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Donors like you are our heroes!","fullyFundedDate":1778271111383,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-more-decodable-books/10278888/","projectTitle":"We Need More Decodable Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10280347,"letterContent":"Thank you for your extremely generous donation! Each fall, I send a letter to each student before school starts. This letter helps kids to feel less anxious about meeting their new teacher. Thanks to you, I will be able to send students a letter. I love birds and I teach my students about birds with a weekly bird of the week. These eagle stamps are the perfect way to get students excited about learning about birds. Thank you for your support. I know that my incoming students will be excited to receive mail!","fullyFundedDate":1778335488921,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-stamps-and-other-supplies/10280347/","projectTitle":"We Need Stamps and Other Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10246940,"letterContent":"Thank you for your extremely generous donation! Our bird party was a huge success today and dissecting the owl pellets was the best part! Here are some quotes from the class: \"It was so disgusting but also so fun\". \"It was cool since I found a really big skull\". \"The bones were cool\". \"This is the best thing I ever did\". Thank you for providing my students with these kits. They loved the bone guides. I know that my students are going to remember doing this for a long time. Thank you for giving my students this enriching opportunity! We appreciate all your support!","fullyFundedDate":1777904583270,"projectUrl":"project/bird-nerds-need-owl-pellets/10246940/","projectTitle":"Bird Nerds Need Owl Pellets!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10051335,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! My students have been looking forward to our bird day celebration! We loved coloring the wooden birds! We turned them into magnets! My students were thrilled with our day! We made bird art, made owl puppets, dissected owl pellets, and played bird bingo. My students were so excited about the bird finger puppets and stickers that you donated. Thank you for donating the pigeon hat that I wore today. It made the day festive! Thank you for helping us celebrate our love of birds! We appreciate all your support! Donors like you are our heroes!","fullyFundedDate":1776086460648,"projectUrl":"project/bird-nerds-want-to-have-a-bird-party/10051335/","projectTitle":"Bird Nerds Want to Have a Bird Party!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":9713834,"letterContent":"My students absolutely loved the book, Owl at Home when I read it chapter by chapter last month. I knew I wanted each of my students to receive their very own copy! Thanks to you, I was able to give each student their very own copy. They were so thrilled! I know that they are going to laugh at home when their parents read it to them. Thank you for helping to build my students' home libraries. Thank you for strengthening my students love of literature! We appreciate your generosity immensely! Thanks again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1777892672698,"projectUrl":"project/first-graders-love-the-book-owl-at-home/9713834/","projectTitle":"First Graders Love the Book, Owl at Home!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10280604,"letterContent":"Thank you for your extremely generous donation! Thanks to you, my students are going to have their very own set of bird bookmarks! I know that they are going to absolutely love them! The Pokemon guides are going to be huge hits at the Pokemon center we have. I am happy that I will have a full set of scissors that are the same color. This will minimize time lost over deciding which scissor color to choose. The green is also my favorite shade of green. Thank you for supporting my students! We appreciate your generosity immensely!","fullyFundedDate":1778339681904,"projectUrl":"project/bookmarks-pokmon-and-scissors-oh-my/10280604/","projectTitle":"Bookmarks, Pokémon, and Scissors- Oh My!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10270874,"letterContent":"Thank you for your extremely generous donation! My students are absolutely going to adore dissecting these owl pellets! The ones that I originally were way too small and those can be useful to practice using the tools needed for dissection. The pellets that you donated are going to be perfect! We have learned about birds all year long and we will dissect pellets during our culminating end of the year bird party! Thank you so much for donating what is going to be the highlight of the entire day! We appreciate your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1778118188460,"projectUrl":"project/bird-nerds-need-more-owl-pellets/10270874/","projectTitle":"Bird Nerds Need More Owl Pellets!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10279418,"letterContent":"Thank you for your extremely generous donation! My students use flair pens daily. These supplies will really come in handy in the beginning of the school year. It is a relief to know that I can start using these essential supplies on the first day of school. We will use them to draw, write and to practice handwriting. We will use them to solve math problems and to play math games. We will also use them during phonics lessons. Thank you for helping my students to become stronger readers, writers, and mathematicians! We appreciate your support!","fullyFundedDate":1778271146460,"projectUrl":"project/stupendous-students-need-more-pens/10279418/","projectTitle":"StuPENdous Students Need More Pens!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10191902,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your extremely generous donation! I am going to be putting together some math games for my students to play at home and I am going to be sending these dice home as well for my students to keep. These games will allow my students to practice their math skills over the summer! They will also provide my students with screen free activities. Thank you for supporting my students! We appreciate your generosity! Thank you for helping my students strengthen their mathematical skills! Donors like you are our heroes!","fullyFundedDate":1776142959390,"projectUrl":"project/first-graders-need-dice/10191902/","projectTitle":"First Graders Need Dice!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10266713,"letterContent":"Thank you for your extremely generous donation! My students use flair pens and dry erase markers usually daily. These supplies will really come in handy in the beginning of the school year. It is a relief to know that I can start using these essential supplies on the first day of school. We will use them to draw, write and to practice handwriting. We will use them to solve math problems and to play math games. We will also use them during phonics lessons. Thank you for helping my students to become stronger readers, writers, and mathematicians! We appreciate your support!","fullyFundedDate":1778097954099,"projectUrl":"project/stupedous-students-need-pens-and-markers/10266713/","projectTitle":"Stupedous Students Need Pens and Markers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10125964,"letterContent":"Thank you for your extremely generous donation! These books are absolutely fantastic! They cover more advanced phonics long vowel sounds. The illustrations are engaging. The books are short, so students aren't overwhelmed with lengthy passages. These are perfect for many of my students! Thank you for helping my students to become stronger readers! I know that my students are going to adore these books. We appreciate your generosity. It means so much to me that you supported my students. Donors like you are our heroes!","fullyFundedDate":1777927527133,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-more-advanced-decodable-books/10125964/","projectTitle":"We Need More Advanced Decodable Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melissa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119729_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688956535285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissafarran"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10084394,"letterContent":"Thank you for your extremely generous donation. We loved using the fabric markers that you donated to decorate the handkerchiefs with things that we were grateful for. We used them today at Carnegie Hall during a song about gratitude. It was so incredible watching my entire class dance while twirling the handkerchiefs in the air. I loved twirling mine as well! Thank you for enhancing our Carnegie Hall trip! Thank you for also donating tote bags! We will decorate them during the last week of school and we will all sign our names on everyone's bags! Thank you for your generosity! We appreciate all of your help! 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