{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Morgandale Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9934925,"projectId":9152767,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of your consideration to donate to my project. The students were so happy to get their new sensory items. These items meet their needs to help them focus for the rest of their day.\r\n\r\nWithout your generous donations our students would not have as many wonderful sensory opportunities. You should see the smiles on their faces. We are forever grateful for your kindness that we cannot not repay. \r\n\r\nThey say you have not lived a perfect day until you have done something that cannot be repaid, and so you have now lived a perfect day.\r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1748367283638,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-overload/9152767/","projectTitle":"Sensory Overload","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Charles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9934925"},{"teacherId":352159,"projectId":8751579,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support. My students love having their own writing journals to do daily writing activities. They show ownership and pride in their work.\r\n\r\n The colored construction paper has also made writing more fun. In the art center they love to write, use alphabet stampers to make their name, and create pieces of art for their parents, siblings and friends. I had envelopes in the art area and they would write notes to their friends and pass them out. \r\n\r\nOthers do not always understand that K4 children can be writers. They use pictures, symbols, copy print or dictate their thoughts to an adult. They amaze me all the time with their writing. Your generosity and support means so much to myself and my students!","fullyFundedDate":1733437855064,"projectUrl":"project/k4-authors-illustrators/8751579/","projectTitle":"K4 Authors & Illustrators","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlueter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp352159_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470321102503","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rschlueter"},{"teacherId":352159,"projectId":8977434,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. It is appreciated! My students loved the snacks for snack time. The parents also appreciate the snacks supplied through this project. The parents that were not able to help provide snacks for the class were extremely thankful that their child had a snack to pass out on their snack day.\r\n\r\nMy students eat lunch early at 11:40 am and we dismiss at 4:00 pm. It is a long day for them. Having an afternoon snack helps so much. After a morning of learning, lunch, recess and rest time my students are hungry. It makes it difficult for them to pay attention and continue our afternoon when they are hungry.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for caring about my students. You are \"Education Angels\" in my eyes. Your kindness is greatly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1733438897016,"projectUrl":"project/snack-attack/8977434/","projectTitle":"Snack Attack","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlueter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp352159_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470321102503","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rschlueter"},{"teacherId":352159,"projectId":9042083,"letterContent":"Having the proper storage for our supplies and toys makes a big difference! The colored storage bins fit perfectly on our shelves and add color to our classroom. They work great for storing daily activities that the children can take to their tables.\r\n\r\nThe various sizes of Sterilite bins and containers have helped to organize our art area and store the furniture for our dollhouse and treehouse. We also used them to organize clothing, coats, mittens, hats and scarves for our students that need them.\r\n\r\nHaving a classroom with limited storage can make it difficult to keep organized. The different containers and bins have helped make our room look more neat and organized. Thank you for your generous help and support!","fullyFundedDate":1739939293805,"projectUrl":"project/neat-organized/9042083/","projectTitle":"Neat & Organized","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlueter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp352159_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470321102503","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rschlueter"},{"teacherId":9933007,"projectId":9135240,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your generous support of the \"Helping Hands, Calm Minds: Sensory Tools for Supportive Learning Space\" project. Thanks to your kindness, our students now have access to a variety of sensory tools that have truly transformed our classroom environment. \r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting additions has been the sensory spinning chair and the new collection of sensory toys, which have become integral to our daily routines. Recently, we used these resources during a calm-down corner activity, where students could choose a sensory toy or bean bag to help regulate their emotions.","fullyFundedDate":1740974973415,"projectUrl":"project/helping-hands-calm-minds-sensory-tools/9135240/","projectTitle":"Helping Hands, Calm Minds: Sensory Tools for Supportive Learning Space","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rodriguez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9933007"},{"teacherId":9471345,"projectId":8237158,"letterContent":"We have only had a few opportunities to use the supplies we received and are eager to do so much more. This spring, we were able to plant some cilantro and basil seeds, which are still growing. We also propagated house plants. We were able to have a successful plant sale fundraiser for a bigger project we have coming up - making our concrete playground greener with the support of a local organization. If the herbs grow well enough, we will sell those this year as well. \r\n\r\nNext school year, I plan to have a green club. With those students, we will set up the green house and do a larger scale plant sale. We'd also like to make a native garden on the side of the building. Thank you kindly for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1713218089277,"projectUrl":"project/school-garden/8237158/","projectTitle":"School Garden","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Grosso","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9471345_orig.jpg?crop=2190,2190,x322,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1708642414171","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/michellegrosso"},{"teacherId":352159,"projectId":8703930,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the Play-Doh, Play-Doh tools, Model Magic, Floam, liquid glue and glue sticks! My students love all of the items in this project. They especially love the Play-Doh and Floam.\r\n\r\nMy students absolutely loved using Play-Doh tools to cut, roll and create with the Play-Doh. It is so good for the muscles in their hands to squeeze, roll and cut. They had endless hours of fun using the Play-Doh! The same with the Floam. It has a different consistency and they wanted to use it daily.\r\n\r\nThe Model Magic was so much fun for them to create, dry, paint and take home their little creations. We made turkeys, gingerbread men, caterpillars and butterflies with the Model Magic and added things like wiggly eyes, beads and feathers to make them special. Then when they were dry, we painted them. We had so much fun!\r\n\r\nYour generosity brought joy to my students. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1733430500346,"projectUrl":"project/sticky-business/8703930/","projectTitle":"Sticky Business","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlueter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp352159_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470321102503","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rschlueter"},{"teacherId":352159,"projectId":8703929,"letterContent":"The Disinfecting Wipes, paper towels, Baby Wipes, Kleenex tissues, Band-Aids, and lip balm have been used daily. It is awesome to have all of these items handy in the classroom. These are all items used daily in the classroom.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, I do not have a sink in my classroom so the Baby Wipes are helpful when we do messy work and need to wipe our hands. The Kleenex tissues have been invaluable during cold and flu season. The paper towels are used to clean up spills and wipe off tables during breakfast and art projects. The Band-Aids help my students feel better when they have a scrape or cut. Kids with dry lips enjoy having their own lip balm. Finally, the Disinfecting Wipes have been so important to keep our tables and toys clean.\r\n\r\nThank you for choosing my project and making my classroom a clean and healthy place for children to learn. I feel so blessed that the donors at DonorsChoose.org are willing to donate to public school classrooms. I am so thankful for your kindness and support!","fullyFundedDate":1733438465197,"projectUrl":"project/sparkling-clean/8703929/","projectTitle":"Sparkling Clean","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlueter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp352159_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470321102503","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rschlueter"},{"teacherId":7191148,"projectId":9119898,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for sponsoring my project \"Language Learning with the Old Lady Who Swallowed Books\". As a speech language pathologist I have used these fun, colorful books to teach vocabulary and sentence formation skills to my young students who struggle with communication. Some are low or completely nonverbal so the outrageous concept of the old lady swallowing a frog or a cow really draws them in and engages their imagination. The beautiful illustrations hold their attention. The simple and repetitive sentences lets them hear the structures I want them to learn over and over again. Research has shown that children need to hear a word or a phrase 5-20 times before they learn it. By the end of the second reading my kids are just starting to repeat, \"I don't know why she swallowed....\", which is so thrilling to hear.\r\n When I use these books we always do a retell on the second round using my \"Old Lady\" doll. I create small images of the targeted vocabulary (rake, sunshine, seeds etc) using the strong colored card stock paper that was part of this project. Each child is encouraged to take a turn to select the next item and command, \"Open up old lady. Swallow the sunlight\". They then feed her the word and squeal as they try to avoid being bitten. So much fun! These books also help teach the concept of \"why\". She swallowed the raindrops to water the seeds. She swallowed the sunlight to dry up the rain. So important in early language acquisition.\r\n Finally, we will go to small groups and do various versions of story sequencing activities, another important language skill. I again incorporate the beautiful card stock in this activity. The students love creating their own artwork and will have something tangible to take home and practice their words and phrases with family members. It is such an engaging and effective method for teaching language and I am thankful for the whole new library of Old Lady books that will serve my special students for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1739940713101,"projectUrl":"project/language-learning-with-the-old-lady-who/9119898/","projectTitle":"Language Learning with the Old Lady Who Swallowed Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Haggerty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7191148_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644447170295","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7191148"},{"teacherId":9926485,"projectId":9119111,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. We have been using the Mr. Potato Head toys to teach limitedly verbal and non verbal children how to request using AAC (augmentative and alternative communication devices). Mr. Potato Head is a very motivating and rewarding activity that allows students to ask for multiple items (i.e., hat, eyes, mouth, arms, etc). \r\n\r\nWe have been using the learning resources toys to help students learn categories and begin to label. Our limitedly verbal and non verbal students have been shown how to navigate to different pages on their communication devices to label the items found inside these toys. For example, when using the farm animals page. Student are shown how to navigate to the \"farm animal\" page in their AAC device and then shown the pictures to hit to label the animals they find inside. \r\n\r\nThe kids have loved learning through these activities and toys! It is so much more fun to teach kids to communicate when they are interested too! Thank you so much for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1739901790846,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-speech-and-language/9119111/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Speech and Language","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Breese","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9926485_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742487757815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9926485"},{"teacherId":352159,"projectId":8507735,"letterContent":"I am so thankful for your support and donations for the older children at my school. My classroom is located in the basement of our school, near the girls' restroom. Our school has many ESL, Refugee, and students who live in poverty who don't always have access to personal hygiene products. Because of your help, the girls can come to my room and get some of the hygiene supplies they need without any questions. I have a cart with the hygiene items they might need at school and home.\r\n\r\nThe response has been so positive. The teachers know that if a student asks to come to my room, they need something like pads, deodorant, toothbrushes, body wash, or shampoo. I've added some other items as well. I have little bags that they can put the items in to be discreet.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous donations! It means so much that you were willing to help the students in my building. This has been a successful project that has helped so many children obtain what they need without embarrassment.","fullyFundedDate":1723674705232,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-and-happy-teens/8507735/","projectTitle":"Healthy and Happy Teens","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlueter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp352159_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470321102503","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rschlueter"},{"teacherId":7192472,"projectId":9120788,"letterContent":"My students and I would like to thank all the donors for their donations to this project. We have enjoyed everything in this project. The students have grown socially and mentally. Dinosaurs are always a part of pre-k classrooms, adding the snap dinosaurs and the take apart dinosaurs has brought the dinosaur fun to a whole new level. The students are making crazy looking dinosaurs. They have increased their fine motor skills with snaps and the screw driver. They are learning to build and where to put the pieces. We have had so many dinosaur adventures. \r\n\r\nWe have learned colors, numbers and letters using the picnic baskets, acorns and light table items. The picnic baskets and acorns have also helped with fine motor skills (opening and closing), matching and sorting. The light table pieces have helped with sorting, identifying, and patterns. And we get to play with the items using light. It is so cool. One item the Coogam puzzle is fun to take apart, make designs with the pieces and then watch the adults struggle to get it back together. We have used the magnetic building blocks to create patterns, towers, and buildings. We will build to see how tall we can get it before it falls, these blocks are great for tiny hands building tall towers, since they are magnetic they don't move when placing the next block.\r\n\r\nLastly, we have enjoyed the work bench and all the tools. We love to use the hammer on our blue block and tees. We even take turns with peers. The work bench is so fun, the students are just figuring out how to build things with the nuts and bolts. \r\n\r\nAll these items have helped provide a new classroom with fun and educational materials. We have greatly enjoyed all the items. The students have really grown socially and academically with these items","fullyFundedDate":1741118224694,"projectUrl":"project/under-construction/9120788/","projectTitle":"Under Construction","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Holly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7192472"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_37807","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":575,"numTeachers":22,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":22,"percentBlack":14,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":56,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"26.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":65.4,"schoolId":37807,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Morgandale Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Morgandale Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/wisconsin/milwaukee-public-schools/morgandale-elementary-school/37807"}