{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Whitman Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":23.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6125094,"projectId":10062354,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom. Because of your support, my students now have access to engaging ELA and math learning toys that make learning both fun and meaningful.\r\n\r\nThese hands-on materials are already helping students build important reading and math skills while staying motivated and excited about learning. Your kindness is making a real difference in their confidence, growth, and overall classroom experience.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your generosity and for believing in our students. Thank you for helping create a positive and enriching learning environment for them.","fullyFundedDate":1769575542281,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-play/10062354/","projectTitle":"Learning Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Finn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6125094_orig.jpg?crop=716,716,x315,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1604854038450","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6125094"},{"teacherId":6383960,"projectId":9981020,"letterContent":"I wanted to express my gratitude for the thoughtful donation of scratch and sniff stickers to the wonderful students that I work with. As you will see in the pictures, I use these stickers as part of my success and reward system. \r\n\r\nWhen my students complete their speech therapy session they are rewarded with a scratch and sniff sticker to put on their speech therapy folder. My students are extremely motivated by these stickers.\r\n\r\nBy the end of the school year, my students' speech therapy folders are completely filled front and back with various stickers. They get to take their folders home when the school year is completed and can enjoy the sights and smells of these stickers while completing speech activities that are in their folder. \r\n\r\nYour generosity means more than you know. You are appreciated","fullyFundedDate":1769178165896,"projectUrl":"project/the-sweet-smell-of-speech-success/9981020/","projectTitle":"The Sweet Smell of Speech Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Zehm","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6383960_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y19&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1615415549576","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6383960"},{"teacherId":4277648,"projectId":9156345,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the sharpeners for our classroom. They are used every single day and have been so useful for teaching independence in our classroom. My students have learned to use, empty, and clean the machines so that they can take care of their needs during independent work time.\r\n\r\nGone are the days of a line of students waiting for me to sharpen things for them or sending a student down to the office to use the one electric sharpener in the teacher work room. We are truly thankful for your help!","fullyFundedDate":1741799461105,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-our-supplies-sharp/9156345/","projectTitle":"Keeping Our Supplies SHARP","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Korsberg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4277648_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1486670939552","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-korsberg"},{"teacherId":4394901,"projectId":9861935,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for your generous gift! My students are loving working with volunteers and playing the Fidget Games. They cannot wait for their next turn. It has been so motivating and they are learning much needed skills to master reading, writing and mathematics. \r\n\r\nWe have been playing the sight words and heart words game and they are learning so much already. The hundreds Fidget pop it's have been so fun to learn with and have allowed students to see the patterns when working with place value.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your thoughtful donation!","fullyFundedDate":1769178166339,"projectUrl":"project/fidget-games-for-academic-learning/9861935/","projectTitle":"Fidget Games for Academic Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ralston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4394901_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1491185710363","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jonna-ralston"},{"teacherId":4509141,"projectId":10059098,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! With your generosity, we were able to purchase binders, sheet protectors, whiteboard markers, and decodable books for our classroom! The binders and sheet protectors were used to replace some of our older binders that I send home with students. These binders act as a resource and source of communication for parents. I provide letter charts, numbers, erasable tracing pages, and more to give parents resources to practice with their child at home. They also receive their weekly newsletter located in a sheet protector as well as a calendar that helps us to communicate with families. \r\n The decodable books are a huge help to our classroom by giving students new texts at their reading level that are fun and engaging. These types of books are difficult to find that are at an emerging reading level for kindergarten students. My students have loved using these new additions to our classroom library and small groups.\r\n Finally, the whiteboard markers have replaced our dry and unusable markers that we use daily. My students love the personal-sized whiteboards to show what they know, so we use a lot of whiteboard markers. \r\n All of these materials have already been well-loved and are greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1769414211031,"projectUrl":"project/reading-and-writing-in-kindergarten/10059098/","projectTitle":"Reading and Writing in Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sammons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4509141_orig.jpg?crop=966,966,x0,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1558537375247","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4509141"},{"teacherId":3577588,"projectId":9783787,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation. My class has already been enjoying the new books and sand timers. It is extremely important for students to read independently everyday and the sand timers make it very easy for students to keep track of how long they are reading. \r\nThe books are exactly what we needed as my second graders are progressing very quickly in their reading and need more difficult books to read.\r\nThe books came with activity sheets to have students show their comprehension of what they read. This was an added bonus I wasn't expecting.","fullyFundedDate":1769178167332,"projectUrl":"project/reading-fun/9783787/","projectTitle":"Reading Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lopes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3577588"},{"teacherId":4394901,"projectId":9881224,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for purchasing our snacks. I wish you could have seen our students faces as each box came in. They were so excited and just kept saying, \"those are my favorites \". We have already begun handing out snacks in the afternoon and you can visibly see how students are enjoying them and their full tummies are increasing the energy they have for learning. Students are engaged in their leaning and their participation has increased. Thank you again for your thoughtful and generous donation!","fullyFundedDate":1763498210116,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-to-sustain/9881224/","projectTitle":"Snacks to Sustain!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ralston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4394901_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1491185710363","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jonna-ralston"},{"teacherId":4394901,"projectId":9476046,"letterContent":"Thank you for purchasing our supplies! We love our new music cd collection and can sing while we work. We also are having so much fun creating art together while we visit and learn about each other. The headphones have been nice to help with focus and technology lesson completion. I am looking forward to using the tubs for stem activities where students can work together with water or tactile objects. Thank you again for providing us with such fun ways to work together as we practice compassion and social emotional learning through the arts!","fullyFundedDate":1760693791595,"projectUrl":"project/compassion-and-social-emotional-learning/9476046/","projectTitle":"Compassion and Social Emotional Learning Through the Arts!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ralston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4394901_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1491185710363","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jonna-ralston"},{"teacherId":4394901,"projectId":9304244,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of our supplies. My students love the CD player for our soft music during work time and the blue tooth speaker allows us to hear everything that I present over the computer. These are two items that we use all day long and enhance our learning. The chargers, lightbulbs and outlets with remote access have been so useful for all of our electronic needs. The glue gun, boxes and glue sticks have been so handy as well and we have been able to share them throughout our building, benefiting even more students . Thank you again for your thoughtful donation!","fullyFundedDate":1752586461404,"projectUrl":"project/miscellaneous-necessities/9304244/","projectTitle":"Miscellaneous Necessities!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ralston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4394901_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1491185710363","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jonna-ralston"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_36638","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":351,"numTeachers":42,"percentFrplEligible":72,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":59,"percentIndigenous":2,"percentLatinx":15,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":2,"percentMultiracialImputed":11,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"8.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":76.9,"schoolId":36638,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Whitman Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Whitman Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/spokane-public-schools/whitman-elementary-school/36638"}