{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Fort Zumwalt Early Childhood Center","outOfStateSupporters":8.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9931872,"projectId":9661219,"letterContent":"Wow! What an amazing project this has been for our classroom. My families are so excited to get to borrow the toniebox, tonies, books, and story board materials. I had 7 families sign up to borrow it within the first week. After I got everything organized, we were ready to get started! \r\n\r\nMy first student to take home the tonies shared that he was so excited to share the materials with his little brother. I am exited to see the ripple effect of my students being able to share these materials with their families. \r\n\r\nI personally have seen the effects of using the tonie boxes and tonies in the classroom. To be able to spread the love of tonies with the families in my classroom. Thanks to Donors like you, including the LOFT NY, this dream has become a reality!","fullyFundedDate":1757683192523,"projectUrl":"project/take-home-tonies/9661219/","projectTitle":"Take Home Tonies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roskowske","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9931872_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740602842123","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9931872"},{"teacherId":2241227,"projectId":9643549,"letterContent":"I want to take this time to thank you for the impact you have had on my classroom and the little learners that I work with daily.\r\nIf it were not for the generosity of donors like you, I would not be able to introduce new learning toys, new classroom, manipulatives, and new experiences for my students throughout the school year.\r\nWhen I introduce new toys in the classroom, the children are excited and want to be the first to experience them. We always start as a whole group and introduce the new toys and how to work them and how to use them. We always talk about our safety commitments and how we can work and play together and share our things. It is important for me and my students to know that we can work together and everybody will get a chance with our new classroom toys and learning manipulatives. Once we have learned about the new toys, how to use them, how to work them, review how to take turns and wait for a turn, I then placed the toys into the small group activities throughout the day. Or I placed them in some of our place centers that they're allowed to use during interest area time.\r\nBecause of your generosity, I am able to bring new things into the classroom throughout the year and keep the interests high and learning optimized\r\nOnce again, thank you so much for your generosity and continued support for my early childhood special education classroom. Not only do I appreciate you, my classroom appreciates you, and most importantly my little learners appreciate you.","fullyFundedDate":1762267566186,"projectUrl":"project/early-learning-at-heart/9643549/","projectTitle":"Early Learning at Heart","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alexander","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2241227_orig.jpg?crop=2471,2471,x0,y280&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741995182405","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2241227"},{"teacherId":9931872,"projectId":9641760,"letterContent":"Thanks to Ms. Priest, my entire project was funded! I was so surprised when I saw that just hours after posting my 2nd Donors Choose project, the donation goal was already met and the materials were on the way. My students and I were so excited when we received the materials from Tonies for Tots Part 2. \r\n\r\nI put together more book bags of Tonies with their coordinating books. The students love being able to grab a book and some headphones and get to listening. Even though they cannot read, they can follow along with the Tonies read aloud, and look at the pictures. They are so independent with the Tonies station, and love feeling like a \"big kid\" reading a book. \r\n\r\nNow that my students are proficient at using the Tonies, I am going to set up a system to share the Tonie box and Tonies with families. They will have an opportunity to borrow the materials,","fullyFundedDate":1756138592808,"projectUrl":"project/tonies-for-tots-part-2/9641760/","projectTitle":"Tonies for Tots Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roskowske","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9931872_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740602842123","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9931872"},{"teacherId":10221751,"projectId":9647635,"letterContent":"Our Tonie box and Tonie characters was a big hit with my students. We averaged 2-3 students utilizing the Tonie box during centers each day. The interest and love for reading has grown tremendously! The students are always asking when it will be their turn next to use the Tonie box and books. Our students' love for literacy has grown tremendously! \r\n\r\nI saw students fully engage and concentrate on listening more intently to stories. A number of students who had no interest in books began asking to use the Tonie box more often. Students also began drawing pictures and practicing writing words while listening to stories. They were able to connect many writing and art concepts while practicing their literacy skills. When one of my administrators visited the class, she commented that she was so impressed with all the literacy skills our students were being exposed to.\r\n\r\nThis experience has grown our students love of literacy. We were able to bring stories to life and have more students pick up books. We will continue this tradition in serving our students with the necessary items to build their love of literacy. We appreciate all that you have done to make this dream, thought and idea come true for us and our students.","fullyFundedDate":1757683064260,"projectUrl":"project/tonies-time-in-ecse/9647635/","projectTitle":"Tonies Time in ECSE","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ohlms","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10221751_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756071953260","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10221751"},{"teacherId":9931872,"projectId":9132324,"letterContent":"Since introducing our Tonies center last spring, they have quickly become of of our most preferred activities. The students use the Tonie boxes during arrival time, interest areas/free choice, and even to calm down when upset. I have even had parents tell me their child has asked for a Tonie box at home to use since having the opportunity to use ours at school. \r\n\r\nUtilizing this technology encourages self-help skills, independence, language exposure, expanded opportunities for music and movement, and more. Because the children can use the Tonie box by themselves, they are getting to build their independence! They enjoy turning it on, plugging in the headphones, etc. It really builds their confidence as well. They are being exposed to more language by listening to the stories and songs on each Tonie. \r\n\r\nThe students enjoy choosing the different familiar characters to use with their Tonie box, and singing familiar songs. They especially love the Tonies with the coordinating books because they can \"read\" the books while listening. All students are drawn to the Tonies, but especially those that may have developmental delays. It is so kid friendly that anyone can use it!","fullyFundedDate":1741049438469,"projectUrl":"project/tonies-for-tots/9132324/","projectTitle":"Tonies for Tots","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roskowske","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9931872_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740602842123","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9931872"},{"teacherId":2241227,"projectId":9544923,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my love of learning and introducing literacy early in my students school career. \r\n\r\nI have recently added Tonies Characters and the Tonies Reading Boxes to my Literacy Center and my students have LOVED it so much. I began adding books that correlate to the Tonies Characters so that my students could begin associating written words to the spoken words they are hearding through the Tonies Box. The students have also learned proper book handling techniques, as well as the parts of a book, and about authors and illustrators.\r\n\r\nUsing technology in the classroom has allowed me to take learning outside and outside of my classroom setting. We are able to connect and see our lessons and learn in environments other than our every day classroom. \r\n\r\nThe use of learning toys in the classroom has also impacted my students by learning about sharing, taking turns, and working together to complete tasks and or activities.\r\nAgain, thank you so much for supporting my classroom, my students, and my every day passions of teaching.","fullyFundedDate":1755521976597,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-learning/9544923/","projectTitle":"Exploring Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alexander","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2241227_orig.jpg?crop=2471,2471,x0,y280&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741995182405","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2241227"},{"teacherId":2241227,"projectId":9279005,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my project! I have been able to add one related story to each of the Tonies Characters. I feel it is important to teach my students the value of literacy and having written words (in the books) to go along with the spoken words (what they are hearing from the Tonies Box) is so beneficial. I appreciate all of the support to my Early Childhood Special Education Classroom.\r\nIt's donors like you that make the extra \"wants\" of a classroom so much easier to attain. Teachers, myself included, spend so much of their own money, to fill their classroom with all the \"wants\" that it helps so much with support from the community.","fullyFundedDate":1746787148260,"projectUrl":"project/beautiful-books/9279005/","projectTitle":"Beautiful Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alexander","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2241227_orig.jpg?crop=2471,2471,x0,y280&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741995182405","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2241227"},{"teacherId":9969618,"projectId":9174594,"letterContent":"On behalf of my early childhood special education classroom, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your generous support of our literacy project. Thanks to your contributions, we were able to bring new literacy tools—such as Tonies Boxes—into our classroom.\r\nThese resources are already making a meaningful difference in our students' learning. The Tonies Boxes allow children to explore stories, songs, and recorded messages in an interactive and engaging way. They not only spark a love for books and music but also encourage the development of language, speech, and verbal skills. With the ability for teachers to record messages and information, students can now gain independence by replaying instructions, stories, and songs on their own. This gives them the confidence to explore literacy in ways that best meet their needs.\r\nYour generosity has created opportunities for growth, communication, and joy in our classroom. Most importantly, you are helping empower young learners to discover their voices and experience the magic of storytelling.\r\nThank you for investing in our students' future and for believing in the power of education. We are truly grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1751550151956,"projectUrl":"project/tonies-time-in-ecse/9174594/","projectTitle":"Tonies Time in Ecse","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Weiss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9969618"},{"teacherId":2241227,"projectId":9174323,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me to complete my Tonies project for my classroom. \r\nThe Tonies readers have been a great addition to our Library Center. My students love being able to make choices on their own or with a buddy, and the Tonies readers have allowed that experience to grow in my classroom. My students are able to practice turn taking as well with these and work together to decide which character they will use with the Tonies Reader. \r\nBringing literacy into the classroom without a screen has been so amazing. Watching my kiddos laugh and giggle to the stories being read to them is priceless. \r\nI have added the books that's I already have to the Tonies area so that my kiddos can begin associating the read words to written words. As well as the appropriate use of books and how to handle them with care.\r\nI can't wait to watch kiddos use these Tonies Readers year after year.","fullyFundedDate":1742970228110,"projectUrl":"project/tonies-for-tykes/9174323/","projectTitle":"Tonies for Tykes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alexander","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2241227_orig.jpg?crop=2471,2471,x0,y280&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741995182405","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2241227"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_120996","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":650,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":1,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":11,"percentWhite":76,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":3,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - Pre-K","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":91.8,"schoolId":120996,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Fort Zumwalt Early Childhood Center on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Fort Zumwalt Early Childhood Center","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/missouri/fort-zumwalt-school-district-r2/fort-zumwalt-early-childhd-cntr-opens-fall-2017-/120996"}