{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Morse Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":23.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5604272,"projectId":9605384,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for your donations. I am a firm believer that lack of money should not stand in the way of students getting the necessary tools they all need for learning. Your kindness and generosity is proof of that.\r\n\r\nMany families are not able to procure most of the traditional items on a school supply list, let alone headphones for the iPads we use in the classroom. Because I do my best to make sure every student has the same learning materials in the classroom, everyone feels welcomed and included in the learning that takes place. It's not easy for teachers to ensure we have enough of all the school supplies we need for our classrooms. That's why I'm so grateful for Donors Choose!\r\n\r\nThe expression on children's faces who don't have computer headphones when I pull a new box for them to use is priceless! Having these tools help our class to bond as a family and represent our school with a sense of pride and dedication to learning. We try to extend this attitude of gratitude throughout our classroom and entire school by offering help and support to others along our educational journey. I have the daily privilege to see the social skills of kindness, consideration of others, and helpfulness develop and grow in each of my students because of your donations. And this is a true testament of what learning is about.\r\n\r\nMy students and I appreciate all that you have done to make this extended learning experience possible.","fullyFundedDate":1757542442189,"projectUrl":"project/lets-plug-into-possibilities/9605384/","projectTitle":"Let's Plug into Possibilities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Haines","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5604272_orig.jpg?crop=1744,1744,x152,y56&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630001108022","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5604272"},{"teacherId":5478441,"projectId":9309859,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for your invaluable assistance in procuring decoding materials that support my structured literacy instruction. Your dedication to enriching our elementary learners' educational experience is deeply appreciated. \r\n\r\nThis project's materials enhance and deepen the learners' understanding. They are making significant progress in their early foundational skills with your support.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of the students, parents, and faculty, thank you for making a significant and lasting difference in their education. Your contributions will undoubtedly resonate throughout their academic careers.","fullyFundedDate":1746787096601,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-basics/9309859/","projectTitle":"Back to Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gemmell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5478441_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y1008&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1687349444591","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gail-gemmell"},{"teacherId":5478441,"projectId":9253807,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for your invaluable assistance in procuring decoding materials that support my structured literacy instruction. Your dedication to enriching our elementary learners' educational experience is deeply appreciated. \r\n\r\nThis project's materials enhance and deepen the learners' understanding. They are making significant progress in their early foundational skills with your support.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of the students, parents, and faculty, thank you for making a significant and lasting difference in their education. Your contributions will undoubtedly resonate throughout their academic careers.","fullyFundedDate":1744724662220,"projectUrl":"project/developing-decoders/9253807/","projectTitle":"Developing Decoders","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gemmell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5478441_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y1008&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1687349444591","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gail-gemmell"},{"teacherId":6968924,"projectId":8505716,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom with the 30-pack of bulk headphones. These headphones have become an essential part of our daily instruction, especially during small group reading and math sessions using iReady. Each student receives personalized instruction tailored to their learning level, and being able to clearly hear the lessons is critical to their success. The students especially enjoy using the headphones because they are colorful and comfortable, which helps them stay focused and engaged. With fewer distractions, they are able to immerse themselves in their learning and make meaningful progress in both reading and math.\r\n\r\nIn addition to technology-based learning, your support has enriched other areas of our classroom. Students joyfully used crayons to create and decorate heartfelt letters and envelopes for their loved ones, strengthening their writing and fine motor skills. Our white boards also allow for quick, interactive responses during math lessons, making it easy to assess understanding in real time and adjust instruction as needed. These tools have made a meaningful difference, and we are deeply grateful for the positive impact you've made on our students' daily learning experience.","fullyFundedDate":1723674466168,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-resources-for-2024/8505716/","projectTitle":"Classroom Resources for 2024","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mattis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6968924_orig.jpg?crop=277,277,x73,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574378719129","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6968924"},{"teacherId":5780117,"projectId":9120715,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our social studies units and studies. We are excited to begin our country studies. We will be starting with Canada since it borders our own country and move around the continents to explore other countries that will help us learn about unfamiliar cultures. We will be learning how to properly use research materials and transfer that information into the provided graphic organizers. Then, we will be able to transfer that information into our country studies booklets and decorate them. Students will then have the opportunity to present their country study booklets to others. We appreciate your support in our 3rd grade classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1740342099764,"projectUrl":"project/country-studies/9120715/","projectTitle":"Country Studies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Catanzaro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5780117_orig.jpg?crop=467,467,x40,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1620144081179","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-catanzaro"},{"teacherId":3971737,"projectId":8784505,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation towards our new bows and rosin. The students were so excited to play with the new bows. Playing violin and cello with a bow is one of the first things that students want to do when they start to learn their instrument. Many of the bows we had were old and had bow hair missing. The sheer joy expressed by students when I showed them the new bows was electric.\r\n\r\nThe cello players that got the new bows wore big smiles as they pulled the freshly rosined bows across the strings. One exclaimed, \"It sounds bigger!\" Another student couldn't wait to show their parents.\r\n\r\nHaving good equipment is so essential to the learning process. Your donation has helped not just the students that received the bows but has also helped all of the students in the program. Having the better equipment helps us all sound better together which in turn encourages students to keep moving forward! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1733192864313,"projectUrl":"project/new-bows/8784505/","projectTitle":"New Bows","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kalbfus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3971737_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1531176039400","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/morsemusic"},{"teacherId":5780117,"projectId":9119466,"letterContent":"We are so appreciative of your generosity and providing our student's with different leveled workbooks. The Summer Bridge books will allow us to provide students practice of specific skills on their independent levels for not only reading and writing, but math as well (all subjects are included in these workbooks). We will use these workbooks to send home supplemental work at parents' requests and during instruction at school. The reading and writing resources books will provide additional materials for students to practice reading and writing skills during independent work and small group work. Thank you again for your kind contribution!","fullyFundedDate":1739940846808,"projectUrl":"project/reading-and-writing-wizards/9119466/","projectTitle":"Reading and Writing Wizards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Catanzaro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5780117_orig.jpg?crop=467,467,x40,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1620144081179","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-catanzaro"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_21205","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":432,"numTeachers":38,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":43,"percentWhite":5,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":42,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"11.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":76.3,"schoolId":21205,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Morse Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Morse Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/poughkeepsie-city-school-district/morse-young-child-magnet-school/21205"}