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My students live to play all the games and puzzles during our center rotations. Please know that your kind donation has touched a classroom full of little hearts that love using these materials. They are developing so many skills while playing and building with these games and puzzles. Each student is unique in what they need to develop and you helped give them things to get to learn these skills thank you from the bottom if my heart for these tiny little blessings.","fullyFundedDate":1746493705512,"projectUrl":"project/time-to-play-the-game/9287171/","projectTitle":"Time to Play the Game","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6009156_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641239475742","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6009156"},{"teacherId":9985478,"projectId":9457678,"letterContent":"I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the generous items you donated to our Book Nook Café. The students were thrilled when they entered the room and discovered the new additions. They enjoy using the reading corner to read, work on the computers, and engage in art projects. The rug has warmth and character to the classroom, creating a welcoming environment where students love to sit and read. In addition, the bookshelf has helped them stay organized and provides easy access to their favorite books. My next goal is to create a calming corner for my autistic students, providing a peaceful space to relax when they feel overstimulated by noise or activity. Your donations made a difference and brought so many smiles! 😊","fullyFundedDate":1754332740341,"projectUrl":"project/the-book-nook-cafe/9457678/","projectTitle":"The Book Nook Cafe","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Maldonado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9985478"},{"teacherId":6009156,"projectId":9282872,"letterContent":"Thank you for your kind heart and donations to my classroom. 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My students utilize these drills everyday during small groups or to just have a moment to work on things they need to catch up on. What an amazing gift for my kids. They love the colors and I love how easy they are to move and stack to clean up easier as well. My heart is so full because you choose my classroom to donate these to. I love working in small groups with my students and this makes it so much easier and we all have our own space to enjoy small groups.","fullyFundedDate":1745593709098,"projectUrl":"project/stools-that-rules/9213432/","projectTitle":"Stools that Rules!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6009156_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641239475742","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6009156"},{"teacherId":6009156,"projectId":9147766,"letterContent":"I would like to start by saying thank you so much. 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Highlands Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Huntsville, Alabama that is part of Huntsville City School District.
It serves 339 students
in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
Its teachers have had 73 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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90%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Jan 16, 2026
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Highlands Elementary School
$28,551
raised using DonorsChoose
73
projects
funded
21
teachers
funded
279
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
11
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Highlands Elementary School has received support from
237 individuals from Alabama and
42 individuals out-of-state.