{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mirage Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":27.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8665006,"projectId":10200851,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous gift card donation to our English Learner (EL) classroom. Your support provides our students with essential resources that directly elevate their educational experience and everyday learning environment.\r\n\r\nWith your donation, we purchased tailored materials designed to foster holistic growth across key areas:\r\n\r\nLanguage & Grammar: Interactive learning games and visual tools to help students build strong foundational vocabulary and sentence structures.\r\n\r\nWriting & Comprehension: High-interest, multi-level books and guided writing supplies that encourage creative expression and deepen reading skills.\r\n\r\nSocial-Emotional Learning: Thoughtfully selected materials that support emotional literacy, helping students build confidence, express their feelings, and feel secure in a new language environment.\r\n\r\nYour generosity does more than just purchase supplies—it shows our students that their broader community believes in their capability and success. We are deeply grateful for your partnership and your commitment to supporting our classroom.\r\n\r\nWarm regards,","fullyFundedDate":1783343008635,"projectUrl":"project/el-resources/10200851/","projectTitle":"EL Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hansen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8665006"},{"teacherId":8368228,"projectId":10155618,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support and providing books for our novel study! Your kindness in making a meaningful difference in our classroom and giving students the opportunity to experience the joy of reading together.\r\n These books will help my students strengthen important literacy skills, including reading comprehension, vocabulary development, fluency, llidentifying ideas and supporting details analyzing characters and themes and supporting their thinking with evidence from the text.\r\n Reading time in our classroom is an important part of our day. Students have opportunities to read independently as independent readers building confidence stamina, a love of reading. We also use books during small group reading where students can discuss the text ask questions, share ideas and receive support as they develop their reading skills.\r\n Because of your generosity, my students will have access to books that can spark meaningful conversations encourage curiosity, and help them grow as readers. You're not simply providing books, you're providing opportunities for students to discover new worlds, develop their voice, and become stronger, more confident readers. Thank you for investing in my students and their education. We truly appreciate your generosity and the difference you are making in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1773833936638,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-novel-study/10155618/","projectTitle":"Books for Novel Study","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Karls","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8368228"},{"teacherId":8379144,"projectId":9761946,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! Because of your generosity, my kindergarteners now have headphones to use during the school day, and it has truly made a big difference for us. We are so grateful for your kindness!\r\n\r\nThe headphones have been incredibly helpful during our learning time. My students use them during centers to listen to stories, practice early reading skills, and work on math lessons without getting distracted by noise around them. It's been especially great for helping them stay focused and work more independently, which can be a challenge in a busy kindergarten classroom!\r\n\r\nThanks to you, my students are more engaged, confident, and excited about learning. Your support has made our classroom run more smoothly and has given my students an important tool they use every day.","fullyFundedDate":1767913880316,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-everyone/9761946/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Everyone","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lee","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8379144"},{"teacherId":8368228,"projectId":9847650,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and helping the students. Through your donations our After School Academy supports student learning along with building their confidence in their abilities.\r\n With the games, books, binders, and supplies the students were able to get hands on learning and build their portfolio of games, strategies and practices which they keep in their binders. Your donations supported and still support this ongoing growth in the students.\r\n Creating a safe place for students to learn, grow, question, and make mistakes result in student growth. Through your generosity students will continue to have opportunities to meet their goals and be successful. Thank you again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1763557909241,"projectUrl":"project/after-school-academic-academy/9847650/","projectTitle":"After School Academic Academy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Karls","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8368228"},{"teacherId":8368228,"projectId":9483846,"letterContent":"Your generous donations are allowing students to build their literacy skills along with helping them find their joy of reading. The books through your contributions support students that are at varied literacy levels. It allows students to grow their knowledge and literacy. Students get excited and engaged in their learning through books that grab their interest. \r\n With these books, we do literacy circles and discussions. This is a great place for students to ask questions and share out; which results in a richer understanding of what they have read. Beyond our literacy circles, I have taken time to teach students about independent reading time; not only what it looks like, but what they will get out of it. Your donations contribute to their learning to read and how to become better readers.\r\n Thank you for supporting students and providing them with opportunities to experience reading. Your generosity has opened many books for students to learn, explore, and find many adventures.","fullyFundedDate":1760711597350,"projectUrl":"project/building-literacy-through-books/9483846/","projectTitle":"Building Literacy Through Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Karls","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8368228"},{"teacherId":5728432,"projectId":6726894,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all the wonderful puzzles that you provided to our classroom. Our students are able to work together and independently to problem solve and put together the different puzzles. Students work on sorting pieces by flat edges for the perimeter and then non-flat edges for the inside. We discuss how to mak the outside of the puzzle first and use the box or picture as a template to help us figure out where the pieces go. Then once we work on the outside we build the inside to complete the puzzle. With a lot of home activities being online this is a great collaborative skill that we can have because of your doantion!","fullyFundedDate":1661302036711,"projectUrl":"project/puzzle-pieces-to-learning/6726894/","projectTitle":"Puzzle Pieces to Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Salcido","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5728432_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534729565883","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-salcido"},{"teacherId":8368228,"projectId":9309191,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and your contributions for taking learning outside. This is an opportunity for students to learn in a different environment which will help students be more engaged in their learning. \r\n As the students unboxed their chairs, they were excited and asked when will we be going outside. Their excitement to extend their classroom to the outside increased their interest in their learning. Your support helped in making our outdoor classroom extension a reality for the students. \r\n A classroom is a place to learn and grow and with this donation we will be able to connect with our learning. This connection also allows students the opportunity to be outside where the classroom connects also to the natural elements. Thank you so much for this great opportunity to provide this experience for students.","fullyFundedDate":1746787181477,"projectUrl":"project/taking-learning-outside-flexible-seatin/9309191/","projectTitle":"Taking Learning Outside -Flexible Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Karls","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8368228"},{"teacherId":8665006,"projectId":9291684,"letterContent":"On behalf of my students and myself, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous donation of notebooks, markers, and highlighters to our English Language Learner (ELL) classroom.\r\n\r\nYour thoughtful contribution has made a real difference. These supplies are not just tools—they are keys that help unlock confidence, creativity, and communication for our students. Many of our learners are navigating the challenges of a new language and culture, and having access to their own materials gives them a greater sense of ownership and pride in their work.\r\n\r\nThe notebooks are already being filled with new vocabulary, personal reflections, and creative stories. The markers and highlighters are helping students organize their learning in colorful, engaging ways that make lessons more accessible and enjoyable.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, our classroom feels more inclusive and better equipped to meet the needs of every learner. 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