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These will help build community in our classroom. Thank you for helping to turn our classroom into a fun and loving environment. We cannot thank you enough.\r\n\r\nYou are so awesome for helping teachers to help their students. We so appreciate","fullyFundedDate":1776782455435,"projectUrl":"project/baby-dolls/10185745/","projectTitle":"Baby Dolls","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Penny Ramsey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2467463_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767465291030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pennyramsey"},{"teacherId":2467463,"projectId":9985439,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for funding our project for white cardstock. We so appreciate your generosity and your support for our students in our class. \r\n\r\nWe already have plans for end of the year crafts and awards for the last day of school. These will go home with students to keep. We are going to laminate the awards for the parents to treasure. \r\n\r\nYou are so awesome, I cannot thank you enough for your support. My kids are so excited to start using these items. Today we are going to create fish with some of the cardstock. Thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1775681058996,"projectUrl":"project/white-cardstock/9985439/","projectTitle":"White Cardstock","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Penny Ramsey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2467463_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767465291030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pennyramsey"},{"teacherId":2467463,"projectId":10176807,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for funding our project for our treasure box. The kids are so excited that we have slime to add to our treasure box as well as the small toys!! You are so very awesome for all you do for teachers and students like me and my class. \r\n\r\nWe cannot thank you enough for funding our project. My kids were so excited to see all the items for the treasure box. They were super excited over the slime. \r\n\r\nThese items will be great for incentives for my class. You are so very awesome for doing this for my class.","fullyFundedDate":1775681070575,"projectUrl":"project/treasure-box/10176807/","projectTitle":"Treasure Box","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Penny Ramsey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2467463_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767465291030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pennyramsey"},{"teacherId":2467463,"projectId":9979105,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for fully funding our project for a classroom rug. This rug will be a great classroom management tool giving each child a spot for them to sit in. 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We appreciate the resources that have not only helped us become better readers, but also learn about different events throughout history that have helped shape this country. \r\n\r\nWe have used these books to gain not only knowledge but also helped us level up in our reading fluency and accuracy. We love getting these new treasures and we thank you for them daily!","fullyFundedDate":1768945133921,"projectUrl":"project/woo-i-survived/10026248/","projectTitle":"Woo! I Survived!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roberts","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8752211_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757007409160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8752211"},{"teacherId":2467463,"projectId":9988735,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for funding my project for a drying rack for our art center in our school library. We cannot thank you enough for your support and generosity. My class will be able to do art projects in my classroom as well as in the school library.\r\n\r\nMy kids love doing hands on learning in all the places in our school. We so love giving back to help our learning. Thank you so much for helping his to give back to our librarian. We so needed your help.\r\n\r\nYou are the best. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.","fullyFundedDate":1774963612549,"projectUrl":"project/drying-rack-2/9988735/","projectTitle":"Drying Rack #2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Penny Ramsey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2467463_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767465291030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pennyramsey"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_15787","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":304,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":42,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":24,"percentWhite":63,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":8,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":3,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"Census ZCTA","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":17.4,"schoolId":15787,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Timpson Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Timpson Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/texas/timpson-independent-school-district/timpson-elementary-school/15787"}