{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Taft Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":26.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1044342,"projectId":10149389,"letterContent":"Generous Donors,\r\n\r\nThe resources you gave us arrived yesterday; my students happily volunteered to open all the boxes! They are grateful for all the materials, but one item stood out the most, the novel Because of Winn-Dixie; this is because they had read a short excerpt in our District-adopted ELA anthologies, and they fell in love with it, so naturally they asked if we could read the whole book. And now that we have them, we will start reading them on Monday. In addition, the 180 Day books will continue supporting my students' English-acquisition skills during the summer months, as well as support my newcomer students who have been in our education system for less than one year. Again, we owe you a debt of gratitude for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1778038970632,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-and-more-books-in-march/10149389/","projectTitle":"Books, Books, and More Books in March!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1044342_orig.jpg?crop=1052,1052,x0,y143&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564974156894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/taftmath"},{"teacherId":1044342,"projectId":10253935,"letterContent":"Generous Donors,\r\n\r\nMy fourth graders send you a thousand thanks again! They were very grateful when they found out they were getting more basic classroom supplies, especially because they use them every day the whole day, because even though we live in a technological world, paper, pencils, erasers, markers, sharpeners and such can never be replaced by a screen! And in fact, students need the paper and pencil now more than ever; these are important resources for elementary school students. Additionally, a couple of the resources were out of stock, so we replaced those with a few snacks for the last three weeks of school when my students are finishing several STEAM projects, a quick snack to keep them going it's alway helpful!","fullyFundedDate":1778383786021,"projectUrl":"project/help-restock-basic-supplies/10253935/","projectTitle":"Help Restock Basic Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1044342_orig.jpg?crop=1052,1052,x0,y143&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564974156894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/taftmath"},{"teacherId":1044342,"projectId":10149578,"letterContent":"Generous Donors,\r\n\r\n\r\nMy fourth graders would like to thank you again for funding this book project in March. I wish you could have seen their joy when they helped me open the box with the first four Magic Tree House books! Up until then, only a couple of students had heard of these series. Right away, they started reading the first book in this series, and a few of them finished reading it in a couple of days because they couldn't wait to continue reading the other three. Additionally, the TeacherPayTeachers gift card allowed me to purchase activity books with many student activities for each book, and they used these for classroom work or for homework. \r\n\r\nThis project prompted students to check out more Magic Tree House books in our school library, so thanks a million for helping my students become more motivated and engaged with reading.","fullyFundedDate":1773903130400,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-and-more-books-in-march-pa/10149578/","projectTitle":"Books, Books, and More Books in March Part II!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1044342_orig.jpg?crop=1052,1052,x0,y143&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564974156894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/taftmath"},{"teacherId":10114819,"projectId":10001573,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, our students now have new interactive tools that support reading, writing, and language development in both English and Spanish. These resources have quickly become part of our daily learning routine and have made learning more engaging and hands-on for my students.\r\n\r\nThe recordable buttons have been especially exciting for students. We use them to record and practice high-frequency words, and students love pressing the buttons to hear the words read aloud. This has helped build confidence in reading, especially for students who are still developing their reading skills. One special moment was watching students take turns recording their voices and then helping each other practice the words by listening and repeating them.\r\n\r\nThe Spanish word puzzles have been helping students practice spelling and writing Spanish words in a fun and interactive way. Students work together to build words and then write them, which has helped strengthen their vocabulary and writing skills. They are excited to use the puzzles during small group time and centers.\r\n\r\nThe magnetic letters are used during targeted small group instructions. Students use them to practice spelling sight words, build CVC words, and help them when they are writing sentences. These hands-on materials have made writing less intimidating and more accessible for many students.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, they were incredibly excited and immediately wanted to start using everything. They were engaged, curious, and eager to learn.\r\n\r\nNext, students will continue using these materials during literacy centers, small group instruction, and writing time. We will continue practicing high-frequency words, building and writing Spanish vocabulary words, and using magnetic letters to support sentence writing and early reading skills.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our classroom and helping create engaging learning opportunities for my students. Your donation is making a meaningful difference in their learning every day.","fullyFundedDate":1770219535679,"projectUrl":"project/voices-on-learning-on/10001573/","projectTitle":"Voices On, Learning On","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10114819"},{"teacherId":1044342,"projectId":10009999,"letterContent":"Generous Donors,\r\n\r\nHappy Valentine's Day!\r\n\r\nMy students send you many hugs and thank-yous! They thought these dry-erase, cursive-writing books were the perfect Valentine's Day gifts from their donors, so thanks a million! These books arrived this past Thursday, just in time to send them home yesterday for their week off, this coming week. I cannot tell you enough how eager they were to start tracing/writing using cursive! They wanted to write their own names, their classmates', their family members', etc etc. Again, you have our endless gratitude for bringing us materials that my students enjoy and appreciate.","fullyFundedDate":1770219536682,"projectUrl":"project/cursive-writing-books/10009999/","projectTitle":"Cursive Writing Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1044342_orig.jpg?crop=1052,1052,x0,y143&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564974156894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/taftmath"},{"teacherId":1044342,"projectId":9501661,"letterContent":"Wonderful Donors,\r\n\r\nAs another end-of-school year approaches, my fourth graders want to thank you once again for caring about their learning experiences. In this project, your generosity gave us a color printer of our own! This is a big deal because I did not need to spend precious minutes waiting in line to make copies in our staff room or waste priceless minutes fighting with the big and more complex copy machine. We also received journals and books to supplement our math and ELA curriculum; these books allowed us to review with short and quick problems/passages, complete morning or end-of-day work, and even homework. All these resources have helped make our school year easier in some ways, so thank you. You're the best!","fullyFundedDate":1754847855996,"projectUrl":"project/additional-support-for-my-english-learne/9501661/","projectTitle":"Additional Support For My English Learners and Special Needs Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1044342_orig.jpg?crop=1052,1052,x0,y143&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564974156894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/taftmath"},{"teacherId":1044342,"projectId":9940203,"letterContent":"Dear Allstate Foundation,\r\n\r\nOur students send you a big, \"MUCHAS GRACIAS!\" Thank you so much for making this community service event yummy and exciting, just in time before our Winter Break that started last Friday. Our little learners had so much fun choosing yummy cookies and enjoying hot chocolate on a cold day! The coloring books were a big hit and students had many choices to choose from, from jungle animals to princess books to color and enjoy during their winter break at home! Thanks a million for giving my students a chance to provide this delicious and colorful event, which was just perfect to celebrate before the holidays!","fullyFundedDate":1765555131366,"projectUrl":"project/spreading-kindness-during-the-holidays/9940203/","projectTitle":"Spreading Kindness During the Holidays!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1044342_orig.jpg?crop=1052,1052,x0,y143&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564974156894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/taftmath"},{"teacherId":1044342,"projectId":9768502,"letterContent":"Generous Donors,\r\n\r\nFractions can be very confusing to students who have been working mostly with whole numbers, and especially by fourth grade, where at least one third of our math school year is teaching fractions; hence, thank you so much for helping my class acquire these friendly fractions materials! These fractions kits will allow my students to keep reviewing tricky concepts such as equivalent fractions, fractions that are equal to one, fractions that are less or greater than 1, or multiplying whole numbers by fractions. These manipulatives provide great visual support, and my students will use them in class, as well as take them home for extra practice. These kits seem durable and I think they will last for a few years; thus, benefitting many of my future students. Again, thank you for caring about my class.","fullyFundedDate":1763579670364,"projectUrl":"project/friendly-fractions/9768502/","projectTitle":"Friendly Fractions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1044342_orig.jpg?crop=1052,1052,x0,y143&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564974156894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/taftmath"},{"teacherId":1044342,"projectId":9763276,"letterContent":"Wonderful Donors,\r\n\r\nBefore this year is over, my students want to thank you for the math resources you gave them. \"Muchas gracias!\" is what they exclaimed several times. These resources arrived a couple of weeks ago, just in time for my students to take them home over the two-week, winter break. I created a \"multiplication madness package\" for them to practice over the break; I placed the multiplication flash cards, dry-erase write and wipe cards, markers, and their small mini classroom white boards to take home this past Friday. They were thrilled to have these materials for their break. I know these materials will make a big difference in my students math skills, and this will make it easier for them to complete fourth-grade math, which deals with bigger numbers and multi-step word problems dealing with whole numbers, decimals, or fractions. So thanks a million for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1763579668577,"projectUrl":"project/multiplication-madness/9763276/","projectTitle":"Multiplication Madness!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1044342_orig.jpg?crop=1052,1052,x0,y143&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564974156894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/taftmath"},{"teacherId":1044342,"projectId":9526290,"letterContent":"Generous Donors,\r\n\r\nBefore this year is over, my students wanted to send you a huge, \"Muchas gracias por todo!\" Thank you so much again for providing us with supplemental and basic resources such as pencils, notebooks, and our language journals. The Correct the Sentence Journal and Daily Reading Comprehension journals have become part of our daily routines/homework. Additionally, you can just imagine how having plenty of pencils, something that seems so simple, makes a huge difference! I don't have to wait for a couple of days for the office to provide them to our classroom; I can always send extra pencils home; and I always have plenty for my ELD students when we switch classrooms for leveled ELD lessons. So thanks for always being there for us!","fullyFundedDate":1754847857824,"projectUrl":"project/help-basic-supplies-needed/9526290/","projectTitle":"Help! Basic Supplies Needed!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1044342_orig.jpg?crop=1052,1052,x0,y143&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564974156894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/taftmath"},{"teacherId":8677392,"projectId":9302350,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for taking the time to read about my project, Organization Tools For A More Focused And Engaged Classroom. As a teacher, I see every day how much students benefit from having a structured and well-organized learning environment. Many of my students struggle to stay focused or keep track of materials, and having the right organizational tools can make a meaningful difference in their engagement and confidence.\r\n\r\nWith your support, I will be able to provide my students with resources that help create a more efficient, calm, and student-centered classroom. These tools will not only improve daily routines but also allow students to take more ownership of their learning.\r\n\r\nAny contribution, no matter the size, brings us one step closer to giving my students the learning environment they deserve. Thank you for believing in classrooms like mine and for supporting teachers and students everywhere.","fullyFundedDate":1754847852080,"projectUrl":"project/organization-tools-for-a-more-focused-an/9302350/","projectTitle":"Organization Tools For A More Focused And Engaged Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Jorge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8677392_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1706647200264","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8677392"},{"teacherId":3318596,"projectId":9564174,"letterContent":"This project has been a rousing success. \r\n\r\nI ended up switching the intended use for two of the supplies: the plastic boxes we use for sight words (we have over 100 sight words to work on) and the back of the chair organizers we're using to store white boards and markers which we mostly use for math but some word building. \r\n\r\nIn all my years of teaching, I've never used small plastic storage boxes for flash cards before. Students immediately grasped how to use and care for the boxes. They gently slide the boxes back into the storage box and help each other if one box gets misaligned. They are proud to get their boxes and choose a partner to work with. It's made working on sight words so much easier. It also helps with social skills - they have two chances a day to get out their sight word boxes and read with a partner, and they will happily do rock paper scissors to see whose box they use. Some students have an extra set of kindergarten words, or second grade words, and assigned partners who can help them or challenge them. \r\n\r\nWe use the red colored pencils twice a week for checking our own work after word building. Students can give themselves a smiley face if they're correct or fix it if they missed a spelling pattern.\r\n\r\nThe joy at opening up the box of colored pencils was incomparable, and probably contagious from my excitement. They're just so pretty! Each team shares a few sets of colored pencils. I'm never going back to markers in notebooks. No more bleeding through the page and rendering the back page unusable. \r\n\r\nThe foam dice replaced a well-used set. We use them for fact fluency and subitizing (recognizing quantities quickly). We also use them in other content areas for making choices (roll the dice, if we get a four, then we make a sentence with the fourth word, etc). \r\nAnd, at the end of the day, I get to sharpen a handful of colored pencils and regular pencils so that we are all fresh and ready for writing the next day. Thank you so much for supporting my class with these projects.","fullyFundedDate":1757423256906,"projectUrl":"project/lets-organize-our-math-supplies-and-mor/9564174/","projectTitle":"Let's Organize Our Math Supplies and More!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bailon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3318596"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_4590","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":341,"numTeachers":13,"percentFrplEligible":65,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":2,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":92,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"26.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"UNCLASSIFIED","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":73.8,"schoolId":4590,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Taft Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Taft Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/redwood-city-school-district/taft-elementary-school/4590"}