{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Estes M McDoniel Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":51.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5764266,"projectId":10020335,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my sincere appreciation and to share the meaningful impact that the Cricut machine, generously provided by you donors and the Nevada Department of Education, has had on my fourth grade classroom.\r\n\r\n One of the most exciting outcomes has been the increase in student engagement and creativity. My fourth graders are no longer just completing assignments. They are designing and bringing their ideas to life. Whether creating visually engaging book reports, hands-on projects, or collaborative displays, students are more motivated and take greater pride in their work. This sense of ownership has had a noticeable impact on both confidence and participation.\r\n\r\n Thanks to DonorsChoose and the Nevada Department of Education, this tool has made a lasting difference. Your kindness and support have opened the door to creativity, innovation, and deeper learning for every student in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768604238384,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-with-a-cricut/10020335/","projectTitle":"Creativity With a Cricut","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Courtney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5764266_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723505692683","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5764266"},{"teacherId":306575,"projectId":9994254,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for you're generous donation to my music program and music classroom. This project was for a new Soprano Xylophone. The curriculum that we use in our school district is Orff-based and the xylophones play a very important role when teaching the Orff Pedagogy. Unfortunately, the xylophone that I ordered was out of stock so I had to go to plan B. We ended being able to purchase a different and slightly more expensive soprano xylophone with the school funds and then used these \"Xylophone Music Time,\" project funds to purchase Xylophone mallets and various unpitched percussion. The students are all using these supplies and they make such a difference in my music classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768880403569,"projectUrl":"project/xylophone-music-time/9994254/","projectTitle":"Xylophone Music Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp306575_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673366982958","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrlane"},{"teacherId":10401460,"projectId":10042175,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my 1st grade classroom through DonorsChoose. Because of your kindness, our students have the supplies they need to learn, create, and fully participate each day. These materials make a real difference, helping us stay organized, engage in hands-on activities, and create a positive learning environment where every student feels prepared and included. \r\n\r\nYour contribution goes beyond supplies, however. It shows my students that someone cares about them and believes in their success. We are truly grateful for your support and the impact you've made in our classroom. Thank you for investing in my students and helping me to make learning a better experience for them.","fullyFundedDate":1768851892270,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-materials/10042175/","projectTitle":"Classroom Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vidal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10401460"},{"teacherId":8193813,"projectId":10011458,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in providing our 1st grade classroom with construction paper, glue, markers, and colored paper. When the boxes arrived, my students' faces completely lit up with excitement and joy. They were so eager to see the tools that would help them become better readers and writers. These resources have already transformed our daily literacy centers into vibrant, hands-on learning spaces. We've been using the colored paper and laminating sheets to create durable HMH Into Reading centers along with 95 Phonics High Frequency word lists and spelling lists. We have been using the markers and constuction paper to create projects for our HMH Into Reading crafts that aline with the stories in each module. The resources you provided with ensure these materials last for many more lessons to come. \r\nThe impact of your gift was truly felt during our recent HMH module comprehension craft project. After reading several stories, students were able to use the supplies to build a story-themed character project that helped them retell the plot and identify key details in the story. Seeing them so deeply engaged in a creative task that also reinforces their reading skills is a teacher's dream. Thank you so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1768342610085,"projectUrl":"project/strong-readers-start-here/10011458/","projectTitle":"Strong Readers Start Here","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pope","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8193813"},{"teacherId":439709,"projectId":10033147,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in providing our classroom with word-building kits, phonics dry-erase boards, letter clips, a talking mirror phoneme set, and sensory bottles. These resources have fundamentally shifted how my students engage with literacy. By making decoding and encoding a tactile, hands-on experience, you've helped transform \"work\" into \"play\" for my reading intervention groups.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials first arrived, my students were ecstatic—it felt like a holiday! The talking mirror phoneme set was an instant favorite. One of my students, who had been struggling to distinguish between the \"b\" and \"p\" sounds, spent several minutes watching their own mouth in the mirror. Their eyes lit up when they finally saw the physical difference in how their lips moved. \"I can see the sound!\" they shouted.\r\n\r\nWe are also making daily use of the letter clips. It's a wonderful \"two-birds-one-stone\" resource; while students are practicing their phonics skills, they are also strengthening the fine motor muscles in their hands—skills that are often underdeveloped due to increased screen time on iPads.\r\n\r\nFrom a teacher's perspective, the phonics dry-erase boards have been a game-changer for our classroom flow. Because they keep everything organized and accessible, we no longer waste precious minutes cutting out paper tiles or hunting for stray magnetic letters. Every second of our intervention time is now spent actually reading and writing.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, the sensory bottles have become an essential tool for our students who are working through behavior interventions. These bottles provide a calm, visual way for students to regulate their emotions and describe their feelings, ensuring they are in the right headspace to learn.\r\n\r\nNow that my students have mastered individual sounds using the talking mirrors, our next step is to use the word-building kits to tackle multisyllabic words. We are currently starting a project where students \"build\" complex words and then use the dry-erase boards to \"code\" them by identifying prefixes and suffixes.\r\n\r\nYour contribution didn't just buy supplies; it bought us time, engagement, and a lot of \"aha!\" moments. Thank you for investing in these bright young readers!","fullyFundedDate":1771370033503,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-reading-instruction/10033147/","projectTitle":"Hands on Reading Instruction","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Orr","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp439709_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1525139682186","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-orr"},{"teacherId":2094245,"projectId":10001326,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to see the playdough and air-dry clay! They had a blast practicing their ceramic basic skills with the playdough and creating art to take home with the Crayola Air Dry Clay! It helped prepare them for our guest ceramics teacher, who took them even further in their creative art project. \r\n\r\nMy 3rd through 5th graders also used the scratch art papers to create fun, positive message cards to share with parents and friends. \r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our artistic adventures!","fullyFundedDate":1768338261685,"projectUrl":"project/shape-it-layer-it-create-it/10001326/","projectTitle":"Shape It, Layer It, Create It!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stargel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2094245_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1550707851879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stargel"},{"teacherId":8108852,"projectId":10010323,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project to receive a Cricut craft cutting machine. Because of your generosity, our students now have access to a powerful creative tool that will bring their ideas to life.\r\n\r\nThe Cricut will allow students to design and create projects using vinyl, paper, cardstock, and other materials. They will be able to make posters, classroom decorations, labels, and creative learning materials while building skills in creativity, design, and problem-solving.\r\n\r\nYour donation has opened the door to hands-on learning experiences that will inspire imagination and confidence in our classroom. We are truly grateful for your support and belief in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1768274888682,"projectUrl":"project/cutting-creativity-into-our-classroom/10010323/","projectTitle":"Cutting Creativity Into Our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Green","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8108852_orig.png?crop=1009,1009,x0,y63&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633049985703","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8108852"},{"teacherId":417422,"projectId":9991033,"letterContent":"A Lasting Legacy of Kindness\r\nYour kindness has sent a powerful message to my students: their education matters to the world. When I told them that people really cared enough to think of our needs and did this for our room, they were genuinely moved. It teaches them about community, philanthropy, and the inherent value of their own growth.\r\n\r\nThank you for being the bridge between a need and a solution. You have empowered me to be a better teacher and have given my students the modern tools they deserve to succeed in the 21st century. We are so incredibly lucky to have you in our corner.\r\n\r\nWith deepest thanks and appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1768069986954,"projectUrl":"project/modern-tools-for-growing-minds/9991033/","projectTitle":"Modern Tools for Growing Minds.","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ripley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp417422_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509773243146","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shirley-ripley"},{"teacherId":417422,"projectId":9647362,"letterContent":"\"After 27 years in Special Education and a recent move to school counseling, I was unexpectedly asked to transition to Kindergarten this October due to district budget cuts. I chose to embrace this new challenge rather than displace my colleagues, but starting mid-year has been a whirlwind!\r\nI cannot thank you enough for the Teachers Pay Teachers gift card. Your donation was truly a 'sanity-saver,' allowing me to immediately provide engaging instruction and creative resources for my new students. You have been a true blessing to our classroom this season!\"","fullyFundedDate":1766529493529,"projectUrl":"project/educators-supporting-educators/9647362/","projectTitle":"Educators Supporting Educators","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ripley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp417422_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509773243146","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shirley-ripley"},{"teacherId":306575,"projectId":9564173,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my music classroom. We sing so much music with the guitar accompaniment and my old and broken guitar really needed upgraded. This has made such a positive impact on every class in every grade level. We also used the guitar for a music program for the entire school. It's really nice that this guitar has a built in tuner and amplifier so we can use it with all the students at the same time in the MP Room. Thank you for being so generous and supporting music in the schools.","fullyFundedDate":1758833373847,"projectUrl":"project/guitar-rocking-the-music/9564173/","projectTitle":"Guitar Rocking the Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp306575_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673366982958","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrlane"},{"teacherId":306575,"projectId":9360189,"letterContent":"These little glow art tablets are really cool. The students can write on them and see their artwork glow and then slowly fade out and disappear, to be replaced with something new again and again. The plan was to use this for my art classes because even though I'm the music teacher at the school, our teacher was cut and I was asked to cover art classes. After this project was funded, and I received the material, we were notified that the school would get even more cuts and instead of teaching, art and music, I am now teaching music, physical, education, and codingii, so my original project idea for my art classes could not come into fruition. However, I still have an idea on how to incorporate these tablets into my music classes and I will be doing this in about two months.","fullyFundedDate":1755654313155,"projectUrl":"project/reusable-glow-tables-for-art/9360189/","projectTitle":"Reusable Glow Tables for Art","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp306575_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673366982958","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrlane"},{"teacherId":306575,"projectId":9437112,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my music, coding, and physical education classroom. This project, being a project for power and extension cords maybe a minor thing, but in reality makes a world of difference. Now I have enough power cords and extension cords to run the things in all my classrooms without wearing about students tripping over cords and getting hurt. This project makes learning way more efficient as well. Thank you for helping out and donating to my classrooms, the world needs more people like you..","fullyFundedDate":1754504630001,"projectUrl":"project/wall-cover-surge-protecters-make-learnin/9437112/","projectTitle":"Wall Cover Surge Protecters Make Learning Safer","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp306575_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673366982958","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrlane"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_53704","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":388,"numTeachers":33,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":14,"percentWhite":29,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":39,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":48.3,"schoolId":53704,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Estes M McDoniel Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Estes M McDoniel Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/estes-m-mcdoniel-elementary-school/53704"}