{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Hemet Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":53.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10235624,"projectId":10180345,"letterContent":"Dear Classroom Donors, \r\n\r\nI want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your generous support. My students were incredibly excited and grateful when they received the new books. It's inspiring to see their faces light up as they explore these new stories, and it has truly sparked their motivation to read more. The \"Wonder\" book I read to them in the mornings has become a favorite, and I can already see how it's encouraging empathy, kindness, and curiosity among my students. Your kindness has made a meaningful difference in their learning experience, and I am so thankful for your generosity.\r\n\r\nI feel truly blessed to have such caring and supportive people like you in our community. Your donations not only provide valuable resources but also show my students that they are valued and loved. It's a wonderful reminder that we are all part of a caring community that believes in the importance of education and nurturing young minds. Thank you again for your kindness; it means the world to us, and it is making a lasting impact on my students' lives.","fullyFundedDate":1776261154713,"projectUrl":"project/capturing-learning-engaging-students-wi/10180345/","projectTitle":"Capturing Learning: Engaging Students with Books and classroom fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Casarez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10235624_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767930728577","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10235624"},{"teacherId":10235624,"projectId":10172072,"letterContent":"I want to sincerely thank you for your incredible generosity and support. Thanks to you, \r\nI was able to bring a special reading project to life that has truly inspired my students. They thoroughly enjoyed reading \"Little Spots of Holidays,\" especially the stories for St. Patrick's Day and Easter. These stories not only brought fun into the classroom but also helped them learn about different traditions and celebrations. One of the highlights was reading \"The Name Jar,\" which emphasized the importance of their names and identity. The students listened intently, and I loved seeing their reactions and hearing their thoughts about how special their names are. To celebrate their reading, each student completed a reading log and earned a decorated bookmark, which they proudly took home and personalized. \r\n\r\nI couldn't have brought this project to life without your support, and for that, I am so thankful. Your kindness has made a meaningful impact on my students' learning and their love for reading. Seeing their excitement and pride in these activities reminds me how important it is to provide such enriching experiences, and I am grateful for your role in making that possible. Thank you for believing in the importance of education and for helping create a joyful, inspiring environment for my students to grow and learn.","fullyFundedDate":1775147871385,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-love-for-reading-inspiring-3/10172072/","projectTitle":"Building a Love for Reading: Inspiring 3rd Grade Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Casarez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10235624_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767930728577","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10235624"},{"teacherId":5422821,"projectId":10176066,"letterContent":"The two xylophone stands will allow the students to perform with our alto xylophones at our Open House which is coming up in a few weeks! Being on a stage and not having to sit down where no one can see you is going to be the best! \r\n\r\nMy vision is to acquire more stands so that all the xylophones including the soprano xylophones will be on stands and the students can look more like an ensemble. We are working hard at our skills and love to share with friends and family. The stands make it easier to do that.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity. We appreciate it more than you know!","fullyFundedDate":1776103468013,"projectUrl":"project/stands-for-all/10176066/","projectTitle":"Stands for All","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schoettle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5422821_orig.jpg?crop=689,689,x1051,y703&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688425065966","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/r-schoettle"},{"teacherId":1138300,"projectId":10174180,"letterContent":"Once again, I want say \"Thank you\" your donations toward our project called \"Bring Reading Alive in TK.\" Thank you all very much for supporting me as a teacher, but more importantly, for supporting my students and their learning. My students love to listen to me \r\n read. They love how each story is read with expression. They are always excited to find out what is the next story is going to be. It is amazing and cute to see how my students mimic the story in the same tone and expression when I put books we read into our classroom library area. This reading skill is an important step in becoming a successful reader because they can enjoy a story without the pressure of figuring out every word themselves. Reading books aloud is a great way to remind our students that we also read for enjoyment. My students are given the opportunity to draw/write about their favorite part of the story in their daily writing journal. As the year progresses, I hope to have my class use the listening area to listen to stories that we can re-enact as a classroom play to share with their friends from other classes.\r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity and for making a difference in my classroom. I discussed the word \"generosity\" upon receiving these packages with my students. You all have shown us the true meaning of this word. My students couldn't believe that there are people, like you, out there who would give a gift like this to someone they do not even know. I even have students telling me, \"When I get older, I am going to go on Donors Choose and help other teachers and classrooms like they helped us!\". And for that, I would like to thank you. You have also taught us a life-long lesson on the gift of giving. My students and I are blessed to have crossed paths with such giving people. We cannot thank you enough! This note and the accompanying pictures can't express how much I appreciate what you have done for me and my class of happy transitional kindergartners","fullyFundedDate":1775681034113,"projectUrl":"project/bring-reading-alive-in-tk/10174180/","projectTitle":"Bring Reading Alive in TK","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Koenig","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1138300_orig.jpg?crop=1226,1226,x401,y35&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588639645647","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/www-donorschoose-orgpakoenig"},{"teacherId":1138300,"projectId":10174176,"letterContent":"My students and I feel very fortunate to have our project, \"Bring Reading Alive\" funded. Thanks to all the wonderful donors who help gave to make this project come alive. We appreciate all the books that we received. You significantly impacted my students' learning. My students and I want to say \"Thank You!\" from the bottom of our hearts for your generous donations for our new books.\r\n\r\nWhen the books came in, my students were so excited. They all helped me opened up each package and looked at the book. For some students it was their first time seeing a pop up book! They were fascinated by how the book worked! It was a priceless moment to see them so engaged and excited about opening a book and reading it. I can't believe it, they actually would beg me to have more different pop up books for our classroom. I love that! I hope that my students' excitement and love of reading will continue on through the next grade to adulthood. Once again, thank you so much for filling our book shelves!\r\n\r\nThey also love the farm plush set to play with in our block area. It was perfect timing since we are learning about what happens at the farm. They love to use the plush animals to build different areas of a farm with classmates. Once again, thank you for bringing unforgettable happiness into my students lives with your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1775681038747,"projectUrl":"project/bring-reading-alive/10174176/","projectTitle":"Bring Reading Alive","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Koenig","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1138300_orig.jpg?crop=1226,1226,x401,y35&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588639645647","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/www-donorschoose-orgpakoenig"},{"teacherId":1138300,"projectId":10174173,"letterContent":"Behalf of my transitional kindergarten students and I, we would like to say \"Thank You!\" from my class and myself for your generous donation to our project, \"Making Reading Extra Fun & Interactive at School!\" My students were super thrilled to hear that our project got funded. They were screaming with excitement knowing that wonderful people like you helped us get Halloween pop up books and a water play items for our classroom. I cannot thank you all enough for your incredibly generous donation to my students! The impact of having these books and fun water toys are going to make coming to school extra special. Thank you for making a huge differences in my students' lives with your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1775681038209,"projectUrl":"project/making-reading-extra-fun-interactive-a/10174173/","projectTitle":"Making Reading Extra Fun & Interactive at School","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Koenig","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1138300_orig.jpg?crop=1226,1226,x401,y35&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588639645647","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/www-donorschoose-orgpakoenig"},{"teacherId":1138300,"projectId":10096577,"letterContent":"Once again thank you for your generosity and wonderful support to our project, \"It's Never to Early to Explore Construction & Engineering.\" My transitional kindergarten students and I appreciate your donation. Without your support, we would not be able to get tables, wobble chairs, floor seats, STEAM hands-on materials for our classroom to use in our centers and daily lessons!\r\n\r\nThe activity tables; wobble chairs and floor seats you help get for us has be a tremendous help! It is just the right size for my students and not too big or too small. My students love going to the activity tables to do science projects and art projects on it. They loved using wobble chairs and floor seats to sit on. They love using the STEAM hands-on materials to get their hands wet and dirty for exciting learning opportunities with others. Thank you so much for providing my students with this wonderful opportunity.\r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you so much for your kindness, generosity and supporting my classroom. I strive to provide an enriching classroom experience and couldn't do it without your help.","fullyFundedDate":1774963893379,"projectUrl":"project/its-never-to-early-to-explore-construct/10096577/","projectTitle":"It's Never to Early to Explore Construction & Engineering","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Koenig","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1138300_orig.jpg?crop=1226,1226,x401,y35&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588639645647","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/www-donorschoose-orgpakoenig"},{"teacherId":1138300,"projectId":10171815,"letterContent":"Again, my students and I want to say, THANK YOU for your generous support and kind donation to our project, \"Making Reading and Writing Fun in TK.\" Because of you, my transitional kindergartners will continue to have an stress-free end of the year writing on their own without pressure. Without your support, it would not be possible!\r\n\r\nI am still amazed that people like you are so considerate and kind to donate to our classroom so we can have short color markers that fits perfectly in their fingers/hangs. I do not like to pressure and demand students to hold a pencil or crayons a certain way or recorrect them over and over again. The stress of knowing you are doing something wrong is painful. I am a big believer that every student learn different and at their own pace. With the small short markers, my 4-5 year old's students will naturally holds the markers with their fingers write/draw at their own pace without the pressure. Most importantly, I want my students to love to come to school and be excited about it instead of feeling like they will be judge and criticize for holding their pencil/crayons the wrong way!\r\n\r\nThe other day, we went on our last field trip and I was able to put all of the \"Little Critter\" books you got for us in a gallon zip up bag. Students were able to read and have their parents (chaperones) help read one of the books with them while they were waiting for a time to take pictures with an animal at our Ranch field trip. The parents and students loved the books and gave lots of compliments about the books. I even had parent/chaperone asked me where I go the good because her look liked them so much..she wants to buy them for her home! \r\nI appreciate your generosity. I can not believe the selfless acts of kindness from donors such as yourselves. Again, I just want to say one more time - THANK YOU!","fullyFundedDate":1774742348011,"projectUrl":"project/making-reading-and-writing-fun-in-tk/10171815/","projectTitle":"Making Reading and Writing Fun in TK","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Koenig","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1138300_orig.jpg?crop=1226,1226,x401,y35&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588639645647","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/www-donorschoose-orgpakoenig"},{"teacherId":9736319,"projectId":9974507,"letterContent":"In our Title 1 classroom, your support provides more than just supplies. It builds a sanctuary of joy and cultural pride. By blending Lunar New Year traditions with self-care, we are honoring the resilience of our students. Red envelopes and coloring books turn global lessons into hands-on celebrations, helping our curious scholars feel a deep sense of belonging and connection.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, these resources address the \"whole child\" by integrating small but vital comforts like lip balm. When basic needs are met and culture is celebrated, students can better navigate complex topics like climate change with confidence. We are deeply grateful to Panda Express for fostering an environment where our kind-hearted scholars feel truly cared for, focused, and inspired.","fullyFundedDate":1767049097462,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-lunar-new-year-with-culture/9974507/","projectTitle":"Celebrating Lunar New Year With Culture and Care","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Duran","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9736319_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1727483032265","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9736319"},{"teacherId":9736319,"projectId":9972598,"letterContent":"This project will transform our classroom into a vibrant hub of cultural exploration and collaborative discovery. By integrating Lunar New Year coloring books and LEGO sets, we are providing our \"creative scholars\" with a meaningful bridge to the wider world. These hands-on resources honor their joyful energy and social nature, ensuring that lessons about Lunar New Year are not just heard, but felt and created. As students bring cultural symbols to life with color and build intricate structures together, they develop a tangible connection to diverse celebrations, making learning both accessible and deeply memorable.\r\n\r\nBeyond the academic benefits, this project nurtures the social-emotional growth of my students during a pivotal time in their development. The LEGO sets, which are a highlight of our classroom rewards, serve as a powerful catalyst for teamwork and communication. As our scholars collaborate on builds, they are actively practicing the art of sharing, the patience of problem-solving, and the perseverance required to see a project through to completion. These moments of collective achievement foster a sense of belonging and mutual respect that is truly heartwarming to witness.","fullyFundedDate":1767187293213,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-lunar-new-year-through-art/9972598/","projectTitle":"Celebrating Lunar New Year Through Art, Play, and Culture","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Duran","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9736319_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1727483032265","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9736319"},{"teacherId":1138300,"projectId":10171814,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for allowing me to create a colorful, engaging, happy, and fun classroom atmosphere with more Mo Willems' books. Currently I have the whole collection of Elephant and Piggie book series but not all of the Pigeon books. My students love Mo Willems and wanted to see if I can get the more Pigeon books. When I read the Pigeon book called, \"Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!\", they get so excited and happy! They ask me to reread it again and again. Due to you, I am able to get all of the Pigeon books. My students are going to be super excited.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, I want to create a positive learning atmosphere for my kindergartners to learn. Usually 1/5 of a TK classroom are filled with students who have NEVER stepped into a classroom before. Due to this, it is my job to make their first year at school a wonderful, happy and exciting experience where students want to come back every day. They will have 12 more years of school and being able to provide a positive will help make students want to continue going to school year after year! All because of YOU, I will be able to create a positive learning environment with more Mo Willem books especially adding more books to the Pigeon collection.\r\n\r\nOnce again thank you for supporting this project! We appreciate your kindness and generosity! Thank you so much for your support to help public school teachers and students! It means the world to know that people like you are thinking of us!\"","fullyFundedDate":1775001092158,"projectUrl":"project/making-reading-fun-interactive-in-tk/10171814/","projectTitle":"Making Reading Fun & Interactive in Tk","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Koenig","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1138300_orig.jpg?crop=1226,1226,x401,y35&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588639645647","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/www-donorschoose-orgpakoenig"},{"teacherId":1138300,"projectId":10173995,"letterContent":"Once again, my TK students and I want to say, \"Thank you for your generous donations to our project called Saving Up to Be Excited About Learning in Tk!\" All because id you, my students will have enough xylophones to explore music with.\r\n\r\nThe students were so happy when I told them about getting new musical instruments. They were screaming with joy when the Amazon boxes came in. They happily helped me open the packages to see the xylophones you kindly got for us!\r\n\r\nOnce each xylophones were unwrapped and opened, my students wanted to try them out. We have been using the xylophones every other day since it came in. We practice using the xylophones along with some YouTube videos for beginners.\r\n\r\nThank you again for making music a priority in class! Without your kind donation and support, my TK students would not have these wonderful xylophones to music their classmates at school. Who knows if one day, one of my students will become a famous musician all because of you!","fullyFundedDate":1774994202174,"projectUrl":"project/saving-up-to-be-excited-about-learning-i/10173995/","projectTitle":"Saving Up to Be Excited About Learning in Tk","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Koenig","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1138300_orig.jpg?crop=1226,1226,x401,y35&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588639645647","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/www-donorschoose-orgpakoenig"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_120940","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":801,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":7,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":77,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":47.0,"schoolId":120940,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Hemet Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Hemet Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/hemet-unified-school-district/hemet-elementary/120940"}