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Your kindness has made a real difference, and we are truly grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1762267736097,"projectUrl":"project/from-bored-to-board-games/9806134/","projectTitle":"From Bored to Board Games!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Priede","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8806143_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x133,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757873274268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-k-priede"},{"teacherId":5495850,"projectId":9160201,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our flexible seating grant. Because of your kindness, our students will have access to new movement materials that will spark curiosity, strengthen essential skills, and make our classroom an even more exciting place to learn.\r\n\r\nYour contribution directly impacts each child's daily experience. Students can place their feet on the bouncy bands and silently expel energy, while staying engaged in academic content. Our students are already eager and excited to dive in!\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your commitment to education and for believing in the potential of our young learners. Thank you for making a meaningful difference in our classroom and in our school community.","fullyFundedDate":1751768260558,"projectUrl":"project/enhancing-student-engagement-and-learnin/9160201/","projectTitle":"Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning through Flexible Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5495850_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1533836201446","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5495850"},{"teacherId":152196,"projectId":9725531,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, indoor recess has completely transformed in our classroom. Instead of feeling disappointed on rainy days, my students now look forward to building, creating, and exploring with their new STEM toys. These materials inspire collaboration, problem-solving, and imaginative play, giving students meaningful opportunities to practice skills that support their learning across all subjects. Your support has turned unstructured time into joyful, purposeful learning, and my students are truly excited every time they get to use these new tools. Thank you for making such a positive and lasting impact on our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1761959835212,"projectUrl":"project/building-bright-minds-on-rainy-days/9725531/","projectTitle":"Building Bright Minds on Rainy Days","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Maiolo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp152196_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1566263370216","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsmaiolo"},{"teacherId":5101727,"projectId":9784415,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom. I want to share how the headphones with microphones you provided are making a meaningful difference for our English Language Learner (ELL) students and for other learners who benefit from focused fluency practice.\r\n\r\nThese headphones have become essential tools for our fluency and English speaking programs. The microphones give students a private, low‑anxiety space to speak aloud and practice pronunciation, intonation, and sentence rhythm without feeling self‑conscious in front of peers. When students can hear themselves clearly and receive immediate feedback from language software or teacher recordings, they are more willing to experiment with new sounds.\r\n\r\nThe headphones also make technology-based lessons accessible and effective. Many of our donors are familiar with the devices themselves but may not realize how they're used in structured language instruction. We pair the headsets with tailored speaking apps, guided reading programs, and teacher‑led recording activities.\r\n\r\nWhat excites the students most is the immediate sense of ownership over their learning. A few quieter ELL learners, who previously hesitated to speak in class, have become much more engaged. \r\n\r\n\r\nThank you again for providing these headphones with microphones. Your generosity has given our students the confidence and resources they need to grow as communicators and learners. I appreciate your support more than words can express and look forward to sharing more updates on their continued progress.","fullyFundedDate":1762267520741,"projectUrl":"project/im-all-ears/9784415/","projectTitle":"I'm All Ears!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tabor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5101727_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1570562542476","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/chrissy-tabor"},{"teacherId":8806143,"projectId":9714152,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, they now have the chance to explore and discover in ways that truly spark their excitement.\r\n\r\nWhen the new materials arrived, the room instantly filled with \"oohs\" and \"aahs.\" The Mineral Study Kits and RubberBand Racer Kits turned our lessons into hands-on adventures! Watching my students test their racers and proudly share what they discovered was such a joy—learning suddenly felt like play. It is so gratifying when I see students light up with enthusiasm as they explore actual fossils. The room practically buzzes with excitement when my students get to dig into real fossils—it's like watching curiosity come alive! \r\n\r\nThank you for helping make that happen and for believing in my students. Your support reminds them that people care about their dreams—and that they can achieve amazing things.","fullyFundedDate":1759879770439,"projectUrl":"project/makers-challenge-building-racing-and/9714152/","projectTitle":"Maker's Challenge: Building, Racing, and Digging into Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Priede","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8806143_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x133,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757873274268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-k-priede"},{"teacherId":3723120,"projectId":9614018,"letterContent":"This has been a project that has created a buzz in my students. They are motivated and excited about learning how to make a profit. They have learned that you have to put some money into a project in order to make money. They have learned how many things go into a business that they had never thought about before. Students were looking at different stores trying to find the cheapest cups, lemons, and sugar so their profit would be larger. They LOVE the reading lights and are using them at home. It's exciting to hear parents expressing how much their child is liking reading now! A few little tricks to motivate them-thanks to you-is all it takes to make a difference and motivate the ESE students. They are feeling success and building confidence in reading and economics thanks to you. You are incredible!","fullyFundedDate":1755521982927,"projectUrl":"project/when-life-gives-you-lemons-make-lemonad/9614018/","projectTitle":"When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade-Reading Style, That Is","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Thompson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dr-holly-thompson"},{"teacherId":3723120,"projectId":9320528,"letterContent":"What an amazing start to this year! Your donations have had such an impact on my students. They come to my groups with their zipper pouches each day. Inside these pouches they have pencils and the notebooks you have supplied. They take notes in these notebooks and use them as study guides and resources when they are taking tests or completing assignments. They are learning the art of note-taking by deciding what is and is not important. The small turtle key chains were given to the students as a good luck charm for the beginning of the year state tests. Some students have them attached to their backpacks, shoes, or a necklace. I love seeing the confidence they bring to my students. The kids absolutely love the stickers. They put them on their water bottles, note-taking books, pouches,... wherever! My math students love using the magnetic boards for basic fact practice and my youngest students love them for phonics practice. \r\nThank you so very very much for helping make this year successful with my ESE students. You rock!","fullyFundedDate":1754331116739,"projectUrl":"project/ready-for-the-new-year/9320528/","projectTitle":"Ready for the New Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Thompson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dr-holly-thompson"},{"teacherId":9771036,"projectId":9320937,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your generous donation and continued support of our students and classroom. Every child was super excited to see all the materials delivered to our classroom. It helped each student continue to build their pride and sense of community with being part of a classroom filled with tangible resources that correlates with the standards being taught. Having these items allowed our class to take math and science concepts out of a book and into reality by actually building models that represented their understanding. You are amazing to offer the help we need in getting these materials in every child's hand! Thank You!","fullyFundedDate":1746817710573,"projectUrl":"project/class-community/9320937/","projectTitle":"Class Community","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Velez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9771036"},{"teacherId":152196,"projectId":9796025,"letterContent":"The early reader books from this project have been such a wonderful addition to our classroom! My students were so excited to see familiar characters like Elephant & Piggie, The Pigeon, and Fox & Chick on our shelves. These books are helping my youngest and most struggling readers experience success with stories they can read independently.\r\n\r\nStudents are laughing together, rereading their favorites, and proudly sharing what they've accomplished with classmates. For my ESOL and ESE students, these simple but meaningful stories are building vocabulary, fluency, and a love for reading that will last. Thank you for giving my students books that make reading fun and rewarding!","fullyFundedDate":1759866121585,"projectUrl":"project/building-reading-confidence-with-early-r/9796025/","projectTitle":"Building Reading Confidence with Early Reader Series","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Maiolo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp152196_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1566263370216","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsmaiolo"},{"teacherId":152196,"projectId":9795974,"letterContent":"Thanks to your continued generosity, our classroom library has truly transformed! The new Branches and Acorn books have allowed even more students to find \"their\" series — the ones that make them excited to read each day. Because of your earlier support, my readers already loved the first set of Branches books, but now they're branching out (pun intended!) into new titles and reading with more confidence and independence than ever before.\r\n\r\nIt's been amazing to watch students recommend books to each other, trade favorites, and proudly track how many chapters they've finished. These additions have kept their reading momentum strong and their enthusiasm growing. Thank you for helping me create a classroom full of confident, joyful readers!","fullyFundedDate":1759860846293,"projectUrl":"project/building-confidence-in-reading-with-bran/9795974/","projectTitle":"Building Confidence in Reading With Branches Books - Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Maiolo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp152196_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1566263370216","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsmaiolo"},{"teacherId":8806143,"projectId":9529821,"letterContent":"We are grateful for your generous investment, which demonstrates a belief in our students' limitless potential. Your support has immediately provided tangible, hands-on experiences into our classroom. An extra special thank you goes to Ripple for their generous matching funds, which doubled the impact of every single contribution!\r\n\r\nIt's so fun watching as the kids discover how a hand-powered generator and circuits work through real life experience. Thanks to your contribution, abstract concepts like kinetic and electrical energy are now real; students physically generate light with their own effort, reinforcing the vital connection between effort. Additionally, there's no need to explain why a circuit does not work, because they figure it out first hand. \r\n\r\nYour donation has allowed us to transform our classroom into an interactive engineering lab. While we have not yet had the opportunity to fully integrate every filtering component from the request, the initial engagement and enthusiasm for the circuit lessons are so high that we are seeing incredible creative thinking and cannot wait for the full implementation. These resources build not just scientific principles but also student confidence, showing every learner that they have the power to work and create. Thank you for empowering this next generation.","fullyFundedDate":1757553234433,"projectUrl":"project/power-up-hands-on-electricity-and-engin/9529821/","projectTitle":"Power Up! Hands-On Electricity and Engineering","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Priede","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8806143_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x133,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757873274268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-k-priede"},{"teacherId":152196,"projectId":9640046,"letterContent":"I just introduced my students to selecting books in their Lexile range, so these Branches books arrived at the perfect time! Many of my struggling readers were thrilled to find books that were both fun and within their reading level. They couldn't wait to start reading and proudly showed off their book choices to classmates.\r\n\r\nThese books are already making a huge difference. My ESOL and ESE students feel more confident and successful when reading independently, and they are beginning to see themselves as real readers. 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