{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Daniel Brunton Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":39.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9116035,"projectId":9910676,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my classroom. Because of your support, my students are able to use the flexible seating lap desks, which allow them to comfortably work in different areas of the classroom. This flexibility helps students stay focused, engaged, and take ownership of their learning environment. Having the option to move to a space that works best for them makes a big difference in their ability to complete their work and collaborate with their peers.\r\n\r\nYour donation has also helped provide important everyday supplies that keep our classroom running smoothly. The sanitizing wipes help reduce the spread of germs, which has contributed to improved student attendance and a healthier learning environment. In addition, the pre-sharpened pencils ensure that students are always prepared to start their work right away without needing to interrupt instruction to sharpen pencils. These meaningful resources make a big impact on our daily learning, and we are truly grateful for your generosity and support of our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1771789369668,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-refresh-for-the-new-year/9910676/","projectTitle":"Classroom Refresh for the New Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Velasquez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9116035_orig.png?crop=828,827,x0,y521&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719713325704","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9116035"},{"teacherId":9116035,"projectId":9979078,"letterContent":"I want to sincerely thank you for supporting my classroom and helping provide supplemental resources from Teachers Pay Teachers for my students. Your generosity allows me to bring in additional materials that support and extend our learning in meaningful ways. These resources help me differentiate instruction, reinforce important skills, and give students engaging opportunities to practice what they are learning in the classroom.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, my students have access to high-quality materials that help strengthen their understanding and build their confidence as learners. Your contribution truly makes a difference in creating a more supportive and engaging learning environment for my class. I am so grateful for your kindness and for investing in my students' success. Thank you for helping make these opportunities possible.","fullyFundedDate":1769983403953,"projectUrl":"project/supplemental-resources/9979078/","projectTitle":"Supplemental Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Velasquez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9116035_orig.png?crop=828,827,x0,y521&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719713325704","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9116035"},{"teacherId":10266313,"projectId":10053404,"letterContent":"I really wanted to reach out and share how much of a difference the new chairs have made in our library. Prior to this project, the seating was simply uncomfortable and distracting. Since the new furniture arrived, the library is transforming into a more welcoming hub. It is wonderful to see the space filled with students who are finally able to settle in comfortably to focus on their reading or collaborate on group projects.\r\n\r\nThe impact of this donation goes beyond just physical comfort; it has significantly improved the overall atmosphere of the library. We are incredibly grateful for your support in helping us create a library environment where students actually feel encouraged to linger and learn.","fullyFundedDate":1771287569865,"projectUrl":"project/sit-stay-read-improving-student-comfo/10053404/","projectTitle":"Sit, Stay, Read: Improving Student Comfort","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Otero","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10266313_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x243,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1773071230151","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/bruntonlibrary"},{"teacherId":9350984,"projectId":9467751,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation towards our class. Many of the items received were things we needed to keep the class going especially at the start of a new year. I think the item that was most loved by our students was pop the pig! The excitement they felt when it was their turn was priceless, they learned how to be patient, take turns all while they were wondering who was going to pop the pig. Our students really appreciate it. The alphabet game was a big hit too, again students practiced taking turns and trying to find the letters that correspond with their card. Students really enjoyed all of the items we greatly appreciate everything.","fullyFundedDate":1758150997068,"projectUrl":"project/new-school-year/9467751/","projectTitle":"New School Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Long","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9350984_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755687800039","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9350984"},{"teacherId":7956926,"projectId":9837506,"letterContent":"When our students came back from a two-week long winter break, classroom management was key. Because of your donation, students were able to come back to a treasure chest full of fun classroom incentives to aid in our classroom management. \r\n\r\nEvery student was called over to the rug, where we revealed that the treasure box had been filled with new goodies. The students were shown most of the new choices, but not all as we like to keep some surprise items as well (Squish Mallows). The students were so excited to see the color changing and smelly pencils, bookmarks, fidget toy axolotls, smelly stickers, and new desk pets! \r\n\r\nFrom our classroom, we are so very grateful for your generosity and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping to fund our project.","fullyFundedDate":1764703462329,"projectUrl":"project/positive-behavior-incentives/9837506/","projectTitle":"Positive Behavior Incentives","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fradette","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7956926_orig.jpg?crop=453,453,x0,y117&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628641840358","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-fradette"},{"teacherId":222272,"projectId":9825870,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the support and fulfillment of our project. We are such special learners, and sometimes we just need to take a few minutes to regroup. The trampoline and multi-sensory learning centers are the answer to our various learning needs.\r\n\r\nPrior to having these materials, the students would need a break but not know where to go or what to do when they got there. These tools for the students have made their calm down experiences shorter and more productive. The trampoline gives them the physical/sensory input they need to relax their bodies and minds to gain new information. The learning centers allow them to touch and manipulate the learning tools while working independently or in a small group. \r\n\r\nAgain we are very thankful to you, our donors, for choosing our project to fund. We will be using these tools for the rest of the year and many years to come. Thank you for your willingness to support our students.","fullyFundedDate":1763592683695,"projectUrl":"project/jump-right-in/9825870/","projectTitle":"Jump Right In","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. P","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp222272_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472745921871","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/judithpayne"},{"teacherId":9558340,"projectId":9579545,"letterContent":"It is with heart felt gratitide that we write this note. Your donation helped to fund our sorely needed new rest mats and classroom materials that are keeping our youngest students happily engaged in learning. Our 45 minute quiet time has been made more comfortable and the new mats are spacious for our more active resters who like to read and write during quiet time. \r\n As the packages arrived to our classroom, the children enjoyed ceremoniously guessing what the contents could be. Great chuckles would errupt when I would ask if they thought it was a skunk!. LOL Their excitment and joy in discovering the contents are some of my most memorable moments of this school year. We have thoroughly explored each donation and all items have been incorporated into our academic day. \r\nWe so appreciate your generousity in helping to fund our Busy Hands =Joyful Learning project!","fullyFundedDate":1758301880789,"projectUrl":"project/busy-hands-joyful-learning/9579545/","projectTitle":"Busy Hands = Joyful Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lanzillo-Epaul","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9558340_orig.png?crop=590,590,x0,y86&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755014512243","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9558340"},{"teacherId":9112679,"projectId":9654171,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our preschool classroom. It was like Christmas morning when we received the boxes with our new things. The children were excited and \"ooo\" and \"ahhh\"ed over each item. They are excited and grateful for all of the new things for our classroom. \r\n\r\nWe use a variety of materials to build up the skills needed to begin learning math skills. Your donations allowed me to keep learning exciting and new by allowing me to offer a variety of opportunities for practicing counting money, saving, making decision about saving for bigger items from our classroom store. \r\n\r\nYour donation allowed us to make sure that their were a variety of items that the children would enjoy.","fullyFundedDate":1756774564985,"projectUrl":"project/teaching-math-financial-literacy-in-pr/9654171/","projectTitle":"Teaching Math & Financial Literacy In Preschool","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Riley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9112679"},{"teacherId":9112679,"projectId":9252900,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our preschool classroom. The children were excited and \"ooo\" and \"ahhh\"ed over each item. They are excited and grateful for all of the new things for our classroom. \r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, we were able to send children into summer and preschool step up day with books and a few small items to remind them of their time with us. With your help, each child received a small gift and books with a special note from their teachers. We were also able to add books to our classroom library to help students as they transitioned into kindergarten.","fullyFundedDate":1746675794481,"projectUrl":"project/end-of-the-year-preschool-books-and-buil/9252900/","projectTitle":"End Of The Year Preschool Books and Building Classroom Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Riley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9112679"},{"teacherId":9112679,"projectId":9032648,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our preschool classroom. It was like Christmas morning when we received the boxes with our new things. The children were excited and \"ooo\" and \"ahhh\"ed over each item. They are excited and grateful for all of the new things for our classroom. \r\n\r\nWe use a variety of materials to build up the skills needed to begin learning math skills. Your donations allowed me to keep learning exciting and new by allowing me to offer a variety of opportunities for exploring, counting, sorting and using math in everyday activities. \r\n\r\nThe kids are able to use child items that make learning interesting. When kids are interested in the items, they are more likely to retain the information and learn without pressure because it is fun.","fullyFundedDate":1746447389470,"projectUrl":"project/making-math-fun-in-preschool/9032648/","projectTitle":"Making Math Fun in Preschool","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Riley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9112679"},{"teacherId":9112679,"projectId":9031280,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our preschool classroom. It was like Christmas morning when we received the boxes with our new things. The children were excited and \"ooo\" and \"ahhh\"ed over each item. They are excited and grateful for all of the new things for our classroom. \r\n\r\nWe use a variety of materials to build up the muscles needed to write. Pre-writing activities in preschool include writing in a variety of things like sand trays, using play-doh, and writing on different surfaces like with our magna-doodle style toys. Your donations allowed me to keep learning exciting and new by allowing me to offer a variety of opportunities for exploring and building children's fine motor skills. \r\n\r\nThe kids are able to use child sized materials such as golf pencils and other tools. This helps with grip and building strength in their little hands.","fullyFundedDate":1746449565544,"projectUrl":"project/preschool-prewriting-and-fine-motor-skil/9031280/","projectTitle":"Preschool Prewriting and Fine Motor Skill Tools for Centers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Riley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9112679"},{"teacherId":9112679,"projectId":9012655,"letterContent":"My preschoolers and I cannot thank you enough for your generosity. We are learning about books, book handling and reading. I teach the youngest learners in our school. We read a lot of books in whole groups but also allow children to explore and tell their own stories as they read books during center time. The children love when we are able to change out books to go with a new theme almost as much as they enjoy the familiar favorites that they can recite word for word because they have heard them so much. \r\n\r\nAs a teacher and parent, I know that the books that are read to them increase their vocabulary, encourage a love of reading and affect the ways that they communicate. The books that are chosen also have characters that are diverse and it is so important for students to see themselves in the classroom and in literature. \r\n\r\nBooks can be expensive and hard to maintain with little ones. I could not provide the same variety without your support. Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1741308314086,"projectUrl":"project/books-and-engaging-for-little-learners-i/9012655/","projectTitle":"Books and Engaging for Little Learners in Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Riley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9112679"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60876","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":314,"numTeachers":34,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":15,"percentWhite":21,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":54,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":60.8,"schoolId":60876,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Daniel Brunton Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Daniel Brunton Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/springfield-public-school-district/daniel-brunton-elementary-school/60876"}