{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Wayne Township Pre-School","outOfStateSupporters":47.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5141083,"projectId":10530503,"letterContent":"I cannot begin to express how grateful I am that our classroom was able to receive funding for this project! Even though our new floor table may be small, it has made a HUGE impact in our classroom.\r\n\r\nMy students were so curious and excited when they saw the \"BIG BOX\" being delivered to our classroom. As soon as we had the table set up, my little learners couldn't wait to start using it! Whether they are enjoying snack, drawing pictures, or working on puzzles, they have already found so many wonderful ways to use their new floor table.\r\n\r\nIt is amazing to see how something so simple can make such a big difference in our daily classroom activities. Thank you so much for making this possible and helping create new opportunities for my little learners!","fullyFundedDate":1789572112566,"projectUrl":"project/learning-from-the-floor-up/10530503/","projectTitle":"Learning From The Floor Up!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sarah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5141083_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1517253321026","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5141083"},{"teacherId":10070404,"projectId":10067581,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to help make our kindergarten celebration extra special! Your kindness and support mean so much to our classroom. The end of the school year is such an exciting and meaningful time for our little learners. It is a time to celebrate all of the amazing growth, accomplishments, friendships, and memories they have made throughout the year. Your donation will help us create a fun and memorable celebration where our students can feel proud of everything they have accomplished!\r\n\r\nKindergarten is filled with so many important milestones, from learning letters and numbers to developing friendships, gaining independence, and discovering new interests. Our students have worked so hard, and they deserve a special opportunity to celebrate how far they have come! With your help, we can provide fun decorations, activities, treats, and supplies to make the celebration exciting and memorable for everyone.\r\n\r\nAs a first-year teacher, creating special moments and lasting memories for my students is one of the most rewarding parts of teaching. Your generosity helps make these moments possible and allows us to celebrate each child's unique journey and accomplishments. These supplies will help create an atmosphere filled with laughter, excitement, and happiness as we recognize all of the hard work our students have put into this school year.\r\n\r\nThank you for being part of our classroom community and helping us make this milestone so special. Your support means more than you know, and we are incredibly grateful for your willingness to invest in our students. Because of you, our little learners will have a celebration filled with joy, smiles, and memories they will carry with them as they move on to their next big adventure. Thank you for helping us end the year on such a happy note!","fullyFundedDate":1774963672680,"projectUrl":"project/preschool-celebration-for-kindergarten-b/10067581/","projectTitle":"Preschool Celebration for Kindergarten-bound Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sears","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070404_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x259,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751597226444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070404"},{"teacherId":10070404,"projectId":9938755,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my preschool classroom! Your kindness and support will help us create exciting, hands-on learning experiences as we explore the wonders of winter and the amazing animals that live in colder climates. Because of your generosity, our students will have the opportunity to learn, discover, and explore through engaging activities and resources that bring our winter learning theme to life!\r\n\r\nWinter is such a fun and exciting topic for young learners. Through books, sensory activities, games, crafts, and hands-on exploration, children will discover how the seasons change, what happens to the environment during winter, and how animals survive in colder temperatures. They will learn about animal adaptations, hibernation, migration, camouflage, and the different ways animals stay warm during the winter months. These experiences encourage curiosity, critical thinking, language development, and a love of learning about the world around us.\r\n\r\nHaving a variety of winter and winter animal resources will allow us to make learning meaningful, interactive, and fun! Our students will have opportunities to explore new concepts, ask questions, use their imaginations, and make connections through play. Whether we are pretending to be penguins waddling across the ice, exploring a winter sensory bin, or learning about animals that hibernate, there will be so many opportunities for discovery and excitement!\r\n\r\nAs a first-year teacher, I am so grateful for the support that helps me build a classroom full of engaging materials and memorable learning experiences. Your generosity allows me to provide my students with opportunities they might not otherwise have. Thank you for investing in our little learners and helping make our classroom a place where curiosity grows, imaginations soar, and learning is always an adventure. Your kindness truly makes a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1764695393046,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-preschoolers-learn-about-winter/9938755/","projectTitle":"Help My Preschoolers Learn About Winter and Winter Animals!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sears","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070404_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x259,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751597226444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070404"},{"teacherId":10070404,"projectId":9730046,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my preschool classroom! As a first-year teacher, I am working hard to create a warm, welcoming, and engaging learning environment where every child feels loved, supported, and excited to learn. Your generosity is helping me build a classroom library filled with wonderful books that will inspire curiosity, encourage imagination, and create a lifelong love of reading in my young learners.\r\n\r\nBooks are such an important part of early childhood education. They help children develop language and communication skills, build vocabulary, strengthen listening skills, and learn about the world around them. Through stories, our students will have opportunities to explore new ideas, discover different cultures, learn about emotions and friendships, and see themselves represented in the characters and experiences they read about. Books also create special opportunities for meaningful conversations, asking questions, and sparking creativity.\r\n\r\nAs a first-year teacher, building a classroom library from the ground up is an exciting but sometimes challenging experience. Your donation helps make that dream a reality! These books will be enjoyed during story time, quiet reading moments, small group activities, and throughout our everyday classroom routines. They will become part of so many special learning moments and memories.\r\n\r\nI am incredibly grateful for your willingness to invest in my classroom and my students. Your generosity is making a difference not only this year but for the many little learners who will enjoy these books in the years to come. Thank you for helping me create a classroom where stories come alive, imaginations grow, and a love of reading begins. I cannot wait to share these books with my students!","fullyFundedDate":1764603443562,"projectUrl":"project/help-build-a-first-year-teachers-classr/9730046/","projectTitle":"Help build a first year teacher's classroom library!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sears","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070404_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x259,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751597226444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070404"},{"teacherId":10070404,"projectId":9617549,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our preschool classroom! Your kindness and support will make such a positive impact on our students. Because of your generosity, we will be able to provide fun and engaging gross motor materials that encourage our little learners to move their bodies, build strength, and develop important physical skills while having fun!\r\n\r\nGross motor play is an essential part of early childhood development. Through activities like jumping, balancing, climbing, throwing, catching, and running, children strengthen their muscles, improve coordination, develop balance, and build confidence in their abilities. These experiences also provide wonderful opportunities for children to practice teamwork, cooperation, problem-solving, and taking turns with their friends.\r\n\r\nHaving a variety of gross motor materials will allow us to create exciting opportunities for active play and hands-on learning both indoors and outdoors. Movement is so important for young children, and these resources will help us keep our students engaged, active, and excited about learning through play.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful that you chose to invest in our classroom and our students. Your generosity is helping us provide experiences that support the whole child, giving our little learners the opportunity to develop physically, socially, and emotionally. Thank you for helping us create a classroom where children can explore, move, play, challenge themselves, and grow. Your support truly makes a difference in the lives of our little learners!","fullyFundedDate":1762266261490,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-students-learn-while-building-gr/9617549/","projectTitle":"Help My Students Learn While Building Gross Motor Skills!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sears","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070404_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x259,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751597226444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070404"},{"teacherId":10070404,"projectId":9617357,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our preschool classroom! Your kindness and support will make such a meaningful difference in the lives of our young students. With your help, we will be able to provide valuable resources and materials that teach children how to recognize, understand, express, and work through their emotions in healthy ways.\r\n\r\nAt the preschool age, children are still learning how to identify their feelings and communicate their needs. Big emotions can sometimes be overwhelming, and having the right tools and resources can make all the difference. Your donation will help us create a supportive classroom environment where children feel safe, understood, and encouraged to express themselves. Through books, activities, visuals, sensory tools, and other emotional learning resources, our students will have opportunities to develop important social-emotional skills.\r\n\r\nThese resources will help children learn that all feelings are okay and that there are healthy ways to handle them. They will practice calming strategies, build self-awareness, develop empathy, and learn how to navigate challenging moments with confidence. These are skills that will benefit them not only in the classroom but throughout their lives.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for people like you who recognize the importance of supporting the whole child. Your generosity is helping us build a classroom where children feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. Thank you for investing in our students and helping us give them the tools they need to understand their feelings and shine!","fullyFundedDate":1757677764632,"projectUrl":"project/help-give-my-preschool-students-resource/9617357/","projectTitle":"Help Give My Preschool Students Resources to Process Their Emotions!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sears","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070404_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x259,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751597226444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070404"},{"teacherId":10070404,"projectId":10071484,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our preschool classroom! Your kindness and support mean so much to us. Because of your generosity, our students will have the opportunity to explore, create, experiment, and express themselves through process art. Having a variety of art supplies allows young learners to use their imaginations, make their own choices, and discover the joy of creating without worrying about what the finished product should look like.\r\n\r\nProcess art is such an important part of early childhood learning. It encourages creativity, builds confidence, strengthens fine motor skills, and gives children the freedom to explore different materials and techniques. Your donation will help provide meaningful hands-on experiences where every child can feel successful, proud, and excited about their creations.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, you are helping us create a classroom environment where curiosity, creativity, and individuality are celebrated. Our little artists will be able to learn, grow, and make wonderful memories thanks to your generosity. We are truly grateful that you chose to support our classroom and invest in our students' learning and development.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping our little learners create, explore, and let their imaginations shine! Your generosity will make a lasting difference in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1774963682741,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-preschool-process-art/10071484/","projectTitle":"Supplies for Preschool Process Art!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sears","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070404_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x259,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751597226444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070404"},{"teacherId":7962001,"projectId":10522089,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to pretend play is the way! These supplies have given my students the opportunities to build confidence, problem solving, conflict management, and best of all-their imagination!\r\n\r\nThe materials like the cake a fruit have allowed students to re-enact personal experiences, practice fine motor skills, and turn take. The puzzles, stickers, and lacing cards have helped build confidence with vocabulary, persistence with tasks, and critical thinking skills.\r\n\r\nThanks to your donations, my students have gained priceless experiences in their pretend play that will impact them for the rest of their life.","fullyFundedDate":1789572111377,"projectUrl":"project/pretend-plays-the-way/10522089/","projectTitle":"Pretend Play's The Way","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Irakoze","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7962001_orig.jpg?crop=1500,1500,x0,y300&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1642016321540","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7962001"},{"teacherId":10070404,"projectId":10196630,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my classroom! These resources have allowed us the opportunity to explore the outside world in new and different ways. My students have been very excited to have new materials in our classroom!\r\n\r\nBecause of donors like you, new teachers like me, are able to provide things for our students that we would not be able to otherwise. The importance of your donation cannot be stated enough!\r\n\r\nThanks to you, my preschool students will be able to develop exploration skills, imagination skills, etc.!","fullyFundedDate":1779301012516,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-give-my-students-outside-resourc/10196630/","projectTitle":"Help Me Give My Students Outside Resources!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sears","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070404_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x259,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751597226444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070404"},{"teacherId":10070404,"projectId":9503189,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my classroom! Having art supplies available to create process art and allow students to explore with their hands and create works of art. Giving preschoolers the opportunity to create promotes imagination skills, develop confidence and so much more!\r\n\r\nI appreciate your willingness to help underfunded schools like mine so that I can create the most accepting, effective and fun environment for my preschool students. We have already put our new resources to great use and will continue to do wonderful things with them.","fullyFundedDate":1755291405366,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-give-my-preschoolers-the-chance/9503189/","projectTitle":"Help Me Give My Preschoolers the Chance to Make Art!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sears","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10070404_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x259,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751597226444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10070404"},{"teacherId":3426882,"projectId":10442531,"letterContent":"Thank You for Investing in Our Little Mathematicians!\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our grant, Building Strong Math Minds with Hands-On Learning! Your generosity is helping us create exciting opportunities for our youngest learners to explore, discover, and develop a love of mathematics.\r\n\r\nAt the preschool level, math is so much more than numbers. It is building, sorting, counting, comparing, problem-solving, recognizing patterns, and making connections through play. With these hands-on learning materials, our students will have opportunities to experiment, think critically, work together, and develop the foundational skills that will support their future learning.\r\n\r\nYour contribution allows us to make learning active, meaningful, and accessible to children with a wide range of abilities and developmental needs. Every child deserves the opportunity to experience the joy of discovery and the confidence that comes with success.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us build strong math minds, one little discovery at a time!","fullyFundedDate":1787585616768,"projectUrl":"project/building-strong-math-minds-with-hands-on/10442531/","projectTitle":"Building Strong Math Minds with Hands-On Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Preddie-Allen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3426882_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757076782801","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/missalyssaspawsomepals"},{"teacherId":3426882,"projectId":10434467,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our grant, Mobile Digital Learning Station for Preschool Assessment and Student Growth! 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