{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Valerio Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":22.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1199391,"projectId":10300181,"letterContent":"Your generosity has made an incredible difference in my classroom! Thanks to your support, I received $400 in Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards, which has allowed me to purchase a wide variety of engaging, standards-aligned resources specifically for my gifted learners.\r\n\r\nI was able to purchase resources for language arts, math, social studies, art, and science. My students will now have access to engaging reading passages that strengthen their comprehension skills, visual math anchor charts that make important concepts easier to understand, and California history resources that bring our social studies units to life. Additionally I also invested in a variety of resources aligned with the 4th grade NGSS standards, giving my students more engaging ways to explore science concepts, ask questions, investigate, and make connections to the world around them.\r\n\r\nThese resources I have purchased with your generous donation have helped me create a classroom that is more engaging and supportive of different learning needs. Instead of relying on one-size-fits-all materials, I now have a larger collection of resources that I can use to meet my students where they are and make learning more meaningful. I am incredibly grateful that you have invested in my students and helped make these opportunities possible!","fullyFundedDate":1780774755743,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-gifted-minds-with-differentia/10300181/","projectTitle":"Empowering Gifted Minds with Differentiated Learning Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Free","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1199391_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1780769436376","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-free"},{"teacherId":1874564,"projectId":10070825,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and helping us create a more welcoming calming area in our classroom. Your generosity provided each of our students with a useful tool they could use in our calming area. Students have been able to pause, reset, and practise self-regulation when they were feeling overwhelmed with the help of their calming jars. \r\n\r\nThese simple tools helped students build confidence, resilience, and independence while developing lifelong skills for managing stress and emotions. We are incredibly grateful for your kindness and for investing in the emotional well-being and success of our students. Your support truly made a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1773222389261,"projectUrl":"project/a-place-to-pause-calming-jars-for-our-c/10070825/","projectTitle":"A Place to Pause: Calming Jars for Our Calming Area","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Argumedo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-argumedo"},{"teacherId":611301,"projectId":10219649,"letterContent":"The ABC Arc Mats have made a wonderful impact on our word work instruction! My students are excited to use the letter manipulatives to build, read, and practice words during small-group instruction. The hands-on design gives students a visual and tactile way to connect letters with their sounds and practice blending those sounds together to read words.\r\n\r\nThese materials have been especially helpful during our targeted reading groups. Students can easily find the letters they need on the arc, move them into place, and build words independently. This allows them to actively participate instead of simply looking at letters or words on a worksheet. I have seen students become more engaged and confident as they practice letter-sound correspondence, phonemic awareness, blending, and decoding skills.\r\n\r\nThe ABC Arc Mats have also made our word work time more interactive and enjoyable. Students love manipulating the letters and are eager to show the words they have created. Having these materials available for small-group instruction allows me to provide meaningful, hands-on practice that meets students where they are and helps strengthen the foundational reading skills they need to become successful readers.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting our classroom and providing my students with these valuable learning tools. Your generosity has helped turn our word work time into an engaging, hands-on learning experience, and we are truly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1784405744745,"projectUrl":"project/abc-arc-mat-for-scholars/10219649/","projectTitle":"ABC Arc Mat for Scholars!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Park","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp611301_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690985048263","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrspark16"},{"teacherId":1676891,"projectId":10002940,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! My students were beyond excited to hear we have a class set of ukeleles that we can use weekly. In our school, the students don't have access to instruments until 3rd grade. Even in 3rd grade, only a select number of students have access. \r\nWith your support, our students' learning will be enriched with the addition of music. School just started and this week we were just able to explore the parts of the ukeleles and even with that, students were beyond thrilled to have this experience. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1778015203711,"projectUrl":"project/ukeleles-for-all/10002940/","projectTitle":"Ukeleles For All","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jeong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1676891_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1467061880735","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kjeong"},{"teacherId":611301,"projectId":10163714,"letterContent":"These new headphones have been a wonderful addition to our classroom! They are very sturdy, so I don't have to worry about students breaking the cords. My students especially love the attached microphones, which make using them even more fun and engaging.\r\n\r\nThe headphones have been incredibly useful during assessments, while exploring learning apps, practicing letters and sounds, and watching the sight word videos that my instructional aide has created. I also appreciate that they are durable enough to withstand daily use, giving me peace of mind that students won't easily damage them by chewing on or pulling the cords, as has happened with some of our older headphones.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous support and for providing these fantastic learning materials for my students. Your kindness is making a meaningful difference in our classroom every day!","fullyFundedDate":1774722862848,"projectUrl":"project/sturdy-headphones-for-learners/10163714/","projectTitle":"Sturdy Headphones for Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Park","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp611301_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690985048263","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrspark16"},{"teacherId":8168870,"projectId":9415183,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our DonorsChoose project to provide a color printer and ink for our classroom. Because of your kindness, we are now able to create vibrant, engaging materials that truly enhance our students' learning experience. From colorful visuals and hands-on activities to individualized supports and family communication, this printer is already making a meaningful difference every day. Our students are more excited and motivated to learn when they can interact with bright, high-quality resources tailored to their needs.\r\n\r\nYour contribution is helping us build a more inclusive, creative, and effective learning environment, and we are incredibly grateful for your investment in our students' success. Thank you for making a lasting impact in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1755725464576,"projectUrl":"project/making-learning-bright/9415183/","projectTitle":"Making Learning Bright!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sandoval","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8168870_orig.png?crop=810,810,x0,y29&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1645848013004","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8168870"},{"teacherId":8168870,"projectId":10038332,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous support of our classroom literacy project. Because of your kindness, our students now have access to the Pete the Cat book collection, and it has already made a meaningful impact in our classroom. These engaging and joyful stories have quickly become a favorite among our students. The colorful illustrations, catchy themes, and positive messages encourage a love for reading while supporting important early literacy skills such as listening, comprehension, and vocabulary development. Our students are excited to participate during read-alouds, sing along with the stories, and even retell them in their own creative ways.\r\n\r\nYour contribution is helping to create a rich and supportive learning environment where students feel motivated and confident as emerging readers. For many of our children, these books provide not only academic support but also comfort, joy, and a sense of connection.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and investing in their learning journey. Your generosity truly makes a difference, and we are incredibly grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1769177688417,"projectUrl":"project/rocking-into-language-and-literacy-with/10038332/","projectTitle":"Rocking Into Language and Literacy With Pete the Cat","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sandoval","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8168870_orig.png?crop=810,810,x0,y29&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1645848013004","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8168870"},{"teacherId":1243342,"projectId":9772324,"letterContent":"My students and myself are deeply thankful for your generous donation to our classroom. Our students were excited and curious when I told them that our project had been funded and that they were getting some fun things to use in the classroom. \r\nWhen I first took one out the train set, they said \"Wow\", then I told them that there was something else, I showed them the barn set- this time they said \"Yay!!!\" especially when I showed them the farm animals. When I showed them the construction kit- one of them said \"I'm going to be a builder.\" \r\n\r\nThose were some exciting moments for all of us to see how delighted they were to see all the new sets of magnetic blocks, Legos, and construction sets they got through your donation.\r\n\r\nOur students little hands have been busy building robots and buildings with the magnetic blocks, alphabet letters with the Lego pieces, and different shapes with the screwdrivers and drills sets. \r\n\r\nThank you for your contribution to the building of our students' interests and learning.","fullyFundedDate":1769177699153,"projectUrl":"project/building-little-brains/9772324/","projectTitle":"Building Little Brains","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ordoñez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-ordonez"},{"teacherId":611301,"projectId":9878146,"letterContent":"My students have been using these dry-erase markers every day to practice the spelling of words and sentences that go with our phonics lessons. Whenever the markers run out, now I have plenty of backup markers to provide them with new ones. These materials are essential to my students' learning, and these markers don't leave residues like the cheap ones that our school has given us. Also, the squishy toys are still the number one prize choice for my students. They love getting these for passing their sight words and also for completing 10 homework pages. Thank you very much for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1764630509717,"projectUrl":"project/quality-writing-time/9878146/","projectTitle":"Quality Writing Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Park","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp611301_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690985048263","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrspark16"},{"teacherId":611301,"projectId":10028160,"letterContent":"This art project was funded just in time for my after-school enrichment classes. My students were able to use ebony art pencils instead of regular pencils, which made sketching extra nice and special. There were plenty of art papers for all my students to use. The messy free tempura paint sticks were fun for the students to use and explore to create their artwork. My students totally enjoyed learning about different artists and different types of art, and also creating their own art inspired by those artists. Thank you so much for your kind support in making our classes more enjoyable.","fullyFundedDate":1769177674851,"projectUrl":"project/art-supplies-for-young-artists/10028160/","projectTitle":"Art Supplies for Young Artists!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Park","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp611301_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690985048263","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrspark16"},{"teacherId":1199391,"projectId":9956448,"letterContent":"These new classroom supplies will play an important role at the beginning of the next school year as we build routines, organization, and a strong classroom community. Students will use these materials every day in all subject areas including math, reading, writing, science, and art. Having these essential supplies ready on day 1 will allow students to jump right into learning and focus on sharing their ideas rather than worrying about whether they have the tools they need.\r\n\r\nWhen students walk into the classroom and see the fresh supplies ready for them, it will immediately create a sense of excitement and belonging. Many students come in feeling a little nervous and unprepared on the first days of school, so having their own materials ready to use helps them feel prepared and confident.\r\n\r\nThese materials will support students as they begin into their first lessons and projects. They will use them to organize their thinking, collaborate with classmates, and engage in hands-on learning activities. From writing their first narrative to solving math problems to participating in collaborative projects, these supplies will help students start the year strong and set the foundation for a productive and successful school year.","fullyFundedDate":1765666034793,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-hardworking-students-with-the/9956448/","projectTitle":"Empowering Hardworking Students With the Tools They Need","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Free","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1199391_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1780769436376","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-free"},{"teacherId":1874564,"projectId":9954664,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donation! Your kindness, thoughtfulness, and willingness to support my second grade students truly touched my heart. I am grateful for the opportunity you have given my students to explore their creativity, to express themselves and to discover their unique talents through art.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is more than just materials — it is an investment in my students' growth, confidence, and love of exploration and learning. Knowing that someone believes in them enough to support our classroom has been incredibly meaningful and inspiring. \r\n\r\nYour generosity will have a lasting impact, and I truly cannot thank you enough for making a difference in the lives of my students and their educational journey.","fullyFundedDate":1765651776142,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-in-every-color-bringing-art/9954664/","projectTitle":"Creativity in Every Color: Bringing Art to Our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Argumedo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-argumedo"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_7169","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":642,"numTeachers":37,"percentFrplEligible":93,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":87,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"17.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":78.0,"schoolId":7169,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Valerio Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Valerio Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/los-angeles-unified-school-district/valerio-elementary-school/7169"}