{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5","outOfStateSupporters":20.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8113899,"projectId":9477956,"letterContent":"The new sketchbooks have made a meaningful impact on how my students learn, create, and reflect in the art room. Rather than using loose sheets of paper that can easily get lost, each student now has a dedicated space to collect their ideas and see their growth throughout the school year. We use the sketchbooks for everything from quick drawing warm-ups and brainstorming to planning larger projects and responding to works of art. Students have especially enjoyed having a space where they can experiment without feeling like every drawing needs to become a finished piece of artwork.\r\nWhen students first received their sketchbooks, they were incredibly excited to have something that felt like it belonged specifically to them. Many immediately wanted to personalize them and flip through the blank pages imagining what they might create. One of my favorite parts has been watching students return to earlier pages to revisit an idea, improve a drawing, or recognize how much their skills have developed. The sketchbooks have helped reinforce that artists do not simply create a finished product—they think, plan, experiment, make mistakes, revise, and reflect along the way.\r\nMoving forward, students will continue using their sketchbooks as an important part of our creative process. As we begin new projects, they will use them to explore materials, practice techniques, develop compositions, and record their thinking before moving into their final artwork. We will also use them for reflection and visual literacy activities, encouraging students to write and draw about what they notice, wonder, and communicate through art. Thanks to your generosity, my students now have a resource they can use throughout the year to document not only the artwork they create, but the growth and thinking that happens along the way.","fullyFundedDate":1754157780150,"projectUrl":"project/joyful-journeys-sketchbooks-for-express/9477956/","projectTitle":"Joyful Journeys: Sketchbooks For Expression and Growth","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Foor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8113899_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660406720353","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrfoorart"},{"teacherId":8113899,"projectId":9478032,"letterContent":"The new sketchbooks have made a meaningful impact on how my students learn, create, and reflect in the art room. Rather than using loose sheets of paper that can easily get lost, each student now has a dedicated space to collect their ideas and see their growth throughout the school year. We use the sketchbooks for everything from quick drawing warm-ups and brainstorming to planning larger projects and responding to works of art. Students have especially enjoyed having a space where they can experiment without feeling like every drawing needs to become a finished piece of artwork.\r\nWhen students first received their sketchbooks, they were incredibly excited to have something that felt like it belonged specifically to them. Many immediately wanted to personalize them and flip through the blank pages imagining what they might create. One of my favorite parts has been watching students return to earlier pages to revisit an idea, improve a drawing, or recognize how much their skills have developed. The sketchbooks have helped reinforce that artists do not simply create a finished product—they think, plan, experiment, make mistakes, revise, and reflect along the way.\r\nMoving forward, students will continue using their sketchbooks as an important part of our creative process. As we begin new projects, they will use them to explore materials, practice techniques, develop compositions, and record their thinking before moving into their final artwork. We will also use them for reflection and visual literacy activities, encouraging students to write and draw about what they notice, wonder, and communicate through art. Thanks to your generosity, my students now have a resource they can use throughout the year to document not only the artwork they create, but the growth and thinking that happens along the way.","fullyFundedDate":1755729012411,"projectUrl":"project/big-ideas-bold-marks-empowering-young/9478032/","projectTitle":"Big Ideas, Bold Marks: Empowering Young Artists Through Sketching","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Foor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8113899_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660406720353","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrfoorart"},{"teacherId":8649683,"projectId":6754484,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness and support in helping us purchase new headphones for our students. Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in our classroom, especially during math and reading instruction where differentiation is such an important part of helping every child succeed. Our students were truly excited when the new headphones arrived. From the moment they saw them, they could hardly wait to use them. Because the sound is clear and consistent, students are more engaged and more willing to stay with a task. It has been wonderful to watch them feel successful and excited about learning, and that joy is directly connected to your thoughtful gift.\r\n\r\nThese new headphones are also a major improvement over the older ones we had been using. Our previous headphones were unreliable, uncomfortable, and often stopped working properly. These challenges often interrupted valuable learning time and made it harder for students to remain focused, especially when they were trying to complete independent math or reading activities. The new headphones have solved so many of those problems. They are dependable, sturdy, and much more comfortable, which means students can use them throughout the school day with ease. Instead of worrying about whether the equipment will work, students can fully concentrate on their lessons and enjoy the experience. That reliability is especially important in a classroom where differentiated instruction helps meet a wide range of learning needs. Your support has provided more than just headphones; it has given our students access, confidence, independence, and enthusiasm. We are deeply grateful for your investment in our classroom. Thank you for helping create a learning environment where children feel supported, capable, and excited to grow in both math and reading every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1667835807713,"projectUrl":"project/helpful-headphones-for-exciting-differen/6754484/","projectTitle":"Helpful Headphones For Exciting Differentiation!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Allen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8649683_orig.jpg?crop=1060,1060,x0,y70&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661353949158","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8649683"},{"teacherId":3758834,"projectId":10017469,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project for headphone adapters. Because of your kindness, my Kindergarten students are now able to connect their headphones to our new USB-C iPads and fully participate in engaging learning activities every day. These adapters help students clearly hear educational stories, phonics lessons, songs, and interactive math games that support early literacy and math skills.\r\n\r\nMy students are especially excited because they can independently use the technology and feel proud using the iPads during centers and small group instruction. Your thoughtful donation has helped create a more focused, inclusive, and enjoyable learning environment for our young learners. We truly appreciate your support and the positive impact you are making in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1768564826100,"projectUrl":"project/little-ears-big-learning-headphone-ada/10017469/","projectTitle":"Little Ears, Big Learning: Headphone Adapters for Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neuhart","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3758834"},{"teacherId":10266478,"projectId":9721426,"letterContent":"Thank you for the donations for the switch toys and lights that are used each day in the classroom. The kids love engaging with them. They have found such enjoyment from playing with toys that are easily accessible for them to use. We have been able to target goals to improve speech and language for each student in the classroom using these toys. The impact of these toys will last for years to come since each school year the kids will be able to use them. Thank you again for your gracious donation to the classroom for these students!","fullyFundedDate":1764696546237,"projectUrl":"project/switch-activated-toys-for-special-educat/9721426/","projectTitle":"Switch Activated Toys for Special Education Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Erica","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10266478"},{"teacherId":8500920,"projectId":8175026,"letterContent":"Unfortunately my initial item that I requested was not available. However, I was able to get some nice sensory materials for my classroom including a bubble tube. The bubble tube has been an amazing resource for my classroom. Many children will sit down to watch it when overwhelmed and they are able to reenter play when they have calmed. This project has been used everyday since I received it and the students have not lost interest in looking at it. From an academic perspective, we can model colors and talk about what the fish are doing which is a way to enter what they are doing in play.","fullyFundedDate":1713300620554,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-needs-for-special-education-pre-/8175026/","projectTitle":"Sensory Needs for Special Education Pre-K Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brittany","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-brittany-campbell"},{"teacherId":245471,"projectId":9696427,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, my second graders are warmer, more comfortable, and better able to focus on learning this winter. Your support provided hats, gloves, cozy socks, and Chapstick for students who needed them most — and the impact has been immediate.\r\n\r\nWinter can be especially challenging for young learners. It's hard to concentrate on reading and math when you're distracted by cold hands and feet. Thanks to you, my students now arrive at school bundled up and ready to learn. Instead of shivering during morning lessons, they are engaged, participating, and confident.\r\n\r\nThe smiles as students received their winter items were priceless. Several children shared that they did not have gloves or the cozy socks! These simple items did more than keep them warm — they helped them feel cared for and supported.\r\n\r\nYour kindness ensures that the focus stays on learning, not the cold. On behalf of my students and their families, thank you for making such a meaningful difference.","fullyFundedDate":1764728107574,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-little-learners-warm/9696427/","projectTitle":"Keeping Little Learners Warm!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Monroe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp245471_orig.png?crop=413,413,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596757909053","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/245471"},{"teacherId":5770908,"projectId":9260240,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contributions. I apologize for the late letter, and lack of photos, but, I promise that that is because the students love these activities so much that I often forget to snap photos in the heat of it all. \r\n\r\nMy older students love the vocabulary game, along with wowels. While most of them are proficient readers, English can still trip them up, and that game is great for reinforcing some of the vowel patterns in English. The vocabulary game has been a great hit and is an appropriate challenge for most of them.\r\n\r\nMy younger students also love wowels, but also the bingo game and word puzzles. They are just learning to read and spell, so these games are perfect for them. \r\n\r\nWe use these games after unit tests, or if we have managed to get through a lesson faster than anticipated. All of them are enjoying these new activities.","fullyFundedDate":1755211111335,"projectUrl":"project/reading-resources/9260240/","projectTitle":"Reading Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Krol","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5770908_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535223887337","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-krol"},{"teacherId":8500920,"projectId":6607204,"letterContent":"My students continue to learn about books and how to engage with them. My classroom did not have a Great variety of books that the children were able to enjoy. The books you provided helped my students learn that books are fun. Additionally the repetition in the text increases their ability to sit and attend to the text when in a group setting.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom is a repetitive text where they can take turns with visuals to supplement text and keep their attention. Sometimes this is an individual visual and others a whole group depending on the needs of the children. Attention spans continue to get worse so consistency with this is so helpful","fullyFundedDate":1662563858945,"projectUrl":"project/building-literacy-in-preschool/6607204/","projectTitle":"Building Literacy in Preschool","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brittany","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-brittany-campbell"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_88707","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":278,"numTeachers":24,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":38,"percentWhite":26,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":10,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":19,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":79.8,"schoolId":88707,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/pittsburgh-public-schools/roosevelt-intermediate-school/88707"}