{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School 414","outOfStateSupporters":28.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5851568,"projectId":10466989,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping my students fall in love with reading!\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting my students and our reading intervention classroom! It means so much to me to be able to provide my students with materials that make learning fun, engaging, and meaningful. Seeing their excitement as they use these new resources has been such a rewarding experience.\r\n\r\nMy favorite part has been watching my students eagerly come into the intervention room, excited to see what we are going to do that day. They are actively participating, trying new things, and asking if they can do the activities again! One of the sweetest things has been hearing so many students say, \"I love reading!\" Those words mean so much, especially when working with students who are building their reading skills and confidence.\r\n\r\nAs a reading intervention teacher, there is nothing better than seeing students become excited about learning and begin to believe in themselves. These materials have helped make our lessons more interactive and given my students fun, hands-on ways to practice important reading and spelling skills.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has helped create those special moments when a student feels successful, proud, and excited to learn. I am so grateful that you have invested in my students and helped make our reading intervention time something they truly look forward to. Thank you for being part of their journey and helping foster a love of reading that I hope will stay with them for years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1788959228813,"projectUrl":"project/building-confident-readers-one-sound-at/10466989/","projectTitle":"Building Confident Readers, One Sound at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Feyder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5851568_orig.jpg?crop=1241,1241,x482,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1606775418027","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-feyder"},{"teacherId":9756140,"projectId":10474399,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"A Place for Everything: Creating an Organized Classroom\" project! Your generosity is helping us create a classroom where my first-grade students in Birch Class can feel comfortable, confident, and ready to learn. With our new organizational materials, students have designated spaces to store and access their classroom supplies, books, and learning materials. These resources help us keep our classroom neat and organized while encouraging students to take responsibility for their belongings and develop greater independence throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nMy students are learning that everything has a place and that taking care of our classroom is a shared responsibility. They are excited to have materials that are easy to find and put away, making transitions between activities smoother and giving us more time to focus on learning. Whether we are gathering supplies for writing workshop, choosing books for independent reading, or preparing for math activities, having an organized space helps students feel more prepared and ready to participate.\r\n\r\nAs we continue throughout the school year, we will keep building routines that encourage students to care for our classroom, return materials to their proper places, and work together to maintain a welcoming learning environment. These organizational resources will support our daily lessons and help foster important life skills such as responsibility, independence, and teamwork. Thank you for investing in our classroom and helping create a space where our young learners can thrive. Your kindness makes a meaningful difference in our students' everyday learning experiences!","fullyFundedDate":1789602469202,"projectUrl":"project/a-place-for-everything-creating-an-orga/10474399/","projectTitle":"A Place for Everything: Creating an Organized Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Peralta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9756140_orig.png?crop=390,390,x159,y237&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726719266974","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9756140"},{"teacherId":2230387,"projectId":10216886,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for believing in my third-grade students and supporting their creativity, confidence, and love of writing!\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our young authors now have new opportunities to bring their stories, poems, and ideas to life. The MacBook Neo and iPad have become meaningful tools in our classroom as students brainstorm, draft, revise, edit, and publish their writing. They are excited to explore new ways to express themselves and are discovering that their voices truly matter.\r\n\r\nYour donation has also made a meaningful difference during our small-group instruction. While I work closely with students who need additional support, others can independently use technology to continue developing their writing. Students who once struggled to get their ideas onto paper are finding new ways to organize and communicate their thoughts, while confident writers are challenging themselves to add descriptive details, experiment with poetry, and develop their unique voices.\r\n\r\nOne of the most rewarding parts has been seeing students become proud of themselves as authors. Whether they are creating a story, writing a poem, illustrating an idea, or revising a piece they once thought was finished, they are learning that writing is a process, and that their ideas are worth sharing.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has provided much more than technology. You have given my students additional tools, opportunities, and confidence to express who they are and what they imagine. You have helped create a classroom where every child can find a way to let their voice be heard.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our young authors and for helping make learning more creative, engaging, and meaningful. Your kindness will continue to make an impact long after this project is complete.","fullyFundedDate":1778066901299,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-young-writers-with-technology/10216886/","projectTitle":"Empowering Young Writers with Technology: for Creative Expression!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2230387_orig.jpg?crop=1598,1598,x0,y202&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693338189985","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-kacarevic"},{"teacherId":1941675,"projectId":10235665,"letterContent":"Technology has transformed the way I support multilingual learners because I work in multiple classrooms throughout the school day. Having a dedicated laptop allows me to move seamlessly between grade levels and instructional settings while keeping all of my lesson materials, student data, and language supports in one place. Instead of losing valuable instructional time gathering resources or moving between devices, I can quickly access presentations, digital learning tools, student work, translation resources, and assessment data wherever I am teaching. This helps me collaborate more effectively with classroom teachers and provide timely, targeted support to English Language Learners across the school.\r\n\r\nWhat has been most exciting is how the laptop has increased my flexibility and efficiency as a teacher. Whether I am co-teaching a lesson, leading a small group, or supporting a newcomer student, I can immediately pull up visuals, vocabulary supports, translated materials, or interactive activities that make learning more accessible. The students who have benefited most are often our newest English learners, who rely on visual and language supports throughout the day. By having instant access to these resources in every classroom, I can respond to their needs in real time and help them participate more confidently alongside their peers. This has allowed me to provide more consistent support across grade levels while ensuring that students remain actively engaged in learning.","fullyFundedDate":1778223720509,"projectUrl":"project/mobile-classroom/10235665/","projectTitle":"Mobile Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dixon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1941675_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490382789318","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lexy-dixon"},{"teacherId":3109892,"projectId":9897766,"letterContent":"Thank you again for supporting our Struggly project. Your generosity brought so much excitement and engagement to our math class!\r\n\r\nUsing Struggly activities as a math station, students eagerly tackled challenging problems, practiced new strategies, and learned to persevere when solutions did not come easily. These activities also encouraged them to use their individual anchor charts and reference tools, helping them apply previously learned concepts independently.\r\n\r\nYour support provided more than access to a resource. It helped foster confidence, resilience, and a positive attitude toward learning. Thank you for supporting our students and helping them continue to grow as confident mathematicians and problem-solvers.","fullyFundedDate":1764628888184,"projectUrl":"project/level-up-math-skills-through-play-and-pe/9897766/","projectTitle":"Level Up Math Skills Through Play and Persistence!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Evans-Lora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3109892_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y478&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744732495128","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-evanslora"},{"teacherId":2101654,"projectId":9922653,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in supporting our classroom library with graphic novels! Because of your kindness, our students now have access to engaging, high-interest books that inspire a love of reading.\r\n\r\nGraphic novels have become some of the most sought-after books in our classroom. They capture students' imaginations, build confidence in reluctant readers, strengthen comprehension skills, and encourage meaningful conversations about stories and characters. Seeing students eagerly pick up a book, excited to read during independent reading time, has been truly rewarding.\r\n\r\nYour donation is doing so much more than adding books to our shelves—it is helping create enthusiastic readers, fostering a lifelong love of literature, and giving every child the opportunity to see themselves as successful readers.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of our entire class, thank you for believing in our students and investing in their learning. Your generosity has made a lasting impact, and we are so grateful for your support.\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1773849582272,"projectUrl":"project/leveling-up-literacy-with-graphic-novels/9922653/","projectTitle":"Leveling Up Literacy With Graphic Novels!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rockfeld","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2101654_orig.jpg?crop=2435,2435,x0,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683080263702","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-rockfeld"},{"teacherId":9756140,"projectId":9920957,"letterContent":"From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your incredible generosity and support of our classroom. Because of your kindness, my first-grade students now have access to engaging, high-interest books that they are genuinely excited to read. Seeing their faces light up as they discover new stories has been one of the greatest joys of this school year.\r\n\r\nThese books have helped my students strengthen important literacy skills such as decoding, building fluency, expanding their vocabulary, making predictions, and improving reading comprehension. In our classroom, reading is a time for exploration and growth. Students read independently, with partners, in small groups, and during read-alouds. Having books that match their interests and reading levels has encouraged even my most reluctant readers to pick up a book and read with confidence.\r\n\r\nSeveral students who were once hesitant to read are now eager to share their favorite books with classmates and ask if they can take them home to continue reading. Watching them grow into more confident, enthusiastic readers has been truly rewarding. Your generosity has not only put books into their hands—it has inspired a love of reading that will stay with them for years to come. Thank you for believing in my students and helping make our classroom a place where every child can discover the joy of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1773883452330,"projectUrl":"project/bright-new-books-for-growing-readers/9920957/","projectTitle":"Bright New Books for Growing Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Peralta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9756140_orig.png?crop=390,390,x159,y237&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726719266974","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9756140"},{"teacherId":3109892,"projectId":9617485,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our students have been using BrainPOP as an additional learning resource in the classroom. The engaging videos and interactive activities provide another way for students to explore, reinforce, and review important concepts. These varied resources support different learning styles and encourage students to engage with content in a meaningful and accessible way.\r\n\r\nI greatly appreciate your support in helping provide my fifth-grade students with enriching learning opportunities.","fullyFundedDate":1755738078669,"projectUrl":"project/making-math-click-through-brainpop/9617485/","projectTitle":"Making Math Click Through BrainPOP!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Evans-Lora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3109892_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y478&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744732495128","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-evanslora"},{"teacherId":3109892,"projectId":9929301,"letterContent":"We are so grateful to have started using these amazing flipcharts in our classroom! They have made a meaningful difference by helping students become more confident in sharing their mathematical thinking and explaining their problem-solving strategies. The large writing space promotes active collaboration, giving students the opportunity to compare strategies, discuss misconceptions, and learn from one another.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generous support, our young mathematicians are communicating their ideas with greater clarity, engaging more deeply in math discussions, and developing the confidence and perseverance needed to tackle challenging problems.","fullyFundedDate":1764612545982,"projectUrl":"project/show-your-thinking-flipcharts-for-colla/9929301/","projectTitle":"Show Your Thinking: Flipcharts for Collaborative Math","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Evans-Lora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3109892_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y478&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744732495128","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-evanslora"},{"teacherId":1519516,"projectId":9931640,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt thanks for supporting this project. Teaching pre‑kindergarten means creating a learning environment where curiosity is encouraged, creativity is nurtured, and every child feels empowered to explore. Your donation helped make that vision possible.\r\n\r\nThe materials you funded, from the light‑study tools to the art supplies and sensory activities, enriched our classroom in so many ways. Students were able to investigate how light works, express themselves through art, and engage with literacy and math concepts through meaningful, hands‑on play. These experiences build foundational skills that will support them for years to come.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in early childhood education and for believing in the importance of joyful, discovery‑based learning. My students and I are truly grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1764706494750,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-light-color-and-creativity-i/9931640/","projectTitle":"Exploring Light, Color, and Creativity in Pre-K!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Costanza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1519516_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1595783724828","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/costanza"},{"teacherId":6964538,"projectId":9938860,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our Paint Stix project! Because of you, our students were able to explore color, creativity, and problem‑solving in meaningful and exciting ways.\r\nOur second graders recently used the Paint Stix to add color and detail to their 3D animal habitat dioramas. Students carefully colored the walls, floors, and background elements of their habitats, thinking about environment, mood, and realistic details. Inside each diorama, students placed their own small clay animal sculptures, bringing their habitats fully to life. The Paint Stix were easy for young artists to control and allowed them to apply bold, vibrant color without spills or long drying times, helping students stay focused and confident throughout the process.\r\nThese Paint Stix will continue to have a lasting impact beyond this project. They are a durable, versatile material that will be used by students across our entire school for many future art projects, including drawing, mixed media, and design work. Your donation supports creativity, experimentation, and artistic confidence for students in multiple grade levels.\r\nThank you for believing in our students and in the importance of art education. Your generosity truly makes a difference in our classroom and throughout our school community.","fullyFundedDate":1770309751000,"projectUrl":"project/kwik-stix-for-kindergarten-to-3rd-grade/9938860/","projectTitle":"Kwik Stix for Kindergarten to 3rd grade artists!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Maryanna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-maryanna"},{"teacherId":9842232,"projectId":10133651,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, my students now have access to a vibrant collection of high-interest books that are already transforming our classroom. Your support has opened the door to richer literacy experiences, deeper conversations, and a renewed excitement for reading.\r\n\r\nWith these new books, my students are participating in small-group book clubs where they read shared texts and engage in thoughtful discussions. They are asking questions, making connections, and exploring ideas together in ways that build both their comprehension and their confidence. Skills like identifying main ideas, analyzing themes, and making inferences are coming to life as students collaborate and learn from one another.\r\n\r\nBeyond book clubs, these titles have expanded our classroom library in powerful ways. Students now have the opportunity to choose books that reflect their own identities, interests, and curiosities. This sense of ownership has made a noticeable difference—students are more eager to read, more engaged during independent reading time, and more willing to challenge themselves with new texts.\r\n\r\nPerhaps most importantly, your donation is helping to nurture a lifelong love of reading. When students see themselves in the stories they read and feel excited about what they're learning, they begin to view reading not as a requirement, but as a meaningful and enjoyable part of their lives.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and believing in the power of literacy. 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