{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Ouachita Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":63.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5319991,"projectId":9429888,"letterContent":"Great characters live on the hearts of readers long after a good book is finished. I've had the privilege to teach The Outsiders novel 6 times to 6th graders. It is a wonderful story filled with characters who become alive as the book is read. I've watched students find themselves in the characters of the book, evaluate their choices, and vow to make a change in how they perceive others in the future. \r\n\r\nThis year was no different. Thanks to your generosity, my students were quickly invested in the lives of Ponyboy and his buddies. Many discussions were had about how all actions have consequences-either postive or negative. Not all stories are happily-ever-after stories. There is not a knight in shining armour to save the day in The Outsiders; however, the characters are brave and gallant as they face a world that means to destroy them. As the last lines were read, my students took away the lesson that they should be slow to judge and fast to understand. It was an amazing 9 weeks of reading.\r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for providing each student with a copy of the novel. In the words of Johnny Cade, \"Stay Gold, Ponyboy. Stay Gold.\"","fullyFundedDate":1756496252619,"projectUrl":"project/stay-gold-justice-and-representation-th/9429888/","projectTitle":"Stay Gold: Justice and Representation Through Annotation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5319991_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1533677314360","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/k-lemons"},{"teacherId":5612972,"projectId":9818762,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to our classroom. Your generosity is appreciated by both the class and me. The students were very excited to see the colorful clipboards. All of a sudden everyone needed to work on a clipboard. The 5th graders were especially excited for this addition to the classroom. 6th grade liked them too, but they are too cool to show it now that they are 11. The Jolly Ranchers are always a hit when they have to work on an extended project or the class just needs a little boost. The morale always goes up when you add candy. \r\n What a blessing to have donors like you!","fullyFundedDate":1761569953094,"projectUrl":"project/i-can-work-anywhere/9818762/","projectTitle":"I Can Work Anywhere","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fite","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5612972_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630872532051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-fite"},{"teacherId":5612972,"projectId":9522772,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to our classroom! These fun \"extras\" make the students excited to come to school and learn. When they earn a brain erasers for winning a study game, they were tickled. Everyone was dying to win after they found out. \r\n When we do our writing journals, if the students do them correctly and completely each week they get a sticker they can use to decorate the cover of their journal. They cannot wait for me to grade them now. \r\n I have not used the flag pens yet, as I plan to give them to the students when we celebrate the 250th year of America being a country. Thank you for being generous and for making school fun.","fullyFundedDate":1755869551905,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-started/9522772/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Started","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fite","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5612972_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630872532051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-fite"},{"teacherId":1909771,"projectId":9317373,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our class project. Your generosity has opened some well-thought collaboration and conversations at the group table. Having a place for students to record their thinking, analyze the concepta, and communicate in an effective way is helping build a positive math mindset in the classroom. My students absolutely love coming to the table and having a place to immediately record their work.\r\n\r\nSo far their favorite activity has been working with positive and negative integers on a number line. Having the table has allowed up to create not only large numbers lines, but coordinate planes with both x and y axis. Having this information directly on the table THEY designed has allowed for many connections to take place involving financal literacy and integers. Credits and debits came alive on those number lines and debt now means more to them than \"just owing\" money. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for making this possible. Your generosity means so much!","fullyFundedDate":1746378257738,"projectUrl":"project/math-mistakes-gone-wrong-part-2/9317373/","projectTitle":"Math Mistakes Gone Wrong Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Prichard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1909771_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720470740235","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-prichard"},{"teacherId":1909771,"projectId":9316832,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our class project! One goal I wanted to start this school-year off was for students to feel safe making errors in their mathematical thinking; afterall, this is how we learn! I knew if I could create an environment that shows mistakes are welcomed, so much more learning could happen. Thanks to to your donations, I had resources to get this goal started.\r\n\r\nWe began by reading some of the scenarios of math errors in this world that we do not even think about...take time for example. We have had to establish leap years to help balance that a year is technically 365 days AND 6 hours plus. After reading from \"Humble Pi\", my students were shocked at how many truths they thought they knew and came to find out were inaccurate were all due to math errors. The beautiful conversations that took place, however, showed we can look for solution to help fix these and it doesn't make us a \"Failure\", which how many of my students feel when they don't understand math. They feel like they have let someone down (including themselves) and feel there is no turning back once they have learned conceptional thinking incorrectly. Thanks to this book, we realize of everyone had this mindset, we would live a world that doesn't have the technological advances it does today.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoyed using the white boards to work through our math project about impacts math mistakes make. When first starting, they were brainstorming ideas like not baking enough cookies for a party, or simple conceptual error ideas. Since working in collaborative groups, students have more complex thinking not only about the mistakes but HOW the mistake can make a better result. One example is construction of a road project that is a high tourist area. When first thinking about the solution, they only considered the general population. The error of not accounting the tourist recreated their thinking for a new idea. I was excited to see that come out in their thinking!\r\n\r\nA positive math mindset makes all the difference moving into higher math for the next several years with my students. You made it possible to start out school year in that positive manner. Thank you so much for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1746462246081,"projectUrl":"project/when-math-goes-wrong-importance-of-fina/9316832/","projectTitle":"When Math Goes Wrong- Importance of Financial Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Prichard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1909771_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720470740235","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-prichard"},{"teacherId":1909771,"projectId":9294478,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generously donating to our classroom project! This project has helped jump-start my student's motivation this year as we work toward our learning goals. By using a classroom economy reward system, my student's are not only motivated to do their best thinking, but they are learning valuable skills that will help them in their everyday adult lives as they get older.\r\n\r\nOur class tv has helped students have a better visual of math and economy skills we practice in class. One of the first lesson we accomplished this year was learning how checks and debit cards are similar and how they are different. Students practiced \"endorsing\" their class checks and we used their opportunity to have deep conversations about debits and credits, which a a sixth grade math skill when learning about integers. \r\n\r\nTheir favorite activity so far has been using our tv to play \"capture the flag 2.0\" while learning about credits and debits in the real world. Students were given scenarios and had to balance their budgets based on decisions they were presented. It was amazing to watch the opportunity cost winning over impulsivity!\r\n\r\nThank you so much for allowing us the resources needed to create such a positive learning environment. We could not do this without donor support.","fullyFundedDate":1746743446839,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-economy-for-the-win/9294478/","projectTitle":"Classroom Economy For The Win!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Prichard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1909771_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720470740235","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-prichard"},{"teacherId":5319991,"projectId":9258076,"letterContent":"I want to take a moment to thank you for the incredible gift of the Lenovo touchscreen laptop that you funded for our 6th grade classroom.\r\n\r\nAnytime boxes start being delivered to our class, both the students and I are excited! This delivery was met with the same exclaimations of \"What did we get?\" and \"I get to use it first!\" Imagine their surprise when the laptop was touchscreen! They had been asking why our chromebooks could not be touchscreen. \r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping my students grow not just as readers and writers, but as confident, capable young people preparing for their futures.","fullyFundedDate":1746212473152,"projectUrl":"project/words-wants-and-wallets-a-financial/9258076/","projectTitle":"“Words, Wants, and Wallets: A Financial Literacy Writing Project”","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5319991_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1533677314360","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/k-lemons"},{"teacherId":5319991,"projectId":9057515,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation and for making the project \"Color Our World Part 2\" a reality. My students are always excited when packages arrive, and this time was no exception. Recently, it seems that students are not interested in reading and writing. However, when allowed to create colorful art pieces to accompany their learning, they are more than eager. The printer ink, markers, watercolor supplies, and sketchpads made their creations bright and vivid. Their stories came to life as they designed the images in their mind. You are greatly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1741285460471,"projectUrl":"project/color-our-world-part-2/9057515/","projectTitle":"Color Our World Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5319991_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1533677314360","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/k-lemons"},{"teacherId":1909771,"projectId":9174279,"letterContent":"I am not sure where to begin to show my gratitude for this project. Thank you so much for you generous contribution and allowing our class to receive the resources we needed to have an AMAZING Glow Party as we reviewed for our state math and science state test. Our state found out we would not receive our scores immediately,which was what we originally thought. So we used the Glow Party as a chance to review for state testing and make it fun and engaging!\r\n\r\nThe most favorite activity for the party was the glow-in-the-dark basketball station. Our school is very big on basketball, so students automatically were drawn to that station. They enjoyed all the goodies they needed to \"dress\"the part and particularly enjoyed to fluorescent face painting sticks. They also loved the glow tattoos. \r\n\r\nWe could not have provided such a great experience without your support. We thank you again for helping our vision come to life!","fullyFundedDate":1742841318139,"projectUrl":"project/know-it-and-glow-it-stem-reward/9174279/","projectTitle":"Know It and Glow It STEM Reward!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Prichard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1909771_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720470740235","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-prichard"},{"teacherId":1909771,"projectId":9017273,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your gracious support in helping fund our class project! We enjoyed using a relevant activity that my students are passion about to help work with unit rates and creation ratio tables.\r\n My students favorite part of this project was of course having enough basketballs to use at each court! At this point in the schoolyear, most of our basketballs are flat and no longer have \"the bounce\" in them. For them to have a basketball at each court made their whole school year!\r\n The time clock was very beneficial in clocking their time. Although I have a watch on my wrist and we have some small timers, the large display of the clock ensured no one cheated on their shots.\r\n We truly appreciate your generosity and supporting this project. Donors like you allow us to make learning so much fun!","fullyFundedDate":1735508282420,"projectUrl":"project/hoops-per-minute-to-help-with-unit-cost/9017273/","projectTitle":"Hoops Per Minute to Help With Unit Cost","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Prichard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1909771_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720470740235","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-prichard"},{"teacherId":1909771,"projectId":9025920,"letterContent":"Once again, our generous donors have helped our project come to life! We are so very thankful for your support in helping us continue building the best math learning environment possible. The tables have been a HUGE hit.\r\n My students are most enjoying the ability to work collaboratively with enough room for their own space, yet close enough proximity to handle supplies, materials, and games. The tables have also freed up some of our small classroom, allowing better travel to our thinking boards. \r\n As we wrap up this school year, I am so very close to completing the perfect classroom set-up for my students. I have a LARGE group of upcoming 5th graders and plan to try and get one more table to accommodate my new crew. None of this set-up would be possible with your support! We are forever grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1736260518243,"projectUrl":"project/a-table-for-four-part-2/9025920/","projectTitle":"A Table For Four (Part 2)","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Prichard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1909771_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720470740235","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-prichard"},{"teacherId":5319991,"projectId":9017210,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing the rewards for IXL Bingo. My students really worked hard to complete Language Arts skills on IXL in order to BINGO and \"buy\" a treat. I had numerous students \"black out\" and start new sheets. In fact, two kids finished over 12 Bingo sheets of lessons!\r\n\r\nThis week, I received an email from IXL that stated that my students have spent over 600 hours on IXL learning and honing their skills. This was done in addition to regular classwork. Many students worked at home, during computer lab, and every \"free\" minute they had in class.\r\n\r\nI have no doubt that IXL has helped them grow educationally. This would not have been possible without your generosity in providing the funds for rewards such as sodas, and candy.","fullyFundedDate":1735508509239,"projectUrl":"project/bingo-ill-buy-that-part-2/9017210/","projectTitle":"Bingo! I'll Buy That! 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