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These markers will continue to support hands-on learning and active participation throughout the remainder of the year. \r\n\r\nThank you for giving my students the tools they need to learn with confidence and joy. Your generosity truly makes a meaningful difference every day.","fullyFundedDate":1758918204526,"projectUrl":"project/math-problem-solving-at-steam/9417102/","projectTitle":"Math Problem Solving at STEAM","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reed","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5237257_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535141137755","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5237257"},{"teacherId":8512297,"projectId":9410198,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support! My students were thrilled when they saw our new humanities resources — their excitement filled the room. We've been using them to explore history and culture through hands-on projects and meaningful discussions. \r\n\r\nNext, we'll be using these materials to deepen our understanding of diverse perspectives and voices throughout history. Your support is helping my students think critically, communicate thoughtfully, and see themselves as global citizens. 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These materials have already brought our math lessons to life and given students hands-on opportunities to explore concepts like perimeter and area in meaningful, creative ways.\r\n\r\nYour contributions are helping us bridge math and real-world applications — students have measured, designed, and built projects that make learning both engaging and memorable. Later this year, these same tools will be used again as we create 3D nets to deepen our understanding of surface area.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our classroom and helping make learning tangible, inspiring, and fun for our students. Like I had said before, access to these tools are what created my passion for learning mathematics. 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Instead of borrowing from a limited classroom supply or trying to solve complex problems without the proper tool, students are now able to fully engage in lessons, practice problems more efficiently, and build confidence in their math skills.\r\n\r\nThe calculators have also allowed me to shift the focus of instruction. Rather than spending time on lengthy arithmetic, we can dive deeper into higher-level concepts such as graphing, problem solving, and real-world applications of math. Students are more willing to take risks and explore multiple strategies because they aren't held back by calculation errors. Overall, your generosity has not only improved academic performance but has also boosted student motivation and created a more equitable and engaging learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1751134952624,"projectUrl":"project/ive-got-problems-but-you-can-solve-them/9151747/","projectTitle":"I've Got Problems But You Can Solve Them! 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This has helped them feel confident in their learning and keeps them excited to show up to my class!","fullyFundedDate":1752815541486,"projectUrl":"project/acing-middle-school-with-supplies/9292949/","projectTitle":"Acing Middle School With Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pourhashem","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6762271_orig.jpg?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1567267064458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6762271"},{"teacherId":8598323,"projectId":8971751,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to my classroom. As teachers at my school, we are allotted only $100 for supplies each year, which, as you can imagine, doesn't stretch very far in today's world. Your support has made a meaningful difference for both me and my students. We are incredibly grateful to have supplies like working markers and full sets of colored pencils—basic tools that can often be taken for granted but are essential to creating an engaging learning environment.\r\n\r\nThese materials will be used in a variety of creative and educational ways throughout the school year. From math art and graphing projects to other hands-on activities, your donation helps bring our lessons to life and keeps students excited and involved. Thank you again for your generosity—it truly means the world to us and enhances the learning experience in ways that words can hardly express.\r\n\r\nWith Gratitude,\r\nBarbara Dotson","fullyFundedDate":1742926384953,"projectUrl":"project/ordinary-to-extraordinary/8971751/","projectTitle":"Ordinary to Extraordinary!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dotson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8598323_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x710,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660172524590","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8598323"},{"teacherId":9060089,"projectId":9034829,"letterContent":"Thank you for the supplies you provided to our classroom. We really cannot do such awesome things in our classroom without support from donors like you. \r\n\r\nMy students have enjoyed having Otterpops from the freezer as rewards in class. This has been especially motivating as we are nearing the end of the year and taking all of the end of the year tests. It has been a nice way to mix up our usual celebrations and give students something new to look forward to. \r\n\r\nWe had our recent Mathlete celebration and they were so excited to have a new game to play this time. Basketball has been a popular game this year with students and having a variation they could play with their friends at our celebration was very much enjoyed!","fullyFundedDate":1743050032324,"projectUrl":"project/adding-more-awesomeness-to-our-academic/9034829/","projectTitle":"Adding More Awesomeness to Our Academic Celebrations!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Murdock","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9060089_orig.jpg?crop=271,271,x70,y126&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1685140608735","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9060089"},{"teacherId":6762271,"projectId":9317683,"letterContent":"My wonderful students and I thank you for your donations. I cannot tell you how happy they were to see the new bingo games, guess who, and heads up! I had students who are typically so unsure and too shy to speak actually asking questions in English to their classmates. Through your donations my newcomers are able to practice their acquired language skills in a fun and helpful way. But these games go beyond practicing their language acquisition skills. These games also build life skills such as friendship, patience, getting along and kindness. Most importantly for middle schoolers, it builds a love for coming to school which makes me so grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1746786994543,"projectUrl":"project/first-chapters-new-books-and-new-games/9317683/","projectTitle":"First Chapters: New Books and New Games for Newcomers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pourhashem","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6762271_orig.jpg?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1567267064458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6762271"},{"teacherId":9060089,"projectId":8549211,"letterContent":"My students and I are so thankful for the classroom supplies your donations provided us! The pencils and erasers we received are left out for students each day to borrow or keep for the day if needed. I appreciate having this system as it's one less thing for students to have to worry about if they need a pencil or eraser to complete their assignment for the day. The Life Savers are given to students during all tests and quizzes as a way to help them focus and the Jolly Ranchers are given out as prizes to the top 3 winners in our math Blooket competitions. This has been a great way to increase engagement also as students enjoy the surprise of getting rewarded. Every student in my classes has a three prong folder that holds their weekly warm up, any math work, and all notes. This has been essential to keeping students organized and I am so happy I can provide these to students who need one! Each student also gets a large sticker to put on their math folder with their name and class information. We are so grateful to donors like you who help make school more enjoyable and take away student's stress of needing supplies. 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