{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"May B Leasure Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":62.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10309910,"projectId":9821584,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for the support we receive through DonorsChoose. Because of your generosity, our 1st grade students have access to materials that make learning more exciting, engaging, and meaningful. Your donations help bring lessons to life, build confidence in young learners, and create a classroom where every child feels supported and valued. The impact of your kindness is felt every single day, and it truly makes a difference in the lives of our students. Thank you for helping us create a joyful, resource-rich learning environment for our first graders.","fullyFundedDate":1760354882284,"projectUrl":"project/fall-2025-project/9821584/","projectTitle":"Fall 2025 Project","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Woodard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10309910"},{"teacherId":962789,"projectId":9816761,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting literacy in our school. The books helped replace books that were damaged for our family book club. The students enjoy sharing these great stories with their families every month. These books also added to our classroom library and have been a huge hit with the students. I cannot keep some of them on the shelves. The students are really loving the graphic novels l, especially the I survived series and Percy Jackson series. It is with great gratitude that we thank you for bolstering a love of reading in and outside the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1760304381649,"projectUrl":"project/reading-is-my-superpower/9816761/","projectTitle":"Reading is My Superpower","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Woerner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp962789_orig.jpg?crop=947,947,x117,y645&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661551883968","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-woerner"},{"teacherId":10315992,"projectId":9838380,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generously donating literacy materials to my classroom! The whiteboard, beginning reading games, and story kits have benefitted my students both in whole group and individual reading time.\r\n\r\nI love having a whiteboard to use during whole group reading! Although I have a smartboard, I much prefer to use physical materials whenever I can. I teach students with intellectual disabilities, and physically manipulating materials is always a more engaging learning experience for them. One of the many things we've used the whiteboard for is Venn diagrams, as our ELA topic this month is compare and contrast. My students love adding to the Venn diagram using picture symbols and magnets, and it is so much better than clicking and dragging on a screen.\r\n\r\nI am also grateful for the sight word and phonics activities and games! My beginning readers work so hard to practice and apply their reading knowledge, and high-quality activities are motivating and make the process more fun. They also save me time in finding and creating materials! My students love incorporating games into our reading practice. They get as excited as if they are getting play time, and yet they are still practicing their reading!\r\n\r\nThank you also for the story kits! Stories are so much more engaging with objects to interact with. While I gather objects related to the stories we read, it is so helpful to have objects with exact images from the story that are easy to hold and move! My students love interacting with stories this way, and are more excited to answer questions about the story afterward!\r\n\r\nI greatly appreciate you using your resources to support our students' literacy. Your donations are benefitting children who work hard every day to improve their reading skills, and contributing to a program that ensures that all children are given an appropriate and joy-filled education, regardless of their ability level. Thank you very much!","fullyFundedDate":1760826558381,"projectUrl":"project/reach-program-literacy-donors-choose/9838380/","projectTitle":"REACH Program Literacy Donors Choose","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Katrice","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10315992"},{"teacherId":6469297,"projectId":9825965,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous contribution to my classroom. Because of you, every student in my classroom now has his or her own wobble stool. They are enjoying the ability to move around while staying focused during lessons and activities. Before your contribution, we used to use a rotating schedule and most students how get a wobble stool while working at our small group table. Students would always ask how and when could they get a wobble stool while working at their desk. I then started allowing students to rotate when they were able to have a stool at their desk for the day.","fullyFundedDate":1760463498702,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-for-active-listening/9825965/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating for Active Listening","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brelick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6469297"},{"teacherId":10311506,"projectId":9827261,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing the amazing materials for our class. The children are enjoying using all of them. The books, stools, sleeves and reading passages have been extremely helpful. \r\nThe children were extremely excited to see the new Babysitter's Club books. They tried to run over to grab them to make sure they didn't miss out. During free time many of the children have chosen to read the new Percy Jackson books and and the I Survived graphic novels. When they walked in the classroom and saw the wobble stools the children cheered. We've had to put a system into place for taking turns.\r\nUltimately the new materials brought a new sense of excitement to our classroom and for this the children and I are very grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1760550736752,"projectUrl":"project/increasing-literacy/9827261/","projectTitle":"Increasing Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Flitcraft","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10311506"},{"teacherId":10320552,"projectId":9844291,"letterContent":"My students have loved using all the new materials we have gotten. We have not used all of them yet, but every day I get asked when we get to use the next thing.\r\n Each time we open something, it's like Christmas day opening new gifts. The joy and excitement is amazing to see how they are ready and excited to learn something new.\r\n We can not thank you enough, for your generosity and kindness. Thank you for helping our class continue learning and growing every day. It means so much to us.","fullyFundedDate":1760911600130,"projectUrl":"project/ready-set-learn/9844291/","projectTitle":"Ready Set Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Oertel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10320552"},{"teacherId":9974731,"projectId":9821764,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and for choosing to support my classroom. Because of you, my students now have access to materials that are already making a meaningful difference in their learning and daily experiences at school.\r\n\r\nThe items you donated have helped create a more engaging, supportive, and inclusive classroom environment. My students are more motivated, more confident, and excited to use these materials as part of their learning. For many of them, these resources provide opportunities they may not otherwise have, and that impact cannot be overstated.\r\n\r\nI work with students who have diverse learning needs, and the materials you provided allow me to better support those needs in meaningful, hands-on ways. I've already seen increased participation, improved focus, and genuine joy as students use the tools you made possible. These moments are powerful reminders of how much your support truly matters.\r\n\r\nYour kindness goes far beyond supplies—you have shown my students that there are people who believe in them and care about their success. On behalf of my students and myself, thank you for investing in our classroom and helping us grow.","fullyFundedDate":1760356469059,"projectUrl":"project/reading-rally/9821764/","projectTitle":"Reading Rally","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kuhl","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9974731_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769475996152","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9974731"},{"teacherId":7197630,"projectId":9831523,"letterContent":"As you can see in the photos my students are using some of the materials to work in cooperative groups with their classmates. In math, we are creating anchor charts that show their different strategies used for solving multiplication problems. The students will be able to present their work to their classmates and then we will display the charts to use as a resource during the unit. \r\n\r\nThe white boards, dry erase markers, pencils and erasers allow my students to participate in the lesson without a barrier of not having the materials they need. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for supporting my students and their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1760791138585,"projectUrl":"project/leasure-learns/9831523/","projectTitle":"Leasure Learns","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7197630_orig.png?crop=92,92,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758026254529","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7197630"},{"teacherId":10311221,"projectId":9826282,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our listening center. Students have been able to pick books with a CD and listen and track their own reading. We also have been able to use headphones in the classroom when headphones are not available at our school for some of our most needy students.\r\n\r\nThe students also love the new seat that was purchased for an alternate seating option. These items have made such an improvement in our classroom environment and we appreciate it so much. Books are always welcome in our room.","fullyFundedDate":1760480734207,"projectUrl":"project/rexrodes-listening-center/9826282/","projectTitle":"Rexrode's Listening Center","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rexrode","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10311221"},{"teacherId":10240281,"projectId":9679342,"letterContent":"The students LOVE the stools and the surf desks so much, they wanted to say a big THANK YOU! They say the desks are so comfortable compared to plastic TV trays we have been using. And they like having different choices for seating. These new additions to our classroom has been the highlight of our year thus far!\r\n\r\nWe often use our whiteboard during lessons. Anytime we have an assignment that we need to write on paper while looking at the board, some students have difficulty seeing from far away. They often ask to sit closer to the board, but then they have nothing comfortable to sit on that also provides a surface for writing on paper. The surf desks did the trick! The kids talk about how much easier it is to complete their work with the new desks. The stools are a nice addition to our room also. The students choose","fullyFundedDate":1758826393129,"projectUrl":"project/ready-to-learn/9679342/","projectTitle":"Ready to Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. VanderWaal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10240281_orig.jpg?crop=1920,1920,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756938689050","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10240281"},{"teacherId":962789,"projectId":9369294,"letterContent":"Thank you for supplying all of our folders needed for our fourth grade students. These six different colored folders help are students stay organized by subject. This is one of our school goals, being more organized. The students are easily able to find their materials for each subject. For the teacher, it is also easy for us to see who is ready for the subject because of the colors. The durability of the students plastic folders also makes these last longer than the paper folders. Students sometimes are a little rough on their materials but these are holding up! Thank you again for supporting students!","fullyFundedDate":1755950769954,"projectUrl":"project/avid-ready/9369294/","projectTitle":"AVID Ready","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Woerner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp962789_orig.jpg?crop=947,947,x117,y645&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661551883968","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-woerner"},{"teacherId":10308886,"projectId":9818032,"letterContent":"All I can say is thank you for providing the funds for my class to have the vocabulary and fluency items. Not only was I thrilled with the items, so were the students. \r\nAfter the vocabulary cards arrived, I started to use them during their morning work time when they are settling. We discuss the questions on the card that I project under the Smart Panel lamp. The cards are very well written and they expose students to a variety of word meanings. Children need to be trained in being able to figure out unknown words.","fullyFundedDate":1760310943387,"projectUrl":"project/soaring-with-fluency/9818032/","projectTitle":"Soaring with Fluency","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ms. Nagy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10308886"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_44554","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":398,"numTeachers":33,"percentFrplEligible":66,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":67,"percentWhite":11,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":13,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":37.9,"schoolId":44554,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about May B Leasure Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"May B Leasure Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/delaware/christina-school-district/may-b-leasure-elementary-school/44554"}