{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Robert L Mueller Charter School","outOfStateSupporters":25.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1468186,"projectId":10200468,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my classroom! Technology has become an important tool in our classroom because it helps students engage more deeply with their learning. Rather than simply receiving information, students can interact with lessons, practice skills at their own pace, and receive immediate feedback. The technology also allows me to differentiate instruction, providing additional support for students who need it while offering enrichment opportunities for those who are ready for greater challenges. As a result, students are more engaged, confident, and motivated to learn.\r\n\r\nWhat excites students most about this new technology is the interactive experience it provides. They love being able to explore concepts in creative ways, collaborate with classmates, and take a more active role in their learning. The novelty of using modern tools in the classroom has generated tremendous enthusiasm, and students are eager to use IXL during lessons.\r\n\r\nSeveral students have especially benefited from and embraced this new technology. Some of my quieter students have gained confidence because the tools allow them to participate and demonstrate their understanding in ways that feel comfortable to them. Students who sometimes struggle with traditional instruction have also responded positively because the technology offers immediate feedback and opportunities to practice independently. It has been wonderful to see these students become more engaged, take academic risks, and experience success in new ways.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping make these opportunities possible. Your generosity is providing students with meaningful learning experiences and preparing them with skills they will use throughout their educational journey.","fullyFundedDate":1777750664724,"projectUrl":"project/practice-makes-progress/10200468/","projectTitle":"Practice Makes Progress","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Paa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1468186_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1456806445586","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jessica-paa"},{"teacherId":4463058,"projectId":9904066,"letterContent":"My goal has been to incorporate literature circles back into the classroom, but I found that my students reading levels this year are so diverse from 1st grade level to 8th grade level. I truly appreciate this project being funded, because it has allowed my students to fall back in love with reading in a social setting. \r\n\r\nNot only have literature circles been added back to our language arts program, but the funding of this project allowed me to incorporate an updated core lit novel study. I know that it may be to difficult for a small portion of my students, but the majority of my class has absolutely loved reading \"Harry Potter\". I will also be using this novel when teaching summer school with middle school students this summer.","fullyFundedDate":1763599886389,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-excited-about-reading-as-a-cla/9904066/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Excited About Reading as a Class","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arias","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4463058"},{"teacherId":4463058,"projectId":9904235,"letterContent":"Students and honestly our human population are so connected to technology that my goal this year has been to use limited technology for \"free choice\" or \"rewards\" in my classroom. So by providing boardgames as an incentive students have learned how to interact and socialize with one another. \r\n\r\nIn addition, the art of being able to sit around a table and talk and play a \"family\" board game has been lost, but not in our classroom! Students love to complete their weekly assignments to earn this award as a grade-level and my classroom has been use as \"Goals Met Monday\" hub for all students amongst our five classes that successfully completed their tasks from the prior week. Students love having the opportunity to play checkers or battleship against one another!","fullyFundedDate":1769132789982,"projectUrl":"project/positive-socializing-get-kids-off-o/9904235/","projectTitle":"Positive Socializing .....Get Kids Off of Technology","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arias","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4463058"},{"teacherId":8041630,"projectId":10169551,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of pencils and school supplies to our 1st and 2nd grade classroom. Your support has made a meaningful impact on our students and their learning experience.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, every child now has the supplies they need to participate confidently in daily lessons, complete their work, and stay engaged in learning. Simple tools like pencils, post its, notebooks, and other classroom materials help create an environment where students can focus, be creative, and feel prepared for success.\r\n\r\nYour generosity allows our classroom resources to go even further. Most importantly, your donation reminds our students that there are caring people in the community who believe in them and their education.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students' future and helping our classroom thrive. We are truly grateful for your thoughtfulness and support.","fullyFundedDate":1778123149804,"projectUrl":"project/pens-pencils-progress/10169551/","projectTitle":"Pens, Pencils, Progress!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sevilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8041630"},{"teacherId":10400925,"projectId":10003564,"letterContent":"My students have been enjoying creative ways to learn with our new robots. Students make words by moving the robot to the letter on the carpet. They love to take turns to use the robots and collaborate with their peers learnings. Since we lerned about time, students are aware of how longs they get to interact with the robots. \r\nWe have also created beautiful colorful projects thanks to our color printer and lamination sheets. I have been able to print colorful letters for mothers day and laminate them. Our memory books are also looking super cute and colorful thanks to the addition of color and high quality laminator. \r\nMy english learners are discovering a fun way to learn phonics. I am so obsessed with all items received for my classroom. \r\nThank you again!! You made a difference in my students lives. :)","fullyFundedDate":1769132789718,"projectUrl":"project/dashing-into-stem-activities/10003564/","projectTitle":"Dashing Into STEM Activities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lefort","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10400925"},{"teacherId":1271778,"projectId":10058886,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom project. We are so grateful for your kind donation that allowed us to have these resources in our classroom. The students were very excited to have the word work materials! We do UFLI on a daily basis as our phonics program and when they saw how the word work mat that they see on the big screen is the same that they had in front of them, they were thrilled! The joy they had to physically manipulate the letters/sound patterns to create words really had the learning come to life. The mats are organized in a way where we can easily switch from one mat to another. One example is the word work mat that had designated squares to help students organize their magnet tiles. I help guide them through using the sound boxes to help spell out words with our spelling pattern of the week. Then for small groups, we can switch to the word ladders where they can manipulate one-two sounds to create new words. This is especially helpful for emerging readers and spellers. The rhyming/patterned words help them feel success in reading and spelling the words.\r\n\r\nThe plastic sleeves are used when we do our Toothy activity. It is an activity where they answer the question correctly, they get to fill in a tooth for their character. It is a fun and interactive way to quiz students on the week's grammar/spelling/math concept to gauge their understanding. \r\n\r\nWe are excited to create books with the binding machine. We are currently working on personal narrative writing. As soon as they finish their drafts, I plan on having them publish their writing to create books for their peers to enjoy. This is a way for them to truly take ownership and pride in their writing.","fullyFundedDate":1771016853380,"projectUrl":"project/bound-for-success/10058886/","projectTitle":"Bound for Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Atienza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1271778_orig.png?crop=272,272,x42,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1557336821546","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msprofeta"},{"teacherId":2768725,"projectId":10143684,"letterContent":"This is not the first time we have had the honor of thanking your family for the donations. \r\n\r\nRoom 403 will never be the same because of the wonderful contributions made to our students. \r\n\r\nOur students are eager to speak and share ideas in front of one another. Our students have been given new opportunities we intend to not let go to waste.\r\n\r\nThere have been countless donations from LEGO STEM kits to multiple printers and electronics. Students have explored science and art through new mediums. Students have 2 iPads to check-out and take home and explore even more.","fullyFundedDate":1774051113415,"projectUrl":"project/help-restock-our-3d-printer-filament/10143684/","projectTitle":"Help Restock our 3D Printer Filament","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Avalos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2768725_orig.jpg?crop=2741,2741,x282,y987&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742610707596","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/themravalos"},{"teacherId":1468186,"projectId":10164945,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support! When the new books began to arrive in the classroom, the students were SO excited! They couldn't wait ot open the packages and start reading. One student even said, \"These are even better than the books at the Book Fair!\" My students also felt validated that their request for graphic novels was honored. Our school library doesn't have as many graphic novel titles, so this was an extra special treat.\r\n\r\nEspecially for my reluctant readers, dyslexic students, and students learning English, graphic novels fill a very special place in choice reading. The illustrations help support their comprehension and bring joy to reading. I am so thankful for this package of graphic novels to inject some much-needed excitement into my classroom library.","fullyFundedDate":1774808447325,"projectUrl":"project/new-books-for-young-minds/10164945/","projectTitle":"New Books for Young Minds!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Paa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1468186_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1456806445586","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jessica-paa"},{"teacherId":8041630,"projectId":10085178,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! The students have been thrilled to be able to print more things. We took apart the keyboard clicker fidgets and were able to see the different pieces that go into making a fidget. We are excited to have a lesson and create our very own clicker fidgets. The glow in the dark filament has been the biggest hit in our classroom! Students who get 80% or higher on their math tests are able to earn a glow in the dark 3D print. \r\n\r\nThe stress balls and fidget rings also came just in time! We have our end of the year assessments coming up, and students chose which one would help them best. I am grateful to give my students tools to help them be successful.\r\n\r\nThank you so much, because of your donation, students are more excited and motivated.","fullyFundedDate":1774051113438,"projectUrl":"project/fidgets-and-filament-help-us-print-calm/10085178/","projectTitle":"Fidgets and Filament: Help Us Print Calm","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sevilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8041630"},{"teacherId":962110,"projectId":9940741,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation and for helping bring a love of reading back into our classroom. Your support has made a real difference for my students.\r\n\r\nThey have been especially enjoying their SSR time, and I've noticed an excitement for reading especially among the girls, who are thrilled to have more engaging and relatable books to choose from.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness and generosity. Your gift is truly appreciated and is making a positive impact every day.\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\nMr. Rascon","fullyFundedDate":1765737143861,"projectUrl":"project/foster-the-love-of-reading/9940741/","projectTitle":"Foster the Love of Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rascon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp962110_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724379103423","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/962110"},{"teacherId":9762501,"projectId":9946272,"letterContent":"This project gave students a hands-on opportunity to explore engineering, problem-solving, and creativity in a meaningful way. Using a 3D printed catapult, students worked collaboratively to assemble the device, learning how individual components function together as a system. They then applied this understanding to design and create their own tabletop games, which required them to think critically about rules, objectives, and user experience. Throughout the process, students strengthened skills in teamwork, perseverance, and innovation while making connections to real-world applications of science and design. This project not only increased student engagement, but also built confidence as they saw their ideas come to life.Most students are now very excited on how 3D printers can be use to increase their understanding of science concepts and how 3D printed items are changing many fields in science. The 3D printer will become a tool that will motivate, increase understanding of concepts and inspire students on how innovation changes their world. I would like to thank all individuals that helped make this donation become a reality!","fullyFundedDate":1769132790106,"projectUrl":"project/printer-it-learn-it/9946272/","projectTitle":"Printer It, Learn It!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Yescas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9762501_orig.png?crop=208,208,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726700925256","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9762501"},{"teacherId":10041407,"projectId":9372738,"letterContent":"Thank you again for supporting our students through this project. The 3D printer has made a meaningful difference in our classroom by helping students connect their effort, creativity, and learning to something they can actually see and hold. While many people may think of 3D printing as just making objects, in school it has become a tool for motivation, problem-solving, and celebrating student growth. Students are not only excited by the finished products, but also by the process of planning, improving, and seeing their ideas come to life.\r\n\r\nWhat has been most exciting for students is the opportunity to turn their progress into something visible. Whether they are creating useful tools, puzzles, or small toys, the 3D printer helps make their hard work feel real and rewarding. It has become a strong incentive for students to stay focused, keep trying, and take pride in their accomplishments. 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