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You have unlocked the resources that I needed to reach so many young minds.","fullyFundedDate":1758898973268,"projectUrl":"project/race-to-the-printer-iv/9730344/","projectTitle":"Race to the Printer IV","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Metry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2692543_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1552509732378","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misscennamo"},{"teacherId":9933212,"projectId":9756085,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, Stock the Classroom, Spark the Future! Because of your generosity, my students now have access to essential classroom supplies that many of them would not otherwise have. When the materials arrived, the excitement in the room was immediate—students eagerly explored the new notebooks, writing tools, and learning resources, proudly organizing their supplies and asking when we could start using them. For many of my students, having their own materials made them feel prepared, confident, and truly valued as learners.\r\n\r\n We are already using these supplies every day. Students are writing more thoughtfully, staying organized, and engaging more actively in lessons because they have what they need right at their fingertips. One of the most meaningful moments was watching students carefully set up their notebooks for an upcoming project, knowing they could fully participate without worrying about missing materials. These supplies have removed barriers and allowed us to focus on learning, creativity, and collaboration.\r\n\r\n Thanks to you, our next steps include diving deeper into hands-on lessons, extended writing assignments, and small-group activities that help build both academic skills and confidence. Your support has made a lasting impact on our classroom and reminded my students that there are people who believe in them and their future. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for investing in our students and helping to spark their love of learning.","fullyFundedDate":1758834979560,"projectUrl":"project/stock-the-classroom-spark-the-future/9756085/","projectTitle":"Stock the Classroom, Spark the Future!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Valeri","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9933212"},{"teacherId":5164589,"projectId":9687423,"letterContent":"I want to extend a heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation to support new books for our library. Your contribution allowed us to get wonderful new books for reading that inspire curiosity, strengthen literacy, and open new worlds for our learners.\r\n\r\nThanks to supporters like you, we can continue fostering a love of reading and ensuring that every student has access to the resources they need to learn and grow. Your kindness makes a meaningful difference, and we are deeply appreciative of your commitment. \r\n\r\nThank you once again for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1757963190901,"projectUrl":"project/making-reading-fun/9687423/","projectTitle":"Making Reading Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Siggia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5164589_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1552693674013","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5164589"},{"teacherId":2692543,"projectId":9599930,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our DonorsChoose project. Your contribution provided our classroom with iPad chargers and essential technology supplies that we rely on every single day. These tools may seem simple, but they make an enormous difference in our ability to use technology consistently, efficiently, and without interruption.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, students are now able to fully engage in digital learning activities without worrying about their devices losing power or sharing limited equipment. The new chargers and supplies have eliminated daily frustrations and created a smoother, more focused learning environment. It has been incredible to see how excited and relieved the students are now that they can use their iPads for research, reading, creative projects and computer science without obstacles.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your kindness and support. Your donation has strengthened our classroom community and helped ensure that every student has the tools they need to learn and succeed. 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Their final products were clearer, more creative, and showed how proud they were of what they made when working on a social studies project.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the supplies, they were so excited. A few immediately grabbed the markers to test out the colors, while others loved that they finally had sharp, clean pencils to work with. Several students even said things like, \"These make my work look so much better!\" The energy in the room went from quiet to buzzing in seconds.","fullyFundedDate":1758899061316,"projectUrl":"project/super-supplies-for-students/9635383/","projectTitle":"Super Supplies for Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gargiulo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4806950_orig.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633811279025","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4806950"},{"teacherId":7689028,"projectId":8753492,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students now have access to high-quality digital and printable resources from Teachers Pay Teachers that are making a real difference in their learning. These materials allow me to bring technology into lessons in a way that is interactive, flexible, and supportive for all learners. 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Recently my STEM elective designed bridges with wooden sticks and we were able to store and organize all the materials for each group! \r\nMy students were very excited and thankful to have working headphones and a place to put their work. \r\nOur next project will be designing straw towers and we will continue to use the equipment for organizing our STEM materials. 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Many have really enjoyed the magnetic letters since they can try as many times as needed to get the letter formation correct. It is also calming and many ask to use it during choice time or during a calm down break. The headphones are amazingly well made and students can listen to their texts and math videos with great quality audio. \r\n\r\nThe book bins are fresh and sturdy and match our chalkboard aesthetic and kids love book shopping and accessing all their favorite series such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dogman, Pete the Cat and Fly Guy to name a few!\r\n\r\nWe also are enjoying the charts such as the birthday chart and READ chart which I refer to every independent reading block we have.","fullyFundedDate":1755871867943,"projectUrl":"project/progress-not-perfection-with-your-help/9486982/","projectTitle":"Progress, not Perfection. 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