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This accommodates the diverse learning styles within our classroom.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, each student has their own headphones and is responsibly for their own headphones, promoting autonomy and responsibility.","fullyFundedDate":1757602612257,"projectUrl":"project/working-headphones-please/9344764/","projectTitle":"Working Headphones, Please?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rizzo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4979985_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1517157492027","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-rizzonyc"},{"teacherId":7386435,"projectId":9648706,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding this project. The students got an individual homework bag to carry their homework in a folder and a notebook. The bag help to maintain their homework in one place. The children also got a reading bag to carry books that they like to read in class. After lunch, we always have DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time to read books I assign to them or books they read for enjoyment, superheroes story books or character books, like Pete the Cat or Elephant and Piggie stories. We change our books from our classroom library every 2 weeks. Without your support, children would not be able to be responsible for maintaining their materials at home and in school!!","fullyFundedDate":1757381430417,"projectUrl":"project/bags-bags-bags-to-support-reading-and/9648706/","projectTitle":"Bags, Bags, Bags to Support Reading and Home/School Communication!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jimenez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7386435_orig.jpg?crop=1128,1128,x111,y33&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598312925121","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/susan-lui-jimenez"},{"teacherId":9265709,"projectId":9288141,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting \"Empowering Young Learners with Technology: An iPad for Our Classroom.\" Your generosity is already making a real difference in our class, our students now have access to interactive learning apps, creativity tools like canva, and support features that help them stay engaged, confident, and excited to learn. For many of our kids, this iPad opens doors to new skills and opportunities they wouldn't have otherwise. We are truly grateful for your kindness and belief in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1752893683416,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-young-learners-with-technolog/9288141/","projectTitle":"Empowering Young Learners with Technology: An iPad for Our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alvarado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9265709_orig.jpg?crop=271,271,x253,y179&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1697934161351","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lizzettealvarado"},{"teacherId":9265709,"projectId":9275426,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to our \"Hygiene with Heart\" project. We are incredibly grateful that you chose to support our students. The kids love how wonderful the items smell and often share how these products help them feel clean, confident, and more comfortable around others. Your kindness shows them that they truly matter and that there are people who genuinely care about their well-being and success. Because of you, they feel seen, valued, and supported. Thank you for making such a positive and meaningful impact on their daily lives.","fullyFundedDate":1756517148431,"projectUrl":"project/hygiene-with-heart-hair-care-hygiene/9275426/","projectTitle":"Hygiene with Heart: Hair Care & Hygiene Essentials for Kids","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alvarado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9265709_orig.jpg?crop=271,271,x253,y179&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1697934161351","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lizzettealvarado"},{"teacherId":8732643,"projectId":9761620,"letterContent":"First and foremost this donation was extremely a blessing to my students. Technology is helpful in school as it provides students with visuals in the classroom in which they can engage better and find exciting while learning. As they navigate through lessons they are able to explore instructions in the depth of their abilities. This new product was an addition to our classroom as some of my students are unfortunate and do not have the necessary tools in their household. A few of my students were at wowwww when they see the switch and mini games.","fullyFundedDate":1758899031804,"projectUrl":"project/socializing-through-games/9761620/","projectTitle":"Socializing through Games!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8732643_orig.jpg?crop=360,360,x279,y23&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666320309293","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8732643"},{"teacherId":7386435,"projectId":9869293,"letterContent":"Thank you for developing my students' minds and body with healthy snacks. They love and ask for the apple sauces or the yogurt packs daily. I am glad and very grateful that they rather get these healthy food than cookies and cake. At our last Halloween party, I ask parents to bring in cupcakes, cookies and donuts. One student told her mom that she rather bring a fruit platter than cookies. I was touched by the fact that she wanted to eat healthy foods than junk foods. That makes me proud that what I'm teaching them to have a healthy body and mind is important. Thank you for supporting me in developing great bodies and minds of these Kindergarten children!!","fullyFundedDate":1762267752033,"projectUrl":"project/food-to-develop-healthy-mental-health-an/9869293/","projectTitle":"Food to Develop Healthy Mental Health and Body!!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jimenez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7386435_orig.jpg?crop=1128,1128,x111,y33&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598312925121","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/susan-lui-jimenez"},{"teacherId":7386435,"projectId":9665951,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my students from being hungry in the morning, at lunch and at snack time. When students don't have enough breakfast or lunch, I will provide them with an extra snack. When students didn't bring any snack, then I will provide them with these healthy snacks that you helped to fund. The students love the variety of healthy snacks. Thank you for helping to make our classroom a hungry-free place to be. We appreciate you very much. Your support and generosity are greatly appreciated!!","fullyFundedDate":1760533301128,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-to-keep-from-being-hungry/9665951/","projectTitle":"Snacks To Keep From Being Hungry!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jimenez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7386435_orig.jpg?crop=1128,1128,x111,y33&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598312925121","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/susan-lui-jimenez"},{"teacherId":8732643,"projectId":9678523,"letterContent":"Good Day and thank you for your generous donation. Providing my students with this printer allowed them to see print outs and work in its actual colors and not just in black and white all the time. When students are engaged in the lesson and the printing of their materials they become more ready and willing to participate. They look for their print outs and know where to go when needed for the next lesson. Seeing their instruction in color brings vibrant colors into their world and its also more exciting.","fullyFundedDate":1758898840975,"projectUrl":"project/printers-are-essential/9678523/","projectTitle":"Printers Are Essential!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8732643_orig.jpg?crop=360,360,x279,y23&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666320309293","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8732643"},{"teacherId":8732643,"projectId":9598979,"letterContent":"Good day and thank you for your generous donation. The impact this donation has made for my students has been powerful. Students were able to help themselves to a treat while making sure t tidy up their area with cleaning supplies provided to them by you. As we know students are growing and are given more responsibility. These cleaning supplies helped them to continue to be responsible for their area and surroundings. Thank you so much for helping and adding to our lovely community. Your donation does not go unnoticed.","fullyFundedDate":1758202666351,"projectUrl":"project/germ-free/9598979/","projectTitle":"Germ Free","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8732643_orig.jpg?crop=360,360,x279,y23&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666320309293","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8732643"},{"teacherId":8732643,"projectId":9687247,"letterContent":"I want to first say you have added these books and resources to my class when I had none to begin with. This is my first year teaching Social Studies and my resources were scarce. My students loved every book they received and were very thankful for your donation. \r\n These books are books in which they can relate to and see themselves through them. My students ask numerous times in a day can they can get a book to read and that warms my heart because they are eager to enhance their thinking. I have one student in particular who enjoys having quiet time in the library for one specific book called Black is a Rainbow color.","fullyFundedDate":1758898946884,"projectUrl":"project/social-studies-is-history/9687247/","projectTitle":"Social Studies is HISTORY","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8732643_orig.jpg?crop=360,360,x279,y23&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666320309293","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8732643"},{"teacherId":7386435,"projectId":9458090,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our class with building ELA and Math skills with these Hot Dots materials. The students love working with the Hot Dots because they can work independently to figure out the correct answers. They like it when they see the green color on the pen which shows that they got the answer correctly. They love it more when it says a praise for finding the correct answer. The students love the different variety of topics like reading, alphabet matching, number matching, science sequencing or learning about colors. These fun resources are a great addition to our center activities. Thank you for your support!!","fullyFundedDate":1756225781003,"projectUrl":"project/building-ela-and-math-skills-with-hot-do/9458090/","projectTitle":"Building ELA and Math Skills With Hot Dots!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jimenez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7386435_orig.jpg?crop=1128,1128,x111,y33&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598312925121","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/susan-lui-jimenez"},{"teacherId":7386435,"projectId":9648720,"letterContent":"Thank you for our iPad that the students can read online, watch videos, play financial literacy games on it, and taking online assessments, like iReady and Acadience. This iPad is pink so all the girls want it to use it during center time. It was easy to connect with my other ipad and upload all of the apps from the iPad to this iPad. We don't have enough iPads for 1-to-1 for every student so having an extra one in the class for one of the students who don't have it. 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