{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Tower Rock Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":17.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7951110,"projectId":10416413,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom with these incredible resources! One of the things I am most excited about is the box set of One Piece books. I already know my former fourth graders are going to be thrilled to see these waiting for them in fifth grade! As a teacher, I truly believe that once you are their reading teacher, you are always their reading teacher. I love being able to continue supporting my students' love of reading even after they leave my classroom, and I know these books will be a favorite for many of them next year.\r\n\r\nOur new robot pencil sharpener has also been a game changer! Our old sharpeners constantly struggled, and it seemed like the motor would give out just when we needed it most. This new sharpener is incredibly easy for students to use and has made sharpening pencils quick and hassle-free. We also received glue and cups that were put to good use during our end-of-year STEM projects. These materials allowed students to design, build, experiment, and problem-solve together while having the supplies they needed to bring their ideas to life.\r\n\r\nFinally, our new book baskets have given all of the wonderful books we've received through DonorsChoose a proper home! Our classroom library continues to grow, and having sturdy, organized baskets makes it easier for students to browse, find books that interest them, and keep our growing collection organized. Thank you for continuing to invest in my students and our classroom. Your generosity provides resources that students use, enjoy, and remember—and I am so grateful for the lasting impact you are making on our readers, creators, and problem-solvers!","fullyFundedDate":1787265705927,"projectUrl":"project/manga-nificent-learning-awaits/10416413/","projectTitle":"Manga-nificent Learning Awaits","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dederich","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7951110_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y224&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1638735113792","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7951110"},{"teacherId":7951110,"projectId":10302251,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my fourth-grade classroom with our new math trays! These trays have already made such a difference in the way we organize and use our math materials each day. Unlike our previous plastic trays, which were smaller and frequently cracked or broke, these new trays are larger, sturdier, and durable enough to hold our math books and materials without falling apart. They have made it much easier for students to keep their work organized and have created a more functional workspace during our daily math lessons.\r\n\r\nI especially love that these trays fit the aesthetic of our classroom while serving such an important purpose. My students are able to easily access their math books, supplies, and materials, which helps our transitions run more smoothly and gives them more independence in managing their learning space. Most importantly, these trays are built to last! Instead of replacing broken plastic trays year after year, these durable trays will be used by my fourth graders for many years to come.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has provided my students with a simple resource that has had a meaningful impact on our everyday learning. Thank you for investing in our classroom and helping us create an organized, welcoming, and functional space where students can focus on what matters most—learning!","fullyFundedDate":1780612079315,"projectUrl":"project/the-perfect-equation-durability-organ/10302251/","projectTitle":"The Perfect Equation: Durability + Organization = Math Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dederich","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7951110_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y224&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1638735113792","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7951110"},{"teacherId":7951110,"projectId":10162574,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and helping make learning more engaging, creative, and meaningful for my fourth graders! The books we received have quickly become some of the most loved materials in our classroom. In particular, the graphic novels and series books were an instant hit with my students. Many students immediately found a series or character they connected with and couldn't wait to pick up the next book. It has been so exciting to watch students recommend books to one another, talk about what they are reading, and become genuinely excited about reading. These books have helped create a classroom where reading is something students look forward to—not just something they are assigned.\r\n\r\nThe craft materials have also been put to work in so many meaningful ways! Students used them to create special projects for Mother's Day, bringing their creativity and personal touches into something meaningful for their families. We also used the materials during our STEM challenges, where students had opportunities to design, build, problem-solve, and work together. During our Amplify Eureka lessons, the craft supplies became tools for group projects that allowed students to take their learning off the page and turn their ideas into something they could create and share. These materials have given my students opportunities to collaborate, think creatively, and learn by doing.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, my students have had access to books that sparked a love of reading and materials that turned everyday lessons into memorable learning experiences. Thank you for investing in my students and helping make our classroom a place where they can read, create, collaborate, and discover what they are capable of!","fullyFundedDate":1778061984926,"projectUrl":"project/watch-our-ideas-bloom-new-books-fresh/10162574/","projectTitle":"Watch Our Ideas Bloom: New Books & Fresh Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dederich","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7951110_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y224&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1638735113792","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7951110"},{"teacherId":3037223,"projectId":10201218,"letterContent":"Our 4th Grade Kindness Squad strikes again! After organizing all the healthy snacks, students set up their KINDNESS CARTS to support Tower Rock. The cart was stocked with nuts, fruits, cheeses, teas, cookies and other snacks. Students wrote their own expectations and role played the experience prior to today. This program will run for the next two-three weeks allowing participation from all squad members. Thank you for your support! This May activity is the perfect way to end our year.\r\n\r\n\"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.\" -Leo Buscaglia","fullyFundedDate":1778062002066,"projectUrl":"project/kindness-cart-creates-compassion/10201218/","projectTitle":"Kindness Cart Creates Compassion","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3037223_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470602432614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cjpatterson"},{"teacherId":3037223,"projectId":10198920,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding our classroom book project and helping place meaningful books into the hands of my students. In today's world, children face countless distractions competing for their attention, making it more important than ever to nurture a true love of reading. Books give students a chance to slow down, imagine, wonder, and escape into new worlds while building empathy and knowledge along the way.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness and charitable giving, my students will have greater access to stories that inspire, comfort, challenge, and excite them. You have made a real difference in our classroom, and I am deeply grateful for your support of young readers.","fullyFundedDate":1778061973198,"projectUrl":"project/books-in-hand-dreams-in-motion/10198920/","projectTitle":"Books in Hand, Dreams in Motion","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3037223_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470602432614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cjpatterson"},{"teacherId":3037223,"projectId":10153395,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding our classroom book project and helping place meaningful books into the hands of my students. In today's world, children face countless distractions competing for their attention, making it more important than ever to nurture a true love of reading. Books give students a chance to slow down, imagine, wonder, and escape into new worlds while building empathy and knowledge along the way.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness and charitable giving, my students will have greater access to stories that inspire, comfort, challenge, and excite them. You have made a real difference in our classroom, and I am deeply grateful for your support of young readers.","fullyFundedDate":1773869746394,"projectUrl":"project/hooked-on-books-growing-lifelong-reade/10153395/","projectTitle":"Hooked on Books: Growing Lifelong Readers in Fourth Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3037223_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470602432614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cjpatterson"},{"teacherId":3037223,"projectId":10135791,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to support our project, \"A Day in the Environment Supports Our Mental Health\". Before heading to the lake, students sketched a scene on the wood cookie slabs. Having the stencils available made all students feel successful. \"Can we do two?\" I recall them asking.\r\n\r\nOn the day of our field trip they were elated to be able to sit down and paint. The acrylic paint pens worked slick! They liked the option of being able to use either the thin or thicker end. I loved the no mess! My favorite part of field trips is watching new friendships blossom. Students need to feel like they belong. Providing opportunities like this craft activity allows the opportunity for them to reach out. \r\n\r\nWithout a doubt, this craft activity was one of the best parts of the day. Students shared that they were keeping their wooden slab to remember their day at the lake!","fullyFundedDate":1773753636722,"projectUrl":"project/a-day-in-the-environment-supports-our-me/10135791/","projectTitle":"A Day in the Environment Supports Our Mental Health","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3037223_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470602432614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cjpatterson"},{"teacherId":7951110,"projectId":9510955,"letterContent":"I am beyond grateful for your incredible generosity! Because of you, our classroom is undergoing a total transformation.\r\n\r\nThe new books have already sparked a fresh excitement for reading, with students eager to dive into stories that reflect their interests. Our new math carts have turned our daily math block into a model of organization; every student now has a dedicated space for their math trays, allowing us to spend less time searching for materials and more time solving problems. Lastly, the fidgets have been a game-changer for focus, providing the sensory support many of my students need to stay engaged during lessons.\r\n\r\nYour support doesn't just provide \"stuff\"—it provides a more equitable, calm, and exciting learning environment. Thank you for investing in my students' success!","fullyFundedDate":1764728770639,"projectUrl":"project/wheely-good-reads/9510955/","projectTitle":"Wheely Good Reads!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dederich","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7951110_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y224&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1638735113792","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7951110"},{"teacherId":3190903,"projectId":9795137,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations that allowed us to purchase warm socks and waterproof mittens for our 1st graders to use on outdoor learning days at Tower Rock. With our early November snow this year the materials got lots of use right away. One of our favorite winter projects this year has been building a quinzhee, a snow cave shelter of Athabascan origin (Indigenous people of Northern CA/AK). The new socks and mittens helped keep fingers and toes warm as we built. After the quinzhee was completed we were able to all pile inside and tell stories. It was a very memorable community building experience for all! \r\n\r\nThis week we have an all day winter hike planned at a local nature conservancy property and I know both the mittens and socks will be very much appreciated. It is nice to be able to carry extras of both in our backpacks for when student's mittens or socks get wet along the way. The bright colors of the mittens make them easy to spot when they fall out of pockets or get set down during lunch! :-) \r\n\r\nThank you for your support of outdoor learning at Tower Rock!","fullyFundedDate":1760022585395,"projectUrl":"project/adventuring-with-warm-fingers-and-toes/9795137/","projectTitle":"Adventuring with Warm Fingers and Toes!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sorg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3190903_orig.jpg?crop=1265,1265,x0,y118&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1629336036220","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3190903"},{"teacherId":3037223,"projectId":9427558,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to our classroom library. The books are so loved by my students! We were thrilled to receive graphic novels, sequels to beloved series and new books we had never heard of before.\r\nTo introduce our new titles we had a book tasting! My students loved being introduced to new books through this experience! They explored new genres and styles of books they've never looked at before!\r\nThey talked and discussed books, author's craft, genres, importance of titles, hooks, readability, and so much more! I'd call this a BIG win! Let our reading lives in room 121 begin anew thanks to YOU!!","fullyFundedDate":1758804678101,"projectUrl":"project/shelf-discovery-building-a-library-kids/9427558/","projectTitle":"Shelf Discovery: Building a Library Kids Love","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3037223_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470602432614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cjpatterson"},{"teacherId":3756324,"projectId":9923082,"letterContent":"Upon the funding of this project a week ago, I was quick to start purchasing materials for this project! My students were very excited to get into their Google Classrooms and see a variety of materials that could engage them whenever they finish work in class. I even had some students tell me that they are going home and logging in to these materials after school hours. Some things students have said about the materials include:\r\n\r\n\"Wow! The Escape Rooms are super challenging, but also very fun!'\r\n\"I like the Pixel Art Math materials. I love seeing the picture come to life as I get the right answers!\"\r\n\"The Math Mysteries are very hard, but it is rewarding to use all of my math knowledge to figure it out.\"\r\n\r\nThank you for your generous donations to my project, and your support of my advanced learners as they love to challenge themselves with new puzzles!","fullyFundedDate":1764780289316,"projectUrl":"project/google-classroom-for-early-finishers/9923082/","projectTitle":"Google Classroom for Early Finishers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Esbe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3756324_orig.jpg?crop=1276,1276,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596839031081","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3756324"},{"teacherId":3037223,"projectId":9446026,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project! Because of your generosity, our classroom now has 18 wonderful picture books that celebrate the many ways to be American. My fourth graders love reading.\r\n\r\nThese stories are helping us talk about kindness, empathy, fairness, and what it means to belong. They're seeing themselves in books, learning about others, and having big conversations that help our classroom feel even more welcoming and inclusive.\r\n\r\nYour gift is making a real difference every single day. Thank you for believing in my students and the power of great books.","fullyFundedDate":1755711795740,"projectUrl":"project/18-picture-books-celebrating-many-ways-t/9446026/","projectTitle":"18 Picture Books Celebrating Many Ways to Be American","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3037223_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470602432614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cjpatterson"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_38289","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":198,"numTeachers":21,"percentFrplEligible":44,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":73,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":23,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":83.0,"schoolId":38289,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Tower Rock Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Tower Rock Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/wisconsin/sauk-prairie-school-district/tower-rock-elementary-school/38289"}