{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Shaw Butte Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":33.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9932056,"projectId":9644542,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation of art supplies, my students have been able to engage in hands on learning while building essential language and social communication skills. We used the art materials during structured activities to practice following multi-step directions with embedded concepts (specifically spatial concepts such as under, next to, and on top of). One meaningful moment was watching students carefully listen, process each step, and then proudly check their work when they realized they had followed every direction correctly!\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the art supplies, they were so excited and immediately eager to begin the project. The excitement carried over into our lessons, as the materials helped keep students motivated and focused. Because the activities felt fun and creative, students were more willing to participate, take their time, and self-correct when needed. The art supplies made abstract language concepts more concrete and accessible for learners who benefit from visual and hands on supports.\r\n\r\nBeyond following directions, the art activities also created natural opportunities to practice social communication skills. Students worked on asking peers for materials, sharing supplies, taking turns, and using polite language during group activities. Moving forward, we will continue using these materials to support increasingly complex directions and collaborative projects, helping students generalize these language and social skills into their classroom routines. Thank you for giving my students meaningful tools that support both learning and connection.","fullyFundedDate":1760705627494,"projectUrl":"project/art-supplies-for-speech-students/9644542/","projectTitle":"Art Supplies for Speech Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tatum","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9932056_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758840577856","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9932056"},{"teacherId":3308236,"projectId":9453834,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me provide my students with some essentials to make their first school year memorable! \r\n\r\nStudents have loved getting to use playdough not only for creative purposes, but for academic purposes as well. They have been working to build up their fine motor muscles by rolling playdough to make their name on name cards. The purple playdough and lamination sheets to laminate student name cards are both materials that I received through this project being funded.\r\n\r\nStudents have also been using the black whiteboard markers during workstations. Having the erasers on the back of the marker has been a lifesaver! They have also enjoyed using the \"space man/animal\" to help them space out their words during writing activities. I model for them using our document camera and students follow along using their own \"space man/animal\" to mimic what I am doing on the doc cam.\r\n\r\nThe read aloud books have been great conversation starters to help address some social issues that have come up in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you so much once again for helping me provide these amazing resources and materials for my kindergarten class. We really do appreciate all of it!","fullyFundedDate":1761947734086,"projectUrl":"project/best-beginnings/9453834/","projectTitle":"Best Beginnings","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fusco","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3308236_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1467408630074","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amber-fusco"},{"teacherId":10108768,"projectId":9528565,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our classroom has become an even more engaging and organized learning space. We've already begun using the Elkonic Box magnetic answer boards during small-group instruction, and they have made such a difference. My students love being able to quickly show their thinking, erase, try again, and proudly hold up their answers. One of my favorite moments so far was during an ELA small-group session when a student said, \"I feel like a real teacher with this board!\"—and the whole group lit up with excitement.\r\n\r\nTheir reactions to the other materials were just as joyful. When they first saw the magnetic giant lined paper we now use for our daily agenda and the magnetic sentence strips that display our learning targets, several students ran right up to the board to read everything aloud. Seeing our schedule and goals so clearly has helped them feel more prepared and confident each day.\r\n\r\nOne of the activities that has really supported our learning this year is using grouping circles for hands-on comparing and contrasting. My students love being able to physically sort items, ideas, or vocabulary words into each circle. It turns abstract thinking into something concrete—helping them see similarities and differences right in front of them. This hands-on approach keeps them engaged, encourages discussion, and makes it much easier for them to understand how concepts connect or differ. It's been especially helpful during small-group lessons, where students can talk through their reasoning and learn from one another.\r\n\r\nAnd our new reading-corner chair has truly become a classroom favorite. Students take turns using it during independent reading time, and many of them say it helps the space feel cozy, calm, and special—like their own little reading escape.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our next steps include continuing to strengthen small-group learning with the magnetic boards, adding student-created items to our daily agenda display, and encouraging even more reading stamina and joy in our cozy corner.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving my students tools that support their learning and bring genuine excitement into our classroom. Your generosity has made a real and immediate impact.","fullyFundedDate":1755900961805,"projectUrl":"project/fuel-a-love-for-reading-writing/9528565/","projectTitle":"Fuel a Love for Reading & Writing","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McFarlane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10108768_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754850927852","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10108768"},{"teacherId":4420751,"projectId":9502418,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity. I ended up with two classrooms at two different schools teaching 4 different grade levels. Kindergarten, first, fifth, and sixth! Your donation helped with the empty classroom for my older students. I was better able to show them, using manipulatives, the idea and reasoning to regrouping. For one student in particular they helped immensely! She now tells me she doesnt need them! \r\nWith my younger students, the hands on learning number sense activities have been a great help. They were excited to use the numbered blocks to show that 2 numbers equal the same as another, singular, number. I watched them explore the concept and tell each other how they found \"5 and 1 is the same as 6!\".","fullyFundedDate":1758202927468,"projectUrl":"project/mathematical-minds/9502418/","projectTitle":"Mathematical Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Colbert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4420751_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1556857480757","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4420751"},{"teacherId":10098222,"projectId":9509810,"letterContent":"My students and I truly appreciate your kindness in donating headphones and storage for each child in my class. This has really made their experience in class better. First, the students feel so excited everyday to use their headphones, and the storage bags provide them with an easy way to keep the headphones safe and clean. This is a huge contrast to our old headphone that were gray and always seemed to be broken! Next, the students love how comfortable the headphones are. Since receiving your donation, none of my students have complained about the headphones hurting their ears. \r\n\r\nYour donation has made my students excited to use our online learning tools and it has had a positive impact on their focus, engagement, and overall attitude about using computers and listening. Thank you for impacting our classroom in such a positive way.","fullyFundedDate":1756562837450,"projectUrl":"project/comfy-headphones-in-first-grade/9509810/","projectTitle":"Comfy Headphones in First Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Burke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10098222"},{"teacherId":4446602,"projectId":9295629,"letterContent":"We greatly appreciate your generous donation. The headphones you donated have made a tremendous impact already. Immediately upon receiving them, we were able to put them to use across ten different classrooms. The students were excited to be able to label their headphones with their school number. They mentioned how soft and comfortable they were. \r\n\r\nSo far the headphones have allowed us to give repeated and specific practice to students. They can focus on what their reading sounds like in their own ears. Their adapted math problems can be read aloud to them as many times as they need to hear it without disrupting their classmates in their work.","fullyFundedDate":1751705750656,"projectUrl":"project/hard-at-work/9295629/","projectTitle":"Hard at Work","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4446602_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694704175398","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jess-cole"},{"teacherId":4446602,"projectId":9366676,"letterContent":"We greatly appreciate your generous donation. The headphones you donated have made a tremendous impact already. Immediately upon receiving them, we were able to put them to use across ten different classrooms. The students were excited to be able to label their headphones with their school number. They mentioned how soft and comfortable they were. \r\n\r\nSo far the headphones have allowed us to give repeated and specific practice to students. They can focus on what their reading sounds like in their own ears. Their adapted math problems can be read aloud to them as many times as they need to hear it without disrupting their classmates in their work.","fullyFundedDate":1751705750028,"projectUrl":"project/i-cant-hear-you/9366676/","projectTitle":"I Can't Hear You","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4446602_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694704175398","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jess-cole"},{"teacherId":2942850,"projectId":9747514,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our classroom. We sincerely appreciate your generosity. We are so excited to have some activities to do when we do not have the ability to go outside for recess. We also have students with mobility issues and can not access the general playground. These things allow students to have fun activities even when they need to be inside for recess. In addition, we are receiving some things to keep the new carpet in our classroom clean and fresh for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1758810077302,"projectUrl":"project/indoor-recess-activities-for-special-edu/9747514/","projectTitle":"Indoor Recess Activities for Special Education Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Murphy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2942850_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1512511103906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2942850"},{"teacherId":2942850,"projectId":9677858,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our classroom. We sincerely appreciate your generosity. We are so excited to have some activities to do when we do not have the ability to go outside for recess. We also have students with mobility issues and can not access the general playground. These things allow students to have fun activities even when they need to be inside for recess. In addition, we are receiving some things to keep the new carpet in our classroom clean and fresh for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1758810143648,"projectUrl":"project/an-inviting-special-education-classroom/9677858/","projectTitle":"An Inviting Special Education Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Murphy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2942850_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1512511103906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2942850"},{"teacherId":4420751,"projectId":9132946,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to my project \"Sit and Deliver\". It has helped my students with making good decisions and having acceptance of not so likable outcomes! Of course there isnt enough wobble stools for each one. So, they have learned to share and accept that they may not be able to use it at the moment. And the kinders and first will ask for the chair and sometimes the one who has it will give it up. While the intent of the chairs were to get out the wiggles out, which they did, they also allowed for emotional maturity!","fullyFundedDate":1746787270191,"projectUrl":"project/sit-and-deliver/9132946/","projectTitle":"Sit and Deliver!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Colbert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4420751_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1556857480757","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4420751"},{"teacherId":4420751,"projectId":9227299,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to my project. I have small groups, but I also put them in centers for individual work as well as working with me. The books have been helpful in working through short vowels sounds, blending words, and answering questions as we read. I use them to talk to my students about main idea and details and predicting outcomes. \r\nThe books have been extremely helpful considering I had non to begin with! \r\nThe Cat in the Hat books help with rhyming and nonsense words. They also allow students to imagine a world with silly characters and situations. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you all for your help this year.","fullyFundedDate":1746787101340,"projectUrl":"project/ready-for-reading/9227299/","projectTitle":"Ready for Reading!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Colbert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4420751_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1556857480757","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4420751"},{"teacherId":8815807,"projectId":9131832,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations. My students are LOVING the new headphones. They have not complained once about their ears hurting and they keep them on the entire time they are working. They complete all of their assessments and workstations effectively.\r\nMy students also highly enjoyed the incentives that aligned with our Alphabet Countdown. Each day they were excited and motivated to follow directions so they could earn their fun prize. \r\nThe bookshelf has also been a hit in our classroom. They are able to choose a book and read it. This is SO important as they are becoming fluent readers.","fullyFundedDate":1746786167278,"projectUrl":"project/incentivizing-young-readers/9131832/","projectTitle":"Incentivizing Young Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Marrufo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8815807_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666839541272","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8815807"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60510","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":649,"numTeachers":53,"percentFrplEligible":74,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":6,"percentWhite":12,"percentIndigenous":4,"percentLatinx":71,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"12.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":66.8,"schoolId":60510,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Shaw Butte Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Shaw Butte Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/arizona/washington-elementary-school-district/shaw-butte-elementary-school/60510"}