{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sopris Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":26.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9484006,"projectId":10091406,"letterContent":"Doll clothes and accessories will provide meaningful, hands-on opportunities for young students to develop social-emotional, communication, fine-motor, and independence skills through imaginative play. Students can practice dressing, making choices, following routines, taking turns, caring for others, and expressing emotions while engaging in play that reflects everyday experiences.\r\nThese materials will also support IEP goals related to functional communication, social interaction, following directions, fine-motor development, and increasing independence. 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Visual timers will make transitions and classroom expectations more predictable, helping students increase independence and reduce frustration. Sensory supports such as a swing, movement tools, and calming materials will help students recognize and meet their sensory needs so they can return to instruction ready to learn.\r\nStuffed animals and other hands-on classroom materials will provide meaningful opportunities to practice communication, turn-taking, social interaction, emotional identification, imaginative play, and problem-solving. These materials will directly support skills addressed through students' IEP goals while giving them accessible, developmentally appropriate ways to practice those skills throughout the school day.\r\nMost importantly, these resources will help remove barriers to participation. 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Students have different sensory, attention, and movement needs, and traditional classroom seating does not work well for every learner. Floor cushions, wiggle seats, and other flexible seating options will provide appropriate opportunities for movement and sensory input while students work, listen, and participate. Having choices in seating can help students regulate their bodies, increase engagement, and remain available for learning. 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Many of my students learn best with hands-on materials, visual supports, repetition, and opportunities to practice skills in multiple ways. Velcro and laminating supplies will allow me to create durable, individualized learning activities that can be used again and again. Whiteboards will provide students with a low-pressure way to practice writing, letters, numbers, and early academic skills while receiving immediate feedback. Storage supplies will keep individualized materials organized and accessible, helping students build independence and participate more successfully in classroom routines. These simple tools will allow me to meet students where they are and provide the consistent, hands-on support they need to grow as learners.","fullyFundedDate":1780374834990,"projectUrl":"project/essential-tools-for-our-new-special-edu/10248686/","projectTitle":"Essential Tools for Our New Special Education Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marion","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9484006_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723839742393","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9484006"},{"teacherId":10061106,"projectId":10182930,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing us with the hands-on STEM materials! They have been such a wonderful addition to our kindergarten classroom. Our kinders are excited to explore, build, create, and problem-solve while learning through meaningful hands-on experiences.\r\n\r\nThese materials are helping our students develop important STEM skills while also encouraging curiosity, creativity, teamwork, and perseverance. It has been so fun to see their excitement and engagement as they experiment and discover new things.\r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your generosity and support of our young learners. These hands-on opportunities are making a difference in our classroom and helping our kinders grow into confident, curious little learners. 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These materials quickly became favorites in our classroom and encouraged students to create, explore, and practice important early learning skills in meaningful ways.\r\nStudents were excited to use \"real tools\" to write, draw, organize papers, create projects, and strengthen their hand muscles through purposeful play and classroom activities. The materials supported independence, creativity, and confidence while helping develop fine motor coordination, early writing skills, and problem-solving abilities.\r\nYour generosity helped make learning feel exciting and authentic for our students. Thank you for providing materials that inspire curiosity, creativity, and joyful learning every day!","fullyFundedDate":1774963796543,"projectUrl":"project/writing-center-revamp/9977389/","projectTitle":"Writing Center Revamp","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marion","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9484006_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723839742393","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9484006"},{"teacherId":9484006,"projectId":10196795,"letterContent":"Our students were thrilled to explore and discover through new outdoor science and STEM experiences. The addition of sand toys, sensory bottles, outdoor whiteboards for drawing and writing, and butterfly books encouraged curiosity, creativity, and hands-on learning every day.\r\nChildren were especially excited to try new things, experiment with materials, and share their discoveries with classmates. The sensory and open-ended nature of these activities supported problem-solving, communication, fine motor skills, and cooperative play in meaningful and engaging ways.\r\nThe butterfly books inspired thoughtful conversations and observations about nature, while the outdoor drawing boards gave students a fun and active way to practice early writing, drawing, and expressing ideas outside the classroom. Sand and sensory materials encouraged imaginative play, exploration, and teamwork.\r\nYour generosity helped create joyful learning experiences that made students eager to explore, ask questions, and connect with the world around them. Thank you for supporting our young scientists, engineers, artists, and explorers!","fullyFundedDate":1778040303559,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-exploration-for-every-learner-s/10196795/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Exploration for Every Learner: Sand, Water, STEM, Life Cycles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marion","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9484006_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723839742393","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9484006"},{"teacherId":9484006,"projectId":9635826,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our preschool classroom! Because of you, my students now have new art and sensory materials including paint brushes, rollers, kinetic sand, and art trays for exploration.\r\n\r\nThese materials give my students meaningful opportunities to express themselves creatively while strengthening fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and early problem-solving. The sensory tools allow children to explore textures, pressure, and movement in a calm and engaging way, which is especially helpful for students who learn best through hands-on experiences.\r\n\r\nArt and sensory play also support emotional development by giving children a safe and joyful way to communicate their ideas and feelings. Your donation is helping create a classroom where learning feels exciting, creative, and accessible for every child. Thank you for believing in our students and for making such a positive difference in their daily learning experiences!","fullyFundedDate":1764426999323,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-and-art-for-everyone/9635826/","projectTitle":"Sensory and Art for everyone","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marion","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9484006_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723839742393","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9484006"},{"teacherId":9484006,"projectId":9565962,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our preschool classroom! Because of you, my students now have a wide variety of books that reflect different abilities, are written in both Spanish and English, and focus on important social-emotional skills.\r\n\r\nThese books are helping my students learn how to recognize emotions, practice kindness, and understand themselves and others. Having stories in both languages allows all of my students to see themselves in books and participate fully in our classroom community. For many of my children, these stories provide the words and pictures they need to talk about feelings, friendships, and problem-solving.\r\n\r\nYour donation is making a lasting impact by helping us build early literacy skills while also supporting emotional growth and inclusion. Thank you for helping create a classroom where every child feels represented, valued, and excited to learn. We are so grateful for your kindness and generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1764426999600,"projectUrl":"project/building-language-skills-and-emotional-g/9565962/","projectTitle":"Building Language Skills and Emotional Growth in Preschool","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marion","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9484006_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723839742393","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9484006"},{"teacherId":9484006,"projectId":9541864,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our preschool classroom! Your donation provided Velcro materials and assessment tools for sorting, stacking, and matching. These resources are being used daily to support hands-on learning and to assess students' developmental skills in a meaningful and engaging way.\r\n\r\nThese tools help students strengthen fine motor skills, early math concepts, and cognitive skills such as categorization and problem-solving. They are especially beneficial for students who need visual and tactile supports to demonstrate their learning. Because of you, my students are able to learn through play while I gather accurate information to guide instruction. Your generosity is truly making an impact in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1764426999471,"projectUrl":"project/assessment-and-skill-building-tools/9541864/","projectTitle":"Assessment and Skill Building tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marion","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9484006_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723839742393","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9484006"},{"teacherId":4750683,"projectId":9800596,"letterContent":"Your donation was so considerate to our Early Childhood Program that serves kids 1-5 in our 5 classrooms. The kids were so excited when they opened the boxes of new books that we got. It is such a joy to watch a child learn the love of reading and all the new experiences, retell, dramatic play, social/emotional and vocabulary learning that comes along with it. Myself and the my teachers are grateful for donors like you that contribute to our little valley schools that don't receive much funding. 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