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Every year we put on wonderful performances where our entire student body gets to dance and sing in beautiful costumes.\r\n\r\nThe iPad allows me to play music for the performances, allowing our school to shine in programs for the parents and other community members. \r\n\r\nThe iPad will continue to be an important part of our school programs for years to come. I have been told over and over that our school performances are wonderful, and that they love coming to see them.","fullyFundedDate":1746473517073,"projectUrl":"project/music-for-the-festival/9319730/","projectTitle":"Music for the Festival","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rains","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1254861_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535226839475","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1254861"},{"teacherId":2908994,"projectId":9262561,"letterContent":"My class and I thank you for supporting this project. We love our new rug and learning space. The calming leaves help create our calm focused learning environment. Students are using this space for so many things. We meet for partner reading, story time, free reading, and math games. The new rug has been noticed by all that visit our room. It creates a peaceful welcoming environment to anyone who enters our room. We are very grateful for the continued support of our classroom and students. Many thanks!","fullyFundedDate":1746473516968,"projectUrl":"project/carpet-time/9262561/","projectTitle":"Carpet Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Howell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2908994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1467757408716","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2908994"},{"teacherId":1254861,"projectId":9279693,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for the color printer and photo paper. They are helping me make my classroom inviting! 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The students are absolutely loving the opportunity to reflect on their reading, deepen their comprehension, and strengthen important literacy skills. They are truly engaged and excited each time they open their books.\r\nThis opportunity would not have been possible without the kindness and generosity of supporters like you. 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They are truly engaged and excited to strengthen their reading skills through this story.\r\nThis opportunity would not have been possible without the kindness and generosity of supporters like you. Your contribution makes a meaningful difference in my classroom, and I am deeply grateful for your support in providing these valuable resources for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1742914771407,"projectUrl":"project/love-to-read/9179647/","projectTitle":"Love to Read","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elchyshyn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1266603_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565451018476","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-elchyshyn"},{"teacherId":1266603,"projectId":9288553,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping my scholars receive the basic materials we need in our fifth-grade classroom. The students are absolutely loving their new pencil pouches and supplies, and they are especially excited to use the Model Magic and art frames for upcoming projects.\r\nThis opportunity would not have been possible without the kindness and generosity of supporters like you. Your contribution makes a meaningful difference in my classroom, and I am deeply grateful for your support in providing these valuable resources for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1746635301537,"projectUrl":"project/just-the-basics/9288553/","projectTitle":"Just the Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elchyshyn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1266603_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565451018476","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-elchyshyn"},{"teacherId":1266603,"projectId":9333985,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping my scholars receive the new books for our literature unit. 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