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Your donation makes a difference and is much appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1755537013824,"projectUrl":"project/books-on-wheels/9550304/","projectTitle":"Books on Wheels","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Skolrud","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3250582_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x80,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754602808046","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3250582"},{"teacherId":5626739,"projectId":9217995,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your continued support of teachers and education. Funding this project allowed me to start organizing my student materials/manipulatives in a more accessible manner. \r\nThe rolling cubby storage holds 20 bins that I can clearly label with the name and a picture for students to easily access what they are needing throughout their school day. I am noticing more and more independence in most of my students as they locate these tools to support their learning!\r\nThe games have become a big hit! I have enjoyed introducing each game to the whole class and it is so exciting to hear all of them shout \"I want to play that one!\". This has definitely elevated our Free Play time and is helping encourage teamwork, problem solving and opportunities to work through feelings when the outcome isn't quite what we were hoping for. The ability for growth to occur through play is remarkable. Thank you for helping provide a variety of games that will enrich our free play times. \r\nAgain, I appreciate your contribution to my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1746763402402,"projectUrl":"project/making-games-accessible-to-students/9217995/","projectTitle":"Making Games Accessible to Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5626739_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1533934205848","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5626739"},{"teacherId":8520729,"projectId":9348207,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support! My students and I are loving our organized crayons and paint sets. We are also enjoying our new paint sticks; they are so easy to use and the best part is their are mess free! \r\n\r\nThey were so excited when they show it all put together. Thanks to your generosity my students are able to find specific colors without digging through large boxes and missing out on instructional time. \r\n\r\nMy next steps for this project is to sort all paint sticks by color. This is a project that will serve the students in my classroom for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1747152160578,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-crafty/9348207/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Crafty","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LeBrun","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8520729_orig.png?crop=755,755,x90,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657300950579","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/talor-lebrun"},{"teacherId":8520729,"projectId":9285153,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving to our classroom's Donors Choose project. Finding meaningful and purposeful play items for a classroom can be challenging. So many of my students have access to toys, and the challenge is to find something that is new, engaging, and allows for students to practice skills.\r\n\r\nFrom the moment they entered the classroom, my students were intrigued! They could not wait to check everything out. I have noticed that my students are able to problem solve with less adult guidance, work with peers on creations, and freely explore their imaginations with. My students are loving 'free time' and I am so thankful that you helped me bring \"Powerful, Purposeful Play\" to my classroom.\r\n\r\nIt has been so fun watching my students be able to express themselves in a safe, loving way!\r\n\r\nMy students and I are so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1746471560761,"projectUrl":"project/purposeful-powerful-play/9285153/","projectTitle":"Purposeful, Powerful Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LeBrun","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8520729_orig.png?crop=755,755,x90,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657300950579","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/talor-lebrun"},{"teacherId":8520729,"projectId":9261164,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving to our classroom's Donors Choose project. Finding meaningful and purposeful play items for a classroom can be challenging. So many of my students have access to toys, and the challenge is to find something that is new, engaging, and allows for students to practice skills.\r\n\r\nFrom the moment they entered the classroom, my students were intrigued! They could not wait to start playing! I have also noticed that my students are able to problem solve with less adult guidance, work with peers on creations, and freely explore their imaginations with. My students are loving 'free time' and I am so thankful that you helped me \"Learning Through Play\" to my classroom.\r\n\r\nMy students and I are so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1745603485649,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-play/9261164/","projectTitle":"Learning Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LeBrun","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8520729_orig.png?crop=755,755,x90,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657300950579","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/talor-lebrun"},{"teacherId":8520729,"projectId":9301889,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom through Donors Choose. Finding easy ways to organize my classroom library has lead to more students being able to access and develop their reading skills. \r\n\r\nFrom the moment we started reading, my students were intrigued! They could not wait for their turn to read the \"Elephant and Piggie\" and all the other books we received! I am so thankful that you helped me bring \"Books, Books, and More Books\" to my classroom.\r\n\r\nMy students and I are so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1746636077928,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-and-more-books/9301889/","projectTitle":"Books, Books, and More Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LeBrun","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8520729_orig.png?crop=755,755,x90,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657300950579","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/talor-lebrun"},{"teacherId":8520729,"projectId":9146168,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom through Donors Choose. Finding stories to engage my students in problem solving has lead to more students using important strategies to appropriately and independently solve problems in and out of the room.\r\n\r\nIn addition, this project has allowed me to provide my students with stories to help grow their social emotional skills. If students need guidance with a skill I can pull out a center to support the topic and ensure students have a hands-on approach. \r\n\r\nWe use these new books and centers throughout my day, my students are much more willing to practice reading skills.\r\n\r\nI am so thankful that you helped me bring \"Who Wants to Read?\" to my classroom.\r\n\r\nMy students and I are so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1742919418796,"projectUrl":"project/who-wants-to-read/9146168/","projectTitle":"Who Wants to Read?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LeBrun","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8520729_orig.png?crop=755,755,x90,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657300950579","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/talor-lebrun"},{"teacherId":5626739,"projectId":9207050,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing some vibrancy to our art projects. The new art mediums; paint sticks and pastels, have really heightened the look of our projects. The materials are incredibly user friendly for our small first grade hands to use and they love the variety of colors available to them. These materials have allowed my students to work more independently and they can focus on the use of one color at a time.\r\nWe recently had our annual art show and had such tremendous amounts of positive feedback regarding the neatness and brilliance of our pieces. \r\nThank you for your contribution towards this project and your support to all teachers and students!","fullyFundedDate":1742864297862,"projectUrl":"project/unleash-the-color-allowing-students-to/9207050/","projectTitle":"Unleash the Color - Allowing Students to Create with Vibrancy!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5626739_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1533934205848","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5626739"},{"teacherId":355678,"projectId":9205214,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this project. My students have loved receiving different boxes filled with different art supplies. As each supply arrived we talked about it, practiced using it, and then slowly built our art center. \r\n\r\nMy class loves to create and make things. During our play time many children find their way to the art corner. They love to color, draw, and create. Yesterday we had a puppet show and later in the afternoon my students could be found creating different puppets and props.\r\n\r\nI have loved building the art center for my students because the materials are just for them. They can freely explore and use what they want without the boundaries of projects we may be doing in our classroom. It has been fun to watch their creativity flourish and the teamwork and the collaboration and conversations are allowing different students connect and explore.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting my classroom and my students!","fullyFundedDate":1742902395984,"projectUrl":"project/creating-art-in-kindergarten/9205214/","projectTitle":"Creating Art in Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schaefer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp355678_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1479007645066","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/355678"},{"teacherId":355678,"projectId":9205288,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this project. We have been studying life cycles and animals. This grant showed up in pieces. Each day I opened a different box and the kids were incredibly curious as to what we were doing. When they found out we were going to be able to learn and watch the life cycle of a ladybug they were so excited.\r\n\r\nEach morning when my students arrive the first thing that they do is go over and see what the ladybugs are doing. Today they discovered that they are moving into the next phase and we spent time reading and observing what they were seeing. Insects are something that kids love to learn about and being able to watch it happen in the classroom has been really fun.\r\n\r\nI have loved doing this project with my students and helping enrich other subject areas. We have worked on writing and reading non-fiction text as we have explored this topic. My students have been incredibly engaged and we are all so thankful to have been gifted such amazing resources. Many of my students will choose to go and explore our science center during their play time and will spend time exploring the life cycle books and the life cycle kits. Thank you for you incredible generosity toward my classroom and my students.","fullyFundedDate":1743004362363,"projectUrl":"project/life-cycle-of-a-ladybug-in-kinder/9205288/","projectTitle":"Life Cycle of a Ladybug in Kinder","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schaefer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp355678_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1479007645066","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/355678"},{"teacherId":355678,"projectId":9205268,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project. My students watched the box get delivered and were excited when we opened it up and they saw what was inside. I have been working hard this year to limit screen time with them and focus on experiences using different tools for them to practice skills.\r\n\r\nThe Tonie box is the perfect tool to work on developing comprehension skills and to model fluency. The box itself is designed for young kids and is very intuitive for how to use it. My students love choosing the different characters and listening to the stories. They use it daily for centers, in fact, many choose to use it during playshop as well. Hearing a story that is not on a screen has become more of a novelty and they love it!\r\n\r\nAs an educator I love that I can choose a variety of stories for my students. Today we listened to one on space. Students were able to draw while listening to show what they were learning. My classroom was silent they were so engaged.\r\n\r\nAs a public school teacher the generosity of donors is never lost on me. Thank you for supporting my classroom and my students!","fullyFundedDate":1742933019070,"projectUrl":"project/screen-free-listening/9205268/","projectTitle":"Screen Free Listening","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schaefer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp355678_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1479007645066","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/355678"},{"teacherId":355678,"projectId":8413547,"letterContent":"I want to thank you for your purchase of these materials for my students. The life-cycle of a plant is always a favorite unit for my students. As we move towards spring I will be using these materials to create a garden dramatic play for my students.\r\n\r\nThis fall we spent time reading and learning about the lifecycle of the sunflower and pumpkin through books purchased. We have continued learning about the lifecycle through our pumpkin experiment. This will allow my students to fully experience how plants grow and each will be able to take home a starter to plant. \r\n\r\nIn March, we will move our focus to living things needs and move into plants and will create a garden play area. I can't wait for my students to be able to play with these materials and learn through play.\r\n\r\nThank you again for you generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1725556275415,"projectUrl":"project/lets-play-in-the-garden/8413547/","projectTitle":"Let's Play in the Garden","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schaefer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp355678_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1479007645066","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/355678"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_78541","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":484,"numTeachers":24,"percentFrplEligible":10,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":91,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":5,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"20.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":77.7,"schoolId":78541,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Jim Darcy Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Jim Darcy Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/montana/helena-school-district-1/jim-darcy-elementary-school/78541"}