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The Coaster Engineering activity allowed the students to produce different ways to have the circular object make its way down from the top of the wall in a zig zag way. The Earthquake Engineering activity also allowed the students to attempt to create a building that would survive different magnitudes of an earthquake. Thanks again for your kindness towards my students. The students will continue to thrive because of your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1773511831729,"projectUrl":"project/stem-engineering-for-creative-thinkers/9918211/","projectTitle":"STEM Engineering for Creative Thinkers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Tucker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5507536_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y102&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679862323679","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5507536"},{"teacherId":1868147,"projectId":9936966,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fulfilling this project! My students were so excited to get new crayons in the middle of the school year. It has really reinvigorated them which is quite evident in their coloring work. They are also so eager to use the new crayons during free time where they can create their own art or creations during their center time. \r\n\r\nI am so grateful for the support that the DonorsChoose community has created. And I am so amazed and appreciative for donors like you. You are making such a positive impact on my students and in my classroom. 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My students are grateful for the support that you have provided.","fullyFundedDate":1768778510556,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-amazing-scholars/9974743/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Amazing Scholars!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Tucker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5507536_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y102&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679862323679","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5507536"},{"teacherId":5507536,"projectId":9793787,"letterContent":"I want to thank you once again for the kindness that you have shown to my students by providing resources for my students so that they can apply what they have learned in science and literacy. The book sets allowed my students to expand their knowledge of various scientific concepts while at the same time improving their overall literacy skills,especially in the areas of critical thinking and reading comprehension.Thanks again for your kindness towards my students. They are continuing to thrive because of your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1765064507845,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-curious-and-engaged-minds/9793787/","projectTitle":"Books for Curious and Engaged Minds!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Tucker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5507536_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y102&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679862323679","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5507536"},{"teacherId":8269400,"projectId":9661464,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generousity! My students are at a variety of learning levels from kindergarten through fourth grade. Your donation helped me purchase post easel pads, which I use for a variety of reasons. The main reason I use them for us to create anchor charts while actively teaching. These are then hung throughout my room for the students to reference throughout the year. Using poster size paper allows me to add color and pictures and large print. This makes it more appealing for students to look at and easier for them to see. \r\n\r\nYour donation also purchased snacks for my students. We have a long period of time between breakfast and lunch and this allows for them to have a little bit of fuel to keep them learning.\r\n\r\nMy classroom is supplied with flexible seating for my students which allows them to be comfortable while learning. Another purchase that was made was for yoga balls to replace damage damaged well used seating.","fullyFundedDate":1760811090846,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-school-shopping/9661464/","projectTitle":"Back to School Shopping!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Beauprez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8269400_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683688965292","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-beauprez"},{"teacherId":5507536,"projectId":9815527,"letterContent":"I want to thank you once again for your kindness that you have shown to my students by providing resources for my students so that they can continue to have success in learning mathematics. The math board games as well as magnetic place value diagrams and numbers were a contributing factor in my entire class making positive progress on their last couple of math assessments. 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They especially loved the snack variety and learning resources.\r\n\r\nA quick update with my class - We're finishing iReady diagnostics and have some AMAZING growth, and about to begin a big research project for Black History Month. My fourth graders have been working so hard, and as a whole, they're way more motivated to learn! \r\n\r\nThank you again for your support! We are so deeply grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1760693791120,"projectUrl":"project/an-autumn-refresh-for-4th-grade/9822155/","projectTitle":"An Autumn Refresh for 4th Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Burke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8817505_orig.jpg?crop=1124,1124,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683515933292","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8817505"},{"teacherId":8269400,"projectId":9440477,"letterContent":"My apologies for the late thank you for your donation. Learning with color has had a huge impact on my students. 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Edna Travis Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Tacoma, Washington that is part of Tacoma Public Schools.
It serves 337 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
Its teachers have had 270 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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47%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Edna Travis Elementary School
$105,962
raised using DonorsChoose
270
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
717
donors
34
projects
for
basic supplies
25
projects for
technology
37
projects for
books
22
projects
for
art supplies
Edna Travis Elementary School has received support from
513 individuals from Washington and
204 individuals out-of-state.