{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Garfield Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":23.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3714386,"projectId":9845087,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for your help with this project! The unit on bridges is new this year, and it truly takes a village to launch a new curriculum. My students LOVE learning about bridges and find engineering and building really exciting, so these books have been a huge hit in my classroom! They love learning more about the topics we study, and these books have allowed them to take that learning into their own hands and pursue topics and stories that interest them.\r\nThank you again for your help, I hope you have a lovely end to the year!","fullyFundedDate":1762970419581,"projectUrl":"project/building-bridges-extended-reading-optio/9845087/","projectTitle":"Building Bridges: Extended Reading Options","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Landheer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3714386_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473021895625","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3714386"},{"teacherId":3714386,"projectId":9729772,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for donating to this project! These chairs have been a huge help for my students. I can see how much they LOVE these chairs- in fact, for the first week we had several arguments about who would get to use them each day! Don't worry, we quickly came up with a schedule in which everyone rotates and gets a turn :) Even just today, I overheard a student say, \"I can't wait for math, today's my day to use one of the carpet chairs!\"\r\n\r\nI really could not add these exciting tools to my classroom without the help of donors like you, so thank you VERY much!","fullyFundedDate":1758836472091,"projectUrl":"project/comfy-seats-for-learning-on-the-carpet/9729772/","projectTitle":"Comfy Seats for Learning on the Carpet!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Landheer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3714386_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473021895625","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3714386"},{"teacherId":3714386,"projectId":9875372,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for donating to this project! It has been incredibly helpful to get a refresh on many of the basic materials that we need to help our classroom run smoothly, and I am grateful to have the additional new and exciting items included in this project as well!\r\nThe new stools have been incredibly helpful when I hold my small group lessons. Our electric stapler is A GAME CHANGER! Prepping packets has gotten SO much easier, THANK YOU! And the mini-fridge has been incredibly helpful in allowing me to save time from walking back and forth to the staff room on the other side of campus each day to get my lunch. Thank you again and I hope you have a great end to the year!","fullyFundedDate":1763413577575,"projectUrl":"project/our-holiday-wishlist-odds-and-ends/9875372/","projectTitle":"Our Holiday Wishlist: Odds and Ends!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Landheer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3714386_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473021895625","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3714386"},{"teacherId":3714386,"projectId":9438883,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for donating to this project! It has been such a joy to watch my students enjoy these new books. You'd be amazed at how quickly word can travel around a classroom of 26 students once they hear that a new set of \"Bad Kitty\" or \"Galaxy Zack\" books have arrived. \r\nIt was so important to me to start the new school year off with an excited tone behind reading, and thanks to your donation we have been able to do just that! Usually I have to remind my students to pick out new books for the week, but this year thanks to all the new and engaging books in our library, my students are often the ones reminding me!\r\nThank you again for your help!","fullyFundedDate":1754675065119,"projectUrl":"project/new-books-to-start-the-year-strong/9438883/","projectTitle":"New Books to Start the Year Strong!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Landheer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3714386_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473021895625","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3714386"},{"teacherId":3714386,"projectId":9458351,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project!!! It has been so wonderful to start this year with a plethora of books that cover important topics like kindness, courage, inclusion, and trauma. \r\nMy students have big hearts and curious minds. They love learning about the world and how they can help others. They also love learning new vocabulary to put meaning to their experiences. With these new books, they have already started gravitating towards topics they feel connected to like immigration or mindfulness.\r\nThank you again for helping make all this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1757375883509,"projectUrl":"project/social-emotional-learning-books/9458351/","projectTitle":"Social-Emotional Learning Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Landheer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3714386_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473021895625","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3714386"},{"teacherId":3714386,"projectId":9456417,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for donating to this project. Each of these items were integral in starting the year off strong with my new class. From restocking on the basics like expo markers, pencil sharpeners, and pencils to stocking up our new \"Self-Care Corner\" this project helped me have a fantastic start to the new year. \r\nThis year I introduced a \"Self-Care Corner\" in my classroom where students can get items they need for personal hygiene like tooth brushes, hair care items, and deodorant. So getting these deodorants and tissues were a great touch for this new addition to our classroom!\r\nThank you once again for your generosity and thoughtfulness!","fullyFundedDate":1754017684449,"projectUrl":"project/basics-for-the-start-of-the-year/9456417/","projectTitle":"Basics for the Start of the Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Landheer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3714386_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473021895625","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3714386"},{"teacherId":5895605,"projectId":5002748,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to this project. These items have helped my students engage with their learning online while at home. The material packs have allowed them to interact with lessons and use objects to count and manipulate. Students were so excited to receive the materials to use at home and so were their families. Students used the counters during math lessons on Zoom, and used the whiteboards during both math and reading lessons. This allowed them to show their learning to both of the teachers.","fullyFundedDate":1594267202026,"projectUrl":"project/access-to-learning-while-at-home/5002748/","projectTitle":"Access to Learning While at Home","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ragland","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5895605_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1538959951363","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5895605"},{"teacherId":5895605,"projectId":9405718,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to build my library space for students to use. Students are excited to play with the reading games, and we are using the felt story books during our reading time. Students have loved seeing the new materials and have been so excited to get the opportunity to use them. \r\n\r\nThese materials allow students to access stories more easily as they can participate in the read aloud. Students have also loved the books that have been added to our collection. Thank you again for your support of our classroom library!","fullyFundedDate":1750189059287,"projectUrl":"project/accessing-and-enjoying-the-library/9405718/","projectTitle":"Accessing and Enjoying the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ragland","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5895605_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1538959951363","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5895605"},{"teacherId":9681166,"projectId":9131618,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation of markers and cleaning supplies (for the smudges and accidents), our classroom became better equipped to support student creativity, engagement, and hands-on learning. These simple tools play a powerful role in daily instruction—whether students are creating projects all about Sugar Maple Trees, illustrating their writing, or participating in interactive lessons.\r\n\r\nHaving access to quality markers allows students to express their ideas more vividly, collaborate with peers on group work, and take pride in their creations. Your support has added color—literally and figuratively—to our learning environment, and we are deeply grateful for your contribution.","fullyFundedDate":1741761477969,"projectUrl":"project/support-creativity-and-imagination/9131618/","projectTitle":"Support Creativity and Imagination","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Granados","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9681166_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724384147697","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9681166"},{"teacherId":5073546,"projectId":8979293,"letterContent":"I appreciate you for donating/contributing to my project Brrr... I want to be in school everyday on time. My scholars were able to finish off the school year healthy and strong. They fought off the winter/spring germs and virus, by using the hand sanitizers in class, a couple of times a day. They also wore their colorful beanies to school most especially, during recess. \r\n\r\nKids were very excited the first time they saw the big bottles of hand sanitizers and the colorful beanies! They could not believe that we had those big bottles of sanitizers for their use - because we didn't have them available in the classroom early on in the year. They also took pride wearing those warm beanies, when they played soccer, tag, and other recess games.\r\n\r\nAnd to top it all, the mini notebooks that they received, they finished all of them by the end of the school year. They used the little notebooks to write letters, stories, and even draw beautiful pictures. Thank you so much for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1738376845740,"projectUrl":"project/brrrr-i-want-to-be-in-school-everyda/8979293/","projectTitle":"Brrrr... I Want to Be in School Everyday on Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taimanao","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5073546_orig.jpg?crop=2165,2165,x123,y649&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631928912684","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5073546"},{"teacherId":5895605,"projectId":4613620,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing my students with flexible seating options that allow them to move while they are working, and sit on either a stool that wobbles, a ball chair, or a cushion. This helps students to maximize their focus while still reading and learning. This has expanded the access to my classroom and enriched my students experience while in the classroom. Students were so excited to try out the different chairs when they arrived and they have become a wonderful addition to our classroom. Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1575943558323,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-for-all/4613620/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating For All","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ragland","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5895605_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1538959951363","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5895605"},{"teacherId":5895605,"projectId":8861355,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing my students with a brand new library of a variety of books that they are interested in reading. It has been so exciting to see them explore new titles and stories, as well as learn about new characters, animals, and weather phenomena. They were so excited to receive the new books and felt so special that someone wanted to ensure they had new books when theirs had to be thrown away. Thank you for contributing to the excitement and wonder of literacy in my classroom. 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