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They sing along with the Pete the Cat songs, create artwork, practice numbers and letters, match colors, and participate in hands-on activities connected to the stories. It has been incredible to witness their curiosity and eagerness to learn. One especially meaningful moment has been watching a student who uses AAC to communicate engage with the Pete the Cat activities. This student loves matching the colors of Pete's buttons and shoes and has begun pointing to objects around the classroom that are the same colors. It has been wonderful to see the materials encourage communication, observation, and participation. Another student who usually has difficulty completing teacher-directed tasks is now willingly participating in the activities and often asks for more pages to complete. His love of Pete the Cat has helped him stay focused, build confidence, and enjoy learning.\r\n\r\nOur next goal is to use the children's love of Pete the Cat to help build a lifelong love of reading and encourage them to explore other books and stories. We will continue using these familiar and engaging stories as a bridge to important preschool learning. We will practice the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, calendar concepts, weather, and many other age-appropriate pre-academic skills. We will also use Pete's stories to support our students' social-emotional development. Together, we will explore important ideas such as friendship, sharing, caring, kindness, and helping one another. The children can connect with Pete's experiences and learn that being a good friend means caring about and supporting others.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has made our classroom a more joyful, engaging, and meaningful place to learn. Thank you for giving my students resources that inspire them to participate, communicate, explore, and grow. Every book, activity, and moment of excitement is helping them build skills and memories that will stay with them as they continue their learning journey.","fullyFundedDate":1789111156258,"projectUrl":"project/a-groovy-start-to-lifelong-learning-with/10605533/","projectTitle":"A Groovy Start to Lifelong Learning with Pete the Cat!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7132290_orig.jpg?crop=345,345,x179,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596593210123","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7132290"},{"teacherId":4599703,"projectId":9871644,"letterContent":"Your donations helped our program beyond words! Having therapeutic supplies that are safe, clean, and appropriate for students with emotional and learning needs makes all the difference in our ability to provide excellent services for students who need them.\r\n\r\nOur students were blown away by the toys and other supplies, and used them to support emotion regulation, processing experiences, and to express their feelings in the therapeutic environment of counseling. \r\n\r\nThank you so much, once again!","fullyFundedDate":1771912709619,"projectUrl":"project/therapeutic-support-program-supplies/9871644/","projectTitle":"Therapeutic Support Program Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Anika","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4599703"},{"teacherId":7132290,"projectId":9699048,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your generous donations of STEM materials!\r\nWe have been using these new resources during circle time, center time, and small group activities. The children have explored so many exciting concepts — from learning about the solar system, to experimenting with floating and sinking, to creating shapes with our new magnetic building sets.\r\nIt has been incredible to witness their curiosity and joy in action. One student proudly named all the planets in order, and another—who is still developing language skills—lit up with a big smile as they pointed to an object sinking in water. A student who usually struggles with big emotions sat calmly for an extended time, fully engaged while creating and sharing different shapes with the magnetic tiles. These moments have been so heartwarming and truly affirm how meaningful your support is.\r\nMost of my students tend to prefer solitary play. With these STEM materials, our next goal is to build on their confidence and help them engage in collaborative play—working together to build with magnetic sets, conduct experiments with the Can Do Science Discovery Kits, and explore the solar system as a team. Through these shared learning experiences, my students are developing not only scientific thinking and fine motor skills but also vital communication, social, and emotional skills.\r\nYour generosity has helped spark their curiosity and given them the tools to connect with one another in new and meaningful ways. These little scientists are growing every day—and your kindness has made that possible.","fullyFundedDate":1758061245202,"projectUrl":"project/ignite-curiosity-build-bonds-stem-kits/9699048/","projectTitle":"Ignite Curiosity, Build Bonds: STEM Kits for My Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7132290_orig.jpg?crop=345,345,x179,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596593210123","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7132290"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_126335","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":null,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":35,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":50,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":33,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":6,"gradesServed":"Not specified","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR District Record","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"UNCLASSIFIED","ncesMetroType":null},"inStateSupporters":87.5,"schoolId":126335,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about South County Consortium on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"South County Consortium","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/petaluma-city-schools/south-county-consortium/126335"}