{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Valley of Enchantment Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":19.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10323172,"projectId":9846960,"letterContent":"My students and I would like to thank you for your generous donations. The children truly enjoy spending time outdoors and playing with the soccer nets, balls, and toss-and-catch game you provided. These items have been a wonderful addition to our program and were an amazing hit with the preschoolers.\r\n\r\nThe activities have helped support the development of the children's gross motor and locomotor skills while also encouraging exercise, teamwork, and active play. In addition, the sensory items and other donations have been wonderful for helping the children strengthen their fine motor skills and hands-on learning experiences.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our students have been able to grow, learn, and thrive in amazing ways while having fun at the same time.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness and support.","fullyFundedDate":1771342354226,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-the-futureyou-can-help-us-get-th/9846960/","projectTitle":"We Are the Future…You Can Help Us Get There","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jen Ybarra","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10323172_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760904193788","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10323172"},{"teacherId":4970105,"projectId":10145450,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous contributions to our classroom library. Because of your kindness and support, our students now have access to new books that align with our classroom themes and help strengthen important age-appropriate social skills.\r\n\r\nThese books have already made a meaningful impact in our classroom. Students are excited to explore stories that reflect topics we are learning about while also developing skills such as kindness, empathy, cooperation, problem-solving, and emotional understanding. The engaging stories and relatable characters encourage thoughtful discussions and help students make positive connections both in and outside of the classroom.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has created opportunities for learning, growth, and meaningful conversations every day. A strong classroom library helps foster a love of reading while supporting the social and emotional development that is so important at this age.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping create a positive, enriching learning environment. Your support truly makes a difference, and we are grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1773859338952,"projectUrl":"project/new-reads-for-our-new-themes/10145450/","projectTitle":"New Reads for Our New Themes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hawley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4970105_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537706718508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4970105"},{"teacherId":4970105,"projectId":10145210,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations to our classroom. Your support made it possible for my students to receive engaging pop-up books that have brought excitement, creativity, and a deeper love of reading into our learning environment.\r\n\r\nThese interactive books have captured my students' imaginations and encouraged them to explore stories in a hands-on and meaningful way. Watching their enthusiasm grow as they discover each page has been truly rewarding.\r\n\r\nI recently read the \"Flora\" book which had beautiful floral pop-up illustrations! I found that all my students were engaged, including the students who struggle with focus and attention. I look forward to using these new books for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1774202287860,"projectUrl":"project/pop-up-our-engagement/10145210/","projectTitle":"Pop-up Our Engagement","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hawley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4970105_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537706718508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4970105"},{"teacherId":9152729,"projectId":9807471,"letterContent":"Thank you for the sound energy supplies for my classroom! My students have truly enjoyed learning about sound through hands-on experiences, and these materials helped bring an abstract concept to life.\r\n\r\nWe received tuning forks, sound bowls, Boomwhackers, slinkies, and more. The tuning forks were an especially big hit as we explored sound waves, wavelength, and pitch. Students were able to actually see and experience sound waves when the tuning forks were struck and placed in water.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping make this unit so engaging, exciting, and meaningful for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1770834081139,"projectUrl":"project/sound-energy/9807471/","projectTitle":"Sound Energy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Snyder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9152729"},{"teacherId":4545425,"projectId":9792877,"letterContent":"The addition of the stools has made a tremendous impact on the comfort level in the classroom during reading groups and intervention sessions. The students now have a seat that is not broken or that they have to share with someone else during their reading or intervention time. We are eternally grateful for the addition to our classroom and your ongoing support of us in their learning in second grade. I cannot wait to utilize these stools daily for all groups. Again, thank you so much for everything you have given to us for our learning.","fullyFundedDate":1769981591643,"projectUrl":"project/sitting-pretty/9792877/","projectTitle":"Sitting Pretty","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cairns","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4545425_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522365764896","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cairnsvoe"},{"teacherId":4970105,"projectId":9971222,"letterContent":"Thank you for generously donating to my classroom. My students have just started a writing focused grade-level wide intervention program. As we wrap up their kindergarten year we are spending a lot of our instructional time on writing. \r\n My students were very excited to see the tracing materials and the new journals! They couldn't wait to get started using them. If nothing else these new materials have stirred up some enthusiasm for writing! \r\n We will continue to use the tracing materials during centers and direct instruction for the remainder of this year. My students will also use the journals to record their writing, this will help me monitor their progress in writing.","fullyFundedDate":1771342354249,"projectUrl":"project/write-on/9971222/","projectTitle":"Write On!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hawley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4970105_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537706718508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4970105"},{"teacherId":8495055,"projectId":9793431,"letterContent":"When I submitted this project, I did so because I knew what my students needed and I knew what I had. The gap between those two things is where so many well-meaning teachers find themselves, rich in dedication, short on resources. Your donations closed that gap. You provided my students with the supplies they needed to meaningfully participate in small group reading, math, and writing instruction, and the impact of that has rippled far beyond what any of us could have anticipated. It might be easy to overlook how much a simple supply can matter. A pencil that actually works. A set of manipulatives that makes an abstract concept suddenly click. A book at just the right level that makes a reluctant reader lean in. These are not luxuries. For my students, they are the bridge between confusion and understanding, between frustration and breakthrough. What you provided gave my students the tools to access learning in a real, tangible way, and that access changed things.","fullyFundedDate":1769981591618,"projectUrl":"project/small-supplies-big-impact/9793431/","projectTitle":"Small Supplies = BIG Impact!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8495055_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1702157149777","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrstaylorsrsproom"},{"teacherId":10278359,"projectId":9957360,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful for your generosity in supporting our classroom through your recent snack donation. Because of you, my students have access to consistent, nourishing snacks that help them stay focused, regulated, and ready to learn throughout the day.\r\n\r\nIn our classroom, many of my students benefit from having predictable routines and meeting basic needs like hunger in order to fully engage in their learning. Your kindness directly supports their academic success, emotional well-being, and sense of comfort at school. For some of my students, these snacks are more than just food—they are a source of stability and care.\r\n\r\nYour support truly makes a difference in creating a positive, inclusive, and supportive environment where all students can thrive. It means so much to me, as their teacher, to know that we have a community standing behind us.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and investing in their success. Your generosity will not be forgotten.","fullyFundedDate":1766091095989,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-growing-minds-with-classroom-sna/9957360/","projectTitle":"Fueling Growing Minds with Classroom Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Katie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10278359"},{"teacherId":9414587,"projectId":9308782,"letterContent":"Your generosity has made an immediate and meaningful impact in our classroom. Our students are using the new sensory tools daily to support their social-emotional learning, especially during moments when they feel overwhelmed or need help regulating their emotions. For example, during small group instruction, students are able to use fidgets or weighted items to stay engaged and focused while participating in activities. One particularly special moment was seeing a student independently choose a sensory tool instead of engaging in a tantrum—this showed real growth in self-regulation. When the materials were first introduced, the students were incredibly excited and curious, eager to explore and quickly learn how each item could help them.\r\nThanks to your support, we are now building on these successes by incorporating the sensory tools into structured lessons that teach coping strategies, emotional identification, and appropriate peer interactions. Our next steps include using these tools during group activities to promote collaboration, turn-taking, and communication among peers. We are also working on helping students independently request and use these supports as needed, fostering greater independence and confidence. Your contribution has truly opened the door for continued growth, and we are so grateful for the role you've played in our students' progress.","fullyFundedDate":1756675976719,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-tools-for-my-students-with-behav/9308782/","projectTitle":"Sensory Tools for My Students With Behaviors","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Qazza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9414587_orig.jpg?crop=838,838,x0,y8&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1702672989830","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9414587"},{"teacherId":3876606,"projectId":9823764,"letterContent":"Thank you again for helping make this project a reality. To say my students are obsessed with these new magnatile animal sets is an understatement!\r\nThe block center has been filled to capacity with kids who want to use the new patterned tiles and animals. I have seen zoos, animal trains, and the doll house filled with wild animals. I think every small hand in our classroom has played, imagined, dreamed, and laughed with these animals. \r\nWe actually had to expand our block center, as so many kids wanted to play here!\r\nThank you again from the bottom of my heart!","fullyFundedDate":1770834081109,"projectUrl":"project/magnetic-tiles-for-building/9823764/","projectTitle":"Magnetic Tiles for Building","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCook","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3876606_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473771425798","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3876606"},{"teacherId":4970105,"projectId":9686454,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping to bring these pop-it learning tools into my classroom. The students were thrilled to see them as I opened the box and asked immediately if we could use them right that minute. \r\nWe used them shortly after their arrival in our small groups. The number pop-it's have helped my students who were struggling with number recognition. Many of them have now mastered that standard! We have also enjoyed using the alphabet pop-it's to reinforce both letter recognition and sound recognition. \r\nI will continue to use these tools in our small groups this year as needed, and I look forward to using them for years to come as they have made a positive impact on learning these skills. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1769015995061,"projectUrl":"project/pop-goes-the-learning/9686454/","projectTitle":"Pop Goes the Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hawley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4970105_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537706718508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4970105"},{"teacherId":5312799,"projectId":9884112,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. my students do very well with repetitive practice. These materials have given them the chance to review and repeat their previous skills while exploring new materials. We have used these materials in small groups and independent practice. Each week we do a number of the week and these activities have become a valuable part of those weekly lessons. Other activities focus on a variety of skills, such as sizes shape and color. These activities are done once or twice a week. I also have an independent workstation in which some of these activities have been put into individual task boxes and are used weekly to help our students maintain and generalize these skills. \r\nEach time I bring out new activities the students are more interested in the paperwork. And it shows me that they are able to use the skills amongst a different materials and a different times. Giving all of us a sense of variety and fun in our learning experiences.","fullyFundedDate":1763567426315,"projectUrl":"project/mini-math-munchkins/9884112/","projectTitle":"Mini Math Munchkins","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5312799_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673916437249","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5312799"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_35086","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":535,"numTeachers":20,"percentFrplEligible":88,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":47,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":47,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"26.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":81.0,"schoolId":35086,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Valley of Enchantment Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Valley of Enchantment Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/rim-of-the-world-unified-school-district/valley-of-enchantment-elementary-school/35086"}