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In the months since receiving the STEAM books, we have been able to incorporate the items into our Pets and Things That Go units of study. As you know, many of things were requested to replace materials we lost in our roof leak over the Winter Break. Thank you for helping us get the books back into students' hands!\r\n\r\nThe students have loved reading about different science and math concepts and asking questions about the world around us. Not only students use these books during math and language arts centers, but they also choose to read them during free choice time. Every time I would bring out a new book, they'd get very excited! They can't believe that some people they don't know have given them these 'gifts.'\r\n\r\nThank you for your donation and support towards this project!","fullyFundedDate":1768410172168,"projectUrl":"project/full-steam-ahead-in-spanish-part-2/9988423/","projectTitle":"Full STEAM Ahead in Spanish- Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Villar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp394183_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1471934622720","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lvillar"},{"teacherId":394183,"projectId":9556854,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project! In the months since receiving the STEAM books and materials, we have been able to incorporate the items into our Pets and Things That Go units of study. \r\n\r\nThe students have loved practicing feeding the animals (great for fine motor practice), weighing our stuffed animal friends, reading about different science and math concepts, and more! Not only do they use these materials during math and language arts centers, but also during free choice time. Every time I would bring out a new activity, they'd get very excited! 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It's so helpful to have snacks on hand for the students when life gets busy or money is tight.\r\n\r\nBased on how quickly the snacks are being used up, the Goldfish and the Bug Bite graham crackers are definitely favorites with the Squeeze yogurt and beef jerky coming in close behind. Having these snacks on hand has helped curb many hungry tummies and therefore made it easier for students to find the joy in learning. 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Scott Lane Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Santa Clara, California that is part of Santa Clara Unified School District.
It serves 410 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
Its teachers have had 449 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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90%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Scott Lane Elementary School
$236,371
raised using DonorsChoose
449
projects
funded
44
teachers
funded
587
donors
62
projects
for
basic supplies
62
projects for
technology
88
projects for
books
40
projects
for
art supplies
Scott Lane Elementary School has received support from
476 individuals from California and
111 individuals out-of-state.