{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Helen M Lehman Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":18.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3847966,"projectId":9508871,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in funding a full year of Teachers Pay Teachers science lessons for our classroom. Your support brought engaging, hands-on activities that help every student explore science in a fun, meaningful way. These lessons include clear visuals, experiments, and interactive tasks that make our inclusive classroom more accessible for all learners. I've already seen students who are usually quiet volunteering to share ideas, and others who learn best through movement or visuals, thriving during experiments. Their excitement each day reminds me how much this gift matters. Thank you for believing in our students, supporting their curiosity, and helping create a classroom where every child can discover the joy of science. Your kindness truly makes a difference.","fullyFundedDate":1754952185647,"projectUrl":"project/making-science-accessible/9508871/","projectTitle":"Making Science Accessible","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3847966_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1629519025088","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-belliveau"},{"teacherId":3847966,"projectId":9507251,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and thoughtfulness. Because of your support, we were able to purchase materials that help make our classroom more inclusive—including wobble stools, headphones, and new library books. These resources have already helped students from many different backgrounds feel more comfortable, welcomed, and supported in their learning.\r\n\r\nYour kindness is making a real difference in our students' daily lives, and we are truly grateful for the care you've shown our classroom community.","fullyFundedDate":1754951883405,"projectUrl":"project/successful-learning-for-all/9507251/","projectTitle":"Successful Learning for All","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3847966_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1629519025088","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-belliveau"},{"teacherId":8370943,"projectId":9405662,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! Your generous donations made it possible for us to add sky-themed light covers, a cozy string of lights, a new reading game, and a wobble stool. My students were immediately excited to see the new materials. They especially loved the softer lighting and the chance to explore the new reading game together. The wobble stool has been a huge hit—especially for one of my students who is constantly on the move and benefits from having an appropriate outlet for that energy.\r\n\r\nWhile the low lighting helps create a calm, soothing environment, it can also make it a bit trickier for students to stay energized, so we've learned to use this setup selectively depending on the activity. Regardless, my students always light up when something new appears in the classroom, and your contribution made that possible.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, our next steps involve helping students build strategies to manage their sensory needs while staying focused and successful during schoolwork. These materials are already making a meaningful difference in creating a space where students can feel comfortable, supported, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our classroom and giving my students the chance to thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1754612024886,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-make-our-new-classroom-a-home/9405662/","projectTitle":"Help Us Make Our New Classroom a Home","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dietz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8370943"},{"teacherId":3724378,"projectId":9573789,"letterContent":"My students are so greatly enjoying the flexible seating you purchased for our classroom. Some students have really taken to the chair pillows particularly, telling me that they can't believe that we ever used chairs without them.\r\n\r\nThe egg chairs for the floor are being used daily, for partner work, for when we view videos on the smart TV, or for when students need to be a bit closer to me while working. It doesn't feel like a \"punishment\" to get moved when you get to sit in a fun chair!\r\n\r\nThe science kits are keeping the student's interest heavily! They are so excited to get to our Climate Change unit so that we can use the solar robots and cars. They're anxious and ask about it constantly.","fullyFundedDate":1755007454409,"projectUrl":"project/seating-and-science-in-6th-grade/9573789/","projectTitle":"Seating and Science in 6th Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shoemaker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3724378_orig.jpg?crop=725,725,x218,y226&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754893821658","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/missashoemaker"},{"teacherId":4226573,"projectId":9563383,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing flexible seating options for my classroom. Not only did we not have enough choices for students, but we didn't enough seats for each student at all! Now we have more than enough places to sit and plenty of options so that everyone is comfortable. \r\n\r\nMy students do a lot of their learning sitting on the floor on our rug, but some students focus better when sitting on a chair or stool. The low profile stools are small enough that they fit on the carpet without taking up anyone else's space, and students know they can grab one if it will help them to be for focused. When they arrived, the students also helped to assemble them, which was a fun experience requiring teamwork, taking turns, counting and dividing screws, and using strong hands to turn the screwdriver!\r\n\r\nThe wobble stools sit at my small group table most of the time, but if students are feeling wiggly while working independently, they can bring one over to their table and swap out their chair. Some students like to wobble and others don't, so the choices are helpful for all!","fullyFundedDate":1754871925563,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating/9563383/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Killeen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4226573_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1487309278728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lkilleen"},{"teacherId":4226573,"projectId":9082069,"letterContent":"My students are enjoying the new supplies in our classroom very much! They have free play time each morning during which many of these materials are available. \r\n\r\nThey love the hole punchers for playing in our Office dramatically play center, and they use the shape punchers to make cards for their families and take them home each day. The bead table is especially popular. Students string beads onto pipe cleaners and twist them into bracelets for themselves, their teachers, and their parents. And the stickers are present in many games- as band aids for a sick baby or decorations on their handwriting practice books. \r\n\r\nAll of these activities are helping to strengthen their hands and fingers so that they can easily learn to write! Plus they are fun and engaging and students do not even realize that they are working on their academic readiness skills! Thank you again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1746458976745,"projectUrl":"project/fine-motor-fun/9082069/","projectTitle":"Fine Motor Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Killeen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4226573_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1487309278728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lkilleen"},{"teacherId":7910223,"projectId":9266803,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of literacy in my classroom! Students are held to high standards with their reading. They are required to read each and every day in our classroom. Having access to engaging and timely reading materials is key for eliciting excitement for learning. Students are so excited to dive in and get to reading our Scholastic News Magazines. \r\nWe plan to use the magazines as part of our weekly reading homework. They will allow students to remain informed on current events!","fullyFundedDate":1746539611985,"projectUrl":"project/book-clubs/9266803/","projectTitle":"Book Clubs!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kleinman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7910223_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1626748221563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7910223"},{"teacherId":4226573,"projectId":8868987,"letterContent":"Over the past four months, TK students have spent a portion of every day learning and playing in our school garden space. There's not a lot growing right now, but our dormant garden has provided the space to explore, get dirty, work together, and expend some energy. It has been such a joyful time in our day. We have a garden workday planned with volunteers from our community who will be weeding, repairing the fence, and organizing the shed. Then we will have space to store these supplies and have a true outdoor classroom space. We got a donation from school garden network of plants and seeds, and classes will have the opportunity to plant them this spring and continue learning outdoors!","fullyFundedDate":1730850690505,"projectUrl":"project/sowing-the-seeds-for-outdoor-learning/8868987/","projectTitle":"Sowing the Seeds for Outdoor Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Killeen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4226573_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1487309278728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lkilleen"},{"teacherId":4226573,"projectId":8537762,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing play materials for my classroom. When I requested these items, I was assigned to teach third and fourth grades for this year, and I imagined students using these materials as a \"soft start\" to their academic day for a few minutes each morning. Shortly after receiving these items, I was transferred to Transitional Kindergarten, where play takes up the majority of our day. These materials are getting more use than I ever imagined. These magnetic tiles are a particular favorite and I made sure that they are always available for students. The structures they build are incredible, and they are learning so much about sharing and cooperation as well as physics and geometry. The magnetic rods are a popular addition to the science center, and students are just now discovering that they can use them to build 3D structures as well. Without your generous donations, I would have started off in TK without anything Ave appropriate for my students to do, so thank you for supporting my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1724619560753,"projectUrl":"project/playtime-improves-peer-relationships/8537762/","projectTitle":"Playtime Improves Peer Relationships","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Killeen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4226573_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1487309278728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lkilleen"},{"teacherId":4226573,"projectId":8547994,"letterContent":"Well, there was a sudden change of plans! One week into this school year, my teaching assignment was changed from 4th grade to Transitional Kindergarten! Luckily, the materials donated to us were all open ended enough to support their needs as well! My TK students are indeed using construction paper and markers and playdough on a daily basis to make the classroom their own. Our classroom is their most familiar place on a big campus that is entirely new to them. Our classroom is decorated with their artwork and their photos and evidence of all the learning and growing they've done during their first year of school. My hope is that they see their work hanging on our walls and it helps them feel confident and proud of the learners they are, and helps them develop a loving learning that will stay with them for life.","fullyFundedDate":1724781079317,"projectUrl":"project/making-the-classroom-their-own/8547994/","projectTitle":"Making the Classroom Their Own","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Killeen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4226573_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1487309278728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lkilleen"},{"teacherId":4226573,"projectId":8456358,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our classroom rug! It gets so much use on a daily basis, from morning meeting (now \"circle time\" in TK) to free play and rest time, students are always finding a comfy spot on the rug. It gives them a defined space to sit and learn, as well as a big open space to play and experiment, putting that learning to use! \r\n\r\nThe main focus of our curriculum in TK is social skills- how to be in a classroom community. Our circle time is where I directly teach these skills, and the rest of the day I am coaching students in using them. 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