{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Nestle Avenue Charter Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":53.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8357672,"projectId":10280708,"letterContent":"Our new light table has brought so much excitement, curiosity, and hands-on learning into our preschool classroom! The students are using it to explore colors, shapes, patterns, and different materials while building their creativity, problem-solving, and fine motor skills. One of their favorite activities is placing colorful translucent shapes on the light table, watching the colors glow, and discovering what happens when they overlap different colors.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the light table, they were amazed by the bright, glowing surface. They were eager to gather around, touch the materials, experiment, and see what they could create. Their excitement and curiosity made it wonderful to watch as they explored, asked questions, and shared their discoveries with their classmates.\r\n\r\nNext, we plan to continue using the light table for activities that encourage early math, color recognition, sorting, patterning, and imaginative play. We will also give students opportunities to work together, make predictions, and explore new materials. Thank you to our generous donors for helping bring this exciting resource into our classroom! Your support is making learning more engaging, meaningful, and fun for our young learners.","fullyFundedDate":1784298675310,"projectUrl":"project/light-up-their-imagination/10280708/","projectTitle":"Light Up Their Imagination","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fonseca-Cowles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8357672_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y772&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694926227042","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8357672"},{"teacherId":1277464,"projectId":10158323,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous support of our project! Your donation has given my students the opportunity to experience science and engineering in an exciting, hands-on way.\r\n\r\nUsing these kits, students can investigate, design, build, and solve problems while learning through exploration. These activities help develop important skills such as collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and perseverance while making science concepts more meaningful. Thank you for helping provide learning experiences that inspire curiosity, discovery, and a love of learning!","fullyFundedDate":1774446363792,"projectUrl":"project/little-engineers-stem-in-action/10158323/","projectTitle":"Little Engineers: STEM in Action","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Chiapa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1277464_orig.jpg?crop=2204,2204,x645,y416&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1552024664546","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-chiapa"},{"teacherId":1277464,"projectId":10183891,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our class project! Your generosity has given my students a wonderful way to document and celebrate the many experiences we share in our classroom.\r\n\r\nWe can capture students engaged in projects, presentations, collaborative activities, and other memorable learning experiences. These photographs allow students to see and celebrate their hard work, creativity, and accomplishments. Thank you for helping us capture the moments that make our school year so very special!","fullyFundedDate":1776819088687,"projectUrl":"project/capture-the-moment/10183891/","projectTitle":"Capture the Moment","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Chiapa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1277464_orig.jpg?crop=2204,2204,x645,y416&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1552024664546","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-chiapa"},{"teacherId":1372115,"projectId":10181911,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my Little Story Tellers project. Because of you, my students now have multiple materials to use to act out stories. This week, we are reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears and after reading 2 different versions of the story, I brought out the puppets we received from this project. My students were so excited and full of joy! They love acting out the story using the characters and it's amazing to watch them use intonation as they tell the story. \r\nI am so grateful for your generosity and kindness. My students are blessed to have people like you who care about them.","fullyFundedDate":1784298649698,"projectUrl":"project/little-story-tellers/10181911/","projectTitle":"Little Story Tellers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Glucksman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1372115_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535608901022","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-glucksman"},{"teacherId":1372115,"projectId":10201278,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom. I wish you could've seen the children's faces when all of the new dinosaurs arrived. Funny enough, I created this project at the end of last school year when I had a few kids in my class that loved dinosaurs. However, this year's group is crazy about dinosaurs. More than half my class loves to play with the dinosaurs everyday and because of your support, we know have dinosaurs indoors, in our outdoor classroom, and in our outdoor play yard. Thank you for making my students so happy!","fullyFundedDate":1784298658552,"projectUrl":"project/dino-play/10201278/","projectTitle":"Dino Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Glucksman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1372115_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535608901022","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-glucksman"},{"teacherId":1372115,"projectId":10181882,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible donation to our classroom. When we received the new bench, the children were so excited because they love sitting in groups of 3 and this allowed them to do that. \r\nNow we have enough chairs that everyone has a seat when we sit outside. This means we can do fun things like have a picnic lunch outside or enjoy popsicles together at the tables on hot fall days. \r\nBecause of your generosity, my outdoor classroom area is more beautiful and functional than ever. I'm so grateful for organizations that have helped the teachers of Los Angeles create loving spaces for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1784298670271,"projectUrl":"project/bench-buddies/10181882/","projectTitle":"Bench Buddies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Glucksman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1372115_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535608901022","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-glucksman"},{"teacherId":8525979,"projectId":10412794,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your interest in my adorable classroom and our project that we posted for creating calmness and helping the students connect with one another and with the culture we are trying to develop in our room.\r\nSo far we have used a lot of the materials to create kindness clothespins, which we will use to silently clip on a student's backpack when they are not looking. My students do not know yet that the kindness pins they made with the beads that you helped to purchase will now be spreading smiles around the campus.\r\nWe also plan to use the other beads and chenille sticks to make calming tools that can help us breathe and calm down when things get a little bit stressful. \r\nThank you so much for your interest in my adorable classroom and thank you for the generous donation.","fullyFundedDate":1787345567229,"projectUrl":"project/create-calm-connect/10412794/","projectTitle":"Create, Calm, & Connect","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ekerling","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8525979_orig.jpg?crop=1051,1051,x108,y50&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657656964271","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8525979"},{"teacherId":8525979,"projectId":10412080,"letterContent":"I wanted to write to let you know how impactful the materials from this project are. We have already used most them for daily learning. It is not only helping me daily with sorting information, making examples for the students to see an anchor paper, but also they help me with efficiency.\r\nGenerally, I would have to pre-make all these things out of paper in advance for so many lessons. But now, I have all these materials at my fingertips and I am certainly saving time. Now that I have these materials in my classroom and I am finding so many more uses for them each day. \r\nFinally, I wanted to let you know that they students are getting so much out of the math magnets. They use them for modeling numbers, skip counting, and so much more. \r\nThank you so much for your interest in my adorable classroom and thank you for the generous donation.","fullyFundedDate":1787202937669,"projectUrl":"project/learning-that-sticks/10412080/","projectTitle":"Learning That Sticks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ekerling","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8525979_orig.jpg?crop=1051,1051,x108,y50&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657656964271","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8525979"},{"teacherId":8919223,"projectId":10298947,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations!\r\n\r\nThe sensory tools have been especially helpful during quiet time, giving students a calm space to explore independently while staying engaged and excited to learn.discovery.\r\n\r\nThe Look and Find books make reading enjoyable and allow students to explore books independently or with a friend. These moments also help our students build friendships and learn how to share, take turns, and enjoy learning together from the very beginning of the school year.\r\n\r\nThe dollhouse gives students a meaningful way to explore family life, different roles, and responsibilities within a home. Through pretend play, they can develop an appreciation for the people and things they have while learning about caring, helping, and working together. It's helped them to adjust to their new schedule in school and away from home.","fullyFundedDate":1784298705769,"projectUrl":"project/dramatic-play-for-growing-minds/10298947/","projectTitle":"Dramatic Play for Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ali","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8919223"},{"teacherId":8919223,"projectId":10299081,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the wonderful donations! The dress-up clothes allow our students to use their imaginations as they pretend to be doctors, firefighters, chefs, teachers, and explore different careers. They can be anything that they want to be!\r\n\r\nThe train tracks inspire them to design new ways to travel while building, problem-solving, and working together. Our pizza-making, fruit-cutting, and cookie-baking materials give students opportunities to practice cooperation, creativity, and everyday life skills through pretend play.","fullyFundedDate":1784298670515,"projectUrl":"project/where-stories-come-to-life/10299081/","projectTitle":"Where Stories Come to Life!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ali","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8919223"},{"teacherId":8919223,"projectId":10299071,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the light table! It has quickly become such an exciting and engaging center in our classroom. Our students are able to use their imagination and creativity to build puppet theaters, create their own puppets, and develop stories that they can bring to life.\r\n\r\nI love watching their little minds come alive as they create characters, act out stories, and share their ideas with their classmates. We also plan to place the puppets in our classroom library so students can use them while reading and retelling stories, making reading even more interactive, joyful, and fun!\r\n\r\nThank you for providing our students with a wonderful opportunity to create, imagine, and develop a lifelong love for storytelling and reading. You have made their learning magical!","fullyFundedDate":1784298704674,"projectUrl":"project/imagination-in-action-play-explore-di/10299071/","projectTitle":"Imagination in Action: Play, Explore, Discover!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ali","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8919223"},{"teacherId":8919223,"projectId":10299102,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the wonderful donations! The \"Everyone Is Welcome\" area rug has created a warm and inviting space where students can gather, learn, connect, and feel that they truly belong in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThe storage bins have been such a helpful addition for organizing our learning materials and giving students easy access to the tools they need. I love watching them choose materials independently, explore, and take ownership of their learning.\r\n\r\nThe shiplap bulletin board paper has also made our classroom displays feel so special. 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