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Several students have seen the set up and are excited about the new addition to our classroom. Thank you so much for your support and generosity in making this idea come to life for my classroom! I appreciate it very much!","fullyFundedDate":1757306472276,"projectUrl":"project/cooling-down-in-class/9531665/","projectTitle":"Cooling Down in Class","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Massey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3079237_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692553188796","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hmassey"},{"teacherId":5041169,"projectId":8146028,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of our Super Art Supplies & Books project! The students enjoyed sculpting their own animal figure with the Crayola White Air Dry Clay, and they learned how to craft Native American coil-style pots with the Crayola Terra Cotta Air Dry Clay. The canvases were turned into sunset silhouette paintings for Father's Day, and we have used the Fine Point Black Sharpies for many drawing projects. The Harry Potter novels are favorites in class and are read and reread by many students throughout the school year. The Wings of Fire Graphic Novels are rarely on the shelf because they are in such demand. Thank you again for your generous donation to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1705544494047,"projectUrl":"project/super-art-supplies-books/8146028/","projectTitle":"Super Art Supplies & Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Regardie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5041169_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540089359987","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-regardie"},{"teacherId":5041169,"projectId":7406489,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of our Back-to-School Basics project! 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About this school
Deer Canyon Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Diego, California that is part of Poway Unified School District.
It serves 362 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
Its teachers have had 124 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Grades Pre-K - 5
362 Students
20 Teachers
13455 Russet Leaf LnContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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57%
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Deer Canyon Elementary School
$57,762
raised using DonorsChoose
124
projects
funded
28
teachers
funded
472
donors
11
projects
for
basic supplies
10
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Deer Canyon Elementary School has received support from
403 individuals from California and
69 individuals out-of-state.