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Usually I would ask parents to send in the needed snack, but because of your generosity I didn't have to ask parents! A lot of my students families struggle financially and I loved not having to ask them for anything! Many of my parents expressed their gratitude when they heard the news of this project being funded!\r\n\r\nAgain, I appreciate your support of my classroom and students!","fullyFundedDate":1768776759699,"projectUrl":"project/warm-and-happy-in-first-grade/10040899/","projectTitle":"Warm and Happy in First Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Long","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2859791_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746668590413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2859791"},{"teacherId":2859791,"projectId":9578060,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for taking the time and kindness to support my First Grade Class! 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This is amazing!\"\r\n\r\nThey walk into the room so excited to be able to come pick out a snack and then are motivated to get right to work. They can focus, not worry about being hungry, and they get so much more from the lesson. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness and support of my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768615286356,"projectUrl":"project/food-to-focus/10021736/","projectTitle":"Food to Focus","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kolbeck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5635470_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1533658015291","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-kolbeck"},{"teacherId":8107945,"projectId":10022404,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donation! My students have been enjoying our \"cozy and calming\" corner so much with our new fish bubble lamp. 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C Grant Grimshaw School is
a rural public school
in La Fayette, New York that is part of La Fayette Central School District.
It serves 338 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
Its teachers have had 596 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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23%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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C Grant Grimshaw School
$262,267
raised using DonorsChoose
596
projects
funded
46
teachers
funded
1,102
donors
43
projects
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43
projects for
technology
54
projects for
books
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projects
for
art supplies
C Grant Grimshaw School has received support from
368 individuals from New York and
734 individuals out-of-state.