{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy","outOfStateSupporters":2.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4573336,"projectId":10386013,"letterContent":"Our students were happy to have new school supplies to start the year! The coloring markers and pencils are used daily for class assignments, writing activities, and creative projects. The new pencil sharpener makes it easier for students to keep their pencils ready to use, while the Command hanging strips help us display student work and keep our classroom organized. Having these supplies available helps our daily lessons run more smoothly and gives students the tools they need to complete their work. As we move into new units and classroom projects, we will continue using these materials for writing, drawing, and sharing what we learn. Thank you for helping us start the school year prepared and making our classroom a better place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1787158261970,"projectUrl":"project/new-school-year-new-supplies-10/10386013/","projectTitle":"New School Year New Supplies 1.0","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. SITU","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4573336_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y1049&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753070438786","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-situ"},{"teacherId":4573336,"projectId":10399129,"letterContent":"Our students were happy to see the new bookshelf, laptop trays, and seat cushions in our reading corner! They enjoy choosing a comfortable spot to read, work on their laptops, or complete independent activities. The bookshelf keeps our books organized and easy to reach, while the seat cushions and laptop trays give students more flexible seating options. We will continue using these materials during independent reading and class projects so students can learn in a space that feels comfortable and welcoming. Thank you for making this possible for our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1787158262195,"projectUrl":"project/reading-corner-10/10399129/","projectTitle":"Reading Corner 1.0","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. SITU","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4573336_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y1049&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753070438786","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-situ"},{"teacherId":4573336,"projectId":10400359,"letterContent":"Our students are so happy and appreciative to have more fun books added to our classroom library! The new books have brought fresh excitement to independent reading, and the graphic novels have been a big hit. Students have enjoyed exploring the new titles and have even started asking for more books in similar genres to add to our classroom collection. The I Survived series has been especially popular, keeping students interested in reading while introducing them to age appropriate stories about historical events and survival. It has been wonderful to see students excited to pick up a book, discover new stories, and read for fun. \r\nThank you for helping us build a classroom library that encourages our students to enjoy reading and explore books they love!","fullyFundedDate":1787158261296,"projectUrl":"project/we-love-to-read/10400359/","projectTitle":"We Love to Read!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. SITU","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4573336_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y1049&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753070438786","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-situ"},{"teacherId":4573336,"projectId":10215802,"letterContent":"Our school recently celebrated Volunteer Appreciation Day, and our students used the new poster boards and cardstock to create colorful gratitude posters for our volunteers. These posters were a meaningful way for students to express how much they appreciate the time, effort, and dedication our volunteers contribute to our school community.\r\n\r\nWe are very fortunate to have a dedicated group of parents who consistently volunteer their time to support our students and staff. The volunteers were truly impressed by the students' creative poster designs and heartfelt thank-you messages. Students took great pride in creating these colorful displays of appreciation, helping make the celebration even more special. Thank you again for making this experience possible!","fullyFundedDate":1777993255252,"projectUrl":"project/project-supplies-restock-10/10215802/","projectTitle":"Project Supplies Restock 1.0","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. SITU","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4573336_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y1049&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753070438786","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-situ"},{"teacherId":4573336,"projectId":10233404,"letterContent":"Our 5th graders have completed many projects throughout the year, and the color printer has been a tremendous help in allowing teachers and students to create vibrant visuals for printing. The steady supply of coloring materials has also given students the opportunity to produce colorful artwork, such as informational posters. The restocking of ink cartridges was crucial, as our printer has been heavily used over the past few months and the ink supply was running low. With the replacement cartridges, students can continue creating colorful representations of their projects and showcase their learning through high-quality printed materials. Again, we are grateful for your support, which has helped provide meaningful learning experiences for our students. Thanks to your generosity, our students can end the school year on a high note and take pride in the projects and artwork they have created.","fullyFundedDate":1777993254597,"projectUrl":"project/lets-make-learning-colorful/10233404/","projectTitle":"Let's Make Learning Colorful!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. SITU","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4573336_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y1049&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753070438786","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-situ"},{"teacherId":56956,"projectId":10157144,"letterContent":"I wanted to send a heartfelt thank you for your wonderful donation of Crayola markers. They have become an instant favorite in the art studio!\r\n\r\nBeyond traditional coloring, these markers have opened up new creative doors—the students have been absolutely delighted learning how to transform them into watercolor paints with just a little brush and water. This dual use is a game-changer, particularly for our lower-grade students. It allows them to experiment with the beautiful fluid effects of watercolor while using a tool that is easy for their developing fine motor skills to grip and control.\r\n\r\nOur second grade students used these Crayola markers to create a beautiful landscape painting. The students were surprised to find that the markers not only create beautiful line, but can also be blend to create a watercolor look. \r\n\r\nThank you for bringing so much color and joy to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1778517229587,"projectUrl":"project/art-supplies-for-students/10157144/","projectTitle":"Art Supplies for Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp56956_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534620877925","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/56956"},{"teacherId":4573336,"projectId":10169984,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom initiative to start our own classroom library. Our students are overjoyed with the books we ordered from this project. Everyday, students have a dedicated reading block where students can select books from our new classroom library and read quietly without interruption. I noticed a lot of students started to take a deeper interest during this reading segment and has been requesting more books to add on to our current collection. \r\n\r\nWe are really grateful for having our classroom library. My students has been reading more consistently because of the ease of access. We will continue to strive for providing more reading options for our 5th graders to promote their love for reading.","fullyFundedDate":1775177728613,"projectUrl":"project/reading-can-be-funlets-make-it-happen/10169984/","projectTitle":"Reading Can Be Fun—Let’s Make It Happen!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. SITU","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4573336_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y1049&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753070438786","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-situ"},{"teacherId":4573336,"projectId":9966420,"letterContent":"We are gearing for Spring and students are very excited to learn that they get to do an art project on Earth Day. Currently, we have received all the art supplies and materials needed to start and to complete this special project. I am even more excited since my co-teacher will also collaborate with me on turning this art project into a interdisciplinary project that covers ELA, CLA, Science and Art. Doesn't this sound very exciting? \r\nThe timing of this project is also perfect because students just finished taking their interim assessments, which was 3-weeks long, and this themed project will be a fun way to learn about the environment and put their knowledge into actions and into visuals. \r\nThank you for supporting this project of mine, again. I love doing art with my students and being able to provide something hands-on for my students to do in class and to take home for actual use will be a memorable experience for most, if not all.","fullyFundedDate":1769276431117,"projectUrl":"project/every-day-is-earth-day/9966420/","projectTitle":"Every Day is Earth Day","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. SITU","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4573336_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y1049&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753070438786","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-situ"},{"teacherId":4573336,"projectId":9966366,"letterContent":"We are excited with these new headphones! We have been trying to replace the old and faulty ones before the state assessments. They came right before our interim assessments and all of our students were able to use a headphone device for their testing purposes. Not only we use these headphones for testing, students also have the option to wear them during Chinese reading time listening to audiobooks and/or to block off some noises for students with IEPs. \r\nThank you again for providing our students the tools for success. We will make sure the students have a good system for taking care of these devices for all future uses.","fullyFundedDate":1769276431136,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-needed-for-state-testing/9966366/","projectTitle":"Headphones Needed for State Testing!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. SITU","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4573336_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y1049&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753070438786","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-situ"},{"teacherId":10071752,"projectId":9880181,"letterContent":"The Girls' Talk was an amazing experience for everyone involved. We have received so much positive feedback from the parents and girls. They had so much fun and the event was so nice and organized thanks to your donations. \r\n\r\nWe invited parents from the fourth grade so that they will now know how to set up the event as the years progress. They loved it and they plan to copy all of our ideas. \r\n\r\nI feel that the moms and daughters have such practical ways to approach growing up and they know they can rely on each other.","fullyFundedDate":1763246956159,"projectUrl":"project/girls-talk-essentials/9880181/","projectTitle":"Girls’ Talk Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Suitor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10071752"},{"teacherId":4573336,"projectId":9617905,"letterContent":"This is probably one of the most exciting news for my students this school year. Although I am confident my students are fully capable of demonstrating good behaviors and producing wonderful work, I also pleased to provide them a little classroom incentive as our way to show gratitude and recognition. As a teacher, I am a strong proponent of positive reinforcement since I was once a student who benefited from such system. No matter how big or small these gestures are, students will always remember the positive encouragement and recognition coming from such experience. I want to build rapport with my students and I believe a little incentive here and there can definitely give my reluctant learners a push and for my star learners to go above and beyond.","fullyFundedDate":1755695173291,"projectUrl":"project/encouraging-success-classroom-incentive/9617905/","projectTitle":"Encouraging Success: Classroom Incentives for Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. SITU","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4573336_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y1049&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753070438786","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-situ"},{"teacherId":4573336,"projectId":9617590,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing a classroom color printer to our students and to teachers. It makes daily planning and printing a lot more manageable, especially when teachers want to print on the go for students but can't leave the classroom to access the work room. We were able to set up this color printer in the classroom and connected to the school network and to my devices so we can easily print both black and colored copies for classroom displays and student projects. My students are very grateful for this resource since it saves us a lot of time and effort when we can print from the comfort of our desks in the classroom. The ink cartridges will be able to last for the remainder of the school year so we are looking forward to completing more assignments and projects using this awesome tool!","fullyFundedDate":1755695172267,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-color-printer-for-student-proj/9617590/","projectTitle":"Classroom Color Printer for Student Projects","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. SITU","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4573336_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y1049&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753070438786","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-situ"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_133766","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":455,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":13,"percentAsian":81,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":3,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":1,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":12,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 4","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":97.9,"schoolId":133766,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/irvine-unified-school-district/irvine-chinese-immersion-academy/133766"}