{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Chief Leschi School","outOfStateSupporters":25.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9816768,"projectId":10680017,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to support my students. Sadly, so many children today face food insecurity. When you are hungry it can be hard to focus on learning. Your generosity has enabled me to stock my classroom with healthy snacks for students to eat. Snacks have been proven to help keep the brain alert, and keep energy levels high. Both are important for students to be successful in the classroom. \r\nWhen the boxes arrived today, and I unpacked them with the students they were beyond thrilled! They couldn't believe that people were kind enough to provide snacks for them. They are looking forward to enjoying all of them, and have strong opinions on what is the best snack of all. Thank you again for caring about our youth.","fullyFundedDate":1790032738052,"projectUrl":"project/food-is-fuel/10680017/","projectTitle":"Food is Fuel","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McAlister","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9816768_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786897791834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9816768"},{"teacherId":9816768,"projectId":10498967,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom! My students are so excited for math. We have begun having fun Thursdays during math intervention where we rotate through the games you all helped provide. Students are asking to play multiplication bingo and challenging their parents to games of war during family nights. \r\nAs someone who always struggled with math myself these materials are so important. If we can make a hard subject fun we can engage students in learning without them even realizing it! I get so excited when I see them excited to multiply and divide!","fullyFundedDate":1788181219373,"projectUrl":"project/making-math-magical/10498967/","projectTitle":"Making Math Magical","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McAlister","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9816768_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786897791834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9816768"},{"teacherId":9066461,"projectId":7630044,"letterContent":"Our books have been loved by many students. We have used them not only to help with things like phonics, comprehension, events and parts of a story but to grow a love of literature. \r\n\r\nBeing a new teacher, my most important goal was that all of my students knew they were safe and welcomed in my room. A part of this is students seeing themselves in the books we read in our class. When our children have representation in literature they can see themselves accomplish goals, understand big feelings and grow up to be kind, wonderful adults. \r\n\r\nOur books have been deeply loved and will continue to be loved for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1692579751541,"projectUrl":"project/little-library-of-love/7630044/","projectTitle":"Little Library Of Love","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Christa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9066461_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689724421437","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9066461"},{"teacherId":8656562,"projectId":9443882,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of snacks to our first-grade classroom! Your kindness and thoughtfulness mean so much to our students and to me.\r\n\r\nYour donation helps ensure that our students have a snack to enjoy during the school day, helping them stay energized, focused, and ready to learn. A simple snack can make a big difference for a young learner, especially during a busy day filled with reading, writing, math, and hands-on activities.\r\n\r\nYour generosity also helps create a caring classroom community where students feel supported and valued. Knowing that others are thinking about them and investing in their well-being makes a meaningful difference.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping our first graders stay fueled, focused, and ready to learn. We truly appreciate your generosity and the positive impact you are making in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1756387045267,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-bites-for-brainpower/9443882/","projectTitle":"Healthy Bites for Brainpower","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Conte","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8656562_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1710362478694","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8656562"},{"teacherId":8656562,"projectId":9446761,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of math manipulatives to our first-grade classroom! Your thoughtful support will make a meaningful difference in the way our students learn and understand mathematics.\r\n\r\nThese hands-on materials will give our students opportunities to explore important math concepts in concrete and engaging ways. They will use the manipulatives to practice counting, addition and subtraction, place value, number sense, patterns, and problem-solving. Being able to touch, move, group, and organize objects helps young learners build a stronger understanding of mathematical concepts and develop confidence in their abilities.\r\n\r\nYour donation will help turn abstract math ideas into meaningful, hands-on learning experiences. It will encourage our students to explore, collaborate, persevere, and discover that math can be both challenging and fun!\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our first-grade students and providing resources that will support their learning throughout the school year. We are truly grateful for your generosity and the positive impact you are making in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1756387072066,"projectUrl":"project/building-blocks-for-learning-math-manip/9446761/","projectTitle":"Building Blocks for Learning: Math Manipulatives for First Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Conte","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8656562_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1710362478694","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8656562"},{"teacherId":8656562,"projectId":8612716,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of books to our first-grade classroom! Your kindness and support are helping us build a classroom library filled with stories that will inspire, engage, and encourage our young readers.\r\n\r\nThese books will make a meaningful difference in our students' daily learning. They will give students more opportunities to practice reading, build vocabulary, develop comprehension skills, and discover the joy of getting lost in a good story. \r\n\r\nHaving a variety of books available also allows each child to find stories that match their interests and reading level, helping them grow in confidence as readers.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is providing our students with more than just books—you are giving them opportunities to imagine, explore new ideas, learn about the world, and develop a lifelong love of reading.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our first graders and helping create a rich and welcoming learning environment. We truly appreciate your generosity and the difference you are making in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1729529413634,"projectUrl":"project/pages-of-possibility-expanding-our-clas/8612716/","projectTitle":"Pages of Possibility: Expanding Our Classroom Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Conte","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8656562_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1710362478694","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8656562"},{"teacherId":8656562,"projectId":9443984,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your generous donation of crafting supplies to our first-grade classroom! Your thoughtful contribution will have a direct impact on our students' learning and creativity.\r\n\r\nWith these supplies, our students will be able to create hands-on projects that strengthen fine-motor skills, practice cutting and gluing, explore colors and patterns, and express their ideas in creative ways. From seasonal art projects to literacy and math activities, these materials will help bring lessons to life and make learning more engaging and memorable.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our classroom and giving our students the opportunity to learn through creativity, collaboration, and hands-on exploration. Your generosity truly makes a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1756387065731,"projectUrl":"project/crafting-creativity-in-first-grade/9443984/","projectTitle":"Crafting Creativity in First Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Conte","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8656562_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1710362478694","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8656562"},{"teacherId":9497563,"projectId":10226150,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your wonderful donation of books to our classroom summer reading project! Our school is reinventing the way ELA is taught, and after many years of functioning without a strong ELA curriculum, the new principal has introduced CKLA. Although this is a strong basis for the future, with the exception of one student, my current fifth graders entered the year reading far below grade level. As a new teacher to the school, I have built a classroom library which focuses on chapter books, both entry-level and more complex. Most weekends, I go to thrift stores to find discounted books that will enhance our library. Your contribution will give students books they can add to a personal library so that they can continue to enjoy reading and enhance their decoding and comprehension skills before they begin middle school this fall. (And spark their imaginations with fabulous stories!)\r\nThank you for your kind generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1778087123273,"projectUrl":"project/summer-gift-of-reading/10226150/","projectTitle":"Summer Gift of Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. O'Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9497563_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742158021993","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9497563"},{"teacherId":9497563,"projectId":10070517,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation of snacks to our classroom! Although our school offers free breakfast and lunch to everyone on campus, the portions are rather small and my students are growing kids with large appetites, so I usually give them snacks about an hour before lunchtime and about half an hour before they are dismissed to go home since many of them have a very long bus ride.\r\n\r\nThe additional calories help them to stay focused and persevere when we are in the midst of instruction and they begin to get very hungry and distracted, both in the morning and in the late afternoon. I truly appreciate your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1773707886436,"projectUrl":"project/snack-attack/10070517/","projectTitle":"Snack Attack","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. O'Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9497563_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742158021993","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9497563"},{"teacherId":10325462,"projectId":9850024,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my second grade classroom has been transformed into a vibrant space for reading, imagination, and discovery. The new books you provided have quickly become an essential part of our daily routine. We use them during independent reading time, small group instruction, and even as inspiration for writing activities. One of my favorite moments was watching a student, who had previously struggled to stay engaged, become completely absorbed in a story and eagerly share it with the class afterward. That spark of excitement is exactly what these resources have made possible.\r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw the new books, their reactions were priceless. There were wide eyes, huge smiles, and an immediate rush to explore the titles. Many of them couldn't wait to pick out their very first book to read, and several students asked if they could take them home to share with their families. It truly felt like opening a treasure chest—each book offering a new adventure.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, we are now able to take our literacy learning even further. Our next step is to dive deeper into comprehension and critical thinking through book discussions, reading journals, and small group projects. Students will be choosing books that interest them and working on activities that help them make connections, ask questions, and express their ideas creatively. Your gift has not only provided books—it has opened the door to a lifelong love of reading for my students.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my classroom and for making such a meaningful difference in the lives of my students!","fullyFundedDate":1766607839801,"projectUrl":"project/open-the-world-to-our-readers/9850024/","projectTitle":"Open the World to Our Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shepherd","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10325462_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761272360236","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10325462"},{"teacherId":9816768,"projectId":10094082,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of my classroom! Students are already using the headphones! These will make testing in a few weeks so much easier! These nice headphones are also helping teach the students responsibility. They love how nice they are so they are trying to take really good care of them. They love the sound quality of the over ear headphones. I can not wait to see how smoothly testing will go in May. Again, thank you so very much for helping my students have safe and fun headphones. \r\n-Sarah McAlister","fullyFundedDate":1773278766800,"projectUrl":"project/listening-for-literacy/10094082/","projectTitle":"Listening for Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McAlister","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9816768_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786897791834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9816768"},{"teacherId":10060505,"projectId":9808246,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving to our classroom and helping fuel the tummies and brains of our kindergarteners. You have made such a great impact in the lives of our students who come to school hungry not just for snacks but for learning as well. Thank you for helping our students stay prepared to learn and grow everyday. We appreciate you from the bottom of our kinder hearts. Because of your kindness an generosity, our students are able to stay focused and engaged and are more motivated to stay on task!!","fullyFundedDate":1769183320134,"projectUrl":"project/kinder-fuel/9808246/","projectTitle":"Kinder Fuel","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Paulette Failauga","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10060505_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784660616752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kindergarten113"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_48158","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":743,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":69,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":100,"percentLatinx":0,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":0,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 12","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":74.9,"schoolId":48158,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Chief Leschi School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Chief Leschi School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/-bureau-of-indian-affairs-/chief-leschi-school/48158"}