{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Patterson Park Charter School 327","outOfStateSupporters":46.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8352109,"projectId":9589829,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting our students and getting our year off to a great start, these materials have helped our students so much and have helped create a more organized, fun space for them to learn and create. We have been able to use these resources not only for our library students but for my after school club and for a cooking class with Middle Schoolers. I am truly grateful for the generosity and caring that you all have shown toward our students and I know these special projects would not be possible without this community. It's truly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1764721039885,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-fresh-start/9589829/","projectTitle":"New Year, Fresh Start","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cannon-Coleman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8352109_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1713831284220","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8352109"},{"teacherId":8352109,"projectId":9297288,"letterContent":"This project has been so impactful for our students, I have always believed that the key to fostering life long readers is helping them to make connections to books , books that show them representation and also reading for JOY. So many kids have benefitted from these books , having a dedicated reading space has also been such a blessing, in addition to our calm down corner we now have a space where kids can comfortably take a break and read . Students have also learned to be great stewards of our Little Free Library,rotating the books and choosing the books that they know will interest others. Thank you so much for your generosity and believing in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1747095804704,"projectUrl":"project/learning-to-love-literacy/9297288/","projectTitle":"Learning to Love Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cannon-Coleman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8352109_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1713831284220","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8352109"},{"teacherId":9366113,"projectId":9943732,"letterContent":"My third graders were excited to learn about our new Step Up to Writing curriculum. They were surprised to learn that someone who does not know them personally would invest in and support their growth so generously. One student told me, \"They are like Santa!\" It was clear that students felt the power of others believing in their potential.\r\n\r\nCurrently students are working through the first unit. It's perfect for lower proficiency MLLs because it emphasizes the Speaking domain and encoding articulated ideas into writing. I'm sharing work samples from a lesson where students practiced orally agreeing and disagreeing with statements (Soccer is the best sport! Worms make great pets.) before agreeing and disagreeing with ideas of a text (essentially the Tortoise and the Hare) both orally and in writing. As I remembered from my prior experience with Step Up to Writing, every lesson is interactive, fun, and appropriately challenging. After each lesson students ask, \"When will we do this again?\" (The answer is always at their next scheduled small group!)\r\n\r\nIn terms of next steps, my third graders are excited for more interactive, engaging Step Up to Writing lessons. They are all invested in their reading and writing growth and it's easy to see how these lessons contribute to both! Personally, I'm excited at the reach of this project, specifically the ability to use this curriculum beyond this June with third graders for years to come, as well as the scope of lessons that can support growth for MLLs of all proficiency levels.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for believing us and for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1766512404123,"projectUrl":"project/write-on/9943732/","projectTitle":"Write On!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Richter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9366113_orig.jpg?crop=3160,3160,x1680,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699837432406","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9366113"},{"teacherId":8085655,"projectId":10148139,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping build our classroom library. My students are so excited to have some new books and absolutely love the graphic novels. We actually had to make a sign up sheet for the students to read them, because they were so excited. \r\n\r\nI am grateful for your generosity. Our new books were a hit during the read-a-ton and the students were able to log their minutes and were proud of all the minutes we read as a class. The new books have really helped my students get excited about reading again.\r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1773846501207,"projectUrl":"project/books-to-build-our-brains/10148139/","projectTitle":"Books to Build our Brains","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ashe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8085655_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x337,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728495514296","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8085655"},{"teacherId":8085655,"projectId":10084657,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of all the materials we need to brighten up our community. We are so excited to get started by putting together our plant stands and planning where to put the flowers and plants. \r\n\r\nOur school is a community school and has a Service day in April. During our service day we teach lessons to help our students understand the value of their community. Then we create a project to help our community become more vibrant. This project came at the perfect time. We will incorporate our compassion project with service day. The students are so excited to get started and just make our neighborhood a little more beautiful.","fullyFundedDate":1772850617109,"projectUrl":"project/looking-at-school-through-our-neighbors/10084657/","projectTitle":"Looking at School through our Neighbors Eyes","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ashe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8085655_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x337,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728495514296","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8085655"},{"teacherId":5837130,"projectId":9938949,"letterContent":"We have been busy integrating art throughout all of our content areas- in literacy, math, social studies, science, and beyond! The resources we received through Donors Choose have helped sparked my student's creativity and allowed them to express themselves while learning. As soon as the art supplies came into our classroom, my students were asking \"What are we going to make?\" and \"When can we start?\" \r\n\r\nDuring our Creative Me theme, we read the book The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds, which inspired us to host a Pre-K Art Show for our families and community members. We spent all week using different materials to create our own dots- the white cardstock from our order served as the base for most of our dots! The new watercolor paints- the same as Vashti used in The Dot- made for a beautiful dot display. And we used our brand new paint brushes to paint mosaic pieces for our Alma Woodsey Thomas inspired dots! Our Pre-K Art Show was an absolute success and we couldn't have done it without the support of our donors.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, I am excited for my students to use the Model Magic and googly eyes from our order to sculpt their own insects during our Amazing Critters theme. And I know the paint brushes will get used multiple times each week! We are Pre-K artists!","fullyFundedDate":1764706697480,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-pre-k-artists/9938949/","projectTitle":"We are Pre-K Artists!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lefrancois","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5837130"},{"teacherId":8536122,"projectId":9256861,"letterContent":"I apologize for the delay in our thank you letter! I was on maternity leave and have had a slow return to work. We truly appreciate the donations for our calm down corner. They have been truly meaningful in our classroom! The legos, puzzle, breathing pal, and canopy have been amazing for our students to take a break and focus on something else. The breathing pal is honestly the most simple yet effective tool for a student to hold and recalibrate their breath and emotions. It has helped many of our students ground down and regulate in order to be able to hop back into our lesson. The canopy has become a staple in our room and students often take some time to take a time away in there. I have attached photos and hope you enjoy seeing these items in our space! I haven't gotten the table back to the classroom yet, still in storage after maternity leave, but will soon! The legos have been a big hit as well and are used during free time for friends to do together. They've been able to complete one of them already! \r\n\r\nAgain, everything has been wonderful and we truly appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1746786320801,"projectUrl":"project/calm-down-mediation-corner/9256861/","projectTitle":"Calm-down / Mediation Corner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Maelis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8536122_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730325040940","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8536122"},{"teacherId":1828722,"projectId":9708274,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation towards our reward store and more! Students all across the 4th grade have absolutely loved looking through all of the new prizes they can earn. Especially popular are the fidgets and stickers.\r\n\r\nThe students' reaction when the materials arrived was pure delight. As I unpacked each box, students were excited to hear about what the prizes were going to be used for. Students have also been especially motivated to earn their class DOJO points so they can choose something fun as a reward. It is really special to see their faces when they have so many options to choose from.\r\n\r\nWe will continue to use these materials throughout the rest of this school year and hopefully beyond if there are any left! We love to reward hard work, effort and persistence so I know students will keep earning their rewards in the months to come.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity! You have helped make some 4th graders at PPPCS very happy!","fullyFundedDate":1765982053110,"projectUrl":"project/rewards-and-recognition-for-successful-4/9708274/","projectTitle":"Rewards and Recognition for Successful 4th Grade Scholars","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gutting","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1828722_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y158&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758125496777","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1828722"},{"teacherId":189716,"projectId":9884288,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of books and reading buddies for my students to enjoy over winter break. They loved being able to take home a little stuffed dog to snuggle and read to over the holidays.\r\n\r\nThe Pete the Cat books were a hit. My Kindergarten students always love Pete the Cat stories and the Snow Day one was perfect for winter break. Many of my students don't have a lot of books at home and they are always excited for a new, crisp book.\r\n\r\nThank you again for making the winter break special for my students. They really were so excited to bring these home and share with their families. I am so grateful for donors like you!","fullyFundedDate":1764642094079,"projectUrl":"project/book-buddies-for-winter-break/9884288/","projectTitle":"Book Buddies for Winter Break","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gowans","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp189716_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1531158704770","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jblake"},{"teacherId":8085655,"projectId":10032373,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the sports equipment we can use for our middle schoolers. Every Wednesday we get over an hour to try different sports in an elective we call Sports Mix. There are over 30 students who participate in this elective. We work on our team building skills. The sports equipment like our kickball bases are a huge hit. We use our local park's baseball field to play and with our bases they students know where to run to and it is clearly marked. \r\n\r\nOur football flags are so useful. The students are interested in this sport, not only because it is fun and competitive, but also because it is now becoming popular in local high schools as well as a new Olympic sport. The flags helped us in our previous game, because the students know exactly where the next down will take place. \r\n\r\nFinally, our favorite sport soccer. The new soccer ball, pump, and goals are game changer. We no longer have to use our bookbags as goal posts and there is no more complaining about if the kick was actually a goal or not.","fullyFundedDate":1770084912781,"projectUrl":"project/help-level-the-playing-field/10032373/","projectTitle":"Help Level the Playing Field","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ashe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8085655_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x337,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728495514296","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8085655"},{"teacherId":3573787,"projectId":9053324,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me bring Rooted in Reading to my multilingual learners. Because of your support, my students now have access to engaging, high-quality literacy resources that help them build vocabulary, strengthen comprehension, and grow as readers and speakers. \r\n\r\nWith Rooted in Reading, I am exposing students to a wide variety of texts, and, with guidance and modeling, they are discovering they are capable of making deep connections! The picture books help build students' vocabulary, enhance their reading comprehension, and give them the skills they need to not only answer questions, but to begin asking them too. \r\n\r\nWhile we are reading, we are having so many rich discussions. I've noticed that my students are starting to ask higher-level questions themselves because they are so used to hearing them now. They are thinking about the text much more deeply than before—because we are constantly stopping to talk about it. \r\n\r\nYour donation is more than just materials—it is an investment in my students' language learning, identities as readers and thinkers, and their futures. Thank you for believing in them.","fullyFundedDate":1742907121968,"projectUrl":"project/growing-readers-and-thinkers-with-rooted/9053324/","projectTitle":"Growing Readers and Thinkers with Rooted in Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Looker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3573787_orig.jpg?crop=2775,2776,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723497093064","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mslooker"},{"teacherId":8085655,"projectId":9892372,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our classroom and for making hands-on learning experiences possible for our students. Your contribution has directly funded engaging, interactive activities that bring lessons to life and spark curiosity, creativity, and deeper understanding. Because of you, students are able to explore concepts in meaningful ways that go beyond textbooks and truly enhance their learning.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your belief in the power of experiential education and for investing in our students' growth and success. Your generosity has made a lasting impact on our classroom, and we are excited to see the confidence and enthusiasm our students gain through these opportunities. Thank you for helping us create a richer, more inspiring learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1765139869249,"projectUrl":"project/beyblades-battles-and-the-physics-on-why/9892372/","projectTitle":"Beyblades Battles and the Physics on Why They Spin","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ashe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8085655_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x337,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728495514296","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8085655"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_31560","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":730,"numTeachers":47,"percentFrplEligible":91,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":40,"percentWhite":13,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":43,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"15.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":53.9,"schoolId":31560,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Patterson Park Charter School 327 on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Patterson Park Charter School 327","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/maryland/baltimore-city-public-school-district/patterson-park-charter-school-327/31560"}