{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Washington Primary School","outOfStateSupporters":29.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":226217,"projectId":9224463,"letterContent":"First of all, thank you for your generosity towards a group of 4- and 5-year-old children you will probably never meet. We have had the Super Space blocks in our room for several weeks now. \r\n\r\nWe use the blocks as a daily learning station. Some days the children do free build while other days they come up with a plan with the adult supervisor and build accordingly. I can honestly say I can't tell which option is more popular with the children. They are totally engaged and smiling for both.\r\nI hope you realize how much we appreciate your support.","fullyFundedDate":1751909950595,"projectUrl":"project/superspace-addition/9224463/","projectTitle":"Superspace Addition","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Padgett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp226217_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507046869459","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/padgett1013"},{"teacherId":2838573,"projectId":9314881,"letterContent":"Since receiving the new resources, our classroom has been filled with excitement, imagination, and meaningful play. The dramatic play materials—especially the baby dolls—have quickly become a favorite part of our daily routine. Having baby dolls and accessories in the classroom gives children opportunities to practice nurturing behaviors, understand emotions, and explore real-life routines in a safe and playful way. One morning, I watched a small group of students carefully wrap the dolls in blankets and gently put them in bed. They whispered kind words like \"It's okay, it's time to go sleep\" showing how deeply they were connecting with the materials and with each other.\r\n\r\nThe moment the children first saw the new items, their faces lit up with wide eyes, open mouths, and the biggest smiles—you could feel the excitement ripple through the room. Their reactions reminded me how powerful these resources are in shaping their learning experiences. The dramatic play center has since become a hub of creativity; the children pretend to be caregivers, chefs, and family members, taking on roles that help them make sense of the world around them.\r\n\r\nAs we continue building on our current classroom lessons, the next steps involve teaching children how to care for their environment by organizing materials and returning items to labeled baskets. This real-life skill helps them develop responsibility, independence, and respect for shared spaces. It has been wonderful to watch them work together to sort items, discuss where things belong, and take pride in keeping their classroom welcoming and tidy. Thanks to your generosity, our students now have a beautifully enriched learning space that inspires imagination, cooperation, and growth every day. Your support has done more than fund materials—you've helped create joyful moments, confident learners, and a classroom filled with meaningful play.","fullyFundedDate":1746787114947,"projectUrl":"project/dramatic-play-center/9314881/","projectTitle":"Dramatic-Play Center","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Niehaus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2838573_orig.jpg?crop=269,269,x0,y52&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746234063875","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2838573"},{"teacherId":10013287,"projectId":9318120,"letterContent":"The children were amazed by the new items your generosity allowed. The magnetic tile school bus, fire truck, and rocket ship fostered the creativity desired by future engineers. Their little faces just lit up when they discovered what they had built. This activity was a definite game changer and encouraged the children to see what other types of transportation could be built at this center. Many of them created multifaceted vehicles with multiple uses.\nIn addition the bristle block castle building set not only.offered creativity with building, designing, and structure balance it offered a tactile sensory function. ","fullyFundedDate":1747083618022,"projectUrl":"project/stem-champions/9318120/","projectTitle":"STEM Champions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10013287"},{"teacherId":3752573,"projectId":9314695,"letterContent":"Our students and I were so excited to receive all of the sensory and social emotional items last week! \r\n\r\nWe have been exploring and enjoying them everyday! The students love making ice-cream cones with the Ice cream cone sensory bin and pretending they are eating ice-cream. Other favorites are the Outer Space sensory bin, the construction bin, the Dinosaur sensory bin, the Hungry Caterpillar bin and the kinetic sand.\r\n\r\nI am sending pictures so you can see some of the students enjoying these sensory bins.","fullyFundedDate":1749070730780,"projectUrl":"project/sensational-sensory-sensations/9314695/","projectTitle":"Sensational Sensory Sensations","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Padgett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3752573_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535495157895","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shelly-padgett"},{"teacherId":1904265,"projectId":8749270,"letterContent":"This project has been very useful to the students at Washington Primary. Unfortunately, I was unable to get the table that I needed but the resource teacher at my school was able to use this table for his room. He said it was a game changer for his students, some of which we share. The u shaped table allows for the teacher to sit in close proximity to the students which allows them to learn collaboratively and work more easily. Sitting at this table creates an environment suitable for small group instruction.","fullyFundedDate":1726753703327,"projectUrl":"project/practicing-language-skills-in-close-prox/8749270/","projectTitle":"Practicing Language Skills in Close Proximity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Allison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1904265_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726689351321","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/laura-allison"},{"teacherId":226217,"projectId":8998131,"letterContent":"First of all, thank you so much for your generosity towards these little children. We have had these magnetic tiles, construction worker figures, and bridge building pieces in our hands for almost a month. \r\n\r\nWe started using them in stations, which is when small groups of children work either with a teacher, an assistant, or independently for 7-10 minutes on one project before rotating to the next. We do five stations daily with emphasis on Language, Math, Art, Stem, and find motor skill development. It's easier to introduce new items in a station format so the children don't fight over them. Usually they lose interest after 2-3 days of using an item---with many having a 1 day life of interest. \r\n\r\nThese items stayed in our station for five solid days and I only moved them to free play area because I had other activities I needed the space for. The children have had a blast using these. Once they realized they could build bridges along with their roads, they were invested. We could never have obtained these without your help.","fullyFundedDate":1744032828893,"projectUrl":"project/designing-details/8998131/","projectTitle":"Designing Details","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Padgett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp226217_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507046869459","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/padgett1013"},{"teacherId":226217,"projectId":8863842,"letterContent":"First of all, thank you so much for your generosity towards my 4- and 5-year-old students. Being so kind to people you will probably never meet is incredibly nice. \r\n\r\nAt the beginning of each year, I read Brown Bear, Brown Bear to my students and it becomes a class favorite. By the fourth or fifth reading, they can \"read\" it along with me. I put my copy on our class bookshelf and it quickly becomes the book everyone fights over. We learn how to put the book on the middle person's lap and everyone who wants to read it follows along. I always send a video recording to parents so they'll be able to see how much their child loves reading this book.\r\n\r\nThis year I have a class with a very high poverty rate. Being able to give each one of these children their own copy to take home was one of the highlights of my year. I could not have done this without you. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1738346844426,"projectUrl":"project/brown-bear-book/8863842/","projectTitle":"Brown Bear Book","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Padgett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp226217_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507046869459","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/padgett1013"},{"teacherId":7566852,"projectId":8955231,"letterContent":"We have been using our wiggle stools for two months now! Our class was so excited to see the huge boxes being delivered to our classroom! This was a special secret for them so they did not expect to be receiving such a big surprise! Since we were blessed to receive 10 wiggle stools, they were delivered in two separate boxes on different days! This only added to the excitement! \r\n\r\nThe wiggle stools have been a great addition to our classroom. When the students helped unbox our new stools they were eager to put them together themselves. The stools being constructed by our classmates added to their ownership and their responsibility for caring and using the stools properly. We have used the stools in all areas of our classroom from alternating usage at our student tables, using them in small groups at the teacher's table, and even using them during carpet time! This has allowed for the movement the students need to help keep their attention on the task at hand! I had not anticipated using the stools at carpet but was greatly surprised how it improved participation from some of my students!\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1733342388104,"projectUrl":"project/wiggle-while-we-learn/8955231/","projectTitle":"Wiggle While We Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dillon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7566852_orig.jpg?crop=511,511,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1602635764903","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7566852"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_20139","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":370,"numTeachers":21,"percentFrplEligible":82,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":11,"percentWhite":65,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":18,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 1","studentTeacherRatio":"17.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":70.4,"schoolId":20139,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Washington Primary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Washington Primary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/indiana/washington-community-school-district/helen-griffith-elementary-school/20139"}