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The beautiful 5-tier tray also makes it so easy for students to access the handouts they need. \r\n\r\nYour generosity means so much to me and my students, and I would not be able to provide them with such interesting and engaging learning without your support.","fullyFundedDate":1746564247691,"projectUrl":"project/building-love-for-and-protection-of-natu/9212638/","projectTitle":"Building Love for and Protection of Nature While Learning Outside","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Madden-Fuoco","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8063551_orig.jpg?crop=1970,1971,x0,y19&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725469360737","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/filloutclassroomwithlightloveandhealth"},{"teacherId":5274052,"projectId":9207788,"letterContent":"The new supplies are already coming in handy for our students. My students and I are using supplies to prepare after coming in from outside of the building. It is exciting to have everything they need to function during their day.\r\n\r\nJust watching students be excited to see new supplies for them. It has already been so impactful. They screamed when they saw the different items for them. It made my heart swell to see how excited they are this week.\r\n\r\nThe next steps is for me to complete the \"beauty bar' with additional supplies that are weather appropriate. I am excited to possibly do another donorschoose for those items. 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I could not have done this without your support. My students have loved participating in my practice sessions, and they are often asking about how to be healthy (mentally and physically). I can't wait to finish the training at the end of this month so that I can build this into our school schedule next year!\r\n\r\nIt's a challenging time for many people - including my students, and the only way to get through this time is by supporting one another and tending to our physical and mental health. Thank you so much for your support and your commitment to supporting my students. 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I've noticed an increase in the number of students who, in addition to enjoying their own snacks, ask if they can also bring snacks to share with their classmates.\r\n\r\nThis year, our school has faced a significant loss of funding. The snacks that have been donated have helped me supplement the supplies that I provide on my own. Thank you once again for your generous support!","fullyFundedDate":1742823968970,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-snacks-to-make-it-through-the-da/9057883/","projectTitle":"Healthy Snacks to Make It Through the Day","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Arroyo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9380925"},{"teacherId":9336574,"projectId":8714475,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations. I was able to go into the physical education class and present American Heart Association Friends and Family CPR to the students. The students were hesitant at first to become engaged in the hands on program. We were able to watch a video with an emergency scenario. It helped the students to understand the steps you need to take when assisting in an emergency. They need to assess the area to confirm it is safe but remember to alert EMS services.\r\nThe students were then able to practice and demonstrate hands on CPR. A few of the students shared events and experiences in their personal life that involved emergency services. \r\nThey loved the first aide kits they received after completing the program","fullyFundedDate":1734701336488,"projectUrl":"project/friends-and-family-cpr/8714475/","projectTitle":"Friends and Family CPR","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hurley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9336574_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724870610607","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9336574"},{"teacherId":5274052,"projectId":8921645,"letterContent":"By training students in American Heart Association friends and family CPR, we have provided them with experiential learning skills to save a life. Many of our students live in multigenerational homes. CPR and first aid training will meet the needs of community members from infants they are caring for to elderly who have cared for us.\r\n\r\nThe goal of this project was to ensure that students feel confident to jump in to help others in a medical crisis.\r\n\r\nWe live in a densely populated community where seconds matter and traffic may delay emergency response teams. 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They use the fidget supplies daily to help retain focus during our 90 minutes classes! \r\n\r\nThank you so very much for your generous support of our young people. Donors like you make a world of difference in our young people's lives and opportunities.","fullyFundedDate":1735657714229,"projectUrl":"project/ready-for-learning-success-through-self-/8800900/","projectTitle":"Ready for Learning Success through Self-regulation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moskowitz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7513037_orig.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1681409987710","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7513037"},{"teacherId":7513037,"projectId":8734880,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for your support of our students' mental health through their yoga practice in the library. Since receiving your generous donations, I've offered students a yoga class each week! We started off slow, with a few students joining us, and now we have up to 10 students each week taking yoga! They love the highly supportive yoga mats, and cleaning up after class is easy with the cleaning supplies you supplied. \r\n\r\nThank you so very much for your generous support of our young people. Donors like you make a world of difference in our young people's lives and opportunities.","fullyFundedDate":1728579691955,"projectUrl":"project/library-mental-health-and-wellness-throu/8734880/","projectTitle":"Library Mental Health and Wellness through Yoga","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moskowitz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7513037_orig.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1681409987710","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7513037"},{"teacherId":3860947,"projectId":8369292,"letterContent":"Thank you so much. We germinated our butter lettuce and romaine lettuce seeds and transferred them to our hydroponic units. As you can see from the pictures, we harvested and created our salad kits to go home with students and staff. The great part about this is that my students are seeing the journey from seed to table and they able to try foods that they might otherwise not try. Students enjoyed planting them and watching our heads of lettuce grow. We checked the systems formally three times a week making sure the pH, water level, and nutrient levels were within normal limits. \r\n In this round we had a difficult time with the nutrient levels which led to some research and a call to people who sold us the units. The guy was so nice and was so willing to talk to my students by phone. He even offered to visit and work with my students. He is visiting next week in person. This is great as my students will work with him to learn more about the maintaining the systems themselves and hydroponic growing in general.\r\n Next up we will clean these systems and replant another round. We have had requests for basil so we will plant more of that this and also plant additional lettuce. In this round the basil didn't grow well which we now think had something to do with the high nutrient levels. We hope to complete additional cycles of transferring germinated seeds, harvesting, packing, and distributing salad kits before the school year ends.","fullyFundedDate":1718746186494,"projectUrl":"project/got-salad-salad-kits-to-go/8369292/","projectTitle":"Got Salad? 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