{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Marsh Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":42.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":534099,"projectId":9933748,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of our animal camera! Because of your kindness, our students will be able to observe birds and other wildlife as they visit our feeders and habitat areas.\r\n\r\nThis camera will allow students to watch animals in their natural environment and learn about feeding habits, behaviors, and how animals interact with their surroundings. It brings science to life and gives students the opportunity to become real wildlife observers right from our classroom.\r\n\r\nYour support helps spark curiosity, encourage questions, and build a deeper appreciation for nature and the world around us. We are so grateful for your generosity and for helping create such an exciting learning experience for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1772626197970,"projectUrl":"project/wildlife-watchers-bringing-reading-to-l/9933748/","projectTitle":"Wildlife Watchers: Bringing Reading to Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp534099_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x510,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753040412850","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-shell"},{"teacherId":534099,"projectId":10018560,"letterContent":"Thank you so much to our generous supporters for making our Lunar New Year celebration so special! Because of your kindness, our students were able to learn about this important cultural holiday and celebrate together in meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nYour donations also provided a book for every child to take home, helping build a love of reading beyond the classroom. Seeing the excitement on our students' faces as they chose their own books was truly unforgettable.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your support and for helping create joyful learning experiences for our students. Thank you for investing in our classroom and our future readers!","fullyFundedDate":1768859609266,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-traditions-lanterns-and-lunar/10018560/","projectTitle":"Exploring Traditions: Lanterns and Lunar New Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp534099_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x510,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753040412850","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-shell"},{"teacherId":534099,"projectId":9931741,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our flowers and butterflies project! Because of your generosity, our students will have the opportunity to explore the beauty of nature while learning about plants, pollinators, and the important role butterflies play in our environment.\r\n\r\nThese materials will allow our students to observe, ask questions, and learn through hands-on experiences as they discover how flowers grow and how butterflies help our ecosystem. Your kindness helps bring science to life and encourages curiosity about the natural world.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your support and for helping create meaningful learning experiences for our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1767210294317,"projectUrl":"project/growing-confidence-planting-and-butterf/9931741/","projectTitle":"Growing Confidence: Planting and Butterfly Exploration","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp534099_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x510,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753040412850","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-shell"},{"teacherId":534099,"projectId":9744492,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project and helping provide money-learning supplies for our classroom. Because of your generosity, our students will be able to explore real-world math skills by learning how to recognize coins, count money, and understand how money is used in everyday life.\r\n\r\nThese materials will help make learning hands-on, engaging, and meaningful for our students. They will practice important skills like counting, problem solving, and making choices while building confidence in their math abilities.\r\n\r\nYour kindness and support make a big difference in our classroom. We are so grateful for your investment in our students and their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1768859607212,"projectUrl":"project/money-smart-kindergartners/9744492/","projectTitle":"Money Smart Kindergartners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp534099_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x510,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753040412850","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-shell"},{"teacherId":2400723,"projectId":9676821,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our team sports with your donation to this project. Our school isn't given any funds for sports, so we end up borrowing equipment from our PE program to use for practice and games. Our student athletes were so excited to have soccer balls, basketballs, and volleyballs that were their own and not borrowed. The protective mat for the volleyball standards is also going to help keep our athletes safe should they fall or slide near the poles, we've had some close calls with this the past few seasons.\r\n Our hope is that this is just the start of getting our own sports equipment for our teams. The kids have taken pride in the equipment and have been taking great care of it so that it lasts for several seasons. \r\n Again, thank you for your donation and support to this project and our sports teams!","fullyFundedDate":1758220108748,"projectUrl":"project/team-sports-for-the-win/9676821/","projectTitle":"Team Sports for the Win","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2400723"},{"teacherId":534099,"projectId":10018632,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom by helping refill our supplies with essential materials. Your generosity ensures that our students have the tools they need to learn, create, and grow every single day.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our classroom will be stocked with the basics that keep learning running smoothly from pencils and paper to the everyday items that help students stay organized and ready to learn. These supplies may seem simple, but they make a huge difference in helping our students feel prepared, confident, and excited to participate.\r\n\r\nYour support means that we can focus on what matters most: teaching, learning, and building a positive classroom community. We are truly grateful that you chose to invest in our students and their success.\r\n\r\nThank you for making a difference in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1769177214205,"projectUrl":"project/refill-refresh-ready-to-learn/10018632/","projectTitle":"Refill, Refresh, Ready to Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp534099_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x510,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753040412850","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-shell"},{"teacherId":534099,"projectId":9931724,"letterContent":"We are so incredibly grateful to DonorsChoose and our generous donors for funding headphones for our classroom! \r\n\r\nBecause of you, our students will be able to focus, engage in personalized learning, and fully participate in technology-based activities. Your kindness is making a direct impact on our Tigers every single day. We appreciate you more than you know!\r\n\r\nStudents use these every day during various learning stations. I mean so much that you care about my students and want them to have what they need to be their best selves.","fullyFundedDate":1764685261044,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-focus-confidence-and-in/9931724/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Focus, Confidence, and Independence!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp534099_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x510,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753040412850","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-shell"},{"teacherId":2103059,"projectId":9893183,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving funds towards our classroom needs. The borders will help to decorate our bulletin boards in the hallway where we display all of our high-quality work for others. The jolly ranchers and squishy pets are favorite rewards the students purchase with their behavior books. The sharpies are helpful for all of the posters that we make. We have used the sharpie markers to write messages of encouragement to other others in our school building. Thank you so much for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1769177211974,"projectUrl":"project/this-and-that-for-success/9893183/","projectTitle":"This and That for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alisa Carlson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2103059_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523059911831","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/alisa-carlson"},{"teacherId":2103059,"projectId":9756429,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for these organizational materials! I have already put the expandable file folders to good use. It houses all of my reading level passages. I can easily access the next passage that the students need as their reading levels continue to improve. \r\nThe other file folders are being used by the students to put their high-quality work into. They like having one place to store their prize work for a quick reference.\r\nThank you so much for your willingness to partnership with my class and provide us with materials that we may not get in any other way.","fullyFundedDate":1763909186957,"projectUrl":"project/pride-in-high-quality-work/9756429/","projectTitle":"Pride in High Quality Work","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alisa Carlson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2103059_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523059911831","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/alisa-carlson"},{"teacherId":8162530,"projectId":9769120,"letterContent":"Your contribution allowed us to aquire special, quality items for our classroom such as Shut the Box and Mancala games, wooden building blocks, small, free-build puzzle pieces, and crystal rainbow building cubes. These materials have brought immense joy and valuable learning opportunities to students. They are being put to great use, fostering imagination, critical thinking, creativity, and cooperative play.\r\n\r\nWe apprecitate your support in helping us create an engaging environment. Students really like to earn choice time in the classroom and look forward to playing with all of these things!","fullyFundedDate":1759170971001,"projectUrl":"project/igniting-curiosity-strategic-thinking/9769120/","projectTitle":"Igniting Curiosity & Strategic Thinking","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Haughtington","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8162530"},{"teacherId":4249468,"projectId":9757935,"letterContent":"Many of my students have never put their hands in soil or planted a seed. This project has allowed my students to do both, then watch their seed become a plant they can be proud of! My student were a little confused as to what we were going to be doing, but once it was explained to them, they were so excited! Every day they are excited to see new growth! \r\n\r\nI feel so blessed to have sponsors like to you help me help my students. It amazes me that so many people are so generous to those they have no physical connection to.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generosity and kindness. These materials have meant the word to my students.","fullyFundedDate":1760791692780,"projectUrl":"project/blooms-in-the-classroom/9757935/","projectTitle":"Blooms in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pressel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4249468"},{"teacherId":9584903,"projectId":9527127,"letterContent":"The moment the boxes arrived in the classroom, the students were beyond excited! Audible gasps, shouts of joy, questions of \"this is all for us?\" were said with a tone of disbelief! What joy you brought to our 1st grade classroom!\r\n\r\nOur students learn, share, and demonstrate habits of character. This is a school wide initiative. We are using our journals to document our habits of character, such as perseverance, collaboration, and integrity, as we learn about them and show how we use them in our daily lives. 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