{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Northridge Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":29.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4931775,"projectId":8316526,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in bringing new, engaging books and essential tools into our classroom. In our learning space, reading time is the heartbeat of our day where students can dive into stories, explore new ideas, and build confidence. Having high-quality, appealing texts and hands-on learning resources transforms reading from a routine task into an exciting journey. These new materials have immediately ignited my students' curiosity, giving them fresh reasons to pick up a book, practice key decoding and comprehension skills, and discover the joy of becoming fluent readers.\r\n\r\nAccess to diverse, accessible literature is particularly critical for our bilingual learners who are building literacy in both English and Spanish. True biliteracy is only possible when students are given direct access to engaging, culturally relevant texts in both languages. Having high-interest books in both English and Spanish allows students to strengthen foundational literacy skills in their native language while bridging those concepts into English. This dual-language access honors their cultural identities, strengthens their cognitive flexibility, and ensures that language is never a barrier to loving books and thriving academically.\r\n\r\nYour support has given my students the exact tools they need to feel capable, motivated, and celebrated as readers. Seeing their faces light up as they hold these new books and navigate reading challenges with renewed confidence is a direct result of your kindness. Thank you for investing in our classroom, empowering our emergent bilinguals, and helping us foster a lifelong love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1722955455639,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-readers/8316526/","projectTitle":"We Are Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Zamora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4931775_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544193450723","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-hillmer"},{"teacherId":4931775,"projectId":7079668,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in providing our classroom with vibrant STEM resources and dedicated social-emotional learning (SEL) tools. When the boxes arrived, my students were buzzing with excitement eager to explore the new hands-on materials and try them out right away. In 5th grade, students are at a critical developmental milestone where they are transitioning from basic foundational learning to abstract, critical thinking and complex peer relationships. Having physical tools designed specifically for these growth areas has instantly elevated our daily routine and made abstract concepts tangible.\r\n\r\nThe impact of these resources on our development of key 21st-century skills has been profound. Through the new STEM tools, students are engaging in hands-on problem-solving, engineering challenges, and collaborative group tasks. Instead of just reading about scientific principles, they are now designing, testing, and iterating solutions together and building essential critical thinking, adaptability, and digital-age innovation skills. Simultaneously, our SEL resources, including focus tools and self-regulation materials, give students concrete ways to navigate stress, communicate their feelings, and build empathy. Working together on team challenges while using these self-regulation tools teaches them active listening, leadership, and emotional resilience in real time.\r\n\r\nYour support has transformed our classroom into a dynamic environment where students feel empowered to take intellectual risks, support one another, and grow both academically and emotionally. You have given my 5th graders the exact tools they need to become thoughtful problem-solvers and confident collaborators prepared for middle school and beyond. Thank you for investing in their future and making a lasting difference in our school community.","fullyFundedDate":1670972949762,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-stem-and-social-emotional-lear/7079668/","projectTitle":"Literacy, STEM and Social Emotional Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Zamora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4931775_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544193450723","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-hillmer"},{"teacherId":4931775,"projectId":8563020,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in bringing new, engaging books and essential tools into our classroom. In our learning space, reading time is the heartbeat of our day and is a time where students can dive into stories, explore new ideas, and build confidence. Having high-quality, appealing texts and hands-on learning resources transforms reading from a routine task into an exciting journey. These new materials immediately ignited my students' curiosity, giving them fresh reasons to pick up a book, practice key decoding and comprehension skills, and discover the joy of becoming fluent readers.\r\n\r\nAccess to diverse, accessible literature is particularly critical for our bilingual learners who are building literacy in both English and Spanish. True biliteracy is only possible when students are given direct access to engaging, culturally relevant texts in both languages. Having high-interest books in both English and Spanish allows students to strengthen foundational literacy skills in their native language while bridging those concepts into English. This dual-language access honors their cultural identities, strengthens their cognitive flexibility, and ensures that language is never a barrier to loving books and thriving academically.\r\n\r\nYour support has given my students the exact tools they need to feel capable, motivated, and celebrated as readers. Seeing their faces light up as they hold these new books and navigate reading challenges with renewed confidence is a direct result of your kindness. Thank you for investing in our classroom, empowering our emergent bilinguals, and helping us foster a lifelong love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1723135097489,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-all-readers/8563020/","projectTitle":"We Are All Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Zamora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4931775_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544193450723","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-hillmer"},{"teacherId":4931775,"projectId":7887094,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of my classroom in helping my student feel like readers! I teach in a very diverse community where students read in English and Spanish and love the opportunity to do so with books in their hands as opposed to always using technology. I love being able to support them in their literacy growth by having a variety of fiction and nonfiction books to choose from in both languages. \r\n\r\nOne of my biggest endeavors over the past few years is for students to begin looking at themselves as lifelong learners and readers! It is a huge passion project of mine to make all students feel confident and comfortable so that they can read whatever looks interesting to them! I really appreciate your support in this journey of mine and my amazing students as we navigate the world of biliteracy!","fullyFundedDate":1695600924950,"projectUrl":"project/reading-is-for-everyone/7887094/","projectTitle":"Reading Is for Everyone!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Zamora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4931775_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544193450723","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-hillmer"},{"teacherId":10159045,"projectId":9961736,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! Your donation has really helped my students and me continue the great learning we started this year.\r\n\r\nThe Expo markers and erasers are vital tools that help our daily lessons run effectively. In second grade, mastering regrouping in addition and subtraction is a critical milestone. These magnetic place value blocks allow me to demonstrate the \"trading\" of tens and ones on the whiteboard in a way that all students can see and touch. It turns a complex, abstract concept into a hands-on experience that helps every learner find success. We are also so grateful for the Kleenex—it's a total lifesaver this time of year!\r\n\r\nIt is because of community partners like you that we are able to provide our students with the best possible learning experience. Thank you for investing in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1766101562247,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-new-materials/9961736/","projectTitle":"New year, new materials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Villalobos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10159045_orig.jpg?crop=3284,3284,x357,y828&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754679432207","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10159045"},{"teacherId":4115330,"projectId":9935345,"letterContent":"I wanted to reach out and send a heartfelt thank you for your incredibly generous donation of snacks and water bottles to our fourth-grade classroom.\r\n\r\nIn the middle of a busy school day, \"brain breaks\" are essential. Having a steady supply of healthy snacks ensures that every student can focus on their lessons rather than a hungry stomach. Additionally, the water bottles have already been a hit—keeping everyone hydrated and ready to learn without constant trips to the hallway fountain!\r\n\r\nYour kindness has made a tangible difference in our daily routine. We are so grateful for your support of our classroom community!","fullyFundedDate":1766067651512,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-focus-and-well-being/9935345/","projectTitle":"Fueling Focus and Well-Being","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cleland","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4115330_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1480475709895","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4115330"},{"teacherId":9238879,"projectId":9938099,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations! They have been a lifesaver in my classroom! Being that my students are only six years old, it is quite easy for them to lose track of their school supplies as they are learning to be responsible for their own items as well as while they are learning to organize their own spaces. It has been a big relief to have a stash of expo markers and erasers to go to when they need those supplies replaced as opposed to worrying about how and where I can get more. We use markers and erasers every day to practice writing new words and using those words in complete sentences. We also use our whiteboards, markers and erasers to practice new math strategies and show how to solve word problems and what they're thinking process was.\r\n Thank you also for the rewards that I was able to add to my prize box for motivational items! The kids love the rewards that you have provided them with. They have been working hard not only to show their academic growth in each subject, but to earn a surprise for their state tests, daily learning goals and polite behavior.\r\n I LOVE the new automatic pencil sharpener! This is the first time in my 18 years of teaching that I have been able to pass along the responsibility of sharpening pencils to my students. They love sharpening pencils, they get a kick out of the sharpener pulling the pencils in and pushing the pencils out by itself!! Also because it is automatic, there is no question of if they will shove the pencil into the sharpener too hard and jam it- GAME CHANGER!!\r\n Thanks to donors like you, teachers like me can have an easier job because we are more prepared to not only teach but to celebrate with our students!","fullyFundedDate":1768575374684,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-writing-and-meeting-our-goals/9938099/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Writing and Meeting Our Goals!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Flippin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9238879_orig.png?crop=586,586,x0,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752777247428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9238879"},{"teacherId":3625059,"projectId":9288443,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, Science, Engineering, and SEL. Your generosity is making a meaningful impact in our classroom.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, my students have the opportunity to explore hands-on science and engineering activities that spark curiosity, encourage problem-solving, and build critical thinking skills. Even more importantly, these experiences allow students to develop essential social-emotional learning skills such as teamwork, perseverance, communication, and confidence.\r\n\r\nThrough collaborative challenges and real-world investigations, students are learning how to think like scientists and engineers while also learning how to support one another, manage frustration, and celebrate success together. These are skills that will benefit them far beyond our classroom.\r\n\r\nYour support helps create an environment where students feel safe to take risks, ask questions, and grow—not just academically, but socially and emotionally as well.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and in their future. We are so grateful for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1748521811408,"projectUrl":"project/science-engineering-and-sel/9288443/","projectTitle":"Science, Engineering, and SEL","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mathews","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3625059_orig.png?crop=311,311,x38,y86&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1626456023905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3625059"},{"teacherId":3625059,"projectId":9238794,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to The Joy of Reading project. The books from this project have brought tremendous joy and excitement to the readers in my classroom. Every day, students are checking out books, eagerly reading them, and returning for more.\r\n\r\nHaving the opportunity to provide high-quality books for my students has made a meaningful difference. These books expose them to rich vocabulary, deepen their understanding, and challenge them to stretch their thinking. This is especially important because my students need frequent opportunities to engage with high-interest, high-quality texts.\r\n\r\nAt the beginning of the year, when I first introduced the books, only two students showed excitement about reading them. As the months have passed, more and more students have begun picking them up—especially the National Geographic readers. Now, 22 of my 24 students are choosing to read every day.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, my students have developed a genuine excitement for reading. They are choosing books over technology and going out of their way to pick up a real book. That enthusiasm is something truly special.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this possible and for investing in my students' growth and love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1744816546938,"projectUrl":"project/the-joy-of-reading/9238794/","projectTitle":"The Joy of Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mathews","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3625059_orig.png?crop=311,311,x38,y86&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1626456023905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3625059"},{"teacherId":9238879,"projectId":9880275,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! I always feel so blessed and grateful when amazing donors like yourself give to classrooms like mine. \r\n\r\nWhen tools and manipulatives are organized, we are productive! In this project, I requested items to help me make my classroom more organized and easy to use for six-year-olds. I believe it is important that young students start taking responsibility for jobs that are age-appropriate, and using the photo boxes that I received from this project, they are able to keep track of their activity cards which are specific for the skill that they need to learn individually. The plastic pouches have helped me organize manipulatives and materials so that they can easily find the tools that they need for STEM design challenges, and building creations. And the plastic envelope pouches are amazing for reusing resources without having to use laminating paper or reprint activities every year.\r\n\r\nI think most teachers can agree that organization just feel so good once it's done, and the items you gifted me have helped me achieve that sense of organization and fluid and productive learning in my classroom. Thank you very much :)","fullyFundedDate":1764694084306,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-organized/9880275/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Organized!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Flippin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9238879_orig.png?crop=586,586,x0,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752777247428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9238879"},{"teacherId":9432078,"projectId":9842655,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generosity in fully funding our project, which brought an incredible array of STEM resources to our multicultural kindergarten classroom! The Coodoo Magnetic Building Tules have been a massive hit. My students are now successfully building complex 2D shapes and are quickly advancing to discover how to connect the tiles to create fantastic 3D structures. They are also developing early literacy skills by following the manual to build specific animals. This set, along with the Magnetic Stick Set and Marble Runners, are providing hands-on exploration of the academic standard of Force as students experiment with push and pull of magnets while constructing towers, houses, and bridges. Your support has transformed our learning centers and created an atmosphere of joyful, guided discovery.","fullyFundedDate":1762267586457,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-in-motion/9842655/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten in Motion","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jimenez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9432078_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736970974388","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9432078"},{"teacherId":9238879,"projectId":9504392,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! Being able to freely peruse and purchase items on Teachers Pay Teachers is a luxury that I do not usually have. The activities that I have purchased have allowed me to be able to customize learning for my class as I have been able to buy reading passages that are completely decodable and do not have any trick words other than those we are learning. This making reading accessible to ALL of my students and not just to those who are at a higher reading level. I have also been able to customize activities for small groups of students who are all working on the same literacy or math skill and I have been able to even more precisely tailor the learning for individual students as well. \r\n The resources I am using in my classroom will be reusable for many future classes as I have the downloading permission and I have laminated the materials so they can help many more kids than just this class. The activities are engaging and the kids love them. What better way to learn than through intentional practice and play. \r\n It is because of donors like you that I have been able to provide these activities and resources to my student. 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