{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Paul E Culley Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":58.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9496712,"projectId":10142896,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping with this project. My first graders are so excited about our new chapter books. Learning to read chapters books is a huge feat for 6 and 7 year olds. They feel so great and accomplished when they can read a chapter book. When teaching the students to start reading longer texts, we do it together so that they can all read a short section and then discuss it with each other in order to ensure that they are comprehending what they've read. This is important because the new chapter books have far less pictures than the books they are used to reading. Once we've read a couple of chapter books together and the students understand how to monitor and check their own understanding, they start to read them in pairs. This is where we're at and that is why this project contained two copies of each of the books selected. \r\n\r\nMy students choose to read books every day. When they have a choice in tasks, which include writing sentences on white boards using our sight words, working on reading lessons on their computers, writing sentences and drawing pictures in their notebooks, or reading books, they all choose to read books. They love reading so much, which makes me so happy, and are so excited about these new ones to finish off the year.","fullyFundedDate":1773838948461,"projectUrl":"project/lets-read/10142896/","projectTitle":"Let's Read!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McGaughey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9496712_orig.jpg?crop=907,908,x0,y33&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1710970949981","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9496712"},{"teacherId":7607545,"projectId":9988823,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our classroom through the \"Snacks, Stories, and Student Success\" project. Because of you, my students are experiencing reading in a whole new and exciting way.\r\n\r\nThe Kindle you provided has been a game changer for our classroom. Many of my students do not have access to this type of technology at home, so having the opportunity to explore books digitally has made reading feel special and motivating. The Kindle allows students to easily browse and choose books that match their interests and reading levels, which has increased both their independence and enthusiasm for reading. Features like adjustable text size and built-in dictionaries have also been incredibly helpful, especially for my emergent bilingual students, as they can better access and understand the text.\r\n\r\nWhat excites my students most is the ability to \"discover\" books on their own. They love scrolling through options, finding new stories, and revisiting their favorite books again and again. This sense of choice and ownership has made reading something they look forward to every day, especially during Nevada Reading Week, when their excitement was at an all-time high.\r\n\r\nI have seen several students, particularly those who were previously reluctant readers, gravitate toward the Kindle. These students are now eager to participate in reading time, often asking for extra opportunities to use it. Some of my emergent bilingual students have especially benefited, as they feel more confident navigating texts and are more willing to take risks with reading. It has been incredibly rewarding to watch their confidence grow.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the technology, the snacks have been a wonderful motivator and a joyful addition to our classroom community. They have helped reinforce positive behaviors and celebrate student effort, making our learning environment even more supportive and encouraging.\r\n\r\nYour kindness has truly made a difference. You have not only provided tools for learning, but you have helped foster a love of reading, confidence, and excitement in my students. We are so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1768025683793,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-stories-and-student-success/9988823/","projectTitle":"Snacks, Stories, and Student Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Calderon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7607545"},{"teacherId":8125671,"projectId":9988434,"letterContent":"I can't say thank you enough for helping me to bring life to my small social-emotional learning groups! With the supplies purchased, we started our growth mindset activities by planting seeds and patiently awaiting their growth, kiddos had access to snacks during their time with me, we applied our SEL lens to popular board games during groups, we started each of our groups this semester practicing our breathing with our kooala buddy, our teletherapy student's are enjoying the headphone options, and so much more <3","fullyFundedDate":1768169665912,"projectUrl":"project/growth-mindset-with-ms-landram/9988434/","projectTitle":"Growth Mindset with Ms. Landram","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Landram","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8125671"},{"teacherId":9364825,"projectId":9999091,"letterContent":"My student are elated over their new electricity making skills. They've learned how electricity runs in a closed loop. They've learned how to make musical sound, series and parallel circuits, how to light up different colored light bulbs. They also know how to check the meter to make sure the current is running and the batteries are good. But their hands down favorite is making the helicopter fly. It brings squeals of delight as they do it over and over again. \r\n\r\nThe greatest learning moments happen when the students' emotions are touched. Thank you for being a part of doing that for the kindergarteners at Culley.","fullyFundedDate":1768161256980,"projectUrl":"project/early-electronics/9999091/","projectTitle":"Early Electronics","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9364825_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y123&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700457304374","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9364825"},{"teacherId":9819885,"projectId":9845698,"letterContent":"The project impacted my student's willingness and love to read. they love a novel study and they know to explore what they know, what they don't know, and what they want to know when we read a novel study as a whole class. The impact of reading also helps with their comprehension and helps with their understanding of reading. The students also are impacted by learning about Ruby (an elephant) and about where she comes from (africa). Thank you again to all who donated and gave my students a chance to read and find out more about our beloved Ruby.","fullyFundedDate":1761404638451,"projectUrl":"project/the-one-and-only-ruby/9845698/","projectTitle":"The One and Only Ruby","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. French","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9819885_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730252222183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9819885"},{"teacherId":9496712,"projectId":9987859,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping my classroom with this project. The new resources and supplies were such a big hit. We use headphones and whiteboards every single day in our classroom and the new ones helped to ensure that every child had one of each to use and helped us replace old ones that were on the brink of being unusable. The Yacker Tracker has also been an exciting new addition to our class. The students were really excited about it when I first set it up. While the novelty of it has wore off a bit, the students continue to look over and check it when they hear the noise level in the class. It is such a great visual reminder for them to keep their voices down inside the classroom. \r\n\r\nWe will continue to use the materials every day. We have the incentive wall charts and individual charts in place as well and they are really making a difference in the students' motivation to continue working and achieving new levels. Thank you so much again for your support. Your support with these new materials has truly been a blessing for both my students and I.","fullyFundedDate":1768057429338,"projectUrl":"project/creating-an-awesome-classroom-environmen/9987859/","projectTitle":"Creating an Awesome Classroom Environment for Highly Engaged Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McGaughey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9496712_orig.jpg?crop=907,908,x0,y33&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1710970949981","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9496712"},{"teacherId":314044,"projectId":9988430,"letterContent":"The impact can already be felt by my class. Students were very happy to receive headphones that actually work. They no longer have to turn down the volume and strain to hear what the computer program is saying to them.\r\n\r\nThe dry erase boards, dry erase markers, and the dry erase erasers have also been put into use immediately. The students have started using them in our small group time to work on writing sounds and words. \r\n\r\nOnce again, I would like to thank Donor's Choose and the donors for supplying these items to my class.","fullyFundedDate":1768058895519,"projectUrl":"project/writing-and-listening/9988430/","projectTitle":"Writing and Listening","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/314044"},{"teacherId":9364825,"projectId":9785788,"letterContent":"We have an annual science unit called The Needs of Plants and Animals. This year was extra special because of our donated items. We set up a greenhouse in our room. We put out all the plants that were donated and watched them grow. \r\n\r\nWe discussed the needs of plants and explored all the different kinds of seeds. We were able to see the parts of the plants with our models and in real life. We even got to learn about plant cell structure. All our plants were edible so we enjoyed eating the lettuce, basil and tomatoes. This will be an experience they will never forget.","fullyFundedDate":1761603192503,"projectUrl":"project/organic-classroom-garden/9785788/","projectTitle":"Organic Classroom Garden","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9364825_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y123&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700457304374","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9364825"},{"teacherId":9364825,"projectId":9691542,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for you generosity and kindness to our class of kindergarteners. They have enjoyed every moment with our STEM items that were purchased so that we could incorporate STEM into our everyday classroom activities. \r\n\r\nOur students have learned so much already and the school year is only half way over. We have had wonderful sensory experiences exploring rocks and minerals, simple machines and the moon. They are able to say the names of the planets, the first men who walked on the moon and the 3 types of rock.","fullyFundedDate":1757631726136,"projectUrl":"project/stem-everyday/9691542/","projectTitle":"STEM Everyday!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9364825_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y123&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700457304374","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9364825"},{"teacherId":9496712,"projectId":9704954,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this project and helping it get fully funded. We are already using the materials everyday. The magazine book boxes are helping the students keep their materials neat and organized so they are easy to find and access when needed. It also helps keep their desks clean which makes their teacher very happy. They also love the pigeon books so much. We now have two to three copies of several titles of each of the pigeon books and we can't keep them on the shelves. With several copies though, the students can partner read them together which they thoroughly enjoy and helps them with their reading. \r\n\r\nThe students were so excited to receive a new puzzle for our Word Work center. They absolutely love the different word work puzzles and do them often so a new one is very exciting for them.\r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your generosity in helping fund this project. These materials are helping my students learn so much and are keeping them engaged and excited about learning. Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1762177463269,"projectUrl":"project/centers-centers-centers/9704954/","projectTitle":"Centers! Centers! Centers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McGaughey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9496712_orig.jpg?crop=907,908,x0,y33&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1710970949981","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9496712"},{"teacherId":9364825,"projectId":9685017,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity! Because of your donations our classroom is full of science, technology, engineering and math activities everyday. These subjects are naturally hands-on topics and to have manipulatives helps to make the concepts come alive. \r\n\r\nConcepts from magnetism to animal habitats are naturally exciting and engaging to students of all ages and cultures. We have been teaching them new vocabulary to go along with the new items. It's so great to hear them using these words and talking like scientists.","fullyFundedDate":1757631726388,"projectUrl":"project/stem-starts-in-kindergarten/9685017/","projectTitle":"STEM starts in Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9364825_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y123&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700457304374","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9364825"},{"teacherId":9364825,"projectId":9743016,"letterContent":"I am excited about our new physical science unit on pushes and pulls. I recruited some Lego-experts from a classroom of older students, for helping me to bring science to life with my students. They built examples for my kindergarteners to follow and then they are coming to help them build duplicates. \r\n\r\nWe are going to have the elementary autism classes to join us and partner up to help my students create a their own Pushes and Pulls figures. They have already come to give us a Lego demonstration. This is such an interactive and collaborative science unit that the students will never forget,","fullyFundedDate":1758917397932,"projectUrl":"project/lego-carnival-with-simple-machines/9743016/","projectTitle":"LEGO Carnival With Simple Machines","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9364825_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y123&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700457304374","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9364825"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_82975","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":583,"numTeachers":47,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":75,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":41.7,"schoolId":82975,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Paul E Culley Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Paul E Culley Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/paul-e-culley-elementary-school/82975"}