{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Wilbur Charter School - Enriched Academics","outOfStateSupporters":10.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7606215,"projectId":9583186,"letterContent":"The gift cards that were provided to our classroom have provided students with so many terrific supplemental projects and many different learning opportunities ranging from art projects, powerpoint presentations, vocabulary cards and even assessments that support the CA standards that we are required to teach. \r\nI have found tremendous amounts of hands on projects that allow my students to learn using different modalities which makes it fun for them. \r\nStudents are getting more ways to express their knowledge which allows them to feel successful and enjoy school. Thank you for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1755905493654,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-pay-teachers-rocks/9583186/","projectTitle":"Teachers Pay Teachers Rocks!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novak","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7606215_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634682691241","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jnovak31"},{"teacherId":7606215,"projectId":9627805,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to giving my students a seat at every outdoor assembly including monthly spirit days, the halloween parade, special presentations and so many more occasions. Students were so excited that they did not have to sit on the dirty black top and because the height is a little taller than students have a better view of the presenters.\r\nStudents even are able to assemble them without help after just a few practices :) \r\nThanks for assisting in giving each child a seat of their own.","fullyFundedDate":1756195180232,"projectUrl":"project/a-seat-for-every-star-folding-stools-fo/9627805/","projectTitle":"A Seat for Every Star: Folding Stools for Outdoor Assemblies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novak","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7606215_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634682691241","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jnovak31"},{"teacherId":845242,"projectId":9313571,"letterContent":"Thank you for generously funding my project. I am so excited to receive a Smart Board for my classroom! We use it every day and my students love interacting with it by drawing on the board and writing their names. I have calming music and visuals on the board during meals, center activities, and free choice. This gives my students an opportunity to engage with music, while regulating their bodies in preparation for pre-academics.\r\n The Smart Board provides access to stories and songs for my visually impaired student. He can now see the visuals and particpate in music and movement activities. Students also listen to preschool songs and imitate language and hand motions presented on our Smart Board. It integrates with my laptop computer and allows me to display activities such as, sorting, matching, and letter/number identification. Students can complete these hands-on tasks on a verticle surface which strengthens motor skills.\r\n Thank you for the sit and twist seat cushion. My students use it during circle time, as it allows them to squirm or move their bodies to regulate. They also love the fine motor dinosaur toy. I greatly appreciate your generous and kind donations. Thank you for supporting my students.","fullyFundedDate":1753043919966,"projectUrl":"project/smart-board-technology-on-the-move/9313571/","projectTitle":"Smart Board Technology on the Move","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weimer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp845242_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1497369238447","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kweimer"},{"teacherId":10011332,"projectId":9492091,"letterContent":"My students and I can't thank you enough for the generous donations to make our SMART board a reality. It took some time to reach us and the district finally installed it, but it's up and running and my students love it! The SMART board is not only a great focal point with warm, calming music playing upon arrival, but everyone enjoys it throughout the day. I like to keep the lights a little dim with background music during mealtimes, free choice, and rotations and it seems to keep my students in a calm state (most of the time). With the varying abilities in my classroom, some students struggle with regulation and the music along with the visuals have proven to be quite calming. \r\n\r\nBecause the board is interactive, students love scribbling on the board, changing the colors of the pen (their fingers), identifying shapes and letters and seeing their \"drawings\" up on the BIG screen. I have one student with visual impairments and he very much enjoys the visual effects that the large screen provides. Animated stories have become a favorite as well as the many preschool YouTube videos associated with the alphabet and counting. It's been fun finding Halloween themes to go along with our Circle Time songs. Music and Movement have also been a big hit as students seem very engaged and following along to more than just their teacher modeling for them. \r\n\r\nOverall, my preschool special ed students are improving their motor skills, cognition, social skills, literacy, and communication all at the same time. The CD player has also been a welcome addition as my old one finally gave out and stopped working. Once again thanking you all for your generous donations.","fullyFundedDate":1753923244421,"projectUrl":"project/technology-and-music-the-creative-way-t/9492091/","projectTitle":"Technology and Music: The Creative Way to Little Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Laura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10011332_orig.jpg?crop=1569,1569,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746292076831","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10011332"},{"teacherId":10011332,"projectId":9330170,"letterContent":"As an early childhood special educator, the students in myprogram have a wide range of developmental disabilities. Having age-appropriate, hands-on materials helps to foster social-emotional skills, physical development, cognitive thinking, and language development. \r\nAs an educator, I am always looking for new and updated materials that can be accomodated and/or modified in multiple ways to engage all learners in my program. It has been a joy to see my students manipulate and engage in the new materials that were recently delivered to my classroom. I am so excited to see the smiles on my student's faces when they master new skills, attempt something challenging and ask for help, or use their little minds to engage in creative thinking. My students have no idea that they are engaging in new materials, as my program is the first real exposure to a classroom setting for most, if not all. However, knowing first hand that they are engaged gives me hope that they will continue to explore for months to come. \r\nOn behalf of my students and myself, thank you so much for everyone's generous donations.","fullyFundedDate":1747437664266,"projectUrl":"project/give-us-a-hand-materials-for-hands-on-l/9330170/","projectTitle":"Give Us a Hand: Materials for Hands-On Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Laura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10011332_orig.jpg?crop=1569,1569,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746292076831","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10011332"},{"teacherId":845242,"projectId":9466338,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding my carpet and CD project. My old carpet was over 10 years old and we desperately needed a new one. My class spends most of the day on the carpet, as they are preschoolers. The carpet is so plush and comfortable to sit on. The solid color hides stains and is easy to clean. The classroom looks less busy, as I chose a carpet with one color. My students are easily distracted by their environment, so I need to keep the colors to a minimum. We use our carpet for circle time activities, musical instruments, floor puzzles, and building. We love our carpet!\r\nThe CD player is used throughout the day and greatly appreciated. My old player quit and I can't teach without one. We play music in the background throughout the day. Also, I use it during circle time, morning routines, and music/movement. Thank you for your generosity. You have given my class 2 amazing gifts that will last us for many years.","fullyFundedDate":1753043922011,"projectUrl":"project/pre-k-loves-the-floor/9466338/","projectTitle":"Pre-K Loves the Floor!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weimer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp845242_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1497369238447","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kweimer"},{"teacherId":845242,"projectId":9314082,"letterContent":"Thank you for generously supporting my block project. Blocks provide opportunities for my students to creatively build structures and cooperatively work with others. They are so excited to use these blocks outside. I watch them communicate with peers and problem solve where to put the blocks to create a bridge. \r\nThe portable bluetooth speaker has been a wonderful addition to our outdoor play. Being able to play music outside greatly increases engagement and excitement. Students dance during recess and develop locomotor skills when they follow the music. Music encourages other students to join in when we mainstream. This gives my class the chance to engage with typical peers, while having fun.\r\nThank you again for giving my students music and blocks during outdoor play. They are having so much fun! I appreciate your support of my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1746974431510,"projectUrl":"project/bring-the-blocks-outside-creative-play/9314082/","projectTitle":"Bring the Blocks Outside! Creative Play with Blocks-Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weimer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp845242_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1497369238447","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kweimer"},{"teacherId":845242,"projectId":9313599,"letterContent":"Thank you for generously funding my sensory project. Sensory materials are so important in my classroom. My students need a variety of sensory materials to regulate their bodies and help them ready for learning. We engage in sensory activities daily and my class loves the kinetic sand and playdough. They use their imagination and make icecream cones, food, and shapes. My students practice cutting skills, squeezing, and other vital pre-writing skills that help strengthen their hands. \r\nThe fiber optic strands are part of my sensory wall and allow students a calm corner where they can wrap the light strands around their bodies and relax to calming colors. The sensory bubble wall provides relaxing sounds and lights to help sensory-seeking children self-regulate. \r\nMy students love the light table tray! They can build, explore, and engage with translucent materials in a area that keeps materials together. This also helps my students with visual impairments, as they can more easily see and access materials.\r\nThank you for providing these important materials that help my students function in the classroom. Your support is greatly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1746580412847,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-seeking-students/9313599/","projectTitle":"Sensory Seeking Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weimer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp845242_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1497369238447","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kweimer"},{"teacherId":845242,"projectId":9304015,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding my Taking it Outside project. My students have few choices during outdoor play and receiving these materials gives them additional activities to engage with. The storage shed is amazing and makes it so easy to retrieve equipment. Our classroom is a distance from the playground area and this limits the equipment we can take outside. Now we have a storage shed next to the play area that keeps our materials accessible and safely stored.\r\nMy students love hoops! They roll them across the yard and spin them. Sometimes, they put them on the ground and play hopscotch. The hoops encourage them to move their bodies while practicing important locomotor skills. \r\nThe colorful parachute allows our class to engage in active cooperative play. Students learn to follow directions and they love running under the parachute when it is floating in the air. The Giant Tower game can be used indoors or outdoors and students enjoy building with the blocks and playing games like Jenga. \r\nThe rings are a vital resource for my class. We navigate between our classroom, the playground, bathrooms, and front gate using rings. They keep our students safe when transitioning. Thank you for your generous support!","fullyFundedDate":1746292069820,"projectUrl":"project/taking-it-outside-engaging-kids-in-outd/9304015/","projectTitle":"Taking it Outside! Engaging Kids in Outdoor Centers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weimer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp845242_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1497369238447","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kweimer"},{"teacherId":845242,"projectId":9299158,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding my outdoor block project. My students were so excited to have large blocks to build with outside. They immediately began building towers and structures. They also lined up the blocks to create a track to walk on. \r\nSince my students have never had big blocks to explore, these materials are exceptionally motivating. The blocks are durable and easy to handle by younger children. Because they are hollow, students are able to use the open spaces to be creative using other objects. For example, they pretend the hollow spaces are cages for zoo animals.\r\nThe outdoor hollow blocks encourage my students to work cooperatively while building. I hear them talking and problem solving when the towers fall down. They are building communication skills and child-led building activities like this encourage them to use their words with peers. My class is enjoying building with the hollow blocks during outdoor play and I greatly appreciate your support in providing them with these materials.","fullyFundedDate":1746406818795,"projectUrl":"project/bring-the-blocks-outside-creative-play/9299158/","projectTitle":"Bring the Blocks Outside! Creative Play with Blocks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weimer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp845242_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1497369238447","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kweimer"},{"teacherId":10011332,"projectId":9309121,"letterContent":"With the temperatures soaring at the beginning of the school year, my preschoolers were overjoyed to see the brand new water table outside our classroom. With inclement weather in full force, my students are able to access the refreshing water table full of developmentally appropriate toys for their enjoyment while practicing many skills in their development. \r\n\r\nWater tables and toys are highly beneficial for preschoolers, offering a rich, multi-sensory experience that promotes cognitive skills, social-emotional development, physical development, and language skills. Children learn both fine and gross motor skills through pouring, scooping, and dumping as well as balancing and using their core strength to hold their bodies in an upright position. Many of my preschoolers have gross motor delays and using the water table for stabilization is a big help to keep them upright. Preschoolers are also encouraged to use communication to get their wants and needs met and to engage in turn-taking. Water tables stimulate creativity through open-ended play and help with emotional regulation due to the calming nature of water. \r\n\r\nIt has been quite fun to add different water toys to the rotation, including, but not limited to fish and nets, washing dishes with an assortment of sponges and bubbles, ice cubes and large spoons, turkey basters for squirting, and an assortment of toys for dumping and filling. For the many years that I have been a teacher at my school, I have never had my own water table. Thankfully, my next door teacher has been kind enough to loan me hers, but now we have the flexibility to access both tables simultaneously or choose to do so independently.","fullyFundedDate":1746406597415,"projectUrl":"project/splish-splash-lets-scoop-and-pour/9309121/","projectTitle":"Splish Splash, Let's Scoop and Pour","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Laura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10011332_orig.jpg?crop=1569,1569,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746292076831","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10011332"},{"teacherId":5942880,"projectId":9284677,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous support of our sensory project. Because of your kindness, my students now have access to tools and materials that have made a real difference in their ability to regulate their bodies, focus their minds, and engage meaningfully in their speech therapy sessions.\r\n\r\nThe sensory materials you helped fund—including fidget tools, weighted bear, sensory toys, Educational Board Game for Improving Categorization, Vocabulary, and Receptive and Expressive Language Skills, Metallic Sensory Slime, Squish & Squeeze Sensory Beads and many more, have been thoughtfully implemented in both individual and small-group therapy sessions. These resources are now a consistent part of our routine, helping students transition into sessions more calmly and confidently with a lot more motivation.\r\n\r\nFor many of my students with sensory processing differences, staying regulated is a foundational need. When their sensory needs are met, they are more attentive, more motivated, and better able to access and work on their speech and language goals. I've noticed increased participation, longer attention spans, and a boost in communication attempts since incorporating these materials.\r\n\r\nOne student who previously struggled with transitioning into speech therapy now begins each session by choosing a calming sensory item. After a few minutes of self-regulation, he's more engaged and focused—and we've seen steady progress in his expressive language. Another student who experiences high levels of anxiety has found comfort using the breathing pal and the weighted bear, and now initiates more social communication with peers during group activities. The room divider has improved students' attention and participation in therapy sessions. \r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in my students. 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