need to survive, and how to care for living things. The excitement on their faces as they check on their seedlings each morning is truly heartwarming.\r\n\r\nYour support has also sparked a new enthusiasm for writing about science. Our first graders are eager to put their observations into words, describing what they can see, touch, and experience firsthand. This hands-on learning has strengthened their intuition and curiosity, helping them connect science with reading and writing in meaningful ways. Thank you for investing in our students and helping them grow—not just plants, but a lifelong love of learning.","fullyFundedDate":1759251510701,"projectUrl":"project/quills-budding-botanists-growing-love/9649670/","projectTitle":"Quill's Budding Botanists: Growing Love for Plants in First Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. VonStup","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3637233_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490758017244","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsv123"},{"teacherId":9529127,"projectId":9793978,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support. Because of your donations of snacks our kindergarten students now enjoy a healthy snack every day. This simple gift has made a huge difference for our scholars. Knowing students have a reliable snack at the end of the day allows them to focus, participate, and learn without the distraction of hunger.\r\n\r\nThe day our boxes arrived, the classroom erupted with squeals, giggles, and even a few tears of joy. Snack time has become a daily moment of calm and celebration where students refuel and practice social skills!\r\n\r\nYour kindness is more than food — it's reassurance that our students are cared for and supported. Thank you for helping our kindergartners come to school ready to learn, play, and grow. Your gift brings smiles, calm, and energy to our classroom every day.","fullyFundedDate":1762653989179,"projectUrl":"project/fun-fuel-for-young-learners/9793978/","projectTitle":"Fun Fuel for Young Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9529127_orig.jpg?crop=1976,1976,x648,y1190&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715315667063","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9529127"},{"teacherId":3863700,"projectId":9871121,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our Title I library. Although I have only been the librarian here for the past four months, the impact of your donations is already clear and incredibly inspiring. The new books have sparked a noticeable excitement among our students, drawing them into the library and helping them see it as a place of discovery and joy. Your kindness is directly contributing to a growing love of reading in our school.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting changes has been hearing students talk about books with enthusiasm and purpose. Our 4th and 5th graders are asking for sequels and hoping to complete series they've just begun, while many are discovering popular new titles for the first time. In fact, the Press Start bin was full just yesterday—and today it's nearly empty after being enthusiastically \"raided\" by 3rd-5th graders! These moments are powerful reminders that your generosity is opening doors, building readers, and making a lasting difference. 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