{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Presumpscot Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":47.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":283890,"projectId":8690827,"letterContent":"Dear Donors,\r\n\r\nThank you for your generous support of our decodable books project. Because of you, our students now have access to carefully structured texts that align directly with the phonics skills they are learning—short vowels, long vowels, digraphs, and r-controlled vowels. These books provide students with the opportunity to practice decoding in a meaningful and successful way, reinforcing classroom instruction while building confidence with every page they read.\r\n\r\nHaving access to decodable texts has made a powerful difference in how our students experience reading. Instead of guessing at words, they are applying their knowledge of sound patterns and phonics rules to read independently. As their skills grow, so does their excitement and sense of accomplishment. These books meet students at their level and support a clear progression, allowing each child to develop fluency at a pace that feels achievable and encouraging.\r\n\r\nYour support is helping to create strong, capable readers who feel empowered and motivated. By providing these targeted resources, you are making reading more accessible, more successful, and more enjoyable for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1727979654826,"projectUrl":"project/wow-books-we-can-read/8690827/","projectTitle":"Wow! Books We Can Read!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kristen Flaherty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp283890_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y997&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597067857906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-flaherty"},{"teacherId":283890,"projectId":8682630,"letterContent":"Dear Donors,\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my flexible seating project and helping transform my office into a more engaging, student-centered space. With your contribution, we were able to add five bright, padded nesting stools and six comfortable foam ottoman seating cushions. These colorful, inviting options have made an immediate impact—students are excited to choose where they sit. That sense of ownership has noticeably increased their engagement and focus throughout the day.\r\n\r\nStudent choice is a powerful motivator, and flexible seating allows each child to find a spot where they feel comfortable and ready to learn. Whether perched on a stool or settled into a soft cushion, students are more relaxed and better able to concentrate—especially during independent reading time. Having a cozy, personalized place to read helps keep reading fun, turning it into an activity students genuinely look forward to.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has helped create a classroom environment where comfort, choice, and learning come together.","fullyFundedDate":1724522136586,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-increased-engagement/8682630/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating, Increased Engagement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kristen Flaherty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp283890_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y997&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597067857906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-flaherty"},{"teacherId":283890,"projectId":8540554,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for these beautiful Heggerty decodable readers. They have become an incredible resource for my students. \r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our young readers now have access to Series 3 Kindergarten Heggerty Decodables—high-quality texts that are already making a meaningful difference in my reading instruction. These books are thoughtfully designed with clear phonics progression, engaging illustrations, and developmental language that supports early decoding skills. Students are building confidence as they read words and sentences independently, strengthening the foundational literacy skills that will carry them forward.\r\n\r\nEqually important is the rich representation and variety found throughout the series. Our students see characters and families that reflect a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, helping every child feel seen and valued while also learning about others. The inclusion of diverse genres—from playful fiction stories to simple informational texts—keeps students engaged and curious, while broadening their understanding of how reading connects to the world around them.\r\n\r\nYour support has helped create joyful, inclusive, and effective literacy experiences for our youngest learners. I am deeply grateful for your investment in their growth and success.","fullyFundedDate":1724358819445,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-our-k-2-readers/8540554/","projectTitle":"Supporting Our K-2 Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kristen Flaherty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp283890_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y997&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597067857906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-flaherty"},{"teacherId":283890,"projectId":8737965,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project! I'm excited to begin a new role as Reading Interventionist. I will be working with students in grades K–5 during Literacy Blocks and FLEX blocks throughout the day.\r\n\r\nThis role allows me to support students in the classroom or support them one-on-one or in small groups. Together, we focus on building important literacy skills like decoding, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension.\r\n\r\nTeachers Pay Teachers is an incredible resource where educators share engaging lessons, activities, organizers, and slides. While some resources are free, many cost money because teachers put a lot of time and effort into creating them.\r\n\r\nIn my new role, I work with students who all have different learning needs, and two students are rarely working on the same skills. Having access to TPT gift cards will help me quickly find the right materials for each student, save planning time, and allow me to spend more time teaching.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping me better support young readers! Your generosity truly makes a difference.","fullyFundedDate":1734794137871,"projectUrl":"project/work-smarter-not-harder/8737965/","projectTitle":"Work Smarter, Not Harder!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kristen Flaherty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp283890_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y997&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597067857906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-flaherty"},{"teacherId":283890,"projectId":9751572,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! As a new Reading Specialist, I work with students in grades 2–5 who need extra help building foundational reading skills, and your generosity has given us tools that make a big difference.\r\n\r\nThe Heggerty Decodable Readers are engaging, developmentally appropriate, and full of colorful illustrations that reflect our students. With 12 titles and six copies of each, students are practicing decoding, building comprehension, and exploring both fiction and nonfiction—while staying motivated and excited to read.\r\n\r\nThe Bridge the Gap Guide provides short, targeted lessons to address gaps in phonemic awareness, helping students feel confident and capable as they apply new skills.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, my students are growing as readers every day, and I'm growing as a teacher, too. Your generosity is making reading fun, meaningful, and full of confidence!","fullyFundedDate":1765981903213,"projectUrl":"project/reading-intervention-with-decodables/9751572/","projectTitle":"Reading Intervention with Decodables!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kristen Flaherty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp283890_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y997&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597067857906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-flaherty"},{"teacherId":283890,"projectId":9178062,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and helping me get started in my new role! Because of your generosity, my students now have access to hands-on resources that will make a real difference in their reading growth.\r\n\r\nIn my role, I support students in grades K–2 during Literacy Blocks and FLEX blocks, by providing scaffolds in the classroom and targeted instruction in small groups or one-on-one. Many of my students need extra support with phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension. The materials you provided—Hand-to-Mind small group word work sets, the sound mirroring phoneme set, letter tracing sensory pads, and finger focus highlighters—allow me to provide this support effectively.\r\n\r\nI am seeing students become more confident as they manipulate letters, practice sounds, and strengthen their foundational reading skills. These hands-on tools make learning concrete and fun, helping students make connections they couldn't before.\r\n\r\nYour gift is helping students who need it most build the skills they need to become strong, independent readers. Thank you! With gratitude,","fullyFundedDate":1746490042865,"projectUrl":"project/tools-to-grow-readers/9178062/","projectTitle":"Tools to Grow Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kristen Flaherty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp283890_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y997&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597067857906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-flaherty"},{"teacherId":283890,"projectId":9950194,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project and purchasing these wonderful books for my students! We now have access to Brian Cleary's Words Are CATegorical series! They have quickly become a favorite during our lessons.\r\n\r\nLearning about parts of speech can sometimes feel challenging or even a little boring for elementary students. The humor, colorful illustrations, and clever examples make the concepts come alive. My students love listening to the stories, laughing at the silly sentences, and discovering how nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other parts of speech work together in language.\r\n\r\nThese books have become powerful anchors for learning. When students are reading or writing, they often remember a funny line or example from the books and use it to help them identify parts of speech on their own. It's awesome to see them making those connections and building confidence in their language skills.\r\n\r\nYour support has helped make grammar lessons engaging, memorable, and fun for my students. Thank you for helping bring joy to our learning and for investing in my students.\r\n,","fullyFundedDate":1765669721626,"projectUrl":"project/adjectives-adverbs-nouns-verbspart/9950194/","projectTitle":"Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns, Verbs...Parts of Speech I Must Teach!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kristen Flaherty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp283890_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y997&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597067857906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-flaherty"},{"teacherId":283890,"projectId":7265548,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom and making this project possible! Because of you, my students now have access to reading resources that support their growth as developing readers.\r\n\r\nAs a Reading Specialist working with students in grades 1–5, I support many children who are still building foundational reading skills. The Heggerty Decodable Readers have already begun making a difference. My students practice decoding in structured texts. These books allow students to apply the phonics skills they are learning in a meaningful way while building confidence and fluency.\r\n\r\nThe Bridge the Gap Guide has also been an excellent resource in my intervention groups. The short, targeted lessons help me quickly identify and address gaps in phonemic awareness, allowing students to strengthen the building blocks they need for successful reading.\r\n\r\nMy students have realized that they can read these books independently. Seeing their confidence grow and hearing them proudly read aloud is truly rewarding. These resources are helping transform frustration into confidence! \r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping students develop the skills they need to become stronger, more confident readers.","fullyFundedDate":1682030354192,"projectUrl":"project/salt-marsh-collage/7265548/","projectTitle":"Salt Marsh Collage","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kristen Flaherty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp283890_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y997&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597067857906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-flaherty"},{"teacherId":3013548,"projectId":9535215,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my classroom! We use our Scholastic News subscription weekly. My class LOVES when our new edition arrives. We look forward to reading the new topic each week. This magazine has led to some really great and important conversations in my classroom such as indigenous history & pow wows, and even the impact AI is having on children their age. I also love that I can access all old Scholastic magazines as well, so if there's a topic we are learning about I can search for articles & videos to enhance my lessons. This resource is truly invaluable as an educator, especially with the digital components. Finally, the translation into Spanish, and the read-aloud feature are also a huge bonus for our diverse classroom who speak multiple languages, and many of whom are still learning English. Scholastic news is an opportunity for them to listen to a text, and for some, even have it translated into their native language. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for making my students's learning experience richer,\r\nStevi","fullyFundedDate":1755969720362,"projectUrl":"project/creating-informed-global-citizens-in-5th/9535215/","projectTitle":"Creating Informed Global Citizens in 5th Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stevi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3013548_orig.jpg?crop=399,399,x0,y27&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1663633394638","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3013548"},{"teacherId":3013548,"projectId":9541841,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our classroom's \"calm corner.\" This comfy bean bag & calming tools have made a HUGE impact on our 5th grade class this year. We have an especially large group of students all sharing one space, so the need for a spot to take a quiet moment to yourself is high! My students love the extra big bean bag, and it is appropriate for their size. When someone doesn't need space, this spot is also used as a comfy place to read a good book. We have to take turns using it because it is so popular! A bean bag & calming tools may sounds like a small project to donate to, but the impact these materials have already had on my students is substantial. Thank you so much for supporting my public school classroom! :)\r\n\r\nThank you,\r\nStevi","fullyFundedDate":1755143102985,"projectUrl":"project/finding-calm-in-the-classroom/9541841/","projectTitle":"Finding Calm in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stevi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3013548_orig.jpg?crop=399,399,x0,y27&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1663633394638","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3013548"},{"teacherId":7965046,"projectId":9605285,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! I have been able to use these materials every day in therapy. With a large caseload of students with different disabilities across grade levels, materials that can be functional and adapted easily are incredibly beneficial to my students. The Bjorem cards provide scaffolds and great visuals for students with phonological disorders and apraxia. And the magnetic board is a hit! The students love creating stories for each other with the engaging scenes. Most importantly, these materials allow me to support my students with child-led, affirming therapy practices.","fullyFundedDate":1755849298591,"projectUrl":"project/the-best-of-the-best-new-therapy-materia/9605285/","projectTitle":"The Best of the Best New Therapy Materials!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7965046_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y4&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1675874198155","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7965046"},{"teacherId":283890,"projectId":7261283,"letterContent":"The best time of our day is when we all come together on the rug to listen, talk, and share feelings about a story. I hope that the classroom resources I have requested will help build confidence and create an inclusive classroom community.\r\n\r\nThe books that arrived at my classroom door are simply perfect! 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