{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":23.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":360708,"projectId":9318570,"letterContent":"It is with great gratitude that I thank you for supporting the refresh to our flexible seating project. This year we have a student who is mostly confined to a wheelchair and these materials allowed us to create a space where she can have full access to our classroom. I have a group that has many needs with attention, anxiety and learning disabilities. Our special seating provides ways students can be safe, wiggle and learn. It is beautiful to look out in the class and see how the different seating allows for students to be themselves and their needs go unnoticed to those around them. \r\n\r\nThe seats also provide great excitement to students who do not have to be confined to a desk all day. We are learning to be responsible and respectful of our materials and to care for them so they can last. \r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students!","fullyFundedDate":1746787392885,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-refresh/9318570/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating Refresh","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fink","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp360708_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469932824394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sra-fink"},{"teacherId":360708,"projectId":9268958,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of your support for our students. We are still in the process of organizing our lab so it can be the most beneficial for all of our students. The organizational supplies we were able to purchase allows us to use our full imagination to create the space.\r\n\r\nWe dream for the space to be beneficial to all students at our school, even our students with special needs. We are currently involving members of our school community to develop a plan to design the space so tables, materials and seating can be accessible. \r\n\r\nThank you with all of our heart!","fullyFundedDate":1747340588351,"projectUrl":"project/spruce-up-our-science-lab/9268958/","projectTitle":"Spruce Up Our Science Lab","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fink","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp360708_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469932824394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sra-fink"},{"teacherId":360708,"projectId":8317844,"letterContent":"We have an incentive system at our school. Students are able to earn Toro Bucks for meeting or exceeding expectations. Students can even pay Toro Bucks for not meeting expectations. Students have many school jobs in the school community and they get paid for those too. \r\n\r\nStudents get to spend their Toro Bucks at our Toro Store once a month. Previous to this project, our store was stocked using a limited budget or donations from staff. This project allowed us to find items to appeal to all of the diverse student interests. Students are more motivated than ever to earn Toro Bucks. \r\n\r\nThank you for giving our urban student population the opportunity to learn about a money system and to earn truly rewarding prizes.","fullyFundedDate":1716401124032,"projectUrl":"project/toro-closet/8317844/","projectTitle":"Toro Closet","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fink","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp360708_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469932824394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sra-fink"},{"teacherId":360708,"projectId":8785285,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping create a valuable learning and sharing space for our classroom. We are only second graders and are still learning how to use the digital cameras. As the weather gets nicer, we will be practicing outside. The carpet area gives us so much more space to work with our friends comfortably. We appreciate you so much. \r\n\r\nWe have a larger class size than normal. These additional items help us with space and collaboration. We LOVE being able to meet with our classmates. We even have had buddy readers and guests.","fullyFundedDate":1733279125301,"projectUrl":"project/create-and-share-digital-projects/8785285/","projectTitle":"Create and Share Digital Projects","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fink","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp360708_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469932824394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sra-fink"},{"teacherId":360708,"projectId":8977359,"letterContent":"We use a schoolwide incentive system in our school. Students can earn \"toro bucks\" for following expectations or exceeding expectations. Students can also pay for not following expectations. Once a month students get to shop the \"Toro Store for items. This project allowed us to purchase items that appealed to ALL ages, boys, girls, artists, athletes, etc. Students have been even more motivated and excited to earn Toro Bucks. \r\n\r\nWe had been running the store for two years on a very limited budget and donations by parents and teachers. We acquired enough items with this project to have items this whole year and even part of next year. Thank you for inspiring our students!","fullyFundedDate":1733154549107,"projectUrl":"project/toro-store-incentives/8977359/","projectTitle":"Toro Store Incentives","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fink","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp360708_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469932824394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sra-fink"},{"teacherId":360708,"projectId":8967107,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity. Because of your support we have been able to create an actual science lab space in our school. Many teachers have already been making great use of the space. Sadly due to some complications with the temperature regulation of our building, we have not been able to incorporate live animals. The plan is to have a bearded dragon, fish, and a small scale hydroponics model. We have big dreams for this space. Soon we will be staring up our green houses inside and outside. We are in Wisconsin so this is a good way to start our lessons on plants. \r\n\r\nOur school is in an urban setting with very little space for gardens at home. The students are going to help us grow plants from seeds. We hope to have a small plant sale or to donate them to teachers and staff at the end of the school year. We hope it will be a new tradition. \r\n\r\nThank you for giving our students a chance at something they would not otherwise have access to.","fullyFundedDate":1732978003518,"projectUrl":"project/inquiry-based-science-lab/8967107/","projectTitle":"Inquiry Based Science Lab","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fink","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp360708_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469932824394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sra-fink"},{"teacherId":360708,"projectId":8316668,"letterContent":"This grant has been an amazing opportunity for outdoor education. Our school is an urban school where very few students have access to space for any kind of gardening. With your generosity, we were able to clean up our old garden space of weeds. We found 3 kinds of mint and were able to eat the leaves right off of the plant! This was literally a milestone experience for the students to connect what we eat to plants. Students took such pride in the garden as we went weekly to help maintain and water the plants. We have a birdbath and the birdfeeders make for such a wonderful time outside. We did several days of relaxation and observation. We drew the garden, trees, and creatures that visited. We compared our drawings and literally got to see how our garden was growing right before our eyes. \r\n\r\n\r\nWe cannot wait for the next planting season and for the next generation of second graders to witness the magic of our garden.","fullyFundedDate":1713805325983,"projectUrl":"project/friendship-garden-jardn-de-la-amistad/8316668/","projectTitle":"Friendship Garden - Jardín De La Amistad","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fink","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp360708_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469932824394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sra-fink"},{"teacherId":9119183,"projectId":9080179,"letterContent":"From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for the donations that are so positively impacting my English Reading intervention time. It can be very intimidating even as a teacher with experience to find and afford appropriate resources that meet the needs of all my students. This is especially so when there is such a diversity of Reading levels that need to be supported. \r\n\r\nMy students have been really enjoying all the games and hands on activities they now get to use for intervention to grow as learners and readers! It has also made me feel like a much better educator who has fun materials and activities that they actually enjoy and not just another worksheet or Reading packet.","fullyFundedDate":1739455218186,"projectUrl":"project/ms-parras-reading-intervention-overhau/9080179/","projectTitle":"Ms. Parra's Reading Intervention Overhaul","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Parra","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9119183_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690520040508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9119183"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_37844","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":662,"numTeachers":24,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":24,"percentWhite":8,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":61,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"27.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":76.3,"schoolId":37844,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/wisconsin/milwaukee-public-schools/milwaukee-spanish-immersion-elementary-school/37844"}