{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Larchmont Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":21.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6387722,"projectId":10167985,"letterContent":"The kids were so excited when they saw these books. They were especially excited to see we had the newest graphic novels of Dog Man, FGTeev, Space Boy, and Wings of Fire. All of the kids were very persistent to ask for as much reading time as possible before spring break. \r\n\r\nOur students who attend book club were especially grateful they had new books in our graphic novel selection to read. It was so fun watching them read and engage in these books with their classmates. They were laughing at hilarious parts and sharing funny parts of the books with their classmates. They were sharing their favorite illustrations and also recommending their favorites to others. \r\n\r\nYour donation really made a difference for many kids who at one time did not like to read because it was hard for them. Your donation has given books to kids who didn't even realize some of these books were out there. Thank you so much for giving a very special group of kids access to books they will love for years.","fullyFundedDate":1774630729702,"projectUrl":"project/lets-read-our-favorite-book-series/10167985/","projectTitle":"Let's Read Our Favorite Book Series!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chamberlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6387722_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591044131941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jodi-chamberlin"},{"teacherId":6387722,"projectId":10050399,"letterContent":"You made a lot of elementary kids so excited to read graphic novels. When the Amazon boxes arrived the students excitedly asked, \"Are those books for us?\" When they realized they were graphic novels the kids were squealing in excitement. They were even more excited when I read them the backs of the graphic novels, and then they were hooked. Kids have been requesting to read non-stop. They have been reading with their friends, requesting to read during recess more and more, and even asking for suggestions on what they should read next. It has been so exciting and thrilling to see kids so engaged in reading. Thank you for providing books to a group of kids who will love them for years.","fullyFundedDate":1773870987943,"projectUrl":"project/graphic-novel-book-series-for-book-club/10050399/","projectTitle":"Graphic Novel Book Series for Book Club","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chamberlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6387722_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591044131941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jodi-chamberlin"},{"teacherId":6387722,"projectId":10157645,"letterContent":"These books have already had so many positive impacts in our classroom. Our kids have been very excited and motivated to read books about people who navigate the world differently than them. Some students have also been able to relate in amazing ways to the characters in the story. Just this morning one of our kindergarten students saw the series Emma Every Day. This particular student wears hearing aids and the character in the book Emma Everyday wears a cochlear implant. The kindergartener said with a lot of enthusiasm, \"She has earrings just like me!\" She refers to her hearing aids as her earrings. She was so excited about the series and asked if she could read the books every day. Many of the other kids have a newly found interest on how kids in our school use different assistive technology devices to communicate and it has really helped them develop understanding and compassion for people who have disabilities. These books will be well loved for years and have already brought so much joy to our class. Thank you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1773859075193,"projectUrl":"project/inclusion-in-reading-books-with-charact/10157645/","projectTitle":"Inclusion in Reading: Books with Characters Who Have Disabilities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chamberlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6387722_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591044131941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jodi-chamberlin"},{"teacherId":6387722,"projectId":10032570,"letterContent":"The kids have loved the new books so much. The kids are so eager to come to book club to read the books. They have told their friends how much they enjoy reading new books they have never seen before and it has created so much momentum in our school for reading different graphic novels. We have seen so much excitement, enthusiasm, drive, and motivation to read since these books arrived to our class. Your donation has made such an impact in students' lives that do not always get the same access to literature as other kids in our community due to their socioeconomic status.","fullyFundedDate":1773859074626,"projectUrl":"project/exciting-kids-through-recess-book-club/10032570/","projectTitle":"Exciting Kids Through Recess Book Club","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chamberlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6387722_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591044131941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jodi-chamberlin"},{"teacherId":8123892,"projectId":9553457,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping to replenish our classroom with supplies. We appreciate the donations to continue our work throughout the school year. We have used our glue, crayons, and papers daily to help aide in our learning and creativity. \r\nThe students were filled with excitement to see our order come in with new supplies and even prizes to earn for their academic achievement. \r\nAs we finish up our PBL shape experience students will be using these supplies to create images with shapes and share with the class what they made. We are excited to continue with our use of supplies as the year continues. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your help and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1756387032879,"projectUrl":"project/replenish-classroom/9553457/","projectTitle":"Replenish Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wingler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8123892_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666065213810","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8123892"},{"teacherId":6387722,"projectId":10022463,"letterContent":"Our students were absolutely thrilled when these books arrived in boxes during book club. The principal happened to hand deliver them and was so intrigued to know why they were so excited. She stuck around and was absolutely thrilled how excited they were about reading the next book in many of their favorite graphic novel series. \r\n\r\nYour donation to our recess book club has made such a difference in our kids. They are so excited about reading, they are so eager to read new books they are not familiar with, their reading fluency has increased exponentially, and their comprehension skills have gone through the roof. \r\n\r\nThank you so much again for supporting our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1769020537817,"projectUrl":"project/graphic-novels-for-our-recess-book-club/10022463/","projectTitle":"Graphic Novels for our Recess Book Club","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chamberlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6387722_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591044131941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jodi-chamberlin"},{"teacherId":6387722,"projectId":10001213,"letterContent":"These books made such an impact in our library recess club. The kids were so excited to see some of their favorite graphic novel series completed / added to. They were also very thankful for the new bookshelf and mentioned how it makes books easier to find and adds room in the classroom library. Our students have been busy working on their reading clouds where they add reading stars for every book they have read. Since these new books have arrived, they have been more eager to read than ever. Thank you so much for exciting our Larchmont students about reading.","fullyFundedDate":1768192634303,"projectUrl":"project/graphic-novels-for-our-recess-book-club/10001213/","projectTitle":"Graphic Novels for our Recess Book Club","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chamberlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6387722_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591044131941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jodi-chamberlin"},{"teacherId":8539485,"projectId":9606604,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. It has been so nice to be able to provide a snack for each child who needs it every day. \r\n\r\nThe kids have especially loved the fruit snacks and goldfish. Grahram crackers are also a hit. We save the chips for a special treat on Friday. \r\n\r\nIt has helped my families not have to think about providing snack for their child especially during a time when money is tight. We are halfway through the year and still have quite a few snacks left. Your donation has been much appreciated by students and families and myself.","fullyFundedDate":1756387047923,"projectUrl":"project/snack-time/9606604/","projectTitle":"Snack Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8539485_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1658427992508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8539485"},{"teacherId":4108353,"projectId":9691566,"letterContent":"My students use headphones nearly every day for academic and assessment purposes. The headphones you provided are replacing old, inexpensive sets as they wear out and become inoperable. Since the district is not readily replacing obsolete headphones, your contribution has saved frustration and instructional time as I am able to quickly take out a new set and assign it to the student on the spot. The headphones are well constructed and fit each student perfectly.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my students and school, thank you for your consideration in funding our need!","fullyFundedDate":1757423329598,"projectUrl":"project/kids-need-to-hear-to-use-computerized-re/9691566/","projectTitle":"Kids Need to Hear to Use Computerized Resources!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cowan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4108353"},{"teacherId":8539485,"projectId":9289374,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your generous donation so that my students could start the year with hands on projects. We have used our crayons to color projects like animals that correspond to letters and playdoh to help with our fine motor strength and learn our numbers. We have used used the glue to various projects like creating rainbow fish. We have used the pencils to learn how to write our letters each day. \r\n\r\nThank you again, my students have appreciated having the supplies and are excited to get to continue using them.","fullyFundedDate":1754848372538,"projectUrl":"project/needed-supplies-to-start-next-school-yea/9289374/","projectTitle":"Needed Supplies to Start Next School Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8539485_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1658427992508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8539485"},{"teacherId":9460967,"projectId":9425542,"letterContent":"Having a genre centered library is inviting and gives students the independence and confidence to find books on their own. As students walk in they see books looking back at them, and often know what book they want before it's time to checkout. For the younger grades, having a carpet with defined spaces makes them feel like they belong and have a place all there own. The change is an ongoing process, but with the changes that have already been implemented I have seen students have independence during checkout.\r\n\r\nHaving forward facing bins for our most popular books makes it easier for students to find what they are looking for. Having rotating bins allows for exploration of 'new' (forgotten favorite) books. Some favorite books that had not been checked out in a long time were placed forward facing in a bin, and they started to fly off the shelves. Small or odd shaped books often get lost on the shelves, but the bins have helped them become visible and easy to find.\r\n\r\nMy favorite part of this process has been the smiles on my students faces every time they see something new or changed. They are noticing and engaging in the library in a positive way!","fullyFundedDate":1756387077156,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-genre-centered-elementary-lib/9425542/","projectTitle":"Creating a Genre Centered Elementary Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Myers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9460967_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753149352099","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9460967"},{"teacherId":2093179,"projectId":9711167,"letterContent":"We have had a busy start to the school year with lots of learning and technology time. The headphones I had been using with students were falling apart from having been used by students for the last decade. The students at my school are used to hand-me-down items because they are unable to afford their own headphones for school. With tight budget cuts there were no funds for headphones, even though they are an essential tool students need for learning in the 21st century. Your donations saved the day and students were able to have access to brand new headphones.\r\n\r\nStudents are able to use these headphones for fundamental reading practice, like phonics, to better sound out words as they are reading. Students are also able to access many of the online reading resources to listen to audio books and hear fluent readers read. These headphones are especially helpful to our multilingual learners who are learning English as a second language.\r\n\r\nThe microphone has been so helpful to me this year as I am able to be heard clearly by all students and help project my voice. Students can hear directions and follow along with activities because they can easily hear the teacher.\r\n\r\nWe are so appreciative of having these technologies, it has made learning so much easier for students and makes them feel valued by the community.","fullyFundedDate":1758837462364,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-to-harness-hope/9711167/","projectTitle":"Headphones to Harness Hope","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lioy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2093179_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723763847481","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lioy"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_36354","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":303,"numTeachers":22,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":18,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":34,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"13.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":78.9,"schoolId":36354,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Larchmont Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Larchmont Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/tacoma-public-schools/larchmont-elementary-school/36354"}