{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Leicester Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":39.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1492994,"projectId":10359601,"letterContent":"Thank you for adding such a wonderful variety of puzzles to our school library! These hands-on activities invite students from kindergarten through fourth grade to think in creative, nontraditional ways. It's exciting to see students of all ages learning and exploring as they work through a challenge.\r\n\r\nStudents are eager to discover which new puzzles are available, and I've noticed their skills growing as they practice, persist, and try new strategies. I've also noticed our collaboration with others skills are getting better. Your generosity has brought meaningful fun and learning to our media center, and we're truly grateful!\r\n\r\nThank you for your support of NC students and educators!","fullyFundedDate":1787585230517,"projectUrl":"project/puzzling-our-way-to-success-in-the-media/10359601/","projectTitle":"Puzzling Our Way to Success in the Media Center!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lunsford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1492994_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y1000&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754584154459","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amylunsford"},{"teacherId":1492994,"projectId":10258750,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support and for donating supplies to our recent book fair! Each of those items, from baggies, pens, sticky notes and more helped our book fair run more smoothly.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our students had an unforgettable time exploring new stories and finding books that spark a lifelong love of reading. Book fairs do so much more than fill shelves; they build confidence, open up new worlds, and help every child discover the magic of turning the next page.\r\n\r\nThe teacher wish list bins were a hit with parents! Many stepped up to support our classroom libraries directly by picking out books from our teacher wish list bins. Teachers were thrilled to have new stories to share with their students. Your kindness ensures our students have fresh, exciting, and diverse reads right at their fingertips every single day.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your generosity. Thank you for your support of our nation's future!","fullyFundedDate":1786366954791,"projectUrl":"project/beyond-the-bookshelves-help-supply-the/10258750/","projectTitle":"Beyond the Bookshelves: Help Supply the School BookFair for Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lunsford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1492994_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y1000&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754584154459","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amylunsford"},{"teacherId":1492994,"projectId":9581248,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing STEM supplies for our media center. I have used one of the large buckets to house our train set pieces. Students can now quickly clean up by placing items in the large bucket instead of trying to correctly line up each piece in it's original box. The clear design of the the buckets also allows me to efficiently set up stations without the extra step of opening the lid to see what station is inside.\r\n\r\nI also placed one of the large, collaborative coloring pages on a bulletin board. After our media center lesson and checkout time, students are choosing to wind down with the coloring. As I tell students, \"we are creating something beautiful together\" this spring. More than one student has already asked if we can do another giant coloring page next year! \r\n\r\nI am planning to use our new mini flashlights later in the school year as part of a summer \"camp out\" in the media center when I turn out all the lights and encourage them to read and use the mini flashlights see the words. It will be a great way to kick off summer time reading!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support of our nation's future!","fullyFundedDate":1766611772927,"projectUrl":"project/building-bright-minds-stem-supplies-for/9581248/","projectTitle":"Building Bright Minds: STEM Supplies for Creative Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lunsford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1492994_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y1000&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754584154459","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amylunsford"},{"teacherId":1492994,"projectId":9841840,"letterContent":"Thank you for your kind and generous donation of puzzles for our media center. My students are thrilled to have a variety of puzzles to explore. My younger students are beginning in their puzzle skills and have enjoyed the large ocean animal floor puzzle. The floor puzzles are great at helping them match colors and shapes to fit as they also get valuable fine motor skills time.\r\n\r\nMy older students have really enjoyed the puzzle by number style of puzzle. Many, including myself, have never tried this style and we are delighting ourselves in the novelty of stretching our brains in new ways. My older students have loved the various puzzles so much that we have a dedicated table in the media center for our ongoing school puzzle. After students have checked out their library books, while they are waiting for other students to finish their book search, student crowd around the table. This allows them to work on their collaboration and inter-personal skills, skills we are always trying to grow. \r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our nation's future.","fullyFundedDate":1766679435533,"projectUrl":"project/stem-puzzle-power-brain-boosters-for-th/9841840/","projectTitle":"STEM Puzzle Power: Brain Boosters for the Media Center!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lunsford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1492994_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y1000&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754584154459","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amylunsford"},{"teacherId":1492994,"projectId":8815379,"letterContent":"Thank you for you generous donation of new graphic novels for our media center. The new books are flying off the shelves! Several students have mentioned that they didn't know they made graphic novels about non fiction topics like biographies, animals and science topics. I'm so glad to have these new books to expose them to topics they may not have read before in an easier to read graphic novel format.\r\n\r\nThe additional tittles have also helped decrease competition for books among my older girls. They are enjoying the additional Babysitter's club titles and are exploring new series like Katie the Cat Sitter and Cupcake Diaries. One young lady mentioned she added the Katie the Cat Sitter books to her holiday wish list. I'll take that as a win for reading!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support of our nation's future!","fullyFundedDate":1757889710243,"projectUrl":"project/help-encourage-reading-with-new-graphic/8815379/","projectTitle":"Help Encourage Reading with New Graphic Novels for the Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lunsford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1492994_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y1000&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754584154459","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amylunsford"},{"teacherId":1492994,"projectId":9210291,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to my students. The Mo Willems' books that you provided has helped bring fun, modern literature to my eager readers. These books have been flying off the shelf the past few weeks- a librarian's dream come true! My first graders cannot stop checking them out! \r\n\r\nAdditionally, it has been encouraging as an educator to see my students excited about learning. Several students have told me that they are putting book on their holiday wish lists this year! As North Carolina schools still do not have our yearly budget from the state, it is gratifying to know magnanimous donors like yourself with see that my students have the resources they need.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support of our nation's future.","fullyFundedDate":1757885517109,"projectUrl":"project/mo-willems-books-we-love-you/9210291/","projectTitle":"Mo Willems' Books: We LOVE You!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lunsford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1492994_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y1000&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754584154459","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amylunsford"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_2344","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":372,"numTeachers":33,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":80,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":15,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"K - 4","studentTeacherRatio":"11.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":60.7,"schoolId":2344,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Leicester Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Leicester Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/north-carolina/buncombe-county-school-district/leicester-elementary-school/2344"}