{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pittsburgh Brookline Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":47.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3061071,"projectId":9926636,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all the supplies! Especially during a time when supplies are hard to come by. I now have what I need to keep celebrating each student's birthday. It was important to me to be able to give each student the same thing, but I was low on supplies and wouldn't have been able to give everyone a little birthday surprise. Now I have cute little birthday bags ready to go for everyone this year and for many, many more. Student's love getting something special on their special day. \r\n\r\nWe are set to make lots of crafts for the 100th day of school and Valentine's Day coming up soon. Some of the things I originally ordered were not available. It ended up working out well because I always discover things I need that I forgot to ask for. I was able to get magnets for our mother's day presents, dry erase markers, and name plates. I didn't realize I was low or out of these things. Sometimes that happens, I go to use something and realize I am out or an going to need more. So you helped me in many ways with this project. Thank you for your generosity and kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1766853479231,"projectUrl":"project/celebrate-good-times/9926636/","projectTitle":"Celebrate Good Times!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wetzel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3061071_orig.jpg?crop=315,315,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1705422146908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-holly-wetzel"},{"teacherId":3061071,"projectId":9881241,"letterContent":"You did it! You helped our school work through a tough time and not run out of copy paper! Thank you! It may not seem like much, but not having paper to practice early writing skills in the Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade, is not an option. \r\n\r\nThe paper from this project made it possible for the elementary grades to continue to work with everything they needed, especially for math. Our math curriculum has a lot of parts. Many of which require print outs of cards for students to sort and manipulate. physically manipulating things is an very important step in early math learning too. We were able to keep making math materials for class and homework. Students continued to get practice writing numbers and working out math concepts uninterrupted. \r\n\r\nLastly, I was able to get all my students new crayons to start the 2nd semester. They needed them too! At the beginning of Kindergarten we are not as responsible as we learn to be so many are lost. Some were sharing certain colors. They love their new crayons! Thank you again for you awesome support!","fullyFundedDate":1763583389000,"projectUrl":"project/paper-please/9881241/","projectTitle":"Paper Please","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wetzel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3061071_orig.jpg?crop=315,315,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1705422146908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-holly-wetzel"},{"teacherId":3061071,"projectId":9833584,"letterContent":"Thank you for changing my life! I was asking for help with iPad headphone adaptors, fidget toys and reward stickers. These things have all been so helpful in getting our class on track to be successful learners. Students have come a long way and are more focused than ever which is perfect for all the learning we need to do in the 2nd half of the year. Also, the adaptors helped to stop the crazy cycle of broken adaptors and no adaptors! We were able to replace adaptors right away and had plenty when others broke. I still have plenty to replace any that break between here and the end of the year. Of all the things I need to worry about for each student's education, adaptors could not be one of them. So thank you again for taking that completely off my plate. Students have been working hard with your support!","fullyFundedDate":1761916580879,"projectUrl":"project/keep-those-hands-and-minds-busy/9833584/","projectTitle":"Keep Those Hands and Minds Busy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wetzel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3061071_orig.jpg?crop=315,315,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1705422146908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-holly-wetzel"},{"teacherId":3261889,"projectId":9498106,"letterContent":"Your donation to our classroom has made a huge impact! Having a wide laminator has allowed us to create file folders with skills that are geared to meet each child's individual needs. We have also utilized the materials to create visual supports such as \"First/Then Boards, adapted books, and visual schedules. These visuals are increasing my students' independent skills, positive behavior, and academic skills. With these resources being housed in our classroom, we are able to create and laminate instructional materials in the moment when they are needed. Thank you for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1761915614199,"projectUrl":"project/using-engaging-file-folders-to-increase/9498106/","projectTitle":"Using Engaging File Folders to Increase Independent Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Murphy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3261889_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476373658876","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3261889"},{"teacherId":3529769,"projectId":10014902,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to fund our project \"Refresh for 2026!\" My students and I are so thankful for your generosity! The students were so excited to see their bins refreshed with new materials as the entered the classroom yesterday! We get a lot of use out of our pencils, markers, erasers, etc., so having new materials means a lot to us. We wanted you to know that your kindness and generosity truly mean a lot to us and that we will be putting all of these new materials to good use! Thank you for helping to make learning fun in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1768517848155,"projectUrl":"project/refresh-for-2026/10014902/","projectTitle":"Refresh for 2026!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schanck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3529769_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657624286268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3529769"},{"teacherId":3529769,"projectId":9724957,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to the success of our project! The students love it when they get to have snacks during class time! For many of them it helps them make it to lunch time without being hungry. It is also helpful for me to have snacks on hand when they weren't able to eat breakfast at home. It is truly a gamechanger in my room. It makes their attitude toward learning a bit more positive because they have something to look forward too! The prizes also have my students very excited! I pass out tickets when I see students displaying positive behaviors. At the end of the week, we draw tickets for prizes! Thank you for helping me to fill my prize box so that the students have a good, fun selection to choose from! They are so excited to see the new and exciting additions to our prize box!! I am so thankful to you all for your kindness and generosity to my students and I!","fullyFundedDate":1768228649385,"projectUrl":"project/incentives-for-positive-behavior/9724957/","projectTitle":"Incentives for Positive Behavior!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schanck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3529769_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657624286268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3529769"},{"teacherId":10229227,"projectId":9876608,"letterContent":"My students and I appreciate all the new fidgets and prizes that we now have for our classroom. My students love all the different types of prizes we have now, and love that they are able to use fidgets if they need one during class time.\r\n\r\nMy students were so happy when I showed them the new items that we received from our donors. They were so excited to be able to use all of the new items.\r\n\r\nI am very appreciative of all of these new items. I love that I can give my students these items that I was not able to give to them before. Thank you all so much for the donations!","fullyFundedDate":1764848753290,"projectUrl":"project/prizes-and-fidgets-for-our-classroom/9876608/","projectTitle":"Prizes and Fidgets for our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tomassi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10229227"},{"teacherId":10229227,"projectId":9876953,"letterContent":"My classroom appreciates all the snacks that we were able to get for our classroom. We have snack time in my classroom, and some students are not always able to provide their own snack. I am glad that I will be able to make sure that all of my students have a snack in my classroom and no one will be left out during our daily snack time!\r\n\r\nMy students love seeing all of the different snacks that we were able to receive for our classroom. Thank you all so much again for your donations! My students and I appreciate it!","fullyFundedDate":1763743864645,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-our-class/9876953/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Our Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tomassi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10229227"},{"teacherId":10229227,"projectId":9877700,"letterContent":"These items have helped our classroom so much. I can keep the classroom clean, as well as ensure that my students have access to tissues or bandages if needed. My students are able to have more crayons so that they can continue to be creative in the classroom. They are also able to have pouches to be able to hold all their items now! My school was also very happy to receive the paper reams since we have been running low on paper for our copiers!\r\n\r\nMy students were so excited when they found out they were getting some new crayons to color with, and were also excited about the highlighters, so that they do not have to underline their sight words with a pencil anymore!\r\n\r\nThank you all again for donating to this project!","fullyFundedDate":1764613255356,"projectUrl":"project/school-supplies/9877700/","projectTitle":"School Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tomassi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10229227"},{"teacherId":3061071,"projectId":9218141,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your generosity in supplying our classroom with supplies. With your help we have started off our year well stocked and ready to learn. We have been working hard to learn how to hold our pencils and write our names. In some of our photos you will see us drawing, thinking and sharing about vocabulary from our texts. Writing is hard for K students at first, but once they build up stamina they really love to write. They feel so grown! \r\nWe haven't officially started using our journals yet. We have been writing on separate sheets of paper. We will be ready to start drawing and writing in our journals at the end of January. \r\nWe have been using glue sticks to create masterpieces of art in our daily PlayLab. Students love creating and making things. We have to work hard to take care of our glue sticks as we like to leave off the caps, but we are getting more responsible each week. We also create with markers from this project. \r\nLastly we have used the cardstock for many of the things we use everyday. Our name tags are printed on cardstock which helps them stand up to be easily read and stand up to our roughness. The cardstock has been very helpful with creating most of the math materials we use. Like in the pictures, I was able to create a math center for the number tic-tac-toe boards for students. \r\nThank you all so much for making learning happen!","fullyFundedDate":1746710269618,"projectUrl":"project/gearing-up-for-next-year/9218141/","projectTitle":"Gearing Up for Next Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wetzel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3061071_orig.jpg?crop=315,315,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1705422146908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-holly-wetzel"},{"teacherId":3349463,"projectId":9592665,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our teaching, learning and growing. It truly means so much to each and every one of us. The students have been enjoying graham crackers, goldfish and fruit snacks. We really appreciate being able to offer some snacks when kids get hungry. It brings smiles to their faces and helps keep the students going when they just need a little pick me up until lunch or going home. \r\nThe water toys are used in so many ways on so many days! It is a good calming activity, a good break, a motivator that the kids have learned to ask for or are surprised and happy when they receive one to use. It is great to see them sharing, to find them figuring out how to turn them over one at a time and sequence the colors and water bubbles. \r\nThank you for fostering our well-being and our learning. There is no greater gift than to have a village around us that helps grow us!\r\nIn this season of Thanksgiving, we couldn't be more thankful.\r\nHave a beautiful holiday season, may all the joy you give find its way right back to you!","fullyFundedDate":1756768201902,"projectUrl":"project/nurture-our-supportive-educational-class/9592665/","projectTitle":"Nurture Our Supportive Educational Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schmitt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissa-schmitt"},{"teacherId":3061071,"projectId":9446243,"letterContent":"Thank you again so much for getting these puzzle and storage materials to our classroom for the start of school. Students love the puzzles! They have been working hard on using their hands with these puzzles and building their fine motor skills. \r\nOur puzzle rack holds all of our puzzles. Students are able to clean up the puzzles easily and place them on the rack for the next play time. I am happy to be able to keep things organized and ready for them each day. \r\nWe also got some large storage bags that have been great at keeping some other toys separate, yet giving them an easy way to be cleaned up and stored. It is still early in the school year, so I can't put out too many things at a time for them to choose from. Having things organized and easily accessible is super helpful as we work with different toys. \r\nLastly, one of the puzzles wasn't available, but that is ok. I ordered some more of the little pencils that are perfect for small hands at the beginning of the year. They really help the students start writing and getting comfortable holding a pencil. \r\nWe appreciate our materials so much. It is really great to have such generous support from you.","fullyFundedDate":1754326919944,"projectUrl":"project/puzzle-me-this/9446243/","projectTitle":"Puzzle Me This","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wetzel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3061071_orig.jpg?crop=315,315,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1705422146908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-holly-wetzel"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_88671","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":384,"numTeachers":38,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":20,"percentWhite":59,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":6,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"10.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":52.7,"schoolId":88671,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pittsburgh Brookline Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pittsburgh Brookline Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/pittsburgh-public-schools/pittsburgh-brookline-elementary-school/88671"}