{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Ryan Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":22.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6681821,"projectId":10224568,"letterContent":"The arrival of these personalized book bins transformed our daily independent reading time into a smooth, focused, and deeply engaging experience. Moving away from shared stacks eliminated friction, transition delays, and lost learning time, allowing students to transition seamlessly into their reading routines. Having a dedicated space for their own \"just-right\" books gave every child immediate access to titles matched to their unique reading levels and personal interests, instantly boosting their enthusiasm and pride.\r\n\r\nThis simple organizational shift empowered my students to take complete ownership of their literacy goals while building essential stamina for lifelong reading. Rather than spending valuable minutes searching for missing materials, students now grab their individual bins with confidence, dive straight into their stories, and stay focused throughout the reading block. Your generous investment provided the structure and personal agency our young readers needed to feel successful, build self-direction, and develop a genuine love for reading. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1778261878980,"projectUrl":"project/my-books-my-bin-my-success/10224568/","projectTitle":"My Books, My Bin, My Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Justice","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6681821_orig.png?crop=351,351,x23,y46&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600293298336","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6681821"},{"teacherId":6681821,"projectId":10224500,"letterContent":"The arrival of these sturdy book bins and shelving transformed our classroom library into a vibrant, organized \"bookstore\" experience that invites every child to explore. Replacing our mismatched, cluttered bins with clear, accessible storage made our favorite titles easy to discover, instantly sparking fresh curiosity and enthusiasm for reading. Students no longer waste precious independent reading time digging through piles; instead, they proudly navigate the neat shelves, select books that match their interests, and return them seamlessly when finished.\r\n\r\nThis organized system has given my young readers genuine ownership over their literacy journeys while fostering a deep sense of responsibility and respect for our shared materials. The new shelving protects our beloved collection for years to come, but more importantly, it provides the structured, welcoming environment our students need to build reading confidence, independence, and a lifelong love for books. Your generous investment created a magical space where every student feels empowered to step up, pick up a book, and thrive. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1778261879275,"projectUrl":"project/level-up-our-library/10224500/","projectTitle":"Level Up Our Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Justice","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6681821_orig.png?crop=351,351,x23,y46&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600293298336","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6681821"},{"teacherId":9235014,"projectId":10171587,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for the book donations to our 4th grade classroom. Because I looped from third grade to fourth grade this year, I have many of the same students. My voracious readers read nearly all of the popular books in my class library last year. When they came in to the first day of fourth grade this year, their eyes lit up at all the NEW BOOKS ion our shelves. Thank you so much! The students in my class have already enjoyed so many of the new books so far! Your generosity has motivated my students to love their independent reading time, and I can see them impact in their reading growth already! Thanks again for impacting students at Ryan Elementary in Colorado!","fullyFundedDate":1777989433404,"projectUrl":"project/the-page-turner-project-books-kids-actu/10171587/","projectTitle":"The Page-Turner Project: Books Kids Actually Want to Read","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. DeCola","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9235014"},{"teacherId":9235014,"projectId":10171638,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the file cabinet and file folder to orgaize our class math centers. We are benefitting from all of our math sorts in one location that is easy to find and distribute to students. There are 29 kids in my class this year, and this simple system impacts our daily math block because all our materials are in one place. \r\n\r\nI cannot thank you enough for your generous donations. Thank you for helping to ensure my students have access to literacy and math materials in an organized way. Your donation has helped our math and reading blocks run smoothly and in a way that can best meet the needs of all learners. Your generosity has made a difference in the lives of fourth graders in Colorado. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1778261885041,"projectUrl":"project/the-game-plan-streamlining-math-readi/10171638/","projectTitle":"The Game Plan: Streamlining Math & Reading for Student Growth","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. DeCola","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9235014"},{"teacherId":3408399,"projectId":10379432,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible support, our first-grade classroom is buzzing with creativity, hands-on learning, and fun!\r\n\r\nWe are putting your wonderful donations of sensory and building tools to work right away. Our new Magna-Tiles and magnetic cubes have quickly become a favorite for building and spatial reasoning during play and station time, while the suction toys are getting plenty of use for tactile exploration and fine motor practice.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the new magnetic sets and toys, their eyes lit up with excitement, and they couldn't wait to start building towering structures and creating designs together.\r\n\r\nNext, we are integrating these hands-on tools into our math and free-choice stations to encourage collaborative problem-solving and spatial learning.\r\n\r\nThank you for making our classroom so engaging and joyful for our students!","fullyFundedDate":1785162282758,"projectUrl":"project/stem-explorers-imagine-build-discover/10379432/","projectTitle":"Stem Explorers: Imagine, Build, Discover","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LaChapelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3408399_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1790380069473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gruscitti"},{"teacherId":3408399,"projectId":10224222,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible support, our first-grade lessons are more engaging and seamless than ever!\r\n\r\nWe are putting your wonderful donation of doodle boards to work every single day. Using them during whole-group math and phonics has been a game-changer—they are so much easier and faster for students to use than traditional whiteboards, keeping everyone focused and participating.\r\n\r\nWhen the children first saw the doodle boards, their faces lit up with excitement, and they eagerly raised their hands ready to practice writing their letters and solving math problems.\r\n\r\nNext, we are using these boards during our fast-paced phonics drills and math problem-solving sessions to quickly check understanding and build fluency.\r\n\r\nThank you for making learning so fun and hands-on for our students!","fullyFundedDate":1778261878660,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-magic-making-phonics-stick/10224222/","projectTitle":"Sensory Magic: Making Phonics Stick","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LaChapelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3408399_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1790380069473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gruscitti"},{"teacherId":3408399,"projectId":10098861,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible support, our first-grade classroom is fully equipped, running smoothly, and brighter than ever!\r\n\r\nWe are putting your wonderful donations to work right away. Our new batteries keep our cozy lamps glowing, the charger keeps our neon signs shining brightly, and our classroom scissors are getting plenty of daily use during hands-on projects. We have also already put our tooth saver boxes to use for those exciting lost-first-grade-teeth moments, and our new sound boxes are being used every single day during literacy to help students build essential phonemic awareness.\r\n\r\nNext, we are using our sound boxes and daily literacy tools to dive deeper into our phonics rotations, helping students segment sounds and build early reading confidence.\r\n\r\nThank you for making our classroom so special and supporting our young learners!","fullyFundedDate":1778261877433,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-essentials-for-success-and-cre/10098861/","projectTitle":"Classroom Essentials for Success and Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LaChapelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3408399_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1790380069473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gruscitti"},{"teacherId":3408399,"projectId":10379109,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible support, our first-grade classroom is fully prepped and ready for an amazing year!\r\n\r\nWe are putting your wonderful donations to work right away. Our new name tags make finding seats and grouping a breeze, the fun pencil toppers give students an extra smile during daily assignments, and our brand-new primary writing notebooks are helping little hands practice proper handwriting and storytelling lines every single day.\r\n\r\nWhen the children first saw their new notebooks and supplies, their eyes lit up with excitement, and they couldn't wait to open them up and start writing.\r\n\r\nNext, we are using these new writing notebooks and tools to dive straight into our daily literacy rotations, practicing foundational writing skills and sentence structure.\r\n\r\nThank you for making our classroom so special and supporting our young learners!","fullyFundedDate":1786646279412,"projectUrl":"project/wonderful-writing/10379109/","projectTitle":"Wonderful Writing","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LaChapelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3408399_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1790380069473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gruscitti"},{"teacherId":3408399,"projectId":10098877,"letterContent":"We are putting your wonderful donations to work right away. Our new nametags make finding seats and grouping a breeze, while our colored skin-tone crayons ensure every child can accurately and proudly represent themselves in their artwork. The adorable eraser toppers add a fun touch to daily writing, our storage labels keep all of our supplies neatly organized, and the gorgeous new book neon sign casts a warm, inviting glow over our reading nook.\r\n\r\nWhen the children first saw everything, their faces lit up with pure excitement as they explored the colorful supplies and admired the glowing sign.\r\n\r\nNext, we are using our newly labeled centers and writing tools to dive straight into our literacy rotations, practicing foundational writing and reading skills.\r\n\r\nThank you for making our classroom so special!","fullyFundedDate":1778261878027,"projectUrl":"project/crayons-labels-and-learning-magic/10098877/","projectTitle":"Crayons, Labels, and Learning Magic","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LaChapelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3408399_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1790380069473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gruscitti"},{"teacherId":3408399,"projectId":10155205,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible generosity, our first-grade reading block will be transformed!\r\n\r\nWe will be using our brand-new decodable readers every single day during small-group instruction and independent practice. These targeted books allow students to apply their phonics skills directly to connected text, helping them sound out words with growing confidence. \r\n\r\nOur students will use these decodable books to build reading fluency and practice identifying story elements and central ideas as part of our core literacy rotation.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our young readers!","fullyFundedDate":1778806896622,"projectUrl":"project/from-sounds-to-stories/10155205/","projectTitle":"From Sounds to Stories","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LaChapelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3408399_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1790380069473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gruscitti"},{"teacherId":3408399,"projectId":10098886,"letterContent":"Because of your incredible generosity, our first-grade classroom is fully equipped and thriving!\r\n\r\nOur daily learning is running so smoothly thanks to the new craft boxes keeping our centers organized, the pencil grips giving students proper handwriting posture, our welcoming library sign, and our exciting new incentive rewards.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes arrived, our classroom instantly filled with gasps of delight and cheering as the children saw their brand-new supplies. They were so excited knowing supporters cared enough to send them such wonderful gifts.\r\n\r\nNext, we are diving into literacy and writing rotations, using our newly organized centers to practice story sequencing and central ideas independently.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1778261880121,"projectUrl":"project/organized-fun-and-ready-to-learn/10098886/","projectTitle":"Organized, Fun, and Ready to Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LaChapelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3408399_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1790380069473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gruscitti"},{"teacherId":6681821,"projectId":8574215,"letterContent":"The arrival of these wonderful resources has completely transformed our daily classroom environment, creating a harmonious balance between emotional regulation and focused academic growth. Our new small-group reading organization tools have brought immediate structure to our literacy block, allowing materials to stay neat and easily accessible so every student can dive straight into their targeted reading instruction without losing precious learning time.\r\n\r\nEqually impactful are the sensory and wellness supports that now cushion our school day. The squishy sensory fidgets, Doodle Boards, mini plushies, and soft Squishmallows have given our students safe, tactile outlets to self-regulate when feeling overwhelmed or anxious. Whether taking a quiet moment with a Squishmallow in our calm corner or using a Doodle Board to gently redirect excess energy, students are learning to manage their emotions independently and return to their lessons calm, focused, and ready to learn. Your generous investment provided the perfect blend of structure and comfort, giving our young learners the foundational support they need to thrive both emotionally and academically. 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