{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sumiton Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":19.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7707190,"projectId":10180959,"letterContent":"Thank you for believing in our classroom and for making such a meaningful difference in the lives of our Pre-K students. Your generosity has helped transform our learning environment into a warm, welcoming, and engaging space where children feel safe, comfortable, and excited to learn each day.\r\n\r\nAlthough the classroom rug we had hoped to purchase was unfortunately out of stock, your gift allowed us to thoughtfully select other items that have had an incredible impact on our classroom. We were able to purchase calming lights that create a peaceful atmosphere, soft pillows that make our reading and quiet spaces more inviting, fidget toys for our calm-down corner that help children learn to regulate their emotions, and new center materials that inspire creativity, collaboration, and hands-on exploration.\r\n\r\nEvery item purchased is used daily and supports the social, emotional, and academic growth of our young learners. Whether students are building friendships during center time, practicing self-regulation in the calm-down corner, or engaging in imaginative play, your generosity is creating meaningful learning experiences that will last throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and for helping us create a classroom where every child feels valued, supported, and inspired to learn. Your kindness and generosity have made a lasting impact, and we are deeply grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1778261832745,"projectUrl":"project/learning-space/10180959/","projectTitle":"Learning Space","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kay Holder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7707190_orig.jpg?crop=570,570,x1244,y43&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1609076645166","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7707190"},{"teacherId":7707190,"projectId":10068988,"letterContent":"From the bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting our Pre-K classroom and helping create a warm, inviting library space for my students. Your generosity in providing a cozy chair, matching ottoman, and side table means so much to our class. These are more than just pieces of furniture—they are an investment in our children's future and their love of learning.\r\n\r\nMany of my students are just beginning their educational journey, and having a comfortable place where they can curl up with a favorite book will make reading feel exciting, safe, and special. This cozy corner will become a place where imaginations grow, vocabulary expands, and confidence blossoms. Whether we are sharing stories together, practicing early literacy skills, or enjoying quiet independent reading time, your gift will help create meaningful moments that my students will remember.\r\n\r\nYour kindness reminds my students that there are caring people in our community who believe in them and want them to succeed. That lesson is just as valuable as the books they will read. Because of your generosity, my classroom will be a place where children feel welcomed, encouraged, and inspired to explore the wonderful world of reading.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in the power of early childhood education and for making a lasting difference in the lives of my young learners. Your support will bring countless smiles, spark a lifelong love of books, and help create cherished memories for many classes of children to come. We are truly grateful for your compassion, generosity, and commitment to helping our little learners thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1778261830705,"projectUrl":"project/warm-and-cozy-reading/10068988/","projectTitle":"Warm and Cozy Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kay Holder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7707190_orig.jpg?crop=570,570,x1244,y43&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1609076645166","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7707190"},{"teacherId":7707190,"projectId":10085592,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom library! Your generosity will help create an organized, inviting space where our Pre-K students can explore books, enjoy reading with their reading buddies, and bring stories to life through hands-on storytelling materials. These resources will encourage imagination, strengthen early literacy skills, and inspire a lifelong love of reading. Your kindness is making a meaningful difference in the lives of our young learners. We are truly grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1778261832301,"projectUrl":"project/library-update/10085592/","projectTitle":"Library Update","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kay Holder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7707190_orig.jpg?crop=570,570,x1244,y43&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1609076645166","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7707190"},{"teacherId":7707190,"projectId":10066608,"letterContent":"Thank you for considering our grant proposal and for your commitment to supporting early childhood education. Your generosity would provide our Pre-K students with hands-on STEM and science materials that inspire curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning. These resources will allow children to explore, ask questions, and build foundational problem-solving skills through meaningful play. We are truly grateful for the opportunity to enhance our classroom and create engaging learning experiences that will benefit our students now and in the years to come. Thank you for investing in our young learners and their future","fullyFundedDate":1778261833912,"projectUrl":"project/stem-learning/10066608/","projectTitle":"STEM Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kay Holder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7707190_orig.jpg?crop=570,570,x1244,y43&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1609076645166","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7707190"},{"teacherId":7707190,"projectId":10062177,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our individualized learning pails project. Your generosity has made it possible to provide meaningful, hands-on learning experiences for our four-year-old learners. With items like jump ropes, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and balls, our children will be able to learn through play while building important physical, creative, and social skills. Your support directly impacts their growth and joy in learning, and we are truly grateful for your investment in our classroom and our students' futures.","fullyFundedDate":1777055814090,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-fun-for-learning/10062177/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Fun For Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kay Holder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7707190_orig.jpg?crop=570,570,x1244,y43&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1609076645166","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7707190"},{"teacherId":10070866,"projectId":10256804,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to puzzle fun. The students love playing with puzzles. It is a great fine motor activity. The students enjoy putting them together. It is great way to build memory skills as well. I personally enjoy watching the students complete puzzles and work together with others. Puzzles are alway a great option for centers and students enjoy playing with them. The students got really excited when they seen we had puzzles to go along with some of the books that have been donated to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1778261827681,"projectUrl":"project/puzzle-fun/10256804/","projectTitle":"Puzzle Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gathof","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070866_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752504297556","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070866"},{"teacherId":10417868,"projectId":10057136,"letterContent":"The students were so excited to have the book, \" The places we will go\". You can see the smiles on their faces. The buckets are full of crayons, coloring book, bubbles, sunglasses and sensory balls. The items you donated will allow them to stay busy using their fine motor skills while they play. \r\n Your help by donating to our students will give them the opportunity to keep them engaged in reading and using their hands as they are getting ready to move into kindergarten.\r\n I cannot thank you enough for investing in our students. They are our future.","fullyFundedDate":1777055814373,"projectUrl":"project/fine-motor-skills-at-work/10057136/","projectTitle":"Fine Motor Skills at Work","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hicks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10417868"},{"teacherId":9116011,"projectId":10066681,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"Little Graduates, Big Dreams\" project! My Pre-K students were so excited when they saw all of the new summer fun materials arrive in our classroom. Their faces lit up with joy as they explored the bubbles, chalk, ropes, and buckets together. These simple activities quickly turned into opportunities for teamwork, creativity, laughter, and learning.\r\n\r\nI absolutely love how joyful, kind, and curious my students are. They have worked so hard this year learning letters, numbers, social skills, and how to be good friends. Many of my students come from families with limited resources, so having these special activities gives them opportunities to continue learning through play and exploration. Watching them practice sharing, problem-solving, and fine motor skills while simply having fun has been so rewarding.\r\n\r\nThese resources are helping create meaningful memories as we finish our school year and prepare for summer. My hope is that every child feels celebrated, supported, and excited to keep learning long after they leave our classroom. Thank you for making such a positive impact on my little learners and for helping make their summer brighter and more fun!","fullyFundedDate":1777055813984,"projectUrl":"project/little-graduates-big-dreams/10066681/","projectTitle":"Little Graduates, Big Dreams","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9116011_orig.jpg?crop=1082,1082,x196,y487&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769541803943","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9116011"},{"teacherId":10070866,"projectId":10256511,"letterContent":"Thank you donating to Creative wizards project. These items will be used for the student to have free act time to create what they want to with the items available. They love to have a variety of items to use while creating their own pictures. I love watching what their little minds create and make with random. Art supplies that are available for them to use. Thank you for donating to our pre-K classroom where students have opportunities to create and design anything they would like to during center time.","fullyFundedDate":1778261827010,"projectUrl":"project/creative-wizards/10256511/","projectTitle":"Creative Wizards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gathof","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070866_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752504297556","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070866"},{"teacherId":10070866,"projectId":10251350,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to my project Reading Wizards. The student will enjoy getting to explore all the different books that have been donated. These books will allow us to compare other books together and see how they are the same and different. Having all these books allow us the opportunity to explore a lot of read aloud books. The students enjoy books during centers and whole group. They have the opportunity to create their own story while looking at the books. They enjoy listening to books the teacher shares during while group.","fullyFundedDate":1778261825348,"projectUrl":"project/reading-wizards/10251350/","projectTitle":"Reading Wizards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gathof","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070866_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752504297556","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070866"},{"teacherId":10070866,"projectId":10175702,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to my project Creative Minds. The students love to be able to be creative during art time. They enjoy using all kinds of craft items to make art projects. These items will be made available for the students to use during art center. I am excited to see what they decide to create in art with all the items that have been donated to our classroom. The imagination the students have with the items they are provided is always an interesting time for them and us. Students love to be creative.","fullyFundedDate":1778261834651,"projectUrl":"project/creative-minds/10175702/","projectTitle":"Creative Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gathof","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070866_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752504297556","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070866"},{"teacherId":10070866,"projectId":10268356,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donations for Scientist at work. The students will enjoy exploring and playing with all the science items donated through this project. The students enjoy learning about science and completing science experiments. We greatly appreciate the support for our classroom and are excited to watch the students explore and learn through science and experiments. We will use these items for science experiments and science centers. They will also be a great resource for small groups.","fullyFundedDate":1778261833654,"projectUrl":"project/scientist-at-work/10268356/","projectTitle":"Scientist at Work","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gathof","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070866_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752504297556","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070866"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_107065","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":647,"numTeachers":40,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":80,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":2,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":6,"gradesServed":"K - 4","studentTeacherRatio":"16.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":80.4,"schoolId":107065,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Sumiton Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Sumiton Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/alabama/walker-county-school-district/sumiton-elementary-school/107065"}