{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"School 5","outOfStateSupporters":26.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":190692,"projectId":9488520,"letterContent":"We can't thank you enough for your generous donations to help us get Scholastic News. The children get so excited every time we start a new issue and the conversations generated through the articles are next level and so exciting to listen to. I appreciate you helping to enrich their curriculum and expand their views with these fun and engaging articles. The children have learned so much and enjoy sharing their knowledge with the other 4th grade class at recess time. From the bottom of our hearts a big thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1758822349833,"projectUrl":"project/news-flash/9488520/","projectTitle":"News Flash","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Morello","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp190692_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490133125492","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mmorello"},{"teacherId":8139746,"projectId":9794314,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students now have the opportunity to experience The Wild Robot as a shared class novel, which has had a powerful impact on their reading growth. This text introduces important literacy skills such as making inferences, identifying themes, understanding character development, and using evidence from the text to support ideas. Beyond reading skills, the story encourages meaningful discussions about empathy, perseverance, problem-solving, and what it means to belong — lessons that strongly resonate with my students.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom is highly interactive and supportive. Students follow along in their own copies of the book, track text with their fingers, annotate key moments, and participate in guided discussions. We pause often to make predictions, clarify vocabulary, and connect the story to real-life experiences. Having individual copies has increased engagement, confidence, and independence, allowing students to fully participate at their own pace while still feeling part of a reading community.\r\n\r\nSeveral students who previously struggled with stamina or confidence have shown noticeable growth and excitement. Some students eagerly volunteer to read aloud, while others light up during discussions because they feel connected to Roz's journey. Seeing students proudly hold their own book, reference specific pages, and share thoughtful insights has been incredibly rewarding. This project has truly transformed our reading block, and it would not have been possible without your support.","fullyFundedDate":1760727420970,"projectUrl":"project/novel-study-book-needed/9794314/","projectTitle":"Novel Study Book Needed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Driscoll","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8139746"},{"teacherId":8139746,"projectId":9761471,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our small group instruction has become more organized, engaging, and effective! The carts, laminating sheets, page protectors, and markers you helped fund allow me to create durable, hands-on learning materials that can be reused and easily accessed by students. These resources help me differentiate lessons and keep materials neatly organized for each group's needs. Your kindness directly impacts my students' daily learning experience—making small group time more interactive, efficient, and fun for everyone.","fullyFundedDate":1758908059895,"projectUrl":"project/small-group-savers/9761471/","projectTitle":"Small Group Savers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Driscoll","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8139746"},{"teacherId":8139746,"projectId":9649423,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our classroom started the school year fully equipped and ready to learn! Your donation provided essential back-to-school supplies—like notebooks, pencils, folders, and crayons—that help my students stay organized, confident, and engaged every day. For many families, these items can be difficult to provide, so your contribution ensured every child began the year on equal footing. You've helped create a positive, welcoming learning environment where students can focus on what matters most—learning and growing together.","fullyFundedDate":1757083560721,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-school-supplies/9649423/","projectTitle":"Back to School Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Driscoll","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8139746"},{"teacherId":7910328,"projectId":8850156,"letterContent":"Thank you for believing in our students and this wellness effort. Your generosity provided mental health workbooks, blank cards with envelopes, appreciation stickers, sensory strips and fidgets, colored pencils in inclusive skin tones, and dry erase markers for our community whiteboard. \r\n\r\nWe are setting up a gratitude card workshop for November where students write notes to peers and staff, a calm tools basket for readers and writers who need a quiet reset, and small group check ins that use simple workbook exercises on self compassion and anxiety skills. The whiteboard now hosts daily prompts for kindness and coping tips, and students are taking turns as wellness ambassadors to keep messages fresh and inviting. \r\n\r\nStudents are responding with curiosity and care, choosing colors with intention, trading ideas for encouraging phrases, and reminding each other to use the calm tools during challenging moments.\r\n\r\nNext steps include a rotating student team to curate the whiteboard, short peer led wellness shares during classes, and a portfolio of gratitude notes that classes can deliver across the building. Your gift helps our middle school practice empathy, build community, and keep mental health in view every day. We are deeply grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1727976756491,"projectUrl":"project/uplifting-wellness-empowering-middle-sc/8850156/","projectTitle":"Uplifting Wellness: Empowering Middle Schoolers to Promote Mental Health","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melody Ramnath","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7910328_orig.jpg?crop=549,549,x0,y36&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630219826514","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ramnath"},{"teacherId":7910328,"projectId":8952079,"letterContent":"Thank you for lifting up our classroom with such care and generosity. Your gift provided restorative justice and classroom management books, display pens for the Promethean board, visual timers, sensory fidget tools, joyful writing pens and highlighters, classic board games, and simple cleaning supplies. Together these resources honor student identity, voice, and community care, which is at the heart of our work on racial justice and representation.\r\n\r\nWe use the books to guide restorative language and clear routines. We use the display pens to bring more voices to the board. Timers help students manage time on task. Fidgets offer calm focus for readers and writers. Board games build teamwork and respectful communication during independent time. Cleaning tools support shared responsibility and pride in our space. When students first explored the materials the room felt both calmer and more energized. Some reached for the timers and fidgets, others asked to lead at the board, and many smiled as they chose a favorite pen for notes.\r\n\r\nNext we will open short restorative circles to finalize our class agreements, annotate mentor texts at the board, and reflect on how these tools support learning and well being. We will also share student thank you notes so you can hear directly from the young people you supported. Your belief in our community is felt every day, and we are deeply grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1734633827420,"projectUrl":"project/equity-in-action-building-inclusive-cla/8952079/","projectTitle":"Equity in Action: Building Inclusive Classrooms","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melody Ramnath","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7910328_orig.jpg?crop=549,549,x0,y36&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630219826514","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ramnath"},{"teacherId":7910328,"projectId":9016875,"letterContent":"Thank you for lifting up our classroom. Your generosity funded an ergonomic chair, a pressure relief seat cushion, a firm lumbar pillow and neck roll, a high watt power adapter, woven USB C charge cables, and a surge protected power strip tower. We are setting up a calm focus corner and a shared charging hub so students can work in comfort, keep good posture, and stay connected to our learning tools.\r\n\r\nThis gift reduces the scramble for outlets and helps us protect teaching time. It also sends a powerful message that our community cares about student comfort and focus. We will put each item to work during independent reading, writing conferences, and project work, and we will share reflections as students settle into the new routines. Thank you for believing in us and for investing in a space where every learner feels supported, valued, and ready to do great work.","fullyFundedDate":1737145288160,"projectUrl":"project/ergonomic-is-e-mportant/9016875/","projectTitle":"Ergonomic is E-mportant!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melody Ramnath","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7910328_orig.jpg?crop=549,549,x0,y36&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630219826514","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ramnath"},{"teacherId":8582366,"projectId":9033017,"letterContent":"Thank You for Supporting Our Donors Choose Project!\r\nOur preschoolers always love to keep busy, and thanks to your generous support, they now have even more opportunities to learn and explore! The magnetic tiles have been a huge hit—our little learners are building, imagining, and expressing themselves in the most creative ways.\r\n\r\nThese hands-on materials are not only fun, but they also promote important developmental skills like spatial reasoning, color recognition, creativity, and fine motor skills. It's amazing to watch our students grow and learn through play, and your donation made that possible.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of our hearts—thank you for helping our young students shine!","fullyFundedDate":1736536817665,"projectUrl":"project/lets-build/9033017/","projectTitle":"Let's Build!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rozek-Fariello","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8582366_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664070275251","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8582366"},{"teacherId":9846531,"projectId":8968779,"letterContent":"Thank you for sending our class planting supplies. During the past few weeks, we have been engaged in studying a new unit, \"The Life Cycle of a Plant\". This unit has provided the students with an understanding of the role plants in the environment, while making connections to the natural world around them. \r\n\r\nThe students read many nonfiction books about plants and shared the information they learned with peers. They even wrote facts in their journals. In addition, they had fun reading nonfiction stories, which had a planting theme, such as \"The Carrot Seed\", \"The Little Red Hen\", and \"The Tiny Seed\". \r\n\r\nWe have now begun a hands-on project, which entails having each student plant their own flower seeds. Each morning the students observe their planted seeds for growth. This project has allowed the students to have fun while learning to use their observation and inquiry skills. As the plants grow, I hope to hear the students using new vocabulary used, such as sprout, roots, and stems. Most importantly, I hope the students are able to create fond memories. Our goal is to bring home flowers by Mother's Day.\r\n\r\nI would like to thank everyone for helping our second grade class to engage in a memorable, hands-on learning experience. I truly appreciate the kindness and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1733436018331,"projectUrl":"project/individual-student-flower-plants/8968779/","projectTitle":"Individual Student Flower Plants","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ennis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9846531"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_23338","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":572,"numTeachers":30,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":13,"percentWhite":13,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":62,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"19.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":74.0,"schoolId":23338,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about School 5 on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"School 5","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/yonkers-public-schools/school-5/23338"}