{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sky Oaks Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":22.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10418742,"projectId":10164851,"letterContent":"Your support has helped turn everyday learning into meaningful opportunities for independence. Our task boxes provide my students with structured, hands-on activities that allow them to practice academic, functional, and fine-motor skills in a clear and predictable way.\r\nOne of the most rewarding changes has been seeing students learn to complete familiar tasks with less adult assistance. The organized format helps them understand what to do, stay focused, finish an activity, and experience the pride that comes from completing something successfully.\r\nFor my students, independence is built through many small accomplishments. Your generosity has given them opportunities to practice those skills every day. Thank you for believing in their abilities and helping us create a classroom where students can grow in confidence, independence, and success.","fullyFundedDate":1779370491692,"projectUrl":"project/building-independence-through-task-boxes/10164851/","projectTitle":"Building Independence Through Task Boxes","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rhonie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10418742"},{"teacherId":10418742,"projectId":10164847,"letterContent":"The dry-erase tools you provided have quickly become an important part of our daily learning. My students use them to practice writing, letters, numbers, math skills, and other individualized activities. Being able to write, erase, and try again gives students a low-pressure way to practice without worrying about making mistakes.\r\nI have especially enjoyed seeing students become more willing to participate during hands-on activities. These simple tools provide immediate opportunities for practice and allow us to repeat skills as many times as needed while keeping learning interactive and engaging.\r\nThank you for providing resources that encourage my students to participate, practice, and keep trying. Your generosity is helping them build both academic skills and confidence—one mark, one erased mistake, and one success at a time.","fullyFundedDate":1779370460905,"projectUrl":"project/write-learn-and-grow-with-dry-erase-to/10164847/","projectTitle":"Write, Learn, and Grow With Dry-Erase Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rhonie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10418742"},{"teacherId":10418742,"projectId":10123019,"letterContent":"Dear donors,\r\nThank you for helping us create a classroom where students have meaningful tools to understand and manage their emotions. The social-emotional learning and calming resources have helped my students recognize feelings, practice appropriate coping strategies, and learn ways to regulate themselves during challenging moments.\r\nThese materials are especially valuable because my students have different communication and sensory needs. Having concrete, visual, and hands-on resources makes abstract concepts like emotions and self-regulation easier for them to understand and practice.\r\nYour generosity has helped us build more than a collection of materials—it has helped create a supportive environment where students can feel safe, understood, and ready to learn. Thank you for investing in their emotional growth, confidence, and success.\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMs. Rhonie","fullyFundedDate":1779370485947,"projectUrl":"project/calm-minds-strong-hearts-supporting-so/10123019/","projectTitle":"Calm Minds, Strong Hearts: Supporting Social-Emotional Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rhonie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10418742"},{"teacherId":10519843,"projectId":10310875,"letterContent":"Words cannot express how deeply grateful we are for your incredible support of our classroom project, \"Hands-On Foundations for Future Readers and Problem Solvers\". When our new materials finally arrived at Sky Oaks Elementary School, the excitement in the room was truly electric. My special education students' eyes lit up the moment they saw the boxes being unpacked, and they eagerly rushed over to explore the tactile and visual tools that your generosity made possible. Witnessing their pure curiosity, smiles, and immediate eagerness to touch and learn was an unforgettable moment that reminded me why hands-on learning is so transformative for young minds.  \r\n\r\nWe have already integrated these wonderful new resources into our daily routines, particularly during our high-intensity pull-out intervention sessions. The students are actively using tactile and visual tools—such as our pattern blocks, counting cubes, and literacy manipulatives—to make abstract concepts concrete. By physically manipulating pieces, matching patterns, and working through interactive letter and number exercises, my students are able to grasp foundational reading and math skills with newfound confidence and independence. Furthermore, these engaging tools provide essential sensory support that helps students regulate their focus, stay grounded, and maintain a positive mindset throughout the school day.  \r\n\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, our next steps involve building directly upon this momentum to deepen both academic mastery and fine motor growth. We are incorporating these materials into upcoming structured lessons that challenge students to extend their patterning, strengthen number sense, and apply phonics concepts in creative ways. Because of your kindness, my students have the empowering resources they need to thrive, grow, and take genuine pride in their learning journey. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for investing so generously in their potential.","fullyFundedDate":1783006340783,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-foundations-for-future-readers/10310875/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Foundations for Future Readers and Problem Solvers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alexa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10519843"},{"teacherId":10418742,"projectId":10060357,"letterContent":"Dear donors,\r\nYour support has made a meaningful difference in our classroom. The visual supports have helped my students better understand expectations, follow daily routines, make choices, and transition between activities with greater confidence. 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Your generosity continues to make an impact each time a student uses a visual to understand, communicate, or complete a routine successfully.","fullyFundedDate":1774054971780,"projectUrl":"project/visuals-for-asd/10060357/","projectTitle":"Visuals for ASD","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rhonie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10418742"},{"teacherId":7265951,"projectId":5486474,"letterContent":"As the entire world knows, Minneapolis/St. Paul is under siege by our own government. Working in a very diverse school can be challenging but we've never seen anything like this. Families are terrified to leave their own homes. Children do not come to school out of fear. Our school district had to do an emergency opening of virtual school since hundreds of families are sheltering in place. \r\nAll of this has negative impacts on learning, but especially my learners who have learning disabilities. The burden to buy basic supplies and fun, educational projects falls upon the teachers. With so many students staying home, it has had an impact on basic supplies for the students who have decided to come to school. There is a much smaller pool of shared supplies that parents send with their children.\r\nPlease help me and my learners! They are dealing with so much pressure right now. 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