{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Carmel Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5965577,"projectId":6673958,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping to fill my library up with engaging titles! Students are excited every day to pick new books. We now have nonfiction texts on a wide variety of topics so students can choose what interests them individually. They have books they are excited to read waiting for them in their bins every day. The texts about national parks are especially popular this time of year when students are getting ready to spend lots of time outdoors over the summer. Thank you so much for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1669678759525,"projectUrl":"project/creating-lifelong-readers-by-fostering-i/6673958/","projectTitle":"Creating Lifelong Readers by Fostering Interest in Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. King","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5965577_orig.png?crop=320,320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659983974681","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5965577"},{"teacherId":9216096,"projectId":10152155,"letterContent":"We feel so lucky that you have chosen this project to support. We can't thank you enough for valuing the work that we do everyday with students to ensure that they become proficient readers and writers. Without you and your donations, this work would not reach some of our learners.\r\nSo far, we have unpacked the books and students have thought about which they'd like to read first...it looks like they're most excited about Jabuti the Tortoise because we are studying the genre of trickster tales! A close second is Volcano Rising.\r\nThanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1773867014379,"projectUrl":"project/second-grade-reads/10152155/","projectTitle":"Second Grade Reads!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pangburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216096_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x16,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700429057955","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9216096"},{"teacherId":9216096,"projectId":10151757,"letterContent":"How can we say thank you for such a generous donation? Our fourth graders feel extremely lucky to benefit from the amazing collection of books that you have given to our classrooms. These books will be housed in our classroom libraries, which we are trying to grow in an effort to inspire students to become interested in reading as an enjoyable past time. Not only will students have access to these books for independent reading, but teachers will be using them as mentor texts in reading and writing workshops.\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1773867014594,"projectUrl":"project/fourth-grade-reads/10151757/","projectTitle":"Fourth-Grade Reads!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pangburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216096_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x16,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700429057955","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9216096"},{"teacherId":9216096,"projectId":10088060,"letterContent":"Studying the Revolutionary War is a hallmark of fourth grade Social Studies, as well as Writing. Because our district does not have a textbook from which to study, it is often up to classroom teachers to source their own materials. Your donation ensures that all students in fourth grade have access to the same high quality educational materials regardless of which class, or who their teacher is. We appreciate this gift as it allows us to tackle a difficult topic with age appropriate materials. Thank you once again.","fullyFundedDate":1773867014849,"projectUrl":"project/american-revolution-text-set/10088060/","projectTitle":"American Revolution Text Set","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pangburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216096_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x16,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700429057955","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9216096"},{"teacherId":5699894,"projectId":10107909,"letterContent":"Thank you for bringing new life to our classroom through these books! Students are building skills like making inferences, asking questions, and discussing ideas with confidence. Reading now looks like engaged groups, thoughtful conversations, and excited independent readers. Even reluctant students are eager to participate and share. Your support has truly sparked both growth and a love of reading in our classroom! \r\n\r\nThe new materials that we are also able to get will help us finish out the year strong! We were able to get some Expo markers that aren't dried out, as well as some new pencils. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for choosing to donate to my classroom. I truly could not do this without your support!","fullyFundedDate":1773867213814,"projectUrl":"project/-fresh-books-essential-supplies-for/10107909/","projectTitle":"💛 Fresh Books & Essential Supplies for Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dalton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5699894_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1550940098912","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mdalton3"},{"teacherId":9216096,"projectId":10087926,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the poetry books that will help grow the poetry collections in our fourth grade classrooms. Because this is one of the hardest to teach writing units, it is always great to have a wide variety of poetry forms to draw from as mentor texts. Hopefully, this collection inspires our students to be readers and writers of poetry. \r\nWe especially have loved the titles African Acrostics, which are the most accessible types of poems, and Something Sure Smells Around Here, which appeals to our fourth graders' humor!\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1773867013632,"projectUrl":"project/poetry-alive/10087926/","projectTitle":"Poetry Alive","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pangburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216096_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x16,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700429057955","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9216096"},{"teacherId":9216096,"projectId":10088079,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for choosing to support this project for our fourth grade classroom. We had a teacher leave this summer and take virtually everything with her. That left a new teacher in a slump, with very little to start the year in terms of teaching materials and supplies. Your gift has allowed this teacher to work up to her fullest potential with our students. The easel and chart paper, especially, were essential for delivering instruction and focusing student attention to the learning. Thanks so much, again!","fullyFundedDate":1773867012462,"projectUrl":"project/visual-aid-supplies/10088079/","projectTitle":"Visual Aid Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pangburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216096_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x16,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700429057955","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9216096"},{"teacherId":9216096,"projectId":10152223,"letterContent":"Wow! The amount of books you were able to donate to our first grade readers is just incredible! We unpacked the boxes together and the students are most looking forward to having the Mo Willems books and the old favorite, Going on a Bear Hunt.\r\nThese books will be used for a variety of purposes across the first grade year in reading and writing instruction. Most importantly, they will first be used as read aloud stories. We know that students can't learn from books if they cannot first enjoy them! They will also be used in literacy minilessons and as mentor texts. Still later in the year, students will be able to read them independently! \r\nThank you so much for supporting the work we do.","fullyFundedDate":1773861477949,"projectUrl":"project/creating-first-grade-readers/10152223/","projectTitle":"Creating First Grade Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pangburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216096_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x16,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700429057955","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9216096"},{"teacherId":9216096,"projectId":10087897,"letterContent":"We've done the unboxing of books and our students are so excited to dig in to these new choices! As teachers, we are hoping that these books will spark our students' love of reading.\r\nOnce again, we are completely blown away by your generosity in supporting this important literacy project for our third grade readers and writers! These books will impact each student in our classrooms through their use as read alouds, in reading or writing minilessons, as mentor texts, and even to fill in holes in our classroom libraries for independent reading choices.\r\nThanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1773867013186,"projectUrl":"project/3rd-grade-readers/10087897/","projectTitle":"3rd Grade Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pangburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216096_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x16,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700429057955","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9216096"},{"teacherId":9216096,"projectId":10087917,"letterContent":"The professional recourse, Patterns of Power, that you have gifted every teacher at my school will have a direct impact on writers across all grade levels. Over the years, we have noticed a decline in students' ability to use proper grammar and punctuation in their written expression. This resource will help combat this, without the use of copious amounts of worksheets that don't necessarily translate into authentic practice.\r\nThese books will be used in professional learning opportunities across all grade levels. Thank you for supporting teachers!","fullyFundedDate":1773867013949,"projectUrl":"project/creating-strong-writers/10087917/","projectTitle":"Creating Strong Writers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pangburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216096_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x16,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700429057955","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9216096"},{"teacherId":9216096,"projectId":9984430,"letterContent":"Our kindergarten students were so excited to receive your generous gift of new texts for our classroom. We've already enjoyed a few as read aloud stories, especially the old favorite of the Elves and the Shoemaker! In addition to read alouds, these books will be used in reading and writing minilessons to teach about literacy concepts for comprehension and crafting stories. They will then be added to the classroom library for independent enjoyment! Thank you again for fulfilling this project for our kindergarten classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1773867012247,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-read-aloud-refresh/9984430/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten Read Aloud Refresh","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pangburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216096_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x16,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700429057955","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9216096"},{"teacherId":9216096,"projectId":9945172,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing this Kindergarten class with all of the books and stuffies from the beloved Crayon series by Drew Daywalt. These seemingly simple books actually teach about a range of subjects that are important for Kindergarten students including colors, feelings, holidays, and letter writing skills among other things. Their gentle humor and engaging illustrations are sure to be big hits with our youngest learners in our small, rural school. We've already shared a few of these as read aloud selections and the students are as in love as the teachers! Thanks so much again!","fullyFundedDate":1773867013412,"projectUrl":"project/crayons-text-set/9945172/","projectTitle":"Crayons Text Set!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pangburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216096_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x16,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700429057955","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9216096"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_65521","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":161,"numTeachers":16,"percentFrplEligible":35,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":94,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":2,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 4","studentTeacherRatio":"10.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":65.1,"schoolId":65521,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Carmel Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Carmel Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/maine/rsu-87-msad-23/carmel-elementary-school/65521"}