{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Rendezvous Upper Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":46.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2455186,"projectId":10459962,"letterContent":"Thank You for Bringing Color, Creativity, and Joy to Our STREAM Classroom!\r\n\r\nWahoo! Thank you so much for helping bring a splash of color, creativity, and excitement into our new STREAM classroom! Your generosity is helping turn a classroom with limited supplies into a place where students can explore, experiment, create, and discover the joy of making something with their own two hands.\r\n\r\nWhen I stepped into my new position as a STREAM teacher, I inherited a classroom with some supplies, but certainly not everything needed for the wonderful projects I had in mind. I had BIG dreams of students painting beautiful pictures, experimenting with colors, creating self-portraits, and expressing themselves through art. Unfortunately, when I imagined all those students painting, I also imagined colorful puddles spreading across tables, paintbrushes dripping onto the floor, and me frantically searching for paper towels!\r\n\r\nThanks to you, I can spend less time worrying about the mess and more time enjoying the magic of creating art with my students!\r\n\r\nThe no-spill paint containers are especially wonderful. Because I teach multiple classes, having materials that are easy to manage, clean, and reuse makes an enormous difference. These containers will allow students to work more independently, giving them the freedom to experiment without quite so many opportunities for disaster. And let's face it, a little mess is part of the fun of art—but an entire container of paint spilled across the table is a different story!\r\n\r\nThe beautiful liquid watercolors, washable ink pads, watercolor sets, and mixed-media paper will open up so many possibilities. I am particularly excited about creating self-portraits with my students. What a wonderful opportunity for them to look closely at themselves, celebrate their individuality, and express their personalities through color and design!\r\n\r\nI also can't wait to introduce students to different techniques, including painting, stamping, color mixing, and experimenting with texture. Some students naturally gravitate toward art, while others are convinced they aren't artistic at all. One of my greatest joys as a teacher is watching a hesitant student discover that creativity isn't about making something perfect. It's about trying something new, taking chances, and finding joy in the process.\r\n\r\nAnd because this is STREAM, art doesn't have to stay separate from science, technology, engineering, and math! We can use color to explore patterns, create designs that demonstrate symmetry, build models, and incorporate artistic thinking into engineering challenges. The possibilities are practically endless!\r\n\r\nThe craft dough will also give students another wonderful hands-on material for designing, building, and experimenting. There is something special about giving children materials they can manipulate, shape, and transform. Their imaginations take over, and suddenly they are inventors, engineers, artists, and problem-solvers all at once.\r\n\r\nAnd then there are the SMELLY STICKERS!\r\n\r\nOh, how I love a good smelly sticker! Sometimes the smallest things bring the biggest smiles. These will be delightful little rewards for effort, kindness, perseverance, and participation. I can already imagine students proudly showing off their chocolate-scented stickers. Who knew a tiny sticker could bring so much happiness?\r\n\r\nWhat makes your donation especially meaningful is that these materials will be used by so many students throughout the school year. Every class that enters our STREAM room will have opportunities to experiment, discover, and create. Your gift will reach far beyond a single project or a single group of children.\r\n\r\nI want my classroom to be a place where students feel safe trying something unfamiliar, where mistakes become opportunities, and where creativity is celebrated. I want them to walk through the door wondering, \"What are we going to make today?\"\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping make that vision a reality.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting a new program, believing in the importance of hands-on learning, and giving my students the materials they need to let their imaginations soar.\r\n\r\nHere's to colorful hands, creative minds, happy accidents, wonderful discoveries, and maybe even a chocolate-scented sticker or two!\r\n\r\nA very happy STREAM teacher and her students","fullyFundedDate":1786459003261,"projectUrl":"project/quill-art-supplies/10459962/","projectTitle":"Quill Art Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Donnelly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2455186_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450196426275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/karadonnelly"},{"teacherId":2455186,"projectId":10326763,"letterContent":"Thank You for Giving Our STREAM Classroom a Much-Needed Lift!\r\n\r\nWahoo! Thank you, thank you, thank you for helping transform our STREAM classroom into a more comfortable, colorful, and welcoming place to learn! Your generosity means so much to me and to the hundreds of students who come through my classroom each week.\r\n\r\nWhen I stepped into my new position as a STREAM teacher, I inherited a classroom filled with an assortment of furniture that had clearly seen better days. Tables and chairs had been pulled from storage, and it seemed that anything left over from other classrooms had found its way into mine. Some chairs were too big, some were too small, and a few were just right. It was a bit like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, except that Goldilocks had to share her classroom with hundreds of students!\r\n\r\nAnd if furniture could limp, some of ours certainly would have!\r\n\r\nBut here's the thing: even though our furniture wasn't ideal, the enthusiasm of our students was incredible! Our new STREAM program is all about curiosity, creativity, experimentation, problem-solving, and learning through hands-on experiences. Students are building, designing, creating art, testing ideas, making mistakes, trying again, and discovering what they are capable of doing. It's exciting, sometimes messy, occasionally noisy, and absolutely wonderful!\r\n\r\nNow, thanks to YOU, our classroom has seating that actually supports all of that wonderful learning!\r\n\r\nThese colorful, versatile stools are so much more than just places to sit. They are lightweight and easy to move, which is especially important in a classroom where students are constantly transitioning between different activities. One day we might be working on an engineering challenge, the next day creating an art project, and the following day conducting a science experiment. Our classroom needs to be as flexible as our imaginations, and these stools help make that possible.\r\n\r\nI especially appreciate how easily the stools stack. With so many different classes using the same room, organization and flexibility are essential. Being able to quickly clear floor space for a large project or rearrange seating for small-group collaboration makes a tremendous difference. And because the stools are easy to clean, we don't have to worry quite so much about the inevitable spills, splashes, and artistic adventures that come with hands-on learning.\r\n\r\nThe cheerful colors are another bonus! I want my classroom to be a place where students walk through the door and immediately feel excited about what they are going to do. A bright, inviting environment sends the message that learning can be joyful, creative, and fun.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite things about teaching STREAM is watching students become completely absorbed in what they are doing. Sometimes they are so focused on solving a problem or finishing a creation that they barely notice the bell. Those are the moments that remind me why this program is so valuable. Comfortable, appropriately sized seating may seem like a small detail, but it helps students concentrate on their projects instead of struggling with furniture that doesn't fit.\r\n\r\nYour gift also sends an important message to our students: Their learning matters. Their comfort matters. And their creativity deserves a space where it can flourish.\r\n\r\nStarting a new program from scratch has been both exciting and challenging. There are so many possibilities and so many things I hope to accomplish with my students. Every donation helps turn those possibilities into reality. Your support has made one important part of that journey easier, and I am incredibly grateful.\r\n\r\nI wish you could see the energy in our classroom when students are collaborating on a project, celebrating a successful design, or laughing together when an experiment doesn't go quite as planned. I wish you could hear the conversations, see the concentration on their faces, and experience the excitement that comes when a student suddenly announces, \"I figured it out!\"\r\n\r\nYou have helped create a classroom where more of those moments can happen.\r\n\r\nThank you for looking beyond the simple request for stools and recognizing the bigger picture. You aren't just helping us replace worn-out furniture. You are helping build a learning environment that encourages curiosity, collaboration, confidence, and creativity.\r\n\r\nAnd as for our old, mismatched chairs? I think they have earned a well-deserved retirement!\r\n\r\nWith a whole lot of gratitude, a little humor, and tremendous appreciation, thank you for supporting our new STREAM program and the amazing students who make it come alive.\r\n\r\nYou have given our classroom—and our students—a wonderful lift!\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt thanks,\r\n\r\nA very grateful STREAM teacher and her students","fullyFundedDate":1785429683398,"projectUrl":"project/stream-stools/10326763/","projectTitle":"Stream Stools!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Donnelly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2455186_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450196426275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/karadonnelly"},{"teacherId":178638,"projectId":10667247,"letterContent":"The moment the boxes arrived at school, students were devouring the books. They were so excited! One student has already half of the Captain Underpants books, and all of the Five Nights at Freddie's books have been read by multiple students. Students are lined up for the Warriors series, and at least three girls are waiting for each other to finish The New Girl. \r\n\r\nOne of the highest indicators of reading achievement is student access to books. As a teacher, I have experienced this first-hand. When I have the most popular books in my classroom, students not only read more, but are excited to read! Just yesterday, I was bargaining with students to allow more reading time at school because they felt like they were not getting enough!\r\n\r\nThank you for helping to provide these resources to our classroom. 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You make a big impact on my classroom! \r\nSincerely,\r\nKara Donnelly","fullyFundedDate":1755702230539,"projectUrl":"project/brain-books/9480510/","projectTitle":"Brain Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Donnelly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2455186_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450196426275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/karadonnelly"},{"teacherId":2455186,"projectId":9480388,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for supporting my project! The students LOVE the books. They beg for additional time for reading. We have great discussions about the books we share. Students are starting to recognize what they need to do when they are dis-regulated, and what is happening in their brains at those times. These books are a great complement to my unit about the brain as well as our Social and Emotional Learning curriculum. I appreciate your continued support! 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