{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Denmark Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":35.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8442826,"projectId":9120348,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our classroom has been able to use Digital Time for Kids: Exploring Current Events as a regular part of our learning. This resource has opened the door for my students to better understand the world around them and to practice critical thinking every day.\r\n\r\nStudents are building stronger reading comprehension skills by engaging with articles that are written at their level yet connected to real-world issues. They are learning to identify main ideas, discuss multiple perspectives, and make connections between classroom lessons and current events. The digital format keeps them engaged with interactive features, visuals, and topics that feel relevant to their lives.\r\n\r\nBeyond academics, the program has sparked curiosity and meaningful conversations. Students are asking thoughtful questions, expressing their opinions respectfully, and becoming more confident about sharing their ideas. Many of them now see themselves as informed citizens who can understand and discuss what's happening in the world.\r\n\r\nYour support has truly helped my students grow not only as readers but also as thinkers and future leaders. Thank you for making this powerful learning possible in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1744220357469,"projectUrl":"project/digital-time-for-kids-exploring-current/9120348/","projectTitle":"Digital Time for Kids: Exploring Current Events","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Behnke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8442826_orig.png?crop=221,221,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749488220388","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8442826"},{"teacherId":8442826,"projectId":8883983,"letterContent":"The new texts I've introduced during the Judy Blume author study bring rich opportunities to teach essential reading skills such as inference, identifying theme, analyzing character development, and understanding figurative language. These books also serve as powerful entry points for discussions about empathy, identity, and social justice. For example, the Fudge character, brings such joy and laughter to students while they are practicing their skills. The joy of reading of Fudge's antics instill a love of reading.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom is an active and engaging process. Students are not just reading silently but discussing in small groups, annotating texts, journaling their thoughts, and even performing scenes or creating visual responses to what they've read. The classroom often buzzes with excitement during reading time, with students eager to share what surprised them or made them think differently. We use a mix of whole-class as well as , small group texts, depending on reading levels.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting parts of using the new books has been seeing how different students connect with them. A student who previously struggled to engage with reading has become completely absorbed in the story we recently added—he now is excited to come to reading group. Another student, who rarely spoke in class, opened up during a discussion of a book that reflected her own background and experiences. The Judy Blume series is adding enjoyment to many students reading time in my classroom! THANK YOU!","fullyFundedDate":1739455252118,"projectUrl":"project/judy-blume-author-study-teaching-the-pu/8883983/","projectTitle":"Judy Blume Author Study; Teaching the Pure Joy of Fudge!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Behnke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8442826_orig.png?crop=221,221,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749488220388","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8442826"},{"teacherId":5723985,"projectId":9039583,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me bring a different type of literature to my students through a subscription to Storyworks magazines. These magazines are a fun way to get my students interested in reading short stories on a variety of different topics. Storyworks magazines also includes an interactive online component that further extends students' learning online. \r\nIt is rewarding to see students excited about reading magazines. This is a unique style of writing that helps students develop their reading skills without them even realizing they are practicing reading. Thank you for helping me bring this to my class.","fullyFundedDate":1739455272989,"projectUrl":"project/story-news/9039583/","projectTitle":"Story News","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Senecal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5723985"},{"teacherId":1300052,"projectId":9025033,"letterContent":"The students and I are beyond thrilled to receive the abundance of books and materials you contributed to our Summer Book Handout. There were many ooo's and ahhh's as we opened each package. The kids were especially excited about the Dog Man books and the Raina Telgemeier collection. It warms my heart to see children so excited to get their hands on new books.\r\n These books will be added our collection of books that will be handed out throughout the summer. I make a list of the many families that will participate this summer and start making a driving route. Families have the option to either pick up books from our school, pick up books from me from the Brown County Bookmobile, or have books dropped off on their front porch. These book drop off dates happen three times over the summer and it usually takes me between 4 and 8 hours to drop off all of the books.\r\n The best part of this program is that it is free for families. I drop off free books and activities that help engage students all summer long. When reviewing data from year to year, we have found that this program has significantly contributed to students having minimal to no summer reading loss. This program is possible due to generous donors like you. On behalf of myself and all of the students that will benefit from this program, Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1739455214024,"projectUrl":"project/learning-doesnt-need-to-stop-in-the-sum/9025033/","projectTitle":"Learning Doesn't Need To Stop In The Summer","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Delveaux","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1300052_orig.jpg?crop=439,439,x89,y18&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1580517427211","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1300052"},{"teacherId":5723985,"projectId":8897836,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me bring high-interest, easily-readable, completely enjoyable stories into the hands of my students. My class was so excited to see these new books from the Press Start series. I have started to use the multi-copy sets of readers with my students in small group reading instruction and they are loving them! The single book copies have been added to our classroom library and they are flying off the shelf!\r\nReading for enjoyment is a goal in my classroom; to want to read, not just because they \"have to,\" is my ultimate desire. Seeing where stories can take them and learning to enjoy adventure between the pages of a book is very rewarding. Thank you for helping me help my students.","fullyFundedDate":1735679601387,"projectUrl":"project/press-start-for-reading/8897836/","projectTitle":"Press Start for Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Senecal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5723985"},{"teacherId":5723985,"projectId":8897147,"letterContent":"Thank you again for helping me give some incentive treasures to my students. I am currently using these materials as rewards in our class vending machine. Students can earn a coin to use in the machine when they do well academically and/or in their behavior choices. Students find these small trinkets rewarding and are eager to earn a chance to buy a prize. \r\nSmall things like these work wonders to keep students focused and on track with their learning throughout the day. Second graders are quite self-driven and small rewards mean a great deal to them. Thank you for helping me be able to provide these materials for my class and for helping me manage my classroom environment in an enriching way.","fullyFundedDate":1731109402781,"projectUrl":"project/shopping-for-treasures/8897147/","projectTitle":"Shopping for Treasures","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Senecal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5723985"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_36927","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":553,"numTeachers":36,"percentFrplEligible":23,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":89,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":6,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"1 - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"15.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":64.2,"schoolId":36927,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Denmark Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Denmark Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/wisconsin/denmark-school-district/denmark-elementary-school/36927"}