{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Marshall Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":22.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10519612,"projectId":10309912,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for sponsoring our classroom. The students were beyond excited when they opened up the packages that you helped to fund. We already have started using the \"Morning Meeting Questions\" to help build a positive rapport. We also have started reading some of the books that were purchased.\r\n In the near future I plan to use the Squishmallows as \"reading buddies\" that will incentivize the students to have both positive behavior and good work ethic in regards to their reading. I also plan to use the stamps and stationary to help them to write their own letters and will use the Polaroid Camera to help make creative crafts to send to their families for the holidays. I cannot wait to get to see them experience those activities. Thank you again SO much from my students and myself.","fullyFundedDate":1782244289954,"projectUrl":"project/make-learning-fun-again/10309912/","projectTitle":"Make Learning Fun Again!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fordyce","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10519612_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y409&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1779906897565","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10519612"},{"teacherId":7888252,"projectId":10401858,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through DonorsChoose! We are truly grateful for the new read-aloud books you helped provide for our students.\r\n\r\nThese books will bring exciting stories, new adventures, and meaningful learning experiences into our classroom. Our students will enjoy listening to stories, sharing their ideas, building their vocabulary, and developing a love for reading. I have taken special care to find titles that are connected to our Kindergarten curriculum and topics that my students love year after year.\r\n\r\nWe have read aloud time each day after lunch. My students love this time to relax and enjoy good books with topics and characters that they love.\r\n\r\nYour generosity helps make learning more engaging and special for our students. Thank you for believing in our classroom and helping us build a wonderful collection of books that our students can enjoy for years to come.\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt gratitude,\r\nOur Classroom","fullyFundedDate":1787182300864,"projectUrl":"project/read-aloud-and-dream-big/10401858/","projectTitle":"Read Aloud and Dream Big!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Veliz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7888252_orig.jpg?crop=651,651,x90,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704340543389","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7888252"},{"teacherId":7888252,"projectId":10204621,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through DonorsChoose. Your generosity has helped us create a new calming corner by adding a comfortable and private area for students to self-regulate, reset and return to learning. Our new cozy couch and chair set have made our classroom library a new and inviting area for students to read together in an organized way. My students were very excited to see the transformation of our new library!\r\n\r\nThese new spaces have definitely given our students a comfortable and welcoming place to relax, read, learn, and feel safe. Having a cozy space where students can take a break or enjoy a good book will make a meaningful difference in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThe calming corner has been such a useful space for all of my students, but especially the ones who need some extra social emotional support.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your kindness and for helping make our classroom a warm, comfortable, and inviting place for our students.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and supporting their learning!","fullyFundedDate":1778120618930,"projectUrl":"project/calm-bodies-and-happy-readers/10204621/","projectTitle":"Calm Bodies and Happy Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Veliz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7888252_orig.jpg?crop=651,651,x90,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704340543389","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7888252"},{"teacherId":7888252,"projectId":10089879,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our classroom. Your kindness and generosity have provided us with a magnetic easel on wheels, a Tattle Phone, and a voice amplifier.\r\n\r\nThese materials will make a meaningful difference in our classroom. The magnetic easel will give students an engaging, hands-on way to participate in lessons and activities. The Tattle Phone will help students practice expressing their thoughts and feelings, while the voice amplifier will help make sure every student can hear and connect during classroom discussions and activities.\r\n\r\nYour support means more than just providing classroom materials. It shows my students that there are people who believe in them and want to see them succeed.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your generosity and for making our classroom a better place for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1773685500651,"projectUrl":"project/our-kindergarten-voices-need-to-be-seen/10089879/","projectTitle":"Our Kindergarten Voices Need to Be Seen and Heard!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Veliz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7888252_orig.jpg?crop=651,651,x90,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704340543389","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7888252"},{"teacherId":4346715,"projectId":10099121,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our classroom project. Your kindness and commitment to education have made a meaningful difference for our students. Because of your contribution, our classroom will have new opportunities to learn, explore, and grow. With your generous donation I have already started to use the books during our integrated math center. Students are listening to stories that put abstract concepts like addition, subtraction, patterns, and sorting into meaningful stories that they relate to. This helps them practice and eventually learn basic foundational math concepts.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your generosity and for investing in our students' success. Thank you for helping make this project possible.","fullyFundedDate":1774963718272,"projectUrl":"project/connecting-mathematical-understanding-th/10099121/","projectTitle":"Connecting Mathematical Understanding Through Engaging Stories","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dzerigian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4346715_orig.png?crop=1049,1050,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722560201282","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4346715"},{"teacherId":4346715,"projectId":10077796,"letterContent":"Your generous donation allowed for my 4 and 5 year old students to have access to quality, age appropriate books, that go along with our thematic units. Students are excited to retell familiar stories to each other. They are engaged in conversations during partner time and can sit and get immersed in looking at the pictures even on their own.\r\n\r\nDuring the start of a new unit, students are excited to see what new book we will use to practice retelling, naming character, and identifying problems. The books then are available to them to use and share with their friends. \r\n\r\nI will always be thankful to donors such as yourselves for making classrooms come a live with the excitement of young learners.","fullyFundedDate":1771119998182,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-literacy-to-life/10077796/","projectTitle":"Bringing Literacy to Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dzerigian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4346715_orig.png?crop=1049,1050,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722560201282","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4346715"},{"teacherId":1234907,"projectId":9665041,"letterContent":"Dear Campbell Foundation,\r\n\r\nOn behalf of our Transitional Kindergarten class in Fowler, California, I would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation of Lakeshore learning materials for our students. Your support has truly made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and we are incredibly thankful for your investment in our young learners.\r\n\r\nThe math and reading materials you provided have brought so much excitement and engagement into our daily learning routine. Our students absolutely love the hands-on activities. Each day, they eagerly look forward to coming to school to explore the new centers. It has been such a joy to watch their faces light up with smiles as they work with the colorful, interactive materials. Their enthusiasm for learning has grown tremendously because of your generosity.\r\n\r\nThe Lakeshore materials have strengthened our students' foundational skills in so many important areas. Through the new math centers, students are developing number recognition, counting skills, shape identification, and early problem-solving abilities. In our literacy centers, they are building alphabet knowledge, practicing letter sounds, and strengthening early reading skills. The hands-on approach allows students to touch, move, sort, build, and explore concepts in a way that makes learning meaningful and memorable.","fullyFundedDate":1763474796845,"projectUrl":"project/amazing-math-and-literacy-centers-for-my/9665041/","projectTitle":"Amazing Math and Literacy Centers for my TK Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kitzmiller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1234907_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1708319645732","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1234907"},{"teacherId":2986909,"projectId":9389315,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of my kindergarten classroom! Because of you, my students now have a cozy classroom rug that has already become the heart of our room.\r\n\r\nIn kindergarten, the floor is more than just a place to sit. It's where learning truly comes alive. Our new rug is where students gather for morning meetings, listen to stories, practice letters and sounds, share ideas, and learn how to be part of a community. It has created a safe, comfortable space where my students feel calm, included, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and investing in their early learning journey. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1755750464144,"projectUrl":"project/learning-starts-where-we-sit-on-the-ru/9389315/","projectTitle":"Learning Starts Where We Sit — On the Rug!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gutiérrez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2986909_orig.png?crop=651,651,x0,y84&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748736136058","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mairaabcd"},{"teacherId":4346715,"projectId":9368042,"letterContent":"On behalf of our classroom, I extend our sincere gratitude for your generous donation. Your support has helped foster my students intrinsic value in their work. For example, the drying rack has enabled our students to see how their hard work is valued. Students are able to take their finished products home after they has fully dried and assembled. Parents have also commented on how their child is showing an increase in pride in their work. \r\n\r\nMy students are also improving their fine motor skills using the transformer robots and play dough scissors. Their writing stamina has increased greatly and this is directly related to the use of age appropriate toys that are both engaging and sturdy for little hands to develop the muscles needed for writing.\r\n\r\nThere is an infinite amount of skills my students are gaining from you donations. Thank you for being a part of their growth and development.","fullyFundedDate":1755613400879,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning-needs-for-early-litera/9368042/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Learning Needs for Early Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dzerigian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4346715_orig.png?crop=1049,1050,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722560201282","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4346715"},{"teacherId":9628858,"projectId":9316782,"letterContent":"Our class now has some wonderful books that allow us to explore learning about our emotions and how to connect to others with kindness and empathy. We also can read about exciting topics like animals and special holidays in ways that come alive on the pages and make us wonder more about the world. \r\n \r\nWe still have many more to read about and we are savoring each one. A big benefit of having more books that students love means improvement in oral language skills, an important prequisite to learning how to read. Thank you so much for contributing to these little minds!","fullyFundedDate":1746898192899,"projectUrl":"project/readers-galore/9316782/","projectTitle":"Readers Galore","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cheatham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9628858"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_77297","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":510,"numTeachers":22,"percentFrplEligible":80,"percentAsian":6,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":7,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":81,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 2","studentTeacherRatio":"23.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":78.0,"schoolId":77297,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Marshall Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Marshall Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/fowler-unified-school-district/marshall-elementary-school/77297"}