{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"West Hills Primary School","outOfStateSupporters":50.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5268004,"projectId":10042546,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for your generous donation to my classroom project, \"Fueling Our Brain and Cleaning Our Hands.\" Thanks to your support, my students now have access to healthy, consistent snacks and a clean, safe learning environment. \r\n\r\nBefore your donation, I often saw my students struggling to focus by mid-morning, with hunger serving as a major distraction. Now, having healthy snacks available means my students can stay focused on learning, not their stomachs. \r\n\r\nFurthermore, the new cleaning supplies have transformed our classroom, allowing us to keep a hygienic environment that keeps students healthy and energized. Your support ensures we have what we need to keep the germs away and the focus on education. \r\n\r\nYou have not only provided supplies, but you have also given my students peace of mind and the energy to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1768972854435,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-our-brain-and-cleaning-our-hands/10042546/","projectTitle":"Fueling Our Brain and Cleaning Our Hands","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Atkinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5268004_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660091729259","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-e-atkinson"},{"teacherId":5626779,"projectId":10043400,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contribution to our classroom. We are so grateful to receive the materials from this project. It has made a huge difference to our classroom. \r\n\r\nI was able to provide the students with some warm winter wear to help keep them warm during a cold cold winter time. They were so excited to pick out a complete set of hats, gloves, scarf, and blanket. They were so excited to see the boxes show up knowing it was all for them and couldn't wait to open them. \r\n\r\nI was also able to provide the kiddos with a couple bags of snacks to help curb those winter munchies and keep the kids' bellies full. \r\n\r\nWe were also super thankful for the paper supplies to help keep our classroom welcoming and homey as well as a place to provide and education.","fullyFundedDate":1768880397482,"projectUrl":"project/restock-the-room/10043400/","projectTitle":"Restock the Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Burdett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5626779_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1533900441499","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mburdett"},{"teacherId":7478932,"projectId":10071223,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to my project! I teach in a Title 1 school in a rural area where many of our students are food insecure. We currently send food home on the weekends with 83 students. This food helps supplement what families can provide on the weekends when students don't have access to free breakfast and lunches. I wanted my students to be a part of this community service. I wanted them to experience the joy of helping others and giving back to the community. After I purchased the food for the weekend food bags, I had students help pack the bags by putting in the food items for breakfast, lunch, and snacks and securing the bags. On the day that the food was sent home, students delivered the bags to each teacher in the building, then those teachers quietly slipped the bags of food into the backpacks of students in need to be taken home. It was wonderful to see students excited to help and feel proud of their hand in community service!","fullyFundedDate":1771627995271,"projectUrl":"project/kids-helping-kids/10071223/","projectTitle":"Kids Helping Kids","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schrecengost","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7478932"},{"teacherId":7478932,"projectId":10043984,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to my project. Because my school is a Title 1 school located in a rural area, many of my students face food insecurity and face significant need of adequate supplies for school. My project focused on providing food for the weekend for students who are food insecure. Weekends can be difficult because students are unable to take advantage of our school's free breakfast and lunches during those days, so we send home a bag of food for them each Friday. The students that receive these bags get very excited to look through the food and snacks they will get to take home! We have also had many parents comment that it has been very helpful to them, as a way of supplementing the food they provide for their families. Along with the food items that were part of this project, I also purchased some school supplies and self care items that many students do not have readily available. I appreciate that, with your generous donations, I have been able to supply necessary items to my students.","fullyFundedDate":1771036948136,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-families/10043984/","projectTitle":"Food for Families","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schrecengost","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7478932"},{"teacherId":6890389,"projectId":10042428,"letterContent":"My students were ecstatic when they saw the boxes of supplies and snacks for our classroom! We are so grateful that they still have a snack on days they forget or are unable to bring one from home. They get excited to see what I'll add to our snack bin on random days! It's the little things that put a smile on their face. \r\nThe cleaning supplies have also come in handy. This past month we have gone through a lot of tissues. We've also tried to stop the spread of germs by wiping our desks with Clorox wipes. We appreciate your support in keeping our classroom healthy and our belly's full!","fullyFundedDate":1768853188401,"projectUrl":"project/restock-classroom-essentials/10042428/","projectTitle":"Restock Classroom Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Meixelberger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6890389_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1571609315344","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6890389"},{"teacherId":8116288,"projectId":10044397,"letterContent":"We are most gracious for the donation to our classroom. We have been enjoying our healthy snacks every week and are using the fuel to better our bodies and brains for the school day. \r\nMy students were so excited to see the boxes and boxes of snacks and cleaning materials delivered to our classroom. They love to take part in cleaning their chormebooks, desks and chairs in order to maintain a healthy and clean learning environment.\r\nThank you for being so kind and generous. I know my students appreciate it each time they receive a part of your gift. My first graders will continue to learn and grow this year, partly in thanks to your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1769019184146,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-feed-our-brains-and-stay-healthy/10044397/","projectTitle":"Help Us Feed Our Brains and Stay Healthy!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gallagher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8116288_orig.jpg?crop=2714,2714,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768931212565","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8116288"},{"teacherId":5240504,"projectId":9477651,"letterContent":"The supplies in this project have been a huge help to my students! This project has given me the opportunity to provide some of the most basic (and often most needed) classroom supplies! Students love the brightly colored pencil pouches, and they make carrying materials back and forth between classrooms a breeze!\r\nThis project has also helped me provide students with pencils and sharpeners, which are a supply that has a never-ending need! The individual sharpeners and mechanical pencils mean that students no longer have to get up in the middle of class to sharpen their pencils at the (very loud!) electric sharpener! This has really cut down on interruptions and distractions.\r\nThe privacy shields have also been a huge help to the students! They are a great way for students to protect their work when taking a test. They are also a great tool for students who just want a quiet place to work or play. Students can put them up to block out distractions around them, helping them to focus on their own work.\r\nThank you so much for donating to this project and helping me provide such wonderful materials for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1760446577881,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-school-basics/9477651/","projectTitle":"Back to School Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shaffer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5240504_orig.jpg?crop=1704,1704,x342,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1553443017278","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrseshaffer"},{"teacherId":5240504,"projectId":9187883,"letterContent":"Thank you for making this amazing project a reality! My students were so excited when they saw the headphones! They loved all of the different colors, and they said the headphones were completely comfortable!\r\nIt made me feel so blessed to be able to provide headphones to students who otherwise would not have had access to them! They have been so careful to take such good care of them, keeping the headphones stored neatly in bags in the tops of their cubbies.\r\nThe headphones have also made our classroom a quieter place! Students no longer have to turn down their volume low and strain to hear their Chromebooks while trying to tune out their neighbors'. The chaos of 25 online programs running simultaneously has been eliminated!\r\nMy students and I truly appreciate your kindness and generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1752861152926,"projectUrl":"project/lets-hear-it-for-headphones/9187883/","projectTitle":"Let's Hear It for Headphones!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shaffer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5240504_orig.jpg?crop=1704,1704,x342,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1553443017278","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrseshaffer"},{"teacherId":5624762,"projectId":10043904,"letterContent":"Our students were so excited to pick their favorite colored mittens and animal print socks. These supplies came at the perfect time since we were in an arctic freeze here in Pennsylvania. The wipes have kept our room germ-free and we have had many consecutive days of all of the students present for instruction. The snacks have kept our bellies full, so our brains can work overtime. And new toothbrushes and toothpaste help to keep our teeth fresh and clean. Thank you so much for making all of this possible for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1768951538572,"projectUrl":"project/warm-healthy-and-happy/10043904/","projectTitle":"Warm Healthy and Happy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Delzer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5624762_orig.jpg?crop=1126,1126,x0,y439&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651234937011","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5624762"},{"teacherId":5132388,"projectId":10102983,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students have been using these new resources in a variety of ways throughout our school day. During small group learning and indoor recess, students use the Spot It! game to practice observation, focus, and quick thinking. One memorable moment was when a group of students challenged each other to see who could find the matching symbol first. They were cheering each other on while also sharpening their attention and visual recognition skills.\r\n\r\nThe Tetra Tower stacking blocks and building blocks have been wonderful for teamwork and problem-solving. Students often work together to carefully stack pieces or build creative structures. It has been exciting to watch them communicate, plan, and adjust their strategies when their towers wobble or fall. These moments encourage perseverance and collaboration in a fun way.\r\n\r\nOur exercise dice have added a fun burst of movement to our day. We use them for quick brain breaks or during physical activity time. Students roll the dice and complete the exercise shown, which keeps them active, energized, and ready to refocus on learning.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their excitement was immediate. They were eager to explore everything and couldn't wait to start playing and building. There were lots of smiles, laughter, and questions about when they could use the games again.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, we will continue using these materials to support teamwork, problem-solving, and movement in our classroom. The games will be used during indoor recess, small group activities, and classroom brain breaks to help students build both academic and social skills while staying engaged in learning.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping bring these meaningful learning opportunities into our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1771470559132,"projectUrl":"project/teaming-up/10102983/","projectTitle":"Teaming Up","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rugg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5132388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537032904759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtney-shepard"},{"teacherId":9412792,"projectId":10045640,"letterContent":"We first want to send our deepest gratitude for helping support our students and their education! Our students thrive on consistency and structure. Having students here and healthy is one of our main concerns. The Clorox wipes and sprays are going to help make sure our students don't miss instruction. When our students are sick the Kleenex's will do the trick! \r\n\r\nThe snacks we receive are tailored to our students likes. We use them to help get compliance and reward them for appropriate behavior throughout the day. These resources were shared between 3 Autistic Support and Life Skills classrooms supporting students from K-3. We truly appreciate your support!","fullyFundedDate":1769142553663,"projectUrl":"project/cozy-comfy-and-clean/10045640/","projectTitle":"Cozy, Comfy, and Clean","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schuey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9412792"},{"teacherId":8480848,"projectId":9874023,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your contributions to my project, Food for Focus. My second graders look forward to their daily snack each morning. While many bring a snack from home, I have quite a few students that either forget or just don't have the means to bring one. Being able to have extras in the classroom ensures that each child can have a snack. This fuels their long morning between breakfast and lunch. They can focus on their academics rather than a growling belly. The students and I appreciate you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1762641848779,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-focus/9874023/","projectTitle":"Food for Focus","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8480848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730901766384","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8480848"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_59699","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":522,"numTeachers":46,"percentFrplEligible":80,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":94,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":1,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 4","studentTeacherRatio":"11.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":49.7,"schoolId":59699,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about West Hills Primary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"West Hills Primary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/armstrong-school-district/west-hills-primary-school/59699"}