{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Shady Grove Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":18.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9473748,"projectId":10357148,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our beautiful new classroom rug! This rug has completely revolutionized our daily routines by providing a perfect foundation for collaboration, structured management, and deep focus. The organized layout gives each child a dedicated, clear \"home base\". This visual boundary has worked wonders for group management, making transitions quick, seamless, and completely orderly. With defined spaces, students can immediately lock in their focus during phonics, math, and whole-group instruction. \r\n\r\nFurthermore, it has unlocked an entirely new level of collaborative learning. My students now have a comfortable, inviting area to sit knee-to-knee with reading buddies, share ideas during partner chats, and work together on group projects. You have transformed our physical workspace into a warm, inclusive, and highly functional learning environment where students feel valued and ready to succeed. Thank you for giving us the space to grow, focus, and learn together!","fullyFundedDate":1784142398640,"projectUrl":"project/gather-and-grow-on-a-new-classroom-rug/10357148/","projectTitle":"Gather and Grow on a New Classroom Rug","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9473748_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1710764549252","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9473748"},{"teacherId":10561060,"projectId":10408554,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generously funding my classroom rug! As a first-year teacher, creating a classroom where every student feels welcomed, safe, and loved has been one of my biggest goals. Your generosity has helped make that vision a reality, and I cannot thank you enough for investing in my students and our classroom.\r\n\r\nOur rug has become so much more than just a place to sit. It is a space where we gather together for read-alouds, learn new things, share our ideas, build relationships, and grow as a classroom family. It gives my students a comfortable and welcoming place to come together, participate in discussions, and feel connected to one another. Seeing them gather on the rug each day reminds me how important it is to create an environment where every child feels like they belong.\r\n\r\nAs a first-year teacher, every resource makes a difference, and your kindness has made a lasting impact on my classroom. Because of you, my students have a space that supports their learning while helping build the positive classroom community I hope they will always remember.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my classroom, supporting my students, and helping make their learning environment a little more special. Your generosity has touched more lives than you may ever know, and I am so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1787585192555,"projectUrl":"project/1st-grade-rug/10408554/","projectTitle":"1st Grade Rug","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10561060"},{"teacherId":2729233,"projectId":9792336,"letterContent":"I send true gratitude for the contributions you make to education each and every day. It is donors like you that allow teachers to pursue quality materials and create highly effective lessons. As a teacher I have always believed in the importance of having students physically create with their hands. There have been years where that meant recyclable products in general and more recently an emphasis on cardboard specific experiences. Providing students the opportunity to work through struggles (ex trying to connect an egg carton and cardboard with a hot glue gun that melts egg carton), helps them develop problem solving skills, perseverance when faced with challenges, and a confidence that they can do hard things. \r\n In recent years I have recognized the need to extend these experiences beyond the goal of working through struggles. Working with cardboard allows students to learn engineering principals (triangle is the strongest shape, you need surface area to connect two pieces or utilize and \"L\" brace). In the previous two years I have created strong lessons aligned to both the content standards in math as well as the Science and Engineering Practices recently identified in North Carolina. Although these lessons are strong and hit many of the goals, until now I haven't been able to ensure that the students can complete these within a reasonable amount of time. The biggest delay comes from the cutting of the materials. We have several kid safe tools that aren't efficient and lead to frustration with the TOOL not the project. I have used true box cutters and other tools that aren't safe for students. These all result in a project that takes way too long and a really tired teacher. :) \r\n With your generous donation from The DonorsChoose Community we have been gratious gifted with a Chomp Saw. This product allows students to SAFELY and EFFICIENTLY cut cardboard so that their time and energy lives in the engineering world and not in prep. We have also partner with our Career and Technical Education program at the high school to make connections to equipment and practices that they use that are similar to the ChompSaw. Because of your donation, students have been able to learn and use a saw that is safe AND exists within the real world of construction. Although the saw only reached students in my classroom this year, we are using ChompSaws this summer at our AIG STEM Camp where 5th and 6th Grade students from all over the county will build a city out of cardboard! Your impact will continue to grow. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1769994414736,"projectUrl":"project/stem-student-engineers-need-safe-tools-t/9792336/","projectTitle":"STEM Student Engineers Need Safe Tools to Create Big Ideas","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Caldwell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2729233_orig.jpg?crop=1294,1294,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1759694343538","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2729233"},{"teacherId":9624100,"projectId":9936802,"letterContent":"My students were thrilled when the materials for our Life Cycle unit arrived. Their excitement was immediate—they eagerly asked to begin reading the books right away. I explained that we would dive into them once our Science unit officially began, which only heightened their anticipation.\r\n\r\nWhen the unit started, I introduced the book on butterflies and shared the butterfly pavilion we will use once the weather warms and our caterpillars arrive. We then explored the life cycles of ants and frogs, and I showed the class the ant farm we will be setting up—an announcement met with delighted excitement. Finally, we read about plant life cycles. I displayed the pots and seeds and explained that we will be planting them and observing their growth this spring. When I shared that the plants would become Mother's Day gifts, the classroom filled with joy and enthusiasm.\r\n\r\nWe are currently awaiting the arrival of our caterpillars and ants. The kits I purchased include certificates to receive the live specimens; however, they cannot be shipped until temperatures are warm enough to ensure safe delivery to North Carolina.\r\n\r\nIt is truly rewarding to watch my students engage in hands-on learning experiences. These opportunities make learning more meaningful and memorable. Thank you for helping make this enriching experience possible for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1764693858249,"projectUrl":"project/watching-students-blossom-through-litera/9936802/","projectTitle":"Watching Students Blossom Through Literature and Hands-on Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hoelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624100"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_2635","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":462,"numTeachers":35,"percentFrplEligible":27,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":85,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":6,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"13.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":81.7,"schoolId":2635,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Shady Grove Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Shady Grove Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/north-carolina/davie-county-school-district/shady-grove-elementary-school/2635"}