{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Elon Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":25.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":299722,"projectId":9617768,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our project, Community Food Pantry: Refuel for the New Year. Because of your support, we were able to restart our food pantry for this school year and immediately begin serving our students and families.\r\n\r\nThis year, our school has seen a rise in food insecurity. Thanks to our pantry, we can continue to help meet those essential needs by sending home a weekly food bag containing 4–5 shelf-stable meals and snacks to identified families. Our school nurse also has access to the pantry and can provide snacks during the day to students who need something to get them through the long gap between breakfast and lunch.\r\n\r\nYour contribution allowed us to secure high-need items as well as items that are not typically donated—making an even greater impact. Our students and families are deeply grateful for the support this project provides.\r\n\r\nWe plan to continue this effort for many years to come, and your generosity has helped us begin this year strong. We are incredibly thankful for DonorsChoose and the businesses and families that support it for giving teachers the opportunity to make projects like this possible.\r\n\r\nThank you again for making a meaningful difference in our community.","fullyFundedDate":1757513172878,"projectUrl":"project/community-food-pantry-refuel-for-the-ne/9617768/","projectTitle":"Community Food Pantry: Refuel for the New School Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp299722_orig.png?crop=291,291,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723514380739","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emily-moore1"},{"teacherId":4227666,"projectId":8890608,"letterContent":"Elon Elementary students are using the materials we gained from this Donors Choose project, daily in their classrooms and even in the office and during parent conferences as needed. It is making a huge impact on our school community so much so that we are expanding the materials to all classrooms and supplementing what we have in our Calm Down Corners to include other materials. Thank you for your support to create and expand on developmentally appropriate practices to help students to identify and regulate their emotions so they can stay in school and return to learning ASAP.","fullyFundedDate":1729708415242,"projectUrl":"project/materials-to-support-the-special-needs-o/8890608/","projectTitle":"Materials to Support the Special Needs of our Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4227666_orig.jpg?crop=849,849,x143,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723079590083","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/staceyklatskyjohnson"},{"teacherId":5681051,"projectId":9267671,"letterContent":"Elon Elementary Battle of the Books participants and I would like to thank you for all of your generous donations. The North Carolina Battle of the Books compiled a list of 16 different texts on the required reading list. Without your support, our students would not have had access to these books. \r\nWe appreciate the support of every donor helping to support our endeavors. Without your contributions, there would be no Battle of the Books team. With your love and support, our students can work hard to achieve success. \r\nThank you for believing in us and making the financial commitments. We will strive to do our best and make everyone proud of our efforts!","fullyFundedDate":1749131541890,"projectUrl":"project/ready-set-battle/9267671/","projectTitle":"Ready, Set, Battle!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hopper","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5681051_orig.png?crop=272,272,x233,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1745494631891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5681051"},{"teacherId":299722,"projectId":9080294,"letterContent":"Food insecurity is a rising problem in our building and one that we felt like we needed to help tackle. This project has allowed us to do just that. The shelving fits perfectly in the designated space for our pantry. We are using the storage containers to help us sort, organize and store the shelf stable food that started with the food from this project. We have added food from food drives from our school community, local churches and our neighboring high school. So far we have sent home 57 bags of food to families within our school. The reusable tote bags that were included in this project have been very beneficial to us. We are able to reuse these sturdy bags weekly. We added a bag tag to each bag asking for it to be returned for a refill, and that is happening. Most of the students that are receiving food bags are bus riders and the sturdy bags are very helpful as they navigate the bus and walk home from the bus stop. Our families are very appreciative of the help that our school is able to provide them with this project. Our plan is to continue this project for many years to come! We are very thankful for Donors Choose and the businesses that support it for the opportunity that it provides to teachers for grants to provide things like this to our students and their families.","fullyFundedDate":1737945639191,"projectUrl":"project/school-food-pantry-the-little-phoenix-p/9080294/","projectTitle":"School Food Pantry: The Little Phoenix Pantry","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp299722_orig.png?crop=291,291,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723514380739","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emily-moore1"},{"teacherId":9818269,"projectId":8907210,"letterContent":"The new walkies at Elon Elementary are receiving work out! Arming every staff member with the ability to communicate a student need, no matter where they are on campus, has been so helpful. Whether it be a medical issue, a safety concern, or even the occasional need for a helping hand, the ability to readily communicate and receive immediate help has positively impacted our students. We appreciate your partnership in providing the technology necessary to ensure the safety of Elon students and staff.","fullyFundedDate":1732633108950,"projectUrl":"project/walkies-for-student-safety/8907210/","projectTitle":"Walkies for Student Safety","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Scotten","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9818269"},{"teacherId":4227666,"projectId":8589459,"letterContent":"The students utilize the new resources for emotional regulation on a daily basis. Multiple times throughout the day I see our students in grades K-5 reach for the materials and tools you have helped to bring to our school! \r\n\r\nYesterday afternoon a student was in the hallway refusing to return to his classroom and throwing a fit. I was able to open the door and offer him a plastic lava timer to distract him while one of our special education assistants was able to direct him to class.\r\n\r\nJust this morning, a student was curled up in the corner of the walls outside her classroom. The morning meeting inside was happening and the child had refused to participate. I offered her a weighted stuffed panda and asked her if she wanted to bring panda with her to the morning meeting. She took him and joined her class. \r\n\r\nThe students in our building react immediately when they see the materials we have secured with your donation. They are distracted and intrigued and usually attend to the task at hand as a result.\r\n\r\nI am excited to continue building the supplies throughout the building to help students regulate their behaviors with age appropriate distractions for an easy transition away from the resistance. We are currently researching swivel chairs for some of our students that need sensory engagement to take in new and difficult information.","fullyFundedDate":1726674667861,"projectUrl":"project/reduce-discipline-referrals-by-providing/8589459/","projectTitle":"Reduce Discipline Referrals by Providing Tools for Emotional Regulation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4227666_orig.jpg?crop=849,849,x143,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723079590083","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/staceyklatskyjohnson"},{"teacherId":9837030,"projectId":8943563,"letterContent":"On behalf of my third-grade students, I want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous donation towards our Calm Down Corner carpet. Your support has made a tremendous difference in our classroom, creating a space where students can go to feel safe, calm, and focused.\r\n\r\nThe Calm Down Corner has provided a welcoming and soothing area where students can regulate their emotions, take a break, and return to their work with renewed energy and focus. It's a valuable tool in helping them navigate challenging moments and develop essential self-regulation skills. Many of my students have shared how much the corner helps them feel calm and ready to learn, making a lasting impact on their academic and emotional growth.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness and for making a positive difference in the lives of my students. Your generosity truly means the world to us.","fullyFundedDate":1732571285594,"projectUrl":"project/calm-down-corner-carpet/8943563/","projectTitle":"Calm Down Corner Carpet","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Argueta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9837030"},{"teacherId":9809724,"projectId":8891697,"letterContent":"My students have been so excited about all the new materials we have received! I was able to set up a cozy calm down corner that gets used daily, throughout the day. One student at a time is allowed to be in the calm down corner. It has helped my students with bigger behaviors, as well as my students who do not have behavior issues but just need a few moments to relax and regroup. \r\n\r\nMy students have loved the puzzles, games, and organization in the classroom. It is so much easier to find everything now that we have a supply area. The students know right where they can go for supplies without asking. They have enjoyed having a puzzle table set up in the back of the room. It has also been very nice to have posters up that they can refer to while working. The flexible seating has helped many of them get their wiggles out while still doing work. We are so very thankful for the amazing donations!","fullyFundedDate":1730677190952,"projectUrl":"project/first-year-teacher-classroom-set-up/8891697/","projectTitle":"First Year Teacher Classroom Set-up","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wiley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9809724_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730320503028","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9809724"},{"teacherId":2440116,"projectId":8860805,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me get the materials to help engage students in FUNdations. The students love using the dry erase boards to practice their spelling, handwriting, sounds, and even writing sentences. The bins and bags have helped keep everything organized, especially since the students come to me from different classrooms. We are not losing instructional time with trying to find our materials. They are all in one spot for each student, and they have everything together. The students love having their own bin or bag.","fullyFundedDate":1730143019613,"projectUrl":"project/making-fundations-even-more-fun/8860805/","projectTitle":"Making FUNdations Even More Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stiegel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2440116_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458783230022","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mstiegel"},{"teacherId":7825093,"projectId":8794281,"letterContent":"This year our fourth and fifth grade classrooms have been tasked with improving vocabulary for our students. We identified this as an area that would improve reading fluency and comprehension for our students. We invested, through a different Donors Choose project, in a program called Vocabulary Surge, that would provide daily lessons in morphology that would help our students build their vocabulary base through the study of affixes and Greek and Latin roots. Once beginning the program we realized that in order to incorporate the hands on piece of manipulating base and root words with prefixes and suffixes we needed a supply of card stock in order to make this program be successful. This project has allowed us to use the program with fidelity and see the growth in vocabulary that we were looking for with our students. Each lesson has them manipulate and create words based on the affix that we are studying. Without this card stock we would not be able to see students engaged and actively participating in each lesson. Having a variety of colors of card stock allows for us, as teachers, to easily monitor student work as we move about our classrooms while our students are working. The card stock also helps with durability since the cards are used with multiple lessons and on multiple days. We have just completed our midyear assessments that include a vocabulary component as well as fluency and comprehension. We are seeing growth in all areas. Thank you for your support with this program.","fullyFundedDate":1729708415843,"projectUrl":"project/surging-our-vocabulary-to-the-top-of-the/8794281/","projectTitle":"SURGING our Vocabulary to the Top of the Class!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gates","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7825093_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y170&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1619181532516","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amy-gates01"},{"teacherId":9776690,"projectId":8818110,"letterContent":"I am writing to thank you for your very generous donation towards my project Emergency Kits for Elementary School Classrooms. With your assistance, I was able to get the supplies needed to stock these emergency bags. Each home room classroom and even our specialty classrooms are now prepared with first aid kits, gloves and flashlights in case of an emergency or an evacuation. We have also placed folders in these emergency bags that contain a classroom roster and emergency medical plans for any student with a medical condition. This allows our teachers and staff to have what they need in the event of an emergency. We are currently working on policies that will allow emergency medications to also be in these bags so that if needed, medications such as inhalers and EpiPens will be available if needed. With your help, we are providing a safer environment for our students. Thank you again so much for your help! Our students are so grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1729708415654,"projectUrl":"project/emergency-kits-for-elementary-school-cla/8818110/","projectTitle":"Emergency Kits for Elementary School Classrooms","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lippert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9776690"},{"teacherId":2440116,"projectId":8777267,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me bring Literature Circles to life in my classroom. The students not only love the books, but they are enjoying the literary conversations that Literature Circles help bring to life. \r\n\r\nOne of my Fourth Graders shared with me that \"The One and Only Ivan\" is the first chapter book that she has read from cover-to-cover. Not only did she enjoy the book, but the conversations the students were leading helped her become more connected to the book. \r\n\r\nBoth books that were purchased are part of a series that the students are excited about continuing to read.","fullyFundedDate":1727968160637,"projectUrl":"project/engaged-reading-with-literature-circles/8777267/","projectTitle":"Engaged Reading With Literature Circles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stiegel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2440116_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458783230022","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mstiegel"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_2202","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":686,"numTeachers":43,"percentFrplEligible":57,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":18,"percentWhite":46,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":25,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"16.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":74.1,"schoolId":2202,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Elon Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Elon Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/north-carolina/alamance-burlington-school-system/elon-elementary-school/2202"}