{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Hillsboro Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":31.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9685486,"projectId":9449155,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for funding this project! The 7 classrooms of 3rd graders are in process, happily working away on this project. The photos show how happy the students are and how proud they are of their work. The students were offered a choice between a Christmas candle design, a rose design, a Christmas Tree design, or to create their own design. Once the designs are finished, the students add the crinkled aluminum foil into the page protector. You can see one girl has done that step in the photos. The next step will be to create a silver frame out of HVAC silver tape, and put it on the page protectors, beautifully framing the artwork. The silver frame will really enhance the artwork and add to the silvery effect of the aluminum foil. Once all the artwork is framed with the silver tape, typed names will be cut out and glued onto the front of the artwork, and the artwork will be hung on the windows and walls of the school cafeteria for the Christmas concert. Parents can then see their own child's artwork after the concert. Additionally, the finished artwork will also be photographed, and some of the photos of the artwork added to the school's website\r\n\r\n Again, thank you very much for making this project possible!","fullyFundedDate":1753041925055,"projectUrl":"project/radiant-colors-art/9449155/","projectTitle":"Radiant Colors Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O'Neill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9685486_orig.jpg?crop=517,517,x0,y1&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760106706939","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9685486"},{"teacherId":2604402,"projectId":6067172,"letterContent":"In our classroom, the play checkout stand has become a favorite center, providing endless opportunities for learning through play. I see my pre-K students eagerly taking turns as cashiers and customers, practicing their counting skills as they exchange play money and recognize numbers on price tags. \r\nTheir language skills flourish as they engage in conversations, asking questions like, \"How much does this cost?\" and responding with, \"That will be five dollars, please!\" Socially, they learn cooperation and patience, waiting for their turn and working together to role-play real-world shopping experiences. The hands-on interaction strengthens their fine motor skills as they press buttons on the register, handle coins, and bag items, while also improving gross motor coordination as they move around the space. \r\nBeyond just having fun, they are developing life skills, learning how transactions work, and understanding community roles. The play checkout stand isn't just a toy—it's a powerful learning tool that brings real-world experiences into our classroom in the most engaging way.","fullyFundedDate":1646157046916,"projectUrl":"project/consumers-and-community-helpers/6067172/","projectTitle":"Consumers and Community Helpers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2604402"},{"teacherId":9891334,"projectId":9047305,"letterContent":"We want to thank you for your kind donations to our classroom! I serve 42 students in a RLA classroom and we desperately needed headphones to complete our daily technology time. This time is used for students to work through an online learning program that incorporates learning games as they work as well as online assessments that help me know what they need individual differentiated help with up at my small group table. The headphones have played a monumental roll in keeping noise levels down during this time so students can hear their own computers and work through their lessons with minimal distractions as well as keep it quiet enough that my small group can work and hear ourselves instead of the music and talking from laptops. We also received glue from the donation which was an exciting addition for the students as well. We started the year with glue but had run out so had to keep our projects to a minimum. They were so excited to be able to be using scissors and glue again to gets hands on with our learning objectives. One of their favorite activities is to cut out our heart words and then glue them back together on different paper similar to a puzzle. This really allows them to be practicing their words but in a more fun creative way so learning can be fun.","fullyFundedDate":1738074031275,"projectUrl":"project/the-better-to-hear-you-with-my-dear/9047305/","projectTitle":"The Better to Hear You With My Dear","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mcgarvey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9891334"},{"teacherId":9685486,"projectId":8671211,"letterContent":"I am working with 7 classrooms of third graders to create sculptures of gourds and squashes as their art project, using the foam clay purchased from this grant. Four classrooms have completed their sculptures, and three are in progress. The students first viewed colorful photos of gourds and squashes on my smart board, then worked with color printouts of those photos. I also had several actual gourds on hand for students to use as a model, which we nicknamed \"Bumpy\" and \"Lumpy.\" These allowed them to experience the textures firsthand. \r\n Students' initial reaction to handling the foam clay was pure delight! They expressed their joy out loud as they discovered the clay stretches out and recombines easily by hand manipulation, and is just plain fun to use with your hands. They had a good time mixing colors, by combining colors of the clay. \r\n Each student picked out a model using either the photos or real gourds, so they knew which colors they would be using in their sculptures. They then created armatures using brown wrapping paper which they balled up, then covered with aluminum foil. I went to students' homerooms during the 30 minute \"catch-up time\" at the end of the day (used to complete any missing work) to have students mix their colors. The students in the afterschool class pitched in to mix darker shades of green by mixing black paint with the bright green clay. After the armatures were made, students then applied the clay onto the armatures in their next art class. They used plastic clay \"knives\" to create sections, and added bumps onto the body of their gourds. When the sculptures dried, many students were pleased with their work and wanted to take them home to show their families. Some made revisions or added a longer stem. I am pleased with how well the students are focusing on this project. I am seeing other well-made red gourds, winter squash, and elongated gourds in progress. When those are finished, I will photograph to submit to be posted on the school's website. \r\n The next steps after completing the sculptures are for students to write the art vocabulary in their sketchbooks, and then to create those same words to post on the art room walls. They are using letters made from 4 inch stencils with patterns created inside the letters, using sharpie markers on construction paper. Four rooms are in progress on the vocabulary component. I will tape those onto the art room walls, and because students are doing those with gusto showing strong artistic patterns, I will photograph them also to submit for inclusion on the school's website.\r\n I thank all the donors who made this project possible! It allowed me to teach my students how to mix colors, how to work with foam clay, how to make a sculpture using an armature, as well as the art vocabulary that goes along with this project. Kids responded well and really focused on this project. Kids thanked me for the foam clay spontaneously without my prodding them, they liked it so much. On behalf of my students, thank you! Please know that I and my students really appreciate that your funding made this project happen!","fullyFundedDate":1733715893907,"projectUrl":"project/vocabulary-enhancement-for-3rd-graders-w/8671211/","projectTitle":"Vocabulary Enhancement for 3rd Graders With Gourd Sculpture Project","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O'Neill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9685486_orig.jpg?crop=517,517,x0,y1&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760106706939","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9685486"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_15897","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":619,"numTeachers":33,"percentFrplEligible":90,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":21,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":62,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 3","studentTeacherRatio":"18.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":68.8,"schoolId":15897,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Hillsboro Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Hillsboro Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/texas/hillsboro-independent-school-district/hillsboro-elementary-school/15897"}