{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sisson School","outOfStateSupporters":41.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3040077,"projectId":9507705,"letterContent":"The tiny resin ducks and various animals from this project have been an enormous success in my classroom! My students absolutely LOVE picking them out as a quick reward for excellent performance in class. \r\nThe pencils, expo markers, coloring markers, and Velcro have also been incredibly valuable this year. My students use pencils and Expo markers daily, and with 23 students, we got through quite a few each month. Your generosity allows me to not stress about students needing replacement pencils or markers, and allows me to share freely when they may need one for home use. \r\nYour generosity not only provides materials for my students, but it allows me to be a generous teacher, who does not have to have the added stress of worrying that we are going to run out of pencils.","fullyFundedDate":1753970619319,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-school-basics/9507705/","projectTitle":"Back to School Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vargas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3040077_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536252899551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vargas-m"},{"teacherId":3040077,"projectId":9277607,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of my project, \"Headphones for Everyone.\" These headphones have become so important in our classroom and I appreciate them so much. Every year, my students access programs that require them to speak into the computer, and having the microphone on these headphones allows the computer to hear my students clearly. The contact paper has allowed me to number the headphones and protect the marking, so that it doesn't easily rub off. This ensures that students are able to keep track of their particular headphones, to help us keep them safe and last. Thank you again for your support. My students and I appreciate your generosity more than you know.","fullyFundedDate":1753368773422,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-everyone/9277607/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Everyone!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vargas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3040077_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536252899551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vargas-m"},{"teacherId":10187627,"projectId":9621202,"letterContent":"Dear amazing Donors Choose supporters,\r\n\r\nWe are writing to express our deepest gratitude for your generous contributions to our Sixth Grade Early Man Day project! Your donations of paint, paper, art supplies, and food were absolutely instrumental in bringing ancient history to life for our students.\r\n\r\nYour kindness allowed us to transform our classroom into the Paleolithic era for a day of hands-on learning and immersion. The students had an incredible experience participating in activities that simulated the challenges and ingenuity of early humans.\r\n\r\nSpecifically, the donated food allowed students to engage in a memorable \"hunting and gathering\" activity, where they worked together to find and collect ingredients to create their own custom trail mix—a practical lesson in early survival.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, the paint, paper, and art supplies enabled a vibrant lesson on communication. Students acted as prehistoric storytellers, creating cave paintings to share narratives and document their day, truly connecting with the earliest forms of human art and record-keeping. They also practiced crucial early survival skills like finding and guarding resources and simulating the techniques used for making fire (safely, of course!).\r\n\r\nThe resources you provided moved these lessons beyond textbooks and lectures, transforming the abstract concept of \"ancient history\" into something real, tactile, and meaningful for modern kids.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for investing in our students' education and helping them gain a profound, hands-on understanding of their earliest ancestors. We couldn't have done it without you.\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\n\r\nThe Sixth Grade Class and Teachers","fullyFundedDate":1755782526397,"projectUrl":"project/early-man-day-festival-bring-history-ali/9621202/","projectTitle":"Early Man Day Festival-Bring History Alive!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Laub and Bleazard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10187627_orig.jpg?crop=2160,2160,x640,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755551986540","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10187627"},{"teacherId":3040077,"projectId":9277899,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of my project, \"Spring Supply Refresh!\" My students go through so many dry erase markers that these really came in handy for our board work! The dividers also allowed me to provide fully stocked binders to my students this year. I also find myself thrilled to use the Teachers Pay Teachers gift card. Each year I find myself with a new group of students with different needs from the year before. The Teachers Pay Teachers gift card allows me to purchase supplemental activities to meet my students' needs. Again, thank you so much for your support of these materials for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1746540537893,"projectUrl":"project/spring-supply-refresh/9277899/","projectTitle":"Spring Supply Refresh!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vargas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3040077_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536252899551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vargas-m"},{"teacherId":8668309,"projectId":9825609,"letterContent":"We got the snacks!!!!!!! The kids were so excited! I'm going to try and make them last but they really want to try everything!!They are so happy about it and wrote you some cute letters to tell you thank you themselves. It's fun to get snacks but it's also so helpful to the kids who never come to school with a snack. It helps them to stay a little more focused on schoolwork because they aren't as hungry. It also helps the few families who have been able to help provide classroom ava is so that they aren't the only ones helping.","fullyFundedDate":1761931407791,"projectUrl":"project/hungry-fifth-graders-need-snacks/9825609/","projectTitle":"Hungry Fifth Graders Need Snacks!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Funk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8668309_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676789458244","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8668309"},{"teacherId":3040077,"projectId":9214268,"letterContent":"Thank you, thank you, thank you, for your continued support of my classroom. I am so excited to share The BFG with a new generation of students. We have been reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for the last few years, but so many students are already very familiar with the movie. I'm excited to share the quirkiness that is Roald Dahl with my students through The BFG. \r\n\r\nI am so appreciative of your funding of my project, as it allows each student to have a copy of The BFG to hold and read along with. Thank you, again, for your continued support.","fullyFundedDate":1744245507612,"projectUrl":"project/bring-the-bfg-to-a-new-generation/9214268/","projectTitle":"Bring The BFG to a New Generation","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vargas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3040077_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536252899551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vargas-m"},{"teacherId":8668309,"projectId":9597989,"letterContent":"Having pets in the classroom is exciting for my students. It's easy to apply all sorts of curriculum to the experience of pets and the students already have but in because they love keeping animals in our classroom. It is expensive to care for them properly so I really appreciate your help in purchasing the things they need to live happy lives inside of our classroom. Our current inhabitants seem to be healthy and are doing well. Thank you for helping us keep them in safe and happy environments with the correct things they need for habitat and nutrition.","fullyFundedDate":1755695624160,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-pet-supplies/9597989/","projectTitle":"Classroom Pet Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Funk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8668309_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676789458244","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8668309"},{"teacherId":8668309,"projectId":9327695,"letterContent":"This project has been really helpful to my class because it allows kids to practice geometry concepts. They respond well to having some hands on opportunities so that they can experience the math concepts instead of just memorizing the material. \r\n\r\nWe have only just begun to utilize the materials sent in this project and I can already see that my students are benefiting from using the measuring tapes to interact with math in their immediate environment. These materials also encourage them to work in pairs and teams to complete measurements and computations, which helps to practice collaboration.","fullyFundedDate":1753368773394,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-measurement-and-geometry/9327695/","projectTitle":"Hands-on Measurement and Geometry","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Funk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8668309_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676789458244","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8668309"},{"teacherId":3040077,"projectId":9275365,"letterContent":"Wow! We are truly amazed by your generosity. My students are flabbergasted every time I share the good news of a funded project. We are so appreciative of your support of our classroom. \r\n\r\nWe were able to utilize the paint daubers a few times before the last school year ended, and we have already used them for a project this year. My students love being able to explore different art mediums, and I love having the supplies to do so. A few weeks ago we used the paint daubers on aluminum foil, which we then sprayed with water and pressed a black and white drawing onto. The students loved seeing how their patterns transformed in the pressing. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your steady support of my classroom and students.","fullyFundedDate":1747149638587,"projectUrl":"project/art-throughout-the-year/9275365/","projectTitle":"Art Throughout the Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vargas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3040077_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536252899551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vargas-m"},{"teacherId":3040077,"projectId":9228202,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of my project, \"Books for All.\" My students LOVE to read new books, and I love being able to provide them with a wide variety of rich literature right inside our classroom. My students were especially excited about the Amulet series, as many of them have been trying to share the single copy we previously had. \r\n\r\nAnimalia is another fantastic book that your donation provided. Many of my students have never heard of Graeme Base, and I love sharing the wonder of his detailed illustrations and alliterative pages with my fifth graders. \r\n\r\nWe really appreciate your generosity, and can't believe how fortunate we are to have your support.","fullyFundedDate":1745477459039,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-all/9228202/","projectTitle":"Books for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vargas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3040077_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536252899551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vargas-m"},{"teacherId":8668309,"projectId":9177151,"letterContent":"My kids loved the first book in this series. They begged to read the second book in the series so I wrote this project. I am so grateful that my students were able to read a book that they were excited about. \r\n\r\nIn this book, the second book in the series, the characters continued on their mission as zombie hunters and we learned more about Manhattan schist. My students really identified with these characters and they enjoyed problem solving the Zeke riddles the author used to tell the story. \r\n\r\nThank you for bringing reading alive for my class!","fullyFundedDate":1742916726378,"projectUrl":"project/blue-moon-book-2-in-dead-city/9177151/","projectTitle":"Blue Moon: Book 2 in Dead City","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Funk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8668309_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676789458244","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8668309"},{"teacherId":8668309,"projectId":9146557,"letterContent":"Mask making is one of my favorite activities that I do each year with my students. It is a little bit of a challenge for them but they always persevere and it turns into not only a learning activity but a team building activity as they learn to trust one another and work together. \r\n\r\nMy students did not disappoint with their creativity on this project. There was such a variety in their mask making and in the end they were very proud of their work. I think they really enjoyed the presentation part of this activity and enjoyed being able to display them in the hallway.","fullyFundedDate":1746540537777,"projectUrl":"project/mask-making/9146557/","projectTitle":"Mask Making!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Funk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8668309_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676789458244","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8668309"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_40179","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":298,"numTeachers":15,"percentFrplEligible":44,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":81,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":12,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"4 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"19.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":58.2,"schoolId":40179,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Sisson School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Sisson School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/mount-shasta-union-school-district/sisson-elementary-school/40179"}