{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Plew Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":29.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2824355,"projectId":9447367,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our class project! My students are really enjoying the seat cushions as a flexible seating option. They are also very comfy for silent reading time. \r\nWe also can't thank you enough for providing us with the Scholastic News and Science Spin magazines. They are such a great supplement to our science curriculum. The students enjoy reading the articles, participating in discussions on the topics, and answering the questions on the back. They also really love the informational videos, dance breaks and breathing exercises, which come in handy when we need to transition and refocus for other activities and instruction.","fullyFundedDate":1757423353779,"projectUrl":"project/engaged-and-empowered/9447367/","projectTitle":"Engaged and Empowered","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Leavins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2824355_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692827033829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/leavins"},{"teacherId":7257208,"projectId":9270231,"letterContent":"Setting goals for my students is important and challenging! My goal for my students this past school year was for them to read 100 Million Words. This goal was met and surpassed by the cooperation of all readers, K through 5, mostly because they had so many choices of books to read.\r\nYour continued support of my projects allowed a growing variety of books to read. It is so exciting to see them share their favorites with each other and encourage one another to read another book. They can be quite persuasive and I love it! Each student had to stretch and the reward was increased vocabularies/comprehension and a true sense of accomplishment.\r\nThank you for making a difference~","fullyFundedDate":1746638276257,"projectUrl":"project/one-page-at-a-time/9270231/","projectTitle":"One Page at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crist's Media Center","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7257208_orig.jpg?crop=271,271,x175,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680174998770","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shawna-crist"},{"teacherId":7257208,"projectId":9204522,"letterContent":"You have no idea what your gift has meant to our library! With the price of books rising, adding new books to our collection will be more challenging. Your donation at the end of the year allowed me to have new books that the children couldn't get their hands on fast enough. \r\nMy readers are always eager to see what is new and can't wait for the library to open so they can see what changes were made over the summer. This summer I was busy creating new spaces for them and I always have new books from summer sales. \r\nThe beginning of this year found the students 2 deep to see if the shelves were holding any new books. Their joy was profound!! Not only did we have new books, but favorites were replaced and no longer falling apart.\r\nThank you~","fullyFundedDate":1744217981612,"projectUrl":"project/all-taped-up/9204522/","projectTitle":"All Taped Up","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crist's Media Center","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7257208_orig.jpg?crop=271,271,x175,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680174998770","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shawna-crist"},{"teacherId":5324250,"projectId":8865898,"letterContent":"thank you so much for the impact you have made with your generous donation to my PE program. With over 700 students we go through equipment quickly. These foam coated dodge balls are used daily for various throwing activities and games. \r\nThe students are doing better following directions to keep the equipment in tip top shape, but with your donation we now have all new, fully intact foam balls, and none are missing chunks from their inner core. \r\nThank you again for believing in the power of movement and PE.","fullyFundedDate":1733277984518,"projectUrl":"project/safe-play-for-all/8865898/","projectTitle":"Safe Play for All","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bristol","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5324250_orig.jpg?crop=665,665,x37,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665412233733","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5324250"},{"teacherId":10003262,"projectId":9263761,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to help my students choose a comfortable and flexible seating options. Letting students choose a seating option will help create a positive learning environment. \r\nThe students loved coming into the classroom and seeing so many different seating options. We have created flexible seating choice schedule so all students are able to try different options. The students have said \"this is awesome that we don't have sit in regular chairs\" and \"I love sitting down closer to the floor and not being a desk.\"\r\n\r\nThank you again for this wonderful donation that we have received for our classroom for our students!","fullyFundedDate":1746664908180,"projectUrl":"project/functional-furniture/9263761/","projectTitle":"Functional Furniture","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bruzek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10003262_orig.jpg?crop=1920,1920,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1745262299280","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10003262"},{"teacherId":7283376,"projectId":8924887,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! The addition of bilingual books to our Plew school library will meet the needs of our ever-changing population of students! Our students need exciting, rich and engaging books to expand their imagination. By utilizing the bilingual books, the students get to take them home and share their love of reading with their family and read to one another. Wow! What an amazing experience! This allows them to expand their knowledge, fluency and experiences to help them not only become better readers, but better writers as well. Thank you so much for helping my students to be able to explore the magic of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1733265271953,"projectUrl":"project/bilingual-books-for-english-language-lea/8924887/","projectTitle":"Bilingual Books for English Language Learners!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7283376_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657581795163","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7283376"},{"teacherId":1454078,"projectId":9200340,"letterContent":"Wow, thank you for your generosity in funding our classroom project. These new leveled readers have increased our classroom library and excited my little readers. The hardback books are a bonus; they are sure to last for years to come! The requested books cover fiction and non-fiction, perfect for their little, growing minds. \r\n\r\nThe fiction books include some new additions to our library, the much loved Piggie & Elephant series by Mo Willems. My students love how silly they are, as well as searching for the pigeon hidden in the books! The non-fiction titles feature many types of animals, another favorite for this age group.\r\n\r\nThanks again for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1742960032136,"projectUrl":"project/reading-is-for-everyone/9200340/","projectTitle":"Reading is for EVERYONE!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wendt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1454078_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720461495996","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1454078"},{"teacherId":9482747,"projectId":9014140,"letterContent":"I'd like to shout a big THANK YOU for donating to our classroom! This item has made a huge difference in our classroom. \r\nI can recall the first day I placed them on the back of the seat. All the students were excited and happy that they no longer had to waste desk space. \r\n\r\nThe students now have a safe place to securely place their iPads and headphones while creating more working space on their desk. This has created more room for manipulatives and more engagement in the classroom as students are no longer distracted by their iPads and headphones.","fullyFundedDate":1735710480021,"projectUrl":"project/help-keep-our-ipads-safe-and-create-more/9014140/","projectTitle":"Help Keep Our iPads Safe and Create More Space!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schanbeck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9482747"},{"teacherId":2828620,"projectId":9173064,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. Your funds helped purchase 20 seat sacks for our classroom. They are so amazing and function as safe place for our electronic materials.\r\nThe students were so excited when the seat sacks arrived; they even helped me unwrap each one from its packaging. \r\n\r\nThe main purpose for the seat sacks is to serve as safe storage for iPads that are used daily, throughout the day. The seat sacks also have enough room for their headphones; no more having to put them in carts and headphones breaking! The students are able to store special cards they use to track successes on their iPads in the convenient pocket on the seat sack.\r\n\r\nThank you again donors for your generosity. These seat sacks will be used for years to come by several classes of students. I am so grateful; thank you Donors Choose.\"","fullyFundedDate":1742334099432,"projectUrl":"project/lets-keep-our-ipads-safe/9173064/","projectTitle":"Let's Keep Our iPads Safe!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wallace","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2828620_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x176,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1656787894586","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wallacewhales"},{"teacherId":7257208,"projectId":9054641,"letterContent":"I first learned about Donors Choose from a friend who moved to our area. I thought what a wonderful idea, but I wondered just how many projects get fully funded. Well, let me tell you that every project I have ever put up has been fully funded and funded quickly! I am astounded at just how fast some of them have funded and then the items from the project arrive in just a couple days. It is truly a blessing to be on the receiving end of funded projects. My students don't miss much and when they see me with my cart empty and they see me with my cart full, they know new books will be ready for check out in a just a few days. There is nothing quite like the smell of a brand new, never been read before book! Thank you for your willingness to meet the needs of my readers!","fullyFundedDate":1737375310697,"projectUrl":"project/lets-read/9054641/","projectTitle":"Let's Read","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crist's Media Center","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7257208_orig.jpg?crop=271,271,x175,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680174998770","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shawna-crist"},{"teacherId":7257208,"projectId":8974483,"letterContent":"Your generosity continues to overwhelm me with excitement and thankfulness! My students are blessed everyday by the number of books that Donors Choose has helped us place in our library. The books you help provide are read over and over by my eager students. They have read over 80 million words this year and we are on target to reach our goal of 100 million before the end of the school year. \r\nI wish you could see the way the children burst through the library doors each morning looking for another book with such enthusiasm. The children at my school love to read!","fullyFundedDate":1733276541315,"projectUrl":"project/this-and-that/8974483/","projectTitle":"This and That","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crist's Media Center","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7257208_orig.jpg?crop=271,271,x175,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680174998770","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shawna-crist"},{"teacherId":2828646,"projectId":8875560,"letterContent":"It is with great gratitude and appreciation that I submit this impact letter to thank you for your kindness and generosity in supporting my project, \"Learning in Color: Building Readers and Mathematicians.\" With your donations, I was able to print colorful and engaging reading and math stations for my students. During our reading and math blocks, my students work in engaging stations that allow my students to independently practice their skills. In reading, they may practice identifying rhyming words or sorting words into word families. In math, they may practice number and operations by adding and subtracting. My students enjoy and are motivated to practice their skills. I have seen my students grow into confident readers and mathematicians. \r\nThank you for your donations, with your support we are building a love for all things reading and math.","fullyFundedDate":1733277659039,"projectUrl":"project/learning-in-color-building-readers-and/8875560/","projectTitle":"Learning in Color: Building Readers and Mathematicians","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LaPointe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2828646_orig.jpg?crop=1751,1751,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728844129129","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2828646"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_46632","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":770,"numTeachers":48,"percentFrplEligible":24,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":76,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":10,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"16.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":70.5,"schoolId":46632,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Plew Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Plew Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/florida/okaloosa-county-school-district/plew-elementary-school/46632"}