{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Buckhorn Early Learning Center","outOfStateSupporters":0.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9460919,"projectId":10623032,"letterContent":"We have been having so much fun with the instruments! It has been wonderful to watch the kids learning and exploring. At first we tried each instrument individually, and kids shook them, tapped them, danced and moved with them, and turned them all around. Exploring new instruments gave us those magical preschool moments when kids are doing something they have never done before. We witnessed their joy in discovering that they can make music! Lately, we have been percussion-ing along with the catchy story Boogie in the Bronx. Some kids dance and play, some kids play from their seats, but most importantly, everyone is participating! Thank you from the bottoms of the hearts of the newest three year old musicians!","fullyFundedDate":1789406884361,"projectUrl":"project/preschool-percussion/10623032/","projectTitle":"Preschool Percussion","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brienne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9460919_orig.png?crop=889,889,x6,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707176127926","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9460919"},{"teacherId":9460919,"projectId":10446180,"letterContent":"The kids are really excited about the new ways to count, and what I think is really great is that they can use the materials in so many ways. For example, at circle time, they can use the pop-it counters to follow along in our counting song because we sing the numbers to 10 each day. During table time they can count with the dinosaurs or stacking rings. \r\nIt is so wonderful that you have given the kids new ways to count because it keeps them engaged and motivated- that means learning can happen! Thank you for making counting fun!","fullyFundedDate":1787076859183,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-counting/10446180/","projectTitle":"Hands-on Counting","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brienne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9460919_orig.png?crop=889,889,x6,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707176127926","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9460919"},{"teacherId":9460919,"projectId":10456201,"letterContent":"This has got to be the funnest activity in our classroom right now! The kids are so excited. They have many options at free choice time, but they choose the Air Toobz every day. \r\nVery few of the kids in our school have the resources to visit a science museum or a children's museum where they might find a similar activity, so I am so grateful for your donation because we can bring museum activities to them. \r\nThe kids are learning so many STEM skills as they interact with the Air Toobz and change the configuration of the tubes, raise and lower the air pressure, and send ball after ball sailing through the tubes and shooting out into the classroom.\r\nThe smiles, giggles and squeals of excitement are priceless! Thank you so much for bringing such fun to our science learning.","fullyFundedDate":1788354244042,"projectUrl":"project/this-will-blow-you-away/10456201/","projectTitle":"This Will Blow You Away!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brienne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9460919_orig.png?crop=889,889,x6,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707176127926","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9460919"},{"teacherId":9460919,"projectId":10196426,"letterContent":"We are having so much fun learning with our new materials!\r\nYou can see in the photos that we couldn't even wait to start bowling outside. That box arrived while kids were still in class. As soon as the box opened, we just had to get started- there was so much excitement!\r\nThe kids love the materials, and we are accomplishing just what we hoped. They are learning to play together with friends, especially with the insect velcro mitts that require partner play. They are improving their motor skills with the balance beams, and their hand eye coordination with the rings and bowling. \r\nThank you so much for the materials, because we really are setting kids up to love physical activities outdoors for life!","fullyFundedDate":1776793910934,"projectUrl":"project/outrageous-outdoor-fun/10196426/","projectTitle":"Outrageous Outdoor Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brienne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9460919_orig.png?crop=889,889,x6,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707176127926","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9460919"},{"teacherId":9460919,"projectId":9963057,"letterContent":"Thank you for our musical stories! We are all having lots of fun reading together. Our circle time is so much more exciting and interactive when we have music to sing along and dance to. \r\nSo far, we have used the stories in two main ways. When kids come into the classroom, they sign in and then take a seat at circle time to wait until all the friends have finished signing in and are ready to get started. While kids are waiting, they choose a story to read independently or with an adult. The last three photos I attached show stories kids chose to read together with an adult- all time favorites like \"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?\" It is really inspiring to hear their little voices singing the stories or moving their hands in circles as they read \"The Wheels on the Bus.\" \r\nOnce we start circle time, we have focus stories. Those are stories that we read many times and use for learning vocabulary, phonemic awareness, visual discrimination, and the basics of writing (among other things, like the content of the story). These are the stories that we really bring alive and enjoy together.\r\nIn one photo, you can see a high five that celebrated someone saying a new word from the story \"If You're Happy and You Know It.\" In another photo, you can see our little learners finding the tools mentioned in the story so they could pretend to build a treehouse right along with \"My Friend Robot.\"\r\nThank you for gifting us the books we need to make reading engaging and motivating for our students. I am so grateful to you for helping them get off to a great start on their learning journey.","fullyFundedDate":1773880147810,"projectUrl":"project/musical-story-time/9963057/","projectTitle":"Musical Story Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brienne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9460919_orig.png?crop=889,889,x6,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707176127926","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9460919"},{"teacherId":9460919,"projectId":9852041,"letterContent":"We are having so much fun with the Curiosity Center!\r\nActually, today after school I had to look all over the classroom because the kids were so excited about a new bottle I filled up for them that they carried it around all day. I found the fish bottle next to the magnetic letters where someone had matched the letters inside the bottle with the magnetic letters outside the bottle.\r\nI have attached some photos for you so you can see how our curious scientists are discovering:\r\nBottles- We rotate toys frequently to keep interest high, so right now we have 6 bottles related to spring life cycles. The bottles have letters and toys hidden inside them. There are photos on the outside to show kids what they can discover inside. These bottles are really fun for them! I started with 4, but demand was high so I added two more to the current collection! I have saved some bottles to make winter and fall collections too, so we can have fun curiosity bottles all year.\r\nMagnets- The magnets are nothing short of magic for the kids! The look of surprise when they stack magnets on the stand and the magnets do not fall to the bottom is so much fun to watch. Their process of figuring out how to turn magnets so they attract and can be stacked is fascinating, almost like you can see the wheels turning in their minds. \r\nMicroscopes- The microscope makes them really curious! They look at the slide and then look into the microscope, then back and forth to try to figure out how the slide appears so much bigger. They have mostly looked at reptiles and insects under the microscope so far. I was surprised how quickly they learned to look and turn the slides and focus knob to see what they want to see. \r\nTreasure blocks- You can see that right now, during out spring life cycles theme, we have different colored eggs in the treasure blocks. Some kids have asked to put butterflies and ladybugs into the blocks, so we are reserving some blocks until we can find specimens that have already perished. One little boy found a ripening tomato in the school garden this week and thought it was a cocoon we could put inside a block. It was a great observation because the tomato was the right size, shape, and color to be a cocoon, plus it was hanging down from a plant! His discovery and excitement was priceless because it shows just how much he thinks about science (even at recess) and is motivated by the material from your donation. \r\nThank you so very much for sparking the curiosity of our youngest learners and making science so much fun!","fullyFundedDate":1770439409273,"projectUrl":"project/curiosity-center/9852041/","projectTitle":"Curiosity Center","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brienne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9460919_orig.png?crop=889,889,x6,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707176127926","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9460919"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_134366","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":null,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":91,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":97,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":0,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - Pre-K","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR District Record","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"UNCLASSIFIED","ncesMetroType":null},"inStateSupporters":100.0,"schoolId":134366,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Buckhorn Early Learning Center on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Buckhorn Early Learning Center","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/alisal-union-school-district/buckhorn-early-learning-center/134366"}