{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mount Vernon Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":17.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9481216,"projectId":9651828,"letterContent":"How Technology Is Helping Students Learn\r\nThe new printer and labels have made a huge difference in our classroom! This technology helps me create colorful, organized anchor charts that support every student's learning. I can now quickly print visuals, vocabulary words, and step-by-step strategies that reinforce reading, writing, and math lessons. The printed labels help keep materials, centers, and resources clearly organized so students can find what they need and take ownership of their learning spaces. Having these ready-to-use materials keeps students engaged and helps them reference what they've learned independently.\r\n\r\nWhat's Most Exciting to Students\r\nMy students are most excited to see their work and ideas displayed on our new anchor charts! They love when I print out their sentences, drawings, or examples to add to the charts we build together. It makes them feel proud and part of the learning process. The bright visuals and printed labels also make our classroom look more inviting and exciting — students often point out new charts or labels as soon as they appear.\r\n\r\nStudents Who Have Warmed to the New Technology\r\nSeveral of my students who thrive on visual learning have especially benefited from the new charts. One student who often struggled to remember multi-step directions now uses the printed visual reminders to follow along independently. Another student who is still developing reading fluency has been using the printed word walls and picture labels to connect words with images, building confidence each day. This simple but powerful technology has helped every student feel more supported and successful in their learning journey.","fullyFundedDate":1758202675272,"projectUrl":"project/anchor-charts-for-all/9651828/","projectTitle":"Anchor Charts for All","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9481216"},{"teacherId":10084490,"projectId":9479323,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your gracious donation. We have been able to utilize our interactive journals beyond what we initially planned for because of this thermal printer. Not only had it made instruction more meaningful, but it also has made planning easier. We can't thank you enough! Along with the thermal printer, we also got laminating sheets. This allows for them to use their anger chart over and over and really get into the habit of creating structure. They're also utilizing their resources more. Along with this one of the pieces of my project was snacks. Because I serve a low income school. Many of my kids come hungry. Not anymore. They now have these snacks readily available and can be extra ready to learn because all of their needs are being met now.","fullyFundedDate":1758829807321,"projectUrl":"project/anchor-chart-magic/9479323/","projectTitle":"Anchor Chart Magic","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hill-Hahn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10084490"},{"teacherId":3361363,"projectId":8790207,"letterContent":"wanted to take this time to thank you so much for your generous donations that allowed me to purchase a new laptop for my classroom. Technology has become part of the educational process, but too often, it is separate and not integrated into the daily learning experience. My school district currently mandates two programs that our students are to be using on the computer on a daily basis. At the time I only had 7 computers in the classroom and 2 tablets. With the addition of another laptop. I was now able to get 11 students on the computer programs at one time. Because these programs are being monitored by the district, it was extremely important that our students were getting online and meeting our goals. (The majority of students in my classroom had no computer or Internet access at home)\r\n\r\n\r\nBy using the new programs, some of my students who were reluctant to using technology soon became eager to use the laptop. I had students who strongly disliked reading, all of sudden loved going on Myon.com and reading the books online. I truly believe that the more technology tools you put in the hands of your students, the more technology becomes a natural expression of your thinking.","fullyFundedDate":1731544799701,"projectUrl":"project/learning-potential-with-laptops/8790207/","projectTitle":"Learning Potential With Laptops","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Westerfield","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3361363_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459250603391","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-westerfield33614"},{"teacherId":3361363,"projectId":8621643,"letterContent":"our donations have funded snacks for our entire grade level for over a month. You helped feed almost 60 children! Our school day runs from 8:45 to 2:55. For 7 year-old children that is a long day! (me too!) Our lunch this year is at 12:25 in the afternoon, which makes for a long time to go without a snack.\r\n\r\nWith the overwhelming joy of your donation we have started a movement at our school. People were so jealous of how awesome our snacks they begged for our administrators to take action.\r\n\r\nNow our ENTIRE school gets packages of snacks for every student. :)\r\n\r\nThank you for your help.","fullyFundedDate":1726501497868,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-success/8621643/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Westerfield","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3361363_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459250603391","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-westerfield33614"},{"teacherId":3361363,"projectId":8492040,"letterContent":"The gift you have given our classroom in the form of Books has had an amazing impact on our classroom.\r\n\r\nWhen I told the students that we had been given books for our reading center, we were sitting in a circle guessing what our \"new center\" could be. No one guessed new books, so I revealed what it was and everyone jumped up and cheered. It was one of the most amazing moments of this year.\r\n\r\nAnd the impact goes further than that, two of my students who struggle with the pace and rigor of the curriculum have worked with the books at their seats. They are intrigued and active when working with the books instead of being disengaged and overcome by concepts which are difficult for them.\r\n\r\nThe books that you have provided us with will be used for years to come, engaging and exiting students about learning. Thank you for giving the gift of intrigue, education, and literacy. We greatly appreciate your love and support","fullyFundedDate":1726666600084,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-rocking-readers/8492040/","projectTitle":"Help My Rocking Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Westerfield","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3361363_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459250603391","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-westerfield33614"},{"teacherId":3361363,"projectId":8812740,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for your generous donation of Science materials for my first grade students.\r\n\r\nBringing Life Science to life in the classroom is so much fun for our first graders. They will get to see the life cycle of an ant, a ladybug and the brine shrimp up close and personal. They will get to observe the changes on a daily basis and record in their journals. They will also get the chance to feed the living things and observe them in different types of habitats.\r\n\r\nThis year, Kindergarten does not have a lot of hands-on resources in Science due to budget cuts. I truly appreciate your efforts to allow me to bring Science to real life!","fullyFundedDate":1731544799497,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-science-to-life/8812740/","projectTitle":"Bringing Science to Life","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Westerfield","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3361363_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459250603391","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-westerfield33614"},{"teacherId":9481216,"projectId":8788535,"letterContent":"Having a standing desk has been a game changer for my class and myself in the way that I teach. Having the ability to be mobile throughout my classroom and have my materials with me has been amazing. It is so coinvent to use my standing desk especially when teaching a whole group lesson. \r\n As well as having other flexible seating options for my students has been helpful with small group time. Students have been able to sit in other places around the room. Our class VIP is able to pick a special seat and place around the room. The kids LOVE the new seats!!","fullyFundedDate":1734622710256,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-for-all/8788535/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating for All","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9481216"},{"teacherId":9585393,"projectId":8485077,"letterContent":"On behalf of the scholars and I, of Ms. Masons Third Grade Unicorns of Mounty Vernon Elementary, sends a gracious appreciation to all of the donors. Thank you for all of your generous contributions to help increase our knowledge and learning. There are no words for the impacts in which your gracious donations have increased our learning. Not only did you all help to improve learning but you also made it learning fun. The scholars were able to be interactive and boost engagement of learning. The play-doh was a great manipulative used across curriculum for science and math with the hands in exploration. \r\nYour gracious donations also allowed for scholars to have access to quality materials and an organized classroom experience everyday to help provide a constant, structured and supportive learning environment. Scholars are committed to coming to school frequently. Scholars are also willing and ready to learn and this has been made possible by your gracious generosity. Our class gets recognized for having one of the highest attendance rates in our school. We thank you again for helping to support the children of the future!","fullyFundedDate":1729709873938,"projectUrl":"project/children-are-our-future/8485077/","projectTitle":"Children Are Our Future","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mason","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9585393_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721399121588","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9585393"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_46904","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":333,"numTeachers":36,"percentFrplEligible":92,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":30,"percentWhite":38,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":16,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":82.7,"schoolId":46904,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Mount Vernon Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Mount Vernon Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/florida/pinellas-county-schools/mt-vernon-elementary-school/46904"}