{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Peter J Shields Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":29.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1658361,"projectId":9595507,"letterContent":"Dear Friends,\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous support of our unicycle club through DonorsChoose. Because of you, our students now have unicycles to practice with—tools not just for balance but for building confidence, perseverance, and pride as they master new skills. The excitement on their faces when they first saw the unicycles was unforgettable, and that energy has grown into determination each week.\r\n\r\nWe will continue the club throughout the year, challenging ourselves to learn new tricks and preparing to ride in two upcoming parades. Your generosity has opened doors to experiences that help our students believe in themselves, and that gift is immeasurable.\r\n\r\nWith deep gratitude,\r\nNat Harris","fullyFundedDate":1755793443934,"projectUrl":"project/balancing-minds-and-bodies-unicycles-fo/9595507/","projectTitle":"Balancing Minds and Bodies: Unicycles for Kids","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Harris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1658361_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516380543122","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nathan-harris"},{"teacherId":997799,"projectId":9415209,"letterContent":"I am so beyond grateful for the tremendous support and generosity of the DonorsChoose community! With all of the new activities and options, my kiddos have been busier than ever! \r\n To be honest I've been slowly rolling out the new activities as there was so much! The kids have loved the teeter popper balance boards and stepping stones, for outdoor play. There have also been hours of enjoyment from the sensory wooden tool set, the Lego alphabet truck, and the magnatiles! The wooden sensory tool set has found it's home in our sensory table, currently filled with rainbow rice! The kids love to dig, pour, measure, and scoop the rice into, and with, the various containers and tools. The Legos have become integrated with several of our other Lego Duplo sets, and expanded their ability to build bigger and better things! As far as the magnatiles, they are always a fan favorite and tend to be a daily use item with my class! \r\n Many of the other activities, such as the phonic games, magnetic boards and letters, and number matching activities, are more often used as a small group activity with guidance from my aide or myself. These have provided invaluable, hands-on opportunities for my students and have helped develop, and in some cases solidify many of their early learning skills. \r\n Next steps are, as new skills are introduced and practiced, I have puzzles, pattern blocks, and silly putty waiting in the wings to give my kids even more new experiences. Having the ability to give my students so many options for play and hands-on experiences makes me so happy and grateful! Thank you again to all of the donors!","fullyFundedDate":1755705745981,"projectUrl":"project/equiping-students-with-tk-tools/9415209/","projectTitle":"Equiping Students With TK Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oxford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp997799_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1501968169381","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/997799"},{"teacherId":539908,"projectId":9272564,"letterContent":"Thank you all so very much for donating to our science books project! We were in huge need of non fiction, student friendly texts to support our ELA and Science units and you all came through. We also received tubs to store all our new books in! We love the books and stencils! \r\nI teach in a Title 1 school where children come from challenging situations not to mention over 25% of our kids are multi lingual learners. Giving them access to rich and engaging reading materials to booster support and interest in the sciences will enhance our classroom and learning. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1746566977798,"projectUrl":"project/science-and-math-in-the-classroom/9272564/","projectTitle":"Science and Math In The Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Burns","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp539908_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507086957879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsburns07"},{"teacherId":997799,"projectId":8948263,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your partnership and donations to my project. I teach TK, which is a hands-on play based program. As you can imagine, any resources which provide literal opportunities for hands-on experiences are just what we need, and how can you get more hands-on then puppets? To say that the students love it would not be an overstatement! It is an activity that is used most days, and often multiple times throughout the day! All students are benefiting from it's use through imaginative play, story retelling, public speaking/performing, and language practice. I have several students who are english learners and I have encouraged them to speak/tell stories in their primary language. This has opened doors and given students opportunities to explore and practice language in a safe way. One girl was not speaking (in english or her native language) in class, but when she uses the puppets she is beginning to express things verbally through play. The students vary their voices to represent different characters, re-tell old favorites, or make-up their own new stories! It is wonderful to witness and see the growth and pleasure students get from playing puppets.\r\n When I first set up the theater and showed the students the puppets there was so much excitement! They literally cheered and couldn't wait to try it out! Since that time it has been a consistently popular activity during free choice. We received a great variety of \"regular\" puppets and finger puppets so there is no end to the creativity being demonstrated!! The time the children spend on coming up with stories or retelling favorites such as Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, or The 3 Little Pigs is just amazing. I also have seen it help students work through things such as difficult situations or emotions, that might have been hard to just \"talk about\" but through puppets they were able to express things and see things from other perspectives that \r\nmay have been more out of reach at their age. I've seen students work through topics such as sharing, kindness, empathy, and sadness. It really has been an invaluable tool and resource in my class.\r\n As far as next steps, I plan to model situations with the puppets and continue to watch and see how students inevitably find ways to use the puppets on their own. It has been such a fascinating and important process and experience for me, and so many of my students, to have this resource available to us!\r\n Again I want to sincerely thank all of my donors for making this project possible in my class.","fullyFundedDate":1732117071418,"projectUrl":"project/imaginary-hands-on-play-with-puppets/8948263/","projectTitle":"Imaginary Hands-On Play with Puppets","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oxford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp997799_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1501968169381","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/997799"},{"teacherId":539908,"projectId":8626745,"letterContent":"I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your generosity and kindness! My second graders and I are forever grateful for the donations. You provided us with more hands on STEAM kits and books to get our hands on. These items will always be available and help support our curriculum. One of our standards is technology to solve problems and the Legos and kits definitely support that unit!\r\n\r\nMy students were so very excited and curious when the packages were delivered. They loved it when I opened everything in front of them and couldn't wait to get their hands on these items! You will love the pictures I am about to share. We are also so appreciative of the swivel bookcase and new books! The bookcase is a space saver!\r\n\r\nOur next steps to using these supplies is to design bridges that can hold toy cars or the robots we will construct. They will work in small groups with different kits/materials to see which is the strongest. I just created a new wish list with items to support my mathmeticians! Science, Technology and Math all go together!\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you again and the happiest of holidays to you all!","fullyFundedDate":1730580751232,"projectUrl":"project/read-and-build/8626745/","projectTitle":"Read and Build!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Burns","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp539908_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507086957879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsburns07"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_32760","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":319,"numTeachers":15,"percentFrplEligible":79,"percentAsian":6,"percentBlack":8,"percentWhite":33,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":32,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"21.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":70.1,"schoolId":32760,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Peter J Shields Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Peter J Shields Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/folsom-cordova-unif-sch-dist/peter-j-shields-elementary-school/32760"}