{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Waccamaw Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":32.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2619224,"projectId":9462110,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our DonorsChoose project!\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our students now have new playground balls, a sandbox, and a storage bench to help keep everything organized. These additions will make our outdoor playtime more engaging, creative, and fun.\r\n\r\nYour kindness brings joy to our classroom every single day, and we are truly grateful for the positive impact you've made on our students' school experience.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our kids and helping them play, learn, and grow!","fullyFundedDate":1755729698824,"projectUrl":"project/playground-equipment-for-everyone/9462110/","projectTitle":"Playground Equipment for Everyone!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2619224_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488401248693","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2619224"},{"teacherId":2582415,"projectId":9507872,"letterContent":"I can not thank you all enough for providing my first grade students the opportunity to learn in a classroom with a comfortable and new area rug. Our classroom is bright, fun, and full of learning and our new rug allows us to thrive even more than before!!\r\n\r\nWhen I brought the new rug in, the students were in disbelief of the colors and fun smiley faces!! It truly brought smiles to all of their faces!! They were so excited to pick a new spot on our new rug!!\r\n\r\nThank you again for donating towards our classroom rug! You made a lot of first graders and many first graders to come, very excited!!","fullyFundedDate":1757530922777,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-area-rug/9507872/","projectTitle":"Classroom Area Rug!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tadlock","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2582415_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472000764610","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mstadlock"},{"teacherId":8095634,"projectId":9440090,"letterContent":"On behalf of the students at Waccamaw elementary school, we are so thankful for your donation of materials. In the past, the students have complained about trying to write on the floor or on their seat and not being able to write neatly. Multiple students\r\nHave expressed their preference to the marker boards over paper and pencil. Also, this helps to reach my goal of avoiding long periods of screen time. Students already have enough screen time with the demands of the daily classroom.\r\n\r\nIn first grade, the students have already been using the marker boards to describe musical terms. We recently learned the musical terms Presto and Largo. The students were able to do a listening activity where they actually wrote out the vocabulary words and displayed them where everyone could see them. We also did this with dynamic markings. \r\nIn third grade, we were able to take a mundane composition activity that I do with the students every year and turn it into the students creating their own work. The students are now not only learning how to create and rhythmic patterns, but they are putting their whiteboards together to create melodic lines that can be played on a xylophone, hand chimes, piano, etc. it is a nice break for the students to use the marker boards instead of their usual paper and pencil.\r\n\r\nSo far, every grade, except for kindergarten has already had an opportunity to use the boards. They love going to get the baggies, opening them up, pulling the stuff out, and what we're going to do next.\r\nIn the future, as we learn pitch names on the treble clef, we will be using the bingo chips to mark what line or space on the staff is the pitch that we are looking for.\r\nAs we learn more musical terms, the first graders will be writing out sets of musical terms on marker boards to describe one piece of music.\r\n\r\nAlso, second grade, first grade, and kindergarten will also be starting to write and draw more pitch and rhythmic passages.\r\nIn the end, music literacy is one of the most important aspects to musical learning.\r\nIf a child can sing, play an instrument, and/or write and describe music, it unlocks the world of creativity that also uses both sides of their brain at the same time!\r\nThere is no better way to do this than the way that has been done forever! Thanks for the gift of engagement!!","fullyFundedDate":1751997998682,"projectUrl":"project/promoting-primary-music-literacy-analog/9440090/","projectTitle":"Promoting Primary Music Literacy: Analog Style!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Duane L Davis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wesdolphinmusic"},{"teacherId":4942919,"projectId":9225087,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for this incredible donation to my classroom. Your donation helped supply my classroom with a new carpet, pencils, and a high tech pencil sharpener that actually sharpens pencils for you! My students now have a place to sit that is comfy and clean. The pencils and sharpener also helps to keep our classroom moving as we are stocked for the school year with the supplies we need. Your donation has already done so much for my sweet students. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you again for this amazing donation!","fullyFundedDate":1747664235775,"projectUrl":"project/carpet-magic/9225087/","projectTitle":"Carpet Magic!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4942919"},{"teacherId":128094,"projectId":9350866,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our Pre-K classroom has been transformed into an engaging, colorful, and inspiring space where creativity and learning thrive. The vibrant crayons, dot painters, pastel folders, laminating supplies, and colorful paper are already sparking excitement and imaginative expression in our students. Every day, children eagerly reach for these tools, not only building fine motor skills but also developing confidence in their ability to create and share their ideas.\r\n\r\nThe addition of a Bluetooth speaker has brought a new energy to our daily routine infusing music and movement into transitions, brain breaks, and lessons. Plush toys and cheerful bulletin board sets have made our classroom feel warm, welcoming, and comforting for young learners, while the new calendar fosters a sense of routine and independence. These materials have created an environment that supports social, emotional, and academic growth, ensuring every child feels inspired, supported, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nYour support has made a lasting difference, not just in the appearance of our classroom, but in the hearts and minds of our students. THANK YOU so much for using DonorsChoose to provide supplies for public school education! Your support is greatly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1752586484853,"projectUrl":"project/pre-k-playlist-back-to-school-edition/9350866/","projectTitle":"Pre-K Playlist: Back to School Edition","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Y","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp128094_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1655142240561","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-yonkers"},{"teacherId":7823685,"projectId":9369851,"letterContent":"I want to express my sincere thanks for contributing to my Donors Choose Project! Your donations have had a huge impact on my students. I currently teach students ranging in age from preschool through sixth grade. Your support has allowed me to purchase lessons, games, and activities I can use in my guidance classroom.\r\n \r\n This school year, I have been given the task of designing and implementing a new sixth grade guidance class for one of my schools. The Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards have given me access to wonderful resources to help launch this program. The pictures included are some of my sixth grade students enjoying an activity to help build teamwork and community in our classroom.\r\n\r\n Thank you for your support! My students and I greatly appreciate it!","fullyFundedDate":1750256135857,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-pay-teachers-gift-cards/9369851/","projectTitle":"Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Cards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lockney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7823685"},{"teacherId":2582415,"projectId":8978258,"letterContent":"My class is just loving their new collaboration nook!! The new rug and chairs have provided comfort and flexibility for my little first graders!! They are able to use the chairs and cubes to move around the classroom and complete independent work and collaborative work!! I love being able to use it during my small group time and we can all get comfy while learning!! \r\n\r\nHaving appropriate and flexible seating for first grade students is imperative to their learning styles. Students at this age need to be able to move and fidget without causing a distraction to others and these seats provide just that!","fullyFundedDate":1742213346087,"projectUrl":"project/collaboration-nook/8978258/","projectTitle":"Collaboration Nook!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tadlock","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2582415_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472000764610","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mstadlock"},{"teacherId":2619224,"projectId":9189653,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of your generous help and thoughtful donations towards getting this Donors Choose project fully funded. My students have already put these amazing headphones to good use by wearing them when they play educational games and activities on their Chromebooks. They have helped lead to fewer distractions and more productivity because they can focus on their individual work and complete their work. My students were so excited and thrilled about the headphones. They were all jumping for joy!!!! Thank you again for helping my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1743011654476,"projectUrl":"project/do-you-hear-what-i-hear/9189653/","projectTitle":"Do You Hear What I Hear?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2619224_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488401248693","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2619224"},{"teacherId":2619224,"projectId":9051362,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of writing journals for my second-grade students! They were thrilled to choose their favorite colors, and it was heartwarming to witness their excitement. The journals provide just the right amount of space for both illustrations and handwriting practice, with clean lines that make writing easier. With plenty of pages to last the entire school year, they perfectly fit our daily writing routine. These journals are truly a valuable resource that supports my students' growth as writers.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for making such a meaningful difference in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1739991862204,"projectUrl":"project/primary-journals-for-second-grade/9051362/","projectTitle":"Primary Journals for Second Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2619224_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488401248693","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2619224"},{"teacherId":128094,"projectId":9080629,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for the generous support that made it possible to bring STEM bins into our pre-K classroom. These hands-on learning tools have already made a meaningful impact, providing our young learners with opportunities to explore, create, and problem-solve in an engaging and developmentally appropriate way. The sturdy bins and number blocks have encouraged curiosity, teamwork, and critical thinking, helping to lay the foundation for essential STEM skills at an early age. Thank you for investing in our students' education and fostering a love for learning that will benefit them for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1742236694554,"projectUrl":"project/pre-k-stem-bins/9080629/","projectTitle":"Pre-K STEM Bins","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Y","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp128094_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1655142240561","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-yonkers"},{"teacherId":3475790,"projectId":9003525,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing hands on materials for all of my third grade students to explore coding and robotics in fun, collaborative and inventive ways! Shortly after we returned to school from Christmas Break, our Kinazium Construction Set and seven new red Sphero Mini Coding Robot Balls arrived. (A second Christmas!)\r\nMy students were excited to get on the floor to build environments including mazes and ramps and teeter totters with their teammates. The next time our classes met, students experimented with how to move their mini Spheros through newly constructed Kinazium \"habitats\". Many groups discovered how to program their mini to change colors and make sounds. My students had so much fun making up scenarios and even naming their robots. Storytelling at its finest!\r\nToward the end of class, many of our engineering teams were beginning to investigate movement using block coding. Everyone had something to say about what they wanted to try next.\r\nThanks so much for raising the level of learning excitement in my third grade classrooms!","fullyFundedDate":1734568134098,"projectUrl":"project/rolling-robots/9003525/","projectTitle":"Rolling Robots!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dillinger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3475790_orig.jpg?crop=1292,1292,x0,y150&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693414759759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3475790"},{"teacherId":2619224,"projectId":8973680,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of your generous help and thoughtful donations towards getting this Donors Choose project fully funded. My students were so excited and thrilled about their new four-pocket folders. Thanks to the materials we have received, we are now able to be organized. Students are using folders with their names on them to protect their materials. Allowing students to have their own folders has helped clear up the clutter, and it has also given students a sense of responsibility and independence. Students are now able to safely and securely their papers into separate pockets for language arts, science, social studies, and math. Students keep their classwork in these folders when they are working on lengthy projects or longer writing compositions. Students now can keep track of materials for several days or weeks at a time, so these folders are essential to our classroom success. Thank you for the dry-erase markers and erasers. With each student equipped with their own marker, they are more inclined to share their thoughts, contribute to discussions, and actively engage with the material. Thank you for your generosity. 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