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The excitement that came from them when they heard they got to keep their animal habitat they made, would make you smile. \r\nOnce the heat gets out of the hundred teens, we will be using our beautiful standing planters to plant for our pollinating friends.\r\nYour kindness is appreciated. The happiness you gave, is priceless.","fullyFundedDate":1746731913292,"projectUrl":"project/planting-seeds-wherever-we-are/9281144/","projectTitle":"Planting Seeds Wherever We Are","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Figueroa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/k-rivera-figueroa"},{"teacherId":7977558,"projectId":9304816,"letterContent":"Student are extremely excited and feeling blessed for the donation. They are earning the PBIS prizes for showing all of their PAWS. They get to earn them by collecting school tickets that stand for positive attitude, assertive, wise choices, and showing respect for self and others. They are so excited to earn prizes for their positive behavior. \r\n\r\nWhen they first saw the prizes they were excited that their favorite incentives were once again available! Some of their favorites are snacks, of course, and the squishy animals! From kinder to 6th grade, our students are so thankful and overjoyed.","fullyFundedDate":1746787117795,"projectUrl":"project/pbis-prizes/9304816/","projectTitle":"PBIS Prizes","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Aldana","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7977558_orig.jpg?crop=571,571,x386,y108&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628816372048","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7977558"},{"teacherId":7866465,"projectId":9083298,"letterContent":"Thank you for sharing your generosity with my students. They were very excited to get the boxes open and try on the new headphones. They were all able to work together instead of waiting for a turn. I showed them our new procedure for them to charge them now that we also have the power strips. Students can now charge their laptop and be ready for the next day without having to run the risk of now having enough outlets. Again, thank you so much for supporting our class and being part of our success.","fullyFundedDate":1746761912975,"projectUrl":"project/listening-to-our-work/9083298/","projectTitle":"Listening to Our Work","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Garcia Mejia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7866465_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704748368191","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7866465"},{"teacherId":3305999,"projectId":9169173,"letterContent":"I appreciate your generosity. My students are able to benefit from your kindness. Students earn prizes by completing an assignment, getting caught doing an awesome job and showing kindness to a classmate. \r\n\r\nThe prizes are a great incentive to motivate students. They love them! During fun Fridays student work on a stem bin that includes building legos, magnetic drawing boards, and sensory toys. We cannon wait to paint on rocks for the fun project we will be working on. \r\n\r\nI have two classes with 25 students in each class. 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We use so many paper plates for art projects throughout the year and we were completely out, so they are much appreciated!\r\n\r\nThe students were so excited to see the new markers, paint sticks, water paint and neon colored paint. These were running low or completely gone from a long school year.\r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1746498578913,"projectUrl":"project/art-refresh-for-magic-preschool/9308020/","projectTitle":"Art Refresh for Magic Preschool","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9522951"},{"teacherId":3305999,"projectId":8974026,"letterContent":"My class could not have been happier with all the new learning resources. They love using them to learn new things. The owl pellets were a success. Some found it gross others found it super cool. 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