{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sand Creek Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":11.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10176009,"projectId":9592773,"letterContent":"Having the restaurant buzzers to allow students to take turns waiting for my assistance has been amazing. The children can see I'm sitting with a student at my table and they just go grab a buzzer and sit down. As soon as I'm done with the student I'm working with, I buzz the next number and that student comes up to get the help they need.\r\n\r\nThis has been really great for those students that need that immediate feedback. They know they have their place in line and will get the help they need on their turn. by doing this, it also allows the students to continue working on other parts of their assignments until I am available. They are getting more work done in a faster amount of time. I am so grateful to those that chose to donate towards my project. These buzzers will increase my students' productivity and patience for teacher help for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1755694608810,"projectUrl":"project/take-a-number/9592773/","projectTitle":"Take a Number!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hernandez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10176009_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755696735920","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10176009"},{"teacherId":5263811,"projectId":9293256,"letterContent":"Our 3D printer is still quiet new as we needed to work alongside the district technology department for a specific, district approved 3D printer. It has been a steep learning curve but I know the increased options we are able to create to support students will be worth the new learning!\r\n\r\nStudents are hoping and excited for new fidgets and keep asking to make cool lizards. I am most excited for unique projects such as a juice holder for a student who uses a wheelchair in order to gain more independence.\r\n\r\nWe are eager to continue to grow in our skills and creativity to increase options for student engagement in lessons and supporting the unique needs of our students!\r\n\r\nThank you so much!!","fullyFundedDate":1746465756378,"projectUrl":"project/3d-printer-bringing-students-ideas-and/9293256/","projectTitle":"3D Printer: Bringing Students' Ideas and Tasks to Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Worby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5263811_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524161494485","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/colleen-worby"},{"teacherId":10010086,"projectId":9523764,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my classroom! The prizes I have been able to offer to my students have made a significant difference. I remember explaining the opportunity to earn prizes to one of my students who didn't seem very convinced. I then pulled out the amazing chest full of items and his eyes just lit up. That student has been showing great success every day now and is incredibly proud of his work.\r\n\r\nI am also incredibly grateful as the number of prizes I have received will help keep my classroom supplied for at least this entire school year if not into the next year as well. Being able to add variety and meet student interest with these has been amazing.\r\n\r\nI truly don't think my students would be as incentivized as they are to work hard and grow if it was not for these items. Of course we are working toward growing their intrinsic motivation to do well, but as we work on that, these items have been an amazing way for them to see purpose for regulating their emotions and behaviors at school.","fullyFundedDate":1755006996690,"projectUrl":"project/sped-prize-bin-enhancement-incentive-an/9523764/","projectTitle":"SpEd Prize Bin Enhancement— Incentive and Excitement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Timmons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10010086_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753132207360","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10010086"},{"teacherId":5263811,"projectId":9322764,"letterContent":"A Little Spot of Regulation has been a favorite curriculum for our students! It has helped them to help be able to identify and gain a deeper understand of their feelings. This project has expanded the curriculum options for students and given our team more options to support the widely varied needs of our student.\r\n\r\nThe students' favorite things are the little stuffies that match the feelings and they have been a great options for an upset student to identify the their feelings nonverbally. The students love being read to so having the large collection of books has made students excited and eager to come to social skills groups. \r\n\r\nOur team has also been so excited to have the educator guide to support expanding the lessons and continue to build their skills. Thank you for your generous support! This curriculum has been a fantastic addition to our department!","fullyFundedDate":1746640764107,"projectUrl":"project/little-spot-of-sel/9322764/","projectTitle":"Little Spot of SEL","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Worby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5263811_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524161494485","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/colleen-worby"},{"teacherId":10010086,"projectId":9333304,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. This has made an immense impact in my classroom, and I am so grateful that I am able to spread these hygiene tools to my students.\r\n\r\nOne way that I have seen a great impact has been with all of the classroom-wide options, such as the disinfectant wipes and Kleenexes. Especially as we enter fall and allergies/colds begin. This has been greatly helpful to keep my students healthy. I remember as a kid how it felt to go into a classroom that did not have these items accessible and how frustrating and helpless that felt for me, and I am thankful that my students do not experience that. I have been diligent with wiping down tables and chairs, and I feel as though this helps my room be more hygienic and prevents illnesses, which helps my students be in school and able to learn instead of having to be at home because they are feeling ill.\r\n\r\nAnother part of this plan that has greatly impacted my classroom has been the Individual handouts I am able to supply students. I have found the lotion to be especially helpful as students need this with different skin conditions they may have, or if their skin just feels dry due to the colder weather in our state. This has helped instill them with confidence so that they are comfortable and able to learn better both in my classroom and in all of the classrooms they interact with.\r\n\r\nThank you so much, I am excited to see what comes the rest of the year from this!","fullyFundedDate":1748206348308,"projectUrl":"project/hygienecare-products-for-k-3-special-ed/9333304/","projectTitle":"Hygiene/Care Products for K-3 Special Education Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Timmons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10010086_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753132207360","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10010086"},{"teacherId":10010086,"projectId":9303489,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. This has made an immense impact in my classroom, and I am so grateful that I am able to spread these calming activities and tools to my students.\r\n\r\nOne way that I have seen a great impact has been with all of the toys and activities that the kids can use. This is something they look forward to every day, and it has helped them regulate after completing work or when they need a break so that they are able to rejoin their class. This has also helped them feel incentivized to work hard so that they can have time with their preferred choices. \r\n\r\nAnother part of this plan that has greatly impacted my classroom has been the gross motor activities. The stair stepper has quickly become a favorite within my classroom, as well as the balancing stones. When my students come in with a lot of energy, they know that my room is a safe space for them to release that energy and turn it into something positive so that they can regulate their bodies and return to work.\r\n\r\nI am thankful to say I have heard from many staff within my building that my classroom is a welcoming and helpful space for my students, and that is largely due to your donation. I am incredibly grateful for this, and I am excited to see what comes the rest of the year from this!","fullyFundedDate":1746458350093,"projectUrl":"project/the-creeks-calm/9303489/","projectTitle":"The Creek's Calm","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Timmons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10010086_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753132207360","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10010086"},{"teacherId":5263811,"projectId":9343604,"letterContent":"The have access to some heavy work sensory options for students. The stair stepper has been a wonderful option for students to get their energy out. I look forward to that even more coming up this winter when we are unable to use an outside space.\r\n\r\nThe pikler climber has moved into one of our centerbase rooms and is being use daily by students to meet their sensory need for climbing and rocking. \r\n\r\nThe supplies in this project also allowed for us to create calming kits to support students in various spaces to maintain regulation and be more successful throughout the day.\r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1747662025956,"projectUrl":"project/more-little-spots-of-regulation/9343604/","projectTitle":"More Little Spots of Regulation","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Worby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5263811_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524161494485","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/colleen-worby"},{"teacherId":5263811,"projectId":9293411,"letterContent":"The items provided through this project have support our team to create thoughtful structures to our Creek room. We have increased the calming corner with big body options, breathing tools and calming fidgets. The students love using the stair stepper to get their wiggles out and watching the bubble timers. \r\n\r\nOur choice and earned break area has also become highly motivating with some fun and engaging play options. Students are loving building with the Legos, Magna Tile and alphabots!\r\n\r\nOur program has been able to increase structures and use these tools to reinforce the structures for student schedules. The structures have allowed to for increased student success.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for the support to better support students!","fullyFundedDate":1746473672376,"projectUrl":"project/the-creeks-calm/9293411/","projectTitle":"The Creek's Calm","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Worby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5263811_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524161494485","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/colleen-worby"},{"teacherId":9797083,"projectId":8864456,"letterContent":"I want to say Thank You So Much for your donation to my project \"Building Good Vibes.\" The opportunity to have my project completed gave my students the opportunity to build, create, and discover ways to use their imaginations. Along with that, no matter what a student creates, they are successful, and that makes them feel confident in themself.\r\nOne of the reasons I wanted to bring these construction tools into my classroom is for my students to use during our current math unit on 3D shapes. We are using the magnatiles, sticks and magnets, and magnet stick set to physically build the 3D shapes. By building \r\nthe shape they better understand the difference between 2D and 3D shapes. They are using the sets to build structures that use multiple 3D shapes to create cars, houses, castles, and so many other structures. Once they create something they are so excited about, they like me to take a picture of it and send it to their family. \r\nLastly, in the world of technology, children have lost their imaginations. I see it every year, they simply do not know how to play and use their imaginations. When we have indoor recess, I do not allow my students to be on ipads or computers - I want them to PLAY! I have them get out building sets and just create on their own or with a friend. I love sitting at a table near them and just listen to their conversations and watch them use their creative mind.f It makes me smile when I see and hear them just being a kid and just playing. For that gift to me, I thank you so very much.","fullyFundedDate":1733288044611,"projectUrl":"project/building-good-vibes/8864456/","projectTitle":"Building Good Vibes!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kress-Stone","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9797083"},{"teacherId":5263811,"projectId":8878201,"letterContent":"I cannot express enough thanks for the generosity of the community in getting my project fulfilled. Headphones seem like such a small and insignificant item in a school day, but they make a huge impact for students who struggle with sensory needs. \r\n\r\nUpon receiving the headphones, I was able to divide them up between our programs. This ensured that some headphones were available to all of our center-base programs, who may not have had quick or easy access historically and insured access to a sensory tool for many additional students who struggle with noise or becoming overwhelmed. We also were able to add a number of headphones to our checkout system for all other students within the building. Many students have checked out a pair of headphones to use for the day or some students check them out for the remainder of the year. They were so excited to be able to pick their favorite color!\r\n\r\nI can see headphones popping up around the building as I see students are using the headphones in a variety of ways! This includes during independent work time to help them focus, during instruction to feel comfortable sitting with the group, at an assembly or in the cafeteria. I am so grateful for the generosity of the entire community and really appreciate all of the projects that have been filled to better support my students!","fullyFundedDate":1730298047108,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-sound-about-right/8878201/","projectTitle":"Headphones Sound About Right!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Worby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5263811_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524161494485","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/colleen-worby"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_73966","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":557,"numTeachers":45,"percentFrplEligible":50,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":15,"percentWhite":51,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":8,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":88.1,"schoolId":73966,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Sand Creek Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Sand Creek Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/minnesota/anoka-hennepin-ind-sch-dist-11/sand-creek-elementary-school/73966"}