{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Rhoades Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":25.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4204045,"projectId":10515680,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my school project Learning through play! We were able to get right into action with new materials when the packages arrived. The students love opening the boxes with me, or even when I open them to see what is new the next day. Once I was able to set out new sensory stations with Pluffle, new timers for knowing when our learning time is done, new wooden puzzles, and many new sensory toys. \r\nI was able to get the puzzles into students hands quickly, and help organize our room where students go to for calm down breaks. \r\n\r\nThese extra items like the busy book was used today while trying to teach the days of the week and months of the year by moving the pieces to the day and month. We were able to take the animals off of the board and match and talk about each animal name on the busy book. The calm down wands are used to help get students who are stuck with an emotion or big feelings to hold on to it to try to talk a walk to release our feelings. \r\n\r\nThank you for giving my students chances of feeling success and happiness.","fullyFundedDate":1789572112044,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-play/10515680/","projectTitle":"Learning Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rauch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4204045_orig.jpg?crop=1057,1057,x2102,y438&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594772366447","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4204045"},{"teacherId":4204045,"projectId":10467871,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my classroom project. The students love to play with the classroom puppets. We recently read the \"Three Little Pigs\". We were able to practice rereading and get our fluency down while practicing for the play. The students were able to hold onto the Puppets for each character of the Three Little Pigs. This made our learning become more interactive as well as entertaining for our students. \r\nWe have several more plays that we can continue to read and use puppets for. We will be able to read Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and the Little Red Riding Hood and use our puppets for all of the characters. I hope to have the students use the extra puppets for coming up with their own plays of other books and characters as well. \r\n\r\nThe students were so excited for our new learning materials and they immediately wanted to touch them all. They also like to use the puppets when playing imaginative play like cashier or when they act like they are other people.","fullyFundedDate":1788988365641,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-and-puppets/10467871/","projectTitle":"Literacy and Puppets!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rauch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4204045_orig.jpg?crop=1057,1057,x2102,y438&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594772366447","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4204045"},{"teacherId":712433,"projectId":10554374,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of hands-on games for our students! Your kindness has brought so much excitement, joy, and learning into our classroom.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw all of the new games, they were absolutely elated! They could hardly contain their excitement and immediately wanted to start playing with every single one. Their enthusiasm has continued each day, and they look forward to exploring and playing with the games again and again.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite moments was watching a student discover the insects in one of the games. They became so excited about finding the insects that they simply couldn't stop talking about them! Seeing that kind of joy, curiosity, and enthusiasm for learning is what makes these experiences so special.\r\n\r\nAs we go throughout the year we will continue to use all our of materials. Thank you for investing in the education.","fullyFundedDate":1789572115645,"projectUrl":"project/developing-fine-motor-skills-through-fun/10554374/","projectTitle":"Developing Fine Motor Skills Through Fun and Engaging Activities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Warman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp712433_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1487000329834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/712433"},{"teacherId":9624652,"projectId":10247145,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my transition from kindergarten to 6th grade! This shift has come with some challenges but thanks to your donations I have been able to handle these challenges with new resources. \r\n\r\nThe students have enjoyed this new seats, prizes and more thanks to your generosity! Please continue to donate to teachers in need as all children deserve to have a world class education! \r\n\r\nLastly, my next steps are going to be creating more safe spaces for all students. Through your support we can build and better tomorrow for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1778128717084,"projectUrl":"project/big-move-from-kindergarten-to-6th-grade/10247145/","projectTitle":"Big Move From Kindergarten to 6th Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kincaid","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624652_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y555&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722786689401","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624652"},{"teacherId":8533229,"projectId":10410056,"letterContent":"Thank you for all your support in providing my students with decodables. The students have been able to use them everyday and I have already noticed growth in their reading. My students were so excited to hear that they had books that focused on one skill instead of a book \"on their level\" with a lot of tricky words.\r\n\r\nThe students have also fallen in love with their wands, and use them to help track their reading. This is an important skill which helps student pair spoken words to the letters represented on the page. Overall, my students and I are incredibly grateful for your support. I cannot wait to see how far these decodables take my kiddos in their reading!","fullyFundedDate":1787172451019,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-decoding/10410056/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Decoding","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8533229_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y178&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786561000549","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8533229"},{"teacherId":10559292,"projectId":10426806,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping refresh our art room! The new bins have given every class a safe home for their artwork, which means less stress about projects getting misplaced or mixed up and more space around my desk to work, help, and create alongside my students. One of my favorite surprises has been how much they love the bins too! They are always reading the class names and excitedly saying, \"Miss Hill, you have Mrs./Mr.__'s class! My brother/sister is in there!\" They also enjoy seeing what other grades are creating, complimenting their work, and sometimes even getting inspired to try something they saw.\r\n\r\nThe laminating sheets have been just as helpful, keeping my anchor charts, examples, and resources protected through our very busy—and sometimes messy—creative process. Instead of constantly remaking materials, I can use them again and again with each class. Thank you for making our art room less stressful, more organized, and an even better space for my students and me to create together. Your support is making a difference every day!","fullyFundedDate":1787168882005,"projectUrl":"project/art-class-refresh/10426806/","projectTitle":"Art Class Refresh","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10559292_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785464386178","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10559292"},{"teacherId":5500105,"projectId":10461998,"letterContent":"Decodable books are essential for a student's reading development. They are strategically written to build a child's reading fluency and confidence. Students who are learning to read need exposure to decodable texts that practice specific phonics skills. These books are exactly that! \r\n\r\nI have many students who are reading these books that feel so much more confident with reading now because of how these books are designed.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for providing the resources our classroom needs to build strong readers!","fullyFundedDate":1787196295656,"projectUrl":"project/the-magic-of-reading-starts-here/10461998/","projectTitle":"The Magic of Reading Starts Here","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ramljak","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5500105_orig.jpg?crop=4000,4000,x900,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1599996533079","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/k-ramljak"},{"teacherId":6275748,"projectId":6665798,"letterContent":"These resources have helped my classroom tremendously! I was able to get flexible seating bouncing balls, clipboards, and a mailbox. The bouncing balls have been used for students as both a reward and for students who need the extra movement while sitting. The clipboards have allowed students to take their work around the classroom with them. This helps during small group, intervention stations, and just bringing their work down to the carpet. The mailboxes have helped organize papers daily! Students are learning real life skills of checking their mailbox each day! Thank you for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1660081471961,"projectUrl":"project/a-little-something-for-everyone/6665798/","projectTitle":"A Little Something for Everyone","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bova","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6275748_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1550675761848","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6275748"},{"teacherId":312155,"projectId":9965586,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support! \r\n\r\nThis tremendous amount of 3D filament definitely makes an immediate impact in our classroom both this year and beyond.\r\n\r\nStudents have designed their own key chain tags and name plates using an online CAD software. Students have learned how to build a design from scratch and then we will print them using some of the new filament that you have provided.\r\n\r\nThanks again for investing in my students and meeting this need. I can't wait to see what all the students are able to design and create over the next year and beyond!","fullyFundedDate":1771342431825,"projectUrl":"project/3d-filament/9965586/","projectTitle":"3D Filament","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Shirar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shirar"},{"teacherId":312155,"projectId":9926545,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support! Activities like these would never be a reality for my students without your generous contribution.\r\n\r\nMy students were thrilled to see all of these new Ozobots for computer science. They have never had the opportunity to work with robots like this before. \r\n\r\nThey loved the ability to code these robots \"right out of the box\" by drawing lines for the robot to follow. It truly has provided a unique combination of coding and art that will help students learn for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1771342432286,"projectUrl":"project/coding-with-ozobot/9926545/","projectTitle":"Coding With Ozobot","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Shirar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shirar"},{"teacherId":8011979,"projectId":9301594,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to the alto xylophone that was purchased for our classroom. The students have been so creative with the use of this instrument. It has greatly enhanced many of the curriculum pieces that were already used and made them even more effective and memorable. We are even able to use the alto xylophone in an upcoming first grade program. \r\n\r\nOrff instruments, especially xylophones are an essential part of our music classroom and having a nice one like the one that you contributed to is awesome! The students and I sincerely thank you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1747613871939,"projectUrl":"project/lets-orff/9301594/","projectTitle":"Let's Orff","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grider","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8011979_orig.jpg?crop=376,376,x743,y651&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722990695969","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8011979"},{"teacherId":312155,"projectId":9926546,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support! Activities like these would never be a reality for my students without your generous contribution.\r\n\r\nMy older learners gained so much valuable coding experience with the Sphero RVR robots. They were able to create projects and program robots in ways that would have never been possible before.\r\n\r\nThese robots really challenged students to think creatively as they are very advanced compared to some of the robots that we have used in the past. This allowed students to solve problems with their peers as they coded cool and exciting projects.\r\n\r\nThanks again for investing in my students and meeting this need.","fullyFundedDate":1764677873500,"projectUrl":"project/coding-with-sphero-rvr/9926546/","projectTitle":"Coding with Sphero RVR.","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Shirar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shirar"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_18976","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":611,"numTeachers":46,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":34,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":38,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":5,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"13.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":74.2,"schoolId":18976,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Rhoades Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Rhoades Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/indiana/msd-of-wayne-township/rhoades-elementary-school/18976"}