{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Robert L Mueller Charter School","outOfStateSupporters":25.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9568392,"projectId":9486766,"letterContent":"Every year, starting in the late fall when the rainy season begins in Southern California, my students explore a local wildlife refuge for evidence of animal activity. The muddy trails are perfect locations for spotting animal tracks. The rain brings native plants out of summer dormancy, and with that brings a fresh supply of food for herbivores. With the uptick in food, this also means there's an increase in animal scat that we discover along the way. These pieces of evidence tell a remarkable story of life in the refuge, but it is rare that we get to observe the animals directly. Most of the local wildlife is nocturnal or crepuscular, putting their active period outside of our class window. Any remaining animals are quick to scurry away as 28 rambunctious middle schoolers barrel down the trail. \r\n\r\nThe addition of trail cameras opened opportunities to observe animals in their native environment, 24 hours a day. Students began by exploring an area off trail that they thought would have the highest likelihood of recording an animal. Students searched for burrows, locations with lots of animal tracks, or sheltered areas under bushes that contained feathers or bones. Based on these factors, students decided where the cameras should be located (see attached photographs). The cameras were placed in early December, and will record through our school's winter break. We will gather recorded data in mid January. Early results are promising–the cameras have already picked up a variety of local birds and mammals (see attached photographs for trail camera images).\r\n\r\nThis project has also gained the attention of US Fish and Wildlife. As the protector of the refuge, they regulate the area and received our recording permits. They are equally interested in seeing our students engage with the local environment in this unique way. I look forward to working with them in this capacity moving forward. \r\n\r\nThese trail cameras have checked so many boxes: high student engagement, cooperation with local agencies, and most importantly, students are doing real science. Every time an animal walks in front of a camera, it's one more data point that can be graphed. This data can be analyzed and interpreted, and students can come to scientific conclusions. Thank you for providing this opportunity to our students!","fullyFundedDate":1754179204559,"projectUrl":"project/gathering-evidence-of-animal-activity/9486766/","projectTitle":"Gathering Evidence of Animal Activity","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mizerek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9568392_orig.jpg?crop=312,312,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721177428512","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9568392"},{"teacherId":4572136,"projectId":9433425,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations! Students were really excited to receive the materials for our mindful and movement project. We are using our gratitude journals daily. Students write in them every morning to start their school day. This helps them reflect on gratitude and mindfulness daily. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, the PE equipment is being used weekly to support students during our PE time. Students have enjoyed using all of the equipment and want more! I hope to add more PE equipment to our classroom and continue to use these resources in the years to come. \r\n\r\nThank you again for all your support!","fullyFundedDate":1758833520357,"projectUrl":"project/moving-our-body-and-our-mind/9433425/","projectTitle":"Moving Our Body and Our Mind","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4572136_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1500960375598","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-sandovalsclassroom"},{"teacherId":8041630,"projectId":9870761,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donation of colored ink to our classroom. It may seem simple, but its impact is truly meaningful. With this ink, we are now able to create vibrant worksheets, engaging visuals, and colorful learning materials that help our students stay focused and excited about learning. I was able to print out resources I created for our math wall, calm down corner, and calendar. The students also are grateful to have math tools, emotion charts, and their descriptive writing graphic organizers and checklists in color. \r\n\r\nColor plays a powerful role in helping students understand and remember new concepts. Your donation allows us to bring lessons to life in so many ways: brightly printed reading passages, color coded math supports and creative project materials. This contribution helps our classroom feel more dynamic, organized and welcoming. Overall, the students see that their learning matters and that there are amazing people like you in the community who care about their success. Thank you for your continued generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1763599889777,"projectUrl":"project/keep-our-classroom-printing-in-color/9870761/","projectTitle":"Keep Our Classroom Printing in Color","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sevilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8041630"},{"teacherId":4463058,"projectId":9292387,"letterContent":"Having the tools for students to start the year organized has made a world of a difference academically. It has allowed students to show levels of responsibility that they were not able to in the past. This funding of this project has impacted both my homeroom students and my math students. \r\n\r\nI was able to provide every student a binder that had dividers in it and a pencil pouch. The category of study skills and leadership has fully been taught and I know that one of the reasons that my students have made more academic growth then usual is because they see the importance of keeping their papers, assignments and resources organized.","fullyFundedDate":1746559230158,"projectUrl":"project/organization-is-the-key-to-success/9292387/","projectTitle":"Organization Is the Key to Success","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":9374589,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating these plants and gardening supplies to our classroom. Students were able to plant them and make sure that they knew what plants needed in order to thrive in our classroom. \r\n\r\nIn addition, as a class we were able to make gardener as a student job. Students love this job, and many apply at the start of each month. Students have also learned how easy it is to kill a plant, but my not giving them what they need in order to survive. One student decided to do some research on the health benefits of having plants in the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1754179204818,"projectUrl":"project/plants-bring-responsibility-and-positivi/9374589/","projectTitle":"Plants Bring Responsibility and Positivity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arias","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4463058"},{"teacherId":6641854,"projectId":9454604,"letterContent":"My class and I want to express our sincerest gratitude for all the fun items that have been enhancing our reward classroom store, our STEM building area, our calming corner, and our outdoor play equipment. They all have been very encouraging to us as we continue to strive to do our very best work so we can have the free time to use and enjoy them.\r\n\r\n When we saw all our outdoor equipment we could not wait to get outside and use them. We had so much fun jump roping, playing basketball, enjoying our bouncy balls, and playing a little soccer. We have been really enjoying having things to take with us to our PE time! Boy does the cart come in handy to get it all outside and keep it organized!\r\n\r\n Our new STEM toys have also brought a lot a joy as well. We have been having fun building great cities with our magnetic sets. Boy has our imagination gone wild with them! The magnetic rocks and bead set have been a big hits as well! STEM bin time has been a blast!\r\n\r\n We appreciate the journals and prizes as well. We use our gratitude journals are used at the end of everyday to show appreciation towards are teammates, the prizes are used every Monday as rewards for our hard work the week before through our WOH Board, and our mini-journals have been used for sticker storage and personal drawings. Finally, the playdough and stress balls have proved to be great stess relievers as we have relax time at our desks.\r\n\r\n Thanks so much for your generous gift to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1756240518339,"projectUrl":"project/lets-have-fun-with-our-brain-breaks/9454604/","projectTitle":"Let's Have Fun With Our Brain Breaks!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wold","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6641854_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1572050345085","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6641854"},{"teacherId":8041630,"projectId":9847807,"letterContent":"Words cannot express our gratitude for your donations to our snack station. The packages came quickly and provided the class with a variety of options for snacks. The families were extremely grateful. It has helped remove any stress from parents in the mornings when they are rushing to school, or students get to class late and didn't get a chance for breakfast at home. Also, students who don't have any snacks or food to eat, or students who are hungry are able to get the energy that they need. My class was also thrilled to get water bottles. It arrived right after we had just finished PE and they were so excited to fill them at our water stations. I am so happy and thankful to be able to provide this opportunity for my kids because of you. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1761676452628,"projectUrl":"project/feed-the-brain-fuel-the-day/9847807/","projectTitle":"Feed the Brain, Fuel the Day","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sevilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8041630"},{"teacherId":4572136,"projectId":9606004,"letterContent":"Thermal printing is such a lifesaver and so easy to use! I have been able to quickly print out a batch of resources for students to label supplies with. I have also been able to convert some of my resources into PDF versions that students can print and add to their notebooks. This has saved us time for cutting and gluing. \r\n\r\nFuthermore, our KaL (Kindness and Leadership) Council students were able to use it at our Fall Festival booth. They created cute designs on Canva and then printed out labels to place on treat bags, which they handed out at the festival. The crew was so proud of their designs and happy to share them with their peers.\r\n\r\nCan't wait to continue to use this amazing tool!","fullyFundedDate":1756240518323,"projectUrl":"project/out-with-the-old-scissorsglue-in-with/9606004/","projectTitle":"Out With the Old Scissors/Glue, in With New Thermal Printing!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4572136_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1500960375598","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-sandovalsclassroom"},{"teacherId":4572136,"projectId":9440697,"letterContent":"We have recently begun to read the novel \"Holes\" in our classroom. The students are very excited to read the novel daily. Not only are they excited, but class engagement and participation have also increased. Students ask to read more chapters than we have mapped out for the day, which tells me they are excited to keep reading and know more. \r\n\r\nWe are looking forward to finishing this book with them, completing a final project, and celebrating our hard work by hosting a \"watch party\" and watching the movie together as a class. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1754179204572,"projectUrl":"project/holes-our-class-novel-study/9440697/","projectTitle":"\"Holes\" - Our Class Novel Study","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4572136_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1500960375598","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-sandovalsclassroom"},{"teacherId":8041630,"projectId":9763614,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to our classroom. We are so happy to have electric sharpeners again. The pencil boxes are keeping students organized and giving them a place to store their materials. They are thrilled to have styluses and headphones to help them with using their iPads. It makes it so much easier for them to navigate technology programs. We also added them into our class store. My students are loving the tracing sensory pads to help them practice their alphabet and writing. We even added one into our calm down corner. They were glad to have sheet protectors to use their whiteboard markers on to check off their class checklists throughout the day/week. \r\n\r\nThey were most excited and thankful for our classroom ofrenda. It came at the perfect time, right before Dia De Los Muertos. I read them the book we ordered and then we created the ofrenda together. Students each placed marigolds on our table runner and we added the LED tea light candles. I 3D printed picture holders to hold up the photos of our loved ones placed on the altar. The families were so happy and thankful that their children had this experience in the classroom. We are also enjoying all the fun games and puzzles during our Fun Friday. We love our Coco themed loteria game. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to celebrate our students' culture, heritage, and traditions.","fullyFundedDate":1760722709138,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-minds-and-honoring-traditions/9763614/","projectTitle":"Engaging Minds and Honoring Traditions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sevilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8041630"},{"teacherId":8041630,"projectId":9763894,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of a bluetooth speaker to our first and second grade classroom. This gift is making a big difference in our daily learning. Whether we're enjoying read aloud stories, practicing phonics with songs, or using calming music during quiet time, the speaker helps create a more engaging and supportive learning environment. We also will be having a holiday performance coming up, and now we can take our music rehearsal anywhere! It's nice to know that we have a speaker to utilize for those cases when technology and wifi is not on our side in the classroom. Your kindness helps our young students thrive and we appreciate it.","fullyFundedDate":1760693613919,"projectUrl":"project/power-our-sound/9763894/","projectTitle":"Power Our Sound","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sevilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8041630"},{"teacherId":4572136,"projectId":9440661,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating this rug to our classroom! We have only had it for a few weeks, but it has quickly become the new favorite place in our classroom. Students love to complete their independent work on the rug, as well as sit with a classmate to complete group work. It has also worked great for whole group learning. I can get my class to sit in a closer proximity to me, which allows for more focus and concentration. \r\n\r\nFuthermore, students have already taken pride in keeping the rug clean and love to use our classroom vacuum to clean it and the end of each day. Thank you again for this beautiful addition to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1757965252852,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-rug-for-whole-group-learning/9440661/","projectTitle":"Classroom Rug for Whole Group Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4572136_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1500960375598","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supportms-sandovalsclassroom"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_36219","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1050,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":73,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":91,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 12","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":74.7,"schoolId":36219,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Robert L Mueller Charter School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Robert L Mueller Charter School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/chula-vista-elementary-school-district/robert-l-mueller-elementary-school/36219"}