{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Ruth Acty Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":18.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":40109,"projectId":9999542,"letterContent":"These materials have been so useful that I haven't had a chance to take very many pictures! The many sets of Uno cards are of course a hit, along with some new board games to replace our destroyed old ones. I was even able to share some games with other teachers who didn't have them. The drink cups were used when a family brought us a huge pitcher of hibiscus juice for Cinco de mayo and will continue to be used for engineering projects and other celebrations. The poster paper is used daily to make charts about the books we're reading and phonics patterns we're learning. The stickers have been super helpful for a weekly math activity we do. Many of these materials will last for some years to come so thank you for supporting my current and future first graders!","fullyFundedDate":1776116583881,"projectUrl":"project/1st-grade-math-and-social-skills-tools/9999542/","projectTitle":"1st Grade Math and Social Skills Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp40109_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622007015521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lency-olsen"},{"teacherId":40109,"projectId":10147095,"letterContent":"These books were so exciting for my first graders to receive! After unboxing them the students borrowed the majority to keep in their book boxes and read immediately. That's the power of reading! I hear the students say to each other, \"I love reading!\" which is of course my goal.\r\n\r\nThese books are all stamped and sorted by genre for students to read again and again throughout the years and in many different formats: with partners, with older buddies, at home with family, and from me as a read aloud. Thank you for helping my current and future students fall in love with reading!","fullyFundedDate":1778059082429,"projectUrl":"project/new-first-grade-classroom-books/10147095/","projectTitle":"New First Grade Classroom Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp40109_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622007015521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lency-olsen"},{"teacherId":107651,"projectId":9821558,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting the amazing students in my classroom! Your generosity helped to provide an amazing selection of supplemental books for our classroom library that are directly tied to the units in our new reading curriculum. These engaging books helped to spark interest and excitement with these units. Having books at a variety of levels also meant that every reader in my classroom had books that they could independently read with success. All of these books will be enjoyed by numerous students in the future as well. Thank you for the mini white boards. We will be using these for vertical math activities to get students out of their seats and working in small groups to solve difficult problems. Making learning fun, challenging, and memorable is extremely important. Thank you for helping to provide my students with an excellent education!","fullyFundedDate":1768452200546,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-background-knowledge-and-enric/9821558/","projectTitle":"Books for Background Knowledge and Enrichment","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/young"},{"teacherId":40109,"projectId":9864104,"letterContent":"These books were a welcome addition to my classroom nonfiction, science, and beginning reader baskets. They help students read more interesting books by using high frequency words and rebuses (or pictures) for the harder words. My students who still need that level are thrilled to have such a variety of books to choose from. Because many of the books came in sets of 6, I was also able to share the sets with my grade level colleagues, so your generosity helped three first grade classes and about 66 students each year! I expect these books to last for many years, so my students, colleagues, and I are very appreciative.","fullyFundedDate":1767806601464,"projectUrl":"project/science-books-for-1st-graders/9864104/","projectTitle":"Science Books for 1st Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp40109_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622007015521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lency-olsen"},{"teacherId":40109,"projectId":9844790,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me bolster my holiday book library collection. It's so meaningful for my students to be able to learn about significant cultural events from various sources. I try to have families come in and present their traditions, but these new books extend and sometimes stand in for the learning when families can't make it. Some of my students see themselves reflected in the books and all get to learn about new cultures. These help me get to our social studies curriculum which is so hard to squeeze into our day. The books will last for years to come as students borrow them to read by themselves, with partners, with older reading buddies, and with family at home.","fullyFundedDate":1766109363999,"projectUrl":"project/books-to-mostly-learn-about-holidays/9844790/","projectTitle":"Books to [Mostly] Learn about Holidays","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp40109_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622007015521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lency-olsen"},{"teacherId":40109,"projectId":9864082,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our collection of math materials. We use the red and blue bingo chips when we play some of our daily math games. We use the cards for other math games as we practice adding, subtracting, place value, measurement, and even engineering! The cardstock paper is for game boards to make them more durable, and the white board markers are for quick writing by 2s, 5s, 10s, for example, or drawing pictures to make sense of word problems. Many of these materials can also be used in other subjects such as art and phonics, plus some of the resources will last for many years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1763563504457,"projectUrl":"project/math-game-materials/9864082/","projectTitle":"Math Game Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp40109_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622007015521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lency-olsen"},{"teacherId":40109,"projectId":9583909,"letterContent":"My first grade students are at a variety of different reading levels. Some students are still mastering their letters, sounds, and the idea of what a word is, which others are reading chapter books that are designed for 3rd graders. Getting new books, replacing missing books, and getting the latest published addition to a series helps all my students get and stay excited about reading. One of my major goals as their first grade teacher is to launch them on their lifelong journeys as readers. Thank you for supporting our learning!","fullyFundedDate":1756399984497,"projectUrl":"project/replacing-lost-and-damaged-books/9583909/","projectTitle":"Replacing Lost and Damaged Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp40109_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622007015521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lency-olsen"},{"teacherId":107651,"projectId":9050886,"letterContent":"My students LOVE having more leaf chairs in our classroom! Thank you!!! They use them multiple times throughout the day all around our classroom. Having a comfy place to sit helps students to stay focused during lessons at the carpet and when they're reading. \r\nThe Grace Lin novels that you added to our library have already been read by numerous students and will be enjoyed by many in the future. It's amazing to be able to direct my students to a bin of her books after we've read one of her novels together as a class. I also appreciate you adding additional prizes to our prize box so that students can shop with their hard earned tickets. Your support has made a great impact in my class, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1745559912236,"projectUrl":"project/a-spot-to-read-and-amazing-books/9050886/","projectTitle":"A Spot to Read and Amazing Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/young"},{"teacherId":40109,"projectId":9382396,"letterContent":"This was not the most glamorous grant, but the effect is large and important. I sticker all my books so students can more easily find and also return their weekly reading books independently. The past few months marked a huge reorganization of my classroom library away from difficulty level and into separation by theme or author or genre. I am still working on this big project but I've gotten a lot done. Students store their books in colorful book bins for daily reading. You helped supply the stickers and book bins to facilitate this process, all of which will have a helpful impact on my students and classroom for many years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1754167735460,"projectUrl":"project/an-organized-classroom-library/9382396/","projectTitle":"An Organized Classroom Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp40109_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622007015521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lency-olsen"},{"teacherId":40109,"projectId":9488054,"letterContent":"These books are a welcome addition to my classroom library. Since the nonfiction books come in sets of 6, I already shared some with colleagues who have students who would enjoy and benefit from them. I am labeling the rest to go in various bins so that students can find nonfiction books in may places: Animal baskets, Science baskets, and Beginning of Year baskets.\r\nThe more advanced graphic novel and chapter books went to specific students who are reading books at those levels and I can't wait to read the MegaBat series to this class! Thank you for your support of our reading adventures.","fullyFundedDate":1755695879072,"projectUrl":"project/beginning-of-year-books/9488054/","projectTitle":"Beginning of Year Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp40109_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622007015521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lency-olsen"},{"teacherId":40109,"projectId":9121939,"letterContent":"It's amazing how quickly these materials materials were put to use. As you can see in the pictures, we use construction paper, paint, and glue for many projects, from animal reports to Earth Day art. At the end of the year, we did lots of engineering projects with our new extensive popsicle stick and clothespin collection. We use stickers weekly for a special math program the students love, and we went through a lot of painter's tape for our Juneteenth chalk art. The best news is I still have many materials left and will continue to use them with my new batch of first graders starting in a couple weeks!","fullyFundedDate":1742930068275,"projectUrl":"project/1st-grade-art-supplies/9121939/","projectTitle":"1st Grade Art Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp40109_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622007015521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lency-olsen"},{"teacherId":40109,"projectId":9180191,"letterContent":"These materials have already been put to frequent and good use. The stickers are used weekly for a math extension activity we do, and the counting collections materials like buttons, keys, and erasers have been put into pouches for students to count a variety of ways. The five sets of the Rat-a-Tat-Tat game are played almost daily and were even taken out at Open House with parents. Most enjoyably, the popsicle sticks and clothespins were used for a few days of engineering projects as my first graders tried out various challenges such as building the tallest tower, making the letters of the alphabet, building a structure that could hold the most weight, etc. Most of these materials will be used for future students as well, so thank you for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1742928281069,"projectUrl":"project/1st-grade-math-and-engineering-materials/9180191/","projectTitle":"1st Grade Math and Engineering Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp40109_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622007015521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lency-olsen"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_3757","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":396,"numTeachers":20,"percentFrplEligible":17,"percentAsian":9,"percentBlack":8,"percentWhite":38,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":17,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"19.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":81.6,"schoolId":3757,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Ruth Acty Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Ruth Acty Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/berkeley-unified-school-district/jefferson-elementary-school/3757"}