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It's donors like you that make a big difference to a classroom for our kids. The students love Art, and a big part of that is being able to do exciting projects. I do my best to keep them inspired and motivated while developing fine motor skills.\r\n\r\nI hope you're having a great summer,","fullyFundedDate":1742903379703,"projectUrl":"project/paint-brushes-to-last-us-the-rest-of-the/9047791/","projectTitle":"Paint Brushes To Last Us the Rest of the Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mangan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1923369_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1569244980140","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1923369"},{"teacherId":1923369,"projectId":9144502,"letterContent":"First, let me apologize for this message coming to you late. I took a year off of teaching to stay at home with my kids. I am back to teaching now at a new school and catching up on past Donors choose projects that were funded. \r\nThank you so much for donating to my Art Room. It's donors like you that make a big difference to a classroom for our kids. The students love Art, and a big part of that is being able to do exciting projects. I do my best to keep them inspired and motivated while developing fine motor skills.\r\nI hope you're having a great summer,","fullyFundedDate":1742903379581,"projectUrl":"project/lets-stick-together/9144502/","projectTitle":"Let's Stick Together!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mangan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1923369_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1569244980140","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1923369"},{"teacherId":9048896,"projectId":10173582,"letterContent":"Our Camping Day project created such a fun and meaningful experience for my first graders during the final days of school. After a year filled with hard work, growth, and perseverance, the camping-themed materials allowed students to celebrate their accomplishments in a memorable way. Transforming our classroom into a cozy campsite created an exciting atmosphere where students could relax, laugh, read together, and enjoy spending time with their classmates. The pretend campfire materials, decorations, and themed activities immediately sparked their imagination and excitement.\r\n\r\nThis project also allowed me to create a positive and rewarding end-of-year experience that many students will remember for years to come. Many of my students may not have opportunities for experiences like camping outside of school, so bringing this experience into our classroom made it even more special. Thank you for helping create such a joyful and engaging celebration for my students as they completed an incredible year of learning and growth!","fullyFundedDate":1778205795550,"projectUrl":"project/camping-into-summer-a-fun-end-of-year-c/10173582/","projectTitle":"Camping Into Summer: a Fun End-of-Year Celebration!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wendy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9048896_orig.jpg?crop=1118,1118,x934,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683942631587","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9048896"},{"teacherId":50500,"projectId":10252937,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your generous donation that provided my kindergarten kiddos with the Lakeshore Learning Sight-Word Daily Activity Journals and Koogel Spiral Index Cards with Rings. My kindergarten students work all year long practicing and learning their sight words, which are words we see everyday in print. The amazing materials you provided will allow my students to practice and learn these sight words in a fun, meaningful way. \r\nThe spiral bound index card sets will help to keep my kiddos organized. They will write each sight word on an index card to practice in school as well as at home. \r\nThanks a million for your support and kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1778001367115,"projectUrl":"project/we-can-practice-learn-sight-words-day/10252937/","projectTitle":"We Can Practice & Learn Sight Words Day By Day!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rowe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp50500_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651362819311","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/50500"},{"teacherId":602219,"projectId":9941298,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! My preschool students absolutely Love Mo Williams Pigeon books. They always make my students laugh. I was so excited to get this project funded because I was able to send each student home with their own copy of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! They were so excited to be able to share and read this book with their family at home. We did an author study featuring Mo Williams and his other Pigeon books. One of my students favorites was The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! Without your donation my students wouldn't have access to these wonderful books. Thanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1766088586519,"projectUrl":"project/pigeon-does-what/9941298/","projectTitle":"Pigeon Does What?!?!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/602219"},{"teacherId":50500,"projectId":10251732,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your generous donation that provided a colorful classroom carpet for my kindergarten kiddos. This beautiful carpet has enough space for up to 30 students to sit comfortably. Each child has their own colored square with plenty of room to wiggle and squirm. I teach a variety of whole group and small group lessons with students on the carpet throughout the day. I'm so happy that my students now and in the future will be able to enjoy a wonderful new carpet to help them stay focused on their phonics, reading, math, and social science lessons. Thanks a million for your support and kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1777937915979,"projectUrl":"project/kinders-need-a-new-colorful-comfy-carp/10251732/","projectTitle":"Kinders Need a New, Colorful, Comfy Carpet!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rowe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp50500_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651362819311","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/50500"},{"teacherId":602219,"projectId":9942806,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! I feel like I won the lottery! Having a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card is so great to have. The site is full of amazing age-appropriate resources that can use throughout the year. I purchased a Preschool Goals handout to give to parents at Parent-Teacher Conferences. It's a great resource for parents to hang up on their refrigerator or in their child's bedroom to remind them what they can practice at home. I also purchased a Gingerbread Man book comparison bundle. The students really enjoyed the activities of comparing the different gingerbread man books. Without your donation I would not have access to purchase these wonderful resources for my students. Thanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1765044068391,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-helping-teachers/9942806/","projectTitle":"Teachers Helping Teachers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/602219"},{"teacherId":602219,"projectId":9123596,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! My preschool students love playing with the new pots and pans and utensil set in the dramatic play kitchen center. 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