{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Wilson Wims Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":29.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":9743230,"letterContent":"We're off to a great start with the plants! Our Library Leaders (students in fourth and fifth grade who use recess time to help in the library) have already taken control of the air plants. Library Leaders come in the library in the morning on Mondays and dunk the air plants in water. Then another group of Library Leaders comes in at recess and takes the air plants out to dry off. A third group of Library Leaders comes in the afternoon to put the air plants back in the library window. \r\n\r\nIn the next couple weeks, I'll work with kindergarteners on planting seeds so we can watch them grow throughout the year.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1758823535082,"projectUrl":"project/growing-plants-in-the-library/9743230/","projectTitle":"Growing (Plants) in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":9752678,"letterContent":"I have never see kids so happy to look for books. Once we talked about how to treat the spinning bookcases (one person at a time and turn the book self slowly) we had a line of students ready to try them out. \r\n\r\nWe put DC comics, Marvel graphic novels, books about Pokemon, Star Wars, Legos, and My Little Pony on one of the spinners. Another shelf has books by Rick Riordan Presents which are longer chapter books about mythologies from all over the world. The final spinners have Branches books by Scholastic which are shorter chapter books and a have colorful pictures. \r\n\r\nWhen many of these books where on the shelfs, we debated getting rid of them due to the infrequent circulation. Luckily, when we changed their placement, they became popular again to the point where whole series have been borrowed. \r\n\r\nThank you for making some old books feel loved and new again!","fullyFundedDate":1758910546114,"projectUrl":"project/browsing-in-the-library/9752678/","projectTitle":"Browsing in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":9296707,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this project. The cardboard magazine file holders have been a game changer...or will be! The magazine holders have call numbers on them in the everybody section (picture books). I explained to students that the magazines holders are there to help students locate the correct book by using the author's last name. Next month, I'll teach the lesson to all students in grades 2-5 as they also learn about our online catalog and how to find the book in the library. \r\n\r\nThe books about using the library have been wonderful to pull out and share with students as they ask questions or to remind students have expectations. Our younger students have also enjoyed borrowing those so they can share the book with their family.","fullyFundedDate":1746787202281,"projectUrl":"project/library-organization/9296707/","projectTitle":"Library Organization","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":9180705,"letterContent":"Some of our students have traveled to visit different states and other countries. Most have never left the state. These country books give everyone a glimpse into countries they may never visit, or the books may start a hunger to travel. \r\n\r\nThe first books to go were on countries were some of our student's parents are from- \"do we have a book in France? That's were my mom is from. \" \"my grandma lives in El Salvador, do we have a book on that?\"\r\n\r\nI plan to take the books we have from 2014 and have students compare a country from one of the books published in 2025 so students can see how much (or little) a country has changed in 10 years.","fullyFundedDate":1744236619053,"projectUrl":"project/traveling-the-world-through-books-ii/9180705/","projectTitle":"Traveling the World Through Books II","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":9278344,"letterContent":"I introduced students to the Black-Eyed Susan books this week. At first, the kids just looked at the books like they were any other book. But then, I did book talks (something like a summary of the book) and showed students the differnt ways the books were laid out (font, verse, pictures), and that's when the excitement built. Each class had at least one student who wanted to check one of the books out immediately, but I had to tell them I needed them for my other classes. \r\n\r\nNow one excited kid out of 30 may not seem like a lot to you, but in a library filled with thousands of books, it's a win when a student in this, fourth, or fifth grade is interested in the 20 I've shared.","fullyFundedDate":1755741713327,"projectUrl":"project/black-eyed-susan-reading-program-chapter/9278344/","projectTitle":"Black-Eyed Susan Reading Program Chapter Books and Graphic Novels","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":9277912,"letterContent":"I introduced students to the Black-Eyed Susan books this week. At first, the kids just looked at the books like they were any other book. But then, I did book talks (something like a summary of the book) and students were able to flip through the book's to see the pictures, and that's when the excitement built. Each class had at least two students who wanted to check one of the books out immediately, but I had to tell them I needed them for my other classes. \r\n\r\nNow two excited kids out of 30 may not seem like a lot to you, but in a library filled with thousands of books, it's a win when two students are interested in the 15 I've shared.","fullyFundedDate":1746806015858,"projectUrl":"project/black-eyed-susan-reading-program-picture/9277912/","projectTitle":"Black-Eyed Susan Reading Program Picture Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":9268314,"letterContent":"The first thing I hear at the beginning of the year is always \"did you buy the next book in the _______ series?!\" Thanks to you, I was able to say yes about 10 different series. \r\n\r\nThe first thing we do in the library is set up all new books on display so students can easily see everything. I also take a picture of all new books, create a Google Slideshow, and share it with students and staff so everyone knows what is new. Once the books have been checked out a few times, we place them in their proper spot on the shelf so students can see the book along with the other books in the series.","fullyFundedDate":1746806457556,"projectUrl":"project/favorite-book-series/9268314/","projectTitle":"Favorite Book Series","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":9026119,"letterContent":"I only grabbed two pictures of the Animal Battles series because one moment they were on the shelf and the next minute they were all checked out. These books are a hit with both boys and girls and kindergarteners through fifth graders.\r\n\r\nI hope to use them this year to teach students about researching. The goal will be to have students look up two different animals and write down 3-5 facts about each animal that they can compare to determine which animal they think would win in a battle.\r\n\r\nI also like the idea of using this premise to have two books battle it out and have students vote on their favorite book.","fullyFundedDate":1744236618851,"projectUrl":"project/animal-battles-library-books/9026119/","projectTitle":"Animal Battles Library Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":9059681,"letterContent":"Thank you for the books that help us celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander month in May. Within 10 minutes of putting them out, three of the books were borrowed. The conversations I overheard were amazing as well. \"Wow this girl looks like me!\"-- Perfect by Waka Brown. \"Hey! That's the same author as the Yasmin series. I wonder if the characters are related like her other series Ali.\"-- The Marya Khan series by Saadia Faruqi. \"Oh cool, this book has different formatting like a text message!\" -- Finally Heard by Kelly Yang.\r\n\r\nIf these books created that much discussion in the first 10 minutes, I can't wait to hear what will happen over the next month!","fullyFundedDate":1744217918126,"projectUrl":"project/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-book/9059681/","projectTitle":"Asian American and Pacific Islander Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":8742184,"letterContent":"These books were desperately needed. Our previous country books are from 2014 or before. A lot happens to a country in 10 years: presidents, population, and even animals change. One activity I will do it to have students compare the version from 2014 to the version from 2025 and ask students what similarities and differences they find. \r\n\r\nAnother way we'll use the books is from students to plan a vacation. They'll look through the books on different countries and find one they want to visit. Then they'll see how much it costs to fly/drive, convert US dollars to local currency, and the price of hotels. We learn about wants vs. needs and about budgeting and it helps when the topic is something students can connect with and future goals.","fullyFundedDate":1735502691521,"projectUrl":"project/traveling-the-world-through-books/8742184/","projectTitle":"Traveling the World Through Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":8829774,"letterContent":"Did you know kids like Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Do you know how I know? The bins (yes plural!) that Diary of a Wimpy Kid live in are empty all of the time. Thanks to you, any book that was damaged from being checked out 30 times in a school year (that's a lot!) was replaced with a fresh copy. Thanks to you, we were able to get multiple copies of the newest releases. Our students are extremely happy.\r\n\r\nJeff Kinney books are perfect for an elementary school library. The older students love the sarcasm and deeper level conversations characters have, some about situations our students relate to. Our younger students love to read what their siblings are reading and thanks to the pictures, they feel involved in the fun too.","fullyFundedDate":1735485270593,"projectUrl":"project/refresh-our-books/8829774/","projectTitle":"Refresh Our Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"},{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":8741733,"letterContent":"My students are so excited this project was funded so that our Dragon Masters and Diary of a Pug series are now up to date and complete. Many students don't like to skip a book in a series so any copy that was lost or damaged meant that the student was frozen and would not finish the series. We organize our chapters book series in bins. The bins for Diary of a Pug and Dragon Masters has been empty since the books arrived!\r\n\r\nMany of the girls already knew and loved Diary of a Pug, but not as many knew about Dragon Masters and the opposite was true of the boys. When the books arrived, I passed out the books so students could browse; this is one of my favorite things to do in the library! There is nothing better than introducing a student to an author, series, or character who is new to them. This process also helps students see that there aren't books \"for boys\" or \"girl books\" but rather books for everyone to enjoy.","fullyFundedDate":1735260866716,"projectUrl":"project/dragon-masters-and-diary-of-a-pug-book-s/8741733/","projectTitle":"Dragon Masters and Diary of a Pug Book Series","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1545031_orig.jpg?crop=820,820,x631,y154&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725550409870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hall226"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_107428","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":484,"numTeachers":63,"percentFrplEligible":17,"percentAsian":36,"percentBlack":25,"percentWhite":18,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":12,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"7.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":70.8,"schoolId":107428,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Wilson Wims Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Wilson Wims Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/maryland/montgomery-county-public-schools/wilson-wims-elementary-school/107428"}