{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Abraham Lincoln School 22","outOfStateSupporters":24.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":197300,"projectId":9454590,"letterContent":"It's hard to describe the joy that a seemingly simple device has brought to our classroom. Please know that by helping us purchase the Yoto player for my class, you are positively impacting the educational experience of 24 kindergarteners...and many more in the years to come!\r\nFrom the moment students arrive in my classroom, they are greeted with music from live radio stations from their countries of origin. Through the Yoto, we have enjoyed everything from Colombian vallenatos to cumbias and traditional children's songs. Even listening to some local radio commercials gives students a little taste of home! This particular group of students loves to dance more than any I've ever had, and one of our favorite ways to celebrate perfect attendance (or just to get our wiggles out) is with an impromptu dance party.\r\nDon't worry, the Yoto player also helps us during independent work or yoga, when we listen to calming or classical music. Students are beginning to learn how to use the Yoto independently in small groups to listen to pre-recorded stories read by me or professionally produced tracks. It reminds me of photos from the 1930s showing children gathered around radios to hear stories. This practice is helping improve their listening skills and sparking their imaginations.\r\nI am especially excited for the day when students become more proficient readers and can record themselves reading stories for their classmates. This will be an incredible confidence builder for some, and a motivating incentive for others!\r\n\r\nThank you again so much for sponsoring this project and bringing bilingual and bicultural music and literacy to my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1755948367269,"projectUrl":"project/please-press-play-on-read-aloud-magic-in/9454590/","projectTitle":"Please Press Play on Read-Aloud Magic in English and Español!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/197300"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9474931,"letterContent":"Since a picture is worth a thousand words I wanted you to see the expressions on the faces of the students as they played the Boomwahcker tubes you provided for them and I didn't want you to wait until January to see them. The students were so excited to play them that I decided to get them out right away. Many of the students come from other countries and don't know how to speak English, but they easily matched the color of the Boomwhacker with the display and were able to play simple songs without much practice. It made them feel a part of the class and welcomed to school. \r\nRight away they were able to read music through playing colors and letters. Playing the Boomwhackers increased their tracking and improved their reading fluency. They were reading pitches before they could even read words! They copied and read rhtyms with the Boomwhackers. Having to play only one note in a song and then trade with another student helped their social-emotional competency, memory, attention, and problem solving skills. They developed confidence and pride in their accomplishment through performance. \r\nPerforming with Boomwackers increased student engagement in otherwise shy students or those who lack language skills. I plan to have them perform for parents in a concert and at the Principal's Breakfasts this year. Your donation helped my students to go \"BOOM! BOOM! in the music room this year!","fullyFundedDate":1753822025041,"projectUrl":"project/boom-boom-boom-in-the-music-room/9474931/","projectTitle":"Boom! Boom! Boom in the Music Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9279436,"letterContent":"I extended the time so that I could send you more pictures of the student performances with the Black Light sticks. Now I can show you the impact throgh the pictures I took. When the students received the black light sticks, they were very excited to play with them. Their faces lit up with excitement! Since I got the drumsticks right before December, I decided to let them play with them on the floor along with Youtube Christmas songs with examples of bucket drumming. They copied rhythms that were played. Then they learned to read standard rhythmic notation. \r\nAfter I got bucket drums, they played on them with the light up drumsticks. A colleague just happened to have some blacklights and I had some white gloves from a sign language choir. Together with the black light sticks, they learned to play bucket drum pieces. They played rhythms for the other students and put them into a bucket drum piece. Some students from other countries came to our school along with other students who had never played in an ensemble. They eagerly got their classwork done so that they could come to the music room to play with the light up drumsticks and bucket drums. They will be playing in the Winter Concert this year. Your donation helped my students keep the beat going on in the midst of their chaotic improverished lives by performing with the light up drumsticks. I'm sure they will remember the unique experience for the rest of their lives thanks to your kind generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1746460502672,"projectUrl":"project/the-beat-goes-on-light-up-drumsticks-ne/9279436/","projectTitle":"The Beat Goes On! Light Up Drumsticks Needed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9204766,"letterContent":"Words can't describe the expression on the faces of my students when they saw the light up drumsticks. They immediately wanted to play with them! I took their picture with the lightup drumsticks and sent it to their parents to see. They played on the floor at first, but then I formed a bucket drum group. They copied rhythm patterns that I played. They quickly learned to play a bucket drum piece and will be playing it for the Winter Concert. One of my colleagues just happened to have black lights and a church organization volunteered to reimburse me for white hats that would glow in the dark. I happened to have some white gloves that I used for sign language choir and they glowed under blacklight. They got their classwork done so that they could come to practice with the drumsticks. Having this opportunity for them helped them have a positive self esteem from being in a group. They soon began tapping out rhythms for other students to copy and combine into their own composition. They also learned to read rhythmic notation. \r\nAll of the students in the bucket drum group are new to our school. They are all sixth graders and not belong to any other ensemble. Some came fro another country. They were excited to get to be in a group and perform at school. They are planning to play in our winter concert and for the Principal's breakfast. Your donation did \"Light up their lives\" and helped them be seen and heard. I'm sure they will never forget the experience you gave them through your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1743024184045,"projectUrl":"project/seen-and-heard-light-up-drumsticks-lig/9204766/","projectTitle":"Seen and Heard: Light up Drumsticks Light Up Lives!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":7190144,"projectId":4866725,"letterContent":"Having tablets in our classroom lets my students explore, practice, and create in ways we could not before. They can work on math apps that give instant feedback, read digital books at their own level, and use learning games that build phonics and vocabulary skills. This technology helps me meet each child where they are, so students who need more support can receive it immediately, while those who are ready to stretch can move ahead. Tablets also provide my class with access to tools such as translation, speech-to-text, and drawing apps, which help English language learners and students with special needs participate fully.\r\n\r\nTablets make learning exciting and hands-on. My students can research topics for science and social studies, create presentations or videos to show what they have learned, and even record themselves reading to build fluency. Working on tablets also teaches important 21st-century skills like digital responsibility, problem-solving, and creativity. With these devices, learning becomes more personal, interactive, and fun—helping every child feel successful and prepared for the future.","fullyFundedDate":1587212187269,"projectUrl":"project/tablets-needed-for-distance-learning/4866725/","projectTitle":"Tablets Needed for Distance Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hepburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7190144_orig.jpg?crop=1384,1384,x424,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1587068755050","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7190144"},{"teacherId":197300,"projectId":9036429,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping us gift Curious You to each of our kindergarten graduates. This meaningful book was the perfect way to celebrate their big day. It speaks to courage, curiosity, and the bright futures ahead. As part of our graduation ceremony, I had the joy of reading it aloud to the class and their families, and the students were thrilled to take home their very own copy. Inside each book, we included a class photo and a QR code that families can scan to listen and read along with me at home, helping us extend the celebration and the message of encouragement beyond the classroom.\r\n\r\nWhat made this gift even more special is that Curious You is a bilingual book, presented in both English and Spanish, making it accessible and personal for every child and their family. Your donation allowed us to honor our students in a thoughtful, lasting way—one that recognizes both their achievements and their potential. On behalf of our students and their families, thank you for making this moment so memorable.","fullyFundedDate":1737043091293,"projectUrl":"project/bilingual-students-deserve-bilingual-boo/9036429/","projectTitle":"Bilingual Students Deserve Bilingual Books to Celebrate Kindergarten Graduation!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/197300"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9142304,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation of matching t-shirts for my chorus to wear when they are performing. I really appreciate you donating soon enough for us to get the shirts imprinted with our school name and \"Shark Singers\". I showed the transfer to my students and told them that I hoped that we could get the t-shirts. I paid for and ordered the transfers of the image in hopes that someone like you would provide the shirts. Thank you for rewarding my faith by donating the money to purchase the t-shirts. It wasn't long after I received the transfers that your donation was made and a volunteer that had a heat transfer machine was able to start imprinting the t-shirts with the transfers. \r\n\r\n I'm sure you can tell from the pictures of students that your donation brought smiles to my chorus students' faces when they saw their \"Shark Singers\" t-shirts that you donated. \r\nThey proudly wore them to the Music Days event in the community and received a plaque of recognition for being the best chorus by the judge. You provided them with a lifetime opportunity to perform with other choirs from all over the state. The 30 grade 3-6 students looked as good as they sounded and sensed unity and pride in their performance. \r\nI appreIciate the financial help you gave to make my \"Shark Singers\" shine!","fullyFundedDate":1742495008596,"projectUrl":"project/shark-singers-give-my-students-the-shir/9142304/","projectTitle":"Shark Singers: Give My Students the Shirt Off Your Back!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":8889763,"letterContent":"Words cannot express the difference you made in the lives of my students. Students used the djembe drums as an outlet for their emotions and improved mental health. Providing the students with an opportunity to hit a drum instead of other students helped them release their negative emotions and brought calmness to their body. They were able to concentrate on learning instead of the problems they have. Their hands were so busy playing the drum that for the time I had them they forgot the anger they had inside them. \r\nClassroom teachers commented on how calm the students were after music class. The students \"talked\" on the drums instead of saying bad words and no one but them knew what they were saying. The result was that they vented their anger on a drum. They thought of the words they wanted to say and then played them on the drum. The djembe drum brought an alternative for negative behavior and improved their learning. Thank you for providing an acceptable and positive outlet for their feelings through your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1730394195154,"projectUrl":"project/go-ahead-and-hit-me-mental-health-heali/8889763/","projectTitle":"Go Ahead and Hit Me! Mental Health Healing With Drumming","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":8882330,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing Caxixi African shakers for my students to \"Shake it, Baby, Shake it!\" in music class. They eagerly engaged the minute they put them in their hands. They played a steady beat without any prompting to various music without having to speak a word of English. , They played the rhythms of \"Funwa Alafia\", a folk song from Africa for the school's Black History Celebration..The shakers were just right for their tiny hands to play confidently together. I will continue to use the shakers with all my students in the years to come! \r\nYour kind donation helped my refugee and immigrant students feel comfortable at school by playing music from their own culture. I appreciate people like you who understand the importance of feeling accepted in an unfamilar culture. Most important of all, your donation affected my students' self esteems and help them to feel welcome in an unfamilair culture through the universal language of music.","fullyFundedDate":1730124440867,"projectUrl":"project/shake-it-baby-shake-it-instruments-fo/8882330/","projectTitle":"Shake It, Baby, Shake It! Instruments For Refugees and Immigrants","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":8855955,"letterContent":"Your donation helped my refugee and immigrant students, who speak over seven different languages, to thrive in a new cuture that speaks mostly English. . Having djembe drums to play in music class to commuicate their language helped them feel accepted and appreciated for the culture. \r\n\r\nThe students were so excited when I handed them a djembe drum to play the rhythm of words from their language. The other students echoed them even though they didn't know the words they were playing. They were able to communicate with the other students for the first time. At first, the students echoed rhythms on the djembe drums. Then I notated the rhythms and they learned to read them with standard notation. They spelled the word of the week on the drum and its definition. They also learned to could count in English by counting the number of beats to play.\r\n\r\nYour donation affected the lives of the immigrant and refugee students as well as the other students in the class through the universal language of music. I'm sure the students felt accepted and welcome in a new culture because they were able to share their culture with the other students. You helped the other students in the class to have \"Hearing Hearts\" and accept students of different cultures through the power of music. Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. Your donation has made a difference in the lives of my students now and in their future.","fullyFundedDate":1729112067234,"projectUrl":"project/hearing-hearts-music-for-refugees-and-i/8855955/","projectTitle":"Hearing Hearts: Music for Refugees and Immigrants","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":8784969,"letterContent":"Your donatoin helped the over 50 refugees and immigrants from more than 7 different countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East have an instrument to play and create rhythms of their culture. From the time I opened the box of djembes, the students faces lit up and they eagerly played words from their own language on the djembe. They were so excited to be able to communicate through playing the djembe. They were able to echo rhythms they hear without knowing a word of English. I wish you could have seen the expression on their faces when I began singing \"Funwa Alafia\", which is a welcome song from Africa. They immediately smiled and began playing with me. Having a djembe to play rhythms helped other students accept their culture. They played rhythms from their culture and the class echoed them. They felt included when they played rhythms from their culture along with music from their culture mixed with hip hop music from American cultural music. The students integrated all of the cultures together through mixing rhythms of varied cultures together and developed unity through performing them together. \r\n\r\nHaving djembe drums for immigrant and refugee students to play helped them increase their vocabulary through spelling and defining Englsh words on the djembe drum. (ex. I-N-TRO-D-U-C-E! Introduce! Introduce! Learn or meet for the very first time!) They would learn to recognize the letters of the English alphabet by playing them on the drums as they spell the word. \r\n\r\nYour donation will helped students from other countries thrive in an unfamilair culture. You can be sure that you have a great impact on thier future.","fullyFundedDate":1726453227858,"projectUrl":"project/immigrants-and-refugees-inclusion-and-i/8784969/","projectTitle":"Immigrants and Refugees: Inclusion and Integration of Culture in Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":8947678,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing djembe drums for my students to play. The students who came here from many other countries and could not speak English immediately became excited and engaged when I took the drums out of the box. They eagerly played something for me and the class echoed it back. No language was necessary to communicate because music is the universal language. The students spoke many languages including Pusto, Sudanese, Persian, Sumali, Napali, and Spanish. Without your donation, it would have been impossible to communicate with them. They became leaders of the class instead of just sitting in a chair and trying to absorb a language they could not understand. Playing the djembes in the music class created unity in a cultural experience. Students readily accepted the immigrants and refugees because they had something special to share with the class through playing rhythms of their culture.\r\n\r\nInstead of doing worksheets to match or name a rhythm, my students were able to play rhythms on the djembes. Thanks to your quick response to my need, I was able to use the djembes to teach an African song, \"Funwa Alafia\" which the students performed for the Black History Month Celebration in February. \r\n\r\nI could tell by the expressions on their faces that they felt accepted and loved. which I feel is a vital need for every human being. Your donation gave them a tool to express ideas to others without the use of language. They used the language of a drum to share their culture to the other students. I'm sure the students will remember the experiences for the rest of their lives.","fullyFundedDate":1733014695032,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning-in-music-class-engagi/8947678/","projectTitle":"Hands-on Learning in Music Class: Engaging Through Playing Djembes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_21485","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":524,"numTeachers":42,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":26,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":66,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"12.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":75.8,"schoolId":21485,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Abraham Lincoln School 22 on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Abraham Lincoln School 22","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/rochester-city-school-district/lincoln-school-22/21485"}