{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Neil C Twitchell Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":21.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8156685,"projectId":9995051,"letterContent":"I want to extend my warmest appreciation for your generosity and kindness. Your thoughtful contributions of certificates, stickers, pencils, and trinkets bring so much joy and encouragement to my students. These small treasures make a big impact—they brighten our days, motivate learning, and help create a classroom environment filled with positivity and excitement.\r\nYour support means more than you know. It reminds my students that there are people who believe in them and want to see them succeed. Thank you for being part of our learning community and for helping make our classroom a place where children feel celebrated and inspired.","fullyFundedDate":1778023816176,"projectUrl":"project/positive-motivating-classroom/9995051/","projectTitle":"Positive, Motivating Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. BURGESS","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8156685"},{"teacherId":5478960,"projectId":10337920,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our Donors Choose project. Your support has brought a Tonie Box and an amazing collection of audio characters directly into our classroom literacy center. This project has had an immediate, joyful impact on our students' communication and literacy skills. Our children absolutely love using the Tonies Box, and it has quickly become the favorite highlight of our literacy center. We have also paired the physical books with their matching Tonie characters, allowing students to turn the pages and follow along visually while listening to the audio. Your gift has accomplished two major milestones in our classroom.\r\n Independent Learning: Because the Tonie Box is so user-friendly, our students can independently choose their favorite characters, place them on the box, and control their own learning experience. This builds immense confidence and autonomy.\r\n Communication & Language Growth: The interactive music and spoken stories have sparked wonderful communication breakthroughs. Students are singing along, repeating vocabulary words, and engaging with books in a deeply meaningful way.\r\n We are so grateful for your kindness. By providing these interactive audio tools, you have unlocked a world of independent reading, singing, and speaking for our students. Thank you for believing in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1781475948801,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-independence-through-audio-li/10337920/","projectTitle":"Empowering Independence Through Audio Literacy and Movement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jenny Coroneos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5478960_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1572405052342","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-coroneos"},{"teacherId":4525760,"projectId":10345191,"letterContent":"Thank you for your incredible generosity and for helping bring the joy of reading to my preschoolers with autism. Because of your support, our Literacy Center has become a place where stories truly come to life!\r\n\r\nThe Tonies, books, and literacy materials you provided have transformed the way my students experience language and learning. These engaging, hands-on resources capture their attention, encourage communication, build listening and comprehension skills, and foster a lifelong love of books. Many of my students learn best through visual and interactive experiences, and these materials provide just that.\r\n\r\nEvery day, I watch my students eagerly choose a story, listen with excitement, and make meaningful connections through characters, songs, and imaginative play. These moments are helping them develop vocabulary, strengthen communication, and build confidence in ways that are both fun and meaningful.\r\n\r\nYour kindness has created a warm, inviting Literacy Center where every child has the opportunity to explore, discover, and grow. Thank you for believing in my students and for making such a lasting impact on their educational journey.","fullyFundedDate":1782099285762,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-stories-to-life-literacy-cente/10345191/","projectTitle":"Bringing Stories to Life: Literacy Center for Preschoolers with Autism","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Capsouto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4525760_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y604&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1654352066157","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misseden"},{"teacherId":4525760,"projectId":10018868,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and for believing in my preschoolers with autism. Because of your support, our classroom is filled with the essential materials we use every day to create a language-rich, engaging learning environment.\r\n\r\nThe classroom supplies, visuals, and everyday materials you provided help my students communicate, follow routines, build independence, and stay actively engaged in learning. These resources are used throughout the day to reinforce important skills and provide the consistency and visual support that many of my students need to be successful.\r\n\r\nYour kindness has helped create a welcoming classroom where every child has the opportunity to learn, grow, and reach their full potential. We are so grateful for your investment in our students and for making a lasting impact on their educational journey.\r\n\r\nThank you for making a difference in our classroom each and every day!","fullyFundedDate":1769195982087,"projectUrl":"project/essential-materials-needed-to-create-an/10018868/","projectTitle":"Essential Materials Needed to Create an Engaging Preschool Environment!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Capsouto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4525760_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y604&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1654352066157","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misseden"},{"teacherId":4525760,"projectId":10251944,"letterContent":"Thank you for your incredible generosity and support of our classroom. Because of your kindness, my preschoolers with autism now have a wonderful Fine Motor Learning Center where they can learn through hands-on play.\r\n\r\nThese new materials are helping my students strengthen the small muscles in their hands while building important skills they will use every day, such as writing, cutting, dressing independently, and completing classroom activities. Most importantly, they are learning with smiles, confidence, and excitement.\r\n\r\nYour donation has created new opportunities for my students to grow, explore, and succeed in a classroom designed to meet their unique needs. Every time they use these materials, they are reminded that there are caring people who believe in them.\r\n\r\nThank you for making a lasting difference in the lives of my students. Your generosity means more than words can express.","fullyFundedDate":1780426016213,"projectUrl":"project/building-little-hands-a-fine-motor-lear/10251944/","projectTitle":"Building Little Hands: a Fine Motor Learning Center for Pre-K","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Capsouto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4525760_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y604&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1654352066157","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misseden"},{"teacherId":5478960,"projectId":10237413,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity to our Donors Choose project. Your support has brought a brand new toy parking garage and sensory table fillers directly to our preschool classroom. These materials are vital for our young students on the autism spectrum. \r\n At this early developmental stage, sensory play is a crucial bridge to learning. The sensory fillers provide the precise tactile input our children need to regulate their bodies, soothe anxiety, and improve focus. Our students love the new fillers and have engaging more in the sensory center.\r\n The toy parking garage has also become an incredible tool for growth. It actively encourages our preschoolers to practice functional play, share space, take turns, and build early communication skills. Your kindness has provided a joyful, safe environment where these amazing children can learn at their own pace. Our students have been playing with it non-stop. We have also created a cars center to use the garage daily as a center.","fullyFundedDate":1780426016680,"projectUrl":"project/bring-sensory-play-to-the-classroom/10237413/","projectTitle":"Bring Sensory Play to the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jenny Coroneos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5478960_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1572405052342","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-coroneos"},{"teacherId":4525760,"projectId":9427096,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our preschool classroom! Because of your kindness, our students with autism have access to engaging materials that help them learn, explore, and grow every day.\r\n\r\nThe sensory table has quickly become one of the most loved areas in our classroom. Our students eagerly gather around it to scoop, pour, dig, and discover new textures and materials. Not only is it fun, but it also helps develop important skills such as communication, social interaction, fine motor development, problem-solving, and sensory regulation.\r\n\r\nThe manipulatives you provided have also made a tremendous impact. Through hands-on play with these materials, our students are practicing early math concepts, strengthening their hand muscles, improving attention, and learning how to work alongside their peers. These tools make learning meaningful and accessible for our young learners.\r\n\r\nFor many of our students, hands-on experiences are the best way they learn. The materials you helped provide create opportunities for success, confidence, and independence throughout the school day. It is wonderful to watch our students engage, communicate, and celebrate their accomplishments while using these resources.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has helped create a classroom environment where every child can learn through play, exploration, and discovery. Thank you for investing in our students and helping them reach their full potential. Your support truly makes a difference in the lives of our young learners every day.\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\n\r\nMs. Eden \r\nPRE-K/KIDS Program\r\nNeil C. Twitchell Elementary School","fullyFundedDate":1755748168009,"projectUrl":"project/sensational-sensory-safe-place/9427096/","projectTitle":"Sensational Sensory Safe Place","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Capsouto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4525760_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y604&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1654352066157","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misseden"},{"teacherId":4525760,"projectId":8728844,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous gift and support of our classroom. Because of your kindness, our students have had the incredible opportunity to learn and grow through caring for our classroom pets. Your donation has truly made a meaningful difference in the lives of our young learners, and we are so grateful for your support.\r\n\r\nDue to your generosity, our students have flourished having a class pet to take care of. They have been amazing at assisting with feeding our fish, Zoomie, and our tortoise, Tucker! It has been incredible to watch them take ownership and responsibility in helping care for our classroom friends each day. The excitement on their faces when it is their turn to help feed them or check on them is something truly special.","fullyFundedDate":1727673059379,"projectUrl":"project/every-class-needs-a-classroom-pet/8728844/","projectTitle":"Every Class Needs a Classroom Pet!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Capsouto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4525760_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y604&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1654352066157","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misseden"},{"teacherId":7162073,"projectId":10028525,"letterContent":"My students were more engaged and focused in playing instruments because my classroom have enough instruments to share and rotate. When we had the percussion play-along, they were all excited to rotate in different instrument groups. The lollipop drums were a hit to the little ones. All students were playing great and they were listening to each other's playing. Some of them were able to self-monitor their playing and they know if they are ahead or late with the beat and tempo. Students showed excitement to their rotation as they anticipate the next instrument that they will be playing. Students were highly collaborative and actively making music. \r\nHopefully, I can continue to help my students make and play more music that they will enjoy with these musical instruments that you have donated. Thank you for making my music classroom feel musically alive.","fullyFundedDate":1768706464600,"projectUrl":"project/music-and-movement/10028525/","projectTitle":"Music and Movement","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shaw","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7162073"},{"teacherId":4525760,"projectId":8024104,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for your generosity! These amazing books have added so much life to our classroom literacy center. \r\nMy students love listening and interacting to different stories. \r\n\r\nEach week, we have a book of the week that goes along with our monthly thematic unit. I will read the book on Monday, re-read the book on Tuesday with an activity. By Wednesday, my students are choosing the book and reenacting the story! These books that you have helped purchased, have made such a difference in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1699853718485,"projectUrl":"project/preschoolers-love-books/8024104/","projectTitle":"Preschoolers Love Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Capsouto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4525760_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y604&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1654352066157","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misseden"},{"teacherId":8499047,"projectId":10012132,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for allowing this project to come to life! When my students first saw our new classroom supplies, they were so excited. There is no doubt that my students learning environment has improved due to your generosity. \r\n\r\nThey have loved reading the new books. I am also able to keep our classroom more clean with our new supplies. A restock of essential items has also been so helpful. The impact that you have made goes beyond the classroom. Your funding has allowed for more learning and growing. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1768713120824,"projectUrl":"project/operation-clean-ready-powering-up-ms/10012132/","projectTitle":"Operation Clean & Ready: Powering Up Ms. Thomsen’s Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8499047"},{"teacherId":9369352,"projectId":10002126,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our DonorsChoose project dedicated to enhancing social-emotional learning in our classroom. Your contributions have made it possible for us to provide students with valuable tools and resources that help them better understand and manage their emotions, build positive relationships, and develop important coping skills.\r\n\r\nSocial-emotional learning plays a vital role in students' overall development. With the materials you helped fund, students will engage in activities that promote self-awareness, empathy, emotional regulation, and responsible decision-making. These skills are essential not only for success in school but also for navigating everyday challenges and building strong connections with others.\r\n\r\nYour kindness has a direct and lasting impact on our classroom environment. Because of you, we are able to create a supportive space where students feel safe, valued, and empowered to grow both academically and emotionally. Many of our students rely on these supports, and your generosity ensures they have access to them.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students' well-being and future. 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