{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Guilford Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":30.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8125685,"projectId":9233967,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding this project! My students have enjoyed these new additions and were eager for me to introduce and read them. When we received them, a few of my students were able to read several words with me! The library became a new adventure for my class. They wanted to explore and look through the books. They would ask for the student teacher, teacher assistant, and myself to read for them. Sometimes we partner up with a 5th grade class and have them read to students as book buddies. My students asked when they were coming in to read our new books several times but unfortunatly we could never fit another session in. \r\n\r\nIf time permits we try our best to read an additional story outside of our curriculum story each day. We have a small book shelf where I add theme or seasonal related books to and I have a library center that holds all of my books. These are separated so that I can easily pull from and add to the book shelf. I also have additional seasonal books on top of the shelf in bins so students can pull and read on the cozy carpet. Students love going to that carpet during free time to read books. \r\n\r\nI look forward in reading these stories to my new students this new school year! I hope having a more diverse and exciting library of books increase my students' interest in and engagement with reading. This year our county has implemented centers back into kindergarten classrooms and I'm thrilled because students can rotate to and from the library center. Thank you again for helping fund my class with these amazing books!","fullyFundedDate":1746786960292,"projectUrl":"project/building-our-class-library/9233967/","projectTitle":"Building Our Class Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Monroe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8125685_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660161775325","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8125685"},{"teacherId":7678751,"projectId":9355414,"letterContent":"Technology in Pre-K is done each day school is operating. The Pre-K students have only 2.5 hours per week for the use of any type of technology. \r\nTechnology use in pre-K involves digital tools like tablets, educational apps, and smartboards to enhance learning through interactive, play-based activities, and to develop foundational skills such as digital literacy, problem-solving, and creativity. Purposeful integration is key, supplementing hands-on experiences to cater to individual needs and prepare children for an increasingly digital world. Common examples include learning games for math and literacy, active-play software, digital storytelling, and using cameras to document children's progress.\r\nThe new fidgets toys offer quiet, discreet, and satisfying sensory input, promoting focus and calm through touch and repetitive motion without being overly complex for our Pre-K students.","fullyFundedDate":1752671523001,"projectUrl":"project/science-is-fun/9355414/","projectTitle":"Science Is Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7678751_orig.jpg?crop=1935,1935,x328,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1607048500507","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7678751"},{"teacherId":6677459,"projectId":8449866,"letterContent":"My students were so excited when they arrived on the first day and saw how neat and organized their desk areas were. They kept asking why we had tennis balls on the chairs, and I asked them to scoot back, they were amazed at how quite it was! I told them to help keep everyone focused we received donations like the tennis balls, chair pockets and the rug! They were so happy that donors gave to my project! They kept talking about how nice and beautiful our classroom is. \r\nHaving materials in their chair pockets cut down on transition time and we can move from one activity to the next without having to leave our seats to retrieve books or folders. This keeps the class engaged and behaviors in order. \r\nThey love having everything they need in reach and in their own chair pouch and the new carpet is so nice to have circle time on with each other. I would have never been able to do this without your help. So, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart and my first graders thank you as well.","fullyFundedDate":1723679219678,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-new-look-lets-level-up/8449866/","projectTitle":"New Year, New Look! Let's Level Up!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rhili","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6677459_orig.jpg?crop=2604,2604,x441,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665282022607","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6677459"},{"teacherId":6677459,"projectId":8981836,"letterContent":"My scholars were so excited when our package was delivered. I kept them guessing all day as I didn't want to disrupt the class from learning to get their new pencil pouch and supplies ready! When they returned from specials class everyone had a new pencil pouch, folder and markers on their desk! I've never seen them so excited about new supplies before! I told them how donors from all over helped to fund the materials. They immediately started shouting \"Thank you!\"\r\n\r\nEveryone had access to new materials to use throughout our lessons. The folders and sheet protectors helped to keep their papers and work neat and in order. I didn't have students sharing markers because theirs had dried out. The materials have made our day much more efficient and cut down on learning loss. \r\n\r\nThey love having everything they need in reach and in their own pouch! I would have never been able to do this without your help. So, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart and my first graders thank you as well.","fullyFundedDate":1733377938820,"projectUrl":"project/ready-set-lets-learn/8981836/","projectTitle":"Ready, Set, Let's Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rhili","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6677459_orig.jpg?crop=2604,2604,x441,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665282022607","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6677459"},{"teacherId":6677459,"projectId":9298994,"letterContent":"My scholars were so excited when our items arrived. They were thrilled when I told them that online donors had provided all the glow supplies because of their amazing growth in first grade! Screams and jumps for joy filled the classroom! We discussed how setting goals and tracking them each week shows how well they have progressed and even completed their goals. It is a proven fact that students that who understand how they are progressing are more engaged and focused throughout the daily activities. I love that they use all could see the tracker and color in their progress each week. I told them that they would have a great reward for their achievements. I had students vote on how we would celebrate our learning and glow the day away!\r\nThe glow lights and glow decorations were just what we needed to make this day special. The look on their faces when the saw the room glowing was unforgettable. We used the glow paint to make t-shirt with each other's handprints! They were able to take them home to keep. We played glow games, danced with glow sticks and even enjoyed juice from glowing cups! The families enjoyed seeing all the pictures and videos. WE are all truly thankful to all our donors. Glow day was amazing and I'm so glad my students were able to celebrate their growth. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my scholars lives just a little better while they're at school!","fullyFundedDate":1746730773611,"projectUrl":"project/its-glow-time/9298994/","projectTitle":"It’s Glow Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rhili","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6677459_orig.jpg?crop=2604,2604,x441,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665282022607","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6677459"},{"teacherId":7678751,"projectId":9071116,"letterContent":"We are engaging with our new sensory toys to interact with our environment in unique ways by facilitating cognitive growth and development. The Pre-K students learn cause-and-effect relationships, memory skills, and spatial awareness.\r\nWe played sensory games that engage their senses by touching the toys and know how they feel. We filled a bin up with water and put sensory toys in them to help the Pre-K students explore, learn, and develop their senses.\r\nWhen the Pre-K students looked at the teacher opening up the boxes they were so excited and said they can't wait to play with the sensory toys.\r\nThe next lesson we will do sorting, pattern recognition, fine motor skills, literacy, and numbers games.","fullyFundedDate":1744128503448,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-and-problem-solving/9071116/","projectTitle":"Sensory and Problem Solving","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7678751_orig.jpg?crop=1935,1935,x328,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1607048500507","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7678751"},{"teacherId":9024139,"projectId":7340618,"letterContent":"I want to extend my deepest and most heartfelt gratitude to each of you who generously contributed to my classroom. Your support has made a tremendous impact—not just on me as an educator, but most importantly, on the students I have the privilege to teach and inspire every day.\r\n\r\nThanks to your donations, I was able to bring in direct resources that supported academic learning in ways that truly matter. From essential supplies like books, manipulatives, and classroom tools to organizational materials that helped structure our learning space, every item has played a part in enriching the educational experiences of my students. These resources have created opportunities for deeper engagement and meaningful learning, and I have already seen a difference in the confidence and enthusiasm of my students as they interact with their learning environment.\r\n\r\nYour contributions also helped ensure our classroom remains a clean and safe space. In today's world, maintaining a healthy environment is more important than ever. Your support made it possible for me to stock up on sanitizing materials, storage bins, and cleaning supplies that protect the health of our students and create a space where they feel secure and focused. This peace of mind is something I could not have provided alone, and I'm incredibly grateful for your role in making it possible.\r\n\r\nBeyond the physical resources, your kindness allowed me the flexibility to create and provide items for my students that were not otherwise accessible. Whether it was custom-made learning games, behavior management tools, or personalized classroom decor that celebrated each student's identity and contributions, your generosity enabled me to go beyond the basics. These touches made the classroom more welcoming, more inclusive, and more reflective of the students it serves.\r\n\r\nAs a first-year lead teacher, I have been building my classroom from the ground up. This journey hasn't been easy, but it has been filled with joy and growth—made possible in large part because of your belief in what I'm doing. Your support empowered me to meet the needs of my scholars with care and creativity. It gave me the ability to focus on teaching and building relationships, rather than stressing over how to make ends meet in the classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our future. Your donation didn't just supply materials; it lifted spirits, strengthened a classroom community, and helped shape the foundation for student success. I am inspired and humbled by your generosity, and I want you to know that your gift continues to have a lasting impact each and every day.","fullyFundedDate":1698672423943,"projectUrl":"project/year-2-readiness/7340618/","projectTitle":"Year 2 Readiness","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Milton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9024139_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722528635908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/miltona"},{"teacherId":7678751,"projectId":9125733,"letterContent":"The lessons l will teach with the books we received from our donors will be students will grasp that written words represent spoken words and carry meaning. \r\nThey will learn to recognize the front and back covers, pages, and spine of a book, and understand that pages are turned in a specific order. \r\nThe students will understand that print is read from left to right and top to bottom.\r\nThey will learn that words are made up of letters and that words are separated.\r\nStudents will understand that print is not just found in books, but also in various places like store signs and labels.\r\nPrint awareness is a crucial pre-reading skill that lays the groundwork for a child's future reading success. It helps students develop: \r\nBy understanding how print works, students can more easily grasp the meaning of the text. \r\nRecognizing words in different contexts helps students build their vocabulary. \r\nPrint awareness can also contribute to phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in words. \r\nStudents with print awareness are more likely to approach reading with confidence and a sense of accomplishment.","fullyFundedDate":1742935013709,"projectUrl":"project/books-to-read/9125733/","projectTitle":"Books to Read","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7678751_orig.jpg?crop=1935,1935,x328,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1607048500507","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7678751"},{"teacherId":4760974,"projectId":8825872,"letterContent":"My students have loved the books. I have one student in particular that has come into the library early everyday to check out a new book. He is fond of Mo Willems and was so excited to hear that we would be getting new ones. \r\n\r\nIt truly makes a difference when students can find a book that they are looking for. These books have stayed off the shelves and are constantly in circulation. Which tells me that I will need more but I'm content that I have helped our students find books.\r\n\r\nOne of the best things about having new books is teaching students how to look for them and they have been working on this skill so much that I don't have to help with our new books. They know exactly where they are shelved because they enjoy them so much.","fullyFundedDate":1735260374145,"projectUrl":"project/fall-into-a-good-book/8825872/","projectTitle":"Fall into a Good Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mayhand","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4760974_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1547226103047","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-mayhand"},{"teacherId":7678751,"projectId":9022585,"letterContent":"We have started today playing basketball, sack race, egg race, relays and games. The Pre-K students are so excited and tired after outdoors play. \r\nPlaying basketball the Pre-K students can help develop their physical skills, social skills, and teamwork abilities.\r\nWhen the Pre-k students started playing relay races, the development of social skills like teamwork, cooperation, communication, and sportsmanship, alongside improvements in gross motor skills through running, jumping, and other movements, all while having fun and engaging in active play; essentially, learning to work together towards a common goal while physically active.\r\nWhen they helped me open the boxes they were so excited to know what was in the boxes. They were ready to go outside then but the weather would not permit us to go outside and play basketball, and have relay races.\r\nThe next project will be about reading in the Pre-K classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1736874666547,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-exercises/9022585/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Exercises","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7678751_orig.jpg?crop=1935,1935,x328,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1607048500507","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7678751"},{"teacherId":4540415,"projectId":8599581,"letterContent":"You have genuinely colored our world! Thank you for providing a colored printer for my classroom so my students and I can enjoy engaging and happy resources to use daily and for years to come. Color helps to bring classroom tasks to life! \r\n\r\nThe new tenor and concert ukulele greatly benefit my students with larger hands! I use a concert ukulele as my hands are too big for our set of sopranos. Students with larger hands need an instrument that fits their body for success and ease. \r\n\r\nDonors like you are at the very heart of what we do in the classroom. Your thoughtfulness and generosity keep us going and help to fuel new ideas and creativity. Thank you for helping teachers and students all across the country!","fullyFundedDate":1724083631868,"projectUrl":"project/color-our-world/8599581/","projectTitle":"Color our World!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Meixner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4540415_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600254936518","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/a-meixner"},{"teacherId":7749769,"projectId":6855241,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generosity shown to my students and I. The resources you helped to provide is being used to teach students from any location on the school campus and provide color resources for learning opportunity. As the teacher I am able to print resources on my own without having to worry about cost or permission from schools colored printer. The resources help to better my teaching craft which includes realistic visuals, building connections, relationships through literacy and the craft of my students learning. A favorite classroom moment highlight was seeing my students actually excited about seeing their work and photos being printed in the classroom in color. Students now have the opportunity to work with a device that may or may not be familiar from their home setting. . Please know that you are appreciated and my students and I are grateful for you taking a part in helping us succeed in not only literacy but education as a whole.","fullyFundedDate":1673971658345,"projectUrl":"project/color-my-community/6855241/","projectTitle":"Color My Community","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crawley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7749769_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1620927448288","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7749769"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_2786","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":581,"numTeachers":36,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":53,"percentWhite":18,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":18,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"16.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":69.5,"schoolId":2786,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Guilford Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Guilford Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/north-carolina/guilford-county-schools/guilford-elementary-school/2786"}