{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 142 Amalia Castro","outOfStateSupporters":38.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6899409,"projectId":9866735,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom. Because of your kindness, my students now have access to headphones with microphones, a resource that has made a meaningful difference in their learning.\r\n The headphones were essential for students to fully participate in a computer-based program designed to help them learn English. With built-in microphones, students are able to listen, speak, practice pronunciation, and receive immediate feedback, something that would not have been possible without this equipment. Your donation removed a major barrier and allowed every student to engage confidently and independently.\r\n Most importantly, the headphones gave my students a sense of focus, privacy, and confidence as they worked on developing their language skills. Seeing their excitement and progress has been incredibly rewarding, and it would not have happened without your support.","fullyFundedDate":1764682727180,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-english-learning/9866735/","projectTitle":"Headphones for English Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6899409_orig.png?crop=854,854,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720525909934","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-sonia"},{"teacherId":6899409,"projectId":9433301,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to my classroom. With your help I have healthy snack options for my students with peanut allergies. My elementary school students truly enjoy being able to share snacks with one another, and now they don't have to worry about checking twice to make sure everything is nut free. Your thoughtfulness and care made a real difference by creating a safe, inclusive environment where all students can participate with confidence.\r\n\r\nThese snacks also help my students when they come to school late and have missed breakfast and even when they stay for my after school program. Your donations have a huge impact in my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1757990543267,"projectUrl":"project/no-nuts-no-problem/9433301/","projectTitle":"No Nuts, No Problem!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6899409_orig.png?crop=854,854,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720525909934","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-sonia"},{"teacherId":3036391,"projectId":9929036,"letterContent":"Thank you for ensuring that my students have access to clean drinking water at school. Staying hydrated is essential for learning and life. With so many pipes/sinks in our school being identified as having traces of lead in the water, I feel uncomfortable allowing my students to drink out of any of the water fountains at school. Also, not enough of the students bring water bottles from home each day. That would mean if we did not have water bottles in our classroom students would be drinking sugary beverages all day! I appreciate your care and help to guarantee that my students have healthy and safe drinking water throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMs. Marissa","fullyFundedDate":1765387240459,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-hydration/9929036/","projectTitle":"Healthy Hydration","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3036391_orig.jpg?crop=1532,1532,x1923,y760&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596590282058","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3036391"},{"teacherId":6899409,"projectId":9666665,"letterContent":"Thank you for your kindness, your donation helped my class get filling breakfast snacks. My students come from families that are in temporary housing. Meaning that they often move from shelter to shelter, this means that they can live anywhere that is 15 mins away to up to an hour. This causes many of my students to be late and miss breakfast. \r\n\r\nBut because of your help I am able to provide my hungry students with breakfast snacks. My students love the Nutrigrain bars and cereal. I even let them take a few cereal cups home to eat over the weekend which they are very grateful. Now that they have full bellies, they are able to concentrate and participate in class more often!\r\n\r\nThank you for all that you","fullyFundedDate":1757255272971,"projectUrl":"project/smart-start-student-snacks/9666665/","projectTitle":"Smart Start Student Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6899409_orig.png?crop=854,854,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720525909934","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-sonia"},{"teacherId":4513501,"projectId":9863565,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donations, our new books have made a positive impact on our student's learning experiences. The new books have sparked a love for reading in many of our students, and opportunities for them to dive into new genres they had not read before. The variety of texts not only make reading more enjoyable but accessible as well. \r\n\r\nWhen they saw the new books, our students were absolutely thrilled! Their excitement was contagious as they flipped through the pages of the new books and quickly sat down to independently read. Your support has truly made a difference, and we're excited to see how it continues to inspire and enrich our classroom. Once again, thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1763307989838,"projectUrl":"project/more-books/9863565/","projectTitle":"More Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goldstein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4513501_orig.png?crop=554,554,x89,y89&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726105675907","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4513501"},{"teacherId":3036391,"projectId":9929051,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the amazing additions to the sensory materials in our classroom. As your can see from the photos the students were eager to try them out.\r\n\r\nThe sensory strips will be a great addition to students tables to help them meet their sensory needs and maintain attention or time on task. I am always looking for tools to help my students understand how to self-regulate. \r\n\r\nThe wobble balance board is a great addition to our morning sensory work and will help my students develop their core muscles. Developing core muscle strength helps students maintain focus and builds strength for writing tasks too. \r\n\r\nAll of the materials will be out to great use and my students were thrilled to try them out. I thank you for your generosity and know you have made a big impact.","fullyFundedDate":1764723124233,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-regulation/9929051/","projectTitle":"Tools for Regulation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3036391_orig.jpg?crop=1532,1532,x1923,y760&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596590282058","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3036391"},{"teacherId":6899409,"projectId":9492817,"letterContent":"Thank you for all of your contributions! Because of all your efforts I was able to provide my students with filling snacks that will give them the energy they needed to start the day right! \r\nIt was my goal to get snacks that tasted great but wouldn't give them a sugar rush. The cereal cups were a balanced option between flavor and portion. These cereal cups were great for my late students who would only receive a cold breakfast which consisted of a milk, apple and a plain bagel. Because of the lack of appeal students would not eat and wait 4 hours until lunch.\r\nWith your help, I encouraged students to pick up the cold breakfast so that they could pair the milk with cereal or gram crackers. \r\nThese light snacks had a huge impact on my students!","fullyFundedDate":1756509865463,"projectUrl":"project/quick-snacks-big-impact/9492817/","projectTitle":"Quick Snacks, Big Impact","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6899409_orig.png?crop=854,854,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720525909934","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-sonia"},{"teacherId":8064374,"projectId":9688601,"letterContent":"We are absolutely thrilled and deeply appreciative of your donations to provide snacks for our 3K classroom!\r\n\r\nAs you know, those mid-morning and afternoon snacks are crucial for our youngest learners. They help regulate blood sugar, minimize distractions, and ensure every child has the energy they need to fully engage in circle time, sensory play, and early literacy activities. Your generosity means that no child in our class has to worry about a growling tummy.\r\n\r\nThe children were so excited when the delivery arrived! Thank you for directly impacting their daily well-being and success. You are truly making a difference in their first school experiences.\r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in our students!","fullyFundedDate":1757990543247,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-young-minds/9688601/","projectTitle":"Food for Young Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Elisa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8064374"},{"teacherId":10244792,"projectId":9690249,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making our project possible! The day our new rainbow rug arrived, my students were beyond excited! As soon as I set it up, I swear they were even more excited and energized to learn. It instantly created the warm, inviting gathering space we've been hoping for. It's even become a popular spot during after school cooking club!\r\n\r\nWe now use the rug every single day during morning meeting, read-alouds, language arts and math lessons, partner talks, and mindfulness practice. Having this shared space has helped students stay more focused, feel more connected, and fully participate in our discussions and routines.\r\n\r\nRight now, we are working on collaboration skills during our language arts block, and the rug has made it so much easier for students to turn and talk, share ideas, and listen to one another. As we move into our next unit, this rug will continue to be the center of our classroom community. Thank you again for giving my amazing students a space where they can learn, grow, and feel at home each day. Your generosity has made such a meaningful impact on my 24 amazing students!!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts <3","fullyFundedDate":1757364231119,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-connections-a-rug-for-morning/9690249/","projectTitle":"Colorful Connections: A Rug for Morning Meetings and More","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10244792_orig.jpg?crop=1230,1230,x1183,y493&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757124952228","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10244792"},{"teacherId":3036391,"projectId":9617663,"letterContent":"Thank you for giving my classroom tools that are essential to daily life in the classroom. My students this year love to draw and color. I love being to offer them markers and colored pencils both in the classroom and for use at home. While the magnet squares help me to display key materials around the classroom for students to access and reference. The small notebooks have already been put to great use for students in their phonics groups. The notebooks are used for students to practice writing words that match a phonics skill that was introduced or a new heart word (high frequency word). Again, we thank you for your support and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1761194739341,"projectUrl":"project/learning-essentials/9617663/","projectTitle":"Learning Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3036391_orig.jpg?crop=1532,1532,x1923,y760&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596590282058","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3036391"},{"teacherId":3036391,"projectId":9649199,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and help to ensure that my students have high quality materials to support their sensory needs. My students love being able to go to the calm down corner to access our sensory wall when they are feeling angry, upset, or just need a break too reset. While the yoga ball halves are an excellent addition to our morning sensory diets. They help my students work on developing their core muscles and coordination which are essential for handwriting and school stamina. In addition, we were able to get a new sensory ball for our wall obstacle course. This allows students to get deep pressure into their muscles that helps with regulation through deep point movements. Again, I thank you for your support and kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1757237506721,"projectUrl":"project/sensational-sensory-station/9649199/","projectTitle":"Sensational Sensory Station","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3036391_orig.jpg?crop=1532,1532,x1923,y760&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596590282058","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3036391"},{"teacherId":3036391,"projectId":9278646,"letterContent":"Thank you for ensuring that my students have access to clean drinking water at school. Staying hydrated is essential for learning and life. With so many pipes/sinks in our school being identified as having traces of lead in the water, I feel uncomfortable allowing my students to drink out of any of the water fountains at school. Also, not enough of the students bring water bottles from home each day. That would mean if we did not have water bottles in our classroom students would be drinking sugary beverages all day! 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