{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Jeanne Meadows Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":24.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8034523,"projectId":10284372,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping bring fun and exciting prizes into our TK classroom! My students are always excited to see the different prizes they can earn form making good choices, showing kindness, following classroom expectations, and being responsible learners. Their smiles and excitement when choosing a prize are truly priceless! \r\n\r\nThese prizes have been a wonderful way to encourage positive behavior and recognize students' efforts. They are learning the importance of being kind, helping others, taking turns, and making good choices throughout the school day. It has been especially rewarding to see how proud they feel when their hard work and positive behavior are recognized. \r\n\r\nAs we continue through the school year, we will use these prizes to celebrate growth, encourage positive choices, and help build a classroom community where everyone feels valued and motivated to do their best. Thank you for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1789053621007,"projectUrl":"project/small-prizes-big-motivation-in-tk/10284372/","projectTitle":"Small Prizes, Big Motivation in TK","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Deras","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8034523"},{"teacherId":199210,"projectId":10287003,"letterContent":"Your incredible support has completely filled our classroom \"treasure chest\" with the most exciting incentives, and the momentum in our room is electric! Thanks to your kindness, my hardworking students have fun new motivators—like colorful pointers, playful erasers, and focus-boosting fidget toys—to work toward every single day. Whether they are pushing through a challenging lesson or showing extra kindness to a peer, having these tangible rewards makes celebrating their achievements so much more meaningful.\r\n\r\nThese wonderful items are doing double duty in our classroom by keeping students engaged, providing a helpful sensory outlet when focus starts to fade, and turning everyday tasks into hands-on fun. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping us build a positive culture where hard work truly pays off and every small win is celebrated!","fullyFundedDate":1788359049886,"projectUrl":"project/progress-and-prizes-celebrating-hard-wo/10287003/","projectTitle":"Progress and Prizes: Celebrating Hard Work and Focus!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/199210"},{"teacherId":199210,"projectId":10589509,"letterContent":"Your incredible support has given my kindergarteners a wonderful start on their journey as young writers and artists! At the beginning of the year, many of my students struggle to hold a pencil or write their names, but your gift of special journals and rewarding stickers has completely transformed how they view writing. Every day, they look forward to using their designated drawing space and neat writing lines to practice letters, share their ideas, and watch their own progress grow page by page.\r\n\r\nThese journals are doing so much more than teaching capitalization and spacing—they are building immense confidence and becoming precious keepsakes that families will treasure. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for encouraging their hard work and helping our little learners discover the joy of expressing themselves through writing!","fullyFundedDate":1790603090728,"projectUrl":"project/we-love-journaling/10589509/","projectTitle":"We Love Journaling","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/199210"},{"teacherId":199210,"projectId":10340109,"letterContent":"Welcome to a brand-new year of learning! Thanks to your incredible support, my incoming kindergarteners are stepping into the classroom and diving straight into hands-on geometry with their very own set of GeoStix. Instead of just looking at pictures in a workbook, my twenty-five eager five-year-olds are physically snapping these colorful, flexible sticks together to build shapes, explore symmetry, and design creative patterns with their own tiny hands.\r\n\r\nThis playful, tactile approach is doing so much more than building deep mathematical understanding—it is strengthening their fine motor skills and filling them with a wonderful sense of confidence and pride in their own discoveries. Thank you so much for helping us snap together a strong foundation for a wonderful school year!","fullyFundedDate":1790603258132,"projectUrl":"project/learning-and-building-with-geostix/10340109/","projectTitle":"Learning and Building with GeoStix","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/199210"},{"teacherId":199210,"projectId":10496090,"letterContent":"Your amazing support has brought a wonderful set of tangram puzzles to our kindergarten classroom, and our daily STEM time has never been more exciting! Every day, my young learners are eagerly combining, rotating, and fitting shapes together to build larger designs. \r\n\r\nThese hands-on puzzles do so much more than teach geometry—they build problem-solving skills, fine motor coordination, and teamwork as children share their creations. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for putting these tactile learning tools into eager hands and giving our students such a joyful start to math and STEM exploration!","fullyFundedDate":1790603134917,"projectUrl":"project/t-is-for-tangrams/10496090/","projectTitle":"T is for Tangrams","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/199210"},{"teacherId":199210,"projectId":10622670,"letterContent":"Your incredible support has completely transformed our daily STEM exploration time, turning our kindergarten classroom into a buzzing hub of curiosity and creativity. Thanks to your kindness, my students now have sturdy wooden pattern blocks right at their fingertips, allowing them to dive straight into hands-on learning. Every day, I watch their faces light up as they sort shapes, discover symmetry, and figure out how different geometric forms fit together to build complex designs.\r\n\r\nThese durable manipulatives are doing so much more than teaching math—they are fostering critical thinking and teaching our youngest learners how to collaborate through play. Because of your generosity, these tactile learning tools are actively sparking a lifelong love for design, problem-solving, and STEM exploration in eager little hands. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for investing in our classroom and laying such a strong, joyful foundation for our students' futures.","fullyFundedDate":1790603254627,"projectUrl":"project/b-is-for-blocks/10622670/","projectTitle":"B Is for Blocks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/199210"},{"teacherId":1141428,"projectId":10336395,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us grow our Inclusive Library. It's important to us that our students have access to text in both English and Spanish. Your donation gave each student in our class access to their own novel in Spanish. \r\n\r\nWe believe at our school in including books that help our students identify with characters who are similar to themselves and also bringing books that act as a mirror into other people's experiences. To develop empathy and compassion, it starts with being able to understand someone else's perspective. \r\n\r\nYour partnership allows us to share with our students that other people in this world care deeply about their success.","fullyFundedDate":1790788962484,"projectUrl":"project/reading-builds-inclusivity/10336395/","projectTitle":"Reading Builds Inclusivity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yu","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1141428_orig.jpg?crop=3358,3358,x0,y356&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695657592264","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rosalie-yu"},{"teacherId":54624,"projectId":10235150,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating multiplication and division flashcards to our classroom! These resources are making a meaningful difference in our students' math learning. The flashcards give students an opportunity to practice their multiplication and division facts regularly, helping them build the fluency and confidence they need to become successful mathematicians.\r\n\r\nOur students also love using the flashcards to create fun math games with their classmates. They can practice individually, work with a partner, or challenge one another while strengthening their math fact skills. Having these hands-on resources available gives every student more opportunities to practice at their own pace and makes learning math facts engaging and enjoyable. We truly appreciate your generosity and the positive impact you are making in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1778505726771,"projectUrl":"project/multiply-divide-and-thrive/10235150/","projectTitle":"Multiply, Divide, and Thrive!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gilbreath","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp54624_orig.jpg?crop=1249,1250,x0,y62&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1777393446399","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/54624"},{"teacherId":199210,"projectId":10326625,"letterContent":"Your generosity has completely transformed our first few weeks of kindergarten, turning our classroom into a vibrant, hands-on wonderland of creativity and early learning. Because of your incredible support, twenty-five wide-eyed five-year-olds have been able to dive straight into letter-learning through art, building adorable apple crafts for A, peeling frog stickers for F, and constructing friendly scarecrows for S. Watching their faces light up as they realize a simple craft connects directly to a letter sound is a teacher's dream come true, making phonics feel less like work and more like pure magic.\r\n\r\nThese joyful projects have given my students much more than just a colorful art gallery to display on our walls—they have built vital fine motor skills, boosted their classroom confidence, and sparked a genuine eagerness to discover what letter comes next. Knowing that kind strangers like you believe in the power of hands-on learning means the absolute world to me and my little artists. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for giving these children such a warm, memorable, and inspiring welcome to school.","fullyFundedDate":1784512693650,"projectUrl":"project/an-art-craft-for-every-letter/10326625/","projectTitle":"An Art Craft for Every Letter","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/199210"},{"teacherId":4928454,"projectId":10243111,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your incredible generosity in fully funding our \"Scholastic News\" project. Your support means the world to our classroom community, and we are truly honored by your commitment to our students' education.\r\n\r\nThanks to your contribution, our students now have access to high-quality, age-appropriate informational texts that will transform their learning experience. These captivating magazines will allow them to step beyond simple narratives and begin exploring how the real world works. Every issue will nurture their boundless curiosity and inspire them to ask deeper, more insightful questions about the world around them.\r\n\r\nBy providing these engaging resources, you are directly helping us build strong reading foundations essential for real-world literacy. Your investment is far more than a simple gift of classroom materials—it is a direct, meaningful contribution to our students' intellectual growth, academic confidence, and future success. Knowing that caring supporters like you believe in their potential inspires them to reach even higher.\r\nThank you once again for your kindness, vision, and belief in my students. You have made a lasting impact on our classroom that will resonate throughout this school year and beyond.","fullyFundedDate":1778318989335,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-the-world-to-first-grade/10243111/","projectTitle":"Bringing the World to First Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. V.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4928454"},{"teacherId":4928454,"projectId":10254476,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest and most heartfelt gratitude for your incredible generosity in fully funding our classroom project. Your kindness and support mean the world to both me and my enthusiastic first graders. Because of your thoughtful contributions, our classroom is now equipped with vibrant markers, versatile colored pencils, bright highlighters, and engaging fun pencils that are already making a profound difference in our daily activities.\r\n\r\nThese essential learning tools do far more than simply stock our shelves; they truly empower our young learners to express themselves, stay organized, and engage much more deeply with their daily lessons. Having access to a rich spectrum of colors allows my students to visualize complex concepts, highlight critical details, and take pride in organizing their work. Ultimately, these supplies help transform passive learning into an active, joyful, and deeply creative experience every single day.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for believing in my students and investing in their bright futures. Your willingness to support our classroom inspires us all to learn, grow, and create with joy.","fullyFundedDate":1778505719835,"projectUrl":"project/color-the-classroom/10254476/","projectTitle":"Color the Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. V.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4928454"},{"teacherId":4928454,"projectId":10254437,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! Having brand-new supplies waiting in the classroom just absolutely filled my students with pride and eagerness to learn. I wish you could've seen their faces light up when I asked them to peak inside their desks for their brand new pencil boxes! We played a little scavenger hunt game as they explored their shiny new supplies inside their pencil boxes.\r\n\r\nYour kindness ensures every child feels equal, fully prepared, and supported from day one. Seeing their excitement as they dive into learning is truly heartwarming. Thank you for making a lasting investment in my well-deserving students—we are deeply grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1778505051156,"projectUrl":"project/a-strong-start-equipping-every-student/10254437/","projectTitle":"A Strong Start: Equipping Every Student for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. V.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4928454"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_4791","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":496,"numTeachers":23,"percentFrplEligible":66,"percentAsian":19,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":77,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"21.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":75.8,"schoolId":4791,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Jeanne Meadows Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Jeanne Meadows Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/franklin-mckinley-school-district/jeanne-meadows-elementary-school/4791"}