{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pisgah Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2120361,"projectId":9262165,"letterContent":"Parent/Teacher communication is such an important thing in my classroom. Fourth graders are still learning to be responsible and keep up with all of their belongings! It helps SO much for them to have these amazing folders that you have donated. We are using them as our \"take-home\" folders. They stay in backpacks and go back and forth each day from home to school. We are able to send home notes, newsletters, flyers, graded papers, report cards, progress reports, etc. in the folders and know that they are arriving safely home for parents to see. Thank you again so much for giving to this project and helping us to have a resource that keeps the kiddos more organized!","fullyFundedDate":1746490163446,"projectUrl":"project/communication-is-key/9262165/","projectTitle":"Communication Is Key!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hammer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2120361_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449613826053","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/julie-hammer"},{"teacherId":2120361,"projectId":9304328,"letterContent":"Thank you SO very much for funding this project to help our classroom get a new horseshoe table! This table is so great because it is skinny rather than wide in the middle! If I am working with a small group or an individual student, I am able to sit closer and reach across the table to help. When it's not being utilized as a small group work table, it's being used by partners as a work area or by ME after school to catch up on my own work! We ALL love this new table, and it is getting tons of use DAILY! Thank you again so much for supporting this project!","fullyFundedDate":1746490163994,"projectUrl":"project/hurray-for-a-horseshoe-table/9304328/","projectTitle":"Hurray for a Horseshoe Table!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hammer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2120361_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449613826053","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/julie-hammer"},{"teacherId":9046561,"projectId":9238975,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for allowing my students the opportunity to get to use these books to practice their reading skills. In fact, when they saw them, they were so excited about getting to read them. \r\n\r\nWe are using these books to work on understanding how text features help us understand a text more. Also, we are learning how to take notes when reading an informational text. \r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting my students. They are truly enjoying these books and learning to love reading. I truly appreciate your support.","fullyFundedDate":1746490163338,"projectUrl":"project/national-geographic-book-sets/9238975/","projectTitle":"National Geographic Book Sets","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rowland","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9046561_orig.jpg?crop=445,445,x0,y205&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1711981068274","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9046561"},{"teacherId":3673993,"projectId":9276586,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our classroom! Although we have a copy room printer that we can use anytime, it is also very nice to have access to a classroom printer for last-minute copies and activities. It is also nice to have plenty of ink to print my weekly lesson plans and small group documentation notes, which print directly from my laptop. \r\n\r\nAs you might know, ink has a hefty price tag attached to it, so I truly thank you for donating to and/or funding this project to benefit my students and myself!","fullyFundedDate":1746490163876,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-ink/9276586/","projectTitle":"We Need Ink!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mahaffey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3673993_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y302&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746065889452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3673993"},{"teacherId":3673993,"projectId":9304356,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my project! Other teachers and I have loved having a ladder tall enough to hang all of our students' work and decorations for our school year. \r\nOur students felt so welcomed when they walked in on the first day of school and saw all of the amazing decorations that we were able to hang up. They also love seeing their work displayed in our classroom and in the hallway.\r\n\r\nWithout your generous donations, we would not have been able to display all of our decorations and awesome student work samples, so thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1746490163122,"projectUrl":"project/every-teacher-needs-a-ladder/9304356/","projectTitle":"Every Teacher Needs A Ladder!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mahaffey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3673993_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y302&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746065889452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3673993"},{"teacherId":2120361,"projectId":9262228,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for providing my class with both Flocabulary and Storyworks subscriptions for this school year! We are already digging into these fabulous resources to help us with reading and vocabulary skills. \r\n\r\nI just uploaded a few pictures of how we are using Flocabulary. Each week, we do one of the Flocabulary VOCAB units. The students are given 10 words that are commonly-used words for 4th graders. We watch a video with a song that uses all 10 of the week's words in a catchy way. The kids LOVE these songs and they easily get \"stuck\" in brains! Throughout the week, we use the words in activities that Flocabulary provides on their site. We are making a word wall in our classroom of all the vocab words we have learned this year. I love when they'll notice one of our words in a book we are reading. Even better is when THEY choose to use these words in their own writing! We just love Flocabulary and it is definitely building vocabulary with my students!\r\n\r\nAs for Storyworks, this is ALWAYS a favorite resource! Currently, we are studying 9/11. This week we are reading a nonfiction piece on our digital Storyworks magazine that teaches us all about the boat rescue that happened in the NYC harbor. Last week we were studying Hurricane Katrina, and Storyworks had a great fiction story about a girl who was caught in a hurricane. We were able to read this text and compare it to what we had been learning about Katrina. With this magazine subscription, we have access to so many different genres of text to incorporate into our units of study.\r\n\r\nThank you again so much for providing us with these great resources! We truly appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1746490163761,"projectUrl":"project/resources-that-help-us-rock-reading/9262228/","projectTitle":"Resources That Help Us Rock Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hammer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2120361_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449613826053","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/julie-hammer"},{"teacherId":2120361,"projectId":9286081,"letterContent":"It is SO nice to be able to have not just one, but TWO, new rugs in our classroom! I am really big on letting the kids move around the room to work when they are working with a partner, in a small group, or just on assignments that are not tests. Some prefer to stay in their seats at the desks, but so many of them want to get out of their seat for a bit and move around. They LOVE having two different areas on the floor where they can spread out on a soft surface and do their work there. The rugs are soft and cozy. They are perfect for giving us places for partners and groups to work. The larger rug is big enough to allow the entire class to sit together for mini-lessons, reading our novel, or gathering for discussions. I am so grateful for BOTH of these new amazing rugs, and I wanted you to know how much we are enjoying them! They are getting much use EVERY day! Thank you so much for giving!","fullyFundedDate":1746532726151,"projectUrl":"project/rugs-for-our-room/9286081/","projectTitle":"Rugs for Our Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hammer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2120361_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449613826053","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/julie-hammer"},{"teacherId":2120361,"projectId":9262168,"letterContent":"I wanted to reach out and thank you again for the additions of LIGHTING MATERIALS for our classroom. The lamps and overhead string lights have provided such a great \"calming effect\" for the room. We are able to use these options instead of the bright overhead lights and it just makes things seem more comfortable and relaxed in the classroom. I love the atmosphere it creates, and the kids love it too. I think they definitely prefer a lower-light setting when they are working. Thank you so much for providing these awesome resources for my students. I appreciate you so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1746490163552,"projectUrl":"project/lighting-the-way-to-a-calm-classroom/9262168/","projectTitle":"Lighting the Way to a Calm Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hammer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2120361_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449613826053","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/julie-hammer"},{"teacherId":2120361,"projectId":9285741,"letterContent":"I just wanted to say THANK YOU for donating to this project and helping us to be able to have a \"cubby space\" for each student. My new classroom did not have the storage space for every student to have his/her own personal place to keep books, folders, notebooks, and supplies. Our student desks do not have baskets or drawers underneath. So we were in dire need of a place to store items! These storage drawers have been turned into student \"cubbies\" and we could not be more grateful! I am a stickler for staying organized and keeping up with materials. Without these storage drawers, this would be so difficult. But now, my students are ALL staying organized and keeping up with stuff! This is a win-win situation! I cannot say thank you enough!","fullyFundedDate":1746532726417,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-cubbies/9285741/","projectTitle":"We Need Cubbies!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hammer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2120361_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449613826053","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/julie-hammer"},{"teacherId":5503490,"projectId":8288945,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my DonorsChoose project. This project helped me make a smooth transition from teaching 3rd grade to 5th grade by equipping my classroom with engaging, age-appropriate novels that sparked curiosity and strengthened literacy skills.\r\n\r\nThanks to your donation, my students have explored new worlds, wrestled with tough questions, and connected deeply with characters and themes. From historical fiction to fantasy, each book has become more than just a story—they've been conversation starters, confidence boosters, and a way for my students to see themselves and others in new ways.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting parts of this project was watching students who were previously reluctant to read light up during novel study discussions. They took ownership of their reading, made thoughtful predictions, and even asked to borrow the books to re-read at home.\r\n\r\nYour support didn't just buy books...it helped build a classroom culture of engagement, critical thinking, and a love for reading that I hope sticks with my students well beyond this school year.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in public education and in the power of books to change lives.","fullyFundedDate":1715130092270,"projectUrl":"project/grab-a-good-book-pt-2/8288945/","projectTitle":"Grab a Good Book pt. 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sanders","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5503490_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1530594418942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5503490"},{"teacherId":5503490,"projectId":8288921,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my DonorsChoose project. This project helped me make a smooth transition from teaching 3rd grade to 5th grade by equipping my classroom with engaging, age-appropriate novels that sparked curiosity and strengthened literacy skills.\r\n\r\nThanks to your donation, my students have explored new worlds, wrestled with tough questions, and connected deeply with characters and themes. From historical fiction to fantasy, each book has become more than just a story—they've been conversation starters, confidence boosters, and a way for my students to see themselves and others in new ways.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting parts of this project was watching students who were previously reluctant to read light up during novel study discussions. They took ownership of their reading, made thoughtful predictions, and even asked to borrow the books to re-read at home.\r\n\r\nYour support didn't just buy books...it helped build a classroom culture of engagement, critical thinking, and a love for reading that I hope sticks with my students well beyond this school year.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in public education and in the power of books to change lives.","fullyFundedDate":1714754496006,"projectUrl":"project/grab-a-good-book/8288921/","projectTitle":"Grab a Good Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sanders","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5503490_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1530594418942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5503490"},{"teacherId":7823682,"projectId":8328206,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of these supplies! Even though my year ended up looking different than I expected, I was able to use these supplies for so many different things! I specifically remember using the foam blocks to help one of my students who needed extra math practice! It finally clicked how to find rectilinear area by breaking apart the area! The paper and supplies also allowed me to create new resources and games for my students to use! \r\n\r\nYour donation never got unnoticed! I still will use so many of the supplies next year and will continue to help students learn thanks to YOUR help! Students are growing because of your kindness! Thanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1715130091858,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-success/8328206/","projectTitle":"Supplies for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7823682_orig.jpg?crop=487,487,x78,y14&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630984249711","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7823682"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_14239","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":548,"numTeachers":27,"percentFrplEligible":45,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":81,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":0,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"20.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":65.3,"schoolId":14239,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pisgah Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pisgah Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/mississippi/rankin-county-school-district/pisgah-elementary-school/14239"}