{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Rutherford Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":24.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2022588,"projectId":10395357,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting the English Language classroom at Rutherford Elementary. Each holiday, the students love playing bingo to practice vocabulary and each year we use the same bingo games that are black and white from the 1980's.\r\n\r\nThe students were so excited to use the new bingo games and chips this year that we received through Donors Choose. We worked on new Halloween vocabulary words and discussed what a witch uses to make potions. They called it a \"pot\" but we discussed the word \"caldron\" to make it more accurate. The kids are already asking when we can play the next game which is fall themed. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping to make learning fun as we practice English.","fullyFundedDate":1785615932950,"projectUrl":"project/bingo-for-english-learners/10395357/","projectTitle":"Bingo for English Learners!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sprout","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2022588_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758794633128","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kellysprout"},{"teacherId":6459430,"projectId":10724824,"letterContent":"Thank you for generously donating to my project \"Keep Our Kids Warm\". Because of you, students at my school who are not fortunate enough to be able to afford a winter coat will be kept warm this winter. They will be able to enjoy going out to recess instead of dreading it, because they will not be cold. \r\n\r\nHaving a warm winter coat will help our students feel safe and give them comfort while they are standing at the bus stop waiting to go to school and when they are dropped off and walking home after school. Having a warm winter coat that fits will help my students feel like they are not different from their classmates. \r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1792620254028,"projectUrl":"project/keep-our-kids-warm/10724824/","projectTitle":"Keep Our Kids Warm","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6459430_orig.jpg?crop=1100,1100,x3600,y520&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1558464007405","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-millerrutherford"},{"teacherId":6459430,"projectId":10581222,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my project \"Help Us Succeed\". Through your generous donation, our classroom groups can stay organized and focused. The magnetic folders help keep our materials in one place that is accessible to everyone so that we can get what we need, when we need it, without interrupting instruction time. \r\n\r\nThe Positive Potatoes and Tacos bring a smile to students' faces when they are having a rough moment or day and helps to remind them that it's ok to \"fall apart\" sometimes. The important thing to remember is to keep trying. \r\n\r\nOur students are enjoying breaking the codes in the Code Breakers book to exercise our minds in different ways. \r\n\r\nYour donation has helped to forward the learning in our classroom in meaningful and exciting ways.","fullyFundedDate":1790179925921,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-succeed/10581222/","projectTitle":"Help Us Succeed","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6459430_orig.jpg?crop=1100,1100,x3600,y520&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1558464007405","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-millerrutherford"},{"teacherId":5300909,"projectId":10406288,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for your generous support of our project! Our students were absolutely thrilled for the new and exciting items in our school store!\r\n\r\nStudents were especially excited about the mechanical pencils, snacks, notebooks, lollipops, bookmarks, candies, and Rice Krispies Treats. These fun and useful items will definitely be popular choices at our school store, and we know our students will be so excited to have them available!\r\n\r\nYour generosity does more than just bring smiles—it supports a much larger goal. Through our positive behavior system, students earn \"Raves\" for making good choices and can use them to shop at the school store. This process gives students meaningful opportunities to practice important financial literacy skills, including budgeting, saving, making thoughtful purchasing decisions, and learning the value of earning rewards.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your generosity and for helping us create a school environment where positive behavior is recognized and learning can be both meaningful and fun. Your support truly makes a difference for our students!\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of our hearts—thank you! Your kindness and generosity are helping us create opportunities for our students to learn, grow, and celebrate their positive choices.","fullyFundedDate":1786366893181,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-positive-choices-one-rave-a/10406288/","projectTitle":"Celebrating Positive Choices, One Rave at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zimmerman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5300909_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y158&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696562041251","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5300909"},{"teacherId":10417713,"projectId":10056803,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and support of The Care Closet Initiative. Your investment in our students makes a profound difference in their daily lives, health, and readiness to learn.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our school's Care Closet is now fully stocked with essential resources that directly address our students' physical and emotional needs. Your support has provided: \r\n - Crucial Health Supplies: The band-aids, wraps, and bandages ensure we can quickly and safely treat minor injuries, keeping students comfortable and focused on their day.\r\n - Emergency Clothing: Having extra clothes on hand is a game-changer for cases involving accidents, illness, spills, or students simply needing extra warmth. It allows them to change quickly and return to class with dignity.\r\n - Nutritious Snacks: The snacks are an invaluable resource for children who missed breakfast or have upset stomachs, providing comfort and nourishment exactly when they need it most.\r\n - Puberty Education Care Packs: The specialized care packs given to boys and girls during their puberty education lessons offer immense support during a critical transitional time, easing anxiety and promoting healthy habits.\r\n\r\nYour generosity ensures that when our students face unexpected challenges, they are met with care, comfort, and compassion rather than embarrassment or disruption to their education. \r\nThank you for partnering with us to keep our students healthy, happy, and ready to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1779014339950,"projectUrl":"project/the-care-closet-initiative/10056803/","projectTitle":"The Care Closet Initiative","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Andrews","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10417713"},{"teacherId":5300909,"projectId":10421911,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for your generous support of our project! Our students were absolutely thrilled to hear that new and exciting items would be coming to our school store!\r\n\r\nStudents were especially excited about the Cheetos snacks, Pringles, slime, squishies, small stuffed animals, highlighters, and teddy bears. These fun new items will definitely be popular choices at our school store!\r\n\r\nYour generosity does more than just bring smiles—it supports a much larger goal. Through our positive behavior system, students earn \"Raves\" for making good choices and can use them to shop at the school store. This process gives students meaningful opportunities to practice important financial literacy skills, including budgeting, saving, making thoughtful purchasing decisions, and learning the value of earning rewards.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your generosity and for helping us create a school environment where positive behavior is recognized and learning can be both meaningful and fun. Your support truly makes a difference for our students!\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of our hearts—thank you for helping make our school store such a fun and rewarding experience for our students!","fullyFundedDate":1786366921678,"projectUrl":"project/restock-the-store-reward-great-choices/10421911/","projectTitle":"Restock the Store, Reward Great Choices","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zimmerman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5300909_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y158&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696562041251","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5300909"},{"teacherId":5300909,"projectId":10158148,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for your incredibly generous donations to our classroom project! With students returning to school next week, we cannot wait for them to see our school store stocked with so many fun treats, pencils, notepads, stickers, snacks, and more. We know they will be thrilled to see all of the new choices waiting for them, and these items are sure to bring countless smiles throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nProviding students with opportunities to make choices, practice important skills, and experience the excitement of earning rewards makes such a meaningful difference. Watching their faces light up and seeing the pride they take in their choices is incredibly rewarding for all of us as educators.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness, generosity, and support of our students. You are helping us create positive experiences and lasting memories—one smile at a time!","fullyFundedDate":1779038222215,"projectUrl":"project/small-rewards-big-impact/10158148/","projectTitle":"Small Rewards, Big Impact","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zimmerman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5300909_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y158&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696562041251","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5300909"},{"teacherId":6459430,"projectId":10052085,"letterContent":"Thank you for your very generous donation to my project. My students love learning about new an interesting facts. Your donation helps me put books in their hands that are fun, entertaining, and informational. They love sharing new facts with each other, their teachers, and their families at home. \r\n\r\nWeird But True books are some of the fastest books to be chosen by the students in my school from our book vending machine. The students get so excited when they realize there is a Weird But True book for them to earn a token to get. \r\n\r\nYour donation helps to foster a life long love of reading and learning.","fullyFundedDate":1773862293810,"projectUrl":"project/weird-but-true/10052085/","projectTitle":"Weird But True","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6459430_orig.jpg?crop=1100,1100,x3600,y520&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1558464007405","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-millerrutherford"},{"teacherId":2022588,"projectId":9970143,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me to purchase a pocket sized translator for our school. With a variety of languages spoken by the English Learners in my classroom, translation can sometimes be difficult. We have been lucky enough to use our new pocket sized translator to help students who are just learning English. When a student has a hard time explaining or understanding a particular concept, or when a student has an immediate need such as the need to go to the nurse, the pocket sized translator has been very helpful.\r\n\r\nOne third grade student, in particular, who has been in the US for only a little over a year has benefited from this technology the most. He is quick to learn new material, but sometimes has a hard time explaining his answers in English. The translator has helped to make learning easier for him.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support of our English Learners!","fullyFundedDate":1766435446181,"projectUrl":"project/translation-is-key/9970143/","projectTitle":"Translation Is Key!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sprout","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2022588_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758794633128","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kellysprout"},{"teacherId":6831710,"projectId":9570996,"letterContent":"Now that some time has passed, and my students have had the opportunity to put our donated materials to use, I wanted to take the time to again thank you for your contribution to this project. My students have been able to take ownership of their supplies, materials, and games and have a part in keeping it maintained. \r\n\r\nOrganization, consistency, and management are essential to a smooth running classroom. Thank you for helping our classroom run smoothly through your generous donations towards this project.\r\n\r\nYour commitment to supporting public education does not go unnoticed.","fullyFundedDate":1761240439634,"projectUrl":"project/an-organized-classroom-is-a-happy-classr/9570996/","projectTitle":"An Organized Classroom is a Happy Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Picano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6831710_orig.jpg?crop=306,307,x0,y88&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574639541130","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6831710"},{"teacherId":2022588,"projectId":9726018,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for purchasing projectors for my co-worker and I to use in our ELD classroom. The projectors allow us to show worksheets and other documents to students so that they are able to follow along and better understand the material. The projectors have also allowed us to show pictures of concepts unfamiliar to students. For example, we were learning the silent letters \"gn\" and the students had to read a story about a gnu. I was able to pull up a picture so that all students were able to see what it looked like.\r\n\r\nThis tech resource is used daily in our classrooms. Thank you for supporting our English Learners!","fullyFundedDate":1758812807474,"projectUrl":"project/projectors-for-english-learners/9726018/","projectTitle":"Projectors for English Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sprout","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2022588_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758794633128","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kellysprout"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_89515","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":461,"numTeachers":29,"percentFrplEligible":84,"percentAsian":25,"percentBlack":28,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":14,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":10,"gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"15.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":76.0,"schoolId":89515,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Rutherford Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Rutherford Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/central-dauphin-school-district/rutherford-elementary-school/89515"}