{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Zilker Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":21.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":9347130,"letterContent":"My students' parents always brag to parents in other classes about how organized I am and what a positive impact that has on our students and class. I am so thankful to be able to replace our cotton field trip bags with these sturdy drawstring ones. They will come in handy for our upcoming field trips. I am so excited about how the small zippered pouches turned out! They are perfect for holding sanitizer, tissues, bandaids and any other small items that chaperones might need. These are amazing replacements for zip lock baggies. I plan on using them throughout the year, and many years to come, too!\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1751973015704,"projectUrl":"project/lets-be-prepared-for-field-trip-success/9347130/","projectTitle":"Let's Be Prepared for Field Trip Success! Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":9368320,"letterContent":"Even though we have not gone on our field trips yet this year, I have been busy using the supplies to get prepared! We can't wait to wear our new hats when we go to the farm and the zoo in the spring. I love getting the students involved and having them help us create our class shirts by tie dying them our class colors, but they were so excited to find out that they would be receiving hats this year, too! In the state of Texas, it gets so hot, especially on these field trips! This way, when we are picking berries at the farm and going on our scavenger hunt at the zoo the students will be protected from the sun and they will be easy to spot! Thank you so much for your help and support with this project!","fullyFundedDate":1747737222034,"projectUrl":"project/lets-be-prepared-for-field-trip-success/9368320/","projectTitle":"Let's Be Prepared for Field Trip Success! Part 1","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":9545614,"letterContent":"I have absolutely loved my purchases from AussiePouch.com in the past through Donors Choose. My first set of denim round chair pockets were purchased during COVID so that my students could keep all of their materials that need in their own chair pocket instead of in community buckets for their table group. Then, years later, I was able to purchase a new set of black ones that went along more with the colors of my classroom. This year, when I found out I may have up to 24 students, I knew I needed a few more, as well as a couple of additional ones if my numbers surpassed 24. Thankfully, with this Donors Choose project, I was able to add a few more to our classroom and now have exactly what we need to help my student have their materials close at hand and stay organized. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1754916281810,"projectUrl":"project/chair-pockets-for-less-chaos-part-2/9545614/","projectTitle":"Chair Pockets for Less Chaos Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":9545518,"letterContent":"I was so thankful for the opportunity to purchase new stacking stools for our classroom. Several of the previous stools I purchased in the past were on their last leg(s), literally! Two had broke and two others were bent and about to break. I opted for these that had a square base, but are just as comfortable and stack easily. We use them at our back table daily for small group sessions or one on one with a volunteer. I also use one at the front of the classroom for when I sit to read aloud to the class or if we have someone come up to share, like our Star of the Week. I was worried when I found out that my class size would be significantly larger than the last few years, but these stools really helped! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1754755670906,"projectUrl":"project/seats-for-students/9545518/","projectTitle":"Seats for Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":9356899,"letterContent":"Being able to purchase animal research books on different reading levels really helped enhance our unit on animal research in the spring. Students were able to be successful finding information they were researching on specific animals. These new books with photographs were so engaging and inspired all of the students to locate the answers to their questions. I was able to help direct students to find books they could read so many students were successful on their own. These books are something I will continue to use for many years to come!\r\nWe LOVED our new glow books. This was the first time I had a \"Glow Day\" to celebrate the last day of school. The stories helped introduce the topic and teach us about all different animals that glow.\r\nBarnyard Fun definitely helped the students understand how April Fool's Day isn't about hurting others, but just having a little fun. Thank you so much for all of your help and support!","fullyFundedDate":1747446706156,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-books/9356899/","projectTitle":"Books! Books! Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":9378941,"letterContent":"I was so thankful to have the opportunity to request 30 copies of The Night Before First Grade to give as gifts to my incoming first graders at Meet the Teacher this year. I absolutely love this tradition and it is so memorable for my students. I record my voice reading the book and add a QR code inside the cover. When I give the copy of the book to my new first graders, first I explain that the book is for them to keep and then I point out that they can listen to me read to them at home by scanning the QR code. They absolutely love this! This was even more meaningful because one of my students, his entire family is Deaf. So not only could his family sign the words, but he could hear me read to him! Another family commented a month later that their son thought my voice was so soothing, that a few days after receiving the book he wasn't feeling well so he requested listening to me read the book. Thank you again for helping me with this special project!","fullyFundedDate":1748640809522,"projectUrl":"project/the-night-before-first-grade-read-aloud/9378941/","projectTitle":"The Night Before First Grade Read-Aloud","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":9150775,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping supply my class with odds and ends to help wrap up the 2024-25 school year and begin planning for the next one! The glue sticks, pencils, wipes, sanitizer and tissues were such a necessity! We had run out of these basic supplies and I am so appreciative of the my donors to help replenish our supplies. The labels were used to prepare new Writer's Notebooks, Science Notebooks, and Math Notebooks. The paw print stickers are used when we reach our goals to add to our 100 goals chart! We are already on our way to 200! The birthday bags, pencils, bookmarks and stickers have been a huge hit! I have never thought to label birthday bags ahead of time and have something where the students could put all of the birthday goodies inside! I love being organized like that! The \"Better Together\" bracelets were a perfect craft to complete on the first day of school. They set the tone to help build our class community! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1742899349261,"projectUrl":"project/odds-and-ends-for-1st-grade/9150775/","projectTitle":"Odds and Ends for 1st Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":9577259,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project \"Books, Books, Books Part 2.\" I loved being able to begin the school year with the new books to help establish our routines and expectations. My students especially loved \"How to Get Your Teacher Ready\" and \"Pencil Hospital: A Story About Caring for Classroom Tools.\" I loved giving my students their own copy of \"A Letter from Your Teacher on the First Day of School.\" This really helped promote the love of reading. The Ada Twist and Friends books are a perfect addition to our class library and go hand in hand with our upcoming field trip to see the play \"Ada Twist and Friends.\"\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1755082697765,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-books-part-2/9577259/","projectTitle":"Books Books Books Part 2!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":9322459,"letterContent":"Our first Glow Day was a huge success! Thanks to your donations we were able to purchase everything we needed to celebrate the last day of first grade and my students \"glowing\" to second grade! Everyone who walked by our classroom wanted to come in and join us! We reviewed language arts, math, and science concepts learned throughout the year in such a fun way! \r\nWe started by choosing hats, bracelets and glasses and then began the morning with our class meeting. Then, we completed our final spelling test using highlighters. Students created name bracelets, practiced phonics skills by writing around the room, loved reviewing all concepts with a game of Toothy, made glowing worm goo, wrote with invisible ink, and completed their Glow Day packets! Students absolutely loved math review bowling, tic-tac-toe and so much more! They brought home many souvenirs in their personalized Glow Day bags. So many of the items we can reuse next year! Thank you so much for your help and support!","fullyFundedDate":1746481427821,"projectUrl":"project/its-time-to-glow-to-2nd-grade/9322459/","projectTitle":"It's Time to Glow to 2nd Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":8976166,"letterContent":"My students love having the opportunity to be the Scientist of the Week! They get to bring home the Scientist of the Week kit and choose an experiment that no one has done for the class yet. They practice at home, and then bring all of the materials to class and perform the experiment for the entire class. The other students get to ask question or give compliments to the scientist. Finally, the scientist gets to choose a book from the collection of National Geographic Kids Sticker and Activity books. They are so proud of their accomplishment! Thank you so much for helping me provide the books for the students and allow me to purchase the photo paper to take photos of the students each week to print one and put it in the Science Journal so the others can see which activities were already completed.","fullyFundedDate":1733227622090,"projectUrl":"project/lets-learn-about-the-world-around-us/8976166/","projectTitle":"Let's Learn About the World Around Us!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":8975420,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to receive their personalized Holiday Gifts from me this year! They loved that they received gloves of their favorite color and they were ecstatic when they noticed they had their name on one glove and a heart with a panther paw (our school mascot) on the other! They immediately wrapped themselves up in the scarf and loved that their name was on this, too! I pointed out the package of hot chocolate and the snowflake sticker, which they both loved, too! Parents emailed me after thanking me for making such a thoughtful and loving gift for their child. \r\nOur weekly classroom volunteers were so thankful for the hats, gloves, and hot chocolate, too! I was so glad that I could put together such a loving gift to show our appreciation of everyone's time and effort.\r\nThank you for allowing me to reach my goal and helping fulfill my idea with the items.","fullyFundedDate":1733226108809,"projectUrl":"project/wishing-my-students-a-warm-and-cozy-wint/8975420/","projectTitle":"Wishing My Students a Warm and Cozy Winter!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"},{"teacherId":176041,"projectId":8620283,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help and support providing these necessary materials for our classroom. This year we are embracing the Science of Reading within our Language Arts block. We have transitioned to teaching phonics through Structured Literacy and found that we were lacking the necessary materials to adequately practice the skills we are learning. By being able to purchase the new mini magnetic dry erase boards sets of magnetic letters, I now have the resources I need to address these skills.\r\nMy students love manipulating the letters to spell the words that we are focusing on for our weekly skill. The dry erase boards are the perfect size my my students' little hands. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1723672803025,"projectUrl":"project/letters-for-learners/8620283/","projectTitle":"Letters for Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp176041_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460131749470","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sshapiro"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_12940","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":500,"numTeachers":39,"percentFrplEligible":26,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":57,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":26,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":78.5,"schoolId":12940,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Zilker Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Zilker Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/texas/austin-independent-school-district/zilker-elementary-school/12940"}