{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Hillcrest Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":31.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10096073,"projectId":9621960,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generosity and to share the significant impact your contributions have already had on my students. Your support has helped create a classroom environment where motivation, goal-setting, and academic growth are not only encouraged but visibly thriving. The incentives you provided have become meaningful tools that empower students to take ownership of their learning and celebrate their progress along the way.\r\n\r\nAt the beginning of the school year, my students completed their i-Ready Reading and Math diagnostic assessments. Following these assessments, each student set personalized goals for where they wanted to be by the mid-year diagnostic in January. These goals included the specific number of lessons they wanted to complete and pass in both reading and math, as well as the level of accuracy they wanted to maintain. In addition to their long-term goals, students created weekly goals for how many lessons they aimed to pass—striving for an 80% or higher on each lesson. These layered goals have helped them see a clear pathway: small, consistent steps that lead to larger academic milestones.\r\n\r\nThanks to the incentives funded through DonorsChoose, students now have a tangible and motivating way to track and celebrate their success. For each lesson they pass, they earn two points. These points can be \"spent\" on the incentives you helped provide, turning hard work into exciting rewards. Some students choose to bring their items home as reminders of their accomplishments, while others keep them displayed proudly on their desks as daily motivation. No matter how they choose to enjoy them, the incentives have quickly become powerful visual symbols of effort, perseverance, and achievement.\r\nThe impact has been remarkable. Several students have already surpassed the mid-year goals they originally set back in September. These students were so proud—and in some cases surprised—by their progress that they chose to revise their goals upward, challenging themselves to complete even more lessons before January. Watching students independently adjust their targets to higher expectations has been one of the most meaningful outcomes of this project. It reflects not only increased confidence but a genuine investment in their learning journey.\r\n\r\nThe incentives have also helped students understand the direct connection between daily practice and long-term success. Every completed lesson brings them a step closer to their mid-year standard goal, and the rewards they earn serve as positive reinforcement every step of the way. Students are taking responsibility for their pacing, monitoring their accuracy, and making conscious efforts to stay focused during i-Ready time. The pride they feel when they see their earned items grow is matched only by the pride they feel when their lesson counts rise.\r\n\r\nAs their teacher, I am incredibly excited to see their growth on the upcoming January i-Ready diagnostics and then again in June for the end-of-year assessment. With the steady progress they are making—supported by your generosity—I am confident that many will meet, and even exceed, the goals they have worked so hard toward.\r\nThank you for believing in my students and supporting their success. Your donation has created not only a more engaging classroom, but a more empowered group of learners who see the value in setting goals, working hard, and celebrating their achievements. Your impact is felt every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1757543646908,"projectUrl":"project/reaching-our-goals/9621960/","projectTitle":"Reaching Our Goals!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Monica","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10096073"},{"teacherId":621694,"projectId":9591103,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my project. The students have thoroughly enjoyed all of the special surprises. Opening the boxes was like Christmas for them! They absolutely love the fidget toys and it definitely is helping some of them with sensory support in counting. The flashcards come in super handy because so many children are passing their Xtramath and love getting the surprise flashcards. The chapter book is just about done and each page as we turn it the kids are so anxious to see what happens next. Many children have started reading the magic treehouse books on their own now because they enjoy the story we are reading right now.","fullyFundedDate":1755736547821,"projectUrl":"project/chapter-books-flashcards-fidget-popper/9591103/","projectTitle":"Chapter Books, Flashcards, Fidget Poppers For Every Student!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp621694_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701141399266","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/darlene-moe"},{"teacherId":621694,"projectId":9364925,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving to our class project. We had such a blast weeding and beautifying the garden with hand painted rocks. The gloves came in so handy for pulling the prickly plants and the little mini shovels help get to the root of the problem. I could tell every child felt like they made a difference and making our walkway look and feel special. The work party celebration was beyond fun with the banana splits, and all the favorite toppings to go on top. Last, but not least the students enjoyed painting their mini bird houses to give to someone special in their life.","fullyFundedDate":1747767579273,"projectUrl":"project/making-little-green-thumbs-to-care-for-o/9364925/","projectTitle":"Making Little Green Thumbs To Care For Our Walkway Gardens","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp621694_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701141399266","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/darlene-moe"},{"teacherId":621694,"projectId":9201221,"letterContent":"You definitely helped us up our game with mini basketballs and a super cool basketball hoop! The hoop makes sounds like a big crowd shouting \"hooray\" ! The students love it! The trinkets have really been and incentive for students to work hard on their iReady. \r\nAs students master their addition and subtraction facts they have really enjoyed receiving the multiplication flash cards for the Math Wall of Fame. \r\nThe foam pencil keychains are in fact being kept for their end of the year surprises since our school year slogan is \" Sharp as Pencils\".\r\nThank you for all your support!","fullyFundedDate":1742833392987,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-up-our-game/9201221/","projectTitle":"Help Us Up Our Game","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp621694_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701141399266","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/darlene-moe"},{"teacherId":621694,"projectId":9051663,"letterContent":"You have made a class very happy with so many special Valentine surprises and snacks. The students were literally rip roaring the packages open. Each with the sound of screeching second grade joy!!!\r\n Valentine's Day was so special with the goodies in their pencil box. They loved decorating their bags with their very own special Valentine decorations. The bags made is so helpful and easy to staple shut and carry all. their goodies and Valentines home on the bus. \r\n To this day they continue to use their personal pencil shaped pencil sharpeners and their stacking pencils. The snacks have happily been devoured.","fullyFundedDate":1737128578331,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-snacks-and-materials-to-bring-ou/9051663/","projectTitle":"Healthy Snacks And Materials To Bring Out Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp621694_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701141399266","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/darlene-moe"},{"teacherId":621694,"projectId":9037829,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating towards our project. The Ranger book was delightful to read along with the children, as they were very engaged as to how the dog was traveling on The Oregon Trail. Ranger was always helping someone in the story. The Trail of Tears book took us one step closer in the knowledge unit of the Westward Expansion too. It was nice to have a book that was written at a second grade level.\r\nThe class as a whole were very surprised to come to class on the fourteenth of February to have their desk decorated and the red tea lights flickering away. \r\nSo yes, your support brightened the life of 25 students!","fullyFundedDate":1737004330834,"projectUrl":"project/learning-is-exciting-when-every-child-ca/9037829/","projectTitle":"Learning Is Exciting When Every Child Can Access It","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp621694_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701141399266","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/darlene-moe"},{"teacherId":621694,"projectId":8965387,"letterContent":"Students loved decorating their bags with many colors and decorations. Later I filled their bags with surprises such as a cute mug, hot chocolate and candy canes. I loved seeing their faces when they saw all the colorful bags on their desks. They were so surprised when they realized they were magically filled. \r\nWe finished up our Greek Mythology and enjoyed the Magic Tree House book and made so many connections to our unit as we read the story. Many students understood more about Hercules after reading the book. Also, the majority of the class wanted to continue more Magic Tree House books.","fullyFundedDate":1733226696496,"projectUrl":"project/books-bags-and-hot-chocolate/8965387/","projectTitle":"Books, Bags, and Hot Chocolate","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp621694_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701141399266","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/darlene-moe"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_36496","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":842,"numTeachers":41,"percentFrplEligible":30,"percentAsian":12,"percentBlack":5,"percentWhite":55,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":15,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"1 - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"20.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":68.9,"schoolId":36496,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Hillcrest Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Hillcrest Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/lake-stevens-school-district-4/hillcrest-elementary-school/36496"}