{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Jeanne Meadows Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":24.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":199210,"projectId":10340842,"letterContent":"Welcome to our kindergarten classroom! Starting school is a huge milestone for my 25 eager learners, and having these essential art supplies ready on day one made a world of difference. During our very first week, your generosity allowed us to dive straight into hands-on creativity—creating colorful school crowns, personalized name activities, and wonderful self-portraits. Thanks to the multicultural construction paper, every single child was able to find a shade that matched their skin tone, helping them feel seen, valued, and right at home in our classroom.\r\n\r\nBeyond the initial fun, these materials are building critical fine motor skills and confidence in our five-year-olds every day. The sturdy cardstock keeps their artistic creations intact to display proudly, while the labels help our young students take ownership of their work and stay organized. Thank you so much for believing in our classroom and giving these young artists the bright, inclusive start they deserve!","fullyFundedDate":1782415251515,"projectUrl":"project/c-is-for-cardstock-and-construction-pape/10340842/","projectTitle":"C is for Cardstock and Construction Paper","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/199210"},{"teacherId":199210,"projectId":10340118,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and support for our classroom! Because of your kind gift, our school year started on the most magical note. We used the cups you provided to make special \"jitter juice\" drinks to celebrate our very first week of kindergarten. The children were so excited to toast to their new adventure, and it completely turned their first-week nerves into pure joy and big smiles.\r\n\r\nYour kindness has given my little learners a bright, welcoming start to their school journey. The excitement doesn't end here, though—we can't wait to use the rest of the amazing art materials for projects throughout the entire school year. Having these supplies allows my students to express their creativity, build fine motor skills, and make memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you for caring about our classroom and believing in my students!","fullyFundedDate":1781966282238,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-art-supplies-for-little-artists/10340118/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Art Supplies for Little Artists","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/199210"},{"teacherId":199210,"projectId":10339614,"letterContent":"Seeing my new kindergarteners step into our classroom for the very first time is pure magic—they are so full of wide-eyed wonder and excitement! In our room, little hands learn best by doing, building, and creating every single day. Thanks to your incredible generosity, every child was greeted on day one with their very own pencil box filled with scissors, glue sticks, and pencils made just for tiny hands. Having these special supplies all to themselves removes any worry about sharing and instantly fills them with a heartwarming sense of pride and ownership.\r\n\r\nYour kindness means so much more than just providing materials; it gives these children the confidence to shine. Instead of waiting or searching for tools, my students can dive straight into learning, cutting, writing, and exploring without missing a single beat. You have helped twenty-five precious five-year-olds start their big school journey feeling special, cared for, and ready to grow. From the bottom of all our hearts, thank you for making their very first school year so magical!","fullyFundedDate":1785002006469,"projectUrl":"project/school-supplies-for-krafty-kinders/10339614/","projectTitle":"School Supplies for Krafty Kinders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/199210"},{"teacherId":2559654,"projectId":10238621,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to our project, \"Notetaking Essentials!\" A new school year has just begun and we have passed out the new compositions notebooks and fine line markers so each student has their own set. We use the colorful composition notebooks to take notes in science and social studies. The black notebooks are used for English language arts and reading. The markers are used for colorful notetaking and diagramming so students can retain the material. We also use the markers for art projects as well. The older students prefer the skinny markers over the wide fat markers as they can be more precise now that they have more manual dexterity. \r\n\r\nThese new school supplies for the year are essential to our learning. We truly appreciate the support to have them for our class.","fullyFundedDate":1778505724323,"projectUrl":"project/notetaking-essentials/10238621/","projectTitle":"Notetaking Essentials!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Le-Nguyen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2559654_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509813914221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2559654"},{"teacherId":2559654,"projectId":10285684,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to our project, \"Learning from Our Mistakes!\" The new school year has just begun and we have handed out the spiral notebooks we use for math. Students use these as \"interactive notebooks\" to glue learning guides and take notes in. \r\n\r\nIn math a growth mindset is really needed as taking risks and making mistakes is part of learning. The erasers you providing will be very helpful in that endeavor as we say if you are not erasing and making mistakes you are not learning! \r\n\r\nThank you for helping us start off the year with new materials and supplies to encourage learning.","fullyFundedDate":1779039320620,"projectUrl":"project/learning-from-our-mistakes/10285684/","projectTitle":"Learning from Our Mistakes!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Le-Nguyen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2559654_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509813914221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2559654"},{"teacherId":2559654,"projectId":10290556,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to our project, \"Digital Detox.\" On Fridays if the students have completed all their learning goals like homework completion and weekly goals, they can participate in \"Fun Friday\" where they have can free choice time. Unfortunately, many choose to play games on their Chromebooks at this time. However, gaming on Chromebooks the students have very little interaction and end up just staring at the screens instead of making friends. \r\n\r\nYour donations to our project has provided more games for students to play on Fridays so we have banned playing on Chromebooks as one of the choices. As a result the students are actually having conversations and making eye contact. It has made the building the classroom community so much better. I actually hear talking and laughing again! The students actually realize that face time interacting with peers is actually more enjoyable. Thank you helping my students digitally detox!","fullyFundedDate":1779040954111,"projectUrl":"project/digital-detox/10290556/","projectTitle":"Digital Detox!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Le-Nguyen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2559654_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509813914221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2559654"},{"teacherId":2559654,"projectId":10210678,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to our project, \"Art and Organizational Tools.\"\r\n\r\nAt the end of the year these supplies have really dwindled and the plastic bags for our manipulatives have all ripped. Having a refresh of these materials have really made the last few weeks of the school year that much better. \r\n\r\nWe reorganized our fraction tiles into the sturdier zip up bags to use and save for the upcoming school years. And we used the art supplies to make water color Mother's Day cards for the students to bring home. They turned out very pretty and the students were proud to give them to the mother figures in their lives. \r\n\r\nPublic school teachers truly appreciate the support as often the school budgets do not allow for these little things that make the school year better and that much more enjoyable.","fullyFundedDate":1778019390406,"projectUrl":"project/art-and-organization-tools/10210678/","projectTitle":"Art and Organization Tools!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Le-Nguyen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2559654_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509813914221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2559654"},{"teacherId":2559654,"projectId":10215045,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous sponsorship of our project, \"Flocabulary: Hip Hop Makes Learning Fun.\" Because of you our subscription has been extended for one more year of colorful, graphic and engaging videos from Flocabulary. Flocabulary is a great resource that presents educational concepts in an engaging way through hip-hop music. We use the videos all the time and the students enjoy it so much. The videos can introduce a concept, reinforce the concept or be used as a transition from one activity to another. The students absorb the material so much more easily and in a more enjoyable way when they can watch it in a Flocabulary video.\r\n\r\nJust today, we were going over grammar. Quite honestly, it was not the most riveting lesson on the punctuation of titles, but the students started spontaneously singing the video related to the learning. Many of them remembered the rules and applied them correctly all due to the video. Anytime you can hook the students into the learning and engage them in something they can relate to it is a success. Learning is so much more effective and fun when hooked with a beat and told by an hip-hop artist. Thank you for\r\nallowing the rhythms and rhymes continue in our classroom for one more year!","fullyFundedDate":1778505713399,"projectUrl":"project/flocabulary-hip-hop-makes-learning-fun/10215045/","projectTitle":"Flocabulary! Hip-Hop Makes Learning Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Le-Nguyen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2559654_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509813914221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2559654"},{"teacherId":3332959,"projectId":10240874,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your generous support of our \"Listening Center\" project. You should have seen the excitement in the classroom when it arrived, the kids couldn't wait to try it out! They have been completely captivated by stories like The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle and Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell. Seeing them smile and hearing their laughter through their headphones has been absolute magic. To wrap up their listening time, they've been drawing beautiful pictures to illustrate their favorite parts of the stories. Thank you for bringing so much joy and engagement to our early literacy lessons!","fullyFundedDate":1778505724509,"projectUrl":"project/listening-center/10240874/","projectTitle":"Listening Center","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3332959"},{"teacherId":3332959,"projectId":10233101,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Germs Away, Play All Day.\" For many of my students, this is their very first year in school, and my goal is to keep them healthy so they can make wonderful memories. Your generous donation of hand wipes and soap has been essential in keeping our classroom clean and minimizing the spread of germs. The students have built great habits, washing their hands every time they come in from recess and using the wipes whenever needed. Thank you for helping us keep the germs away so we can focus on learning and playing!","fullyFundedDate":1778505720554,"projectUrl":"project/germs-away-play-all-day/10233101/","projectTitle":"Germs Away, Play All Day","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3332959"},{"teacherId":3332959,"projectId":10233073,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our project, \"Wild About Prizes.\" My little learners have worked incredibly hard and learned so much this year in TK! They have mastered writing their names, identifying alphabet letters, and learning the sounds. When my students put in that extra effort, I love to reward them with a special treat. Your generous donation of sticky hands, keychains, and mini magnet boards has added so much excitement and variety to our prize box. The students were thrilled to choose their rewards, and this project truly taught them that hard work pays off. Thank you again for your kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1778505721064,"projectUrl":"project/wild-for-prizes/10233073/","projectTitle":"Wild For Prizes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3332959"},{"teacherId":3332959,"projectId":10232625,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your support of our \"Outdoor Sensory Table\" project. You should have seen the excitement on the students' faces when it arrived! We immediately set it up with beads on one side and sensory strings on the other. It has been a joy to watch them use the fine-motor tools to scoop and transfer the beads into bowls and explore how they run down the ramp. This table has quickly become a favorite outdoor activity, keeping the children deeply engaged and focused. Thank you again for making this possible for our class!","fullyFundedDate":1778505726322,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-sensory-table/10232625/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Sensory Table","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Duong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3332959"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_4791","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":496,"numTeachers":23,"percentFrplEligible":66,"percentAsian":19,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":77,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"21.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":75.9,"schoolId":4791,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Jeanne Meadows Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Jeanne Meadows Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/franklin-mckinley-school-district/jeanne-meadows-elementary-school/4791"}