{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet","outOfStateSupporters":26.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2421160,"projectId":9885572,"letterContent":"Dear Donors,\r\n\r\nOn behalf of our students, thank you so much for supporting our \"Paleontologists Dinosaur Detectives\" project. Your generosity made it possible for our class to explore paleontology hands‑on, and the excitement has been absolutely contagious.\r\nWith the new materials we received, students examined real fossil replicas, used magnifying lenses to inspect textures, and created detailed clay dinosaur models that helped them understand anatomy and adaptation. Watching them carefully shape bones and record observations reminded me why inquiry‑based learning matters: students asked deeper questions, worked together respectfully, and practiced scientific thinking every step of the way.\r\nHere are a few highlights your gift made possible:\r\nStudents recreated skeletons and labeled key features on their clay models.\r\nSmall group investigations built collaboration, communication, and vocabulary in science.\r\nSeveral students who often avoid science activities were deeply engaged and proud to share their findings.\r\nYour support not only funded materials but also sent a clear message to our class: their learning matters to the wider community. That encouragement has already boosted confidence and curiosity in ways that will ripple through the rest of the year.\r\nWe'll be sending photos of our clay dinosaurs and student reflections soon — the students are eager to show you, their work. \r\nThank you again for partnering with us and for investing in our young scientists.\r\nWarmly,\r\nMs. Cruz\r\nPS 9- Brooklyn\r\n Paleontologists Dinosaur Detectives — Project #9885572","fullyFundedDate":1763587499248,"projectUrl":"project/paleontologists-dinosaur-detectives/9885572/","projectTitle":"Paleontologists Dinosaur Detectives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cruz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2421160_orig.jpg?crop=990,990,x43,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1604542504831","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2421160"},{"teacherId":2330588,"projectId":9953709,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom. We were able to experience learning in new sensory ways. It's important for our students to have access to materials that can enhance their learning.\r\n\r\nWe thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity. Having supporters like you helps our class thrive. It's all about community and how community shapes experiences for its youngest learners. Kids will get to explore learning in various ways beyond the pencil and paper. They get to express themselves.","fullyFundedDate":1765476015105,"projectUrl":"project/experiential-sensory-fun/9953709/","projectTitle":"Experiential Sensory Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Levy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2330588_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476477897941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-d-levy"},{"teacherId":9622989,"projectId":9665300,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom health and wellness project. Because of you, my students now have access to hand sanitizer, cleaning wipes, and healthy snacks that make a real difference in our daily school experience. From the moment the supplies arrived, students were excited to help unpack and organize them, proudly talking about how we can keep our classroom clean and safe together. These materials have already helped us build strong routines around hygiene, responsibility, and caring for our shared space.\r\n\r\nThe healthy snacks have been especially impactful. Many of my students come to school needing that extra boost to stay focused and energized throughout the day. Having school-safe, nutritious snacks available means students can refuel quickly and stay engaged during lessons without worrying about hunger. I've noticed students are more focused during independent work time and more eager to participate in discussions after a quick snack break. These small moments make a big difference in helping them do their best learning.\r\n\r\nWith these resources in place, we are starting the year strong. My students are learning that taking care of their bodies helps their brains grow, and that our classroom is a community where we look out for one another. Because of your kindness, we can spend more time learning and less time worrying about germs or distractions. Thank you for giving my students the care, comfort, and support they deserve.","fullyFundedDate":1758202829485,"projectUrl":"project/a-fresh-start-hygiene-and-snacks-for-ou/9665300/","projectTitle":"A Fresh Start: Hygiene and Snacks For Our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Joycelyn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9622989_orig.jpg?crop=4000,4000,x0,y200&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770596442937","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-joycelyn"},{"teacherId":2330588,"projectId":8984375,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom. My students were able to practice independent skills with the materials you provided. We are so grateful. Having access to sports equipment and materials exposes students to physical skills and literacy and math activities.\r\n\r\nWe hope to continue to grow our skills this year. Your support means the most to us! Thank you again for all your support! We look forward to making this a really great year for our learners. We are excited to see what our students can achieve.","fullyFundedDate":1740187827521,"projectUrl":"project/students-with-disabilities-fall-in-love/8984375/","projectTitle":"Students With Disabilities Fall in Love With Sports Through Accessibility","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Levy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2330588_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476477897941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-d-levy"},{"teacherId":9622989,"projectId":9522439,"letterContent":"I want to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support of our classroom project. Because of you, my students will have the chance to engage in hands-on, creative storytelling that will inspire them to explore their imagination and express themselves in meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nThanks to your donation, we'll be able to introduce diverse perspectives and empathy through books like The Name Jar, Where Are You From?, and Kindness is My Superpower, while also helping students develop essential skills such as problem-solving, collaboration, and creative thinking with activities like magnetic building tiles and galaxy putty.\r\n\r\nThe art supplies you've made possible will allow students to bring their stories to life visually, while the charging station and rolling storage cart will keep everything organized, ensuring our classroom runs smoothly as we dive into both traditional and digital storytelling.\r\n\r\nYour support will help transform our classroom into a vibrant storytelling hub where students can confidently share their voices, build communication skills, and foster a lifelong love of creativity. Thank you for helping make this possible—your generosity truly makes a difference in their lives.","fullyFundedDate":1755722965046,"projectUrl":"project/imagine-create-tell-storytelling-in-a/9522439/","projectTitle":"Imagine, Create, Tell: Storytelling in Action","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Joycelyn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9622989_orig.jpg?crop=4000,4000,x0,y200&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770596442937","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-joycelyn"},{"teacherId":2810800,"projectId":9488106,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our multilingual learners. Your generosity brought high-interest, culturally responsive books into our classroom, and the impact on students' confidence and language growth is already remarkable.\r\n\r\nWhat These Books Are Teaching\r\n\r\nThe new texts introduce essential skills for ENL students who are learning English while navigating grade-level content. With these books, students are learning to:\r\n\r\n\t•\tBuild academic vocabulary in science and social studies\r\n\r\n\t•\tUnderstand key concepts such as tools, needs, and wants\r\n\r\n\t•\tUse nonfiction text features labels, diagrams, timelines, and captions to support comprehension\r\n\r\n\t•\tDevelop emotional vocabulary through stories about feelings and community\r\n\r\n\t•\tMake cultural connections through folktales and identity texts\r\n\r\nThese titles offer rich visuals and clear language, giving my students the scaffolding they need to participate fully.\r\n\r\nWhat Learning Looks Like in Our Classroom\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom is hands on, interactive, and joyful. Students use the books you provided as models for their own learning projects. \r\n\r\nFor example:\r\n\r\n\t•\tAfter exploring timelines in texts like Ella's Time Line, students created personal timelines to share important events in their lives.\r\n\r\n\t•\tUsing identity texts such as Alma and How She Got Her Name, students made All About Me posters to celebrate their names, cultures, and family stories.\r\n\r\n\t•\tAs we studied tools and community helpers, students examined illustrations, labeled tools, and explained how they meet people's needs.\r\n\r\n\t•\tDuring read-alouds, students point to pictures, use sentence frames, act out vocabulary, and share connections to their own experiences.\r\n\r\nThese activities help multilingual learners build language in meaningful, personal ways.\r\n\r\nWho These Books Are Reaching\r\n\r\nStudents across all language levels are engaging more deeply because the books feel accessible and exciting. Newcomers are using pictures and repetitive language structures to understand stories, while more advanced learners are using the texts to compare cultures, describe their lives, and practice academic speaking and writing.\r\n\r\nThe variety of genres informational texts, folktales, SEL books, and identity stories gives every child an entry point.\r\n\r\nWhy Your Support Matters\r\n\r\nYour donation did far more than place books on a shelf. You helped create a learning environment where multilingual learners feel seen, capable, and proud of who they are. These texts allow students to grow academically while also sharing their voices, cultures, and personal histories.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and supporting their language journey. Your generosity is making a real difference every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1758899114194,"projectUrl":"project/books-to-bloom-empowering-enl-students/9488106/","projectTitle":"Books to Bloom: Empowering ENL Students Through Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reyes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2810800_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565896852533","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2810800"},{"teacherId":5902576,"projectId":9582092,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for the ink and organizational supplies that your donation helped to fulfill Many of my elementary students are visual learners. As the Grow Lab teacher I see over 650 students. We plant over 40 different crops and over 200 plants. Visualizing what the plants and fruits will look like is difficult for many urban children.\r\nI color printed and laminated 35 adult plants so that my students can see what our ultimate goal is for our hydroponic garden.\r\n\r\nWe are also an International Baccalaureate (IB) school. We try to give visual prompts on what IB learning looks like and how it works. Having colorful posters throughout the classroom helps the students understand about different learning styles and thought processes. Everything is more appealing when it is clear and colorful!\r\n\r\nLastly organization is key. With your donation I am able to store all our new supplies in a clear and organized manner.\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1755722694089,"projectUrl":"project/its-all-in-the-details/9582092/","projectTitle":"It's All In The Details","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Babbit","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5902576_orig.jpg?crop=458,458,x0,y69&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1603058155434","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsbabbitsclass"},{"teacherId":123543,"projectId":9406165,"letterContent":"Simple words cannot reflect the excitement and happiness filling our classroom because of your generosity. Even our pet snails are happy!\r\n\r\nThe kiddos love watching their class pets in the new snail \"house\". The habitat allows the snails to move comfortably with ample space for all. It also allows the children to discover and observe all aspects of snail life. We can even feed them through the mesh door!\r\n\r\nPainting has taken on a brand new life at the easel. With the smocks on, we can mix colors, explore designs and create masterpieces. All while keeping sleeves and clothing paint free.\r\n\r\nThank you for breathing extra life into our classroom. The children are eternally enriched, and I am eternally grateful","fullyFundedDate":1757435248642,"projectUrl":"project/please-give-pre-k-supplies-for-a-world-o/9406165/","projectTitle":"Please Give Pre-K Supplies for A World Of Wonder","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Field","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/123543"},{"teacherId":123543,"projectId":9496620,"letterContent":"It has been so wonderful having the supplies on hand. The kiddos are getting great at using glue sticks correctly and carefully. They are making amazing artful creations.\r\n\r\nThere are enough glue sticks for all of them to use, and not have to wait until another child finishes using our shared glue sticks.\r\n\r\nHaving the cleaning supplies is also a dream come true. We have gloves to help clean up spills, runny noses and messy food faces! We have table wipes to sanitize and keep our tables and other surfaces germ free.\r\n\r\nThank you for making the beginning of our school year (and beyond!) such a joy.","fullyFundedDate":1754379413569,"projectUrl":"project/please-give-pre-k-a-healthy-happy-start/9496620/","projectTitle":"Please Give Pre-K A Healthy, Happy Start","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Field","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/123543"},{"teacherId":9622989,"projectId":9135665,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom library! My students were so excited to dive into the new biography collections and learn about inspiring leaders, trailblazers, and changemakers throughout history. The Who Was? series, along with the leveled Scholastic readers, gave my students engaging and accessible entry points into nonfiction reading. The box sets on women's history and strong Black women especially sparked meaningful conversations in our classroom about courage, perseverance, and representation.\r\n\r\nWhen the books first arrived, students eagerly browsed through the titles, pointing out familiar figures and discovering new names they had never heard before. Many were drawn to Wonder Women and 100 Women Who Made History, while others immediately picked up biographies of Susan B. Anthony and Ida B. Wells. These resources have already been incorporated into our reading groups and social studies lessons, helping students connect literacy skills with real-world history in an authentic way.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, my students now have access to diverse role models who show them that they, too, can make an impact on the world. These books will continue to inspire curiosity, empathy, and confidence while strengthening both reading comprehension and critical thinking. Thank you for giving my students the chance to see themselves reflected in history and to dream big about their own futures.","fullyFundedDate":1741652312499,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-womens-voices-books-for-yo/9135665/","projectTitle":"Celebrating Women’s Voices: Books for Young Changemakers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Joycelyn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9622989_orig.jpg?crop=4000,4000,x0,y200&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770596442937","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-joycelyn"},{"teacherId":9622989,"projectId":9083982,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom! The new book bins have already transformed the way we organize our classroom library. Students love being able to easily find, store, and return their books, and the colorful bins bring such a cheerful, organized look to our space. Having labels on each bin has also made students feel more ownership over our library and helped them become more independent in choosing \"just right\" books.\r\n\r\nThe phonics and reading games, including the Roll & Read set and the CVC word activities, will be an incredible resource as we continue to build strong foundational reading skills. My students are always most engaged when learning feels like play, and these games give them the perfect balance of fun and practice. The magnetic ten-frames have also been a great addition to our math centers, helping students visualize numbers, strengthen their understanding of place value, and build fluency with addition and subtraction.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, my students will return in the fall to a classroom filled with new opportunities for learning, growth, and joy. These materials will allow me to provide more hands-on, differentiated instruction while also encouraging students to collaborate, problem-solve, and develop a lifelong love of reading and math.","fullyFundedDate":1739924903290,"projectUrl":"project/building-bright-readers-mathematicians/9083982/","projectTitle":"Building Bright Readers & Mathematicians with Hands-On Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Joycelyn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9622989_orig.jpg?crop=4000,4000,x0,y200&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770596442937","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-joycelyn"},{"teacherId":9622989,"projectId":9241543,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom with these essential supplies! While my students and I are currently on summer break, I am already looking forward to starting the school year with a clean, healthy, and welcoming environment thanks to your generosity. The Lysol spray, Clorox compostable wipes, and Purell hand sanitizer will help keep our classroom safe and sanitized each day. Having these items on hand provides peace of mind for both myself and families, knowing that we can focus more on learning and less on germs.\r\n\r\nThe monitor wipes will also be a huge help in keeping our shared classroom technology clean and ready for students to use. In a classroom where laptops and tablets are used regularly, this makes such a difference in ensuring our resources stay in good condition for all learners.\r\n\r\nThanks to your kindness, when my students return in the fall, they will walk into a classroom that is fresh, cared for, and ready to learn. 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