{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Silverwood Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":9.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1736982,"projectId":9504544,"letterContent":"With your donation, we can take photos of children at play. These photos are tools for better understanding each child's needs, interests, strengths, and areas of growth in social-emotional development. These photos provide evidence of academic growth and context for observations that are not always available in writing alone. The images are placed in authentic portfolios that facilitate collaborative discussions and document a child's development for teachers, children, and families.\r\n\r\nThank you for considering a donation to support our project! Your contribution will help us create portfolios that showcase each student's artwork, photos, and developmental observations, fostering discussions with their families about their social-emotional growth. These portfolios will be beautifully arranged and stored for lasting memories.","fullyFundedDate":1755906899395,"projectUrl":"project/documenting-and-creating-tk-memories-in/9504544/","projectTitle":"Documenting and Creating TK Memories in 2025-2026!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Swanson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1736982_orig.jpg?crop=514,514,x61,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625779145370","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-swanson"},{"teacherId":586721,"projectId":9470126,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of school supplies. My class was so excited when the boxes started arriving and they saw that these items were going to be items they were doing to get to use directly.\r\n\r\nI keep an \"art\" station in my room that I fill with various markers, colored pencils, crayons, paint pens, and various papers. During choice time, as well as STEAM time, the kids have the option to work from this station and utilize materials that not all of them have available to them at home. They LOVE it!!!! Now, with your generous donation, I was able to replace some old items, and add new ones-like the skin colored markers, crayons, colored pencils, and paper. The kids are loving being able to draw people and have a natural representation of what they are seeing around them.\r\n\r\nThe more opportunities we give kids to use their imaginations and be creative, the more open they will be to flexible thinking and problem solving. Your donated items are making a HUGE, positive impact on my students. Thank you!!!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1762267508761,"projectUrl":"project/school-supplies-help-kids-soar/9470126/","projectTitle":"School Supplies Help Kids Soar","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tang","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp586721_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536591001193","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/586721"},{"teacherId":9451894,"projectId":8180027,"letterContent":"Having some new fun Sensory items for my students to use was magical. I received the items today. I set them up and got to watch my students explore, have fun and ask some good questions. We talked about how the Air Toobz worked and played with the air speed to see how that worked. One student and I had fun setting it up and getting it ready to use. We finally figured it out and it is very fun. We will explore more playing, building and using the Air Toobz. I also set up the spinning stool had a few students use it as well. Learning how to sit on it and seeing them smile as they learned to use it. It spins on it's own once they are seated properly on it. These two items will be really fun and educational to use with my students during this school year. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I really want to thank every who donated. This very much appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1712595948792,"projectUrl":"project/fun-and-safe-space-for-floor-work/8180027/","projectTitle":"Fun and Safe Space for Floor Work","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bonnie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9451894_orig.jpg?crop=240,240,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758906887656","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9451894"},{"teacherId":586721,"projectId":9499162,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your generous donation towards our STEM manipulatives. My students' eyes lit up when they saw the boxes arrive and saw me unpacking them. \r\n\r\nA few times a week, I give the students Choice Time. This is a time that they can choose to work with the various manipulatives (like the ones you provided us), art supplies, or computers. So often the kids love to choose the manipulatives. This allows them time to engineer various structures, show their creativity in something they've designed or built, and play with things they don't necessarily have access to at home.\r\n\r\nMy students are going to benefit from your donataion in so many ways. I love that they get to create, work together, and learn through meaningful play.","fullyFundedDate":1758997321884,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-stem-minds-on-learning/9499162/","projectTitle":"Hands-On STEM, Minds-On Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tang","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp586721_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536591001193","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/586721"},{"teacherId":598319,"projectId":9006165,"letterContent":"On behalf of my kindergarten class, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you for your generous donation of games and puzzles. Your thoughtful gift has brought so much joy and excitement into our classroom!\r\n The children have been absolutely delighted to explore the new activities. These games and puzzles are not only fun but also help develop important skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork. It's been wonderful to see them learning and laughing together.\r\n Your kindness and support make a real difference in our learning environment, and we are truly grateful for your generosity. Thank you for helping us create a classroom filled with curiosity, creativity, and smiles.","fullyFundedDate":1742915819800,"projectUrl":"project/fun-ways-to-learn/9006165/","projectTitle":"Fun Ways To Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Uchida","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp598319_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472850001727","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/krisuchida"},{"teacherId":3788592,"projectId":9471495,"letterContent":"Thank you for the wonderful donations. The money you donated allowed my class to get some awesome new art supplies for my students this year . Supplies like new crayons, markers, color pencils , new scissors, construction paper and colored computer paper are already being put to good use to create super fun art projects in my class. The students also love their new name tags and the behavior supplies I was able to buy are a big hit. Thank you again for your generosity. Donors choose has always been a great supporter of classrooms, and we appreciate it.","fullyFundedDate":1753631999899,"projectUrl":"project/fun-with-art/9471495/","projectTitle":"Fun with Art","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Van Buskirk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3788592_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753130591316","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3788592"},{"teacherId":3605286,"projectId":9439271,"letterContent":"We have received all of the items and are excited to use them! The new rug is on the floor and when I first put it down, all of the students wanted to touch it! They were so thrilled to have a clean new rug to sit on and enjoy their reading time. I have shown the class the nonfiction books and many of them asked immediately if they could read one of them. Every other month I put nonfiction books in the reading rotation so that the students can have more general knowledge of the world around them. These new books will allow me to put my plan into action. \r\n\r\nThank you for being a generous donor!","fullyFundedDate":1756519362346,"projectUrl":"project/nonfiction-books-for-knowledge/9439271/","projectTitle":"Nonfiction Books for Knowledge!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Andrews","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3605286_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723178370819","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dunnej"},{"teacherId":555404,"projectId":9531449,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of 40 high-quality headphones for my 2nd grade classroom! These headphones have made a huge difference for my 31 students in so many ways.\r\n\r\nMany people use headphones at home for fun or work, but in the classroom, they are a powerful learning tool. My students use them daily for reading programs, language lessons, and educational videos that help them learn at their own pace. The new headphones allow each student to focus without distractions and truly hear every sound clearly — something that wasn't possible before.\r\n\r\nThe most exciting part for my students is how comfortable and reliable the headphones are. They love that each pair completely covers their ears, helping them tune out classroom noise and immerse themselves in their work. Every student has their own numbered pair, and they take great pride in caring for them and knowing that their headphones will always work.\r\n\r\nFor me, the difference has been incredible. The old headphones constantly tangled, broke, or only played sound from one side — I spent so much time troubleshooting each day. Now, the cords don't knot thanks to the fabric covering, and every single pair still works perfectly! That reliability has saved valuable class time and frustration for both me and my students.\r\n\r\nOne of my quieter students, who used to get easily distracted, now stays completely engaged during reading lessons. He told me, \"I can hear everything so clearly now — it's like the story is just for me.\" Moments like that remind me how big an impact this project has had.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of my heart, thank you for making such a meaningful difference in our classroom. You've given my students the gift of focus, comfort, and confidence in their learning — and made my teaching day so much smoother, too!","fullyFundedDate":1754434022330,"projectUrl":"project/powering-up-learning-one-headphone-at-a/9531449/","projectTitle":"Powering Up Learning, One Headphone at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Collins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp555404_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1475816493356","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/555404"},{"teacherId":4416160,"projectId":9107691,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating the hardware materials to help us improve our gaga ball court. We have received the nails, stakes, and tape to help us make an all-weather playing area. We had a little set-back on the artificial turf material, so our installation time frame has been pushed back a little.\r\n\r\nWe are in the process of working with a company who will send us the turf we need and from there we know our students will take full advantage of using the court regularly. Without your support, we would not have been able to fund this ongoing project. \r\n\r\nThank you for giving our students this opportunity to improve their gaga ball experience.","fullyFundedDate":1741892787120,"projectUrl":"project/gaga-ball-needs-maintenance/9107691/","projectTitle":"Gaga Ball Needs Maintenance!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brennan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4416160_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594833158339","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4416160"},{"teacherId":4416160,"projectId":9186887,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support in providing me with physical education activities to use with our first-grade students at my school.\r\n\r\nWe have been able to complete two units of study thus far, basketball and soccer. The students loved every minute of it, and we saw their skills improve drastically over the course of the units. \r\n\r\nThrough the use of the basketballs, we noticed the students' hand and eye coordination improved which helped them focus in class more, and their handwriting improved.\r\n\r\nWhen using the soccer balls, we noticed the students were able to improve their body control and motor skills, which helped with unwanted physical contact.\r\n\r\nThe ball cart has been a HUGE help in transporting and setting up for our activities. We thank you so much for making this possible for us and our students.","fullyFundedDate":1746787367334,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-physically-educated-while-havi/9186887/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Physically Educated While Having Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brennan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4416160_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594833158339","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4416160"},{"teacherId":1736982,"projectId":9250349,"letterContent":"In a developmentally appropriate, play-based learning environment, we aim to provide inviting interactions that encourage children to engage in STEM and discovery. With your donations of the Chompsaw Maker Bundle, kids can use this cardboard cutter to design and cut out their own creations. The goggles, posterboard, glue sticks, and kid-safe glue guns, along with shelving structures and other \"Maker Space\" materials, will give them the opportunity to bring their creations to life using these materials.\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our school's youngest learners!","fullyFundedDate":1746476667774,"projectUrl":"project/help-tk-children-build-steam-skills/9250349/","projectTitle":"Help TK Children BUILD STEAM Skills!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Swanson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1736982_orig.jpg?crop=514,514,x61,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625779145370","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-swanson"},{"teacherId":3788592,"projectId":9219206,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to my project \"Summer Fun in a Sack\". I always love to finish the school year with some gifts for my students that will help them enjoy their summer and continue their learning and exploration. The materials that were purchased with the help of your donations were vital in helping with this fun exploration. The notebooks, erasers, pen, and crayons were perfect to help encourage the students to keep writing and drawing over the summer. The students were super excited to read the books that were purchased and the sacks I painted with their names on them were the perfect way to give them their gifts , as well as giving a fun way for students to carry their summer treats around during their vacation. Thank you again for your generosity in helping to male my students' summer so memorable!","fullyFundedDate":1744246764745,"projectUrl":"project/summer-fun-in-a-sack/9219206/","projectTitle":"Summer Fun In A Sack!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Van Buskirk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3788592_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753130591316","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3788592"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_4147","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":524,"numTeachers":20,"percentFrplEligible":34,"percentAsian":21,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":28,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":34,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"26.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":91.0,"schoolId":4147,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Silverwood Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Silverwood Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/mount-diablo-unified-school-district/silverwood-elementary-school/4147"}