{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Liberty Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":39.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7726682,"projectId":9888379,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations for the supplies for my classroom. It may not seem like a big deal but it truly is. My students are very much engaged with the activities because they are hands on. They often do not want to quit because they want to try something else. This is so exciting as a teacher because I know they are learning new things and at a deeper level. \r\n\r\nIf you ever wonder did my donations make a difference the answer is YES! We have done several experiments but I am not very good at taking photos, but it has lead to serious discussion and debates. We have been able to verify some thoughts and we have had a few not so successful experiments. I am so appreciative of your donations because it has created a positive learning environment in my class.","fullyFundedDate":1762897968233,"projectUrl":"project/building-minds-motion-magnets-and-mol/9888379/","projectTitle":"Building Minds: Motion, Magnets, and Molecules!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lunt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7726682_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720737184952","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7726682"},{"teacherId":7887927,"projectId":9242527,"letterContent":"I am writing to share our heartfelt thanks for your incredible gift to our classroom. The arrival of the new picture books has sparked a renewed energy in our reading nook, and my students were absolutely thrilled to explore the vibrant stories and illustrations you helped provide. These books are so much more than just stories; they have become essential tools that bring our daily lessons to life, helping my students see the direct connection between their curriculum and the vast world around them.\r\n\r\nWe have already integrated these titles into our deep-dive lessons on character perspective and sequence of events. By using these high-quality picture books, I've watched my students' engagement soar as they find personal connections to the themes we discuss. These stories act as both \"mirrors\" and \"windows\"—allowing students to see their own experiences reflected on the page while also providing a clear view into lives and cultures they may not otherwise interact with in their daily lives.\r\n\r\nThe impact of this donation on their empathy and global awareness has been profound. Through these books, my students have traveled to different countries, learned about unique traditions, and gained a better understanding of the diverse situations people face globally. This exposure is vital in helping them grow into compassionate, well-informed citizens. Thank you for investing in our classroom and for giving these children the world through the pages of a book.","fullyFundedDate":1747328266515,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-through-reading/9242527/","projectTitle":"Exploring Through Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7887927_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726548872123","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7887927"},{"teacherId":7121968,"projectId":9739554,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating a beautiful new rug to my classroom! \r\n\r\nMy students were so surprised and delighted! They were jumping up and down and exclaiming about it and sitting on it and rubbing it saying it was so much softer and prettier than the previous one. They love that they have more room on the carpet as well, the dots for them to sit on are spaced farther apart. They love being on the rug now, and are committed to keeping it clean and beautiful. \r\n\r\nI appreciate so much your donation as our previous rug was three years old and made with light colors that have gotten pretty dingy and dirty over the years. Even though I watched the custodian clean it again, he was so kind to honor my request, the stains would not come off and it didn't look any better. The custodian tried all of his cleaning tricks and none of them worked. I am now ready to welcome others into my classroom with this beautiful new rug!","fullyFundedDate":1758512501814,"projectUrl":"project/spots-of-dots-for-first-grade-tots/9739554/","projectTitle":"Spots of Dots for First Grade Tots","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hogge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7121968"},{"teacherId":10236822,"projectId":9673269,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous prize donations — they have brought so much joy and motivation to our first-grade Title I classroom. My students get so excited when they get to choose a treasure. It brings some needed fun to the classroom when my students are working very hard during routines. Your contributions have created exciting incentives that encourage students to read, try new challenges, and celebrate small successes. Because of you, children who face economic and academic barriers now have access to books, learning games, and classroom rewards that build confidence, improve attendance, and spark curiosity. Your support helps level the playing field, making learning feel fun and attainable; it shows these young learners that their efforts are noticed and valued, which boosts self-esteem and persistence. We see students more engaged during lessons, more willing to participate, and proud to share their progress with families. Your kindness is making a real, lasting difference in their early educational experiences.","fullyFundedDate":1758134344016,"projectUrl":"project/prizes-to-reward-student-achievement/9673269/","projectTitle":"Prizes to Reward Student Achievement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sonja","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10236822"},{"teacherId":7887927,"projectId":9172992,"letterContent":"On behalf of my entire third-grade class, I want to express our deepest gratitude for your generous contribution toward our new art supplies. Seeing the students' faces light up as they opened the boxes of clay, paints, and vibrant craft materials was a moment I wish you could have shared. These aren't just supplies to them; they are the keys to a more immersive and exciting classroom experience.\r\n\r\nWe have already put these materials to incredible use. Students are currently building detailed 3D models to represent complex scientific concepts, and the creativity has been overflowing when it comes to our Reading Literature standards. Instead of traditional worksheets, my students are using these supplies to create \"outside of the box\" projects that demonstrate their literary comprehension—transforming scenes from their favorite books into tactile dioramas and character masks. This artistic approach has allowed them to dive deeper into the text than ever before.\r\n\r\nBeyond the academic benefits, these supplies have provided a vital emotional outlet. In a busy school day, the time we spend creating has allowed my students to slow down, focus, and truly reconnect with themselves. It has become a peaceful space where they can express their individuality and build confidence. Your kindness has truly transformed our classroom into a studio of discovery and healing. Thank you for investing in their growth and happiness","fullyFundedDate":1742904403989,"projectUrl":"project/creatively-showing-our-knowledge/9172992/","projectTitle":"Creatively Showing Our Knowledge","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7887927_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726548872123","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7887927"},{"teacherId":7726682,"projectId":9902322,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to help fund our many science projects. The food coloring was a great benefit as we had done a project and because the food coloring was not the same it failed. We were able to reproduce the project and actually see the results. We are currently using the glass beakers for a project that will last until Winter break. We would not have been able to do it. We have been making great strides in our hands on learning.\r\nThank you again it really is heart warming to see my students get so excited to work on these project, create a hypothesis. and learn from what is going on.","fullyFundedDate":1763484335314,"projectUrl":"project/project-discovery-lab-growing-scientist/9902322/","projectTitle":"Project Discovery Lab: Growing Scientists from Seed to System”","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lunt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7726682_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720737184952","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7726682"},{"teacherId":7997220,"projectId":9595333,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students are now engaging with world cultures in hands-on, meaningful ways that bring our IB PYP learning to life. The moment they saw the new art supplies and cultural craft materials, their excitement filled the room—students immediately began imagining the artifacts they could create to represent the traditions we are studying.\r\n\r\nWe recently completed a project on Hispanic culture where students used the new materials to design their own mini ofrendas and papel picado. One student proudly said, \"I've seen these before, but I never got to make one!\" Their creations became not only beautiful displays but powerful tools for understanding symbolism, tradition, and perspective. These resources have transformed our lessons from simple discussions into immersive experiences where students express their learning visually, deepen cultural appreciation, and build creativity and global-mindedness.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this possible and for helping our students explore the world with their hearts and hands.","fullyFundedDate":1755710772616,"projectUrl":"project/world-culture-artifacts/9595333/","projectTitle":"World Culture Artifacts","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Bohne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7997220_orig.jpg?crop=1024,1024,x0,y58&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690569293815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7997220"},{"teacherId":10166852,"projectId":9570827,"letterContent":"The students love the blocks you donated to our class! \r\n\r\nThe blocks supported our community building unit by teaching the concept of sharing, communicating, and collaborating. \r\n\r\nWe used them to build a city that included a hospital, a school, an aquarium, a police station, houses, and a museum. The students used this city to develop storytelling skills.\r\n\r\nWe are currently using the blocks for our farm unit. The students are building silos, barns, and farm equipment. \r\n\r\nThe blocks are helping them learn to problem solve, and the foundations of engineering.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1755288329824,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-community/9570827/","projectTitle":"Building a Community","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Slouf","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10166852_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755031557518","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10166852"},{"teacherId":6903432,"projectId":9633434,"letterContent":"We love the accessibility of our barred instruments on rolling carts. Not only are the instruments accessible for students, but they are protected from accidental damage. In addition, transitions from singing and note reading to playing are fluid, streamlined, and efficient.\r\nStudents walk quickly to an available instrument and begin silently practicing with fingers or mallet tips/ends. When students silently trade one another from non-pitched percussion instruments to pitched instruments, the transition is seamless due to the accessibility of each instrument. Students Kindergarten to 6th grade enjoy playing the instruments and experience success in simple to complex arrangements, such as a simple bordun accompaniment to a song or a complex, 6-part piece (currently \"Carol of the Bells\"), and through the creative process of improvisation, composing music in the moment.\r\nInstruments, always taught to treat with respect, are not on the floor, and safe from damage as students navigate to their instrument. I have even noticed that Kindergarten students, always curious about the sound, wait until they are invited to play.\r\nWe are playing and creating more, more efficiently, now that instruments are on rolling carts. And we are loving every magical moment. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1758800035460,"projectUrl":"project/sing-dance-play-and-create-playing-o/9633434/","projectTitle":"Sing, Dance, Play, and Create: Playing our instruments with ease.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Epperson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6903432"},{"teacherId":7726682,"projectId":9528199,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding my project. I have students that are on different levels and it helps to have working headphones in the classroom that my students can use freely. It has helped them progress in their reading assignments that are done online. Since it has different stories students are not disrupted with someone else's story. Another great benefit is when someone need to put on headphones to cancel out some of the noise. We all learn at different paces so it allows all the students the opportunity to learn at their own pace.\r\n\r\nI can not express how much gratitude I have for your contributions. It really helps me as a teacher to have the equipment I need.","fullyFundedDate":1755710882239,"projectUrl":"project/equipping-students-for-academic-success/9528199/","projectTitle":"Equipping Students for Academic Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lunt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7726682_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720737184952","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7726682"},{"teacherId":8571972,"projectId":9680691,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping provide a wide variety of books for the students in my 6th-grade class. The impact on my students has already been noticeable as students in my class consistently look through our classroom library and ask to borrow books that sound interesting to them.\r\n\r\nThe quality literature that is at their fingertips is heavily related to our school's International Baccalaureate (IB) learning, and students can choose books that align with different learner attributes for literary examples that show them how to exemplify those attributes.\r\n\r\nI am so excited to continue seeing my students ask for books to read and to hear the things they learn from and think about these stories. Thank you so much again!","fullyFundedDate":1758801611955,"projectUrl":"project/6th-grade-classroom-library/9680691/","projectTitle":"6th Grade Classroom Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Eden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8571972_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1732573089759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8571972"},{"teacherId":5994253,"projectId":9696889,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom! Your donations brought us a wonderful collection of hands-on math tools that will help my students build stronger number sense and deepen their understanding of key concepts through exploration and play.\r\n\r\nWith the new place value cards, counting bears, farm animal counters, and number paths, my students can practice counting, comparing, and sequencing numbers in interactive ways that meet their unique learning needs. The clocks, geoboards, and geometric solids will help them explore time, shapes, and spatial reasoning—turning abstract ideas into something they can see and touch.\r\n\r\nThese tools will be used daily in small groups and centers, giving every student the opportunity to engage with math in a fun and meaningful way. Because of you, our classroom will be filled with curiosity, confidence, and lots of \"aha!\" moments.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for helping create a classroom where hands-on learning leads to real understanding.","fullyFundedDate":1757503889897,"projectUrl":"project/making-math-real-stem-tools-for-sped-le/9696889/","projectTitle":"Making Math Real: STEM Tools for SPED Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wilde","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5994253_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1539967563283","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-wilde-wve"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_33408","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":537,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":75,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":42,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":52,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":60.1,"schoolId":33408,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Liberty Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Liberty Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/utah/ogden-school-district/thomas-o-smith-elementary-school/33408"}