{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Park Western Place Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":17.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":598564,"projectId":10204378,"letterContent":"Many students in my class want to learn as much as they can about EVERYTHING!! This group of books we selected met the needs of our future scientists, engineers, geologists, meteorologist and their social and emotional needs. \r\n I selected a wide range of books from weather, rocks, building, and big feelings. Every child in the class helped unpack the books, and they immediately began a waiting list for their favorite books. \r\n The longer I teach, the more I realize I can't teach dysregulated children. Too much of their brain function is being used up as they are stressed and inattentive, leaving little room for learning. Thank you for supporting their educational growth and their social and emotional growth.","fullyFundedDate":1777999335234,"projectUrl":"project/growing-readers-science-and-sel/10204378/","projectTitle":"Growing Readers-Science and SEL","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lowdermilk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp598564_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1543086745237","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tecklalowdermilk"},{"teacherId":598564,"projectId":10204362,"letterContent":"OH my goodness!!! The Chomp SAW is amazing! We had so much fun cutting cardboard, creating planters, roller coasters, and random shapes with this easy-to-use cutting tool. Every child couldn't wait for their turn to chop away and see what they could design. \r\nOur parent volunteers even had fun with this project too. No one could get enough of the things this could do. The biggest bonus was not a single scratch or paper cut. This will be a tool that will continue to be a favorite of future classes to come. \r\nThank you so much for believing in us and giving us tools to build and create.","fullyFundedDate":1777999092013,"projectUrl":"project/plan-create-build/10204362/","projectTitle":"Plan.... Create... Build","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lowdermilk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp598564_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1543086745237","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tecklalowdermilk"},{"teacherId":1178977,"projectId":10497977,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to our classroom. The kids love the new chairs. They are so much more comfortable than our old chairs and they help them sit up properly when they are writing, which is so important as they are just learning to write. \r\n\r\nWe just finished creating our personalized name plates to decorate the back of our chairs and so the chairs came at the perfect time. \r\n\r\nWe use our chairs every day. Each time I look out at the kids sitting at their tables, it reminds me of your generosity. I am very grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1787175241990,"projectUrl":"project/new-chairs/10497977/","projectTitle":"New Chairs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McGrath","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1178977_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1455070580601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kate-mcgrath"},{"teacherId":4661232,"projectId":10058599,"letterContent":"Thank you for your care and kindness towards our classroom. Not only will these materials will help my students write and create, you have given me the piece of mind that I can simply hand my students what they need when they need it. A composition notebook is a powerful tool for students. Instead of a workbook that limits and prescribes what form their ideas should take, they have the freedom to create, plan, organize and share their thoughts in a form that gives them complete ownership of their ideas. Your personal support really means a lot to me and I appreciate everyone who contributed to this project.","fullyFundedDate":1778629272557,"projectUrl":"project/its-a-literacy-lifestyle/10058599/","projectTitle":"It’s a Literacy Lifestyle","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4661232_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693863759394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/s-h-perez"},{"teacherId":9621889,"projectId":10099847,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this project that has done so much for my firsties. With the TPT gift card, I was able to purchase literacy centers that are differentiated, rigorous, and enjoyable for all students. Our learning during ELA stations is so much more joyful with theses new centers, as well as with the Splash! reading games and matching activities. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, with the materials from this project, students are growing in the social emotional realm through literacy. The Little Spot of Feelings book and plush set is one of the most used and loved items in our classroom. Students love this contribution to our calming area, and they are rapidly developing in their ability to identify, name, and communicate both their own feelings as well as other's. Thank you so much for your generosity and support. We are incredibly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1772306755298,"projectUrl":"project/live-love-literacy/10099847/","projectTitle":"Live, Love, Literacy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gebhart","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9621889_orig.jpg?crop=1471,1471,x977,y1421&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756497031073","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9621889"},{"teacherId":8555408,"projectId":9825336,"letterContent":"The addition of the spinning chairs, colored printer for visuals, and sensory games has made a noticeable difference in my 3rd–5th grade IDM special education classroom by helping my students feel more comfortable, supported, and successful throughout their day. Many of my students benefit from movement, sensory input, and strong visual supports to help them regulate emotions, communicate needs, and remain engaged during instruction. The spinning chairs and sensory games have provided students with appropriate opportunities to meet those sensory needs in a safe and structured way, which has helped increase comfort, reduce frustration, improve participation, and create a classroom environment where students feel more secure and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThe colored printer has also allowed me to better support students by creating higher-quality visual materials that are clearer, more engaging, and easier for students to access. Being able to provide colorful schedules, adapted activities, communication supports, visuals, and differentiated instructional materials has helped students better understand expectations, navigate routines, and participate more independently. These resources have allowed me to meet students where they are developmentally and provide materials that are more responsive to their individual learning, sensory, and communication needs, ultimately helping students build confidence and experience more success in the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1769187230233,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-tools-for-smiles-and-success/9825336/","projectTitle":"Sensory Tools for Smiles and Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8555408"},{"teacherId":4661232,"projectId":9917013,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom. You gave papers that have turned into self portraits, landscapes and even Mother's Day cards. You gave paints that helped my students bring their creations to life with vibrant colors. Most importantly you gave my students the tools to develop their skills as artists and the medium for my class to express themselves. Art is a time for my students to take inspiration more than instruction. They look forward to these projects every week and as a teacher I can provide the materials without worrying about running out.","fullyFundedDate":1769177729684,"projectUrl":"project/paint-for-budding-painters/9917013/","projectTitle":"Paint for budding Painters","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4661232_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693863759394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/s-h-perez"},{"teacherId":598564,"projectId":10153816,"letterContent":"With your generous donation, we had the best read-aloud books this year. We read historical fiction books about World War II and the Civil War. We met characters from Japanese Internment camps, Jews being hidden in Denmark, and escaped Union soldiers. With each story, we learned how different groups of people were treated based on their ethnicity. \r\n\r\nThen we read storybooks to teach us how to be better friends to the kids in our class. We learned that some kids are shy and quiet, some are nervous and afraid. While others are just plain selfish. Each of these books gave us a window into someone else's story. These windows helped us understand why people behave the way they do. \r\n\r\nThank you for your generous support.","fullyFundedDate":1773612591128,"projectUrl":"project/reading-makes-me-think/10153816/","projectTitle":"Reading Makes Me Think","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lowdermilk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp598564_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1543086745237","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tecklalowdermilk"},{"teacherId":598564,"projectId":9327051,"letterContent":"What a blast! Our students built the most amazing rollercoasters using the Keva blocks. They stacked, taped, and tied the blocks together to make their rollercoaster tubes go higher and higher. One group used Legos and Keva Blocks together to hold up their roller coaster. \r\nEach group was given 100 blocks to use. They also had marbles, ping-pong balls, toilet paper rolls, and cardstock. The students' goal was to build the rollercoaster that would take the longest amount of time to complete. Our group's time ranged from 4.5 seconds to 9.7 seconds. It was all so very exciting. \r\nThe rollercoasters were the hit of the Open House at our school. Marbles and ping-pong balls were rolling all over the classroom. Students can't wait to be in 4th grade to build their own Roller Coaster with Keva Blocks. \r\n Thanks for giving us the tools to create and for generously supporting Donors Choose.","fullyFundedDate":1750773700995,"projectUrl":"project/contraption-fun/9327051/","projectTitle":"ConTRAPtion FUN!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lowdermilk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp598564_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1543086745237","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tecklalowdermilk"},{"teacherId":536245,"projectId":10179585,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to our project! Our old seat pockets were over 6 years old and falling apart. We definitely needed new ones to keep our books and folders organized. When we opened the packaging, students oohed and ahhed at how clean and perfect the new seat pockets were. They love having books right at their fingertips. \r\n\r\nWe always love to create art projects and the new acrylic paint markers and gold and silver Sharpies really help us add our finishing touches to our art projects. They are so fun to use and add more detail to our designs.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting our class and public education. We truly appreciate your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1776105753885,"projectUrl":"project/new-seat-pockets-to-keep-us-organized/10179585/","projectTitle":"New Seat Pockets to Keep us Organized!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. La Haie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp536245_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473114706399","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/caroline"},{"teacherId":536245,"projectId":9897936,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations in helping us purchase our new mice for our computers! We can't believe how quickly this project was funded! The new mice have been so helpful when we use our computers to do coding, work on uploading our family treasure videos, navigating through websites, and so much more! We have been learning how to use the different buttons, especially our scroll button! \r\n\r\nWe appreciate all your support in helping our class. We would not have been able to afford these new mice without your donations, so thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1765650030155,"projectUrl":"project/mice-mice-mice-for-our-computers/9897936/","projectTitle":"Mice! Mice! Mice for Our Computers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. La Haie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp536245_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473114706399","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/caroline"},{"teacherId":2914099,"projectId":10131414,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for your donations toward this project! Our printer has been getting A LOT of use! I'm attaching a picture of our old, dinosaur of a printer, and the newer, more compact, super sleek printer. What a difference!\r\n\r\nOur Open House was this week and I was able to print my students' poem portfolios to showcase. They had typed up their poetry and added a picture to each poem. What a difference it made to have these printed in LIVING COLOR!\r\n\r\nFor our westward expansion unit, some students chose to build different modes of transportation that settlers used to travel west in Minecraft. Some built trains and come built covered wagons. They screen shot their creations and I printed them to show off at Open House.\r\n\r\nI also have been printing posters of math work we have done in class. These posters are color coded, and our color printer helps to capture this thinking. With the posters up in the class, students can refer back to them later when they have questions about strategies we have used.\r\n\r\nThank you again so very much for your support of my class!","fullyFundedDate":1773766599546,"projectUrl":"project/inkcredible-impact/10131414/","projectTitle":"Inkcredible Impact","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Wright","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2914099_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460340635444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/parkwesternwright"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_7671","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":530,"numTeachers":31,"percentFrplEligible":67,"percentAsian":13,"percentBlack":5,"percentWhite":8,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":59,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":13,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"17.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":82.8,"schoolId":7671,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Park Western Place Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Park Western Place Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/los-angeles-unified-school-district/park-western-place-elementary-school/7671"}