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Your support helps me build a classroom that meets their needs and celebrates their creativity and growth.\r\nThank you for believing in our young learners and helping us make every day full of discovery.","fullyFundedDate":1762267698745,"projectUrl":"project/creative-kindergarteners/9706862/","projectTitle":"Creative Kindergarteners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dobek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3177488_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476043126254","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3177488"},{"teacherId":3177488,"projectId":9398636,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom! My kindergarten students were so excited to open the box and discover bowling pins, ping pong balls, Legos, and ball pit balls. These materials are perfect for our upcoming science unit on force and motion, and I can already see how much fun and learning they will inspire.\r\nThis is my first year teaching kindergarten, your support means more than I can express. My students come from military families, and they bring so much curiosity, resilience, and enthusiasm to our classroom every day. They absolutely love science, and your donation gives them the hands-on opportunities they need to explore, experiment, and understand the world around them.\r\nThank you again for helping make our classroom a place where young scientists can learn, wonder, and grow. Your kindness is truly making a difference.","fullyFundedDate":1758806077175,"projectUrl":"project/curious-kinders/9398636/","projectTitle":"Curious Kinders","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dobek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3177488_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476043126254","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3177488"},{"teacherId":361531,"projectId":9697264,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! My students were beyond thrilled when we opened the boxes! My students tried this anchor phenomena back to our Earth Science we start the year with the help of the gemstone and fossil kits that you generously donated. They were able to describe the properties of those fossils and then tie it back to the earth processes that some changes happen quickly and some happen slowly. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.\r\n\r\nOur anchor phenomena for the new year will be the Great Crayon Conundrum of 2026! All of our hands on experiments go to support our understanding of this phenomena and test our questions and wonderings. We will be studying properties of matter and how those properties are suited for an intended purpose. Then we will investigate the properties of the playdoh to answer our questions about can solids change shape, and if so how! Students will use the playdoh to learn what properties it has. \r\n\r\nThese hands on experiments have helped students learn for today and the rest of their lives! Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1758763833342,"projectUrl":"project/science-science-everywhere/9697264/","projectTitle":"Science, Science Everywhere!!!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Altmann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp361531_orig.jpg?crop=1075,1075,x422,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1610585435043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/361531"},{"teacherId":7016880,"projectId":9127993,"letterContent":"Your generous donation has had such an amazing impact on our classroom for students with moderate-to-severe disabilities. With your help, we are sailing through our reading curriculum and blowing our reading IEP goals out of the water. When I first started working with these students, most of them could not ID a single letter, let alone read. Now, with the help of the BOB books you've provided my class, my students are not only reading, but they are understanding the things they are reading. The love our new books so much that reading has become a highly motivating activity for them. They have taken so much pride in our new little library. It's been a very exciting and very rewarding year to be able to see my students make progress as a direct result of my teaching, with the help of the donated materials you sent to us.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of my heart, and the hearts of my every growing classroom- thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1744232518080,"projectUrl":"project/i-can-read-that/9127993/","projectTitle":"I Can Read That!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Quesnell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7016880_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y98&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1579456562529","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7016880"},{"teacherId":361531,"projectId":9402598,"letterContent":"Students voted on our Tie-Dye T-shirt design colors. They agreed upon yellow and blue, which also happen to be our school colors! Then they predicted how their design would turn out on a black line of a t-shirt. I was so surprised by their predictions. We were able to include 4 parent volunteers to help us select the correct t-shirt size for each student, and then assist them in the tie-dye process.\r\n\r\nThis not only helped us in learning about properties of matter. How liquids and solids react to each other. It also helped us with our science standards for reversible and irreversible changes! These shirts will be worn next month for our school fun run and twin day, and will be worn on every field trip this year! Thank you so much for your generosity and for helping us to start the year building community!","fullyFundedDate":1750228692069,"projectUrl":"project/building-community-through-science/9402598/","projectTitle":"Building Community Through Science!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Altmann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp361531_orig.jpg?crop=1075,1075,x422,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1610585435043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/361531"},{"teacherId":361531,"projectId":9477405,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to \" Read, Read, Read Books That Inspire!\" to help my student's critical thinking skills. Student's were thrilled when the boxes started to arrive in our classroom. The engaging books on scientists and people who made a difference in the world that my students are utilizing right now! They are doing their oral presentations on people who have made a difference in the world! And these resources are just perfect.\r\n\r\nStudents dressed as the person who inspired them and even created artwork based on that person. We are learning how even everyday people can make a difference, just like us!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity! Seeing how the resources you provided can spark a student's learning, always makes my heart smile!","fullyFundedDate":1755378146925,"projectUrl":"project/read-read-read-books-that-inspire/9477405/","projectTitle":"Read! Read! Read! Books that Inspire!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Altmann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp361531_orig.jpg?crop=1075,1075,x422,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1610585435043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/361531"},{"teacherId":3341068,"projectId":9732779,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the headphones you gave to our 4th grade class! We were so excited to receive them, and we will put them to good use. My students are very excited and they will definitely appreciate this gift.\r\n\r\nThe headphones help us focus during reading, math, and other learning activities on our computers. Now we can listen without distractions, and it makes our learning more fun and easier to understand.\r\n\r\nWe really appreciate your kindness and generosity. Your gift is making a big difference in our classroom, and we are very thankful.","fullyFundedDate":1758728687882,"projectUrl":"project/tune-out-distractions/9732779/","projectTitle":"Tune Out Distractions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3341068_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459870949112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3341068"},{"teacherId":3341068,"projectId":8884992,"letterContent":"I want to thank you so much for providing the necessary materials. My students have had so much success using these boards. These boards are used daily and help students who are visual learners.\r\nThese boards have provided vital learning opportunities during math. On one side we have learned all about place value and expanded form. On the other side we used the boards for both division and multiplication. These boards have been the absolutely best material I have added for student learning. Thank you again for helping me get materials for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1729551346664,"projectUrl":"project/lets-multiply-and-divide/8884992/","projectTitle":"Lets Multiply and Divide","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3341068_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459870949112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3341068"},{"teacherId":361531,"projectId":9028461,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! My students were beyond thrilled when we opened the boxes! We have been studying properties of matter and how those properties are suited for an intended purpose. Our anchor phenomena is the Great Crayon Conundrum of 2025! All of our hands on experiments go to support our understanding of this phenomena and test our questions and wonderings.\r\n\r\nThen we investigated the properties of the playdoh to answer our questions about can solids change shape, and if so how! Students used the playdoh to learn what properties it has. The properties they came up with were squishy, colored, not translucent, opaque, solid, changes shape, soft, not rigid just to name a few.\r\n\r\nMy students are looking forward to tying this anchor phenomena back to our Earth Science we start the year with the help of the fossil kits that you generously donated. They will be able to describe the properties of those fossils and then tie it back to the earth processes that some changes happen quickly and some happen slowly. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. These hands on experiments have helped students learn for today and the rest of their lives! Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1744258086945,"projectUrl":"project/science-science-everywhere/9028461/","projectTitle":"Science, Science Everywhere!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Altmann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp361531_orig.jpg?crop=1075,1075,x422,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1610585435043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/361531"},{"teacherId":361531,"projectId":9222783,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to \" How Are You Feeling Too?\" to help my student's critical thinking and social emotional skills. Student's were thrilled when the boxes started to arrive in our classroom. The engaging books on a multitude of emotions and characteristics that my students are utilizing right now! They are learning about how to manage their emotions and persevere through challenges! And these resources are just perfect.\r\n\r\nThese books provide real world tools and coping plans for them to be calm, mindful and centered at school and beyond. The students spend a lot of time reading and using these resources. Especially on our Mindful Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays every week!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity! Seeing how the resources you provided can spark a student's learning, always makes my heart smile!","fullyFundedDate":1744265544130,"projectUrl":"project/how-are-you-feeling-too/9222783/","projectTitle":"How Are You Feeling Too?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Altmann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp361531_orig.jpg?crop=1075,1075,x422,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1610585435043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/361531"},{"teacherId":122976,"projectId":9090481,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to my class project. My students were able to do a culminating activity at the end of our earth science unit. We learned about different rocks, from where it's found and how it can be used in many things we use and how it's incorporated into art. They were able to create mini stepping stone with jewels. Thank you for helping my students learn to love science and become more curious. We appreciate your support and generosity for our classroom project.","fullyFundedDate":1746803564555,"projectUrl":"project/creating-art-with-mosaics/9090481/","projectTitle":"Creating Art with Mosaics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gapasin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp122976_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657595142557","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-gapasin"},{"teacherId":122976,"projectId":9314307,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to our project. My students were so excited to use the mosaic tiles. They had studied about rocks and how it can be used in buildings, sidewalks, and even in art. They created some beautiful pieces with the mosaic packets you purchased for us. It was a perfect way to end our earth science unit. They were excited to bring them home and decorate their gardens.We are so appreciative that we have donors who believe in our project. thank you for making a difference in the learning that happens classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1746803564331,"projectUrl":"project/dig-deep-to-create-art-with-mosaic-tiles/9314307/","projectTitle":"Dig Deep to Create Art with Mosaic Tiles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gapasin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp122976_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657595142557","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-gapasin"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_42407","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":705,"numTeachers":24,"percentFrplEligible":65,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":39,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":31,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"29.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":66.2,"schoolId":42407,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Hancock Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Hancock Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/san-diego-unified-school-district/hancock-elementary-school/42407"}