{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"South Park Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":23.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1173059,"projectId":10332730,"letterContent":"Your generous support has opened the door to endless creativity and imagination in our classroom. Thanks to your donation of a coil binding machine and binding coils, our students can proudly transform their stories, poems, illustrations, and creative writing into real books they can hold, share, and treasure. This incredible resource encourages young authors and artists to take pride in their work while strengthening literacy, storytelling, and artistic expression. Seeing their ideas come to life in professionally bound books inspires confidence, builds a love for reading and writing, and empowers students to see themselves as authors and creators. Thank you for believing in our students and investing in their voices, creativity, and future. Your kindness is helping create lasting memories and meaningful learning experiences that will inspire them for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1784513822232,"projectUrl":"project/storytelling-through-words-and-art/10332730/","projectTitle":"Storytelling Through Words and Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lopezrm12"},{"teacherId":9063714,"projectId":7408776,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and for helping provide small group materials for our classroom. Your kindness has already made a meaningful difference in the way my students learn each day.\r\n\r\nSince receiving these resources, my students have been using them during our small group reading and math instruction. The hands-on materials have allowed me to better tailor lessons to meet each student's individual needs. Whether we're practicing phonics, building number sense, or strengthening comprehension skills, students are more engaged because they have tools that make learning interactive and meaningful.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials first arrived, the excitement in the classroom was immediate. My students couldn't wait to explore everything, and many eagerly asked when they would get to use the new activities. Their enthusiasm has carried over into our daily lessons, making small group time something they genuinely look forward to.\r\n\r\nAs we continue through the school year, these materials will help students build confidence while working on grade-level skills and targeted interventions. They will also support collaborative learning, independent practice, and opportunities for students to celebrate their growth. Thanks to your generosity, my students have the resources they need to stay engaged, challenged, and excited about learning.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our classroom and believing in my students. Your support is helping create meaningful learning experiences that will benefit them every day. We are truly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1691463172872,"projectUrl":"project/small-group-materials/7408776/","projectTitle":"Small Group Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Quijano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9063714_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716576203465","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9063714"},{"teacherId":1173059,"projectId":10251196,"letterContent":"From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your incredible generosity and for believing in our classroom. Your support in providing backpacks and writing paper means our students will begin the school year feeling prepared, confident, and excited to learn. These essential supplies will allow them to focus on developing their reading, writing, and storytelling skills while expressing their creativity through the arts. Every backpack represents a fresh start, and every sheet of paper is an opportunity for a child to share an idea, tell a story, or create something meaningful. Your kindness has removed barriers to learning and reminded our students that there are caring people who believe in their potential. Thank you for making a lasting difference in the lives of our young learners and for helping inspire a lifelong love of learning and creativity.","fullyFundedDate":1784691117397,"projectUrl":"project/every-story-begins-with-a-blank-page/10251196/","projectTitle":"Every Story Begins With a Blank Page","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lopezrm12"},{"teacherId":2953739,"projectId":9598906,"letterContent":"I want to thank you for your generous donation. It has has made a great inpact in our classroom dinamics. With very little time during the day it is hard to make it to the office to run copies. When I am able to make copies, they are only black and white. \r\nNow, that I have the new printer, I am able to print wonderful literacy and math games that my students will enoy. Printing my own games has saved me a lot of money from not having to go to Staples. \r\nMy students have benefitted by printing their own published work in color. They get so excited to give their parents their work.\r\nThank you again for your generocity.","fullyFundedDate":1755757541926,"projectUrl":"project/print-in-color/9598906/","projectTitle":"Print In Color!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Recio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2953739"},{"teacherId":582506,"projectId":10178611,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity to our classroom project \"Shhhh, Quiet Please!\" The headphones and tennis balls will help the ambience in our classroom. It will help our classroom not be so loud when they move their chairs around and stay focus when they are using educational apps. I'm so excited to have the tennis balls on all the chairs where they will be helping our classroom stay on task and not looking around every time that someone is tucking in their chair. Once again thank you for helping us create a quiet and focus environment. We truly appreciate your generosity!!!","fullyFundedDate":1777962384217,"projectUrl":"project/shhhh-quiet-please/10178611/","projectTitle":"Shhhh, Quiet Please!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Valdez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp582506_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470025436273","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/svaldez"},{"teacherId":582506,"projectId":10118193,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. You made our year much easier by giving us tools that we need to become great scholars. I will be using our new journals for next school year. We will begin our school year by having our journals ready for start learning how to write letters and form them correctly. Kindergarten is the foundation to the beginning of their school journey. This journals are great because they are big and show the edges and the margins. It also has a space for them to draw pictures. It will also work for direct drawings. Thank you for your kindness and support!!!","fullyFundedDate":1776084926600,"projectUrl":"project/just-write-kindergarten-journals/10118193/","projectTitle":"Just Write Kindergarten Journals!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Valdez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp582506_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470025436273","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/svaldez"},{"teacherId":582506,"projectId":10233045,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations to our classroom project. Your donation got us a classroom picture printer. We love it! I took pictures of my students and posted them on our classroom bulletins. My students were so silly. They wanted me to take all kinds of pictures. \r\nI can't wait to use it next school year. I will take my students pictures for the first day of kindergarten, birthdays, holidays, and celebrations. I'm so excited that I will be able to print pictures as soon as they are taken. I won't need to go to the store and print them there, were I would take a lot of time and had to make sure that I selected carefully. It took so much time and effort, but thanks to your generous support I am able to do all this in minutes and during the school day. Thank you once again for everything you have done for us!!!","fullyFundedDate":1778256883067,"projectUrl":"project/say-cheese/10233045/","projectTitle":"Say Cheese!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Valdez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp582506_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470025436273","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/svaldez"},{"teacherId":582506,"projectId":10178602,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. Your donation made our celebration a success. This was my first year teaching kindergarten and my first time having a culmination. The decorations looked amazing, we turned our classroom into a Hawaiian oasis. The cap and gown was used to take pictures of the students so parents can frame the pictures. It was an awesome but stressful experience. My students loved it, they sang 4 songs and passed out awards and certificates and we watched a slide show. It was so worth it! Thank you for making this possible it was a memorable experience for my students, parents, and myself. You made this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1776084812006,"projectUrl":"project/hawaiian-kindergarten-graduation-celebra/10178602/","projectTitle":"Hawaiian Kindergarten Graduation Celebration!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Valdez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp582506_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470025436273","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/svaldez"},{"teacherId":1173059,"projectId":10251202,"letterContent":"Thank you for generously supporting my DonorsChoose project and providing blank flags for my students. Your kindness gave my students the opportunity to express their creativity, imagination, and school pride by designing their own unique flags. As they created their personalized designs, students practiced artistic skills, explored self-expression, and celebrated what makes their school community special. The excitement and enthusiasm they showed while creating their flags was truly inspiring. Thank you for helping make this meaningful and memorable experience possible for my students. Your support is greatly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1779601894058,"projectUrl":"project/laying-the-groundwork-for-creativity-and/10251202/","projectTitle":"Laying the Groundwork for Creativity and School Spirit!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lopezrm12"},{"teacherId":7624384,"projectId":8623908,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our flexible seating project. Because of your kindness, my students now have comfortable seating options that allow them to learn in ways that best meet their individual needs. When the flexible seating arrived, the excitement in the classroom was immediate. Students eagerly explored the new seating choices and could not wait to use them during reading, writing, and collaborative learning activities. Many students commented on how comfortable they felt and how much they enjoyed having a choice in where they worked.\r\n\r\nThe flexible seating has made a noticeable difference in our classroom. Students are more engaged during lessons and are able to focus for longer periods of time. During literacy centers and partner activities, students use the seating to work together, discuss ideas, and practice their Spanish and English language skills. One memorable moment occurred during a reading activity when several students who typically struggled to remain focused were fully engaged and actively participating while using the new seating. It was wonderful to see their confidence and enthusiasm for learning grow.\r\n\r\nAs we continue through the school year, my students will use these flexible seating options during small-group instruction, independent work, and collaborative projects. The seating will continue to support student choice, engagement, and academic growth while helping create a positive classroom environment where every child feels comfortable and successful. Thank you for investing in my students and helping create a classroom where learning is both meaningful and enjoyable. Your generosity has made a lasting impact on our classroom community.","fullyFundedDate":1730149208901,"projectUrl":"project/the-beginning-of-our-flexible-seating-dr/8623908/","projectTitle":"The Beginning of Our Flexible Seating Dream!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Frausto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7624384_orig.png?crop=842,842,x0,y157&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694394641737","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-frausto"},{"teacherId":9055928,"projectId":7438243,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom cushion project! These cushions have provided my students with comfortable seating options that help them stay focused and engaged in their learning. Students enjoy having a cozy place to sit while reading, working independently, or participating in small-group activities. The cushions have helped create a positive and flexible learning environment where students can work comfortably and do their best each day. We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and support!","fullyFundedDate":1694092881645,"projectUrl":"project/comfortable-bottoms-happy-brains/7438243/","projectTitle":"Comfortable Bottoms, Happy Brains","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Correa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9055928_orig.jpg?crop=702,702,x0,y105&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1781726979867","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9055928"},{"teacherId":1173059,"projectId":10231668,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generously funding balloons for our classroom! Your support arrived so quickly, and the students were beyond excited when they saw the colorful materials ready for learning. These balloons will help bring our lessons about cultural diversity to life in fun and meaningful ways. Through interactive activities, students are exploring traditions, celebrations, languages, and customs from cultures around the world while building curiosity, respect, and appreciation for others. Your kindness is helping create joyful learning experiences our students will always remember. Thank you for making our classroom a more engaging and inclusive place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1779405543945,"projectUrl":"project/blowing-up-diversity/10231668/","projectTitle":"Blowing up Diversity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lopezrm12"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_7598","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":786,"numTeachers":42,"percentFrplEligible":93,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":85,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"18.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":76.8,"schoolId":7598,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about South Park Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"South Park Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/los-angeles-unified-school-district/south-park-elementary-school/7598"}