{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Curley K-8 School","outOfStateSupporters":27.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2857271,"projectId":9699092,"letterContent":"We have appreciated our Tools for School items so much this year. Students are engaged in reading the Roblox books and the Wings of Fire books. These are students that went from not reading independently to now being interested in reading. \r\nWe were able to bolster our calm down corner with some colorful and meaningful posters students are able to use in times of need. The headphones have been a great addition that have lasted and make our classroom nice and colorful. Students have been utilizing all the things from this list on a daily basis, and we have you to thank!","fullyFundedDate":1758822294522,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-school/9699092/","projectTitle":"Tools for School","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2857271"},{"teacherId":1869850,"projectId":9194160,"letterContent":"The new calculators are helping students learn by making math more accessible, accurate, and confidence-building. In class, students use them to check their work, explore patterns, and focus on problem-solving instead of getting stuck on basic computation. For students with IEPs, the calculators support accommodations by reducing cognitive load and allowing them to fully participate in grade-level math tasks. This has led to more engagement, better perseverance, and stronger understanding of concepts rather than frustration.\r\n\r\nWhat excites students most about the calculators is having a reliable, high-quality tool they can use every day. Many students feel more confident raising their hands, attempting challenging problems, and working independently because they trust the calculator to support their learning. Having their own calculator also helps them feel prepared and \"official,\" which increases motivation and pride in their work.\r\n\r\nSeveral students have especially warmed to this new technology, particularly those who previously struggled with math or anxiety around calculations. Students with IEPs and those who need extra processing time have shown noticeable growth in confidence and participation. With the calculator as a support, these students are more willing to try, explain their thinking, and stay engaged through multi-step problems, making math a more positive and inclusive experience for everyone.","fullyFundedDate":1742907421162,"projectUrl":"project/calculators-for-7th-graders/9194160/","projectTitle":"Calculators for 7th Graders!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Quatrale","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1869850_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1455029549174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahquatrale"},{"teacherId":1869850,"projectId":9406753,"letterContent":"We are using the new resources every day to help students start and stay organized across all subject areas. Having essential supplies like pencils, folders, scissors, colored pencils, and dry erase markers allowed students to fully participate in lessons from day one. A memorable moment was during the first week of school, when students were able to jump right into a math problem-solving activity and an ELA writing task without delays or stress because everyone had the materials they needed and knew where to keep them.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the materials, they were excited and relieved. Many expressed gratitude and confidence knowing they were prepared for 7th grade and wouldn't have to worry about missing supplies. For some students, this removed a major source of stress and helped them feel more comfortable, included, and ready to learn. The materials also created a sense of equality in the classroom, as all students started the year with the same tools for success.\r\n\r\nNext, students will continue using these supplies to support ongoing lessons and projects, including multi-step assignments in math and science, writing and revision in ELA and ESL, and interactive note-taking in social studies. These next steps will help students build responsibility, organization, and confidence as they take on more challenging work throughout the year, using the resources provided to stay focused and engaged in their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1755918125813,"projectUrl":"project/start-off-the-year-strong-with-materials/9406753/","projectTitle":"Start Off The Year Strong With Materials!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Quatrale","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1869850_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1455029549174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahquatrale"},{"teacherId":1869850,"projectId":9410520,"letterContent":"We are using the new binder resources every day to help students stay organized and independent across math, science, ELA, ESL, and social studies. One meaningful moment came when students completed a multi-step science lab and were able to find their notes, vocabulary sheets, and data tables quickly because everything was organized in the correct binder section. In math and ELA, students now file warm-ups, guided notes, and practice work in order, which has helped them follow lessons more confidently and review for quizzes without feeling overwhelmed. The binders have become a daily tool for planning, tracking assignments, and reflecting on completed work.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the materials, they were excited. Some students who usually struggle with organization expressed relief at having a clear system, while others were eager to decorate and personalize their binders to make them their own. Within the first week, students began noticing how much easier it was to transition between classes and stay focused because they weren't searching for lost papers or unsure of what to turn in.\r\n\r\nNext, students will continue using their binders to support longer-term projects and deeper learning. In social studies and ELA, they are beginning research-based assignments that require note-taking, drafts, and revisions, all of which will be stored and tracked in their binders. In math and science, students are building study guides and reference sections to prepare for upcoming assessments. These next steps will help students strengthen executive functioning skills like organization, planning, and self-monitoring—skills that will support their success not only this year, but well beyond the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1756078817004,"projectUrl":"project/binders-for-success/9410520/","projectTitle":"Binders for Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Quatrale","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1869850_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1455029549174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahquatrale"},{"teacherId":1534451,"projectId":9732868,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making this project a reality! The new monitor has made an enormous difference to our classroom's learning experience. Our students are incredibly grateful and appreciate having lessons and presentations projected on a clear and easily read monitor. \r\n\r\nIn addition to teacher-led lesson presentations, students now have the ability to project their own slideshows as part of their classwork. They are also able to lead morning meeting and other classroom routines where the monitor is used.\r\n\r\nHaving the support of donors like you really makes all the difference in our classroom. Thank you again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1763151731604,"projectUrl":"project/projection-connection/9732868/","projectTitle":"Projection Connection","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Davis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1534451_orig.jpg?crop=552,553,x0,y44&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627764122945","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kdavis3"},{"teacherId":10169704,"projectId":9576684,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our classroom this year. Because of your donations, our students have had access to meaningful materials, engaging activities, and special experiences that truly enhanced their learning.\r\n\r\nYour contributions helped create a more enriching, welcoming, and hands-on environment where students could explore, create, and grow. From supporting daily learning to making special moments possible, your kindness had a direct and lasting impact on our classroom community.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your support and belief in our students. Thank you for helping make this school year a success.","fullyFundedDate":1756493242689,"projectUrl":"project/comfort-collaboration-community/9576684/","projectTitle":"Comfort + Collaboration+ Community","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nubea","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10169704"},{"teacherId":1534451,"projectId":9824419,"letterContent":"Thank you all so much for making this project a reality! It is amazing how something that seems so basic (everyone having a place to sit) can be such a challenge sometimes! Having the extra chairs and wobble stools ensure that everyone has a seat when they need one - especially service providers and students who \"push in\" to our classroom on a regular basis.\r\n\r\nAs you can see from the photos, students were very excited to receive and unpack the seating. It was great to see them be so enthusiastic over new seating :)\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your continued support of our classroom!!!","fullyFundedDate":1760734001773,"projectUrl":"project/please-have-a-seat/9824419/","projectTitle":"Please Have a Seat","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Davis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1534451_orig.jpg?crop=552,553,x0,y44&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627764122945","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kdavis3"},{"teacherId":949951,"projectId":9606587,"letterContent":"On behalf of our students and classroom educators, I want to extend our sincerest gratitude for your incredibly thoughtful contributions to our classroom project. Your generosity provided us with essential supplies, including cleaning products, tissues, hand sanitizer, and paper towels. These items may seem simple, but they make a profound difference in our daily environment. Keeping our classroom clean and healthy is a top priority, and your donations ensure we have the necessary tools to maintain a safe and conducive learning space. This not only promotes better hygiene but also allows us to focus more fully on education, minimizing interruptions and maximizing instructional time.\r\n\r\nYour support truly demonstrates a commitment to our students' well-being and success. Knowing we have these crucial supplies readily available alleviates a significant burden and allows us to dedicate more resources and energy directly toward educational activities. Thank you again for being such a vital part of our classroom community and for investing in our students' health and learning experience. We are deeply grateful for your kindness and partnership!","fullyFundedDate":1756321365703,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-care-kit-health-hygiene-and/9606587/","projectTitle":"Classroom Care Kit: Health, Hygiene, and Harmony","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mylett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp949951_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720466879484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/949951"},{"teacherId":7184623,"projectId":9416590,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible support and generosity. Your donations have made a meaningful difference in our classroom by providing my students with essential supplies that we truly rely on every single day. These resources help create a more focused, organized, and enriching learning environment, and we are deeply grateful for your kindness.\r\n\r\nMy students were especially excited to receive their new headphones, and it was wonderful to see the joy on their faces as they opened them. They have been taking such thoughtful care of their cherished supplies, treating them with pride and appreciation. Your contribution has not only met a practical need but has also inspired a sense of responsibility and excitement about learning.\r\n\r\nThank you again for making such a positive impact on our classroom and for believing in our students as much as we do!","fullyFundedDate":1756341949722,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-minds-a-supply-splash-for-a/9416590/","projectTitle":"Empowering Minds: A Supply Splash for a Sensational School Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molloy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7184623_orig.jpg?crop=1834,1834,x1078,y262&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750865358267","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7184623"},{"teacherId":207122,"projectId":6243712,"letterContent":"I'd like to take a moment to once again extend my gratitude for your support of this project. This project was the beginning of something really special, an empty courtyard being transformed into an outdoor learning space for our youngest students. With the containers, we were able to have a place to easily store gardening supplies and outdoor toys. \r\n\r\nOur young students love using the gardening gloves and buckets to dig outside. To their great delight they have discovered worms, bulbs, and shiny rocks. We keep the balance scale and tape measure outdoors so they children can practice using tools to measure in authentic, meaningful ways. \r\n\r\nThe chains and locks have kept the materials safe and accessible for over two years! Thank you so very much for helping kick start our outdoor garden classroom with this awesome project!","fullyFundedDate":1646150771767,"projectUrl":"project/lets-grow-materials-for-outdoor-learn/6243712/","projectTitle":"Let's Grow! Materials for Outdoor Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Frazier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp207122_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1567297482771","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jgoldstein"},{"teacherId":207122,"projectId":4797760,"letterContent":"I'd like to send an very belated thank you for supporting this project. I was so excited to raise chicks with my PreK students. As fate would have it, COVID shut down school right after this project was funded. Two years later I attempted this project again, and the local farm that used to provide eggs and then take back the chicks had discontinued their program. \r\n\r\nIn the 3 years since, I have taken on a new position as the early childhood science teacher at my school. I am still searching for a similar egg and chick program, and hope to be able to raise chicks in my science program.","fullyFundedDate":1583538305590,"projectUrl":"project/make-way-for-chicks/4797760/","projectTitle":"Make Way For Chicks!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Frazier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp207122_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1567297482771","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jgoldstein"},{"teacherId":8498934,"projectId":9411187,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible generosity, our kindergarten classroom has come alive with excitement for reading! The new literacy station materials have quickly become a favorite part of our day. My students are using the resources during small group and center time to practice rhyming, identifying beginning sounds, and building CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. It's been amazing to watch their confidence grow as they manipulate magnetic letters, match picture cards, and use hands-on tools that make abstract phonics skills feel concrete and fun.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite moments was watching a small group proudly blend sounds together to read their very first words using the new CVC word cards. Their faces lit up with pride—one student even shouted, \"I can read!\" It was such a powerful reminder of how meaningful, interactive learning experiences can spark joy and confidence in even our youngest readers.\r\n\r\nRight now, we're building on this momentum with a \"Word Builders Workshop\" project, where students rotate through literacy stations to explore short vowel sounds and create mini books featuring the words they've learned. The next step for us is to introduce story sequencing and simple sentence building, helping students connect their phonics skills to real reading and writing.\r\n\r\nYour donation has truly transformed our classroom into a joyful, inclusive space where every child feels successful and excited to learn. Thank you for believing in our students and helping them take their first steps toward a lifelong love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1757543886729,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-build-bright-futures-through-lit/9411187/","projectTitle":"Help Us Build Bright Futures Through Literacy!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Graziano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8498934_orig.jpg?crop=529,529,x394,y473&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722876983547","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8498934"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_62879","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":902,"numTeachers":80,"percentFrplEligible":51,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":17,"percentWhite":33,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":37,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"11.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":72.1,"schoolId":62879,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Curley K-8 School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Curley K-8 School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/boston-public-schools/curley-k-8-school/62879"}