{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Wilson Wims Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":28.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1545031,"projectId":10087478,"letterContent":"we believe that some of the most important lessons in life don't happen at a desk—they happen on the field, the court, and the track. Thanks to your generous support, our library now hosts a vibrant collection of sports-themed literature that uses the power of athletics to teach essential life skills.\r\n\r\nThese new texts are doing much more than telling stories of touchdowns and home runs. They are providing our students with a playbook for character development. By engaging with these stories, our students are exploring:\r\n\r\n- Resilience and \"The Bounce Back\": Learning through the eyes of athletes how to handle a loss or a mistake with grace and the determination to try again.\r\n\r\n- The Anatomy of Teamwork: Understanding that individual success is secondary to the collective goal, and learning how to support a \"teammate\" who is struggling.\r\n\r\n- Self-Discipline and Focus: Discovering the link between practice, preparation, and performance—lessons that translate directly from the gymnasium to the classroom.\r\n\r\n- Fair Play and Integrity: Navigating the ethics of sportsmanship and the importance of honesty, even when the score is close.","fullyFundedDate":1772893753542,"projectUrl":"project/books-about-life-skills-through-sports/10087478/","projectTitle":"Books About Life Skills Through Sports","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":9889824,"letterContent":"Your generosity has officially transformed our library from a quiet room of shelves into a bustling laboratory of innovation. Because of your contributions toward Duplo LEGO sets and STEM-focused literature, our students aren't just reading about the world—they are building it.\r\n\r\nThe integration of STEM books with hands-on Duplo materials has created a bridge between abstract concepts and real-world application. Through these new resources, our students are mastering critical life skills, including:\r\n\r\n- Structural Logic: Using Duplo bricks to recreate the architectural marvels they see in our new engineering books.\r\n\r\n- Iterative Thinking: Learning that \"failure\" is just a first draft. When a tower falls, they consult their texts, adjust their base, and try again.\r\n\r\n- Collaborative Problem-Solving: Working in \"design teams\" to solve challenges presented in storybooks, such as building a bridge to help a character cross a river.\r\n\r\n- Early Spatial Awareness: Developing the fine motor skills and geometric understanding necessary for advanced mathematics and science.","fullyFundedDate":1772215393612,"projectUrl":"project/duplo-lego-and-stem-library-books/9889824/","projectTitle":"Duplo LEGO and STEM 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":9842998,"letterContent":"Because of your support, our library shelves are no longer just rows of books—they are now a toolkit for kindness. On behalf of the students and staff, I want to share the incredible transformation your contributions have sparked within our school walls.\r\n\r\nThe new collection of bullying prevention texts has introduced our students to a vocabulary for empathy that they didn't have before. These aren't just stories; they are mirrors and windows. Through these books, our students are learning:\r\n\r\n- The Power of the \"Upstander\": Lessons on how to safely intervene when they see a peer being mistreated.\r\n\r\n- Emotional Literacy: Identifying the \"why\" behind their own feelings and recognizing the perspectives of others.\r\n\r\n- Conflict Resolution: Learning that a disagreement doesn't have to lead to a fallout, and how to use \"I feel\" statements to bridge gaps.\r\n\r\n- Celebrating Difference: Moving beyond tolerance toward a genuine appreciation of the diverse backgrounds that make our library community strong.","fullyFundedDate":1771810702732,"projectUrl":"project/books-about-bullying-prevention/9842998/","projectTitle":"Books About Bullying Prevention","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":9797041,"letterContent":"The books under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint are amazing and they line up so well with our curriculum, too! These books are culturally diverse and have so many types of mythologies from around the world: Hindu, Mayan, Aztec, Korean, Cuban, African-American & West African, Mexican, Mesopotamian, Korean, Hmong, Ghanaian, Chinese, Navajo, and Philippine. I introduced these books to students as soon as they all arrived and immediately I had students telling me where they were born or where their grandparents live. They were eager to read the mythologies that related to them.","fullyFundedDate":1762009316724,"projectUrl":"project/rick-riordan-presents-library-books/9797041/","projectTitle":"Rick Riordan Presents 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":9810423,"letterContent":"The Branches books have been the most popular books in the library since they arrived. I moved them to a special bookshelf so they weren't spread out based on the author's last name. This makes it easier for our students to find, especially the younger readers.\r\n\r\nThe most popular series has been Press Start. Students say they like it because it reminds them of the video games they play at home. Owl Diaries and Dragon Masters are the next most popular. Students love that they're reading a chapter book, but that the books are on the shorter side. Readers feel empowered that they can finish a whole book.","fullyFundedDate":1761953006275,"projectUrl":"project/scholastic-branches-library-books/9810423/","projectTitle":"Scholastic Branches 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":9766255,"letterContent":"The consumable materials you bought us are anything but basic! As I unveiled the box of goodies, students were talking about different crafts they could make. The marshmallows went from building towers, creating clouds in a landscape, to just plain wanting to eat them. The white paper plates sparked ideas like a dream catcher, paint palate, and noise maker. When students saw the gum drops and the toothpicks, everyone immediately thought of connecting the gumdrops using the toothpicks to make different shapes and structures.\r\n\r\nYesterday, I worked with a group of 10 students to build catapults thanks to the Capstone book, rubber bands, craft sticks, and spoon. Some students excelled with tying a rubber band (mainly the girls with long hair used to hair ties) while others struggled. It was amazing to watch how each student put in effort and never gave up. One student was even someone's personal cheerleader saying that it's okay to take it slow and giving multiple options for how to accomplish the task.","fullyFundedDate":1761148751637,"projectUrl":"project/stem-challenges-in-the-library/9766255/","projectTitle":"STEM Challenges 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":9743138,"letterContent":"Thank you for giving our students Magna-Tiles to use in the library at their Makerspace station. Students told me they love Magna-Tiles because it gives students a chance to be creative and to construct. As an educator, I love Magna-Tiles because they are so versatile. Students can work on their own, with a buddy, or with a group. Students are using critical thinking skills and building collaboration skills, too.\r\n\r\nMy most recent group of students built a Christmas village with a road circling it. Students got paper and colored pencils and created street names and labeled buildings. It was amazing to see their creativity blossom!","fullyFundedDate":1758841396977,"projectUrl":"project/stem-magna-tiles-in-the-library/9743138/","projectTitle":"STEM Magna-Tiles 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":9749908,"letterContent":"The game Kanoodle was a huge hit! Our students were intrigued right away when they found out it was a competitive puzzle. Students became even more invested when they learned the first one to solve the puzzle was able to flip their opponent's work board. Lots of laughs and fun was had all while students were critical thinking. \r\n\r\nWatching students quickly troubleshoot while playing Kanoodle reminded me of lessons I teach about coding. If a function doesn't work the way the student wants it to, then they need to rethink what their commands are rather than blame the computer. It is very humbling to watch.","fullyFundedDate":1758910646719,"projectUrl":"project/elementary-video-game-design/9749908/","projectTitle":"Elementary Video Game Design","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":9700181,"letterContent":"Our students are so happy to have the books on financial literacy. The books prompted students to have conversations about taxes at the book fair, starting their own businesses (dog walkers and babysitters were popular), and when their parent took them to open a bank account. \r\n\r\nOne of the lessons we'll do is give students a budget to plan a dream vacation somewhere in the United States to work along the social studies curriculum. Another lessons is about trading and bartering during the colonial time period. The books also support the idea of taxes during the Scholastic book fair this past week.","fullyFundedDate":1758290747942,"projectUrl":"project/books-about-financial-literacy/9700181/","projectTitle":"Books about Financial Literacy","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":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"}],"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":71.1,"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"}