{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Ozark Kindergarten Center","outOfStateSupporters":45.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":372675,"projectId":10158765,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your donation for our post it boards for the wall and all of our colorful sharpies. \r\n The children and I use them both daily. We use these supplies for a variety of different purposes.\r\n One way we use them\r\nis during our reading comprehension lessons. We have to make anchor charts everyday during our lessons. Another time we use them is during our phonics lessons that we have daily. We will make lists of words that we are learning about that day. If we are working on the letter \"s\" we will come up with words that start with \"s\". We also use these charts for out science and social studies lessons.","fullyFundedDate":1778261907351,"projectUrl":"project/its-all-about-writing/10158765/","projectTitle":"It's All About Writing","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp372675_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1515636959005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/staceytencleve"},{"teacherId":6853090,"projectId":10010407,"letterContent":"Thank you for generously supporting my class project.our supply of snacks arrived the second week of school and the students were loving the variety of snacks.\r\nThe first week's we had morning and afternoon snacks to help the students get used to eating on a schedule. \r\nThey loved getting to pick the snacks they liked. Many had never had that many choices and eating a snack that was new to them.\r\nHaving a supply of snacks was a blessing to many of my parents, since they had limited funds and had to purchase school supplies.\r\nI can't thank you enough!","fullyFundedDate":1777593504421,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-to-fuel-learning/10010407/","projectTitle":"Snacks to Fuel Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oldham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6853090_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625615549531","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-oldham11"},{"teacherId":6853090,"projectId":10010946,"letterContent":"Thank you for the generosity you showed for my class project. \r\nMy inclusion classroom is full of many high needs. The sensory objects are a favorite of my students. They loved the stress balls which are also great for increasing our fine motor skills.\r\nStudents also loved the water fidget timers. They could spend a lot of time turning it over and over again, just to watch the colors swirl\r\nI know my class will make good use of these tools to help relief stress and as a way to calm down as the year goes on..","fullyFundedDate":1777643037632,"projectUrl":"project/calm-down-with-fidgets/10010946/","projectTitle":"Calm Down With Fidgets","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oldham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6853090_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625615549531","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-oldham11"},{"teacherId":3590995,"projectId":10091132,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. It is truly touching to know that there are so many people out there who support teachers and education and strive to make an impact in the lives of children. My students were so excited to get to use our hands-on letter trays to match letters and work on sounds. Some students were able to use them to build their names and other words that they were able to spell. This is going to be such a great addition to our classroom, not only to help make learning hands-on but also to help aid in the management of our classroom materials. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!","fullyFundedDate":1778261904517,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-phonics/10091132/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Phonics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephanie Sampley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3590995_orig.png?crop=1024,1024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784655984404","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/s-sampley"},{"teacherId":6853090,"projectId":9818651,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to help my students learn how to blend sounds. We love our new letter trays that help us sequence the letters, identify letter sounds and letter identification. \r\nThe best part is seeing the excitement on their faces as they pull down the letters needed to spell a word and blend the sounds\r\nAs they hear the sounds they are saying, they realize the word..\r\nAnything to help make learning fun and engaging my students at the same time is a big win for teachers. These materials will be used for many years.","fullyFundedDate":1766693895355,"projectUrl":"project/blending-sounds-in-kindergarten/9818651/","projectTitle":"Blending Sounds in Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oldham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6853090_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625615549531","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-oldham11"},{"teacherId":6853090,"projectId":9817720,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my phonics project. My students live using the letter trays that help keep their letters organized. \r\nWe had used cookie sheets before getting our new materials. With our new trays we do not have to worry about letters sticking on the bottom of the tray, ending the search for the missing letters.\r\nMy students get excited during our small group phonics time because they can use the trays. They also know on day 2 of UFLI, the trays are a necessity for our word work section.\r\nWe cannot be more appreciative of your generous donation.","fullyFundedDate":1764723651392,"projectUrl":"project/phonics-made-fun/9817720/","projectTitle":"Phonics Made Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oldham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6853090_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625615549531","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-oldham11"},{"teacherId":372675,"projectId":9609962,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your generous donation to our classroom art station. It means so much to us that you helped donate to this very important life skill. We use these items daily in our classroom. From the dot markers for doing our phonics and math papers to googly eyes for art projects, these items are used all the time in our classroom. Some of our favorite items that we received were markers, crayons, colored pencils, dot markers, googly eyes, gel pens, permanent markers, paint brushes paint, and canvases. These items help with fine motor skills, cognitive skills, problem solving skills, helps with emotional and social growth, it helps children be creative and use their imagination while learning and having fun.","fullyFundedDate":1755521872552,"projectUrl":"project/imagination-at-play/9609962/","projectTitle":"Imagination at Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp372675_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1515636959005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/staceytencleve"},{"teacherId":372675,"projectId":9619111,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for the wonderful donation to our classroom games. The students are all enjoying playing the different types of games every week. They are learning so many important skills such as taking turns, being a good sport, social skills, counting, memory skills, strategic skills and learning important life lessons. They all enjoy the games that we received such as UNO, chutes and ladders, Candyland, Hi Ho Cherrio, Sorry, Connect Four and Don't Break The Ice. \r\n The students beg to play these games every week. Thanks to your generous donation, the students are able to learn important life lessons at even five years old.","fullyFundedDate":1757421797405,"projectUrl":"project/learning-is-fun/9619111/","projectTitle":"Learning is Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp372675_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1515636959005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/staceytencleve"},{"teacherId":6853090,"projectId":9302544,"letterContent":"My students are motivated to earn rewards from our treasure box. \r\nAs students are making good choices, following directions and showing kindness to others, they earn one clip up. If they get 2 more clip up, they end their day on purple. This earns them a trip to the treasure box and they get to pick a prize of their choosing. \r\nThey really love the small stuffed animals perfect for their backpacks. My boys enjoy the race cars and slimy and sticky toys.\r\nTheir behavior has improved along with their work habits because they are eager to be praised and rewarded. Thanks to my donor's and Ripple for funding my project.","fullyFundedDate":1746528178107,"projectUrl":"project/rewarding-good-behavior/9302544/","projectTitle":"Rewarding Good Behavior","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oldham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6853090_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625615549531","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-oldham11"},{"teacherId":6853090,"projectId":9278578,"letterContent":"My students love the new materials they use to help reduce stress, anxiety and frustration levels. Many times students become overwhelmed and they have not learned how to self regulate their emotions.\r\nStudents can choose items from the calm tub and sit in the corner by our sensory wall to help reduce stress. 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