{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Wadsworth Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":41.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4924118,"projectId":10230911,"letterContent":"I am so deeply honored that you supported my project. For weeks, you have made sure students got to try new flavors in their milk.\r\nWhat I am most proud of is, that they drank more milk than ever and have more calcium in their bones.\r\nI just had to supply the milk.\r\nThe attendance improved every day too! \r\nStudents knew and felt the love coming from this project!\r\nKids were saying, I want a large and I love you Ms. Atkins \r\nI love you guys for caring about the nutrition of my kids. I sent what was leftover, to their families.","fullyFundedDate":1777933268501,"projectUrl":"project/we-want-to-try-flavored-milks-and-matcha/10230911/","projectTitle":"We Want to Try Flavored Milks and Matcha!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Atkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924118_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x413,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766003753923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924118"},{"teacherId":4924118,"projectId":10215142,"letterContent":"We had a great fruit tasting today and more to come. The kids loved decorating the tables and getting ready for the first fruit tasting. They loved the dried fruit, especially mango, blueberry and peach.\r\nThey screamed when they saw the mango nectar. We talked about mangoes a lot in class. They wanted more than 2!\r\nThey really loved the peaches in the strawberry gel cups.\r\nThey passed out the sanitizer and spoons. We spent all morning trying new fruits, Oh, they also tried dragon fruit.\r\nThank you for investing in my students, feeding them and their families.","fullyFundedDate":1777845669552,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-preschoolers-host-a-fruit-tastin/10215142/","projectTitle":"Help my Preschoolers host a Fruit Tasting Party!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Atkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924118_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x413,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766003753923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924118"},{"teacherId":9847014,"projectId":10009342,"letterContent":"This project has made a meaningful impact on our classroom by giving my K-3 diverse learners opportunities to express themselves creatively, confidently, and independently. Through acrylic painting and hands-on art activities, students who often struggle with verbal communication found new ways to share their thoughts, emotions, and ideas. The materials created a calm, engaging environment where every child felt included, successful, and valued.\r\n\r\nThe variety of tools and adaptive materials helped support fine-motor development, sensory needs, focus, and self-regulation. Students became more willing to take positive risks, participate in group activities, and celebrate their own progress. I also noticed increased confidence, patience, and pride in their work as they explored colors, textures, and creative techniques.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, this project strengthened our classroom community. Students learned to appreciate each other's differences, encourage one another, and understand that creativity looks different for everyone. The joy on their faces while painting reminded me that meaningful learning happens when students feel safe, supported, and inspired. Because of your generosity, our classroom became a space where every child truly felt seen, capable, and important.","fullyFundedDate":1776721543907,"projectUrl":"project/every-color-belongs/10009342/","projectTitle":"Every Color Belongs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Y","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9847014_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y117&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760295110290","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9847014"},{"teacherId":17896,"projectId":9951064,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your generous donations. Our ChompSaw project has truly taken learning to a new level. Your generosity means a lot to us. The reward of completing a project is exciting. Designing the item and building it from cardboard cutouts made by the Chompsaw is very rewarding.\r\n\r\nAfter using the Chompsaw once, an infectious reaction set in: everyone wanted to design mini projects using cardboard. It was amazing to experience the desire my students had to learn through a different mode.\r\n\r\nI am excited to have this new tool in my classroom, and I look forward to more awesome projects being completed by my current and future students.\r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you very much! You truly ROCK!","fullyFundedDate":1766939948465,"projectUrl":"project/chompsaw-designs-101/9951064/","projectTitle":"ChompSaw Designs 101","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brawner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp17896_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x55,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627701350404","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cynthiabrawner"},{"teacherId":4924118,"projectId":10117124,"letterContent":"The kids were so excited when they came into the classroom. One student said, Welcome to the carnival.\r\nStudents are loving all the carnival snacks, especially the cotton candy. Their faces and hands are so sticky, but they are having so much fun.\r\nYou guys are so amazing for bringing a carnival to our classroom. \r\nI love creating fun and engaging projects for them. They kept saying over and over Thank you!\r\nI am going to send the pictures home.\r\nI know this is their favorite project for the year!\r\nThey feel so special! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1774963689648,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-preschoolers-host-a-carnival-wit/10117124/","projectTitle":"Help My Preschoolers Host a Carnival with Cotton Candy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Atkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924118_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x413,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766003753923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924118"},{"teacherId":4924118,"projectId":10078387,"letterContent":"We are having the best day ever. Students are so happy and are totally engaged! They are decorating their birdhouses and I will add the bird seed, so they can see the birds eat. I am so grateful for your support. I love creating projects for young children. I hope some will go into construction when they grow up. The kids have been playing for over 2 hours. I am enjoying the engagement and collaboration between students.\r\nI am going to send the pictures home to the families, so they can see the project.","fullyFundedDate":1774963658716,"projectUrl":"project/my-preschoolers-want-to-become-construct/10078387/","projectTitle":"My Preschoolers Want to Become Construction Workers and Build Birdhouses!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Atkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924118_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x413,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766003753923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924118"},{"teacherId":4924118,"projectId":10087617,"letterContent":"We had a beautiful day talking about hair, even the staff told them what they love about their hair. After the project, everyone said they love their hair. Even the boys said they love their hair. I told them I love the color of my hair. Kids were able to take 2 bags of hair supplies.\r\nYour donations made them feel beautiful! I am so grateful for your donations.\r\nIncreasing their self esteem was very important to me, that's why I created this project.\r\nThis project will also save parents lots of money and can use the supplies for everyone in the household.","fullyFundedDate":1774963730607,"projectUrl":"project/please-help-preschoolers-boost-their-sel/10087617/","projectTitle":"Please Help Preschoolers Boost Their Self-esteem About Their Hair","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Atkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924118_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x413,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766003753923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924118"},{"teacherId":4924118,"projectId":10101869,"letterContent":"We had a great time with this project. Students learned new words, muffins, antlers, moose, sew and blackberry jam. Students now want to taste blackberry jam.\r\nI told them we were going to try different muffins and they were so excited. I even gave them strawberry lemonade to drink.\r\nThey could choose chocolate chip, blueberry or birthday muffins.\r\nThey will eat the extras for snacks and to take home.\r\nStudents are listening to a video about antlers.\r\nStudents are also learning how to sew with needle and thread.\r\nThis was such a fun project!","fullyFundedDate":1774963635370,"projectUrl":"project/please-help-my-preschoolers-learn-and-ea/10101869/","projectTitle":"Please Help my Preschoolers Learn and Eat The Muffin Man!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Atkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924118_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x413,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766003753923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924118"},{"teacherId":4924118,"projectId":10012440,"letterContent":"You guys are so amazing. I am so very grateful for your support. My students loved being able to pick out their own coloring books and crayons. They have never colored with Pastel crayons before. They were trying their best to stay in the lines. They are able to take them home. My students are all on tablets and phones, so coloring gives them something else to do and develop fine-motor skills.\r\nThey were smiling while they were coloring.\r\nI even gave them snacks and drinks, to make it a more memorable experience.\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1775681071950,"projectUrl":"project/please-help-my-preschoolers-learn-how-to/10012440/","projectTitle":"Please Help My Preschoolers Learn How to Color!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Atkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924118_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x413,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766003753923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924118"},{"teacherId":4924118,"projectId":10077962,"letterContent":"I love creating new and wonderful projects for my kids to experience. So many of my students come in the classroom rubbing their stomachs, saying they are hungry. I listen to what they eat and most times the food choices are not healthy, especially the snacks.\r\nStudents were able to eat Skinny Pop, Veggie chips, graham crackers and pretzels, to name a few. They also drank healthy juices and they found the barcode.\r\nI hope you feel special that you are supporting children and their families with healthy choices and saving money.\r\n\r\nThank you my Angels!","fullyFundedDate":1774963630943,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-preschoolers-learn-how-to-choose/10077962/","projectTitle":"Help My Preschoolers Learn How to Choose Healthier Snacks!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Atkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924118_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x413,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766003753923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924118"},{"teacherId":4924118,"projectId":10063680,"letterContent":"Today, we made S'mores by the campfire. One of the students read the title of the book and I read it to them. Only 2 of my students have ever made S'mores. Students learned new vocabulary words like: S'mores, graham crackers, marshmallows, campfire, logs, wood and rocks.\r\nThe students assembled their S'mores.\r\nOne student asked to turn off the lights and we did.\r\nThere was so many giggles and smiles. \r\nAll of the extras were sent home for their families to experience.\r\nWe even discussed what wild animals would be in the woods scaring us, while we ate our S'mores.\r\nYour donations created a beautiful experience for some amazing kids.\r\nThank you for investing in children's future.\r\nI am misty-eyed and so grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1774963661223,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-preschoolers-make-smores-by-the/10063680/","projectTitle":"Help my Preschoolers make S'mores by the Campfire!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Atkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924118_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x413,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766003753923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924118"},{"teacherId":4924118,"projectId":9984238,"letterContent":"We love to sequence! Students are loving all the amazing materials you sent. Students are even using patterns to sequence. It's been a great couple of weeks looking for things to sequence. You made learning so exciting and so much fun!\r\nIt's important for preschoolers to develop a love for math and they loved seeing the boxes arrive to my classroom.\r\nI will be also asking parents to join the fun at home, to continue to foster a love for Math!\r\nThey are using a new program titled, ST Math and it has sequencing!\r\n\r\nI am super grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1769105017295,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-preschoolers-learn-how-to-sequen/9984238/","projectTitle":"Help My Preschoolers Learn How to Sequence in Math!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Atkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924118_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x413,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766003753923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924118"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5810","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":473,"numTeachers":29,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":93,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":4,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"16.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":58.9,"schoolId":5810,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Wadsworth Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Wadsworth Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/wadsworth-elementary-school/5810"}