{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Willow Crest Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":58.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8070177,"projectId":10099197,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this project and helping bring new books into our school library. There is always a ripple of excitement when students spot fresh titles on the shelves—especially books that connect directly to what they are learning in the classroom. When students discover a book about a topic they just studied, their curiosity deepens and their enthusiasm for reading grows.\r\n\r\nBecause many of our K–5 students rely on the school library as their primary access to books, your generosity makes a meaningful difference. These new titles will be read during class visits, checked out to take home, and shared again and again throughout the year. Your support helps ensure every student has access to engaging books that spark curiosity, strengthen literacy, and nurture a lifelong love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1772908487925,"projectUrl":"project/fresh-stories-for-growing-minds/10099197/","projectTitle":"Fresh Stories for Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070177"},{"teacherId":9319645,"projectId":10021708,"letterContent":"Thank you for bringing the gift of poetry to our classroom library. For many of my Title I students, school is where their reading world begins, and these books may be the very first time they hear a poem read aloud or explore a collection filled with many voices and ideas. Poetry invites young readers in with rhythm, rhyme, and playful language, helping them discover that reading can be joyful and expressive. During read-alouds and quiet reading moments, these poems will spark laughter, curiosity, and thoughtful conversations as students connect words to their own experiences.\r\n\r\nYour generosity also supports important early literacy skills. Short, engaging poems encourage rereading, which strengthens fluency, confidence, and expression. The rhythm and repetition help reinforce phonics patterns and vocabulary, while reading poems aloud builds listening and speaking skills. Most importantly, these books help students see that words can be powerful, creative, and even magical. Thank you for helping fill our classroom with language that inspires young readers to listen closely, read boldly, and fall in love with the beauty of words.","fullyFundedDate":1772206585638,"projectUrl":"project/poems-that-pop-for-primary-readers/10021708/","projectTitle":"Poems That Pop for Primary Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Race","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9319645_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696800120917","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9319645"},{"teacherId":8070177,"projectId":10096923,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our library and helping bring such engaging learning tools to our students. The maps are already making a wonderful impact in the space. Our students have always loved the globe in the library—they can hardly keep their hands off it—and now the maps on the walls have expanded that same sense of wonder. Students find themselves stopping to look closer, pointing out continents and oceans, and asking questions about places they see. The colorful visuals have added much-needed stimulation to the room, and it's exciting to see how meaningful they are. They don't just brighten the space—they make our walls educational and invite curiosity every time students walk in.\r\n\r\nThe puzzles have also become a favorite part of library time. Students naturally gather together to work on them, collaborating as they search for the right pieces and figure out how everything fits. It gives them a chance to take a break from the rigor of their classroom work while still challenging their thinking in a different way. They use observation, spatial reasoning, and teamwork as they problem-solve together, encouraging one another and celebrating when the puzzle is finally complete. These moments of cooperation, curiosity, and hands-on learning have already brought so much energy and excitement to our library, and we are truly grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1772049610037,"projectUrl":"project/maps-mysteries-and-mind-builders/10096923/","projectTitle":"Maps, Mysteries, and Mind-Builders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070177"},{"teacherId":8070177,"projectId":10098023,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our library and helping bring new nonfiction books to our students. One of my favorite moments is watching our K–5 students naturally drift straight to the \"new books\" area the moment they walk through the doors. There's always a rush of excitement as they hurry to be the first to open a fresh title, the sound of brand-new spines cracking as pages turn quickly. Soon there are students sitting or lying on the floor, completely absorbed, eyes wide as they explore colorful illustrations and surprising facts. Seeing that spark of curiosity is one of the best parts of our library.\r\n\r\nYour generosity also allows us to refresh our shelves by retiring the well-worn, outdated, and sometimes very well-loved books that have served students for years. In a Title I school, the library is often the place where students discover topics they might not otherwise have access to—from animals and insects to rocks, minerals, and the natural world. Because of your support, our students have inviting, up-to-date books that encourage them to explore, ask questions, and grow into confident readers and curious young learners. Thank you for helping keep our library a place of discovery and excitement.","fullyFundedDate":1772215908004,"projectUrl":"project/books-with-fantastic-facts-for-fearless/10098023/","projectTitle":"Books With Fantastic Facts for Fearless Explorers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070177"},{"teacherId":986964,"projectId":9888998,"letterContent":"My kids depend on food to help nurish their bodies to help give them energy to learn each day to the best of their ability.\r\n\r\nThe kids look forward to and even ask about snack each and every day. Getting a snack each day not only helps give nurishment to my kids to feed their brains, but also helps provide a small brain break time that's helps foater positive relationships within our class. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for helping bring smiles to my kids faces each day. With so many choices they look forward to seeing which snack will be given.","fullyFundedDate":1763667543323,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-to-feed-1st-grade-learners/9888998/","projectTitle":"Snacks to Feed 1st Grade Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Dijay Kumar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/986964"},{"teacherId":8847163,"projectId":9914258,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in funding durable chew necklaces for our SLC classrooms. Your kindness and commitment to our students truly make a meaningful difference in their daily lives.\r\n\r\nMany of our students naturally seek oral sensory input when they are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or working hard to concentrate. Without appropriate tools, they may chew on clothing, fingers, or classroom materials. Because of your generosity, they will now have access to safe, durable chew necklaces that provide a healthy and appropriate alternative.","fullyFundedDate":1764625005662,"projectUrl":"project/chew-necklaces-to-support-focus-sensory/9914258/","projectTitle":"Chew Necklaces to Support Focus, Sensory Needs & Calm Bodies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Annejellica","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8847163"},{"teacherId":2408018,"projectId":9890199,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to my project Balance Activities for Students with Disabilities. My students really enjoy the different balance objects. The bosu balls have been a huge hit. The students love bouncing on them or jumping from one to the other. The foam balance beams are one of their favorites. They have become a multipurpose activity as they both balance on them, stack them, and build with them. My students have also enjoyed playing The Floor is Lava with the balance stones. They spread them out, and add some other smaller balance stones that I already had (which they were not interested in originally) and make a huge game out of it. The kids have really loved the new equipment to physical education class. I greatly appreciate your support.","fullyFundedDate":1767241780519,"projectUrl":"project/balance-activities-for-students-with-dis/9890199/","projectTitle":"Balance Activities for Students with Disabilities","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Hunt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2408018"},{"teacherId":2408018,"projectId":9787419,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my Throwing and Catching for Students With Disabilities project. My students absolutely love both the foxtails and the velcro paddles and balls. The equipment has been great in keeping the students engaged in the activities. \r\nThe foxtails were delivered to the gymnasium during the middle of a class. The students begged me to open the box to see what was inside. They have never seen or played with a foxtail so I quickly changed my lesson for the day and we played different games with the foxtails. \r\nThe velcro paddles and balls have also been fun to play with. I have a few students who frequently ask me to pull them out so they can play catch with them. Thank you for helping make physical education fun and engaging for all my students.","fullyFundedDate":1764714177570,"projectUrl":"project/throwing-and-catching-for-students-with/9787419/","projectTitle":"Throwing and Catching for Students With Disabilities.","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Hunt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2408018"},{"teacherId":10339553,"projectId":10079910,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our Student Council Care Closet initiative. With this funding, we can help our school community by providing essential hygiene products—such as toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, soap, and wipes—-to students who need them. Your contribution allows us to stock our Care Closet so that students can access these items easily and discreetly throughout the school year, helping to promote dignity, wellness, and a sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nYour support goes far beyond providing supplies- it helps reduce stigma, strengthens our school culture, and empowers students to care for one another. We are deeply grateful for your commitment to student leadership and for helping us create a healthier, more inclusive school community.","fullyFundedDate":1770396382710,"projectUrl":"project/working-wolverines-spreading-kindness-th/10079910/","projectTitle":"Working Wolverines Spreading Kindness Through Wellness","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lily","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10339553_orig.jpg?crop=1120,1120,x26,y160&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762397843026","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/willowcresttalily"},{"teacherId":10339553,"projectId":9895456,"letterContent":"Thanks for supporting our students! We use wipes constantly throughout the day and it can be hard to keep track of parents bringing in supplies. Having this big supply of wipes helps us rest assured knowing that we have a great stock already in our room. Students use these wipes for personal care and toileting, and for quick clean-ups after play-doh or craft time. We're able to have a stash of wipes in our class bathroom and in the nurse office and the classroom next door. Elementary school is such a fun time for learning all kinds of things, and your support on this project helps us be able to spend more time with students getting to all the elementary kid excitement!","fullyFundedDate":1771095343465,"projectUrl":"project/huggies-wipes-for-sped-classroom/9895456/","projectTitle":"Huggies Wipes for SpEd Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lily","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10339553_orig.jpg?crop=1120,1120,x26,y160&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762397843026","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/willowcresttalily"},{"teacherId":10339553,"projectId":9895407,"letterContent":"Thank you, thank you for helping us get this giftcard! We have so many items on our TPT wishlist, and now we're able to get them for our students! We got some great visuals for our daily schedule charts, and cute bulletin board layouts. We recently got color printer ink, velcro, and a lamintor, so now with this Teachers Pay Teacher Giftcard, we are rockin' and rollin' on making high quality, long-lasting materials for our special needs students. Through TPT online we also have access to some great SpEd resources like powerpoints and activities for social skills, self-care lessons, and verbal development. Very grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1770262542658,"projectUrl":"project/accessible-online-resources-for-special/9895407/","projectTitle":"Accessible Online Resources for Special Education","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lily","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10339553_orig.jpg?crop=1120,1120,x26,y160&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762397843026","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/willowcresttalily"},{"teacherId":10339553,"projectId":9877463,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping our classroom! We recently got a small laminator and now that we have velcro, tape, and colored printer ink, we are on a roll getting fresh new visuals all around the room! We have made some really nice seasonal updates to our hallway bulletin board, with photos of our students. We're sharing velcro with the other SLC classes since we've all gotten some new students recently. It's so important for our special needs students to have bright, clear visuals to help communicate. We're very grateful for all your support!","fullyFundedDate":1769456789959,"projectUrl":"project/structured-learning-classroom-essentials/9877463/","projectTitle":"Structured Learning Classroom Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lily","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10339553_orig.jpg?crop=1120,1120,x26,y160&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762397843026","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/willowcresttalily"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_76029","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":320,"numTeachers":27,"percentFrplEligible":77,"percentAsian":11,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":13,"percentIndigenous":24,"percentLatinx":17,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"11.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":41.8,"schoolId":76029,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Willow Crest Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Willow Crest Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/alaska/anchorage-school-district/willow-crest-elementary-school/76029"}