{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Felix Morales Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":32.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10240343,"projectId":9682945,"letterContent":"In my Pre-K classroom, the Tonies Box has made such a big and exciting difference! My students are so eager to choose their Tonies, listen to stories, and sing along to their favorite songs.\r\n\r\nIt has quickly become one of the most loved spots in our learning centers. The Tonies Box is helping build early literacy skills in such a joyful, engaging way—encouraging my Pre-K and Kinder learners to explore new stories, strengthen their listening skills, and grow their love of reading for years to come.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is creating meaningful moments every single day, and I am truly grateful. Thank you for helping our little readers and storytellers shine!","fullyFundedDate":1757363644791,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-stories-to-life-through-sound/9682945/","projectTitle":"Bringing Stories to Life Through Sound","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Medina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10240343_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756942427555","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10240343"},{"teacherId":1613563,"projectId":9319021,"letterContent":"Today, in honor of National Sesame Street Day, we hosted our very own Sesame Street celebration—and it was all possible thanks to your generosity and support!\r\n\r\nAll of our Pre-K and Kindergarten students participated in a full day of hands-on, joyful learning. The students loved listening to Sesame Street stories read aloud by our mini electronic reader. They practiced shapes, numbers, and letters using Sesame Street molds and dough, and counted mini cookies to feed Cookie Monster! They even went on a \"count the room\" adventure and practiced their spelling words along the way. One of their favorite activities was completing Sesame Street puzzles together.\r\n \r\nThroughout the day, we had some very special guests visit us—Super Grover stopped by for storytime, and The Count helped our students compare numbers. Cookie Monster, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, and Big Bird also made appearances to spread smiles and laughter. Word on the street is that they'll be back soon to help teach more fun lessons!\r\n\r\nThis day was filled with joy, curiosity, and learning—all because of your kindness. Thank you for helping make this magical experience possible for our little learners.","fullyFundedDate":1757562760471,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-goes-to-sesame-street/9319021/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten Goes to Sesame Street","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Izaguirre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1613563_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649640869229","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brendai28"},{"teacherId":8524012,"projectId":9595040,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your generous support, which has brought a wonderful collection of classic fairy tale books and engaging STEM sets to our library. These timeless stories have captivated our students' imaginations, and the addition of hands-on STEM materials has created exciting opportunities for them to extend their learning in meaningful ways. Your donation has helped us foster a love of reading while also encouraging curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.\r\nThanks to your contribution, students are now able to explore problem-solving and engineering concepts by designing and building solutions inspired by the fairy tales they read. Whether it's constructing a bridge for the Three Billy Goats Gruff or designing a house that can withstand the Big Bad Wolf, these enrichment activities have made literacy and STEM come alive in our library. Your support is making a lasting impact on our learners, and we sincerely thank you for helping us inspire the next generation of thinkers and dreamers.","fullyFundedDate":1758481324821,"projectUrl":"project/once-upon-a-time-in-the-library/9595040/","projectTitle":"Once Upon a Time in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jessica Glasgow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8524012_orig.jpg?crop=867,867,x35,y323&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657557877577","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8524012"},{"teacherId":8524012,"projectId":9430441,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my thanks for your generous support and dedication to enriching our elementary school library with a diverse collection of social-emotional learning (SEL) books. These resources have made a profound and lasting impact on our students, and we are deeply grateful.\r\n\r\nThe inclusion of SEL books in our library has transformed the way our students engage with reading, with themselves, and with one another. These books have opened doors to meaningful conversations about emotions, empathy, resilience, and kindness—topics that are essential to the healthy development of young minds. Through stories that reflect their own experiences and introduce them to others' perspectives, our students have begun to build stronger emotional awareness and interpersonal skills.\r\n\r\nIn our library, we've seen students gravitate toward SEL titles during free reading time, often choosing them over more traditional fiction. Books like Buffalo Fluffalo, Cape, and Beneath have become favorites among students, not just for their engaging narratives but for the safe space they create to explore complex emotions.","fullyFundedDate":1754542465142,"projectUrl":"project/sel-in-the-lrc/9430441/","projectTitle":"SEL in the LRC","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jessica Glasgow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8524012_orig.jpg?crop=867,867,x35,y323&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657557877577","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8524012"},{"teacherId":9025001,"projectId":9281406,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making reading come ALIVE for my students in our classroom. The Yoto devices have changed the game because rather than just looking at the pictures they are able to read along to the stories and hear the words that they see on the page. My students absolutely love getting to go to the Yoto station and following along and look forward to their time reading along. It has planted a seed in their love of learning and I cannot wait to see it continue to grow! Their excitement to read is the first step in what will hopefully be an amazing reading journey for them!","fullyFundedDate":1746786127058,"projectUrl":"project/listen-and-learn-through-books/9281406/","projectTitle":"Listen and Learn Through Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carbajal Barahona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9025001_orig.jpg?crop=1024,1024,x0,y177&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683657563296","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9025001"},{"teacherId":1613563,"projectId":9219115,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations and support of our students.\r\nThanks to your kindness, we received seven of the most hilarious books and four inflatable costumes to go along with them. We got the books and some of the costumes during the last week of school, and it was the perfect treat to end the year.\r\n\r\nDuring the final two days of school, we gathered all of our kindergarteners for our last storytimes together. We read Freddie the Farting Snowman and Gary the Goose and His Gas on the Loose. The books are funny on their own, but when you add costume characters and sound effects, it becomes absolutely hilarious. I've never heard the kids and teachers laugh and giggle as much as they did—I couldn't even keep a straight face in my costume!\r\n\r\nI was so content and grateful that, thanks to you, we were able to make our last storytime truly memorable.\r\n\r\nStorytime is an essential part of kindergarten, and I can't wait to read the rest of the books next year and continue making storytime magical for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1746786974723,"projectUrl":"project/tooting-good-time-in-kinder/9219115/","projectTitle":"Tooting Good Time in Kinder","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Izaguirre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1613563_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649640869229","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brendai28"},{"teacherId":1613563,"projectId":9244763,"letterContent":"As soon as I received the phenomenal news that our project had been funded, I couldn't wait to share it with my students. Just a few days later, the packages started arriving, and the excitement in our classroom was contagious! The students could hardly wait to open the boxes and discover what new books we had received.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, we added 10 beautiful storybooks to our classroom library and 5 \"How to Draw\" books. Some of the titles were perfect for our themed days. On Space Day, we had Mrs. Prince and a friendly Martian join us to read Aliens Love Underpants and Aliens Saved the World. On Dinosaur Day, we enjoyed Dinosaurs Love Underpants. One of the class favorites was National Unicorn Day—Ms. Carbajal, our Unicorn Princess, read There's No Such Thing as Unicorns, and another unicorn friend joined us to read Don't Let the Unicorns Scribble.\r\n\r\nFor our Kindergarten Graduation Day, we read Will the Pigeon Graduate?, which was a huge hit—we love all the Pigeon books!\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite annual traditions is publishing a class book, where each student writes and illustrates four pages. The \"How to Draw\" books were incredibly helpful, teaching the students how to draw faces and bodies. The final book looked amazing, and the students were so proud of their work!\r\n\r\nMy students love to read, and thanks to your kindness, we created countless unforgettable story time memories. Your generous donation helped me grow our classroom library and foster a lifelong love of reading in my students.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support—it truly made a difference.","fullyFundedDate":1744753986258,"projectUrl":"project/themed-books-for-kindergarteners/9244763/","projectTitle":"Themed Books for Kindergarteners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Izaguirre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1613563_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649640869229","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brendai28"},{"teacherId":1613563,"projectId":9111809,"letterContent":"Thank you for being our MVPs! We had the most amazing day on Friday, and it's all thanks to you.\r\n \r\nWhen the students arrived at school, they were divided into two teams—blue and red. Each student made their own soccer hat and wore a penny (jersey) to represent their team. Once everyone was ready, we read the book Dino-Soccer, and the students cheered for their respective teams throughout the story. Every time a dinosaur scored in the book, the corresponding team earned points.\r\n\r\nAfter the story, the Blue Team was in the lead, and everyone was excited for the next game. We had written 100 words on soccer ball cutouts, and each team had one minute to read as many words as they could. This was one of their favorite activities—and mine too—because it really supports their reading fluency. After the timer went off, they checked the back of each soccer ball to see if it had a bonus like a \"free kick\" or a \"goal.\" If so, they earned extra points or got to try and score using our inflatable soccer goal.\r\n\r\nNext, we played a number identification game. Students picked a number and discovered what was behind it. Some numbers hid \"goals,\" \"free kicks,\" or even a \"World Cup winner,\" which earned them extra points. Others had \"penalties,\" \"off-sides,\" or \"red cards,\" which caused them to lose points.\r\n\r\nWe also played \"Score to 100\" and a number-matching game. Both teams worked hard, reviewing reading and math skills such as reading aloud, sight word recognition, and identifying, representing, and comparing numbers. After a fun-filled day of learning, it was only right to go outside and play a real game of soccer. I have never seen them so excited!\r\n\r\nAt the end of the day, the Red Team was declared the winner, but every student went home with soccer-themed prizes. After school, I received a message from the mother of one of my students. She thanked me for always making learning fun and memorable, and said her son couldn't stop talking about the day and hopes we'll do it again.\r\n\r\nThis is exactly the kind of learning environment I strive to create for my students—and I couldn't do it without donors like you.\r\n\r\nI truly can't thank you enough for supporting my project. Our Soccer Review Day was unforgettable, and it's all because of you.\r\n Thank You!","fullyFundedDate":1746569271318,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-goals/9111809/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten Goals!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Izaguirre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1613563_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649640869229","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brendai28"},{"teacherId":1613563,"projectId":8854558,"letterContent":"On Friday, all our kindergarten parents filled the gym floor anxiously waiting for their children to walk in. This is an event that the parents look forward to as much as my students do. \r\n This year after our graduation ceremony, the parents were able to come back to our rooms and have a little celebration party. Thanks to your generosity, I was able to gift each student a copy of \"OH! The Places You Will Go\" by Dr. Seuss. Needless to say, it is the perfect book to commemorate this year.\r\n At the party, I gave each of my parents the book and explained how it is a tradition that I do with my own children and would love for them to do it with theirs. A lot of parents were very teary eyed when I explained the concept behind the book and that all of this was possible because of donors like you. \r\n I have always loved this tradition. I have done it with my own children and this is the fifth year that I have been able to start it with my students. I hope that I am able to continue this tradition every year! Thank you again for your help with this special project.","fullyFundedDate":1728009558177,"projectUrl":"project/oh-the-places-youll-go/8854558/","projectTitle":"Oh the Places, You'll Go!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Izaguirre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1613563_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649640869229","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brendai28"},{"teacherId":1613563,"projectId":8299973,"letterContent":"Thank you for your patience. We have been eagerly waiting to bring our amazing project to life, and we finally succeeded. I received 18 chicken eggs in early April and incubated them in our main school hallway. This project was initially intended for our kindergarteners, but I thought this was an amazing project that the whole school would enjoy being a part of. \r\n We incubated our eggs on April 3rd and began our countdown. Each day, we carefully checked on the incubator—making sure it had enough water, monitoring the temperature, marking off the days, and placing a plastic model egg that showed the students what the baby chick looked like at that stage of development. This hands-on visual tool was such a great addition to the experience—thank you so much for providing it!\r\n Throughout the weeks, we candled the eggs to check for fertility and growth. After candling, we discovered that 15 of the eggs were fertile, and we couldn't wait to see what the chicks would look like! We also read books about the life cycle of a chicken and learned so many fascinating facts—like how chicks can start hearing sounds by day 14.\r\n One of the most heartwarming parts of this journey was seeing different classes stop by the incubator in the hallway to sing to the eggs or offer sweet words of encouragement. It truly was one of the cutest and most touching things to witness. \r\n Day 21 finally arrived, and we all walked into school anxiously waiting to see if the chicks had pipped. Throughout the process, we faced some challenges with our new incubator and ended up transferring the eggs to an older one we had on hand. We were nervous, but to our relief, the chicks began to pip, and by the end of the day, we had our first baby chicks!\r\n We set up a live camera so our students could watch the hatching process throughout the day and night. The next morning, we were thrilled to find that 8 more chicks had hatched, and the final 2 arrived that Friday. We ended with 12 beautiful, healthy baby chicks that we all absolutely adore.\r\n I don't have the words to fully express what this project meant to us. We were able to witness the miracle of life, and it's an experience none of us will ever forget—all thanks to you.","fullyFundedDate":1715141235009,"projectUrl":"project/learning-about-life-cycles/8299973/","projectTitle":"Learning about Life Cycles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Izaguirre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1613563_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649640869229","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brendai28"},{"teacherId":1613563,"projectId":9109839,"letterContent":"Martin Kornfeld said, \"If we all do one random act of kindness daily, we might just set the world in the right direction.\" I believe in this quote, and that my students can make a significant difference.\r\n My kindergarteners decided to do something kind for Kindness Day, which led me to write our Kindness Project. We were thrilled when our project was funded, and we discussed how one random act of kindness can lead to another, like a domino effect. Our mission was to create a ripple effect. \r\n With your generosity, we purchased kindness bracelets and kindness pencils. We went to visit all the third and fourth graders who were diligently preparing for the state test. We provided them with goodies and words of encouragement led by Cora Corazon, our inflatable heart. All the third and fourth graders were thrilled and surprised by our visit. My students wished them luck and expressed their belief in them. When we finished, my students were ecstatic about their accomplishment. They felt proud to have spread some kindness.\r\n Throughout the weeks we went to other classrooms to spread more kindness. Our kindergarteners are very popular at our school. Not only because we spread kindness, but because this project has helped to make connections with our students. I can't tell you how important that is.\r\nThis week coming up is teacher appreciation week and they are going to visit every teacher and staff member to hand out the pens and motivational fruits that we were able to get thanks to you.\r\n Cora Corazon has also become very popular at school. She has read a few kindness books to the school and has made a few appearances during special occasions. Kindness comes from the heart and we love her.\r\n None of this would have been possible without you and your generosity, THANK YOU!","fullyFundedDate":1739570649427,"projectUrl":"project/random-acts-of-kindness-kindergarten-st/9109839/","projectTitle":"Random Acts of Kindness, Kindergarten Style","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Izaguirre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1613563_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649640869229","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brendai28"},{"teacherId":4951709,"projectId":8381401,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. My students and I were very excited to work on our under the sea glow project. Because of you we were able to use different materials such as glow papers, paints, colors with our black lights! \r\n\r\n Throughout the semester I taught them how to draw, paint and cut many animals and backgrounds for our under the sea theme. I wish you could have seen their faces every time we turned off the lights to see what it was looking like. They were beyond excited and motivated to finish the project.\r\n\r\n This was my second project that has been funded. Your support has made such a difference for my students. Big thank you from my students and me for all materials you funded for us.","fullyFundedDate":1715170511171,"projectUrl":"project/art-gallery-glow-up/8381401/","projectTitle":"Art Gallery Glow Up","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hashem","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4951709_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1510086105638","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4951709"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_17158","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":377,"numTeachers":37,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":93,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 4","studentTeacherRatio":"10.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":67.3,"schoolId":17158,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Felix Morales Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Felix Morales Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/texas/pasadena-independent-school-district/felix-morales-elementary-school/17158"}