{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"West Hills Primary School","outOfStateSupporters":50.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7611718,"projectId":10044381,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and support of our first grade classroom! Because of you, our students are surrounded by warmth, care, and encouragement every single day. We are so excited to be able to provide students with snacks that will help them get through the day, support healthy learning, and be used as rewards to celebrate hard work and positive choices. Your Teachers Pay Teachers gift card will also allow us to purchase meaningful health education learning supplies that strengthen learning for our entire classroom.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes started arriving, the excitement was impossible to miss! The students eagerly watched as each delivery came in, and opening the boxes truly felt like Christmas morning. They couldn't wait to see what was inside, and their joy filled the room.\r\n\r\nWe also plan to use the cleaning supplies to help decrease germs and sickness, creating a safer and healthier learning environment for everyone. Your kindness has made a lasting impact on both our students' learning and well-being. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and for the love and care you have shared with our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768973321839,"projectUrl":"project/learning-and-leading-a-healthy-life/10044381/","projectTitle":"Learning and Leading a Healthy Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Petras","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7611718_orig.jpg?crop=2128,2128,x37,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1607457393397","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7611718"},{"teacherId":10413586,"projectId":10044686,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and support of our first grade classroom! Because of you, our students are surrounded by warmth, care, and encouragement every single day. We are so excited to be able to provide students with snacks that will help them get through the day, support healthy learning, and be used as rewards to celebrate hard work and positive choices. Your Teachers Pay Teachers gift card will also allow us to purchase meaningful health education learning supplies that strengthen learning for our entire classroom.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes started arriving, the excitement was impossible to miss! The students eagerly watched as each delivery came in, and opening the boxes truly felt like Christmas morning. They couldn't wait to see what was inside, and their joy filled the room.\r\n\r\nWe also plan to use the cleaning supplies to help decrease germs and sickness, creating a safer and healthier learning environment for everyone. Your kindness has made a lasting impact on both our students' learning and well-being. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and for the love and care you have shared with our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1769045949516,"projectUrl":"project/learning-and-leading-a-healthy-life/10044686/","projectTitle":"Learning and Leading a Healthy Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Claypoole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10413586"},{"teacherId":5132388,"projectId":10035617,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and support of our first grade classroom! Because of you, our students are surrounded by warmth, care, and encouragement every day. Your donations provided snacks and food for home, cozy hats and gloves, and take-home packs filled with pencils, crayons, and glue—helping learning continue well beyond the school day.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes started coming in, the excitement was contagious! The students couldn't wait to see what was inside, and opening them truly felt like Christmas morning. From joyful rewards like lollipops to essential supplies that meet real needs, your kindness has made a lasting impact. We are deeply grateful for the love and hope you've shared with our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768923923581,"projectUrl":"project/creating-success-curbing-care-hunger/10035617/","projectTitle":"Creating Success: Curbing Care, & Hunger at School & Home!","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":5132388,"projectId":9625326,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom. Because of your support, I was able to purchase engaging math and ELA task cards from Teachers Pay Teachers for my first graders.\r\n\r\nThese task cards have made learning more hands-on, interactive, and exciting for my students. Instead of just sitting and listening, they are actively moving, thinking, collaborating, and problem-solving. This type of learning truly helps my students build confidence and develop a deeper understanding of math and reading skills.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your generosity is helping to spark a passion for learning in my classroom. My students are excited, motivated, and eager to learn each day—and that would not be possible without your support.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for investing in their education. Your kindness is making a meaningful difference in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1764691505814,"projectUrl":"project/tpt-task-cards-for-my-first-graders/9625326/","projectTitle":"TPT Task Cards for My First Graders!","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":5132388,"projectId":9910828,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping provide basic needs for our first grade classroom! We are so grateful for the glue sticks, highlighters, pencils, tape and tape dispenser, and the hot glue guns and glue for crafts. These supplies make a huge difference in our students' learning and creativity every day.\r\n\r\nThe glue sticks and hot glue help students complete hands-on projects, from creating fun crafts to building 3D models for science and social studies. We also use them for reading and math activities, like making word and number cards, sorting letters and numbers, and putting together interactive learning games. Pencils are used every day for practicing handwriting, spelling, journaling, and solving math problems. Highlighters help students identify important words in reading, highlight key facts in science, and mark answers in math activities. Tape and the tape dispenser are perfect for building and constructing projects, hanging classroom displays, and even creating simple math or reading manipulatives.\r\n\r\nWith crayons, glue, and these materials, our students can bring their ideas to life while practicing important skills like counting, reading comprehension, writing, and creative problem-solving. 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Eyes were popping as they located the snack shelf as soon as they entered my classroom. Your kindness has been a great treat, reward, and incentive. Your generosity is much appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1762267700769,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-thought/9788858/","projectTitle":"Food for Thought","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":5132388,"projectId":9779081,"letterContent":"When our Teachers Pay Teachers gift card was funded, I couldn't wait to share the news with my new first-grade class. Even though they didn't fully understand what a gift card is, they knew right away that it meant new learning materials were coming—and their excitement filled the room. I explained that generous people had helped us get special resources to make our lessons more fun and engaging, and students immediately began guessing what new activities we might explore. Your support brought so much joy and anticipation to our classroom before we even downloaded the first item.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, I've been able to select curriculum materials that fit our students' needs perfectly. We've already begun using interactive reading activities that help students practice sight words, phonics, and story comprehension in hands-on ways. In math, the printable centers and colorful games I purchased have helped students work on addition, number sense, and problem-solving with confidence. During our social-emotional learning time, we've used reflection worksheets and community-building activities that help students express their feelings, build friendships, and practice kindness. Every resource has made our classroom run more smoothly, more joyfully, and with more meaningful learning moments.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward in the school year, the Teachers Pay Teachers materials will play a huge role in supporting our next steps. Students will soon begin working in small groups for both reading and math, and the activities I've added to our curriculum will help each child learn at a level that's just right for them. We're also preparing to begin our first writing unit, and the prompts and organizers I've purchased will help students learn to express themselves clearly and proudly. Because of your generosity, my students have access to high-quality, engaging lessons that make them excited to learn every single day. We are sincerely grateful for your support and for believing in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1760556525728,"projectUrl":"project/tpt-gift-cards-to-enhance-grade-level-cu/9779081/","projectTitle":"TPT Gift Cards to Enhance Grade Level Curriculum!","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":5132388,"projectId":9779078,"letterContent":"When our new Crayola Twistables Colored Pencils arrived, my first graders could hardly contain their excitement. Many of them gasped, and a few even cheered when they saw all the bright, beautiful colors. It felt like opening a treasure chest! We immediately put them to use during reading time by color-coding sight words and illustrating characters from our weekly story. One special moment happened when a student who usually hesitates to draw proudly held up her detailed, colorful picture and said, \"Look! I used so many colors!\" Your donation helped her—and all our students—feel confident and creative.\r\nWe've also been using the Twistables during math to help students show their thinking in clearer and more engaging ways. They color-code number bonds, draw models for addition and subtraction, and use different shades to compare shapes and patterns. During social-emotional learning, the pencils have become one of our most calming tools. Students use them in their feelings journals and during quiet reflection time. The smooth twist-up design makes them easy for small hands to manage and prevents the frustration of broken tips—something my students appreciate more than you can imagine!\r\nAs we move into our next units, these Twistables will continue to support our learning in meaningful ways. In reading, students will begin creating mini books where they'll illustrate their own stories. In math, we'll start working on graphing, and the pencils will help students color their data clearly and accurately. During social-emotional lessons, we'll begin our \"All About Me\" project, where students express their identities through art. Thanks to your generosity, my students have the tools they need to explore, create, and grow. We are truly grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1760203984330,"projectUrl":"project/a-twist-of-creativity-with-stem/9779078/","projectTitle":"A Twist of Creativity With STEM!","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":5132388,"projectId":9683195,"letterContent":"On behalf of our entire class, I want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous donation of snacks for our students. Your kindness and thoughtfulness have made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and we are so grateful for the care you've shown to our kids.\r\n\r\nEvery day, children come to school ready to learn, but sometimes they forget their snacks or may not have one to bring. Thanks to your donations, our students have access to nutritious and comforting snacks that help them stay focused, energized, and ready to learn. Something as simple as a granola bar, fruit snack, or pack of crackers can make a huge difference in a child's day. When hunger is no longer a distraction, children are better able to concentrate on their schoolwork, participate in class discussions, and engage with their peers.\r\n\r\nYour donations also allow us to use snacks as small but powerful rewards for positive behavior and academic effort. The excitement in a child's eyes when they earn a special treat for trying their best or showing kindness to a classmate is priceless. These moments help build confidence and self-esteem, reinforcing that their hard work and good choices are seen and valued. For many of our students, these rewards are not just about the snack itself—it's about the recognition and encouragement that comes with it.\r\n\r\nBeyond meeting a physical need, your generosity sends an important message to our students: that they are supported and cared for by people in their community. This sense of belonging helps foster emotional security and motivation. When children know that others believe in them, they are more likely to believe in themselves. Your donations have helped create a classroom environment where every child feels included, appreciated, and empowered to do their best.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your kindness goes far beyond a single snack or school day. You are helping to nurture habits of compassion and gratitude in our students. They see firsthand what it means to give and to receive with kindness, and these lessons will stay with them for years to come. Many of our students have expressed their thanks in their own ways—through drawings, thank-you notes, and smiles that say more than words ever could.\r\n\r\nPlease know that your generosity has made our classroom a happier, healthier, and more supportive place to learn. The snacks you've provided have fueled not only hungry stomachs, but also growing minds and hearts. You've helped create moments of joy, comfort, and confidence that truly matter in the lives of our kids.\r\n\r\nFrom all of us—students and teachers alike—thank you for your incredible generosity and for helping us make our classroom a place where every child can thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1758720005717,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-success/9683195/","projectTitle":"Snacks For Success!","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":5266261,"projectId":9254091,"letterContent":"We love our animal sticker books! We have learned so many new facts about wildlife and some animals we didn't know a lot about. These books have helped our knowledge grow so much! We got to work with partners on these books and the students loved working on the mazes throughout the books to help the animals find their homes. We especially loved the part where we got to decorate our own tree frog with stickers and then color it. We learned that some frogs can jump over 50 times their own body length! Thank you again for the cool animal sticker activity books!","fullyFundedDate":1754313678240,"projectUrl":"project/amazing-animal-facts/9254091/","projectTitle":"Amazing Animal Facts","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cornetti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5266261_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689820829689","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5266261"},{"teacherId":3776524,"projectId":9695694,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our classroom project \"Positive Behavior Pays Off!\" The students were so excited to see all of the amazing rewards that were requested in this project. There really is something for everyone!!\r\n\r\nWith a large class size this school year, it is important to recognize positive behaviors that can often be overlooked. I am so appreciative of having motivating rewards to increase and maintain positive classroom behaviors. All items are of high quality and just perfect for third graders!!","fullyFundedDate":1758720046453,"projectUrl":"project/positive-behavior-pays-off/9695694/","projectTitle":"Positive Behavior Pays Off!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shank","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3776524_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749430912581","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shank"},{"teacherId":3776524,"projectId":9401398,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our project \"A Space of My Own\"! The students were so excited when they walked into the classroom and saw our new locker space. It is of high quality and just perfect for third graders!\r\n\r\nWe now have enough space for each student to store and easily access all of their Science and Math supplies. This makes such a huge difference with a large class size. 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