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Band-aids, Tylenol, Tums, splinter removers, ice packs, and lotion for dry, itchy winter skin are small items that make a big difference—helping students return to class ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for taking the time to learn about our students and for your gracious donation.","fullyFundedDate":1764599036819,"projectUrl":"project/clean-healthy-and-happy-at-school/9607618/","projectTitle":"Clean, Healthy and Happy at School","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schreiner (Nurse Jessica)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7006400_orig.jpg?crop=302,302,x276,y288&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1636988699793","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nursejessicaschreiner"},{"teacherId":4367479,"projectId":9965537,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our Donors Choose project! Because of your kindness, my students now have the resources they need to learn, grow, and stay engaged each day. Your donation has made a meaningful difference in our classroom by helping create a positive, supportive learning environment. My students were so excited to use the materials, and they truly benefit from your generosity. We are very grateful for your support and belief in our classroom. This have made our classroom so much more inviting as well as meaningful.","fullyFundedDate":1768013362522,"projectUrl":"project/holidays-all-year/9965537/","projectTitle":"Holidays All Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Simko","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4367479_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505927895259","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/annesimko"},{"teacherId":4367479,"projectId":9970913,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Donors Choose project and our first grade classroom. We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and belief in our students. Because of you, our classroom now has materials that make learning engaging, joyful, and meaningful. Your kindness helps our young learners build confidence, curiosity, and a love of school. We appreciate you for investing in their future and cheering them on. With sincere thanks from our first graders and teacher. Your support truly makes a difference every single day in our classroom, together always.","fullyFundedDate":1766602855090,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-learning/9970913/","projectTitle":"Teachers Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Simko","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4367479_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505927895259","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/annesimko"},{"teacherId":4367479,"projectId":9965527,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Donors Choose project and our first grade classroom. We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and belief in our students. Because of you, our classroom now has materials that make learning engaging, joyful, and meaningful. Your kindness helps our young learners build confidence, curiosity, and a love of school. We appreciate you for investing in their future and cheering them on. With sincere thanks from our first graders and teacher. Your support truly makes a difference every single day in our classroom, together always.","fullyFundedDate":1766167812622,"projectUrl":"project/snack-attack/9965527/","projectTitle":"Snack Attack","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Simko","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4367479_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505927895259","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/annesimko"},{"teacherId":4367479,"projectId":9940462,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom snack project. Because of your kindness, my students now have access to snacks that help them stay focused, energized, and ready to learn each day. Many of our students come to school hungry, and having snacks available makes a meaningful difference in their ability to concentrate and participate. Your support also teaches them the importance of community and caring for others. We are truly grateful for your generosity and willingness to invest in our students' success. 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They were very excited to see the variety of snacks that we received! \r\nHealthy snacks provide children with the fuel they need for learning and play, helping them stay attentive and engaged.\r\nThe new snacks have helped my hungry students to complete their school day with learning activities that they are able to focus on and enjoy. \r\nThese snacks have greatly improved their overall energy at the end of the day especially since our lunch time is so early in the school day.","fullyFundedDate":1764121348874,"projectUrl":"project/snack-time/9926547/","projectTitle":"Snack Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Thompson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7240666_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589983444834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7240666"},{"teacherId":6745593,"projectId":9366270,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generous donations! These supplies were so useful in helping my students have an amazing start to the new school year. The beginning of the school year is such a magical time for students. They get to have a fresh start and are so excited to learn. Having materials to use is so crucial to their learning. I try to supply my students with everything they need to be successful and I am so thankful for this extra help! I truly appreciate all the materials we received and I am overwhelmed with everyone's generosity and kindness toward my students and myself!","fullyFundedDate":1754967719419,"projectUrl":"project/new-supplies-for-a-new-school-year/9366270/","projectTitle":"New Supplies for a New School Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kwasniewski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6745593_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1566872493864","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6745593"},{"teacherId":7240666,"projectId":9926806,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to my classroom! My students were extremely excited to see new toys and manipulatives in the block center! \r\nThey could not wait to build and play with them! \r\nBuilding in Pre-K, through activities like block play, is crucial for holistic development, laying foundational skills in math (counting, symmetry), science (gravity, balance), motor skills (hand-eye coordination), creativity, problem-solving (trial-and-error), and vital social-emotional skills like sharing, patience, and cooperation, preparing kids for kindergarten success by boosting confidence and self-regulation.","fullyFundedDate":1764703916052,"projectUrl":"project/prek-block-center-update/9926806/","projectTitle":"PreK Block Center Update!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Thompson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7240666_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589983444834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7240666"},{"teacherId":7240666,"projectId":9757499,"letterContent":"When we received our new smart board I couldn't wait to use it for learning activities with my students. \r\nSmart boards are used to provide interactive and engaging learning experiences that develop fine motor, cognitive, and communication skills. They can enhance activities like circle time, music and movement, storytelling, and collaborative learning through games and digital content. Using smart boards helps to increase student motivation and attention, and prepares young learners for future technology-based education. \r\nWith the gift cards that I received from your generous donation, I was able to purchase boom cards to add to the learning experiences!","fullyFundedDate":1760888998668,"projectUrl":"project/pre-k-learning/9757499/","projectTitle":"Pre-K Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Thompson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7240666_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589983444834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7240666"},{"teacherId":4367479,"projectId":9641946,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through DonorsChoose. Your generosity helped provide meaningful materials that engage students, strengthen learning, and bring lessons to life. Because of you, my students feel excited, supported, and motivated each day. We truly appreciate your kindness and investment in our classroom community. We are so appreciative of all you have done and cannot thank you enough. We are so excited to share our thanks though pictures and cards. The students are so excited!","fullyFundedDate":1764796515611,"projectUrl":"project/refresh-and-restart/9641946/","projectTitle":"Refresh and Restart","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Simko","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4367479_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505927895259","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/annesimko"},{"teacherId":7240666,"projectId":9837960,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and support of my PreK classroom! Glue sticks are an important and necessary supply! \r\nGlue sticks are important in prek classrooms because they help develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and creativity in a less messy, easier-to-handle format than liquid glue. 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They are so excited to be able to learn and grow every day and these will help them every single day. Thank you again for all that you have done and I cannot wait to share the news with my students. The impact you have made on these students for this year is so amazing that none of this would be possible without you.","fullyFundedDate":1764675323146,"projectUrl":"project/ready-set-learn/9641832/","projectTitle":"Ready, Set, Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Simko","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4367479_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505927895259","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/annesimko"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_88672","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":547,"numTeachers":39,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":6,"percentBlack":38,"percentWhite":36,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":2,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"14.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":80.9,"schoolId":88672,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pittsburgh Carmalt Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pittsburgh Carmalt Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/pittsburgh-public-schools/pittsburgh-carmalt-elementary-school/88672"}