{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"James Chittick Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":26.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2958775,"projectId":9511045,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous gift of a teachers pay teachers gift card. There are so many wonderful resources for me to purchase for my classroom to help aid in our curriculum tools. For example, I was able to purchase a Fundations Unit for bonus letter words, a visual for tapping out CVC words, and a Math homework unit for our new curriculum Illustrative Math. All of these resources help support my students and give them more opportunities to practice and work on their skills. Thank you for helping my students have a successful year.","fullyFundedDate":1755697827961,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-helping-teachers/9511045/","projectTitle":"Teachers Helping Teachers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bratz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2958775_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1481823641655","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2958775"},{"teacherId":6813488,"projectId":9225887,"letterContent":"My 4th graders are very curious readers. They ask a lot of questions and really want to find out about different topics. These books allow them to explore the different generes of topics Reading in my classroom is a constant. Students read during down time, when they finish their work or even during indoor recess, for some. It's going on a new adventure or reading about their favorite animal. We have a new library in our school building and it's their favorite time of the week. My goal is to inspire 4th graders to enjoy reading and I think by providing them with various book options, it keeps them interested and always wanting to learn more. I will keep adding books to my library as long as Donors Choose will keep providing me with support for my goal of fostering a love for reading in 4th grade.\r\n\r\nI love to see each student read their book with excitement and exchange it for another. They are talking with their peers about these books and making recommendations based on the books they've read. The discourse is amazing. Reading is the foundation for everyhting and that's really the not so secret, secret to all the magic. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1744206618806,"projectUrl":"project/excited-readers-need-some-new-material/9225887/","projectTitle":"Excited Readers Need Some New Material!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6813488"},{"teacherId":2958775,"projectId":9143581,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of the wonderful school supplies that helped us end our school year last spring and launch a fabulous start this fall! So many of these things we use on a daily basis in first grade. Germs are frequent in elementary aged children so the tissues and lysol wipes are used every day to help keep our classroom clean. We use dry erase markers for our phonics program Fundations every day. We are currently working on CVC words like hat, map, log, web, etc. The printer ink helps me print multiple resources to support our curriculum. The students love the change from writing with pencil and paper. The pencils, crayons and other writing tools fill our team caddies and provide every student with what they need to succeed. We are so grateful for all of your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1746787167717,"projectUrl":"project/shoutout-for-school-supplies/9143581/","projectTitle":"Shoutout for School Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bratz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2958775_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1481823641655","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2958775"},{"teacherId":4994132,"projectId":9197012,"letterContent":"These supplies were a lifesaver at the end of last year when we were down to very little! We were in desperate need of headphones for our computers and basic school supplies for our class. When this project was funded, my scholars were so happy! Thank you for your support and generosity! \r\n\r\nWith the pencils and dry erase markers we were able to continue our phonics lessons with our dry erase boards and continue writing in our reading response notebooks. The students were so happy to receive these supplies, as we were seriously down to old dry erase markers that were not writing well and the children were upset if we found markers without caps! I remember them being so excited when we received these supplies, especially the new markers! \r\n\r\nOur older headphones were also in disrepair and so many of our scholars just went without them. This made using computers and taking our assessments challenging because we did not have enough headphones for our class. I found myself borrowing headphones from other classes and I too was excited for us to have our own brand new headphones! Now students can be on computers with new headphones and they are also learning to take care of them, too! \r\n\r\nI am always in awe of the generosity of Donors Choose angels! You all support so many classrooms in need of funding and teachers, like myself, are grateful! From the bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting our classroom and my amazing scholars!","fullyFundedDate":1742912369804,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-markers-pencilsstaying-e/9197012/","projectTitle":"Headphones, Markers, & Pencils…Staying Engaged Until School’s Out!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Downey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4994132_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689814367433","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4994132"},{"teacherId":7536755,"projectId":9192979,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our About Our Earth project! 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Your generosity will leave a lasting impact, not only on their learning but also on the way they view their role in caring for the Earth.","fullyFundedDate":1746791328883,"projectUrl":"project/our-earth/9192979/","projectTitle":"Our Earth!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bautista","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7536755_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690825869269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7536755"},{"teacherId":1654292,"projectId":9210023,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for putting a little pep in my students' steps at the end of the year! They were thrilled with the new resources. The water bottles were a big hit and kept all of my students hydrated and allowed them to stay in their seats a bit more. The new seat sacks got us through the year and are in great shape to be reused next year! These are essential since my students sit at tables and not desks. The seat sacks allow them to keep some belongings where they are always readily available.\r\n\r\nThank you for your support. We appreciate it more than you know! You have made a difference for all of us.","fullyFundedDate":1746837251874,"projectUrl":"project/the-home-stretch-for-learning/9210023/","projectTitle":"The Home Stretch for Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Haney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1654292_orig.jpg?crop=417,417,x96,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1643594536818","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1654292"},{"teacherId":1654292,"projectId":9288832,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contributions to my project. My students were thrilled to receive new head phones, binders and more ink to print their fabulous work! We go through these much needed resources quickly since we use them so much.\r\n\r\nThe binders help my students stay organized and the headphones are essential to working independently. Differentiating instruction can be made easier when students have access to headphones and the specific ones I have selected have proved to be quite comfortable for my students.\r\n\r\nThank you again. 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They would look forward to center time each day so that they could use all of our new materials and special things added to our classroom that we might not have been able to have without your extremely generous donations.","fullyFundedDate":1723676883372,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-smiles/8527766/","projectTitle":"Sensory Smiles!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Glaneuski Hossfield","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/603127"},{"teacherId":6813488,"projectId":8528069,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for these important tools for the success of my 4th grade students. We are truly so appreciative. The pencil sharpeners have really been a great addition and improvement from our old taped up sharpener. The document camera has made a huge difference in learning. 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