{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Deer Creek Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":48.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1544097,"projectId":9689794,"letterContent":"Our students completely enjoyed assembling the fleece blankets. We had some meaningful discussions about compassion for others too. We discussed the need for the blankets at the YWCA. It was so touching to hear them talk to each other about helping other kids during their time of need. Tying the knots was tricky for some, but they were resilient and kept on trying. Some students were sad when we were finished because they wanted to do more! How amazing is that! You inspired a whole grade level to give to others.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for giving my students the gift of compassion for others. Your gift is greatly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1762267459618,"projectUrl":"project/community-service-fleece-blankets/9689794/","projectTitle":"Community Service: Fleece Blankets","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grohs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1544097_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1508507410908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lgrohs"},{"teacherId":1544097,"projectId":9658817,"letterContent":"We are so thankful to have new inventory for our class store. My students are working very hard to earn Cardinal Cash so they can shop daily after our lunch and recess. The new items have sparked new interest in our classroom store. They are making plans on how to spend their cash. They are saving up for the items they want. They are learning to budget their cash so they can buy the items they really want now and in the future. It is so exciting to watch them make plans for their future purchases. I have one student that has saved 100 cardinal cash! He wanted to see what 100 cardinal cash looked like. He was amazed by the items he was able to purchase.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous gift to our classroom. My students are enjoying our class store immensely!","fullyFundedDate":1759160215848,"projectUrl":"project/learning-financial-literacy-with-class-s/9658817/","projectTitle":"Learning Financial Literacy With Class Store","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grohs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1544097_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1508507410908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lgrohs"},{"teacherId":1544097,"projectId":9690013,"letterContent":"We used the blends and digraphs Power Pen cards today in our reading groups. They were a big hit! My students enjoyed finding their own answers using the Power Pens. The confident smiles were amazing to see. They were practicing their spelling skills while having fun. We plan to use the blends and digraph Power Pen cards every Friday until each group masters spelling with blends and digraphs. The colorful pictures on the cards were easy for my students to identify too. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous gift. You have given my students a fun way to practice their spelling skills!","fullyFundedDate":1758824958149,"projectUrl":"project/stem-learning-with-hot-dots/9690013/","projectTitle":"STEM - Learning with Hot Dots","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grohs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1544097_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1508507410908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lgrohs"},{"teacherId":6945998,"projectId":9184445,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in supporting our 4th graders with books that were used to support our ND History during reading intervention. The students loved the Who Was books and were engaged in both reading and learning about their past state history.\r\n\r\nThese book selections were a good fit for our reading intervention students and provided a way for them to learn the same information as their peers were learning in the classroom.\r\n\r\nWe appreciate your support and look forward to continually using these books each year.","fullyFundedDate":1742919593411,"projectUrl":"project/north-dakota-history/9184445/","projectTitle":"North Dakota History","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Camacho","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6945998_orig.jpg?crop=832,832,x121,y205&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1643240586103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6945998"},{"teacherId":3084071,"projectId":9189648,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation of magnatiles for my learners. All kids love building with magnatiles but these tiles have lowercase letters on them. So I am able to use a hands on/STEM approach to making and spelling words. I can do this will all ages (K-5) and all grades ask to use them.\r\n\r\nThis is also a great way for our students to calm down and play at the end of the day. Many of our teachers borrow them for playtime or indoor recess. They are a huge hit in our school. I hope to order more sets in the future.\r\n\r\nThank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1746465279082,"projectUrl":"project/magnificent-magna-tiles/9189648/","projectTitle":"Magnificent Magna-Tiles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hovick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3084071_orig.jpg?crop=465,465,x0,y12&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660848783564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3084071"},{"teacherId":3084071,"projectId":9088543,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation of card games for my learners. The SPLAT game is a favorite for all learners in grades K- 5. The learners ask to play throughout our lesson and love to play with partners during free time or indoor recess.\r\n\r\nIt is great to find a quick and easy way to work on word work, patterns, beginning and ending sounds, digraphs/blends in an engaging way. Even my struggling readers and writers can be successful because they are not having to write or spell words. It has made word work and word study fun.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1739491805455,"projectUrl":"project/splat-tacular-phonics/9088543/","projectTitle":"SPLAT-tacular PHONICS","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hovick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3084071_orig.jpg?crop=465,465,x0,y12&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660848783564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3084071"},{"teacherId":3084071,"projectId":9088651,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating headphones to my learners. I teach reading in small groups with 3-5 learners at the table and I also share a room with another teacher that has 3-5 learners at her table so it is important to find creative ways to keep things quiet for these readers.\r\n\r\nThey love to get headphones when it is quiet reading time and some even ask to use them in their classroom. Headphones are also great for assemblies and fire drills. There are many ways that these have already been used.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your donation.\r\nAnne Hovick","fullyFundedDate":1745406989134,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-focus-and-learning/9088651/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Focus and Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hovick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3084071_orig.jpg?crop=465,465,x0,y12&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660848783564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3084071"},{"teacherId":1544097,"projectId":9359808,"letterContent":"How amazing! Your gift is causing great excitement in our classroom. My students are very much techie kids! The Osmo kits are a big hit. The games allow them to make progress in spelling words at their level. We have just started to use them in class so we only focused on the reading and spelling games. The hands-on manipulation of the letter tiles keep my students engaged and on task. We plan to start using the math games soon once everyone is comfortable with using the Osmo independently. That is the best part of your gift. You are helping my students to be independent in their learning.\r\n\r\nWe thank you immensely for this generous gift to our classroom. You are incredible.","fullyFundedDate":1748870037691,"projectUrl":"project/steam-learning-with-osmo-kits/9359808/","projectTitle":"STEAM - Learning With Osmo Kits","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grohs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1544097_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1508507410908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lgrohs"},{"teacherId":1544097,"projectId":9346783,"letterContent":"I wish you could have seen the faces of my students when we opened the boxes delivered in my classroom. They were so excited to see the puppets!! They all wanted to play with them immediately. Some students already knew the fairy tales that were associated with some of the puppets. They automatically began acting out the stories. It was so fun to see their creativity. I cannot wait to start our fairy tale unit now that I know they love the puppets.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous gift!! My students and I really appreciate your dedication to their education.","fullyFundedDate":1747182082875,"projectUrl":"project/steam-kit-fairy-tales-set-1/9346783/","projectTitle":"Steam Kit - Fairy Tales Set 1","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grohs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1544097_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1508507410908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lgrohs"},{"teacherId":1544097,"projectId":9366011,"letterContent":"You are AWESOME!!! New books are always a big treat! My students are always excited to see new books entering our classroom. It is especially nice when there is a variety in reading levels on the same topic so all my young learners can feel successful while learning about new topics. Nonfiction books can sometimes be challenging for my lower readers. This new collection will help all my readers to learn about climate and weather at their individual reading level. \r\n\r\nWe cannot thank you enough for supporting our classroom. The more my students read the better they read!! Thank you so much for giving them what they need to be successful readers.","fullyFundedDate":1755740902685,"projectUrl":"project/climate-and-weather/9366011/","projectTitle":"Climate and Weather","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grohs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1544097_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1508507410908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lgrohs"},{"teacherId":1544097,"projectId":9136728,"letterContent":"Thank you! Oh my goodness! The author's office area is a big hit! We have set up a schedule so that everyone will have a chance to sit in the office chair before the end of the school year. My students are using this area during our writing lessons. The author of the day gets to use special pencils and erasers to edit their work. We have created a set of expectations for using the author's office area. All students are keeping track of who is next in line to use the office area. It's so nice to see them supporting their classmates so that no one is left out. You have created a new excitement in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for giving my students this opportunity. This is just what they needed to feel like an author.","fullyFundedDate":1741454512309,"projectUrl":"project/authors-office-area/9136728/","projectTitle":"Author's Office Area","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grohs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1544097_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1508507410908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lgrohs"},{"teacherId":9775057,"projectId":9011665,"letterContent":"The donation of these materials has been incredible for my classroom. All of my students are benefiting from these resources. From the fun learning puzzles to the magnetic tiles that help build imagination, my students have found so much joy in your generous contributions. As a teacher, it warms my heart to see our community come together to support students in the area. One of my personal favorite activities with my ESL students has been the puzzles—they're such a fun and valuable resource! Thank you again for supporting my classroom and our learners here at Deer Creek. We are truly grateful!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMs. R","fullyFundedDate":1742924525035,"projectUrl":"project/esl-classroom-needed-resources/9011665/","projectTitle":"ESL Classroom Needed Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9775057_orig.png?crop=1187,1187,x0,y19&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1727122389579","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9775057"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_124638","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":384,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":10,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":6,"percentWhite":83,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":1,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":51.2,"schoolId":124638,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Deer Creek Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Deer Creek Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/north-dakota/west-fargo-school-district-6/deer-creek-elementary/124638"}