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They use them during our small group time when they are finished with their must do's. \r\n\r\nThe mesh pockets are so helpful too. It has made organizing book sets a breeze. The students just return the books to the mesh pouch, zip them up, and place them in our book clubs storage bin.","fullyFundedDate":1773931197694,"projectUrl":"project/early-reader-book-clubs/10046735/","projectTitle":"Early Reader Book Clubs!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3682907_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721593919062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/denise-williams"},{"teacherId":3682907,"projectId":10046453,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! The kids had fun unboxing everything. They did a great job putting the spike ball together too. I love watching them learn how to read directions to put things together. \r\n\r\nWe are all excited about the new bouncy balls for handball and four square. They fit perfectly in the storage bag too. \r\n\r\nWe are still learning how to play the spike ball, but it's definitely a hit! I think it's going to take a bit of practice to play something new, for the kids and me. Thanks again for keeping my students healthy and active!","fullyFundedDate":1771035568223,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-moving/10046453/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Moving!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3682907_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721593919062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/denise-williams"},{"teacherId":3682907,"projectId":9463031,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the new flashlights! The kids love the different colors and have begin clipping the flashlights on furniture. I love seeing how they come up with creative ways to use them. \r\n\r\nThanks for the charging station as well! It is soooo much faster for me to charge 5 flashlights at once, rather than 1 at a time. It allows us to have more fully charged lights for our Flashlight Fridays. \r\n\r\nWe all love the light covers too! 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They loved all the different options they had for decorating their snowmen. \r\n\r\nWe also read some snowmen books and had snowball fights using books and fake snowballs from past projects. This day is always so memorable for the kids, so THANK YOU!","fullyFundedDate":1755721228150,"projectUrl":"project/snow-day-is-snow-much-fun/9607076/","projectTitle":"Snow Day is SNOW Much Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3682907_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721593919062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/denise-williams"},{"teacherId":3682907,"projectId":9720310,"letterContent":"The kids LOVE these reading games! I love that they ask to play with them during recess too. The board game has been so much fun for my on level readers. They love playing against each other in their free time. \r\n\r\nThe games with different grade level cards is fun too! I showed them how they can play with friends at different levels by each using their own floats deck that's appropriate to them. I love that they don't have to play solely with kids who are at similar reading levels. \r\n\r\nThank you for making free time during reading both educational and fun!","fullyFundedDate":1768524029968,"projectUrl":"project/game-on-reading-version/9720310/","projectTitle":"GAME ON Reading Version!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3682907_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721593919062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/denise-williams"},{"teacherId":3682907,"projectId":9331247,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me out with classroom organization and my bulletin boards! The magnetic clips work so well for hanging up papers and other information on my whiteboard. It's so easy to quickly hang up a sample and to add student papers in a neat pile and check off list.\r\n\r\nThe cardstock has worked well for cutting out titles for bulletin boards. The colors are bright and make a nice display in our classroom! The double sided tape is great too! We use it to mount our work on construction paper. It always looks so nice when we have our work matted. Thanks again for all you do!","fullyFundedDate":1752505318560,"projectUrl":"project/display-bulletin-boards-open-hose-oh/9331247/","projectTitle":"Display, Bulletin Boards, Open Hose, Oh My!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3682907_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721593919062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/denise-williams"},{"teacherId":3682907,"projectId":9232276,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for these sets of books! My students are loving being able to read chapter books. Being able to read and talk about them with friends has been motivational and improves their comprehension. They are just beginning to read chapter books so having classmates who they can discuss the book with and ask questions of makes it easier! We haven't yet started note taking, but that's our next step. The kids love annotating their thinking on sticky notes to remind them what they wanted to talk about. I love classroom book clubs. Thanks again!!","fullyFundedDate":1753299219351,"projectUrl":"project/whats-a-friendship-book-club-without-gr/9232276/","projectTitle":"What's a Friendship Book Club Without Great Books?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3682907_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721593919062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/denise-williams"},{"teacherId":3682907,"projectId":9821749,"letterContent":"The kids and I are so excited for our new air purifier. They loved unboxing it and setting it up. When we first plugged it in, the rating was in the 70's. It soon made it to the 90's. The kids are enjoying monitoring the air quality score. After recess, it went down again when we all came in. However, it again went back up after a little while. Thanks again for helping us to have a \"fresh air\" classroom while keeping the classroom door shut all day! We miss the fresh air, and this purifier helps us feel like we are still getting some.","fullyFundedDate":1763586581303,"projectUrl":"project/breathe-easy/9821749/","projectTitle":"Breathe Easy!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3682907_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721593919062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/denise-williams"},{"teacherId":3682907,"projectId":9156393,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation so that I have supplies to start the school year strong! As I am setting up my classroom, it's so nice to not worry about purchasing the items I need for the first day of school in 8 short days. I have been organizing supplies for the students, and having the skinny dry erase markers and erasers is helpful. The kids will also be excited about their triangular pencils to start the school year! 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It helped my second graders begin to differentiate between tattling to get someone in trouble and knowing when to get an adult involved. These books have also helped them with tools to try and salve small problems independently. Dealing with the small problems that occur at recess and lunch can take time away from getting started when we return to class. You've helped me with books to curb this. They helped at the end of the last school year, and I am excited to begin the upcoming school year with these read alouds that teach important social skills!","fullyFundedDate":1744210916777,"projectUrl":"project/tattle-no-more/9246066/","projectTitle":"Tattle No More!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3682907_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721593919062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/denise-williams"},{"teacherId":9118739,"projectId":9157883,"letterContent":"My students absolutely loved the books. They were upset if they missed read-aloud time. It even held their attention at the end of the year. It was one of their favorite parts of the day.\r\n\r\nDuring the time we were reading the books the students got the opportunity to practice discussing them. They would make inferences, predictions, ask and answer questions, and summarize important events. 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Northcutt Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Fountain Vly., California that is part of Garden Grove Unified School District.
It serves 394 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
Its teachers have had 89 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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89%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Northcutt Elementary School
$24,831
raised using DonorsChoose
89
projects
funded
13
teachers
funded
96
donors
23
projects
for
basic supplies
3
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
12
projects
for
art supplies
Northcutt Elementary School has received support from
71 individuals from California and
25 individuals out-of-state.