{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Lake Hills Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":12.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6253703,"projectId":9389905,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our first grade classroom! We just started reading the Mercy Watson series and my students already love it so much! The students are so engaged I noticed some students try to read ahead to find out what happens in the next chapter! One of my students was so excited about the class set of books, she went out of her way to hand-make bookmarks for the whole class. Your support really makes a difference and you have helped foster a love for reading in our first grade classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1755704447308,"projectUrl":"project/once-upon-a-classroom-we-had-a-class-se/9389905/","projectTitle":"Once Upon a Classroom, We Had a Class Set","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6253703_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764498007804","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6253703"},{"teacherId":6253703,"projectId":9465819,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support. You have supplied our first grade classroom with rewards that help motivate and encourage students to participate and do their best! Students really learn best when they are actively participating and engaged in lessons. They look forward to earning stickers for their sticker chart and filling up their sticker chart to move on to the next basket of rewards. Thanks to you, I have enough rewards to last us all school year. This is my first year trying this out and I already love it!!","fullyFundedDate":1755721592396,"projectUrl":"project/help-motivate-my-students-with-a-classro/9465819/","projectTitle":"Help Motivate My Students with a Classroom Reward System","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6253703_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764498007804","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6253703"},{"teacherId":6253703,"projectId":9155031,"letterContent":"Thank you for your kindness and support! Your donations helped us restock essential supplies, keeping our classroom organized, creative, and thriving! In our first-grade classroom, supplies like crayons, pencils, glue sticks, folders, dry-erase markers, and paper are used daily. They are the tools our students use to explore new concepts, express their creativity, and grow academically and socially. Over time, these items get used up or worn out, and without additional support, it can be challenging to maintain the supplies our students need to succeed. Your donations have filled this gap—so THANK YOU! <3","fullyFundedDate":1746786950145,"projectUrl":"project/fuel-our-final-push-restock-our-classro/9155031/","projectTitle":"Fuel Our Final Push: Restock Our Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6253703_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764498007804","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6253703"},{"teacherId":10037231,"projectId":9361026,"letterContent":"My class was THRILLED when they saw our new wobble seats in our classroom. We use them during centers for the library center. My students get so excited when it's their turn to go to the library center! \r\n\r\nWhen my students saw me take out our answer boards they all gasped in excitement! Then, we got to use them...the students love to use these boards! They enjoy writing our words and using the magnets to identify sounds and heart sounds. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for helping me to engage my students in their learning! We LOVE these new additions to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1755733690333,"projectUrl":"project/wobble-while-we-write/9361026/","projectTitle":"Wobble While We Write","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10037231"},{"teacherId":9922203,"projectId":9260440,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation for your generous donation of magnetic letters, card stock, and copy paper. Your support plays a vital role in helping me provide meaningful and engaging learning experiences for my students.\r\n\r\nThese materials are essential tools in early literacy and creative classroom projects. The magnetic letters, in particular, are already helping our students build foundational skills in a hands-on and interactive way. The card stock and copy paper will be put to great use in our daily lessons and activities, and your generosity truly lightens the load for educators and staff.\r\n\r\nI am incredibly grateful for community partners like you who invest in education and help make a lasting difference in our classrooms. Your support not only provides resources—it boosts morale and reminds us that we are part of a community that values learning and growth.","fullyFundedDate":1745846962167,"projectUrl":"project/magnetic-minds-building-phonics-skills/9260440/","projectTitle":"Magnetic Minds: Building Phonics Skills One Letter at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fortune","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9922203_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740252654036","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9922203"},{"teacherId":8543868,"projectId":9128813,"letterContent":"My students are loving the wobble chairs! We set them up at our u-table and use them during small group lessons. They noticed the new seating options right away and were so eager to try them out. \r\nDuring our first small group lesson, my students commented on the comfortability of the chairs. I noticed an increase in overall focus with my students. Students frequently fell out of our previous chairs, and the chairs would loudly bang on the floor causing a disruption. These new chairs are perfect! Students can easily and safely sit in the chairs for the duration of the entire lesson, wobble without falling, and focus without creating excess noise. \r\nI will continue to use these chairs as an alternative seating option during small groups. I know my students and I will continue to appreciate them in the upcoming school year.","fullyFundedDate":1746785741758,"projectUrl":"project/you-can-sit-with-us/9128813/","projectTitle":"You CAN Sit with Us!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wagner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8543868_orig.jpg?crop=1027,1027,x196,y206&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722038914773","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8543868"},{"teacherId":3007827,"projectId":9110392,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, our second grade classroom now has a working printer—and it has made such a meaningful difference in our day-to-day learning!\r\n\r\nWith immediate access to printed materials, I've been able to provide my students with customized worksheets, reading activities, and hands-on learning tools that meet their unique needs. Whether it's differentiated math practice, creative writing templates, or colorful reading resources, having a printer in the classroom allows me to respond to their learning in real time.\r\n\r\nThe excitement on their faces when they see their stories, drawings, or projects printed out is priceless. It gives them a sense of ownership and pride in their work that motivates them to keep growing. We've also used the printer to create certificates, class newsletters, and thank-you cards—fostering a positive, connected classroom community.\r\n\r\nYour support has truly helped create a richer, more responsive, and joyful learning environment. Thank you for believing in our class and investing in our success!","fullyFundedDate":1740690420741,"projectUrl":"project/print-create-and-suceed/9110392/","projectTitle":"Print, Create, and Suceed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gutierrez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3007827_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524262672184","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3007827"},{"teacherId":9922203,"projectId":9112811,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous donation of a classroom printer. Your support has made a significant and immediate impact on our daily learning experience.\r\n\r\nThe addition of a classroom printer has truly transformed the way we learn and work each day. Before, printing materials meant planning far in advance and making trips to the main office, which often delayed lessons or limited the flexibility of our activities. Now, with a printer right in our room, I can provide students with real-time resources tailored to their needs—whether it's a quick worksheet, an extra copy of an assignment, or a last-minute project template. It has also allowed students to take ownership of their learning by printing and proudly displaying their work. This simple tool has increased efficiency, supported creativity, and helped create a more dynamic, responsive learning environment.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has not only improved our classroom's efficiency, but it has also enhanced the overall learning experience for my students. Thank you for helping us create a more engaging and productive environment.","fullyFundedDate":1743105495892,"projectUrl":"project/powering-learning-with-a-new-classroom-p/9112811/","projectTitle":"Powering Learning with a New Classroom Printer","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fortune","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9922203_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740252654036","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9922203"},{"teacherId":6253703,"projectId":9068914,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this classroom project! You have helped provide my students with hands-on learning tools that help enhance literacy skills in a fun and interactive way. \r\n\r\nWord work is an important component in our literacy intervention program. Students find this step to be fun and engaging as it gives them a break from writing and provides them with a fun way to strengthen their phonics and spelling skills. \r\n\r\nIn addition, the magnetic letters allow students to experiment with creating words and breaking them apart, which enhances their understanding of phonics, word families, and letter patterns. Thanks to you, every single one of my students has the opportunity to practice fundamental literacy skills in such a fun, hands-on way!","fullyFundedDate":1739559226078,"projectUrl":"project/spellbound-by-letters-a-magnetic-approa/9068914/","projectTitle":"Spellbound by Letters: a Magnetic Approach to Reading!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6253703_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764498007804","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6253703"},{"teacherId":6253703,"projectId":9063582,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! Having a working printer in our classroom has made such a huge difference!! Today, I was able to print a colored math resource for one of my students to take home to further support her learning of place value. I no longer have to stress about remembering to print my lesson plans or other materials at home (or worry about forgetting them on my kitchen counter). I can now easily download and print engaging materials for my students straight from our classroom printer! It truly is a relief.","fullyFundedDate":1739368348695,"projectUrl":"project/print-create-achieve-help-our-classro/9063582/","projectTitle":"Print, Create, Achieve: Help Our Classroom Grow","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6253703_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764498007804","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6253703"},{"teacherId":6253703,"projectId":8620430,"letterContent":"I want to say thank you for your generous contribution in funding our classroom projector, pencil sharpener, and crayon sharpener. These tools make a significant impact on our students' learning experience. The projector has transformed the way we interact with lessons, allowing for visual aids that help and engage student learning. The pencil and crayon sharpeners have eliminated the frustrations that come with dull supplies, enabling students to \r\n\r\nwork efficiently and without interruption.\r\nThese resources not only enhance day-to-day classroom activities but also directly support our students' academic growth and personal development. Your support helps create an environment where students can focus on learning and creativity, rather than worrying about basic supplies or technical obstacles.\r\nThank you again for your kindness and belief in our students. 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