{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Kimball Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":25.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":227443,"projectId":10481890,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in bringing Scholastic News to my classroom! Your donation allows my students to explore engaging, age-appropriate articles about current events, science, history, and the world around them.\r\n\r\nHaving access to Scholastic News makes learning exciting and meaningful. Students enjoy reading about real-world topics while building their reading comprehension, vocabulary, background knowledge, and critical-thinking skills. The articles also provide wonderful opportunities for classroom discussions and allow students to make connections between what they are learning in school and what is happening in the world. Most importantly, students get to keep their copy of the magazine. \r\n\r\nYour generosity helps bring new topics, ideas, and conversations into our classroom. Most importantly, you are helping my students become curious, informed, and enthusiastic readers.\r\n\r\nThank you for your generous support of learning in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1789273998989,"projectUrl":"project/read-all-about-it/10481890/","projectTitle":"Read All About It!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Connolly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp227443_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1592935757111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/bilafer"},{"teacherId":227443,"projectId":10481455,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school-wide attendance initiative! Your generous donation has provided small prizes to recognize and celebrate students who strive for perfect attendance. 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As students read, they work on identifying the main idea and supporting details of each chapter while also building their reading fluency. The engaging stories keep students motivated, and the practice they receive is helping them become more confident and capable readers.\r\n\r\nReading time in our classroom has become a lively and collaborative experience. Students work in small groups with their assigned books, deciding who will read first and then rotating readers until the chapter is complete. After each page, they pause to discuss what they have just read, sharing predictions, asking questions, and making connections. These conversations are filled with excitement, and there are often gasps of surprise when something important or unexpected happens in a story. It is wonderful to watch students actively engage with both the text and one another as they deepen their understanding of what they are reading.\r\n\r\nThe greatest impact of your donation can be seen on the faces of my students. Their faces lit up when they first saw the books, and they could not wait to begin reading. They love the variety of titles that were chosen, and many have shared how meaningful it is to see characters and experiences that reflect their own lives. Although no student has read every book yet, they are already excited to move on to the next one and discover what adventures, challenges, and lessons await them. Thank you for helping foster a love of reading and for opening new worlds for my students, one book at a time.","fullyFundedDate":1784920444520,"projectUrl":"project/open-worlds-one-book-at-a-time/10393052/","projectTitle":"Open Worlds, One Book at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp401073_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535486528241","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/401073"},{"teacherId":8143044,"projectId":10036106,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of books to our preschool special education classroom. Your support has brought an incredible amount of joy, curiosity, and learning into our room, and I want to share just how meaningful this project has been for our students.\r\n\r\nThese new books have opened the door to so many early literacy skills that are essential for young learners. With each story, we practice identifying characters, exploring emotions and building vocabulary. Many of the books you provided also help us introduce concepts like counting, colors and problem‑solving in ways that feel playful and accessible for our students.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom is an active, hands‑on experience. We read together during circle time, in small groups, and one‑on‑one. Students point to pictures, repeat favorite words or lines, and use the illustrations to help them understand what's happening. For many of them, books are a bridge to communication helping them express their thoughts, make connections, and share moments with their peers.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has done more than fill our shelves, it has created opportunities for connection, confidence, and discovery. These books are helping our students build foundational skills that will support them for years to come, and they are doing it with smiles, laughter, and genuine excitement. 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