{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center","outOfStateSupporters":22.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10589477,"projectId":10618315,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping make our Fueling Little Minds project a success! My second graders were SO excited when they saw all the snacks arrive in our classroom! Their smiles, excitement, and happy reactions made my teacher heart so full. Seeing their faces light up was a reminder that even the smallest acts of kindness can make the biggest difference.\r\n\r\nYour generosity means so much to me and my 20 students. Having snacks available throughout the school day will help my students feel cared for, supported, and ready to focus on learning. Sometimes, something as simple as a snack can brighten a child's day and help them feel special.\r\n\r\nThank you for thinking of my students and investing in their little minds and growing hearts. I wish you could have been here to see their reactions firsthand! Your kindness will make a difference in our classroom, one snack and one smile at a time.","fullyFundedDate":1790189076233,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-little-minds/10618315/","projectTitle":"Fueling Little Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mittler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10589477"},{"teacherId":4755870,"projectId":10174900,"letterContent":"Thank you for fully funding my DonorsChoose project, Helping Little Voices Be Heard: Communication Tools for K–2 Learners! Your generosity is making a meaningful difference in the lives of young students in our school community.\r\n\r\nAs a speech-language pathologist working with kindergarten through second-grade students, I support children with a wide range of communication needs. Some of my students have difficulty expressing their wants, needs, thoughts, and feelings through speech alone. Having access to engaging, hands-on materials helps me create meaningful learning opportunities that support communication, language development, and participation in the classroom.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, I now have additional resources, including felt boards, dot markers, and Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards to purchase and create individualized lessons and activities. These materials allow me to make therapy sessions more interactive, engaging, and responsive to each student's unique needs. They also help me provide visual supports, build vocabulary, encourage language expression, and give students more opportunities to communicate in ways that work best for them.\r\n\r\nFor my students, these tools are about so much more than completing an activity. They help create opportunities for children to make choices, share ideas, build confidence, and experience success. Every child deserves access to the resources they need to learn, connect with others, and have their voice heard.\r\n\r\nYour kindness helps make that possible. Thank you for investing in my students, supporting their communication journeys, and helping me provide the tools they need to grow and thrive. Your generosity is helping little voices be heard, and I am truly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1776401680420,"projectUrl":"project/helping-little-voices-be-heard-communic/10174900/","projectTitle":"Helping Little Voices Be Heard: Communication Tools for K–2 Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vivelo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4755870"},{"teacherId":10472580,"projectId":10174993,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our DonorsChoose project! Your kindness has made a meaningful difference in the lives of our students. With the hands-on materials and visual supports you helped provide, our students have been learning about the season of fall, including how the leaves change colors and fall from the trees.\r\n\r\nThese engaging activities have created wonderful opportunities for our students with autism who are nonverbal or minimally verbal to build vocabulary, develop communication skills, and express their thoughts and ideas through AAC, gestures, and emerging speech. The materials have helped bring learning to life through meaningful, hands-on experiences that encourage curiosity, participation, and communication.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your generosity and for helping us create fun, engaging learning experiences that support our students as they learn, grow, and find their voices. Thank you for making a difference in our classroom. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1776402114197,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-seasons-celebrations-to-life/10174993/","projectTitle":"Bringing Seasons & Celebrations to Life for Nonverbal Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kessler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10472580"},{"teacherId":10589477,"projectId":10519379,"letterContent":"My heart is so full! Thank you to everyone who donated to our DonorsChoose project and helped get new books into our 2nd-grade classroom! 🥹📖 These books will help my students grow as readers, build confidence, and discover a love for reading.\r\n\r\nWe have officially reached our FIRST GOAL for our AR (Accelerated Reader) books! 🎉 This is such an exciting milestone, and I couldn't have done it without your kindness and generosity.\r\n\r\nEvery book brings us one step closer to creating a classroom full of confident, excited readers. Thank you for investing in my students, supporting their learning, and helping make our classroom a special place to grow! ❤️🖤\r\n\r\nLittle readers, big dreams! 📚✨","fullyFundedDate":1787836599531,"projectUrl":"project/growing-readers-one-book-at-a-time/10519379/","projectTitle":"Growing Readers, One Book at a Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mittler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10589477"},{"teacherId":10411440,"projectId":10717617,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making our Warmth, Care & Hunger project possible! Your generosity means so much to me and to the children in our classroom.\r\n\r\nAs a paraprofessional working with Kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade students, I see every day how important it is for children to feel safe, loved, and supported. Sometimes, something as simple as a snack can make a big difference in a child's day. When children are hungry, it can be difficult for them to concentrate, participate, and give their best effort.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, we can provide our students with snacks and supplies that help meet their needs and remind them that someone cares. These items are about more than just food and classroom materials. They help create an environment where children feel valued, encouraged, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nOur classroom is a family where children learn together, help one another, and grow at their own pace. Your support helps us continue building that caring community, where every child matters and every child has the opportunity to succeed.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us make our classroom a warmer, more welcoming place. Your generosity is making a meaningful difference in the lives of the children we serve, and I am truly grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1791163424837,"projectUrl":"project/nourished-cared-for-ready-to-learn/10717617/","projectTitle":"Nourished, Cared For, Ready to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barb","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10411440"},{"teacherId":9845446,"projectId":10503484,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my first-grade classroom! Your generosity has helped me create a welcoming, comfortable, and engaging environment where my students can learn, grow, and feel successful. The classroom supplies have made a difference in our daily routines, from keeping students organized with their own mailboxes to providing headphones that help them focus during learning activities. The cozy pillows have helped make our reading corner an inviting place where students can relax and enjoy books, while our new read-aloud books give us wonderful opportunities to build a love of reading together.\r\n\r\nOne of the most rewarding parts of teaching first grade is watching children become more confident and independent as learners. These materials help make our classroom a place where students feel excited to come to school, explore new things, and take pride in their learning. Even the little things, like having a special notebook for collecting stickers, bring smiles to their faces and help make our classroom feel like a special place to belong.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and helping me give them a positive start to their school year. Your kindness reaches far beyond the supplies themselves. You are helping create meaningful learning experiences, happy memories, and a classroom where every child feels welcomed and valued. I am so grateful for your support of my students and our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1787196480351,"projectUrl":"project/a-welcoming-start-for-my-first-graders/10503484/","projectTitle":"A Welcoming Start for My First Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ferry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9845446_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771369972599","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9845446"},{"teacherId":10478765,"projectId":10518467,"letterContent":"Adding art into my second grade classroom has had a positive impact on my students by giving them opportunities to be creative, express themselves, and engage with learning in a hands on way. Incorporating art has also made learning more exciting and engaging. The student's art has encouraged them to take pride in their work, and has created a classroom environment where every student can share their unique ideas and creativity. The students are excited to learn about new artist and create their own version. We are all looking forward to having an art show after Christmas break to showcase the art for their parents.","fullyFundedDate":1787836599070,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-corner/10518467/","projectTitle":"Creativity Corner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. D'Ambrosi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10478765_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776140413090","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10478765"},{"teacherId":10479211,"projectId":10194112,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my First Grade classroom through Donors Choice. I am incredibly grateful for your generosity in providing our students with math materials. \r\n\r\nThe resources have given my students the opportunity to make math more hands-on, engaging, and meaningful. The pouches have made the distribution of math materials more efficient and effective when working with the whole group or small groups. The pocket sleeves have been used to make white boards for each child to keep in their desks. The kids love using the 'white boards' as an alternative to paper and pencil. They are a great way for me to do informal assessing and check for understanding. The children use the headphones daily to work on supplemental math programs on the computer which allows for each child to work independently at their own level without distraction. The carpet has made my classroom feel warmer and more welcoming. The children gather on the carpet at least once a day for whole group instruction. \r\n\r\nYour generosity is giving my students more opportunities to develop confidence and problem-solving skills. Thank you for investing in my current/future students. I truly appreciate your kindness and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1776401814615,"projectUrl":"project/building-bright-math-minds-through-hands/10194112/","projectTitle":"Building Bright Math Minds Through Hands-On Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cotelesse","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10479211"},{"teacherId":10479665,"projectId":10196069,"letterContent":"I would like to sincerely thank you for your generous support of our classroom. The new headphones, dry, erase boards, paper cutter, educational games, our magnetic writing sheet, and classroom carpet are greatly appreciated and will make a meaningful difference in our daily learning environment. \r\n\r\nEach of these resources provides our students with opportunities to learn, collaborate, and engage more effectively. The new carpet will create a welcoming space for whole group learning, while the headphones, educational games, and dry erase boards will support individual practice, instruction, and student participation. The paper cutter will also be a valuable resource and helping us prepare, engaging and meaningful. \r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our classroom, and most importantly in our students. Your support makes the lasting impact.","fullyFundedDate":1776443518402,"projectUrl":"project/building-bright-readers/10196069/","projectTitle":"Building Bright Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lutz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10479665"},{"teacherId":10479629,"projectId":10195871,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our classroom project! My students and I are deeply grateful for your support, and we cannot wait to start using our new resources.Your donations have brought several vital tools into our learning space:\r\n\r\nThe Beautiful Rug: This creates a warm, welcoming gathering space for our community circles, group reading, and interactive lessons.\r\n\r\nHeadphones: These will allow students to focus deeply on their individualized digital learning programs and audiobooks without distractions.The Speaker: This will bring our lessons to life with clear audio, educational videos, and calming background music during independent work.\r\nOffice Dividers: These provide students with a private, quiet space to focus during assessments or when they need a calm environment to work independently.With these items, you have not only provided physical materials but also created a more focused, comfortable, and engaging environment where my students can thrive. Thank you for investing in their education and showing them that their community cares about their success.With gratitude,","fullyFundedDate":1776406378297,"projectUrl":"project/project-refresh/10195871/","projectTitle":"Project Refresh","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johngrass","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10479629"},{"teacherId":10472555,"projectId":10174918,"letterContent":"Thank you so much to everyone who donated essential tools to support my Second Grade students. Your generosity is helping provide the resources our students need to learn, grow and succeed each day. \r\n\r\nFrom classroom supplies to learning tools, every donation has made a difference. These materials create an engaging and supportive learning environment for students to build confidence, practice important skills and discover the joy of learning. \r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your kindness to our students. \r\nThank you for investing in our second graders and helping make their learning journey a success.","fullyFundedDate":1776400567203,"projectUrl":"project/essential-tools-for-second-grade-learnin/10174918/","projectTitle":"Essential Tools for Second Grade Learning Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hartje","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10472555"},{"teacherId":10479145,"projectId":10192789,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support and generosity. \r\nMy Kindergarten students were so excited to receive new learning materials. \r\nThe building blocks and writing materials helped develop their creativity and imagination. \r\n\r\nOur students are especially excited to explore the new materials and learn through hands-on activities. They are building their fine motor skills and cooperative learning skills. Your support has helped make learning more engaging, purposeful, and accessible for \r\nall students.\r\nWe very much appreciate these items.","fullyFundedDate":1776430308214,"projectUrl":"project/building-minds-and-bright-ideas-creative/10192789/","projectTitle":"Building Minds and Bright Ideas Creative Tools for Kindergarten Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lloyd","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10479145"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_90139","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":736,"numTeachers":50,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":22,"percentWhite":46,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":8,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":22,"gradesServed":"K - 2","studentTeacherRatio":"14.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":78.0,"schoolId":90139,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/new-castle-area-school-district/harry-w-lockley-kindergarten/90139"}