{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Greywolf Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":12.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6313247,"projectId":9087121,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness. The students were thrilled at having a variety of art supplies to use throughout the year. They had so much fun creating various master pieces. We created watercolor sailboats, oil pastel maple leaves, mixed media collages with paper and markers. The students enjoyed using the different media forms with the nice thick art paper. The new brushes were amazing as they offered students variety in the sizes to create their masterpieces. Thank you for allowing my stu","fullyFundedDate":1747555198023,"projectUrl":"project/art-supplies-like-oil-pastels-paint-bru/9087121/","projectTitle":"Art Supplies Like Oil Pastels, Paint Brushes, Watercolor Paper, Markers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rothwell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6313247_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719952144344","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/miss-br"},{"teacherId":9706017,"projectId":10185324,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our K–2 music program. Because of your kindness, our students now have access to a new JBL speaker and microphones that have already made a tremendous impact in our school community. These tools have helped bring music to life for our young learners by allowing every child's voice and performance to be heard clearly and confidently during music class activities and special school events.\r\n\r\nOur students have been especially excited to use the microphones during singing activities, classroom performances, and public speaking opportunities. Many of our younger students are naturally shy, but having access to professional-quality sound equipment has helped them build confidence and enthusiasm while performing in front of others. The technology has also helped students stay engaged during lessons because they can hear music, instructions, and each other more clearly. Watching students light up when they hear their voices amplified has been such a joyful experience, especially for those who are discovering a love for music and performance for the very first time.\r\n\r\nYour donation will continue to make a lasting impact during some of our most meaningful end-of-year celebrations, including the kindergarten reading celebration ceremony and the 2nd grade graduation performance. Thanks to your support, our children and their families will be able to clearly hear the music, singing, and student presentations while outdoors during these special events. You have helped create memorable experiences that bring families, students, and our school community together in celebration. Thank you again for investing in our students and helping them shine.","fullyFundedDate":1776717902423,"projectUrl":"project/let-their-joy-be-heard-outdoor-speaker/10185324/","projectTitle":"Let Their Joy Be Heard! Outdoor Speaker and Microphones.","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bernards aka Mrs. B. Music Specialist Teacher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9706017_orig.jpg?crop=1411,1411,x927,y927&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724609475651","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9706017"},{"teacherId":9719764,"projectId":9748742,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping bring warmth and comfort into our classroom. Because of your generosity, we now have globe lights and installation materials that will help transform our classroom into a calmer, more welcoming space for students. \r\n\r\nEven before the lights are fully installed, students have already been excited hearing about the changes coming to our room. We've talked together about how our classroom environment affects our emotions, focus, and sense of belonging. Many students shared that soft lighting makes spaces feel \"peaceful,\" \"cozy,\" and \"safe.\"\r\n\r\nFor young children, the classroom environment matters deeply. A warm and inviting space helps students feel relaxed, connected, and ready to learn. These lights will help reduce the harsh feeling of fluorescent lighting and create an atmosphere where students can truly thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.\r\n\r\nYour support sends a powerful message to my students: that people care about them and believe they deserve a beautiful place to learn. Thank you for helping make our classroom feel more like a home.","fullyFundedDate":1758844701115,"projectUrl":"project/lighting-the-way-to-learning/9748742/","projectTitle":"Lighting the Way to Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Huget","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9719764_orig.png?crop=484,484,x183,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725163840584","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9719764"},{"teacherId":9719764,"projectId":9597828,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, our classroom has become a calmer, more organized, and more student-centered space. The chair pockets and organizational systems have helped students keep track of their materials independently, which has reduced clutter, lost supplies, and transition time throughout the day. Students are becoming more confident in managing their own space and responsibilities, and those small routines are building important executive functioning skills. \r\n\r\nThe fluorescent light covers and improved organization have also made a noticeable difference in the classroom environment. The room feels softer, calmer, and less overstimulating, which helps students stay focused and emotionally regulated during learning activities. Many students have commented on how \"peaceful\" and \"comfortable\" the classroom feels now.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these tools have helped create a classroom environment where students feel safe, supported, and ready to learn. Your kindness directly impacts their daily experience at school, and we are incredibly grateful for your support in helping our classroom thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1755638009031,"projectUrl":"project/operation-organize/9597828/","projectTitle":"Operation: Organize!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Huget","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9719764_orig.png?crop=484,484,x183,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725163840584","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9719764"},{"teacherId":9015756,"projectId":10097267,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping our second graders class attain some new books for the classroom. The new books are out and the kids absolutely love them! \r\n\r\nThe kids have been using the new books to save in their independent reading folders. While we do reading intervention time, the ones that are not in a group, read the new books independently. They have been so engaged and have enjoyed having the new books to read during their reading time.\r\n\r\nThank you again for thinking of our class and being there to help out. I am so thankful for donors like you and DonorsChoose to help us attain classroom items we would not normally be able to attain without you!","fullyFundedDate":1772063222503,"projectUrl":"project/reading-in-second-grade/10097267/","projectTitle":"Reading in Second Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sterrett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9015756_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682393163689","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9015756"},{"teacherId":9015756,"projectId":10121193,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping our second graders class attain some new books for the classroom. The new books are out and the kids absolutely love them! \r\n\r\nThe kids have been using the new books to save in their independent reading folders. While we do reading intervention time, the ones that are not in a group, read the new books independently. They have been so engaged and have enjoyed having the new books to read during their reading time.\r\n\r\nThank you again for thinking of our class and being there to help out. I am so thankful for donors like you and DonorsChoose to help us attain classroom items we would not normally be able to attain without you!","fullyFundedDate":1774808763126,"projectUrl":"project/reading-in-second-grade/10121193/","projectTitle":"Reading in Second Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sterrett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9015756_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682393163689","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9015756"},{"teacherId":10055624,"projectId":9413519,"letterContent":"Our project, \"Building Future Authors,\" has already begun making a meaningful difference in our second grade classroom. With the new dictionaries, thesauruses, and writing journals, students are learning important skills that strong readers and writers use every day. They are practicing how to look up unfamiliar words, discover synonyms to make their writing more interesting, and check spellings independently. During our writing time, students now use their journals to plan stories, write drafts, and revise their work using the dictionaries and thesauruses as helpful tools. These resources are helping students understand that authors carefully choose words and continue improving their writing.\r\n\r\nReading and writing in our classroom is active, collaborative, and creative. Students spend time reading independently, reading with partners, and listening to stories together as a class. We talk about characters, settings, and new vocabulary we discover in our books. The new reference books are often open on desks as students search for better words to describe a character or setting in their stories. It has been wonderful to watch students become more confident as they explore language and see themselves as both readers and writers.\r\n\r\nSeveral students have been especially excited about the new materials. Some love flipping through the thesaurus to find \"fancier\" or more descriptive words to add to their stories, while others proudly use the dictionary to check spellings on their own. One student recently shared that using the thesaurus helped them change a simple word like \"big\" to \"enormous\" in their story, which made them feel like a real author. Moments like these show how much students are enjoying the tools and taking pride in their writing. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, our classroom is truly becoming a place where future authors are growing every day","fullyFundedDate":1759706775515,"projectUrl":"project/building-future-authors/9413519/","projectTitle":"Building Future Authors","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Minard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10055624"},{"teacherId":9015756,"projectId":10059548,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping fund my headphone project for my second grade class. The headphones were much needed as we didn't have enough functioning headphones for our classroom. We use the headphones to hook into our student computers to do testing as well as math fact and reading skills practice. \r\nThe kids love the new headphones! They are the perfect size for their small bodies and stay on their ears perfectly. Plus, they love the fun colors. The new headphones have eliminated many frustrations as our old ones would keep slipping out of the computers. \r\n\r\nThank you again so much!","fullyFundedDate":1770994939921,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-second-grade/10059548/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Second Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sterrett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9015756_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682393163689","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9015756"},{"teacherId":197771,"projectId":9801897,"letterContent":"Our elementary school serves students in grades kindergarten through second grade, along with a developmental preschool program. We have about 450 students and we share everything, germs included! As funding for schools decreases, we find ourselves looking for support with essentials such as hand sanitizer, to help us keep our students and staff healthy. One big barrier to student success is chronic absenteeism, and we are working diligently to communicate the importance of school attendance to our families. We of course do not want students at school if they are sick, but we can utilize preventative measures such as hand washing and using hand sanitizer stop the spread of germs whenever we can. Thank you for your generous support of our students!","fullyFundedDate":1761948283964,"projectUrl":"project/hand-sanitizer-to-stop-germs-and-keep-ki/9801897/","projectTitle":"Hand Sanitizer to Stop Germs and Keep Kids Healthy!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/197771"},{"teacherId":9015756,"projectId":10010300,"letterContent":"Thank you again so much for funding my \"Building Knowledge\" project. The kids are thrilled with the teaching globe, posters and new books. They will fit perfectly with our upcoming unit for our social studies unit.\r\n\r\nI am so thankful for Donors Choose and donors like you who keep helping our class attain items needed that we would not normally be able to get. It has made a huge difference in our class and learning for my second grade students. \r\n\r\nWe have already put the globe and maps to use exploring where places are we talk about in our knowledge and social studies time. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1770231538482,"projectUrl":"project/building-knowledge-in-second-grade/10010300/","projectTitle":"Building Knowledge in Second Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sterrett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9015756_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682393163689","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9015756"},{"teacherId":8535108,"projectId":9758448,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in providing new playground equipment for our school. The students are absolutely loving it, and it has already become a favorite part of their day. Seeing them so excited to play, explore, and move together has been wonderful.\r\nThe new equipment has made a meaningful difference by giving students more opportunities to build friendships, practice teamwork, and get their energy out in positive ways. We are truly grateful for your kindness and investment in our students' happiness, health, and well-being.","fullyFundedDate":1758843370585,"projectUrl":"project/playground-fun/9758448/","projectTitle":"Playground Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Uskoski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8535108"},{"teacherId":8535108,"projectId":9628775,"letterContent":"My students absolutely love the SEL books and toys! They're always excited to use them, and they've become a go-to during our time together. Whether students are taking a break or just spending some extra time with me, these tools help them feel comfortable, engaged, and ready to talk or reset.\r\n\r\nThe materials have been such a benefit in helping students practice and build important social-emotional skills like self-regulation, communication, and problem-solving. Thank you so much for supporting this project—your generosity truly makes a positive difference for my students every day","fullyFundedDate":1755705352545,"projectUrl":"project/sel-through-reading-and-play/9628775/","projectTitle":"SEL Through Reading and Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Uskoski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8535108"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_55672","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":510,"numTeachers":35,"percentFrplEligible":56,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":72,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":14,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":7,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 2","studentTeacherRatio":"14.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":87.3,"schoolId":55672,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Greywolf Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Greywolf Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/sequim-school-district/grey-wolf-elementary-school/55672"}