{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Hillcrest Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":40.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7124710,"projectId":9933028,"letterContent":"The new headphones have fundamentally changed how our students engage with technology and each other in meaningful ways. In today's classroom, technology isn't just about screens—it's about creating inclusive, accessible learning experiences that meet students where they are. These headphones provide clear audio for educational videos, interactive lessons, and language-learning programs that our curriculum relies on. More importantly, they've eliminated a major barrier: students no longer strain to hear instructions or struggle with uncomfortable, ill-fitting equipment that causes distractions and discomfort. When students are physically comfortable and can hear clearly, they're able to focus entirely on the content rather than on fidgeting with equipment. The built-in microphone feature has been particularly transformative for our tutoring program. Previously, students using headphones without microphones had to remove them to speak, creating constant interruptions and breaking their concentration. Now, tutors and students can communicate seamlessly without the awkward stop-and-start rhythm that made sessions feel frustrating and inefficient. This simple feature has reduced anxiety around speaking practice and made our one-on-one support sessions feel more like natural conversations than formal assessments.\r\n\r\nWhat's most exciting to our students is how these headphones make them feel like they're using \"real\" technology—the kind they see adults using in professional settings. Many of our learners come from homes where technology access is limited, so having quality equipment that actually fits their ears properly has been genuinely empowering. Students consistently mention how much better they can hear, and several have commented that they finally understand what teachers mean by \"good audio quality.\" The microphone feature has been a game-changer for confidence-building, especially for our English language learners and students in our peer tutoring program. Instead of feeling self-conscious about speaking aloud in class or during tutoring sessions, students now have a semi-private audio channel that feels safer and more controlled. This psychological shift—from anxiety to confidence—is something we couldn't have predicted, but it's been one of the most rewarding outcomes.\r\n\r\nWe've noticed particularly striking changes in a few students who had previously resisted using technology or participating in our tutoring program. One student in particular, who is typically quiet and hesitant to speak up, has become noticeably more vocal during tutoring sessions since we introduced these headphones. With the microphone allowing direct, clear communication with his tutor, he's asking questions and attempting answers with far greater frequency. Another group of students with sensory sensitivities had always complained about headphones being uncomfortable or too tight, which caused them to opt out of digital learning activities entirely. The proper fit of these new headphones has been life-changing—they now participate fully in lessons they previously sat out. Additionally, our students with hearing difficulties have expressed genuine relief at being able to adjust volume and hear content clearly without constantly asking for repetition. The combination of comfort, functionality, and age-appropriate design has created an inclusive learning tool that benefits our entire classroom community, but especially those students who had previously felt excluded or frustrated by technology.","fullyFundedDate":1764685792627,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-holiday-keepsakes-for-class/9933028/","projectTitle":"Headphones & Holiday Keepsakes for Classroom Connection","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Coronado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7124710"},{"teacherId":7034663,"projectId":9891825,"letterContent":"This is such a fun project! The students were able to explore symmetry, traditional folk art, and the excitement of printmaking. With this project students were able to push their creative ideas by designing symmetrical patterns on canvas blocks and use tempera paint to stamp their work into repeated patterns. The result was a massive \"folk art quilt.\" \r\nThis was a fun activity because students were able to work with unique materials like the canvas blocks and foam shapes. \r\nWe got messy and made some cute art!\r\nThank you for providing our school with the resources to make this possible. Keep creating!","fullyFundedDate":1764685860907,"projectUrl":"project/hes-hawks-explore-printmaking/9891825/","projectTitle":"HES Hawks Explore Printmaking!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Emily","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7034663_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767970453749","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7034663"},{"teacherId":8182973,"projectId":10012562,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating books and tools for science. We have been loving using them in our daily lessons! These resources have completely transformed our classroom. We are love looking at the encyclopedia and learning about different animals. We have also learned a lot reading the books. \r\n\r\n Your generosity has provided my class with fun new experience they need to truly grasp complex concepts. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1768411478243,"projectUrl":"project/science-tools-and-books/10012562/","projectTitle":"Science Tools and Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hardy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8182973"},{"teacherId":8182973,"projectId":9848767,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in supporting the social-emotional development of my students. Your contribution provides more than just resources; it offers our classroom the tools necessary to foster empathy, resilience, and self-regulation. By investing in these foundational skills, you are helping my students navigate their emotions and build positive relationships that will serve them well beyond the classroom walls. It is truly heartening to see our community come together to prioritize the well-being of the whole child. Because of your kindness, my students now have access to specialized materials and activities that make emotional learning more engaging.","fullyFundedDate":1761920985096,"projectUrl":"project/social-skills-lesson-tools/9848767/","projectTitle":"Social Skills Lesson Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hardy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8182973"},{"teacherId":8848171,"projectId":9675436,"letterContent":"Your donation help me be more prepared as a teachers. I use slide show to help to my lessons. One if the subjects I teacher is English Language Arts and we have vocabulary words. I was able to find a slide that already had pictures for the vocabulary and a slide show with the learning objectives on it. by using the premade materials it gives me more time to focus on students learning and how I can help adjust my plan to help the instead of create materials. \r\nThe most exciting thing about the project is that while I am presenting the slides they don't have to sit at their desk they can come to the floor and have a spot to sit. Students that it has helped dual language learns because the pictures for the vocabulary word help give them contest to the word in their home language and then they can learn the English word. \r\nAnother thing that help was getting lamination sheets to help laminate materials so that I can use them all year long of next year if need, because they are protected.","fullyFundedDate":1758801687289,"projectUrl":"project/amplify-our-carpet-learning/9675436/","projectTitle":"Amplify Our Carpet Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Toone","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8848171_orig.jpg?crop=1793,1793,x0,y1151&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726327624386","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8848171"},{"teacherId":6882796,"projectId":9726782,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my classroom. These water bottles have made my class be able to quickly grab a drink right after recess and when they need it and get back to learning quickly. They have minimized the amount of students crowding the water fountain in the hallway. \r\nWith students keeping their water bottles in class and either at the water bottle station or at their desk has allowed us to have fewer transitions for drinks and able to have more learning in the classroom. \r\nMy students loved that they were able to pick their favorite color of water bottle and it made it easier for them to know what one was theirs.","fullyFundedDate":1758636569893,"projectUrl":"project/one-two-three-youre-done/9726782/","projectTitle":"One, Two, Three You're Done!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6882796_orig.jpg?crop=844,844,x327,y272&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1571334044180","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6882796"},{"teacherId":6869057,"projectId":9715015,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the gift of supplies for my classroom. I was able to send treats home with students for Christmas. I will be able to send treats to students for upcoming holidays, like Valentine's and St Patrick's Day. This has a huge impact on students extrinsic motivation. \r\nThis helps with our classroom environment. Allowing students to feel at home and part of a classroom community. Classroom environment helps with motivation for school.\r\nI really feel like it's a little touches that make a classroom feel like a home.","fullyFundedDate":1758813214381,"projectUrl":"project/joy-and-happiness-for-my-students/9715015/","projectTitle":"Joy and Happiness for My Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harmon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6869057"},{"teacherId":3574872,"projectId":9741146,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. The students have really enjoyed using the materials made from the items purchased in this donors choose through games and interactive lessons in both reading and math. This has helped then to stay focused on the lessons and even to help students complete their work quickly so that they can play a math game and use the math manipulatives to extend their understanding of the lesson.\r\nIn the use of the materials bought through this donors choose, I have seen growth and an excitement to play educational games that help to solidify their learning and for some students extend their learning. \r\nThank you once again for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1758512132659,"projectUrl":"project/amplify-our-learning/9741146/","projectTitle":"Amplify Our Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Abel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3574872"},{"teacherId":10180868,"projectId":9748677,"letterContent":"The resources provided for this project impacted my students in the most positive way. When the inevitable cold season came upon us the clorox wipes and tissues made for trying to keep thing as clean as possible all while providing tissues for the runny noses that happened to my kids and me inevitable. The headphone holder also ensures that my headphones for my students have a sage and secure place to be where there are easily accessible to them when they need to use them. Again, thank you so much for the support!","fullyFundedDate":1758819545685,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-organization-and-cleanliness/9748677/","projectTitle":"Classroom Organization and Cleanliness","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Meyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10180868"},{"teacherId":10180868,"projectId":9696888,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support and donations to my classroom project. The foundational supplies that I received for my 1st year classroom made the transition to an empty classroom with no supplies or bones, to a thriving effective classroom and that all my students were prepared to learn every day. \r\n The whiteboard and whiteboard markers help my students tremendously in keeping engaged during math time. Having them allows them to work out the problem with me on their whiteboards individually, and move quickly by erasing the boards to move onto the next problem, keeping my lessons fast and efficient.\r\n The pencils and highlighters provided also keep my students engaged during ELA time because they are highlighting and analyzing the texts we are reading in class to stay engaged and really understand what the author is trying to portray to the students in their writing. Thanks again so much for the support it is highly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1757504068148,"projectUrl":"project/6th-grade-classroom-essentials/9696888/","projectTitle":"6th Grade Classroom Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Meyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10180868"},{"teacherId":7034663,"projectId":9596592,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and their Dia de los Muertos art projects. I teach grades kindergarten through 6th so we completed a variety of projects with the supplies you donated. \r\n\r\n 6th grade made alebrijies from mini stuffed animals, gauze and clay. They had so much fun it was hard to contain their excitement! 4th grade made tin mirrors which were sent to the State office to be on display for the month of November, and 1st grade made monarch butterflies two of which won second place at our Day of the Dead county wide art show! \r\n\r\nYour contribution was so meaningful and benefited so many excited students!","fullyFundedDate":1758801350545,"projectUrl":"project/day-of-the-dead-art/9596592/","projectTitle":"Day of the Dead Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Emily","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7034663_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767970453749","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7034663"},{"teacherId":3574872,"projectId":9597185,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations. \r\n\r\nStudents have been more actively engaged through lessons by using the lessons aides that I have made with the materials that I got for this project. They love putting the magnets on the whiteboard during our reading lessons as we go through our lesson and it helps them to pay attention and focus so that they can get a turn. \r\n\r\nThey also love the interactive/games that were made to go along with our math lessons, in which they can go around the room answering questions or just playing a game with partners to work on math facts or high frequency words. \r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1755691468471,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-lessons/9597185/","projectTitle":"Engaging Lessons","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Abel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3574872"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_33396","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":336,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":58,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":37,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":45,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR District Record","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":59.3,"schoolId":33396,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Hillcrest Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Hillcrest Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/utah/ogden-school-district/hillcrest-elementary-school/33396"}