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Thank you for supporting high quality music education in our public schools.","fullyFundedDate":1763568500688,"projectUrl":"project/music-note-circuits-stem/9884161/","projectTitle":"Music Note Circuits - STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp325424_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448745310563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pcarrera"},{"teacherId":325424,"projectId":9854594,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for choosing to support our project called \"Choir Shirts! Memories for a Lifetime!\" My choir students love rehearsing and performing music. The new heat press, accessories, and vinyl are giving us an opportunity to make creative music shirts for our students. The shirts are being used as incentives to increase student rehearsal participation and interest. Students are reaching for higher levels of success in music. We are working on our spring musical. Every minute counts! We are looking forward to using these tools for many years to come.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting high quality music education in our public schools. Your participation is making a difference in the lives of our students.","fullyFundedDate":1764717142702,"projectUrl":"project/choir-shirts-memories-for-a-lifetime/9854594/","projectTitle":"Choir Shirts! Memories for a Lifetime!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp325424_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448745310563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pcarrera"},{"teacherId":325424,"projectId":9887407,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project called \"STEM Music Learning!\" The monitor wall mount and LCD writing pads are a great upgrade in our music classroom. My students love learning and using LCD writing tablets as they learn and experiment in music. The creative integration of these tools is endless. Hands on activities make music learning tangible, practical, and effective for many of our students. The wall mount has made our classroom so attractive and visual. We have a slide show running of great learning moments in our classroom. My students get so excited when come to music class and see their picture fly across the screen. \r\n\r\nYour generous contribution to our classroom is AWESOME! You are helping to create memories in my students that will last for a lifetime.","fullyFundedDate":1763585419099,"projectUrl":"project/stem-music-learning/9887407/","projectTitle":"STEM Music Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp325424_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448745310563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pcarrera"},{"teacherId":325424,"projectId":9855611,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for choosing to fund our project called \"Support Your Local Youth Choir!\" The sets of tee shirts that we receive through this project are a great hit in our program. My students love promoting our choir program. We are also using the tee shirts to heat press an unending variety of creative designs that have the students so excited. We use the shirts to promote positive rehearsal behaviors, and enthusiasm within our program. \r\n\r\nThank you for making our project possible through your generous financial donation to our choir program. You are helping to create music memories in our students that will last a lifetime.","fullyFundedDate":1764702277147,"projectUrl":"project/support-your-local-youth-choir/9855611/","projectTitle":"Support Your Local Youth Choir!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp325424_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448745310563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pcarrera"},{"teacherId":1913507,"projectId":9562480,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for this balance beam for my classes. The students really enjoyed all the different skills you can do on it. We've done, walking, sideways, bear walks, and so much more! This was made possible because of donors like you. Thank you for contributing to my many students I have and our PE department. Hopefully these balance beams last for many years and for many to enjoy. The kids always get so happy when I bring out the balance beam to practice their skills. I think many have grown a love for gymnastics.","fullyFundedDate":1755359240283,"projectUrl":"project/hold-my-hand-please/9562480/","projectTitle":"Hold My Hand Please!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weiss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1913507_orig.jpg?crop=2440,2440,x0,y122&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559565054332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mskachka"},{"teacherId":1913507,"projectId":9921225,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contribution to my students! They love the treasure chest and prizes so much. We do an incentive program where I pull 2 sticks with numbers on them. If your number is picked and you had a good day, you get to pick a prize from the box. They love it! This has increased positive behavior so much in my classes. Students are learning that their behavior makes an impact in our classes and they will not win the prize if they misbehave. Thank you again for making my vision a reality in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1765059375975,"projectUrl":"project/incentivizing-the-youth-of-today/9921225/","projectTitle":"Incentivizing the Youth of Today!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weiss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1913507_orig.jpg?crop=2440,2440,x0,y122&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559565054332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mskachka"},{"teacherId":325424,"projectId":9742028,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for choosing to fund our project called \"Choir Performance Shirts - We Look Good!\" My students we so thrilled to be able to use our new shirts at our formal Christmas Concert. The new performance shirts made our concert experience so exciting for our students. Our choir students reached for higher levels of success in music performance as a result of your interest in our program.\r\n\r\nThank you for becoming part of our music program through your generous donation. You have helped create learning and performance memories for my students that will last forever.","fullyFundedDate":1760693702706,"projectUrl":"project/choir-performance-shirts-we-look-good/9742028/","projectTitle":"Choir Performance Shirts - We Look Good!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp325424_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448745310563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pcarrera"},{"teacherId":325424,"projectId":9750909,"letterContent":"Wow! Thank you so much for choosing to fund our project called \"Concert Choir Performance Shirts.\" The choir shirts that we received through your generosity are spectacular. Our Holiday Concert was a great success as a result of your donation. Our choir was so excited to wear their new outfits. Our school community was so impressed with our performance and presentation. My students are reaching for higher levels of success in music as a result of your involvement in our music program. The shirts that we received as a result of this grant has given my students an opportunity to create memories that will last a lifetime. \r\nThank you for supporting high quality music learning opportunities for our inner city students.","fullyFundedDate":1758827416575,"projectUrl":"project/concert-choir-performance-shirts/9750909/","projectTitle":"Concert Choir Performance Shirts","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp325424_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448745310563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pcarrera"},{"teacherId":325424,"projectId":9418527,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for choosing to fund our project called \"Confetti Cannon Construction!\" Our school has a wonderful music theater program. In the last two years we have performed musicals like Lion King and Aladdin. We are interested providing our students will high quality music experiences that are not available to them outside of the school setting. The materials that you helped provide our school were used to make confetti cannons. The confetti cannons help us create a production filled with high quality special effects. Our confetti cannons fill our auditorium with a blizzard of confetti that adds so much to our show.\r\nYour generous financial gift is making a difference in our school. Thank you for making high quality music experiences available to our inner city students.","fullyFundedDate":1752586444578,"projectUrl":"project/confetti-cannon-construction/9418527/","projectTitle":"Confetti Cannon Construction!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp325424_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448745310563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pcarrera"},{"teacherId":1913507,"projectId":9849088,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the volleyballs for our volleyball team and for our physical education classes. These volleyballs will help our students develop amazing skills for volleyball without stinging their arms. Students love playing volleyball and we are always in need of more because they go missing a lot. Volleyballs are something a lot of students like to use when I give them a choice so having more is always helpful. Thank you so much for contributing to my students and to my program that is always growing.","fullyFundedDate":1761147970391,"projectUrl":"project/serve-it-up/9849088/","projectTitle":"Serve It Up!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weiss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1913507_orig.jpg?crop=2440,2440,x0,y122&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559565054332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mskachka"},{"teacherId":1913507,"projectId":9854937,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contribution to my students physical education program. The students were so excited to use the new balance beam in class! They could try different motions such as dip walks, walking backwards, sideways, and regular walking. Balance is such an important skill to learn in physical education and for life. Students really enjoy the new balance beam and testing out their skills. This balance beam will last for many years giving many students the opportunity to learn to new things.","fullyFundedDate":1762267549175,"projectUrl":"project/hold-my-hand-please/9854937/","projectTitle":"Hold My Hand Please","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weiss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1913507_orig.jpg?crop=2440,2440,x0,y122&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559565054332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mskachka"},{"teacherId":1913507,"projectId":9585650,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for this amazing heat press! I just put numbers on the basketball jerseys for the team and they turned out so nice! I can't wait to use this for more items for my school to show school spirit. I can't wait to show the basketball team their jerseys! They have a game coming up on Saturday. You have no idea how many cool things I can make for my students with this heat press. I am a beginner but I feel I am catching on quickly to being crafty. Students love wearing school items and you helped make that a reality!","fullyFundedDate":1758222107748,"projectUrl":"project/hot-off-the-press/9585650/","projectTitle":"Hot Off the Press!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weiss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1913507_orig.jpg?crop=2440,2440,x0,y122&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559565054332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mskachka"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5502","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":978,"numTeachers":72,"percentFrplEligible":87,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":91,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"13.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":67.8,"schoolId":5502,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Mary Lyon School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Mary Lyon School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/mary-lyon-school/5502"}