{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Spreckels Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":49.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2065111,"projectId":10251167,"letterContent":"Our school certainly sharpened their math skills during the Prodigy National Cup as we came together to make math a team sport! What a joy it was to see math at the center of so much excitement amongst our learners as they answered math questions correctly to reach milestones and compete with schools nationwide. The two weeks of the challenge were fun-filled and rewarding! \r\n\r\nAs the competition wrapped up, we were pleased to find we held steady and finished in 16th place which wasn't too shabby considering the number of schools participating. But what was more important than finishing in the top twenty was the way we came together as a community and connected through math. That is something that cannot be quantified!\r\n\r\nThe top scorers school wide were ecstatic to receive their own Ed plushies for their contribution and enthusiasm in the Prodigy National Cup. The pencils were as sharp as our mathematicians thanks to the best pencil sharpener ever and donors like you! We are grateful for your support to make math a team sport and make learning exciting! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1778016989325,"projectUrl":"project/sharpening-skills-for-the-prodigy-nation/10251167/","projectTitle":"Sharpening Skills for the Prodigy National Cup!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Huntsman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2065111_orig.jpg?crop=160,160,x0,y68&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1775235142972","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lori-huntsman"},{"teacherId":10062353,"projectId":10116037,"letterContent":"We love our new outdoor space! The rug has provided a comfortable area for students to engage in play. I notice an increase in problem solving as students choose an activity on the rug when needed. This rug also provides a space for students to take a break from the more active play and choose a calmer activity. The rug is also very light and we got to use it for a class picnic. I put out our new magnets and it sparked an interest in building. We've started to add more items to our blocks and manipulative area. I can't wait to add more choices for our students to enjoy.","fullyFundedDate":1774963588480,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-play-experiences/10116037/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Play Experiences","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Echan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10062353_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776229013091","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10062353"},{"teacherId":9376618,"projectId":10183998,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating books to our students. Your generosity helps provide meaningful opportunities for students to build language, listening, and comprehension skills through shared reading experiences. The books will encourage curiosity, imagination, and a love of learning in our classroom each day.\r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your support and kindness. Reading together gives our students valuable opportunities to grow their vocabulary, communication, and social skills while enjoying stories with their peers. Your thoughtful donation will make a positive difference in our students' learning and development.","fullyFundedDate":1778604925465,"projectUrl":"project/books-lead-the-way/10183998/","projectTitle":"Books Lead the Way","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lisa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9376618_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700687726314","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lisafinburgh"},{"teacherId":9376618,"projectId":10181959,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding the books and play pie kit for my students Your generous gift provides my students with engaging, hands-on opportunities to build language, social, and imaginative play skills. The books encourage a love of storytelling and listening, while the play pie kit gives students a fun and interactive way to practice communication and cooperative play.\r\n\r\nI truly appreciate your kindness and support. The students are excited to use the materials to act out stories, explore new ideas, and learn through creative play experiences together. Your donation makes a meaningful difference in helping create joyful and enriching learning opportunities for our students every day.","fullyFundedDate":1778461874635,"projectUrl":"project/books-etc/10181959/","projectTitle":"Books etc.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lisa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9376618_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700687726314","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lisafinburgh"},{"teacherId":2065111,"projectId":10252715,"letterContent":"Wow! What a little motivation can do! Thanks to you our mathematicians were fired up for the Prodigy National Cup. We came together as a school to answer math questions correctly and students were celebrated for continuing their learning journey at home with daily shout outs each morning at school. The past two weeks brought me so much joy to connect with students from classes across our campus as they came to collect their orange swag for going above and beyond in the competition. The past two weeks have been a blast! \r\n\r\nIt was so rewarding to see the smiles as the students would swing by my classroom after the shout outs to pick their prize. They loved having choices and it was so nice to be able to offer a snack to those who wanted food to fuel their mind or a fidget to fiddle with. They couldn't wait answer more math questions to see if they'd get another shout out to return for more! \r\n\r\nTaco 'bout awesome! It's the little things that go a long way and the snacks and squishy balls in this project made a big difference for many learners on our campus all the way from first to fifth grade. Thank you for helping me encourage our learners to power up for learning up until the end of the school year. We appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1778089144244,"projectUrl":"project/powering-up-for-the-prodigy-national-cup/10252715/","projectTitle":"Powering Up for the Prodigy National Cup!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Huntsman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2065111_orig.jpg?crop=160,160,x0,y68&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1775235142972","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lori-huntsman"},{"teacherId":2065111,"projectId":10135840,"letterContent":"My fourth graders are on a mission to make a difference on our campus and our planet! The book Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion was a great way to spark a conversation around trash and the impact it has on our environment. We then put on our gloves, grabbed our gear, and headed out across our campus to put a wrap on wrappers! \r\n\r\nMany hands make light work and with 32 fourth graders those wrappers didn't stand a chance! From the nooks and crannies of the walkways, to being buried in the bushes, these fourth graders found them all. They teamed up to make a difference and make our campus a cleaner place. \r\n\r\nWhen we returned to our classroom after our outdoor adventure, the crew reflected on our experience. My students shared how was insightful it was for them to see the amount of wrappers recovered even though there are weekly reminders to keep snacks at the lunch area and put trash in the trash cans. They truly felt they were making a difference on our campus. We even talked about making this a classroom job for the upcoming year to have a clean up crew sweep the campus for wrappers weekly. Team work makes dream work! Thank you for making our DonorsChoose dreams come true. We are grateful for you!","fullyFundedDate":1773618974543,"projectUrl":"project/thats-a-wrap-on-wrappers/10135840/","projectTitle":"That's a Wrap on Wrappers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Huntsman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2065111_orig.jpg?crop=160,160,x0,y68&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1775235142972","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lori-huntsman"},{"teacherId":9376618,"projectId":10210821,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful to the generous donors who helped replenish our school snack cart, which will be operated by our students with extensive support needs during promotion, open house, back to school night, and other school events. These donations provide meaningful, real-world learning opportunities that support students' communication, vocational, social, and functional life skills in highly motivating environments. By participating in the operation of the snack cart, students practice greeting customers, taking orders, exchanging money, answering questions, and engaging in social interactions with peers, staff, and families. These experiences help foster confidence, independence, and a sense of pride as students actively contribute to their school community in visible and meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nThe snack cart also creates valuable opportunities for students to strengthen receptive and expressive language skills within natural settings. Students practice following multi-step directions, problem solving, making choices, using functional vocabulary, and communicating wants and needs throughout the event. In addition, participation encourages teamwork, turn taking, flexibility, and social engagement while promoting inclusion and positive peer interactions across campus. Thanks to the generosity of donors, our students are able to participate in enriching experiences that support communication growth, vocational readiness, and increased independence while feeling valued and connected within the school community.","fullyFundedDate":1778526712391,"projectUrl":"project/kindness-snack-cart-refill/10210821/","projectTitle":"Kindness Snack Cart Refill","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lisa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9376618_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700687726314","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lisafinburgh"},{"teacherId":9376618,"projectId":10211270,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful to the generous donors who helped fund these animal toys for our speech room. These materials have made a meaningful impact on my students' social, receptive, and expressive language development. The animal toys immediately capture students' attention and motivation, creating opportunities for meaningful interactions during speech sessions. Through cooperative play and imaginative activities, students practice important social communication skills such as initiating conversations, taking turns, sharing, asking questions, and engaging with peers in a natural and enjoyable way. Many students who are typically hesitant to participate become more engaged and confident when learning through play-based activities.\r\n\r\nThe animal toys have also provided valuable support for receptive and expressive language growth. Students use the materials to build vocabulary, follow directions, answer wh-questions, describe attributes, and create stories and narratives. The hands-on nature of the toys helps make abstract language concepts more concrete and accessible for students with communication challenges. Because of these donations, I am able to create more interactive, engaging, and language-rich therapy sessions that foster communication, creativity, and connection for my students every day.","fullyFundedDate":1778025516901,"projectUrl":"project/creatures-in-the-speech-room/10211270/","projectTitle":"Creatures in the Speech Room","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lisa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9376618_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700687726314","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lisafinburgh"},{"teacherId":2065111,"projectId":10191870,"letterContent":"We are pumped up to say thank you for making our DonorsChoose dreams come true! When we set out to practice for our performance we borrowed a bluetooth speaker from a teacher across campus which was awfully kind of her to offer although it was a bit tricky when she was away on a field trip or her class was using the speaker at the same time. That is why this speaker came just in the nick of time to save the day for our performance! Thank you for swooping in to the rescue so we could practice outside of our classroom with music to tap our rhythm sticks to. \r\n\r\nAlong with the stellar speaker, the books in this project are spot on! The This or That books are crowd pleasers. My fourth graders love pairing up and reading them together. What I love even more is conversation that stems from the decisions they make when they choose this or that while reading. What a meaningful way to justify their thinking and engage in academic conversations!\r\n\r\nOur class also discovered that the picture book Erosion: How Hugh Bennett Saved America's Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl was the perfect book to connect our reading unit which included the Dust Bowl to our science unit on Earth Changes. We often say everything is connected and this book is the perfect connector. Just as this project helped connect different areas of learning, DonorsChoose connects generous people like you with classrooms like ours. Thank you for making learning more engaging, meaningful, and fun for my fourth graders!","fullyFundedDate":1776169634796,"projectUrl":"project/amplify-learning-inside-and-out/10191870/","projectTitle":"Amplify Learning Inside and Out!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Huntsman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2065111_orig.jpg?crop=160,160,x0,y68&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1775235142972","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lori-huntsman"},{"teacherId":10030394,"projectId":9757124,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support. While I do receive classroom furniture from the school district, it tends to be \"one size fits all\". My students are in TK-3rd grade, all with special support needs and some with physical disabilities, so there is no such thing as \"one size fits all\" here! Your donations provided my students with two new seating options to support their focus, physical comfort, and overall learning. One of my smallest students finally has a seat where his feet actually touch the ground. A few of my students exclusively use the lap desks when they work in my room. Sitting on the floor engages different muscles than sitting in a chair, which can support focus and regulation, and my students have had positive outcomes using the lap desks! I am grateful to be able to offer even more accommodations to my diverse learners thanks to your support.","fullyFundedDate":1770249486178,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-for-active-bodies-and-m/9757124/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating for Active Bodies and Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carlson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10030394_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746771176141","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10030394"},{"teacherId":2065111,"projectId":10172074,"letterContent":"How sweet it is to be supported by donors like you! Thank you for helping my fourth graders shine bright this testing season. From inspirational pencils and books to sweet treats to get those positive vibes flowing, my students felt encouraged and motivated to do put their best foot forward on the state test! \r\n\r\nBooks are a beautiful way to come together and get our minds focused and ready for testing. Reading A Kids Book About Positive Mindset helped my fourth graders begin our day in an optimistic way to set themselves up for success. The Jolly Ranchers are also magical in their own way in helping my test takers focus and feel special in a super sweet way. \r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for the DonorsChoose community and how it keeps us 'write on' track with learning! It's the little things like handwriting practice books, composition books, and pencils with inspirational messages on them that keep my fourth graders shining bright up to the end of the school year. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1775320007277,"projectUrl":"project/sweet-support-to-shine-bright/10172074/","projectTitle":"Sweet Support to Shine Bright!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Huntsman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2065111_orig.jpg?crop=160,160,x0,y68&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1775235142972","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lori-huntsman"},{"teacherId":9376618,"projectId":10190668,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in funding outdoor play materials for my TK students. Because of your contribution, our young learners now have access to developmentally appropriate equipment that encourages movement, exploration, language development, and imaginative play. These materials are essential for building gross motor skills, supporting social interaction, and giving students meaningful opportunities to learn through play in an engaging outdoor environment.\r\nYour generosity has made a direct and lasting impact on our students' daily experiences at school. Outdoor play is such an important part of early childhood development, and your support helps ensure that our students can grow, collaborate, and thrive in a joyful and active setting. I am truly grateful for your investment in my classroom and for helping create a space where our students can learn and play together.","fullyFundedDate":1776097108295,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-extravaganza/10190668/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Extravaganza!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lisa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9376618_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700687726314","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lisafinburgh"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_38070","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":650,"numTeachers":26,"percentFrplEligible":36,"percentAsian":9,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":47,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":30,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":10,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"25.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":51.0,"schoolId":38070,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Spreckels Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Spreckels Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/san-diego-unified-school-district/spreckels-elementary-school/38070"}