{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Foster Dual Language Pre-Kindergarten - 8 School","outOfStateSupporters":20.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6624253,"projectId":9573047,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our bulletin boards. We now have a place to display our students' work. They are proud of themselves (especially if it makes it on the board- QUALITY WORK!) It also gives a nice place for parents to look at the work the students are doing in the classroom. \r\n\r\nA parent came and added cloth and borders to make the bulletin boards look even nicer! Once that was up, the students put up their expository writing and family shields. They enjoy looking at each others work as well!","fullyFundedDate":1755740415373,"projectUrl":"project/bulletin-boards/9573047/","projectTitle":"Bulletin Boards","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Laura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6624253_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746759390998","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6624253"},{"teacherId":9229031,"projectId":9163813,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping bring new social-emotional learning (SEL) resources into our classroom. We've been using them often, and they've quickly become an important part of how we start and end our day. One of the tools we've implemented is a daily feelings check-in, which gives students a simple but effective way to name their emotions and reflect on how they're doing. It's helped students feel more grounded and ready to learn, and it's opened up some meaningful conversations that weren't happening before.\r\n\r\n\r\nCurrently, we're working on implementing a SEL center during our literacy centers when students can work on emotional regulation and naming feelings. Next, we'll be connecting these skills to group work in academic settings — helping students apply SEL strategies when collaborating on assignments and managing classroom responsibilities. Your support helped make this possible — thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1744901776649,"projectUrl":"project/social-emotional-learning-in-kinder/9163813/","projectTitle":"Social Emotional Learning in Kinder","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Annika","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9229031_orig.jpg?crop=424,424,x481,y1024&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743446582089","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9229031"},{"teacherId":6624253,"projectId":9338509,"letterContent":"Your donations have created an incredible learning environment for the students. I taught the same students the previous year. They had a Harry Potter theme and they wanted one for 5th. grade as well. They chose nature. So it was decided to create a mountain classroom. The rug is the pièce de résistance. There would be no way I, nor the school, could afford the rug. So thank you for helping to create a beautiful room where the students want to show up! They were so excited to walk into the classroom. They adore the rug and they help to keep it clean. They take pride in the space they are learning. That is huge as well. \r\n\r\nIf the students are excited to come to school, then they will learn. Thank you for helping me create a place where students WANT to come to school.","fullyFundedDate":1747874853673,"projectUrl":"project/nature-mountain-classroom/9338509/","projectTitle":"Nature/ Mountain Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Laura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6624253_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746759390998","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6624253"},{"teacherId":9243200,"projectId":9078032,"letterContent":"On behalf of my students and myself, I want to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude for your generous contribution to our DonorsChoose project, \"Books to Spark Minds: Building a Library for Lifelong Readers\", which funded the purchase of new books for our middle school classroom. \r\nYour kindness has had an immediate and significant impact on my students' learning and engagement. Since the books arrived, a few weeks ago, there has been a noticeable buzz of excitement in the classroom. Students who were previously reluctant readers are now eager to explore the new titles, and I've seen a wonderful increase in enthusiasm for reading. Students have eagerly wanted to take books home to continue reading beyond the school day. This access to the literature we are reading in class at home allows them to further immerse themselves in the story and strengthens their reading comprehension skills.\r\nBeyond the immediate impact on my students this year, these books will be a valuable resource for many more groups of students in the years to come, ensuring that your generosity continues to benefit our classroom for a long time.","fullyFundedDate":1739557494698,"projectUrl":"project/books-to-spark-minds-building-a-library/9078032/","projectTitle":"Books to Spark Minds: Building a Library for Lifelong Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9243200"},{"teacherId":9232129,"projectId":8758795,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your generosity!\r\nMy students and I are incredibly grateful for people like you. We use the resources daily, and we will continue to benefit from your donations for years to come.\r\n\r\nThe students were ecstatic when they first saw all the new materials and games! These resources have created new opportunities for learning through play, creativity, and collaboration. The snacks were also a huge help—many of the students I work with live in poverty and don't always have access to nutritious snacks, so your support met a very real need.\r\n\r\nThe gratitude I feel for complete strangers who are willing to help people they've never met is hard to put into words. Your kindness and support have made a real difference, and we truly can't thank you enough.","fullyFundedDate":1736522380240,"projectUrl":"project/games-and-fun-for-students-with-disabili/8758795/","projectTitle":"Games and fun for students with disabilities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Annie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9232129_orig.jpg?crop=2791,2791,x0,y27&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693248887232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9232129"},{"teacherId":9229031,"projectId":8479840,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to support our class literacy centers. Students are more engaged and excited to learn using all the new books and games. Your support has allowed students to grow in their knowledge of phonics and begin decoding words. They are learning the differences between consonants and vowels using our new CVC game. My students are also loving all the new books and are engaged in learning letter sounds and decodable words. We greatly appreciate all your love and support for our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1729618042876,"projectUrl":"project/new-supplies-for-literacy-centers/8479840/","projectTitle":"New Supplies for Literacy Centers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Annika","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9229031_orig.jpg?crop=424,424,x481,y1024&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743446582089","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9229031"},{"teacherId":9144586,"projectId":8544626,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me acquire some new books and games for my students. So far we have read 'Turkey Trouble, There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow, and There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bell'. My students have absolutely loved reading these stories and using the Old Lady companion with it. Many of my students have gone home and talked about the stories with their families which is demonstrating their story comprehension. My students are eager to read all the other books I have gotten from your generosity. \r\n\r\nSome of my other favorite resources include the 'Seek-a-Boo' cards. My preschool students love looking through the big and small cards. They have worked on matching cards based on similarities and categories. The CVC Object pictures have been great for a variety of language and articulation games. My students are also loving the dot markers. They use them to keep track of home many times they are accurately producing their target sounds in articulation therapy. \r\n\r\nI cannot thank you all enough. It has been so fun to introduce new resources to the children and see how excited they are to participate in speech/language therapy. You have made a huge impact on us :)","fullyFundedDate":1729539216205,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-is-exciting/8544626/","projectTitle":"Literacy Is Exciting!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Leah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9144586"},{"teacherId":9630634,"projectId":8567831,"letterContent":"While I have been a classroom teacher for many years, this has been my first in a preschool classroom. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect beyond my knowledge of what my own preschool-ages child likes to do at home. On any given day my daughter prefers to engage in imaginative play over any other choices, so while creating this project I chose to ask for resources that would allow my students the ability to let their imagination and knowledge of the world as they know it lead.\r\n\r\nI have seen my students blossom this year as a result of fostering their imagination and encouraging play. Here we practice counting (apples at an apple orchard), sorting (working at a laundromat), fine motor skills (hanging clothes up to dry with clothespins), and much more.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, it is via play that my students have learned how to ask to join a group, apologize for a mistake made, or advocate for their needs. I am thankful for the impact that you have made in our classroom, and in the lives of our little ones!","fullyFundedDate":1723166313261,"projectUrl":"project/imaginative-play-in-preschool/8567831/","projectTitle":"Imaginative Play in Preschool","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Andrea","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9630634_orig.png?crop=457,457,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723004571625","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9630634"},{"teacherId":9297117,"projectId":8563558,"letterContent":"I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have helped me make an invaluable impact on my kindergarten students and their social emotional growth this year. \r\nBy using the 8 wonderful books with social emotional stories, I was able to connect with my students and help them understand their feelings. Through the illustrations they saw the possibilities and all the different ways to solve problems, be kind, and appropriate ways to deal with their feelings. Our story time became an amazing and fun learning time. It boosted student's self-awareness and allowed them to manage their own emotions and helped them build meaningful relationships with others. This in turn gave us positive behaviors in and out of the classroom. Our classroom feels like a true community now where we help each other solve problems and be empathetic to others that might be having a rough time. \r\nWe were also able to use the \"Cuaderno de Escritura\" to teach proper letter formation. Your donation allowed us to purchase a book for every student in the class, minimizing the need to make copies. Students were overjoyed to receive a workbook in which they could practice all the letters we study. They take pride on making sure that their workbook is neat and clean. Students will be more prepared for first grade now that they are learning the correct way to write their letters.","fullyFundedDate":1727462676825,"projectUrl":"project/social-emotional-first/8563558/","projectTitle":"Social Emotional First","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alma","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9297117"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_41879","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":454,"numTeachers":29,"percentFrplEligible":59,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":73,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"15.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":79.9,"schoolId":41879,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Foster Dual Language Pre-Kindergarten - 8 School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Foster Dual Language Pre-Kindergarten - 8 School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/colorado/jefferson-county-school-district-r-1/foster-elementary-school/41879"}