{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Lucerne Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":20.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9624605,"projectId":10265585,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of the sensory tunnel for our TK classroom. This engaging resource provides students with opportunities to explore movement, build confidence, and strengthen important gross motor and sensory skills through active play. Crawling through the tunnel encourages coordination, spatial awareness, and body control while making learning fun and interactive.\r\n\r\nThe sensory tunnel is especially beneficial for children with disabilities, offering a safe and supportive way to develop sensory processing, self-regulation, and motor planning skills. An added benefit has been the opportunity for older students to participate alongside younger students, creating meaningful peer interactions, mentorship, and inclusive play experiences that build social connections and cooperation across age groups.\r\n\r\nYour kindness and support help create an inclusive learning environment where every child can grow, explore, and succeed. We are truly grateful for your generosity and commitment to our students","fullyFundedDate":1778035972112,"projectUrl":"project/rough-and-tumble-play/10265585/","projectTitle":"Rough and Tumble Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624605_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726444098670","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624605"},{"teacherId":9624605,"projectId":10201331,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of outdoor sports materials for our TK students. Items such as balance beams, stepping stones, balls, and bats provide meaningful opportunities for children to build coordination, balance, strength, and confidence through active play. These hands-on experiences encourage teamwork, communication, and social interaction while promoting healthy physical development.\r\n\r\nThese materials are especially beneficial for children with disabilities by supporting gross motor skills, sensory exploration, body awareness, and inclusive participation with peers. Students gain opportunities to practice movement, problem-solving, and cooperation in a fun and supportive outdoor environment.\r\n\r\nYour generosity helps create engaging learning experiences that positively impact our students' physical, social, and emotional growth every day. We truly appreciate your support and investment in our young learners.","fullyFundedDate":1777987540345,"projectUrl":"project/sports-and-more/10201331/","projectTitle":"Sports and More!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624605_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726444098670","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624605"},{"teacherId":9624605,"projectId":10173642,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping fund materials for my students. These items were not only enjoyed by my class but by three other classes as well! Your generosity has had a meaningful impact on our students' daily learning experiences and opportunities for growth.\r\n\r\nI was able to teach my students how to gain speed and confidence by using hills to their advantage with the scooter boards. Many of my students had never experienced activities like this before, so having the opportunity to safely practice balance, coordination, and movement skills was incredibly exciting for them. It was wonderful to watch students encourage one another, celebrate successes, and build confidence as they learned new physical skills. The scooter boards quickly became a favorite activity, and they have helped make physical education and outdoor play more engaging and accessible for all learners.\r\n\r\nThe water table has also been an amazing addition to our classroom environment. It has allowed cooperative play for up to four students at a time while encouraging communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Students naturally work together as they pour, measure, experiment, and create during sensory play activities. For many of my students, these opportunities are essential for developing social-emotional skills, practicing patience, sharing materials, and learning how to collaborate positively with peers.\r\n\r\nIn addition to being fun and engaging, these materials have supported hands-on learning in ways that traditional classroom tools cannot always provide. The students are more motivated to participate, ask questions, and explore concepts independently. I have seen students who are typically hesitant become more involved and excited during activities because of these new resources. The materials have created opportunities for creativity, movement, sensory exploration, and meaningful peer interactions throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nYour support has truly gone beyond providing classroom supplies. You have helped create memorable experiences and meaningful learning opportunities that my students will continue to benefit from all year long. Seeing their smiles, excitement, and growing confidence has been incredibly rewarding, and it would not have been possible without your kindness and generosity.\r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in my students and investing in their education. Your contribution has positively impacted not only my classroom but multiple classrooms throughout our school community. The students are learning, growing, exploring, and building important lifelong skills because of your support. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and for helping provide enriching experiences that our students will remember for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1777988683599,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-play/10173642/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624605_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726444098670","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624605"},{"teacherId":9767918,"projectId":9705905,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the support with this project. Because of you kindness and support, our kindergarten class now have access to exciting materials that bring their learning to life. The students are learning about recycling, insects, plant life, and other core science topics. These tools and resources have helped transform the science curriculum, sparking their imagination and love of learning, and turning our classroom into a place of discovery and hands on exploration! They love talking about all the topics we have explored and beg to explore the materials again and agian.","fullyFundedDate":1758831172556,"projectUrl":"project/budding-scientists/9705905/","projectTitle":"Budding Scientists","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9767918"},{"teacherId":9566927,"projectId":9706249,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and for investing in my students. Your support has shaped our classroom in ways that are both visible and lasting.\r\n\r\nPlease accept my sincere apology for the delay in this note. I needed a short extension due to a recent surgery, and I appreciate your patience.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our learning has deepened across subjects. When we read A Long Walk to Water, students made powerful connections between Salva's journey and their own lives. They wrestled with big questions about resilience, access, and responsibility. We were able to watch interviews with the author and with Salva himself, which transformed the story from words on a page into something immediate and real. Students created thoughtful one-pagers that captured theme, symbolism, and personal reflection. Their work showed empathy and insight that went far beyond a basic assignment.\r\n\r\nIn poetry, students have begun exploring different forms and analyzing meaning with growing confidence. They read closely, debate interpretations, and support their ideas with evidence. One of their favorite projects was creating blackout poems. They found the process challenging. It forced them to slow down, search for hidden language, and shape meaning from fragments. When they stepped back and saw the final product, you could see the pride on their faces. It was rewarding to watch them realize they could create something powerful from an existing text.\r\n\r\nWe have just started Where the Red Fern Grows, and students are already diving into characterization and the Hero's Journey. They are tracing growth, motivation, and internal conflict with sharper analysis than I have seen earlier in the year. The resources in our classroom allow us to move beyond surface-level reading and into real discussion and critical thinking.\r\n\r\nYour support does more than provide materials. It communicates to my students that someone believes their learning matters. That belief builds confidence. It builds momentum. It tells them their ideas are worth hearing.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this possible. Your generosity continues to echo in our classroom every day.","fullyFundedDate":1758831171385,"projectUrl":"project/finding-our-voices-through-stories-poem/9706249/","projectTitle":"Finding Our Voices Through Stories, Poems, and Plays","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Swaney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9566927"},{"teacherId":9624605,"projectId":9736268,"letterContent":"In our classroom, we've been using the new PE equipment—the hopper balls, rainbow sticks, limbo bar, and sports cart—during structured movement breaks and small-group rotations. One moment that really stood out was when students rotated through stations and chose items from the sports cart to practice tossing, rolling, or kicking with a partner. Other students bounced on the hopper balls or took turns going under the limbo bar. These activities supported gross motor skills, turn-taking, and listening, while also helping students regulate their bodies and stay engaged.","fullyFundedDate":1758831171853,"projectUrl":"project/physical-education-equipment/9736268/","projectTitle":"Physical Education Equipment","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624605_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726444098670","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624605"},{"teacherId":9640174,"projectId":9735119,"letterContent":"My students appreciate your donations towards our classroom to get bigger weighted blankets and vibrating pillows.\r\nThey are used often when students are disregulated and need extra support with self regulating. \r\nThe weight of the blankets help them get the pressure they desire/need while the vibration gives them the stimulation they need to help self-soothe. \r\nWe appreciate everything you have added to our classroom to make it more sensory appropriate for the needs of the students.\r\nWe can not THANK YOU enough for your contributions to pur classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1758831167871,"projectUrl":"project/help-provide-sensory-items-for-self-regu/9735119/","projectTitle":"Help Provide Sensory Items for Self-Regulation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9640174_orig.jpg?crop=3456,3456,x0,y714&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723176203968","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-tracy-young"},{"teacherId":9624605,"projectId":9346652,"letterContent":"We've been using the new science center materials to run magnet-testing investigations. During one activity, students explored which objects were magnetic and sorted them into groups. They used the new magnets, trays, and recording sheets to test predictions and track patterns. One of my favorite moments was watching a small group excitedly discover that some objects they thought would stick didn't, which led them to ask why and look more closely at the materials. The hands-on tools helped them think like real scientists—observing, testing, and revising their ideas.","fullyFundedDate":1756730448133,"projectUrl":"project/science-materials-to-spark-curiosity/9346652/","projectTitle":"Science Materials to Spark Curiosity!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624605_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726444098670","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624605"},{"teacherId":9767918,"projectId":9605858,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donation of games and learning toys for our classroom. These resources have brought excitement and joy to the students as they learn to collaborate and communicate while playing that has truly enriched their daily experiences in class. The second the students saw the new new learning materials and games, they were curious and were ready to explore everything. The were eager to play with the new tools and did so with excitement and enthusiasm creating an immediate sense of community and connection to one another with children playing with kids that they normally don't even speak to. The games and toys have quickly become an engaging and meaniful part of our learning environment and they use the resources to foster friendship and cooperation that our classroom had not seen prior with daily opportunities for studnets to practice the skills with communication, sharing, conflict resolution and kindness. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping us create an environment that is developmentally supportive for kindergarteners! Your generosity has made a huge impact in their school experience.","fullyFundedDate":1756730447765,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-play-back-to-kindergarten/9605858/","projectTitle":"Bringing Play Back to Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9767918"},{"teacherId":9624605,"projectId":9425964,"letterContent":"My students have been enjoying the PE equipment you were so generous to help get. I have been able to create different stations and rotate students through each activity. I've seen students increase their social skills and help other students overcome learning new games. My classroom has been impacted greatly, I have had the privilege of sharing the equipment with Kindergarten and 1st grade and all the kids have been ecstatic. The biggest hit has been the stilts, the students loved the challenge of walking across the grass without falling.","fullyFundedDate":1756730447585,"projectUrl":"project/indoor-outdoor-exercise/9425964/","projectTitle":"Indoor Outdoor Exercise","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Williver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624605_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726444098670","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624605"},{"teacherId":9640174,"projectId":9685120,"letterContent":"The excitement in my students' eyes when I showed them all the new items for our prize box was priceless.\r\n\r\nThe students wanted to earn prizes quickly, so they were on their best behavior to earn punches on their punchcard to fill it up, to earn a trip to the prize box. \r\n\r\nThe smiles and giggles as they looked through all the items in the prize box were a wonderful sight.\r\n\r\nThere are enough prizes to last us for months and keep us stocked up on items that the students want to work for and earn.\r\n\r\nI am grateful for your donation to support our prize box and positive behavioral interventions.","fullyFundedDate":1757540556551,"projectUrl":"project/prize-box-items-needed-to-reward-hard-wo/9685120/","projectTitle":"Prize Box Items Needed to Reward Hard Work and Self-control","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9640174_orig.jpg?crop=3456,3456,x0,y714&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723176203968","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-tracy-young"},{"teacherId":9640174,"projectId":9520585,"letterContent":"My class was thrilled to see all the science items and cannot wait to use them. We haven't reached the units for the garden stuff or fossils yet, but the students are very excited.\r\nWe have a little class garden in the windowsill of our classroom, and the students are in charge of watering the plants. They enjoy these responsibilities and do a great job.\r\n\r\nThese items will help keep my students engaged in science and help them love the concept of science and exploring hypotheses and scientific methods.\r\n\r\nWith donors like you, my students will be able to put their curriculum into more engaging activities that will support their learning of grade-level context.","fullyFundedDate":1756730142876,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-provide-engaging-science-activit/9520585/","projectTitle":"Help Me Provide Engaging Science Activities to Support Our Curriculum.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9640174_orig.jpg?crop=3456,3456,x0,y714&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723176203968","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-tracy-young"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_79731","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":292,"numTeachers":12,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":53,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":32,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":10,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"24.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":79.2,"schoolId":79731,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Lucerne Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Lucerne Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/lucerne-elementary-school-district/lucerne-elementary-school/79731"}