{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Jefferson Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9465878,"projectId":9588208,"letterContent":"This year our district implemented a new wellness policy allowing smart snack approved foods. This projected has allowed me to provide my students with better snack than I have provided in previous years. Although they are not crowd favorites, students have been appreciative of the snack I have to offer. Snack I am able to provide this year include fruit peels, nutri-grain bars, fruit cups, applesauce, raisins, fruit snacks, and crackers. \r\n\r\nThe students know my door is always open if they need a pick me up throughout the day. \r\n\r\nThank you for your donations!","fullyFundedDate":1756226648868,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-thought/9588208/","projectTitle":"Food for Thought","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cassie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9465878"},{"teacherId":9465878,"projectId":8795155,"letterContent":"My Just Keep Giving project allowed me to provide my students with snacks as well as sensory tools to utilize in my room. I was able to support teachers as well with the singing bowls which provided them with an attention getter in their classrooms. \r\n\r\nThe students most enjoyed the slime putty as a reward when doing well with their academics and their behavior improvements. \r\n\r\nThe books in was able to receive, including What's inside your backpack, allowed students to understand that everyone is carrying their own struggles, therefore kindness is so important. \r\n\r\nThank you again for those who donated to this project.","fullyFundedDate":1726703843964,"projectUrl":"project/just-keep-giving/8795155/","projectTitle":"Just Keep Giving","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cassie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9465878"},{"teacherId":1713327,"projectId":9210455,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my project. The end of the year can be tough and little motivators really help! This candy incentive turned out to be awesome! The kids absolutely loved working towards a sweet treat reward! \r\nI have started a new school year and thank goodness...there are some leftovers for those long days when they need a little push! Coming back from summer break is tough for all of us but with the help of a little candy...we can all get through!\r\nThank you again for donating to my project and helping me keep my kids motivated!","fullyFundedDate":1744032968812,"projectUrl":"project/candy-rewards-good-choices/9210455/","projectTitle":"Candy Rewards Good Choices","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Eichner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1713327"},{"teacherId":3756874,"projectId":9451323,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity in funding this classroom carpet. It looks amazing in our classroom. It has added to our learning space in the best way. The students were so excited to walk in and see it when it arrived the other day. \r\n\r\n The carpet has also made interactive learning and flexible seating a breeze these last few days. Each student has been able to have an apple on the carpet to sit on and they are much more comfortable than being on the tile. \r\n\r\n Thank you again for your kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1755705591538,"projectUrl":"project/comfortable-carpet-space/9451323/","projectTitle":"Comfortable Carpet Space","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. H.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3756874_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1489368558013","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3756874"},{"teacherId":3756874,"projectId":9390698,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding these pre-cut tennis balls for my classroom. Each student has a chair and a desk with the tennis balls on the legs. \r\n We started school this week and the tennis balls work great! The chairs and desks are so quiet and move with ease. Our brand new tiled floor looks immaculate and does not get scuffed up. \r\n It has been so nice to have a fresh, clean classroom. Also, knowing that the students have these for their desks and chairs has made things so much smoother transitioning from carpet to tile. \r\n Thanks again for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1750774620366,"projectUrl":"project/calm-quiet-learning/9390698/","projectTitle":"Calm, Quiet Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. H.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3756874_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1489368558013","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3756874"},{"teacherId":8016537,"projectId":9338179,"letterContent":"I just wanted to say thank you so very much for your kindness, thoughtfulness, and generosity! Kindergarten students love to look through books, especially since they are at the beginning of reading. They love looking through the pictures, the letters, and the words they can sound out or recognize. Thanks to you and your generosity, We now have a bookshelf that will be perfect for their book nook because it will be at their height. Now, when they are in the book nook, all of the books will be at the perfect place for them to look through, pick up and read. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1747756888380,"projectUrl":"project/cozy-book-nook/9338179/","projectTitle":"Cozy Book Nook","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gress","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8016537"},{"teacherId":8823007,"projectId":8977273,"letterContent":"My students are loving all of the things you purchased for them! The books are helping students work through their anger & process emotions. The breathing board & singing bowl have also helped students practice mindfulness & try to focus on something to help them calm down. We use these tools daily with many different students. Thank you to the Cigna group! My students are learning how to take care of their bodies & their minds with the tools you supplied! These tools have made a huge impact on them and they enjoy learning about their mind & body need to work together.","fullyFundedDate":1741099923082,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-manage-our-emotions/8977273/","projectTitle":"Help Us Manage Our Emotions!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hess","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8823007_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720617684567","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8823007"},{"teacherId":8016537,"projectId":9267480,"letterContent":"My Kindergarten class and I would like to enthusiastically say THANK YOU! Your generosity and thoughtfulness has excited our class so much! Class supplies are necessary in our classroom! Fun items also help support our learning. \r\n\r\nWe all now have pencil boxes with special large pencils to go in them. These large pencils will help our grip and improve our handwriting. \r\n\r\nWe also have get to know us posters for the beginning of the year that will help us make friends \r\n\r\nThe best part is we got a birthday kit that will help us celebrate our big day. Thank you so much!!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1746646180089,"projectUrl":"project/care-for-kindergarten/9267480/","projectTitle":"Care for Kindergarten!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gress","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8016537"},{"teacherId":1713327,"projectId":8630184,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to my project. I am so sorry for such a delay in my thank you but the school year got started and life became crazy in the classroom. Then I had health issues that forced me to take some time off of work. However, I am back and finally catching up on some tasks!\r\n\r\nYour donation to Incentive Island was awesome! When I opened up the boxes I felt like a kid on Christmas! Knowing how excited my students were going to be when THEY saw the items was such a great feeling! \r\n\r\nWhen I started our incentive program and the kids saw the prizes they were beyond excited to start earning! They loved everything but the favorite was the Smash Ups! They absolutely went crazy for those! \r\n\r\nThank you again for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1725458061515,"projectUrl":"project/incentive-island-is-in-need/8630184/","projectTitle":"Incentive Island Is in Need","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Eichner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1713327"},{"teacherId":1713327,"projectId":8513723,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your doantions towards our project. Adding new materials to the classroom is always fun but the chair pockets have proven to be an amazing addition! These have helped my students become so much more organized. We have set items that are for desks and set items that are for the chair pockets. The best item that I have them store in the chair pockets is their headphones for their Chromebooks. Finding the right storage for them has been a huge challege for me since we started using them in the classroom. They's either all get tangled in one bin or broke in their desks. These pockets are perfect for safe, organized storage! \r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1722042250538,"projectUrl":"project/desk-storage-and-some-fun-incentives/8513723/","projectTitle":"Desk Storage and Some Fun Incentives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Eichner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1713327"},{"teacherId":8016537,"projectId":8701331,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and generosity to think of our class at a holiday time and all year round. We can use all of the holiday items to celebrate and to decorate and to make new crafts that let us use our imagination. \r\n\r\nWe are also so thankful for all of the snacks. The snacks can be used in any of our holiday celebrations, but most importantly they can be used throughout the days when kids are hungry or need a little pick me up in the afternoon because we have a very early lunch.\r\n\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1734642999529,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-kids-at-halloween/8701331/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten Kids at Halloween!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gress","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8016537"},{"teacherId":8016537,"projectId":8826154,"letterContent":"I would like to thank all of our sponsors for helping to fund our fun reading project. My kindergarten students are starting to recognize letters sounds and words and they love to look over pictures of good quality books. \r\n\r\nThe, if you give a mouse, a book series is a wonderful engaging book series that generations of children have loved to hear and read themselves. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for letting our class have the joy of reading in their hands at school and at home. Not only do the students love these books. Many parents have told me how much they have loved these books coming home as well.","fullyFundedDate":1734099424696,"projectUrl":"project/if-you-give-a-kindergarten-student-a-boo/8826154/","projectTitle":"If You Give A Kindergarten Student A Book","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gress","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8016537"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_89699","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":447,"numTeachers":36,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":6,"percentBlack":31,"percentWhite":37,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":4,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":66.0,"schoolId":89699,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Jefferson Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Jefferson Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/erie-city-school-district/jefferson-elementary-school/89699"}