{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"McAuliffe Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1027109,"projectId":10013461,"letterContent":"The students have been very busy using the new colorful construction papers to explore in the easel station. Students are excited about sharing their drawings with peers, teachers and families. \r\n\r\nThank you it has been a big popular hit in our classroom for all students to be thrilled about their daily drawings now that we have a variety of selected colorful large construction paper.\r\nThe students mostly love to retell the three little pigs with our new classroom book. They are so engaged with retelling and using the new puzzle as well. Thsnk you for all you do!","fullyFundedDate":1769222248773,"projectUrl":"project/one-story-many-prek-literacy-skills-to-g/10013461/","projectTitle":"One Story Many Prek Literacy Skills to Gain","teacherDisplayName":"Teacher Guzman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1027109_orig.jpg?crop=734,734,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662943185108","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1027109"},{"teacherId":193678,"projectId":9757591,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the amazing art supplies! These new markers are simply beautiful! We use them often to illustrate our work and for our calm down activity after lunch. \r\n We also LOVE our new Art Hub for Kids drawing books. They are beautiful and my class loves that they are written by the Art Hub for Kids Podcasters. We use their drawing videos often to help us reset after lunch and recess. My students are over the moon with excitement that they now have some of his books in their library. Thank you so much for bringing that joy into our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1767130500900,"projectUrl":"project/calming-down-with-art/9757591/","projectTitle":"Calming Down With Art","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp193678_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x180,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565724586856","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/193678"},{"teacherId":193678,"projectId":9707983,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me restock our class store. My class was so excited to see all the new merchandise available for their shopping days. I love how motivated it is making them when it comes to earning their points to spend. I have noticed an increase in following expectations as well as participation thanks to the new items available. It has also just brought more joy into our classroom. \r\n The most coveted item is the rubber ducky collection. Students are trying to collect the rarest duck, the funniest duck and the most sporty duck. I love seeing how excited they are when new ducks are added to the class store!\r\n Thank you again for your support and helping me bring this joy into our classroom. We really appreciate all of you!","fullyFundedDate":1764598860225,"projectUrl":"project/financially-responsible-in-fourth/9707983/","projectTitle":"Financially Responsible in Fourth","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp193678_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x180,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565724586856","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/193678"},{"teacherId":1537753,"projectId":9563483,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and making these wonderful learning materials possible! When the boxes arrived, my students were so excited to see everything. They couldn't wait to explore the puzzles and quickly began working together to match letters and numbers. \r\n\r\nThe fine motor tools, therapy putty, and letter tracing sensory pads have been especially helpful during small group activities. Students love using the tweezers and scoopers to sort the colorful balls by color and count them into bowls, which strengthens both their math skills and hand muscles. The Colors of the World crayons have also been a wonderful addition during drawing and writing time, allowing students to express themselves while learning about diversity.\r\n\r\nStudents will use the geometric solids to explore shapes and continue using the building materials during STEM activities and learning centers. Because of your generosity, our classroom now has engaging, hands on tools that help students learn, create, and grow every day. Thank you for making such a meaningful impact in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1759338188185,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-activities-and-visual-aids-for/9563483/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Activities and Visual Aids for an Engaged Resource Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rivera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1537753_orig.png?crop=297,297,x109,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1626972801030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-rivera87"},{"teacherId":1027109,"projectId":9821247,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and your kind heart supporting our future generation. We have been so excited celebrating weekly student birthdays using our new birthday cake toy box. It brings students much joys and love.\r\nStudents reacted happy when they saw the big teddy bears. They are enjoying their small groups learning all about quantity and naming colors.\r\nI cant wait to add these new resources in our classroom library for families to check out and borrow for the weekend. \r\nStudents will be utilizing many new math skills with the bears by counting,sorting and quantifying.","fullyFundedDate":1765990255296,"projectUrl":"project/little-minds-grow-here/9821247/","projectTitle":"Little Minds Grow Here!","teacherDisplayName":"Teacher Guzman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1027109_orig.jpg?crop=734,734,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662943185108","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1027109"},{"teacherId":9418012,"projectId":9021696,"letterContent":"Gratitude always comes first for me. I regret that I was not able to send my thank you notes by the due date. Just as I was about to share pictures and stories of how happy the kids are with their mini binders I was unfortunately in a bike crash that took me out of the classroom through the end of last year. There is no \"light duty\" in the world of a preschool teacher. \r\n\r\nAfter returning to the we have already used mini binders to learn about Trees, Ice & Snow, Pets and Clothing. I also made a set of 6 mini binders for some students to follow along during our morning meeting. Each binder contains one page for each step of our morning meeting routine with moveable pieces: welcome song, whole body listening song, class expectations, daily weather, days of the week, color of the week, shape of the week, and monthly calendar.\r\n\r\nMy favorite story: one student had a very difficult time joining our group on the carpet for morning meeting. He would lay on the ground, hide around the room, or show tantrum behavior. The very first that day that I introduced his \"mini morning meeting\" binder he sang along with our songs, raised his hand to participate, and even told the teacher if we did something out of order. From that day on when it was time to come to the carpet he would go get his binder and be the first one ready to get started.","fullyFundedDate":1737034001580,"projectUrl":"project/keep-the-gears-of-learning-turning/9021696/","projectTitle":"Keep the Gears of Learning Turning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Laura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9418012_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1708130549214","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9418012"},{"teacherId":9418012,"projectId":8982937,"letterContent":"Gratitude always comes first for me. I regret that I was not able to send my thank you notes by the due date but I was unfortunately in a bike crash that took me out of the classroom through the end of last year. There is no \"light duty\" in the world of a preschool teacher. As such, Ido not have pictures or first hand account of how the students responded when the materials arrived. However I can confidently tell you that they were used to the maximum benefit because the stock was much lower when I returned in the fall.\r\n\r\nAfter four months in the classroom I made a new post including the multifold paper towels because we have used up the shipment included with this project. Thank you for your patience and grace as I recovered and returned to my classroom. It feels good to be back.","fullyFundedDate":1736965662044,"projectUrl":"project/hand-towels-and-soap-refill/8982937/","projectTitle":"Hand Towels and Soap Refill","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Laura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9418012_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1708130549214","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9418012"},{"teacherId":6744207,"projectId":9817842,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donations to our \"Print the Sunshine with HP Ink!\" project. With HP ink cartridges, we are able to not only print documents with black ink but also with color ink. \r\n\r\nMost recently we were able to display emotion cards for our current literacy unit which focused on making text-to-self, text-to-world and text-to-text connections. Students have a visual to help them make connections and easier identify their feelings and the characters' feelings. \r\n\r\nThank you to you all and to Kamau's Big Student Surprise for the donations.","fullyFundedDate":1760706502581,"projectUrl":"project/print-the-sunshine-with-hp-ink/9817842/","projectTitle":"Print the Sunshine with HP Ink!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Santana","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6744207_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714436807436","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-nelcy-santana"},{"teacherId":193678,"projectId":9746906,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing even more joy to my classroom! I am always looking for ways to keep my students WANTING to come to school and adding in this alternative seating option is a definite help! \r\n\r\nMy students earn alternative seating tickets by turning in their homework completed and on time. Then they use their tickets for their seating choice for the day. The giant bean bag has increased the amount of completed, on-time homework being turned in each week. I am so happy that my students are being motivated in these little ways. I am so grateful for generous people like yourselves that are helping me bring students into the classroom, happy, healthy and ready to learn. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1759970280013,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-options/9746906/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating Options","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp193678_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x180,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565724586856","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/193678"},{"teacherId":193678,"projectId":9684556,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! My students are absolutely loving all the engaging Flocabulary videos! There are short rap videos for EVERY subject! Whenever I add one into our lessons, my students cheer! It was pretty amazing to hear them cheering for long division. I love that the creators keep producing new videos for topics that teachers need. In addition the videos are these amazing activities and even digital games that students can interact with. Having the gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers has been such a blessing because I can find additional resources to extend the learning even further. Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1757535295653,"projectUrl":"project/explore-dream-discover/9684556/","projectTitle":"Explore, Dream, Discover","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp193678_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x180,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565724586856","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/193678"},{"teacherId":1537753,"projectId":9579981,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our classroom project, \"A Cozy Carpet for Learning and Reading Together.\" My students and I are incredibly grateful. Your kindness has truly made a meaningful difference in our learning space, and I'm excited to share how much this project has already impacted our daily routines and classroom community.\r\n\r\nMy students come to our K–2 resource classroom each day full of curiosity, energy, and a strong desire to grow. They all have unique learning needs, and it's important to me to create an environment where every child feels safe, welcome, and ready to learn. Thanks to your donation, we now have a beautiful classroom carpet that helps make that possible.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest changes has been during our reading time. Independent reading is such an important part of our day, and the carpet has quickly become the favorite place to sit with a book. Students who were once restless or uncertain about where to go during reading time now settle in much more easily. Many of them treat the carpet as their own quiet corner where they can relax, explore stories, and enjoy books in a comfortable space. It has encouraged more positive reading habits and helped build confidence in students who are still developing their literacy skills.\r\n\r\nBeyond academics, the carpet has also become a place where friendships grow naturally. Students choose to sit together, talk about what they're reading, or simply enjoy sharing the space. I've seen them help each other with tasks, celebrate small successes, and support one another in ways that feel genuine and kind. Having this shared area has strengthened our classroom community in ways that are noticeable every single day.\r\n\r\nYour donation has provided more than just a classroom item you've given my students a space where they feel valued and included. You've helped create an environment that supports collaboration, comfort, and joy in learning. Thank you again for believing in our classroom and for supporting my students in such a meaningful way.","fullyFundedDate":1755826652842,"projectUrl":"project/a-cozy-carpet-for-learning-and-reading-t/9579981/","projectTitle":"A Cozy Carpet for Learning and Reading Together","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rivera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1537753_orig.png?crop=297,297,x109,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1626972801030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-rivera87"},{"teacherId":6744207,"projectId":9736769,"letterContent":"\"Carpet Ride to Learning!\" -- has taken off in our kindergarten classroom. Students are comfortably working on center work while sitting and relaxing with peers on their new rugs ordered from Lakeshore Learning.\r\n\r\nWhen the rugs arrived, students were so excited and eager to use them during center time. Our classroom looks more relaxing and welcoming and ready for learning activities such as a math block center and an alphabet center. Learning is happening and we are grateful to the donors and Ripple who made it possible.","fullyFundedDate":1758493931190,"projectUrl":"project/carpet-ride-to-learning/9736769/","projectTitle":"Carpet Ride to Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Santana","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6744207_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714436807436","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-nelcy-santana"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5582","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":564,"numTeachers":40,"percentFrplEligible":77,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":5,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":90,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"14.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":65.6,"schoolId":5582,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about McAuliffe Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"McAuliffe Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/mcauliffe-elementary-school/5582"}