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Thank you for giving my students an opportunity to have access to a variety of books that will give them a love for learning.\r\n\r\nMy students have truly enjoyed using all the books in this project. Although, they are beginning to read letters, high frequency words and short sentences they get excited to read these wonderful books. It warms my heart to see them how they have learned to love reading even more! \r\n\r\nWith this project, we have been able to create a library center that is more inviting and interesting for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1754167764031,"projectUrl":"project/number-sense/9351245/","projectTitle":"Number Sense","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cantu","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5464685_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1531447109247","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5464685"},{"teacherId":9803317,"projectId":9578869,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping us build our classroom library. Your donation has made an immediate and meaningful difference for my students, and I want to share a bit about the impact you've helped create.Since the arrival of our new books, our reading lessons have become richer and more engaging. These texts allow us to introduce important literacy skills such as analyzing characters' motivations, identifying theme, and building vocabulary through context. Reading in our classroom now feels alive.We are currently obsessed with our Junie B. Jones Novels! So much that I dressed up as her for our Book Character Costume. \r\nYour support has done more than place books on a shelf you've sparked curiosity, empowered growing readers, and helped our classroom feel like a community of learners. We are so grateful for your kindness and belief in the power of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1755651815214,"projectUrl":"project/fostering-the-love-for-reading/9578869/","projectTitle":"Fostering the Love for Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jannie Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9803317"},{"teacherId":9803317,"projectId":9437143,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contributions of arts and crafts supplies to our second-grade classroom. Your support has brought new life, creativity, and excitement into our learning environment. Because of your kindness, my students are now able to engage in hands-on activities that make lessons more meaningful and enjoyable. The markers, paper, scissors, glue, and other materials you provided have truly transformed the way we learn each day.\r\n\r\nOne of the best examples of this impact happened during our recent unit on fractions. Instead of just looking at pictures in a book, students used the donated supplies to cut out circles, squares, and other shapes, then fold them into halves, thirds, fourths, and more. They loved seeing how the same fraction looked different depending on the shape and size. What could have been a challenging lesson became a fun, memorable experience filled with curiosity and \"aha!\" moments, all thanks to your generosity.\r\n\r\nYour support has made it possible for us to incorporate meaningful craft projects across all subjects, helping students stay engaged, creative, and excited to learn. We are so grateful for your kindness and belief in our classroom. Thank you for making a big difference in our daily learning.","fullyFundedDate":1755038279156,"projectUrl":"project/arts-and-crafts/9437143/","projectTitle":"Arts and Crafts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jannie Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9803317"},{"teacherId":5282315,"projectId":9095144,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generosity and helping my students get started this school year! Your donation will go a long way with my students! Thank you for Elmer's glue bottles, glue sticks, duct tape and crayons for learning centers and all other donated supplies. These school supplies will be help my students to be successful! We come from a low socioeconomic population and many did not come with school supplies this year. Thank you for making this possible and putting smiles on my students little faces!","fullyFundedDate":1738976890279,"projectUrl":"project/school-supplies-emergency/9095144/","projectTitle":"School Supplies Emergency","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sandoval","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5282315_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730772113862","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5282315"},{"teacherId":5285376,"projectId":9648424,"letterContent":"My students have truly enjoyed the materials from this project. They have been able to learn more about accepting and understanding their feelings, along with feeling at home even more. Our classroom environment is more exciting and my kids now have a comfy spot in our classroom where they can unwind, relax, and regroup as needed. They have really enjoyed the new class decor and materials. \r\n\r\nThis opportunity would not be possible without the support and generosity from our community donors, like you! We thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1757683182725,"projectUrl":"project/beautiful-and-calming/9648424/","projectTitle":"Beautiful and Calming!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. M. Alvarado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5285376_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522791889305","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5285376"},{"teacherId":5285376,"projectId":9648549,"letterContent":"My students have truly enjoyed the materials from this project. They have been able to work towards, and earn, prizes that they can display and personalize. Our classroom environment is more exciting and they have fun with the different options of rewards such as the charm bracelets, pencils, spinners, and stickers. \r\nWe truly appreciate and love the support from generous people, donors, who help make learning FUN! My kids and I will continue to enjoy our classroom \"prize store\" for the year! We send the most sincere \"thank you\" once again for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1757683181428,"projectUrl":"project/excited-to-learn/9648549/","projectTitle":"Excited to Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. M. Alvarado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5285376_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522791889305","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5285376"},{"teacherId":7074774,"projectId":9523798,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help in funding my project. My students and I are so excited to work on our new lessons with all of our new material. These hands on crafts will extend our lessons and make them more meaningful. Each holiday will have an extended lesson with arts and crafts to match. Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity! My students and I are very blessed to have such wonderful donors as yourselves. Once again thank you so much for helping to fund my project. My students and I are truly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1757683192670,"projectUrl":"project/reading-in-first/9523798/","projectTitle":"Reading in First","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lorinda Ramirez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7074774"},{"teacherId":7074774,"projectId":9372274,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help in funding my project. My students and I are extremely blessed to have such wonderful donors as yourselves. Thank you for allowing us to work with chapter books. These Junie B. Jones chapter books will be awesome to read as each holiday approaches. As first graders begin to learn how to read it is up to the teacher to grab their attention and get them to fall into loving to read. These chapter books will allow me to do this. Once again thank you so much for your kindness and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1753917392554,"projectUrl":"project/i-am-a-reader/9372274/","projectTitle":"I Am a Reader","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lorinda Ramirez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7074774"},{"teacherId":7074774,"projectId":9090700,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help in funding my project! My students and I are extremely grateful for your generosity. These supplies such as: pencils, colors, glue sticks, colored pencils, markers, and pencil bags are a necessity when starting school. A lot of my students come from a low socio economic of the city and were not able to purchase their own supplies. These supplies that we just received will allow me to start every lesson as scheduled. These items will allow my students to all have their supplies to start the year. It is such a big help!","fullyFundedDate":1745452315341,"projectUrl":"project/great-start/9090700/","projectTitle":"Great Start!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lorinda Ramirez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7074774"},{"teacherId":7074774,"projectId":8589249,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help in funding my project. My students and I are so very grateful for your generosity. These Science books will be a big hit in our Science Center. Each one of the books that was purchased ties in with a science lesson. Hand in hand these books will extend the lessons and give each student a better understanding of material being taught. Thank you so much for your kindness and for adding to our science library with some really cool science books. My class and I are very blessed to have such wonderful donors as yourselves.","fullyFundedDate":1723640209901,"projectUrl":"project/wow-take-a-look-at-our-world/8589249/","projectTitle":"Wow! Take a Look at Our World!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lorinda Ramirez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7074774"},{"teacherId":5285376,"projectId":9372134,"letterContent":"I am excited to share that the new materials in this project have helped my students tremendously! 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