{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"White Street Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":28.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5240333,"projectId":9249653,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support to my classroom library! These books really helped to make the diversity of my classroom library shine. There are now examples of children from different places around the world, different cultures, different religions, and different walks of life. \r\n\r\nStudents are now able to walk to the library and read a book about a child who looks like they do, a child who has experienced similar life events as they have, or learn more about what others have experienced. The excitement on their faces when they realized these new books and the impact they have had on them goes far past what I could have done without your support.","fullyFundedDate":1754345074122,"projectUrl":"project/diversify-our-library/9249653/","projectTitle":"Diversify Our Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5240333_orig.jpg?crop=606,606,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1592599047661","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5240333"},{"teacherId":8908102,"projectId":10063420,"letterContent":"Dear Donors,\r\nThank you for making it possible for our students to take part in this year's Massachusetts Children's Book Awards. Because of your generous support, our classroom now has the full selection of nominated titles—books that invite students into rich stories, new perspectives, and deeper literacy learning. As students read these texts, they practice essential skills such as making inferences, analyzing characters' motivations, building vocabulary, and strengthening their reading stamina. Many of the MCBA selections also offer strong models for narrative structure and theme, giving students authentic opportunities to discuss author's craft and make meaningful text‑to‑self and text‑to‑world connections.\r\n\r\nYour generosity does more than support a single literacy event—it builds a library of diverse, high‑quality literature that future students will enjoy for years to come. You are helping our readers find their voices, see themselves in stories, and experience the power of choosing a book they love. Thank you for supporting our students, their curiosity, and their growing identities as readers.","fullyFundedDate":1771448347583,"projectUrl":"project/voices-of-the-commonwealth-mcba-reading/10063420/","projectTitle":"Voices of the Commonwealth: MCBA Reading Initiative","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Letendre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8908102_orig.jpg?crop=927,927,x652,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1671734611227","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8908102"},{"teacherId":7226170,"projectId":8447844,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity with this project. My classroom, myself and my students, thrive on structure and routine so that we can focus on the most important part of the school day which is learning. Your support allows my students and myself the ability to focus on that because we have everything we need and we know where everything is in the classroom and how to use it. The mesh zipper pouches have been a game changer in recent years, allowing student to have personal math tool kits as well as reading and writing center materials available and organized for them to use daily. The seat bags allow student to have materials on hand right at their seat to minimize the foot traffic during independent and small group time in the classroom which allows for less distractions all around. Every time I do a project my goals are based around how I can support myself as well as my students so that we have thrive day to day, week to week, month to month and year to year within the school year. \r\n\r\nThank you again and I look forward to your support in the future.","fullyFundedDate":1723764902403,"projectUrl":"project/its-a-visual-world/8447844/","projectTitle":"It's a Visual World!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beaudry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7226170_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630376287268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7226170"},{"teacherId":7226170,"projectId":7383768,"letterContent":"Thank you for much for your support with this project. The items in this project have allowed my students year after year with their own personal materials within the classroom such as headphones for individual computer tasks, math tool kits which are stored in the mesh zipper pouches. These math tool kits allow students to have the materials they need on hand whenever they need them for independent and whole group math work. My thrive on organization within my classroom and my students do as well. The majority of the materials in this project have allowed us to set up structure and organization so that students and teachers know exactly where things are and what they are used for, also when we need to use them. Thank you again. All your support means the world to myself and my students.","fullyFundedDate":1692133650271,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-new-you/7383768/","projectTitle":"New Year, New You","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beaudry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7226170_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630376287268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7226170"},{"teacherId":8908102,"projectId":9669713,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous support of our project, \"Help Us Bring Joy to Indoor Recess!\" Your contribution has truly transformed our classroom experience.\r\nWhen the new board games, Rubik's cubes, and LEGO sets arrived, the excitement was palpable. I'll never forget the moment my students walked in and saw the colorful bins of activities—they gasped, cheered, and immediately started planning which game to play first! \r\nSince then, indoor recess has become a time of creativity and collaboration rather than chaos. Students gather around board games, practicing teamwork and strategic thinking. Others challenge themselves with Rubik's cubes, determined to master new problem-solving skills. Our LEGO station has sparked incredible imagination.\r\nThe organizational tools you helped provide—laminator, chart paper, storage containers, and doorbells—have made a huge difference, too. We've created clearly labeled centers, laminated game instructions for durability, and use the doorbells as a fun signal for center rotations. This structure keeps recess smooth and enjoyable for everyone.","fullyFundedDate":1762127964597,"projectUrl":"project/bring-joy-to-indoor-recess/9669713/","projectTitle":"Bring Joy to Indoor Recess","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Letendre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8908102_orig.jpg?crop=927,927,x652,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1671734611227","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8908102"},{"teacherId":4992358,"projectId":9792478,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your very generous donations! My students are so excited to use all the centers I have created with the materials I received from Donorschoose. Students have already benefited from materials I used to make student friendly objectives for better student comprehension. Also, all the fidget and sensor items have been a huge hit and are aiding in helping my students focus on learning. My students and I are so very grateful and appreciative! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and safe Holliday season!","fullyFundedDate":1762127963860,"projectUrl":"project/pbis-rewards/9792478/","projectTitle":"Pbis Rewards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schabowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4992358_orig.jpg?crop=1219,1219,x0,y876&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1759628238952","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4992358"},{"teacherId":8908102,"projectId":9604777,"letterContent":"Our Healthy Hustle project has brought financial literacy to life in a fun, hands-on way. Each week, students earn \"scholar dollars\" by demonstrating Caring, Accountability, and Respect. They then use their earnings to shop at our school store, which is now stocked with healthy snacks, engaging books, and social-emotional tools—thanks to your generous support! One memorable moment was when a student proudly saved up to buy a calming fidget kit, showing not only perseverance but also smart money management. These real-world applications have sparked meaningful conversations about budgeting, saving, and making thoughtful choices.\r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw the new stock of items in the school store, they were thrilled! The excitement was immediate—students crowded around the store table, pointing out items they wanted to save for. Their enthusiasm was contagious, and it was clear that the new materials made the experience feel more authentic and rewarding.\r\nWe're now guiding students to set savings goals and track their spending. They're learning to prioritize needs over wants and reflect on their purchases. Our next step is to introduce \"investment opportunities\" where students can earn bonus scholar dollars by completing academic challenges or helping peers—further reinforcing the value of hard work and smart decision-making.","fullyFundedDate":1755521967338,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-hustle/9604777/","projectTitle":"Healthy Hustle","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Letendre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8908102_orig.jpg?crop=927,927,x652,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1671734611227","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8908102"},{"teacherId":7888914,"projectId":9703688,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your continued support in our computer science education! This project has been so fun to implement! The students absolutely love having their journals to jot down their ideas! Using them to plan projects and reflect on what went well and what could be improved has been spectacular! While we could have used the school issued composition notebooks these have been so amazing! Having these be so much smaller is not only helpful for a teacher on a cart, but has made writing less scary for students. One loved that it meant he didn't have to write as much, even though the writing assignment stayed the same because the journal had less pages he was not as intimidated by it. \r\nThank you for giving us this opportunity!","fullyFundedDate":1758386581774,"projectUrl":"project/journaling-in-computer-science/9703688/","projectTitle":"Journaling in Computer Science","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7888914_orig.jpg?crop=2416,2416,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625191109776","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7888914"},{"teacherId":7888914,"projectId":9703670,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for supporting our classroom and our computer science learning yet again! We will continue working on building our supply of tablets for our computer science lessons because having these have made such a huge difference. While we can do and learn many things with our laptops, having tablets that can travel with us as we follow the robots has made a huge difference! And using them with the younger students to support their transfer of knowledge from a tablet to a laptop has just been amazing! Thank you again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1758150994819,"projectUrl":"project/coding-tablets/9703670/","projectTitle":"Coding Tablets","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7888914_orig.jpg?crop=2416,2416,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625191109776","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7888914"},{"teacherId":7888914,"projectId":9393740,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your continued support of our computer science learning! These Imagi charms for coding are such a huge hit in our classroom! Having 5th grade move from block based coding to language based coding is a tricky concept and having these charms has made such a huge difference! The way these charms work is so helpful for students transitioning in their coding journey in this way! They have a blast figuring out how to get the design they want into the charm and then figuring out how to get it to be animated is a fun challenge for them. They honestly get so upset when our time is up and we have to wait to continue the lesson. Some of them even worked on their code at home so when we met again for the next lesson they had their code ready to try. These charms are an absolute must for us!\r\nThank you again for providing these amazing tools for us!","fullyFundedDate":1757509623475,"projectUrl":"project/coding-charms/9393740/","projectTitle":"Coding Charms","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7888914_orig.jpg?crop=2416,2416,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625191109776","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7888914"},{"teacherId":7888914,"projectId":9159880,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for supporting this project! These rolling carts have been an absolute game changer for our lessons! I can have all the materials and robots ready to just roll into the classroom. They also allow for me to have a space for our anchor charts to keep our notes on hand for the lessons whether we are working on pseudocode for a robot or connecting our learning to our books. Having all of the bins to get materials ready and just swap out each morning has also saved so much time so more time can be spent learning and coding. \r\nThank you again for your continued support!","fullyFundedDate":1746461014102,"projectUrl":"project/computer-science-on-carts/9159880/","projectTitle":"Computer Science on Carts!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7888914_orig.jpg?crop=2416,2416,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625191109776","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7888914"},{"teacherId":7888914,"projectId":9249754,"letterContent":"These tablets have made a world of difference with my students!\r\n\r\nWe use them for various robots and for using Scratch Jr. The students love using these! Most of them use tablets at home and laptops at school. When we use the tablets they have more background knowledge with them and they are much easier for the students to use to control the robots. It also adds the advantage of being able to move with the robots! The cases that I got with them have a strap to help keep the tablet secure and have a handle on the back to make it easier for the students to use. All around this project has put coding and computer science literally in the palms of students hands. Now when we work on our computers as well students can make the connection from the tablet to the computer and are finding the computers easier to use as well.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our students and their learning!","fullyFundedDate":1746460962997,"projectUrl":"project/tablets-for-coding/9249754/","projectTitle":"Tablets for Coding","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7888914_orig.jpg?crop=2416,2416,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625191109776","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7888914"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60907","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":378,"numTeachers":28,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":18,"percentWhite":3,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":71,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"13.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":71.2,"schoolId":60907,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about White Street Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"White Street Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/springfield-public-school-district/white-street-elementary-school/60907"}