{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Orion Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":42.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2548317,"projectId":10414008,"letterContent":"A few weeks into the new school year, my students are becoming more settled into the routine, learning about one another, new structure, rules and routines. Those who had a more challenging time staying with the group, are now starting to engage more with the classroom materials, sit and attend to various tasks. \r\n\r\nWe started out our year by laminating some special projects, visuals and other activities, (and this is just the start as there is so much more to do!) Knowing how much my students enjoy stickers and paint, we completed a few different projects to incorporate these materials. Each student has a personalized bin, one in which their daily activities are placed inside so they learn about personal space and items that are to be used and not that of their peers. Those students, who exceedingly love stickers, found their way into their peers' bins and grabbed a few extra sticker supplies. This was a good indicator to do more activities using the stickers, not to mention a good reminder and time for redirection to only take and use items in their own bins. There are a couple students who consistently have adverse reactions to their hands becoming sticky/dirty, whether it's from the back of the sticker or getting paint on their hands. The paint dobbers and paint sticks are helping ease those students into and adjusting to using paint to create without all the mess on their hands.\r\n\r\nThis year is the first time I've ever tried using sensory stickers with my students. In the past, I've used Velcro as a way for them to get sensory input while seated at the table on both the table and the chairs. With the cute designs and animals on the stickers, I was certain they would gain my students attention and draw them in to want to sit and attend to structured tasks for longer periods of time by having these stuck on and around the table for my students to touch and fidget with. I had envisioned my students sitting for longer periods of time while rubbing their fingers on the texture of the sticker, having it be enough of a distraction and refocus attention. What I got was something more, more than sensory alone. Having the stickers placed around the table gave way to meaningful conversations, language development and vocabulary building. My students started labeling what they said, made the animal sounds and made connections to home life and their interests, all of which started because of the stickers on the table.\r\n\r\nThanks to you, my students are learning, growing and thriving with the opportunities and materials they have been provided with! I am grateful for your love, kindness and support given to my preschool students. God bless you for the many gifts you have given us, and we look forward to enjoying the many other materials we have yet to use and explore in our days ahead.","fullyFundedDate":1787179975479,"projectUrl":"project/sticking-to-preschool-basics/10414008/","projectTitle":"Sticking To Preschool Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Julie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2548317_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625920277223","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2548317"},{"teacherId":4740201,"projectId":9711058,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations! As you may recall, the books in this project were replacements for books that had gotten well worn in their time at the library. You can feel satisfied knowing that your money went towards books that will be checked out again and again!\r\n\r\nI have had trouble getting pictures, because these books were immediately checked out when they appeared on the shelves! I'm sure each and every one of us can think of the books that were our favorites when we were younger. Thanks for making the equivalents for a lot of students in our building show up on the shelves again!","fullyFundedDate":1761930295806,"projectUrl":"project/baby-blanket-books/9711058/","projectTitle":"Baby Blanket Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lamar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4740201_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1508016448935","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lindsay-lamar"},{"teacherId":4740201,"projectId":9243350,"letterContent":"Battle of the Books has begun, and students are furiously reading all the books! As a participant, students in grades 3-5 commit to reading as many of the 12 books for the grade category as they can. We have some readers who have already finished all of them, and are starting on their second reads!\r\n\r\nThank you for helping fund this project, which provided enough copies of each book to. allow our students to always have a book on hand to read! The competition is in February, and your donation this last spring allowed us to start the school year with the books in hand, giving those who were extra excited a chance to start reading them from the very beginning.\r\n\r\nWhat I love about the Battle of the Books competition is that I always get to witness students falling in love with books, or discovering a whole new genre that they didn't even know that they would love! Student commitment to becoming \"experts\" on each of these books allows them to read at a deeper level that is just awe inspiring--I don't remember half the things that they do after reading the books myself! Thank you again for helping make this happen!","fullyFundedDate":1744234160082,"projectUrl":"project/battle-up/9243350/","projectTitle":"Battle Up!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lamar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4740201_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1508016448935","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lindsay-lamar"},{"teacherId":2548317,"projectId":9573405,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for the opportunities and experiences you have given my students by funding this project and look forward to creating even more activities for the upcoming months. \r\n\r\nSo far we've explored and created projects using the scrapbook paper and page protectors, card stock, thermal laminating machine & pouches, Washi tape set, masking tape, pip squeak skinnies markers, super tip markers, dot stickers and tempera paint sticks. \r\n\r\nOne of our themes for projects was centered around pizzas. We used both the sticker dots and tempera paint sticks to construct our math pizzas. My students were excited to grab a hold of and paint dots on the paper plates, exploring how to paint using different motions and learning one to one correspondence adding the number of dots that matched the written number. \r\n\r\nWe created an opportunity for families to actively participate in another event. Those who had families attend brought pictures and those who didn't have parent participation were given pictures that we had print out for them to use. All the materials were organized and spread on the counter for everyone to choose from and create. This turned out to be a beautiful moment, watching, observing and seeing how each of the parents interacted and worked with their own child. There was much creativity that had taken place as they followed their lead, supporting and encouraging them along the way. The Washi Tape was definitely one of the materials my students enjoyed the most, as well as the stickers for this activity. There was one student who worked on their project independently and I observed while they created their scrapbook page. There was a rhyme, reason and purpose to what they were creating, being intentional with each of the materials and carefully selecting just the right materials for their vision. This student was highly engaged, thriving, excited, wanting more as this was something of high interest to them. \r\n\r\nI look forward to creating many more opportunities, thanks to your generous donation and providing these materials. Because of you, my student have been given opportunities to create, flourish and express themselves in individual ways using a variety of materials.","fullyFundedDate":1755695563894,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-brighter-future/9573405/","projectTitle":"Creating A Brighter Future","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Julie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2548317_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625920277223","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2548317"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_52744","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":399,"numTeachers":15,"percentFrplEligible":33,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":56,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":20,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":1,"percentMultiracialImputed":8,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"26.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":57.8,"schoolId":52744,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Orion Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Orion Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/alaska/anchorage-school-district/orion-elementary-school/52744"}