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\r\n\r\nSnack time comes at the last block of the day—Reading Intervention—where students practice phonics skills on Lexia or read a book of their choice from our classroom library. After a long day, the snacks I'm able to provide make it possible for my students to finish the day strong and take full advantage of this time dedicated to improving their reading skills. Most of my students are not yet reading at a 3rd grade level, so Reading Intervention is a crucial part of our school's strategy to narrow the educational achievement gap.\r\n\r\nRight now in ELA, we are wrapping up a unit about the importance of reading and education in which we learned about students who overcame educational challenges in Colombia, Chad, and Afghanistan. The work that students do in Reading Intervention every day will help them to better access our ELA curriculum as we move through the year.\r\n\r\nAgain, I deeply appreciate your generosity. I can assure you it will make a huge impact in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1758808229242,"projectUrl":"project/help-feed-my-amazing-3rd-graders/9726879/","projectTitle":"Help Feed My Amazing 3rd Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9724082"},{"teacherId":1491394,"projectId":9707488,"letterContent":"You could have heard the cheers clear across the country when students saw the boxes of the materials they have been requesting in our Library! We are THRILLED about these additions to our learning space, and I know for sure they will help students dive into reading and brain development that will have a lasting impact on so many wonderful aspects of their lives -- from boosting happiness and self-regulation, to increasing test scores and reading comprehension, as well as strategic thinking and collaboration. 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By having the materials we need everyday it gives students one less thing to have to worry about while they are trying to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1735657674763,"projectUrl":"project/project-essentials/8970153/","projectTitle":"Project Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coakley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8884517_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701265550074","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8884517"},{"teacherId":8884517,"projectId":8970095,"letterContent":"Having a new rug in our room helps to create a warm and welcoming environment. It has given my students a place to learn and have fun during the day. When communities are welcoming it is proven that students learn better and want to be in schools. \r\nThe students were so excited and could not wait to get a chance to sit on the rug and to use it during small group times and also during choice times. It is a place that we come together to help support each other and to continue to build our classroom community.","fullyFundedDate":1733339789495,"projectUrl":"project/rug-for-our-room/8970095/","projectTitle":"Rug for Our Room","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coakley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8884517_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701265550074","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8884517"},{"teacherId":8884517,"projectId":8714330,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our classroom library! All of the new books made it possible for students to find something that they loved to read!\r\nIt helped to increase engagement in our class during reading times and helped alot of students to grow their proficiency in reading this past school year. \r\nHaving books for my students to read is very very important to me. I look forward to being able to support my students love for reading in the future by using the books received in this last donor choice project","fullyFundedDate":1727976011556,"projectUrl":"project/building-my-classroom-library/8714330/","projectTitle":"Building my Classroom Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coakley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8884517_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701265550074","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8884517"},{"teacherId":9063654,"projectId":9246401,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my last project. Thanks to you, I have been able to supplement my library with Spanish-language books so that my multi-language learners can choose to read texts in Spanish during reading intervention, emphasizing to them the value of being able to read in their native language even as they build proficiency in English. \r\n\r\nThis project also provided our classroom with hundreds of granola bars and other snacks, which acted as positive reinforcement for students who engaged in our math fluency software, MathFactLab. MathFactLab engagement skyrocketed, with students progressing from multiplying by 2s and 5s to multiplying by 8s and 7s in a matter of weeks. It is so important for my middle school students to have strong fact fluency as they begin to explore Algebra, and your donation helped me to make that happen!\r\n\r\nSo thank you so much, and keep your eyes out for my next project to help get the school year going strong :)","fullyFundedDate":1746447760317,"projectUrl":"project/its-better-being-bilingual/9246401/","projectTitle":"It's Better Being Bilingual!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ayo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9063654_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690389073993","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9063654"},{"teacherId":1491394,"projectId":9318385,"letterContent":"You could have heard the cheers clear across the country when students saw the boxes of the books and educational games they have been requesting in our Library! 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When our students found out the books they have been craving were fully funded by your generosity, you could have heard their cheers clear across the country! I promptly added each of them to our school library, and as you might have guessed, they were checked out almost immediately by eager middle school students who took them home to read with happiness through their evenings. Massive thanks for helping foster the love of literacy in our school community through your incredibly kind and generous donation!","fullyFundedDate":1744203206715,"projectUrl":"project/high-interest-books-for-literacy-love/9217838/","projectTitle":"High-Interest Books for Literacy Love!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marshall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1491394_orig.jpg?crop=948,948,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693235801051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1491394"},{"teacherId":1491394,"projectId":9249020,"letterContent":"Wow! When our students found out the books they have been craving were fully funded by your generosity, you could have heard their cheers clear across the country! I promptly added each of them to our school library, and as you might have guessed, they were checked out almost immediately by eager middle school students who took them home to read with happiness through their evenings. Massive thanks for helping foster the love of literacy in our school community through your incredibly kind and generous donation!","fullyFundedDate":1744211318393,"projectUrl":"project/exciting-books-for-literacy-love/9249020/","projectTitle":"Exciting Books for Literacy Love","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marshall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1491394_orig.jpg?crop=948,948,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693235801051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1491394"},{"teacherId":5825087,"projectId":8747460,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for our music manipulative materials. Students have been exploring the materials and connecting with music in a whole new way! \r\nThe puppets have been a hit! 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