{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"J Ward Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":30.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1461078,"projectId":9716193,"letterContent":"With your generous donation, I have been able to give my 7/8 Battle of the Books team a full set of the texts that they need for our spring compettion. I have four eager readers this year, and the full set of 20 books are just what they need to take advantage of their Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks to read, read, read!\r\n\r\nThis program bring students from so many different backgrounds and ability together to develop and share a love of reading... sometimes they don't even realize that happens.\r\n\r\nWith all of the great projects in Donors Choose, thank you for selecting my students to support.","fullyFundedDate":1758221853859,"projectUrl":"project/victorious-readers-need-their-books-for/9716193/","projectTitle":"Victorious Readers Need Their Books for Battle of the Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rewers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1461078_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448300194988","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsrewers305"},{"teacherId":1461078,"projectId":9718260,"letterContent":"I am sitting here as I write, watching 20 of my students playing badminton in our after school program. With your help, we can continue this extra curricular activity. Birdies seem to disappear each week (they are actually on high ledges that we cannot reach), but the most useful addition is our score boards. We have tournaments each week and our score keepers use the flip boards each week.\r\n\r\nThis club has been the most popular I have sponsored in all my years teaching. My students genuinely enjoy the sport and they enjoy the competition. Three years ago, it was a student who asked if I would sponsor this club, and I am so happy that I said SURE! because watching them have fun each week is so worth it.","fullyFundedDate":1758823694058,"projectUrl":"project/keep-badminton-club-going-strong-with-ne/9718260/","projectTitle":"Keep Badminton Club Going Strong with Nets, Birdies & Scoreboards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rewers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1461078_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448300194988","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsrewers305"},{"teacherId":1461078,"projectId":9480658,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to see the supplies come to our classroom. I didn't realize how many students need those little things to keep going during their day. I was equally excited to respond YES! when they asked for a snack, a bandaid, a bruch or a hair tie. I am grateful for your support to make this products available to my students.\r\n\r\nWhat is even more heartwarming is that students are finding their voices when they ask for something. They are not embarassed to ask for a snack or something they need, because knowing their needs are met, they feel safe. \r\n\r\nThank you, from the bottom of my heart, for helping me to make my students feel safe and cared for beyond their classwork.","fullyFundedDate":1761234716691,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-and-health-care-items-for-middle/9480658/","projectTitle":"Snacks and Health Care Items for Middle Schoolers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rewers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1461078_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448300194988","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsrewers305"},{"teacherId":1910848,"projectId":9577516,"letterContent":"The supplies from this project have transformed our classroom! Our library is bright and welcoming. Kids can easily navigate the books independently, and are learning to choose titles relevant and interesting to them. This helps the students in my class develop a love and appreciation of reading. \r\n\r\nThe bins also let me cycle through my vast personal collection of books, allowing the children to experience a range of seasonal topics, and to grow their skills as readers throughout the year. \r\n\r\nMost importantly, the children are excited to read. Each week, they pour through the selections, making choices that are interesting and fun. They re-read old favorites, and discover new favorites. The kids are building stamina and excitement to learn. Thank you for providing that to them, and for sharing your generosity with me. It means the world.","fullyFundedDate":1755114606176,"projectUrl":"project/library-upgrade/9577516/","projectTitle":"Library Upgrade","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lammie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1910848_orig.jpg?crop=2560,2560,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597346104571","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1910848"},{"teacherId":1461078,"projectId":9466570,"letterContent":"I wish you could have seen our celebration raffle today! Not only did we have a successful raffle, but all of the children, whether they qualified for a raffle ticket or not, cheered for their classmates who won prizes. \r\n\r\nEach time we have a quarterly celebration raffle, more and more students qualify with their excellent day to day choices. They have input into the prizes we order and each quarter they are more and more excited to see what is in the raffle, as well as who the lucky winners are.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for helping to make this special event all the more special for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1757423966629,"projectUrl":"project/our-middle-schoolers-love-quarterly-cele/9466570/","projectTitle":"Our Middle Schoolers Love Quarterly Celebrations","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rewers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1461078_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448300194988","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsrewers305"},{"teacherId":3841565,"projectId":9716857,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. Because of you and your kindness, my students now have some healthy snacks to munch on throughout the morning. We go hours before we have our lunch period and now students will be able to focus and enjoy healthy snacks while they learn! They are enjoying the granola bars, fruit snacks and all of the other delicious snacks that were purchased with your donation. We truly appreciate your generosity and we hope you think of our classroom again in the future.","fullyFundedDate":1758204012851,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-growing-students/9716857/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Growing Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Reed","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3841565_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488822054238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3841565"},{"teacherId":3841565,"projectId":9066012,"letterContent":"We are so honored that you were able to contribute to our classroom and now we have more books for our classroom library! Students are extremely excited with the book selection and the books are utilized every week during our DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) program on Tuesdays. The students are also happy that they have books that they are interested in to chose from, especially since our school does not have a library for students to check books out from. We appreciate your generosity and we hope you consider helping us again in the future.","fullyFundedDate":1744159075018,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-classroom-library/9066012/","projectTitle":"Books for Classroom Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Reed","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3841565_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488822054238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3841565"},{"teacherId":3841565,"projectId":9716776,"letterContent":"Thanks to you, our class has more supplies to be successful in our daily tasks and on projects for social studies. Students are so happy to have what they need in order to create quality work. We are able to keep materials longer with the laminating sheets and the cardstock which helps maintain materials and allow us to use funds in the future for other important things. We are so grateful for your contribution to our classroom and we hope that you think about us again in the future. Your kindness has been truly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1758222321265,"projectUrl":"project/basic-supplies-for-amazing-students/9716776/","projectTitle":"Basic Supplies for Amazing Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Reed","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3841565_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488822054238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3841565"},{"teacherId":3552480,"projectId":9649687,"letterContent":"When using online platforms for design, it can be challenging and frustrating to navigate by simply a touchpad or trackpad. Imagine lots of dragging and dropping, resizing, and other skills that are way easier to achieve using a mouse. This is where you come in. Thanks to your donation, my students are able to put that frustration aside and focus on their creativity. Students are also able to work more quickly because they are not fumbling around with the trackpad allowing them to learn and meet objectives at a newer more rigorous pace.\r\n\r\nThe students were ecstatic to see the mice were bluetooth, rechargeable and lit up. There's no more worry of mismatched dongles, clumsy cords, or not being able to use a mouse because the batteries are dead. The light up part was really exciting for them too, although it is aesthetic, little things like this help brighten up the mood of our class.\r\n\r\nThese are particularly helpful for students with motor delays. I am able to get them working along their peers much easier now than ever before. Although, the whole class is really excited about our new mice.","fullyFundedDate":1756370174374,"projectUrl":"project/wireless-mouse-class-set-for-3d-print/9649687/","projectTitle":"Wireless Mouse Class Set - for 3D Print Designs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. LaRocco","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3552480_orig.png?crop=671,671,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694057371839","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3552480"},{"teacherId":1461078,"projectId":9470333,"letterContent":"With your help, my students have been able to start the year without a hiccup. I was able to provide binders to those who needed them and tab dividers to more than I expected. It was so comforting for all of us to have what we needed to get organized. The post its are being used for annotations and weekly gratitudes (that take place on \"GratiTuesday\"). Pencils and pens keep us writing and responding to our reading. Finally, the labels serve as our hall passes so adults know the students have premission to be in the hallways during class.\r\n\r\nThese seem like simple supplies, but the value they provide is beyond measure. Thank you so much for choosing my students to support in your giving. We are blessed and lucky.","fullyFundedDate":1753302792930,"projectUrl":"project/with-supplies-at-their-fingertips-stude/9470333/","projectTitle":"With Supplies at Their Fingertips, Students Start the Year Strong!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rewers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1461078_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448300194988","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsrewers305"},{"teacherId":2841017,"projectId":9191691,"letterContent":"Our classroom is transforming, and it is because of you. We now have the capability to do STEM projects like never before, since receiving our CREALITY 3D Printer. The students' reactions to the unveiling of the printer were pure joy and excitement. They were ecstatic to say the least. They know 3D Printing projects have been a struggle due to lack of resources. This is now a problem of the past. Our initial project was to design our own backpack keychains and locker magnets. These are the initial prints that we are sharing with our thank you letters. Students learned how to take an idea, build it on a 3D platform like Tinkercad, and see it print out. There is a lot of problem solving when it comes to making a 3D idea come to life, and the students persevered in figuring out the best way to orient their designs, what supports they will need, the conversion of measurements, and more valuable life skills. I am very proud of their hard work, and I am thrilled at their enthusiasm and motivation.\r\n\tComing up, we will be designing Lanterns for Chinese Lantern Festival. Our school has many students with Chinese heritage, and we hold assemblies, family celebrations, and other activities in honor of Lunar New Year. This year, the students will be able to display their lanterns proudly at our family celebrations. This is a cultural tradition that many of our students participate in at home as well, so when I first introduced the project, I had lots of questions about when they would be allowed to bring them home. We have just begun this project, and the students come into class each day bursting at the seams with ideas they want to share. The students will have to convert measurements, and they will learn about criteria and constraints as they design a lantern with enough cut outs to shine the light through, and with the ability to hold an LED tea light candle. I created an example to share with the class, and my favorite part was all the improvements the students shared with me that I should try next time. They are already further ahead than I was in their critical thinking. I am very excited to bring my students' culture into STEM and show them how they can find ideas to utilize 3D Printing in the world around them.\r\n\tTaking a step further we will have another project towards the end of the year, students will begin to look at everyday objects, a shopping cart, a door knob, a coffee mug, and decide how they can make these more accessible using 3D Print design. For example, adding a ledge to a shopping cart for someone who needs to wear an orthopedic boot and stay off their leg. The students will begin to notice how the world around them impacts others, and how they can use their creativity to design and make a difference.\r\n\tI want to emphasize how incredibly impactful this printer will be to my students' learning. They are learning skills like critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity in a brand new way. These skills are going to serve them regardless of what fields they choose to study and what career paths they take. My students are showing up to class excited and ready to ask tons of questions. I cannot thank you enough for this opportunity you have given us.","fullyFundedDate":1751479288334,"projectUrl":"project/from-my-mind-to-my-hand/9191691/","projectTitle":"From My Mind to My Hand","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Chacon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2841017_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1512587857847","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jw-chacon"},{"teacherId":1673515,"projectId":9046772,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to our classroom! With your donation, we were able to purchase snacks for our middle school students. The students will be so excited to open the boxes of snacks as they are asking me daily for food. It is because of people like you that our middle school students can benefit from this project.\r\n\r\nThe students will really appreciate the snacks. I provide the students snacks when they are hungry or are in need of a pick-me-up throughout the day. With their bellies full, they are able to focus on their schoolwork and learn.\r\n\r\nThank you again, for your generous donation. We now have replenished our snacks to hopefully get us to the end of the school year!\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your kindness and hope that you think of our classroom for future projects.","fullyFundedDate":1742823898748,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-helps-us-learn/9046772/","projectTitle":"Snacks Helps Us Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ferro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1673515_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516718892340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1673515"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5542","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":495,"numTeachers":28,"percentFrplEligible":80,"percentAsian":77,"percentBlack":7,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":9,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"17.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":69.2,"schoolId":5542,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about J Ward Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"J Ward Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/j-ward-elementary-school/5542"}