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What a gift!","fullyFundedDate":1763560338474,"projectUrl":"project/thankful-for-creatures/9876492/","projectTitle":"Thankful for Creatures","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCauley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8507176_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y160&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659890040332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-mccauley-first-grade"},{"teacherId":3042265,"projectId":9490696,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support. Your contribution made it possible for our second-grade students to receive engaging math games that they are able to play at home with their family members.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, students now have the opportunity to strengthen their math skills in a fun, hands-on way—both in the classroom and at home with their families. These games are helping build confidence, spark curiosity, and create joyful learning moments that students will remember.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your thoughtful gift and the positive impact it brings to our young learners.","fullyFundedDate":1755724099156,"projectUrl":"project/math-at-home-a-lending-library-of-learn/9490696/","projectTitle":"Math at Home: A Lending Library of Learning Games","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3042265"},{"teacherId":412880,"projectId":9174778,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for our materials and books that help support our learning in spelling and decoding. We thoroughly enjoy reading stories that help solidify our knowledge in phonics. Just this week, we read the story about sneak Y. The stories really do help children remember the different sounds that letters and letter teams can make. \r\nThe plush companions, or \"stuffies\" as the children lovingly call them, are an added bonus when introducing new phonics concepts. \r\nWe are very appreciative of support from donors through Donors Choose and look forward to using our new supplies throughout the year.","fullyFundedDate":1746480080731,"projectUrl":"project/phonics-fun/9174778/","projectTitle":"Phonics Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp412880_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458387666961","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shannonhall"},{"teacherId":412880,"projectId":9109738,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support and interest in our classroom. We love the wind supplies and books that were provided by this grant. The children learned so much about the powerful force of wind, got to experiment by making their own pinwheel, and are looking forward to building a small wind-powered toy car. The children got to see first-hand how wind can be used to change lives by reading several stories where characters used the powerful force of wind. \r\nWe also enjoyed learning about the weather and how wind plays a role in several storm systems. All of this is possible because of generous supporters through Donors Choose.","fullyFundedDate":1742323577761,"projectUrl":"project/the-powerful-force-of-wind/9109738/","projectTitle":"The Powerful Force of Wind","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp412880_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458387666961","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shannonhall"},{"teacherId":2604765,"projectId":9107782,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my project. It is a great to see that you share my vision of helping children become more organized. These skills will benefit students as they join the middle school next year. The students were so excited to see that they had more space for the materials. They liked the additional storage for STEM supplies and papers. \r\n\r\nThe tools that you have funded will enable students to have access to organizational systems in the future. 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They have also had fun with the word study activities and learning about different ways to organize our thinking. \r\n\r\nI am thankful for your support and thrilled that this opportunity was granted.","fullyFundedDate":1738593767927,"projectUrl":"project/worldly-wise-through-words-and-books/8860828/","projectTitle":"Worldly Wise Through Words and Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp412880_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458387666961","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shannonhall"},{"teacherId":412880,"projectId":8832291,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom grant, Wild About Books! All of these new books support our language arts curriculum. The children will learn about different types of libraries around the world and how children get books to read. \r\nWe truly cannot thank you enough. Classrooms always need new books. By providing new texts, you are helping to instill a love of reading and helping to build knowledge in some of our youngest learners. I'm excited to share these stories with first graders every year.","fullyFundedDate":1733242015203,"projectUrl":"project/wild-about-books/8832291/","projectTitle":"Wild About Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp412880_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458387666961","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shannonhall"},{"teacherId":8507176,"projectId":9129419,"letterContent":"Wow! What a year it has been! I am SO thankful for all of your support and contributions to our classroom! Not only did this project get funded quick, but also - the materials came insanely fast!! Our class already got to cozy up on the rug with new books! \r\nWe are so excited for Shannon Anderson, a local author to come visit after spring break and now she'll be able to autograph these books!! We are so excited to continue to read the new books and use them for various lessons. Our class is so thankful and appreciative of all the wonderful people in our lives!","fullyFundedDate":1742902139137,"projectUrl":"project/bits-and-bobs-to-end-the-year/9129419/","projectTitle":"Bits and Bobs to End the Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCauley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8507176_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y160&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659890040332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-mccauley-first-grade"},{"teacherId":8507176,"projectId":8959609,"letterContent":"Holy cow! These books were perfect to get us through the cold December and January days (and a lot of February)!! Our class loved exploring new, rich texts. Many stories were stories of the past and it was fun to extend the lesson past the read aloud. The blizzard of '78 was the most exciting extension lesson!\r\nThis classroom runs off of people like you - the donors! We have been able to enjoy reading this winter wonderland of books and we are forever grateful. I can't wait to get these books out for many years and share my (and maybe yours too) love of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1733344694721,"projectUrl":"project/a-winter-wonderland-of-books/8959609/","projectTitle":"A Winter Wonderland of BOOKS!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCauley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8507176_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y160&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659890040332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-mccauley-first-grade"},{"teacherId":8507176,"projectId":8913029,"letterContent":"Our class has loved getting to know the calendar kids! They have enjoyed reading their stories and learning more about what each month celebrates. These calendar kid dolls will be used for many years by many classes! \r\nOur class loves snuggling up with the calendar kids dolls to read books of all sorts! They can't wait until the beginning of a new month to be able to meet and snuggle with a new calendar kid doll!\r\nThank you for your support and love of our classroom and all of the fun learning we are up to!","fullyFundedDate":1731340220191,"projectUrl":"project/calendar-kids-come-to-life/8913029/","projectTitle":"Calendar Kids Come to Life!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCauley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8507176_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y160&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659890040332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-mccauley-first-grade"},{"teacherId":8507176,"projectId":8897777,"letterContent":"Oh my goodness! What fun we had!!!! Thank you for all of the memories that our class created! We had such a fun day exploring different ways to glow and learn. We even had the chance to write secret notes to each other to share reasons why they are a great classmate. I can't wait to find more creative ways to use the glow supplies in future lessons. \r\n\r\nOur class was hilarious when they walked in the door Friday morning. Their jaws hit the floor. The joy and excitement on their faces will forever be in my mind.","fullyFundedDate":1730319819936,"projectUrl":"project/glow-baby-glow/8897777/","projectTitle":"Glow, Baby, Glow!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCauley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8507176_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y160&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659890040332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-mccauley-first-grade"},{"teacherId":2604765,"projectId":8935246,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my project. It is a great to see that you share my vision of helping children explore through tinkering with STEM bins. When students are excited to build using creativity, excitement begins to build.\r\n\r\nThe students have been very eager to play with the STEM bins each week. They are excited to see what others are building and share their creation with the class.\r\n\r\nThe tools that you have funded will enable students to have access to STEM bins in the future. 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