{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 261 Zipporiah Mills","outOfStateSupporters":26.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10669983,"letterContent":"Thank you for your extremely generous donation! My students absolutely adore Alpert and continue to talk about him. Thank you for providing my students with screen-free activities to do at home with the Alpert's Adventures activity books. My students were overjoyed when I gave them out. Thanks to you, they will be able to draw and write about Alpert in different settings. Thank you for helping my students to express themselves creatively. We are so grateful for all your your kindness and your generosity. Donors like you are our heroes!","fullyFundedDate":1790360944943,"projectUrl":"project/first-graders-love-the-character-alpert/10669983/","projectTitle":"First Graders Love the Character, Alpert!","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":10279550,"letterContent":"Thank you for your incredibly generous donation. Thanks to you, my students were able to have an extremely memorable monster day! We wore monster hats, participated in a monster math lesson, made monster paper bag puppets, drew monsters, played monster bingo, took home monster sticker sheets, and received monster finger puppets. My students absolutely had a blast. Thank you for donating the monster puppet kits, the finger puppets, the stickers, and the hats. I think that special days are important bonding experiences. Thank you for helping our day be a success! Donors like you are our heroes!","fullyFundedDate":1778278683783,"projectUrl":"project/marvelous-students-want-to-have-a-monste/10279550/","projectTitle":"Marvelous Students Want to Have a Monster 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":10295115,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your extremely generous donation. Today was the Character Parade. We had the best time marching with our books! We made hats and puppets of fish wearing hats. Thanks to you, my students didn't just create costumes to wear for the parade- they got to keep their very own copy of the book. Thank you for helping to build my students' home libraries. Thank you for strengthening their love of books! You truly made the parade a success! We are so grateful for your support. Donors like you are our heroes!","fullyFundedDate":1779060628145,"projectUrl":"project/we-love-funny-books/10295115/","projectTitle":"We Love Funny 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":10622864,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. I love using the Teachers Pay Teachers to find homework resources. Recently, I purchased a math bundle of kid-friendly math sheets that are easier to navigate than the math workbook we were provided. These are aligned with the curriculum we use. I also bought an editable roll and read template. My students have loved playing this game all week. It is building my students' decoding and fluency skills. I am planning on purchasing a social stories bundle. I will be able to buy a lot more resources thanks to you! We appreciate your support!","fullyFundedDate":1790360939235,"projectUrl":"project/first-graders-need-math-and-literacy-mat/10622864/","projectTitle":"First Graders Need Math and Literacy Materials","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":10607525,"projectId":10599516,"letterContent":"Thanks again for your donations to my counseling room! The new beanbags are used every single day by all of my students to support a safe and comfortable feelings check-in. No more gross bean bags! \r\n\r\nThe importance of paper towels are obvious... but I am very thankful to have dry hands and clean spaces :)\r\n\r\nFinally, each new book to my counseling library is precious and valuable! I have read each new book, including to a student that had just lost his grandmother, and a student that is learning to stand up for others and themselves. \r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1789402750571,"projectUrl":"project/room-refresh/10599516/","projectTitle":"Room Refresh","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kelly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10607525"},{"teacherId":10607525,"projectId":10521256,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your generous donations to my counseling room! They are already making a big difference for my students. The vibrating pillow especially has been a hit, helping several students calm down their bodies and move out of their acute stress into repair :) \r\n\r\nStudents are also loving the kinetic sand - it is used daily by all of my small groups and the students are rejoicing to have a fresh pack to play out their story-lines with! \r\n\r\nAnother star has been our sensory chew necklaces - I've already handed out about half and these are helping keep students focused on lessons in their rooms, and keeping unsafe items out of their mouths!\r\n\r\nThanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1787188086230,"projectUrl":"project/support-my-counseling-students/10521256/","projectTitle":"Support My Counseling Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kelly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10607525"},{"teacherId":119729,"projectId":10346070,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation. We use the dry erase markers daily for math, spelling, and handwriting practice. I use dry erase markers to write daily messages on our whiteboard. We are going to use the picture frames at the very end of the year! We love our special classroom helper puppets and at the end of the year, students pick their favorite puppet and I give them a framed photograph of the puppet. Last year's frames were so beautiful that I ordered more for this year. When the box arrived, I showed the class and they were so excited! Thank you so much for supporting my class! We are very grateful for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1788386851127,"projectUrl":"project/first-graders-need-dry-erase-markers-and/10346070/","projectTitle":"First Graders Need Dry Erase Markers and Pattern Block 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":10327022,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your extremely generous donation. My students have truly fallen in love with birds since we learn about a new bird a week. Today, was our first Audubon New York virtual bird lesson! We learned about how to describe birds using field marks. My students had such a great time! We learned how to talk about the specific colors on birds and where you see them on their body. We played a game where we had to figure out which bird the educator was thinking of based on field marks. One student told me that it was the best lesson that she ever had! We will have lessons about pigeons, migration, and nests. Thank you so much for helping my students to learn about birds!","fullyFundedDate":1787137631366,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-soar-with-virtual-bird-lessons/10327022/","projectTitle":"Help Us Soar With Virtual Bird Lessons","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":10226194,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation! Thanks to you, my students were able to start the year off with crayons including skin color crayons. We use crayons almost every day. We also love the supply pouches that you donated! We store the crayons inside the pouches. We love our new name plates and name plate holders. They help students when they need help remembering how to write numbers and letters. Thank you for supporting our class. These supplies are used daily. We appreciate your generosity! Donors like you are our heroes!","fullyFundedDate":1777904904984,"projectUrl":"project/students-need-supplies/10226194/","projectTitle":"Students Need 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":10356245,"letterContent":"Thank you so much your extremely generous donation! YouCan, the toucan, was introduced yesterday when I spoke to the class about working hard this year in school even when something feels frustrating like writing for example. He reminded them that they are touCANs not TouCAN'Ts. We also read the book about toucans which was a great way to start our bird study which will last all year! My students are also going to love using the dry erase number lines to practice adding and subtracting. Thank you for supporting my students. We are immensely grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1787175506579,"projectUrl":"project/first-graders-need-math-supplies-and-a-n/10356245/","projectTitle":"First Graders Need Math Supplies and a New Puppet!","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":10361517,"letterContent":"Thank you for your very generous donation! Today, my students did the play dough activity and it was the hugest hit! I made a class set of white balls of play dough with small balls of colored play dough inside. We read a poem that said if a color appeared after they squeezed the white ball of dough- it would be a great year. The students squeezed the dough and they were beyond delighted when they saw a color emerge. They were thrilled when I said they could take their baggy of dough home with them. Thank you making this truly special experience possible. Donors like you are our heroes!","fullyFundedDate":1787137688426,"projectUrl":"project/first-graders-need-supplies/10361517/","projectTitle":"First Graders Need 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":3032396,"projectId":10304572,"letterContent":"The 5th grade teachers are preparing for the start of school on Thursday, and it is so amazing to be able to have all of the supplies we need already stocked away and organized! We have received everything, and we will be completely ready to greet the students with all the school supplies they need for the year.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for helping us to ensure a smooth and calm beginning to the school year. It really does make a difference to how the year starts off. We can't wait to meet your amazing kids next week!","fullyFundedDate":1779887892529,"projectUrl":"project/fifth-grade-school-supplies/10304572/","projectTitle":"Fifth Grade School Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lindsey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3032396_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1528486586522","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-sproul"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_593","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":503,"numTeachers":57,"percentFrplEligible":29,"percentAsian":6,"percentBlack":13,"percentWhite":50,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":18,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":10,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"8.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":73.8,"schoolId":593,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about PS 261 Zipporiah Mills on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"PS 261 Zipporiah Mills","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/new-york-city-dept-of-ed/ps-261-philip-livingston/593"}