{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Kirkwood Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":31.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7833860,"projectId":8749395,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your patience in waiting for me to get back to you, the school year has been crazy! In the best way!\r\n\r\nI mentioned in my project that one of the many joys I have as a teacher is to try to make our learning engaging and fun and that the best days of school are the ones that don't feel like work for myself or the students. Your support with this gift card has done just that! We were able to bring our learning to life with the math rounding games, fluency practice resources, as well as the games that I was able to purchase.\r\n\r\nThank you for your donation towards the gift card! Without your continued support I would not be able to do the things that I am doing, and I cannot say thank you enough.","fullyFundedDate":1731545845668,"projectUrl":"project/thinking-outside-of-the-box/8749395/","projectTitle":"Thinking Outside of the Box","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7833860_orig.jpg?crop=767,767,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1619977089967","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mslopezlovesyou"},{"teacherId":7833860,"projectId":9208842,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your patience in waiting for me to get back to you, the school year has been crazy! In the best way!\r\n\r\nI mentioned in my project that one of the many joys I have as a teacher is to try to make our learning engaging and fun and that the best days of school are the ones that don't feel like work for myself or the students. Your support with this gift card has done just that! We were able to bring our learning to life with the project-based learning kit, as well as the games that I was able to purchase.\r\n\r\nThank you for your donation towards the gift card! Without your continued support I would not be able to do the things that I am doing, and I cannot say thank you enough.","fullyFundedDate":1746770547499,"projectUrl":"project/creating-math-magic/9208842/","projectTitle":"Creating Math Magic!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7833860_orig.jpg?crop=767,767,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1619977089967","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mslopezlovesyou"},{"teacherId":7833860,"projectId":10125150,"letterContent":"I am so thrilled to share how big of an impact your support has made! 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The resource our students are most excited about is our Bingo class management system. \r\n\r\nStudents are able to work together to see growth in how they follow everyday expectations at school and are rewarded with a class prize after winning.","fullyFundedDate":1776451490720,"projectUrl":"project/the-gift-card-that-keeps-giving/10125150/","projectTitle":"The Gift (Card) That Keeps Giving!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7833860_orig.jpg?crop=767,767,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1619977089967","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mslopezlovesyou"},{"teacherId":8432032,"projectId":9739784,"letterContent":"My students love reading bright and vivid stories, apart from the curriculum. Especially when a craft is involved! \r\n\r\nI loved getting books that can tie into the lesson, and sometimes, it can cross into two subjects! Our most recent one included Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes. The students get math (for decomposing) and they get Social Emotional for Honesty with this specific title. \r\n\r\nThe also love the classics by Kevin Henkes because they are learning how characters can be animals which can act like humans and they can make connections to the characters. We've all feel worried and Wemberly is just like you and I!\r\n\r\nOur student can access these books and keep a craft to remember when they read their stories and help with their love of reading. We are very grateful for the opportunity to get these fun titles in our hands. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1764707999991,"projectUrl":"project/growing-to-read/9739784/","projectTitle":"Growing to Read!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Penwell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8432032_orig.jpg?crop=867,867,x32,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651198663614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/penwell"},{"teacherId":5024734,"projectId":9753464,"letterContent":"Thank you to your generous support, our students have had meaningful opportunities to build both physical strength and teamwork skills. This project allowed students to practice push-ups to improve upper-body strength while also participating in net games that required communication, cooperation, and encouragement. Students were more engaged, motivated, and confident as they challenged themselves physically and worked together toward shared goals.\r\n\r\nFor many students, this equipment and structure created a positive and inclusive environment where everyone could experience success. We saw students cheering each other on, helping peers improve their form, and learning the importance of teamwork and perseverance. Your donation didn't just support physical activity—it helped foster confidence, collaboration, and a love for movement. 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It has also students to independently move around the room during the appropriate times. \r\nWe have also used this clock/timer in our daily practice of days of the week and in counting down the number of days in school. This serves as a tool for some students that need support in number recognition!","fullyFundedDate":1755912079122,"projectUrl":"project/every-minute-counts-effective-tools-for/9298558/","projectTitle":"Every Minute Counts: Effective Tools for Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Santiago","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6596587"},{"teacherId":6596587,"projectId":9514198,"letterContent":"My students were estactic to see the magna tiles! When we first introduced them during reading, we used them as manipulatives to help support phonological and phonetic awareness! Using these tools in such manner has allowed fun to guide the learning and help support our students to read! We have use the letter tiles in areas for spelling CVC words, too! \r\n\r\nOther areas we have used these tools are during math! During this time, students have built different shapes but have also used to use as subtraction and addition manipulatives!","fullyFundedDate":1755206708987,"projectUrl":"project/magnetic-minds-at-work/9514198/","projectTitle":"Magnetic Minds at Work!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Santiago","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6596587"},{"teacherId":8432032,"projectId":9272599,"letterContent":"We love our new books for monthly themes. My students especially loved the October books about pumpkins. We read \"The Biggest Pumpkin Ever\" and we tied in some activities with it! \r\n\r\nEach student received a pumpkin in which they decorated, and they played pumpkin games. It was such a fa-BOO-lous way to take break from the hard work they do every day. \r\n\r\nThank you once again for gifting us these fun thematic books in our classroom. They love it and will one day look back and remember the stories we read and the fun they had to go with the books.","fullyFundedDate":1755055200416,"projectUrl":"project/thematic-books-to-add-to-our-shelves/9272599/","projectTitle":"Thematic Books to Add to Our Shelves","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Penwell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8432032_orig.jpg?crop=867,867,x32,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651198663614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/penwell"},{"teacherId":8432032,"projectId":9272208,"letterContent":"We are beyond grateful and blessed to have these books to read every week. The kids love when I reveal the books, and read them with all the fun voices. \r\n\r\nWhat makes these books special are the connections they are making to the lessons we have learned that week or in the weeks before. They are growing in their vocabulary and how to model each character trait. \r\n\r\nWe have a specialist section for our books and they can go back\r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for your generosity and kindness you have gifted to our littlest of readers.","fullyFundedDate":1755055202210,"projectUrl":"project/social-emotional-learning-with-our-littl/9272208/","projectTitle":"Social Emotional Learning With Our Little Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Penwell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8432032_orig.jpg?crop=867,867,x32,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651198663614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/penwell"},{"teacherId":6276441,"projectId":9388783,"letterContent":"I specifically requested the journals and golf pencils for my students because in first grade some students struggle with holding a regular size pencil correctly. My students love the golf pencils and the positive sayings on them. They use them every day during intervention, math and writing. \r\n\r\nThe journals are for writing. My students love using them. I rarely hear a complaint about writing since using these journals. They are the perfect size for my students to use. They really like them. They were so excited to get them. They especially enjoy that they can draw a picture and write about it or write about a specific topic. \r\n\r\nI really like the language books as well. The students like using them too. We use this during intervention time to reinforce language in our classroom. Most of my students first language is Spanish, so this is very helpful for them as they are working towards proficiency in the English Language. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your donation to our classroom. This has made a strong impact on my students learning.","fullyFundedDate":1755206707513,"projectUrl":"project/paper-and-pencils-make-for-a-better-writ/9388783/","projectTitle":"Paper and Pencils Make for a Better Writing Experience!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Eason","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6276441_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748705268383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6276441"},{"teacherId":5388350,"projectId":9628803,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my 5th graders had an amazing time bringing their learning to life! After finishing our unit on corn, students used the beads and pipe cleaners you helped provide to create their own stalks of corn—and they loved every minute of it!\r\n\r\nThis project allowed them to be creative, hands-on, and proud of their work. They were so engaged and excited to see their reading come to life in such a fun way. Thank you for helping make this learning experience possible. Your kindness and support truly made a difference in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1756433109303,"projectUrl":"project/its-corn/9628803/","projectTitle":"It's Corn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dorr","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5388350_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1525925630219","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stephanie-dorr"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_36831","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":388,"numTeachers":32,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":12,"percentLatinx":84,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"1 - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":68.6,"schoolId":36831,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Kirkwood Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Kirkwood Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/toppenish-school-district/kirkwood-elementary-school/36831"}