{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Robert L Mueller Charter School","outOfStateSupporters":25.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10041407,"projectId":9372738,"letterContent":"Thank you again for supporting our students through this project. The 3D printer has made a meaningful difference in our classroom by helping students connect their effort, creativity, and learning to something they can actually see and hold. While many people may think of 3D printing as just making objects, in school it has become a tool for motivation, problem-solving, and celebrating student growth. Students are not only excited by the finished products, but also by the process of planning, improving, and seeing their ideas come to life.\r\n\r\nWhat has been most exciting for students is the opportunity to turn their progress into something visible. Whether they are creating useful tools, puzzles, or small toys, the 3D printer helps make their hard work feel real and rewarding. It has become a strong incentive for students to stay focused, keep trying, and take pride in their accomplishments. Even small achievements feel important when students can see the results of their effort in a tangible way.","fullyFundedDate":1750532787610,"projectUrl":"project/print-and-inspire/9372738/","projectTitle":"Print and Inspire","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Enrique","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10041407"},{"teacherId":10341172,"projectId":9873966,"letterContent":"I would like to take this time to thank you for your generous donation of a classroom iPad for me to model for my students. On the iPad, I am able to download the curriculum that we are using and I am able to screen share so that the students can follow along as I am teaching the lesson. \r\nThe students enjoy being able to interact live on the iPad as we are teaching the lesson. For example, if we are doing math, I can have students come up and use the iPad as it's being screen shared to the TV and it allows all of the students are able to participate and have a visual. \r\nI am also able to model how to navigate different apps on the iPad. You have helped me make my teaching more interactive and visual for students. Thank you once again.","fullyFundedDate":1765737143884,"projectUrl":"project/innovative-technology-is-empowered-throu/9873966/","projectTitle":"Innovative Technology Is Empowered Through Modeled and Shared Use","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Olivas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10341172"},{"teacherId":4572136,"projectId":9936553,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for our backpack rack. Not only has it cleared up space in our room, but my students love having a space for their belongings. Having this backpack rack has helped with organization. My students now have an organized and clutter-free space for their belongings. Furtermore, it has helped with classroom management and transitions. Students follow a daily routine, starting their day by bringing items to their desks. They only return to their backpacks for lunch and at the end of the day for cleanup. \r\n\r\nThis has been a game-changer in many ways, and we are so grateful for the support! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1769132789735,"projectUrl":"project/backpack-backpack/9936553/","projectTitle":"Backpack, Backpack!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4572136_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1500960375598","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-sandovalsclassroom"},{"teacherId":6641854,"projectId":9989252,"letterContent":"Our Lakeshore All-In-One Magnetic Phonics Kit have been a big hit with all my students. It is so organized and ready to use, the case is packed with grapheme magnets color-coded into categories—from vowels and consonants to digraphs that have made making words during our UFLY lessons so much more engaging. The write & wipe workspace where kids can build, sound out and write words, has been great practice for my students in separating their sounds in order to sound them out correctly, then write them correctly. I love how the white board area is first broken into Elkonin boxes (or sound boxes) that provide a visual tool for teaching spelling by segmenting words into individual sounds (phonemes). The students place their sound tiles on them to map sounds, helping them link spoken sounds to written letters, improving phonemic awareness, spelling, and decoding. Under each box is a touch dot for the kids to touch to help the kids point and sound each word. Then there is a writing line to write the word down. The kids are really learning the sounds well with these kits!\r\n\r\nThese kits have really helped us in developing skills in knowing and applying grade-level phonics and word analysis aptitude in decoding words, knowing spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams, demonstrating knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, associating long and short vowel sounds with common spellings, and knowing final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.","fullyFundedDate":1769182942455,"projectUrl":"project/lets-develop-our-phonics-and-word-analy/9989252/","projectTitle":"Let's Develop Our Phonics and Word Analysis Skills!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wold","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6641854_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1572050345085","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6641854"},{"teacherId":8041630,"projectId":9991624,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my classroom. My students were thrilled to have another project funded. I am so extremely grateful to have another ABC Osmos station for my english language learners. They are eager to practice their math with the math wizard Osmos. The little light changing lamp has been a nice visual aid so students can visually see which color group I am meeting with. I also switch it to red when I am testing students, so the rest of the class knows no interruptions.\r\n\r\nThe most exciting new products would have to be our large electric pencil sharpener and the galaxy projector lights. They love to learn under the stars and they worked in silence. It has been an amazing tool to help students calm down. The students were happy to get the USBs for their iPads to connect to the wireless mouse. Now, it is easier for them to navigate and type during our writing time. \r\n\r\nOur students and their families are also thankful to have a supply of baby wipes. Many students feel more comfortable with using the restroom at school, and they have come in handy when cleaning quick messes on desks. \r\n\r\nI am so truly grateful for each and every donation to my classroom and the support we continue to receive. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1771987883854,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-success/9991624/","projectTitle":"Supplies for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sevilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8041630"},{"teacherId":4572136,"projectId":9893020,"letterContent":"Thank you for the donations. The students were so excited to see new items added to our classroom store and have been really motivated to earn money from our classroom economy to purchase these LEGO sets! Students are setting goals, saving their money, and practicing more core values in the classroom. We are going to open the store at the end of February, and I am looking forward to seeing which students have earned enough to pay for their items of choice. Thank you again for providing these LEGO sets for my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1763599889509,"projectUrl":"project/building-bright-minds-one-brick-at-a-ti/9893020/","projectTitle":"Building Bright Minds, One Brick at a Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4572136_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1500960375598","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-sandovalsclassroom"},{"teacherId":8041630,"projectId":10061213,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. Everyone has been so excited. This has been such a valuable tool for student creativity, encouraging them to take photos for classroom displays, writing projects, and digital storytelling activities. I am now able to document student projects, special events, and hands-on learning experiences, allowing us to share these memories with families and our school community. We look forward to continuing to preserve these meaningful moments and inspire our young learners to see the world through a creative lens.","fullyFundedDate":1771016852973,"projectUrl":"project/a-lens-on-learning/10061213/","projectTitle":"A Lens On Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sevilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8041630"},{"teacherId":8041630,"projectId":9870076,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your donation to our classroom. I am always taking photos of the students for picture IDs, field trips, holiday events, school events, and celebrations. I am so grateful to have a valuable tool for student creativity, encouraging them to take photos for classroom displays, writing projects, and digital storytelling activities.\r\n\r\nWe have an upcoming invention project and we can't wait to document the student projects and record their presentations. I am so excited to capture moments from special events, and hands-on learning experiences, allowing us to share these memories with families and our school community and preserve these meaningful moments.","fullyFundedDate":1769132790143,"projectUrl":"project/picture-this-learning-through-the-lens/9870076/","projectTitle":"Picture This: Learning Through the Lens","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sevilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8041630"},{"teacherId":1271778,"projectId":9628389,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom. Our classroom is truly benefitting from all of our new supplies especially the iPad charging cables and powerbanks. They are used often and allow the students to be able to work on their IPad even when it's running low on battery without the restriction of being glued to the wall outlet. \r\nThe laminating sheets are always coming in handy when we have to laminate our classroom resources. It has been especially helpful to have to help preserve our phonics reference sheets that we use for writing as well as our math guides that the students refer to when learning/memorizing new concepts such as coin values, how to spell number words, and a hundreds chart. \r\nThe thermal printer and sticker paper are a great resource to have. I love being able to make mini copies of our big anchor charts that students can look back at even if the original anchor chart is posted across the classroom. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your kindness and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1758833519806,"projectUrl":"project/powered-up-to-power-through/9628389/","projectTitle":"Powered Up to Power Through!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Atienza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1271778_orig.png?crop=272,272,x42,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1557336821546","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msprofeta"},{"teacherId":4572136,"projectId":9825955,"letterContent":"The addition of board games has been such a positive addition to our classroom. Students have slowly but surely been accepting the fact that Fun Friday means no technology and socializing with our friends in another way. They are asking for board games more often now, and I see the students truly having fun with them. Futhermore, some students are having new experiences and playing games they have never played before. Also, my class has been motivated to finish their work early so that they can have extra free time and play board games with friends. Thank you again for this awesome donation to our kiddos!","fullyFundedDate":1760722709405,"projectUrl":"project/play-snack-win-bringing-board-games/9825955/","projectTitle":"Play. Snack. Win. — Bringing Board Games to the Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4572136_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1500960375598","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-sandovalsclassroom"},{"teacherId":2768725,"projectId":9898466,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for the donation! Our class was able to practice for our winter performance in multiple classrooms and put on a production in front of our students parents!\r\n\r\nWe have utilized the microphones throughout our daily conversations and have seen students more wiling to engage in class discourse because of the cool new technology we have. Having technology that is easy to access and use has had many benefits. Students are more engaged (speaking and listening-wise), students are motivated because of the \"spotlight\" using the microphones has, and--my personal favorite--our students feel ownership of the speaker and mics so our students are more aware of how we use and take care of our devices.","fullyFundedDate":1763599886358,"projectUrl":"project/can-you-hear-us-now/9898466/","projectTitle":"Can You Hear Us Now?","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Avalos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2768725_orig.jpg?crop=2741,2741,x282,y987&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742610707596","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/themravalos"},{"teacherId":9568392,"projectId":9486766,"letterContent":"Every year, starting in the late fall when the rainy season begins in Southern California, my students explore a local wildlife refuge for evidence of animal activity. The muddy trails are perfect locations for spotting animal tracks. The rain brings native plants out of summer dormancy, and with that brings a fresh supply of food for herbivores. With the uptick in food, this also means there's an increase in animal scat that we discover along the way. These pieces of evidence tell a remarkable story of life in the refuge, but it is rare that we get to observe the animals directly. Most of the local wildlife is nocturnal or crepuscular, putting their active period outside of our class window. Any remaining animals are quick to scurry away as 28 rambunctious middle schoolers barrel down the trail. \r\n\r\nThe addition of trail cameras opened opportunities to observe animals in their native environment, 24 hours a day. Students began by exploring an area off trail that they thought would have the highest likelihood of recording an animal. Students searched for burrows, locations with lots of animal tracks, or sheltered areas under bushes that contained feathers or bones. Based on these factors, students decided where the cameras should be located (see attached photographs). The cameras were placed in early December, and will record through our school's winter break. We will gather recorded data in mid January. Early results are promising–the cameras have already picked up a variety of local birds and mammals (see attached photographs for trail camera images).\r\n\r\nThis project has also gained the attention of US Fish and Wildlife. As the protector of the refuge, they regulate the area and received our recording permits. They are equally interested in seeing our students engage with the local environment in this unique way. I look forward to working with them in this capacity moving forward. \r\n\r\nThese trail cameras have checked so many boxes: high student engagement, cooperation with local agencies, and most importantly, students are doing real science. Every time an animal walks in front of a camera, it's one more data point that can be graphed. This data can be analyzed and interpreted, and students can come to scientific conclusions. Thank you for providing this opportunity to our students!","fullyFundedDate":1754179204559,"projectUrl":"project/gathering-evidence-of-animal-activity/9486766/","projectTitle":"Gathering Evidence of Animal Activity","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mizerek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9568392_orig.jpg?crop=312,312,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721177428512","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9568392"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_36219","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1050,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":73,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":91,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 12","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":74.1,"schoolId":36219,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Robert L Mueller Charter School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Robert L Mueller Charter School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/chula-vista-elementary-school-district/robert-l-mueller-elementary-school/36219"}