{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"West Hills Primary School","outOfStateSupporters":50.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7478932,"projectId":10234470,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations to my project \"Celebrating the End of the Year\". Because of your thoughtfulness, my students enjoyed many themed days as we counted down to the last day of third grade.\r\nWe were able to provide fun, colorful sunglasses to each of the students to celebrate \"Today is so bright, we have to wear shades\" day. Many students did not have their own glasses to bring in, so your donation made it possible for all students to enjoy this day! We also were able to buy each student a dinosaur egg to excavate as a culminating activity after learning about fossils and dinosaurs. The students loved digging in the egg to find the fossil, then comparing the figure inside to labeled cards to discover what dinosaur they found. It was a wonderful way to end the unit on \"Dinosaur Day\". \r\nYour donations made these experiences and several others memorable for my students and they were very excited and thankful.","fullyFundedDate":1777568374933,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-the-end-of-the-year/10234470/","projectTitle":"Celebrating the End of the Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schrecengost","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7478932"},{"teacherId":5132388,"projectId":10296544,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of purple bean bag chairs for our 2nd grade classroom! These chairs will help us create a cozy, comfortable, and inviting reading center where students can relax, explore new books, and enjoy time with stories. Having a special space designed just for reading can make books feel even more exciting and help students see reading as something they can look forward to each day.\r\n\r\nOur little readers will be able to curl up in their bean bag chairs with their favorite books, discover new authors and characters, read independently, or share a story with a friend. We hope this special reading space will encourage students to slow down, use their imaginations, and develop a lifelong love of reading. Thank you for helping us create a classroom where students feel comfortable, inspired, and excited to learn. Your generosity is helping make our reading center a place our students will truly love!","fullyFundedDate":1786023246267,"projectUrl":"project/floor-seats-for-comfort/10296544/","projectTitle":"Floor Seats for Comfort","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rugg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5132388_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786036623176","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtney-shepard"},{"teacherId":5132388,"projectId":10264152,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of a class set of markers, colorful cardstock paper, and pencil sharpeners for our 2nd grade classroom! These supplies will be used every day to help make learning more creative, engaging, and hands-on. Having enough supplies for everyone means that each student can participate fully without having to worry about sharing or running out of the materials they need.\r\n\r\nMy students will be able to use these materials to create so many fun and meaningful projects throughout the school year! We can make colorful writing pieces, vocabulary posters, math fact creations, science diagrams, book reports, seasonal crafts, cards, and even classroom displays to show off our learning. The pencil sharpeners will also help keep our students ready to learn and independent throughout the day. Thank you for supporting our classroom and giving my students the tools to express their creativity while learning. Your generosity truly makes a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1788552999638,"projectUrl":"project/learning-success-with-steam/10264152/","projectTitle":"Learning Success with STEAM!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rugg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5132388_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786036623176","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtney-shepard"},{"teacherId":5132388,"projectId":10296547,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of a 4-unit locker cubby to our 2nd grade classroom! This donation is going to make such a meaningful difference for my students. Having enough personal storage space is so important in an elementary classroom, and this cubby will give my students a special place to keep their belongings organized, safe, and easily accessible throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nYour generosity helps create a classroom that is organized, welcoming, and comfortable for every student. My students will be able to take pride in having their own designated space, while also learning valuable lessons about responsibility and organization. Thank you for investing in our classroom and helping provide something that my students will use and appreciate every single day. Your kindness and support truly mean so much to us!","fullyFundedDate":1786101842096,"projectUrl":"project/a-space-of-my-own/10296547/","projectTitle":"A Space of My Own","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rugg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5132388_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786036623176","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtney-shepard"},{"teacherId":7478932,"projectId":10290393,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to my classroom library! I am so excited to be able to share this book with my students. My students had a high interest in learning about sea turtles and animal conservation, so this book was a great choice to spark their interest even more.\r\nBecause this book project was funded at the end of the school year, I have not had the opportunity to use it yet for the new school year, but I have included some pictures of how my students use the other books that are in my novel library. They love reading a chapter book together and I see the love of reading start to develop at this age. I can't wait to expose this year's class to this book and all of the activities I have designed for them. Thank you for making this project possible!","fullyFundedDate":1779239589052,"projectUrl":"project/sparking-their-interest/10290393/","projectTitle":"Sparking Their Interest","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schrecengost","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7478932"},{"teacherId":8567314,"projectId":10049476,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for donating to my project: \"Brain Food: Healthy Snacks for Kindergarten.\" Your contribution literally fed my kindergartners their snacks daily. They were so excited to be able to choose something each day from the snack shelf, and the choices were all healthy snacks that even accounted for food allergies. Often the kids with food allergies don't have options, so it was great to give them this freedom too.\r\n\r\nI apologize that this \"Thank You\" is so belated. I was on leave at the end of the school year due to a health diagnosis and treatment, but I am doing well now and ready for a new school year! Thanks again so much.","fullyFundedDate":1769265916257,"projectUrl":"project/brain-food-healthy-snacks-for-kindergar/10049476/","projectTitle":"Brain Food: Healthy Snacks for Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Graper","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8567314_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721596706574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8567314"},{"teacherId":5624762,"projectId":10137555,"letterContent":"The students were very excited when all of our supplies arrived. We visited the National Aviary in Pittsburgh then returned to school to make our birdhouses. After hearing about all the habitats, it was great to come back and build houses to add to our homes and community so local birds can have a place to live. We did add a special feature ( hot glueing a plastic cup) to our birdhouses so that birdseed could be added. We also had the supplies to plant wildflowers in pots to be transplated around a local walking path. Our hope is that these new flowers will draw in pollinators such as bees and butterflies.\r\n\r\n The students were excited to be community helpers. Welive in a rural area so wildlife, farming, and all that goes with these two areas are important to our community. Thank you for making it possible for our students to feel like contributing members of a community. It was a great way to teach them that no matter your age you can find ways to help those around you.","fullyFundedDate":1775772581906,"projectUrl":"project/birdfeeders-and-wildflowers-to-help-our/10137555/","projectTitle":"Birdfeeders and Wildflowers to Help Our Local Wildlife and Pollinators","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":5839098,"projectId":10043143,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our class project. My students are LOVING the snacks and we're definitely utilizing the Kleenexes and cleaning supplies.\r\n\r\nI had a bunch of other pictures that I wanted to share with you, of my students holding up more of their snacks as well as a \"Thank You\" sign, but I accidently submitted the two pictures without getting to download the others for you to see. I apologize for that. While only a few students are in the pictures, I want to assure you that these products will affect way more than just the students you are able to see.\r\n\r\nYour kindness and generosity are appreciated more than you know.","fullyFundedDate":1778770479941,"projectUrl":"project/happy-and-healthy-classroom-supplies/10043143/","projectTitle":"Happy and Healthy Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pyle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5839098_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546967887253","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pamelapyle"},{"teacherId":5240504,"projectId":9243652,"letterContent":"My students loved working in these dinosaur books! These were the perfect way to wrap up our \"Dinosaur Day!\" The students loved matching up the stickers to the different prehistoric scenes, and the activities kept them engaged all afternoon! It was wonderful to have enough books for every student to get one - they were all smiles when they heard that they could take the books home! Thank you for helping my students become dinosaur experts! Your kindness and generosity are truly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1754313679572,"projectUrl":"project/these-books-are-dino-mite/9243652/","projectTitle":"These Books are Dino-Mite!","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":5132388,"projectId":10112493,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating the National Geographic Sticker Books about the cutest animals to our 1st grade classroom! The students were beyond excited to receive them, and they have already become a favorite part of our reading and learning time. Your kindness and generosity help make learning fun, meaningful, and memorable for our young readers.\r\n\r\nThese sticker books are the perfect addition to our animal reading unit. Throughout this unit, students are learning about different kinds of animals, their habitats, diets, body features, and behaviors. We are also practicing important reading skills such as asking questions, finding key details, identifying nonfiction text features, and making connections between books and real-life animals. The colorful pictures, fun facts, and interactive stickers in the National Geographic books help bring all of these lessons to life in an exciting way.\r\n\r\nThe students especially love being able to explore real photographs of animals from around the world. Seeing these animals up close encourages curiosity and sparks wonderful classroom conversations. Many students are already sharing new facts they have learned with their classmates and families. The sticker books make students feel like real animal scientists and researchers while still allowing them to have fun.\r\n\r\nOne example of how these books connect to our reading unit is when we study animal habitats. Recently, we read a nonfiction book about polar bears and the Arctic. Students learned that polar bears live in icy, snowy regions and depend on sea ice to hunt for food. After reading, students used the sticker books to find Arctic animals and compare them to animals from warmer habitats like jungles or deserts. They noticed differences in fur, color, and body features that help animals survive in their environments. This hands-on activity helped students better understand the information from the books while keeping them engaged and excited about learning.\r\n\r\nAnother exciting connection is during our lessons on nonfiction text features. The National Geographic sticker books include labels, captions, headings, and photographs, which are all important nonfiction features we are learning to identify and use. Students practice using these features to learn new information and answer questions about animals. The books also help build vocabulary by introducing students to words such as \"habitat,\" \"camouflage,\" \"predator,\" and \"endangered.\" These are big words for first graders, but the visuals and interactive elements help make the meanings easier to understand.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these books inspire a love of reading and learning. When children are excited about a topic, they become more confident readers and eager learners. The sticker books encourage students to explore nonfiction texts independently, ask thoughtful questions, and share what they discover with others. It is wonderful to see their enthusiasm grow each day.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your thoughtful support of our classroom. Donations like these help create engaging learning experiences that students will remember long after the school year ends. Your generosity not only provides valuable resources, but it also shows our students that their learning is important and supported by caring people.\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping make our animal reading unit such a success. The National Geographic Sticker Books have already brought so much joy, excitement, and learning into our classroom, and we truly appreciate your kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1776523503550,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning-with-nat-geo-sticker-b/10112493/","projectTitle":"Hands-on Learning with Nat Geo Sticker Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rugg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5132388_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786036623176","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtney-shepard"},{"teacherId":5240504,"projectId":9442494,"letterContent":"This was a fantastic project! My students loved making the blankets, toys, and treats for the animals at the shelter! It was wonderful to see them work cooperatively to complete each of the items. We watched videos and explained the skills needed for each part, so students were able to choose the project that best fit their interests. Making the posters was a great activity for students to do when they finished their other projects, or for those students who felt more comfortable drawing. They were able to work in small groups to create clear, colorful posters asking for donations to our local shelter. This project gave my students a chance to take our learning outside the classroom and make an impact in our local community! Thank you for providing this amazing opportunity for our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1751464511483,"projectUrl":"project/paws-up-project/9442494/","projectTitle":"Paws Up Project!","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":10024280,"letterContent":"These resources have made such a huge impact in our classroom! Knowing that we have a reliable supply of basic items has made a world of difference! I don't even know where to begin describing the impact, as each item is as important as the next!\r\nWith colds and allergies in full swing, the tissues have been a tremendous help. We have been able to place boxes of tissues and bottles of hand sanitizer around the room for everyone to access. We even took some of the individual packs on our field trip! The soap and hand towels have been helpful for students with sensitive skin. We have passed out plates for classroom and birthday snacks, too.\r\nStudents have also had the opportunity to bring in snacks from home for a variety of reasons. I was so excited to be able to provide snacks for those students who weren't able to bring anything from home. The large variety meant that every student was able to find something they liked to eat.\r\nThese resources might seem so simple, but they are some of the supplies that we are often in need of the most! Thank you for providing these things for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1768669133610,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-classroom-happy-classroom/10024280/","projectTitle":"Healthy Classroom, Happy Classroom!!","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"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_59699","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":522,"numTeachers":46,"percentFrplEligible":80,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":95,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":0,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"K - 4","studentTeacherRatio":"11.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":49.3,"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"}