{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Howard C Reiche Community School","outOfStateSupporters":40.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10381743,"projectId":9955127,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in supporting my classroom library project. Your contribution has changed our day-to-day learning experiences. Since receiving these new books, I have integrated them into our daily routine. We use the illustrations to support new concepts, while the text helps students reinforce what they are learning in class. For my students in particular, the visual elements have been powerful; they serve as accessible entry points to complex vocabulary, allowing students to infer meaning and practice language skills in a low-pressure, engaging environment.\r\n\r\nPreviously, I lacked the resources to branch out and teach nuanced concepts like point of view or to clearly differentiate between a map and a globe. Now, the atlases have become our most helpful tools, allowing me to culturally diversify our collection so students can contrast and compare different regions. While I haven't had the opportunity to use every book yet, I am already planning ahead: the new book on rivers, for instance, will be essential next fall when my third graders begin their Wabanaki studies unit. Having this specific resource ready will allow us to make deep, meaningful connections to the local landscape and history right from the start.\r\n\r\nYour support has done more than just fill our shelves; it has broadened our horizons and prepared us for future success. Thank you for believing in my students and investing in their future.","fullyFundedDate":1767373868605,"projectUrl":"project/building-language-through-stories/9955127/","projectTitle":"Building Language Through Stories","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10381743_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y317&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1773368626662","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10381743"},{"teacherId":1715412,"projectId":9574338,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous support of our classroom. Your donations have made a meaningful difference in the daily learning experiences of my students, and I truly appreciate your kindness and commitment to education.\r\n\r\nThe decodable texts you provided have been an incredible resource for helping my students develop their reading fluency skills. These books allow students to practice phonics patterns in a structured and supportive way, building both confidence and independence as they grow as readers. \r\n\r\nThe Magna-Tiles have also become a favorite in our classroom. They encourage students to work together, fostering cooperation, communication, and teamwork. At the same time, they spark creativity and imagination as students design and build their own unique structures. It has been wonderful to watch them problem-solve and collaborate in such an engaging way.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, the plush dolls have provided valuable opportunities for social learning. Through play, students are able to express emotions, practice empathy, and develop important interpersonal skills. These tools create a safe and comforting way for children to explore social situations and build stronger relationships with their peers.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and for supporting our classroom. Your contributions are helping to create a positive, enriching, and inclusive learning environment where all students can thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1764694731013,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-play-and-reading/9574338/","projectTitle":"Learning Through Play and Reading!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hummel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1715412_orig.jpg?crop=630,630,x216,y10&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1663516079443","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1715412"},{"teacherId":8962611,"projectId":9983316,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our library's game area! Students love to come and play fun, educational games that help them think and learn when they're done shopping for books in the library during the week. I love to be able to give them materials that make library fun and that also let them learn so much!\r\n\r\nThe giant uno deck has been the hit of the school, and the students are taking such good care of it. I'm looking forward to seeing what other new games they're going to learn, and how they're going to grow into wonderful young adults.","fullyFundedDate":1771857067888,"projectUrl":"project/learning-games-for-the-library/9983316/","projectTitle":"Learning Games for the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. M","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8962611_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y211&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1774384555081","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8962611"},{"teacherId":1978426,"projectId":10134602,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to this project. The books came yesterday and we can not be more excited to add them to our cart. So that is just what we did, the books were added to the cart so that someone might choose one of your books this week. This project is very special to me. \r\nThis school year marks the year 8 of the Reiche Birthday Book Cart. Every Friday any student in the school that had a birthday gets to come to my room and pick a book to take home. This celebrates all the students while building a love of reading and building at home libraries.","fullyFundedDate":1773863328724,"projectUrl":"project/maine-authors-and-illustrators/10134602/","projectTitle":"Maine Authors and Illustrators!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McDonough","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1978426_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1504272858842","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1978426"},{"teacherId":8962611,"projectId":10066596,"letterContent":"I've already begun to repair books in our library with the book binder machine. I love it so much, and it's going to be such an essential addition to my workspace. Being able to mend books that break more easily extends the life of the book to a point where many more children will be able to check it out and read it. \r\n\r\nWithout your help, I would still be using old packing tape to fix all of the books in the school library! It's so nice to know that I have a way to fix things a little bit more permanently.\r\n\r\nThank you again, you don't know how appreciative I am!","fullyFundedDate":1772039608456,"projectUrl":"project/book-binding-machine-for-the-library/10066596/","projectTitle":"Book Binding Machine for the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. M","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8962611_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y211&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1774384555081","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8962611"},{"teacherId":1090489,"projectId":10140276,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for these wonderful books! They complete our class/grade team collection of all the books for our SEL curriculum. We now have a special read aloud for every week of the school year that goes with our Social Emotional Learning Topic. It is a fabulous gift. The stories are meaningful, the illustrations interesting, and the students love to read them on their own after they have been shared with the class. These books are being shared with four different classrooms, giving more students access to inspirational texts. Thank you!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1773833832485,"projectUrl":"project/good-books-for-good-feelings/10140276/","projectTitle":"Good Books for Good Feelings!!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Feenstra","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kfeenstra"},{"teacherId":9724419,"projectId":9806320,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me in my endeavor to create life-long readers in my fifth grade classroom. My job as their teacher extends beyond teaching them how to read. As well as this, I want my students to truly fall in love with reading, something that they can take with them as they one day leave the classroom.\r\n\r\nYour generosity helps to aid in creating a classroom library full of variety in genre, author, and representation. In my classroom, I have over six different languages spoken and many cultures from around the world represented. When students can see themselves in the books they are reading, they feel seen and valued in who they are. This also gives students the opportunity to experience perspectives and stories unfamiliar to their own. Not only does this aid in creating a classroom where diversity is celebrated, but it also helps in providing students with books they are likely to return to.","fullyFundedDate":1766161474139,"projectUrl":"project/chapter-books-to-support-representation/9806320/","projectTitle":"Chapter Books to Support Representation & Love for Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bistayi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9724419"},{"teacherId":1060751,"projectId":8827580,"letterContent":"I'm catching up on some much delayed thank yous!! My deepest apologies. In the time since this project was funded, my students have been soaking up these books! They love taking a book home in a language their parents can read with them, and I've heard from many parents how much they love sharing their language with their children through a book. One of my students this year even taught herself how to read in Spanish from pouring over the books from this project!\r\nFrom the bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting my classroom and students! We love the books!","fullyFundedDate":1734355989779,"projectUrl":"project/books-to-build-reading-confidence-and-ho/8827580/","projectTitle":"Books to Build Reading Confidence and Home-School Connections","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Liebling","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1060751_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1464487915989","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/liebling"},{"teacherId":1060751,"projectId":2163425,"letterContent":"My deepest apologies for the long delay! The good news is, these books continue to be a huge hit with my 3rd graders, and have inspired many students in the years that have passed since I received them! In fact, just this week, a student shared about her love of sharks, and I was able to point her to Shark Lady, about the life of scientist Eugenie Clark. A passing interest in sharks has now become an obsession, and she has been hoarding the book in her book box ever since. I can't wait to see where her future takes her!\r\n\r\nEach book has a unique story of perseverance that has resonated with my students, and we read these books often! Thank you, from the bottom of my (very late) heart for your support of my classroom and students!","fullyFundedDate":1482337253348,"projectUrl":"project/historical-heroes-we-can-relate-to/2163425/","projectTitle":"Historical Heroes We Can Relate To!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Liebling","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1060751_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1464487915989","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/liebling"},{"teacherId":1978426,"projectId":10087041,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this project. These headphones are helping so much. We are at the point of the school year where supplies are running low and simply breaking. That was the case with the headphones and not there are extras! I was able to share some of the headphones with my fellow teaches. \r\n The students were excited to have colorful headphones. This seemed to add the excitement needed to reinvigorate the effort that is put forth in the literacy program that we use on the computer.\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1770524434559,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-and-books/10087041/","projectTitle":"Headphones and Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McDonough","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1978426_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1504272858842","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1978426"},{"teacherId":291144,"projectId":9943784,"letterContent":"My students now love inside recess, how many teachers can say that? These games provide so much fun for my students, it is so funny to watch them playing Twister, or strategizing to win Connect Four. \r\n\r\nWe live in a cold, snowy climate and are often inside at recess during the winter. These games have been so helpful to keep my students entertained and safe. They enjoy playing so much and it's wonderful to see them making and enhancing relationships during game time. Also, they have to learn the lesson that you can't always win, this is a safe way for them to do that. \r\n\r\nThanks again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1767283550561,"projectUrl":"project/game-time/9943784/","projectTitle":"Game Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Murray","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp291144_orig.jpg?crop=967,967,x37,y182&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1674174923352","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/joan-murray"},{"teacherId":291144,"projectId":9970560,"letterContent":"Thanks for donating to my classroom, I appreciate you. My students love to create and these supplies are invaluable for them. They love it when I get out the card supplies, they can't wait to show off their creativity.\r\n\r\nWe have had several occasions this year when we had to make cards, at first I cringed when it was \"card time\". Now I just smile and get down the box of wonderful supplies. My students are very careful and make sure they don't waste, they want them to last. \r\n\r\nThanks again for your kindness and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1767212374969,"projectUrl":"project/lets-make-cards/9970560/","projectTitle":"Let's Make Cards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Murray","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp291144_orig.jpg?crop=967,967,x37,y182&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1674174923352","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/joan-murray"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_65272","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":463,"numTeachers":38,"percentFrplEligible":65,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":41,"percentWhite":30,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":21,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":59.1,"schoolId":65272,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Howard C Reiche Community School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Howard C Reiche Community School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/maine/portland-public-schools/howard-c-reiche-community-school/65272"}