{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Edgewood Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":30.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2485090,"projectId":9751027,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support as we continue to Dream. Imagine. Build. in kindergarten. The young scholars were so excited to receive the materials they assisted in picking out to help them build their curiosity about the world around them and discover new and exciting things.\r\n\r\nOur class has been enjoying learning about tools as we assemble dinosaurs and then create new dinos by combining parts and giving them fun new names. The magna blocks are always a favorite, but now they have wheels and are being turned into spaceships that can drive over the \"holes\" in the moon and now we are learning what these \"holes\" are! We have had so many adventures with the legos that I cannot even keep up with the pictures and creations and what they are designed to do.\r\n\r\nAgain, your support and commitment to foster this exploration and learning is vital at this young age. Thank you for helping to keep this alive.","fullyFundedDate":1758841217262,"projectUrl":"project/dream-imagine-build/9751027/","projectTitle":"Dream. Imagine. Build.","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arndt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2485090_orig.jpg?crop=2970,2970,x577,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1582748446781","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/arndt-teach"},{"teacherId":2485090,"projectId":9608609,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us to keep our classroom clean and smelling better! The vacuum cleaner is used almost daily as we are actively learning through many hands-on, messy, projects. It was decided that 2 friends vacuumed at a time, one to vacuum and the other to hold the cord. The students have developed their own schedule. \r\n\r\nThe stem vacuum is getting ready to be used over our Thanksgiving break. It was decided to wait so the rug had plenty of time to dry. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for helping us to clean up our house!","fullyFundedDate":1757683186836,"projectUrl":"project/do-you-smell-that/9608609/","projectTitle":"Do You Smell That?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arndt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2485090_orig.jpg?crop=2970,2970,x577,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1582748446781","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/arndt-teach"},{"teacherId":9647000,"projectId":9739374,"letterContent":"The students are really enjoying the things included in this Donor's Choose project! The seat sacks are a hit! Students are keeping their materials more organized. For example, students are storing their headphones in one of the sack pockets. Storing them in the sacks allows them to quickly access their headphones as needed. These sacks are reducing the amount of time of fumbling through a basket of headphones to find their pair to work on programs and assignments online that require students to hear. \r\n\r\nStudents were excited to begin using the seat sacks. They are now storing their books inside the sacks as well which again is reducing amount of time of searching for needed materials. Students were also excited to see the variety of snacks. Providing students with snacks allows them to get the energy and nourishment they need to make it through the day until they each lunch or go home for dinner. They are finding it difficult to choose which snack they will eat each day lol.\r\n\r\nNext step for my students to continue to learn and grow. With the snacks and other resources students can be more focused and have more time for learning!","fullyFundedDate":1759199379648,"projectUrl":"project/tame-the-lion-unleash-the-lambs/9739374/","projectTitle":"Tame the Lion Unleash the Lambs","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Collier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9647000"},{"teacherId":2485090,"projectId":9299181,"letterContent":"Thank you to the many donors and Ripple, for helping to provide much needed materials to enhance our learning in kindergarten. The new learners were so excited to see, explore and use the materials-especially the paint sticks.\r\n\r\nWe have been busy learning how to be responsible and respectful with our classroom supplies and materials. We started with the paint sticks and then painted our names in many colors, followed by exploring the dry erase markers on the amazing dry erase clipboards to do math! The students thought all of this was so cool.\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for making this excitement in learning come alive.","fullyFundedDate":1746492865315,"projectUrl":"project/let-us-help/9299181/","projectTitle":"Let Us Help!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arndt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2485090_orig.jpg?crop=2970,2970,x577,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1582748446781","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/arndt-teach"},{"teacherId":2485090,"projectId":9189720,"letterContent":"What a day! We created so many memories and experiences in just one day with your help!\r\nThe students were beyond excited to see the materials arriving for our in-house beach day but were not fully grasping the idea until they came to school and saw it all set up. Through your generosity and help from our parents and parent group, we had stations set up where they could play in sand with shovels, buckets, and other sand toys. There was a water area to fish, splash, squirt and explore. Besides this we enjoyed chalk drawing, jump ropes, hitting beach balls, and relaxing in the \"water\" in innertubes. Oh-cannot forget the snacks-we ate all day and finished it up with homemade snow cones and a water balloon toss.\r\nOur day at the beach was successful due to the fact that we had so much support. Each child went home with a bucket, chalk, sunglasses and a summer packet. \r\nI can honestly say we were all tired, in a good way, at the end of the day.\r\nThank you for helping us to celebrate our amazing kindergarteners.","fullyFundedDate":1743967380356,"projectUrl":"project/lets-bring-the-beach-home/9189720/","projectTitle":"Let's Bring the Beach Home!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arndt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2485090_orig.jpg?crop=2970,2970,x577,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1582748446781","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/arndt-teach"},{"teacherId":9457405,"projectId":8898983,"letterContent":"I wanted to reach out and tell you how much my art club loved working with the Makedo cardboard tools. We started by learning about the American artist Alexander Calder. He made large metal sculptures that he called Stablies. When I told the kids we were going to be making something similar they were shocked. None of them thought they could do it. That is when I busted out the Makedo tools. \r\n\r\nWe spent some time learning how the tools worked. I was very happy to see them being able to cut the cardboard with such ease. They were able to make the entire project themselves. I was very impressed with their creativity and hard work. Check out the Edgewood Elementary Art Club at work. \r\n\r\nThank you very much for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1731612446469,"projectUrl":"project/cardboard-sculptures-with-alexander-cald/8898983/","projectTitle":"Cardboard Sculptures With Alexander Calder","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. RANEY","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9457405"},{"teacherId":2485090,"projectId":8870239,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us to stay healthier this year and in school! Our attendance has been better with the addition of the cleaning supplies and air purifier. I wish you could have seen their faces when the giant tub of Chlorox Wipes was presented-so priceless.\r\n\r\nWe also added a scent diffuser and this has had an additional calming impact on the overall classroom atmosphere. The kids and I are still experimenting with the different scents to figure out our favorites-so far a combination of lavendar and lemon are in the top favorite.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and commitment to our learning. 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