{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Palms Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":22.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2418366,"projectId":9585549,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations at the beginning of this school year! As we near fall break, I can say that we have used so many of these supplies on a daily basis! The easels have been so fun for our painting projects, and the liquid water colors have been a blast to work with. Students use the tempera paint sticks daily! We recently used them to make leaf prints and it was so exciting to see the textures rub off on the papers. I personally use the blue paint tape every day to hang up the amazing artwork that the students are making. The block area is a lot brighter with the rainbow arches and peg people and I have seen peg people appear in all different center areas in very creative ways! (Yesterday some were inside a magnatile house that was stuck to the side of the file cabinet!)\r\n Your donations have a huge impact on our classroom and the ways in which we can engage in art and general creativity. Thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1755728290195,"projectUrl":"project/items-for-an-imaginative-artistic-tk-ye/9585549/","projectTitle":"Items for an Imaginative, Artistic TK Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Temple","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2418366_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507781630455","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2418366"},{"teacherId":3035605,"projectId":9423795,"letterContent":"These writing journals give my students regular practice with handwriting, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.Writing frequently helps them gain confidence in all areas. These journals are a safe space for my students to write about their thoughts, feelings, and experiences.\r\nThis promotes creativity and helps my students develop their unique style. They naturally use new words and see how language works. I can connect journal writing with reading lessons by having students respond to books or stories. Their writing journals show visible progress over time—my students can look back and see how much their writing has improved.This sense of accomplishment motivates them to keep trying and the journals also last the entire school year.","fullyFundedDate":1755829834685,"projectUrl":"project/writing-journals-needed/9423795/","projectTitle":"Writing Journals Needed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lord","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3035605_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1542342032445","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lorducla"},{"teacherId":3035605,"projectId":9209297,"letterContent":"My students love the musical eggs you provided. It makes music class fun and helps build rhythm 🎵 It also has provided a calming effect for all students and especially students who struggle with behavior. I appreciate you taking the time to help my class and also students who mainstream in my classroom. \r\n I also appreciate the photos frames, I will use these to have student photos for their parents on special occasions. This will give parents lasting memories about their child's experience this school year. We appreciate you, and they absolute love the musical eggs!!","fullyFundedDate":1752586344802,"projectUrl":"project/music-and-memories/9209297/","projectTitle":"Music and Memories","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lord","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3035605_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1542342032445","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lorducla"},{"teacherId":3035605,"projectId":8957887,"letterContent":"Sharpies are so expensive. These Sharpies. have enhanced every subject I teach and I have shared materials with many classes at my school. These Sharpies are great for watercolor projects and help students with their lines in artwork. \r\nDuring Black History month we did an art project about a famous black artist who used lines, I have included a picture of the artwork. They loved using their Sharpies for this project! The artist was Charles McGee. I hope to continue using these Sharpies this year for all subjects, especially our artwork. My students were so happy, thank you for your kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1741540347244,"projectUrl":"project/sharpies-for-the-arts/8957887/","projectTitle":"Sharpies for the Arts!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lord","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3035605_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1542342032445","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lorducla"},{"teacherId":3182713,"projectId":9105658,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the resources you purchased for my students! We have been using the games and materials to build language and auditory skills. My students were super excited to see that we had new games to play. Going forward I will be able to use these materials for auditory-verbal therapy, a specialized therapy for students who are new listeners (usually they just got cochlear implants). During AVT, I will work with the students and parents/guardians to demonstrate how they can carryover support at home. I am excited to have more options to work with my families, as AVT will be a new experience for me this year. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1742650016216,"projectUrl":"project/language-building-fun-for-young-deaf-stu/9105658/","projectTitle":"Language Building Fun for Young Deaf Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dorn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3182713_orig.jpg?crop=602,602,x679,y1064&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692544438637","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/palmsdhh"},{"teacherId":3182713,"projectId":9105675,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the resources you purchased for my students! We have been using the games and materials to build language and auditory skills. My students were super excited to see that we had new games to play. Going forward I will be able to use these materials for auditory-verbal therapy, a specialized therapy for students who are new listeners (usually they just got cochlear implants). During AVT, I will work with the students and parents/guardians to demonstrate how they can carryover support at home. I am excited to have more options to work with my families, as AVT will be a new experience for me this year. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1742952002387,"projectUrl":"project/language-building-fun-for-deaf-students/9105675/","projectTitle":"Language Building Fun for Deaf Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dorn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3182713_orig.jpg?crop=602,602,x679,y1064&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692544438637","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/palmsdhh"},{"teacherId":5574375,"projectId":8553642,"letterContent":"The skills and/or lessons introduced in the books are all related to my students seeing themselves and their culture in literature. Also, these books help give students voice and agency. Another theme or topic was about students learning to self-care and the its importance. \r\nIn my classroom reading has a few different looks. When I am reading aloud a picture book or a chapter book, my students are usually on the carpet gathered close to the book. Sometimes, I will show books on my screen as well. Daily students have the opportunity to self select books from our class library and read on their own. They generally select flexible seating options and stuffies to read with. \r\nMy students enjoy being read to and enjoyed the books. The books were related to classroom themes and they were able to use the books to make connections to classroom themes and lessons.","fullyFundedDate":1723653326836,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-essentials-to-start-the-year-a/8553642/","projectTitle":"Classroom Essentials to Start the Year and Build Community","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5574375_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x510,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644301549327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5574375"},{"teacherId":3035605,"projectId":8959087,"letterContent":"We had had such a great time using the modeling clay that you have purchased for us. We made various projects in the classroom. Some students make pots and other students made cups for their families. \r\nFor Chinese New Year we learned it is the year of the snake, so we made snakes with the clay and then rubbed the snakes with hexagon acrylic plastic sheets and it made a textured snake. This never would be possible with our school clay, which is old and difficult to work with. Looking at the pictures you can see what joy you brought to my classroom. Thank you for supporting the arts in a low income school which lacks many supplies. We truly appreciate your help!","fullyFundedDate":1734712073824,"projectUrl":"project/clay-for-the-arts/8959087/","projectTitle":"Clay for the Arts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lord","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3035605_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1542342032445","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lorducla"},{"teacherId":9170672,"projectId":8603677,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generous donations to make upgrading our TK/Kindergarten yard possible! The looks and cheers of excitement on the TK and Kindergarteners' faces were priceless. Our young learners now have a variety of play equipment to use for recess, lunch and PE. \r\n\r\nWith the new play equipment, students are working on their social skills with others, such as sharing and taking turns, as well as developing their gross motor skills, such as throwing, jumping and kicking. Students are also developing leadership skills and are learning how to take accountability when it comes cleaning up the yard and putting the play equipment away. We have also been able to take our learning from inside of the classroom to outside of the classroom with play-based activities and lessons! Overall, with the new play equipment, students have been able to release their energy outside and come back into class ready for learning!","fullyFundedDate":1731557615197,"projectUrl":"project/a-fresh-new-start-to-a-well-loved-kinder/8603677/","projectTitle":"A Fresh New Start to a Well-Loved Kindergarten Yard","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Navarro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9170672"},{"teacherId":3035605,"projectId":8874469,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing the materials I need to teach my students 2D and 3D shapes. I was able to get three different variations of 2D and 3D shapes. The students love using the materials during math. It also helps them understand the concepts of faces and vertices. They are able to physically manipulate the materials and that helps their mathematical understanding.\r\n\r\nIn the future we plan on also using the watercolor paper you got us to do some fun geometric artwork. Thanks again for thinking about my students, and these materials will help many students for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1731519615005,"projectUrl":"project/art-supplies-3d-shapes-needed-for-titl/8874469/","projectTitle":"Art Supplies & 3d Shapes Needed for Title 1 School","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lord","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3035605_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1542342032445","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lorducla"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_7250","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":241,"numTeachers":16,"percentFrplEligible":75,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":10,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":60,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"15.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":77.4,"schoolId":7250,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Palms Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Palms Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/los-angeles-unified-school-district/palms-elementary-school/7250"}