{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Will Rogers Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":20.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3622542,"projectId":10538890,"letterContent":"When my students first saw the body socks, they were immediately curious and excited! They couldn't wait to put them on and see how they could move inside them. The materials helped turn a familiar music lesson into something new and engaging. Students who may sometimes be hesitant to participate in movement were eager to join in and explore.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue building movement vocabulary and connecting movement to musical concepts. Students will create and perform short movement patterns using different levels, shapes, and pathways while responding to steady beat, rhythm, tempo, and dynamics. We will also use the body socks for student-created movement activities, giving students opportunities to make creative choices, collaborate, and express music through their bodies. These resources will continue to bring music to life in our classroom!\r\n\r\nThanks for continuing to bring growth to music education!","fullyFundedDate":1787834675998,"projectUrl":"project/body-socks-and-movement/10538890/","projectTitle":"Body Socks and Movement!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3622542_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1464276236127","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3622542"},{"teacherId":10570953,"projectId":10540966,"letterContent":"These materials have made a meaningful impact by helping transform our new Pre-K classroom into a welcoming, engaging environment where young learners can explore, create, and build important foundational skills. Students now have access to developmentally appropriate resources that encourage hands-on learning while supporting early literacy, math, communication, fine motor development, creativity, and social-emotional growth.\r\n\r\nHaving these materials available has allowed me to create purposeful learning areas and provide activities that meet a variety of abilities, interests, and learning styles. Students are practicing independence, problem-solving, cooperation, and communication while gaining confidence through successful learning experiences. Most importantly, these resources have helped turn a new classroom into a place where children feel excited to participate, discover new things, and develop the skills they need for future success.","fullyFundedDate":1787864304315,"projectUrl":"project/pre-k-classroom-fun/10540966/","projectTitle":"Pre-k Classroom Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moser","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10570953_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785614290519","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10570953"},{"teacherId":3622542,"projectId":10464767,"letterContent":"Our Tobano Drum Is Making a BIG Difference! 🥁\r\n\r\nMy students were so excited when our new tobano drum arrived in the music classroom! They could hardly wait to explore its sound and discover how their hands could create different rhythms and tones. We have been using the drum during our music lessons to practice steady beat, rhythm patterns, dynamics, and ensemble playing. Students are learning to listen carefully to one another and work together to create music as a group.\r\n\r\nThe tobano has quickly become a favorite part of our classroom! Students have enjoyed taking turns playing rhythms, responding to musical patterns, and adding the drum to our classroom songs and movement activities. It has been wonderful to see their excitement grow as they realize that their own ideas can become part of the music.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue building our percussion skills by creating and performing our own rhythmic patterns. Students will have opportunities to lead the class, echo rhythms, and perform together as an ensemble. Thank you for helping bring this wonderful instrument into our classroom and for giving my students another exciting way to make music, build confidence, and find their rhythm! 🥁🎶","fullyFundedDate":1787172996283,"projectUrl":"project/building-our-beat/10464767/","projectTitle":"Building Our Beat!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3622542_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1464276236127","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3622542"},{"teacherId":8516043,"projectId":10150799,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom by providing our students with new read-aloud books! These books will become an important part of our daily learning and will help bring stories, characters, and new experiences to life for our first graders.\r\n\r\nRead-alouds give my students the opportunity to build vocabulary, strengthen listening and comprehension skills, develop a love of reading, and make meaningful connections to the world around them. For many of my students, having engaging books read aloud each day helps them see themselves as readers and discover the joy that comes from getting lost in a good story.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is making a difference in our classroom and helping create memorable learning experiences for my students. We are so grateful for your support and for investing in their love of reading! 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The books, literacy tools, and hands-on resources provide opportunities to build vocabulary, phonological awareness, communication, creativity, and problem-solving.\r\n\r\nStudents are becoming more confident as they practice new skills through storytelling, dramatic play, and collaborative activities. These resources also allow us to meet diverse developmental needs and provide multiple ways for every child to participate and experience success. Most importantly, they are helping us build a classroom where curiosity is encouraged and young learners develop the strong foundation they need for kindergarten and beyond.","fullyFundedDate":1787758376237,"projectUrl":"project/creative-little-minds/10430188/","projectTitle":"Creative Little Minds!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moser","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10570953_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785614290519","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10570953"},{"teacherId":3622542,"projectId":10000755,"letterContent":"Elementary music is comprised of many of the different basic areas of music that we see in the upper grades. Drumming is one of easy additions that from kindergarten through 5th grade it becomes an easy access to develop a steady beat or rhythmic integrity depending on their skill level. By adding a drum each year through donors choose we are allowing for every student in the class to become part of this team. \r\n\r\nMy favorite part of receiving this instruments is watching the kids faces when we open the package. I often have students say it feels like Christmas and the best birthday ever! \r\n\r\nThis year our 4th grade class produces a show on elementary instruments ranging from xylophone, drumming, to even recorders and ukuleles. We are focused on the theme of \"Nighttime Symphony\" where we explore and create the sounds of the city as a little boy goes to sleep. We have sourced parts created through the Orff Schulwerk approach to increase their rhythmic knowledge and performance level. I am very thankful to add our latest addition to our classroom. Thanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1777990597595,"projectUrl":"project/djembe-all-the-way/10000755/","projectTitle":"Djembe all the way!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3622542_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1464276236127","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3622542"},{"teacherId":10570953,"projectId":10450743,"letterContent":"The hands-on materials provided through this project have brought new opportunities for exploration, creativity, and discovery into our Pre-K classroom. Magnetic building sets, construction blocks, pattern blocks, fidget tools, and counting manipulatives have given students engaging ways to learn important early academic and developmental skills through purposeful play.\r\n\r\nThese materials are helping students strengthen fine motor skills, early math concepts, critical thinking, and problem-solving while encouraging them to experiment, create, and try new ideas. Just as importantly, students are practicing sharing, taking turns, communicating, and working together as they build and explore alongside their classmates. These open-ended materials have helped create a joyful learning environment where children of varying abilities can experience success, build independence and confidence, and develop the curiosity that lays the foundation for future learning.","fullyFundedDate":1787161685482,"projectUrl":"project/imagine-learn/10450743/","projectTitle":"Imagine & Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moser","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10570953_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785614290519","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10570953"},{"teacherId":10570953,"projectId":10430646,"letterContent":"The sensory materials provided through this project have made an incredible difference as we build our new Pre-K classroom from the ground up. These tools have given our youngest learners hands-on opportunities to explore, play, and develop important skills while creating an environment that supports their individual sensory and developmental needs.\r\n\r\nThe fidgets, sensory toys, and other materials are helping students regulate emotions, improve attention, strengthen fine motor and communication skills, and participate more successfully in classroom activities. Students are learning to make choices, solve problems, interact positively with peers, and use sensory tools appropriately when they need support. Most importantly, these materials have helped us create a welcoming classroom where children can feel calm, confident, included, and ready to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1787172996565,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-needs/10430646/","projectTitle":"Sensory Needs!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moser","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10570953_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785614290519","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10570953"},{"teacherId":8516043,"projectId":10247034,"letterContent":"The phonics materials I received through DonorsChoose have already made a meaningful impact on my first-grade students. Having engaging, hands-on phonics resources gives my students additional opportunities to practice letter sounds, decoding, word building, and spelling in ways that feel fun and interactive rather than repetitive. My students are especially excited to use the materials during small-group instruction and literacy centers, which allows them to practice skills at their individual levels while building confidence as readers.\r\n\r\nThese resources have also helped me provide more targeted instruction for students who need additional support while giving students who are ready for a challenge opportunities to extend their learning. I am seeing students become more confident when working with sounds and words, and the hands-on practice helps them make stronger connections between sounds, letters, and reading. 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Having this option makes a meaningful difference in helping students regulate their emotions and return to learning ready and focused.\r\n\r\nThe materials you provided—such as magnetic building blocks, Uzzle, and LEGOs—give students opportunities to engage independently or in small groups. These hands-on activities encourage creativity, problem-solving, and positive peer interaction in a setting that feels safe and manageable for them.\r\n\r\nYour generosity directly supports our students' social-emotional well-being, and we are truly grateful for your kindness and commitment to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1771596560434,"projectUrl":"project/inside-games/10023365/","projectTitle":"Inside Games","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rice","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8308122"},{"teacherId":8308122,"projectId":9937565,"letterContent":"My students were absolutely thrilled to receive the snacks your generous donation provided for our classroom. Seeing their excitement was truly heartwarming! Nutella quickly became the class favorite, and they were so grateful for the special treat.\r\n\r\nBecause our class has the last lunch of the day, many students start to lose energy before lunchtime. These snacks are making a real difference by helping them stay focused, engaged, and ready to learn until they are able to eat. Your support is not only filling hungry tummies but also fueling their learning.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your kindness and generosity. 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