{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Rhoades Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":25.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"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"},{"teacherId":312155,"projectId":9929910,"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 youngest learners were absolutely thrilled to see all of these blue bots for computer science. It made an immediate impact in our classroom. This number of robots allowed students the opportunity to code their blue bot independently and with a partner.\r\n\r\nThey learned so much about algorithms and sequencing during this time. It will help set a firm foundation for their future learning!","fullyFundedDate":1764677873733,"projectUrl":"project/coding-with-blue-bots/9929910/","projectTitle":"Coding with Blue-Bots.","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":9712848,"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 hands-on Lego coding kits. They have never had the opportunity to build and code using anything like this. They have worked so hard this year and have created and coded some really awesome projects. \r\n\r\nThey loved the actual building part just as much as having the opportunity to program their creation once it was finished. It truly has provided a unique combination of coding and engineering that will help students learn for years to come.\r\n\r\nThanks again for investing in my students and meeting this need.","fullyFundedDate":1764677872924,"projectUrl":"project/designing-building-and-coding-robots/9712848/","projectTitle":"Designing, Building and Coding Robots!","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":9502688,"letterContent":"My youngest learners love to create with our new marble run sets in our computer science class. The more they get to design and build, the better they become at problem solving and critical thinking.\r\n\r\nThey get to test the marble runs as they build and this is awesome because they get immediate feedback. If the marble doesn't come to rest in the spot they thought it would, then they try to find the problem and work to fix it. This is essentially the same as debugging in computer programming, which helps to set them up for coding success later this year and in upper grade levels. \r\n\r\nThanks so much for supporting the leaders of tomorrow!","fullyFundedDate":1757505216338,"projectUrl":"project/marble-runs-more-learning-fun/9502688/","projectTitle":"Marble Runs, More Learning & Fun","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":9502618,"letterContent":"My youngest learners love to create with our new marble run sets in our computer science class. The more they get to design and build, the better they become at problem solving and critical thinking.\r\n\r\nThey get to test the marble runs as they build and this is awesome because they get immediate feedback. If the marble doesn't come to rest in the spot they thought it would, then they try to find the problem and work to fix it. This is essentially the same as debugging in computer programming, which helps to set them up for coding success later this year and in upper grade levels. \r\n\r\nThanks so much for supporting the leaders of tomorrow!","fullyFundedDate":1757504648287,"projectUrl":"project/marble-run-learning-and-fun/9502618/","projectTitle":"Marble Run, Learning and Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Shirar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shirar"},{"teacherId":4204045,"projectId":9501245,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donation towards our project. With your generosity, we were able to purchase play dough mats, building blocks, and light up blocks. The students have been having fun using their hands on approach to learning. \r\n\r\nUsing the playdough mats has helped raise our engagement while we are working on building our hand muscles for writing, while also raising our awareness of our letters and sounds. The building blocks have been a great addition of making words big by thinking about our vowels and consonant placement in words. \r\n\r\nThank you for taking the time to donate to our project where we can grow our minds and be engaged as well!","fullyFundedDate":1757423248775,"projectUrl":"project/building-blocks-of-fun/9501245/","projectTitle":"Building Blocks of Fun","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":10079031,"projectId":9462295,"letterContent":"Thank you for the help in getting my students organized for the year! They absolutely love the simplicity of being able to have everything they need at their fingertips. With their chair pockets they are able to keep everything they will ever need right at their desk. This not only makes it easier for them, but it has saved so much time!\r\n\r\nThey students were thrilled to have pencil holders and marker bins. The pencil holders have kept so many of them from losing their pencils. The marker buckets have becomea place to store all types of coloring supplies aside from normal crayons. This is their new favorite thing to use during our Friday Free-Time!\r\n\r\nWith just the handful of items we got, not only has my year been easier, but so has the kids year! They are learning valuable organization tools and enjoying every step of it!","fullyFundedDate":1755727652739,"projectUrl":"project/1st-grade-gets-organized/9462295/","projectTitle":"1st Grade Gets Organized!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10079031_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y186&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752510946876","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10079031"},{"teacherId":8011979,"projectId":9546552,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our classroom. The ability to use high quality drumsticks when playing our bucket drums has been outstanding. The students in our school love to use the bucket drums to play along with the music. We have been able to much more accurately demonstrate our knowledge of the concepts of steady beat and rhythm with the use of the bucket drums and drumsticks. \r\n\r\nThe student musicians and I appreciate your generosity and willingness to support our worthy cause and will use these drumsticks for many years to come. Again, we thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1755734585606,"projectUrl":"project/keep-on-drumming/9546552/","projectTitle":"Keep on Drumming","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":9060281,"letterContent":"These headphones have gotten plenty of use in our computer science classroom already. We have used these headphones for a variety of computer science activities and lessons. \r\n\r\nThere are many students that need to access read-aloud features for various coding websites. This has allowed those students to hear the text being read to them, without disturbing their neighbor. These students have been able to understand the lesson so much better! \r\n\r\nAlso, there are audio features on other websites and coding platforms that we have now been able to utilize. These headphones have met a great need in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1747011438010,"projectUrl":"project/can-you-hear-me-now/9060281/","projectTitle":"Can You Hear Me Now?","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Shirar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shirar"},{"teacherId":10079177,"projectId":9462565,"letterContent":"We have used all of the items that were bought for our classroom! My students have loved the cushions, the new writing and cutting materials, and the elastic bands for their chairs. In our classroom we have used the cushions in many different instances, my students love to use them to do their iPad work during centers on the carpet and we have used them for fun seating for rewards in class! The pencils and scissors are always a necessity and they are used everyday, especially for crafts! The elastic bands for the chairs are used for a few of the students in my class but they are very effective and the students have really enjoyed having them to keep their focus during learning. We are starting to use the short vowel books during centers and my students really like the colorful pictures and the fun readings they get to do. It is definitely something they look forward to during centers!\r\n\r\nWhen I introduced the new materials to my students they were very excited and wanted to use all of it that day. We used the cushions the first day and the students were very exited and loved having a new item that was comfy and we could use daily during centers. Right now we have so many fun things to do with all of the items we received. In the future, I will be continuing to create a comfortable and fun learning environment that includes every single student. I will continue to find items and materials that help every student grow and reach their goals.","fullyFundedDate":1756320194173,"projectUrl":"project/getting-comfy-and-cozy-in-the-classroom/9462565/","projectTitle":"Getting Comfy and Cozy in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Poole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10079177"},{"teacherId":5500105,"projectId":9460357,"letterContent":"Wow, I cannot thank you enough for the seat sacks and flexible seating! We opened the packages together and were amazed at your support! \r\n\r\nThe seat sacks have been a GAME CHANGER in transitions! No more walking around the room to get materials, it's all in one spot for students! \r\n\r\nThe flexible seating chairs at our small table are both cute and comfortable! Students have been enjoying using them to sit at our short table! \r\n\r\nYour generosity goes far and wide! Thank you for always supporting our classroom and our first grade students!","fullyFundedDate":1755740053962,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-organized-for-first-grade-lea/9460357/","projectTitle":"Flexible & Organized for First Grade Learning Spaces","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"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_18976","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":617,"numTeachers":46,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":32,"percentWhite":23,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":37,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"13.4:1","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"}