{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Valley of Enchantment Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":19.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"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"},{"teacherId":4970105,"projectId":9808706,"letterContent":"Thank you for your thoughtful donation to our classroom that provided new magnetic blocks and animals! These new materials have inspired creativity in their building, have encouraged more collaboration amongst the students, and have sparked conversations full\r\nof academic vocabulary! \r\n The kindergarten students were thrilled to have new supplies in the magnetic building area. This is a preferred building center in our classroom! My students have built zoos, castles and towers that incorporate the new magnetic animals and magnetic shapes that came in the sets that you helped provide!\r\n It is my hope that these new materials will continue to inspire their creativity and that their creativity will carry over into their writing!","fullyFundedDate":1764740217729,"projectUrl":"project/magnetic-creativity/9808706/","projectTitle":"Magnetic Creativity","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":4545425,"projectId":9792920,"letterContent":"Having the iPad in the classroom has been a game-changer! The students who are fully immersed in our classroom with special needs are finding themselves successful in their learning by using the iPad in interactive games and slides with Google. They are excited to use the iPad for writing as well, and they use the pen for penmanship practice. I am hopeful that the rest of the class will find this tool helpful to them as well and can benefit from their classmates' successes. Technology in the classroom can help all students succeed on different levels of ability and strength.","fullyFundedDate":1763564031724,"projectUrl":"project/occupational-therapy-ipad/9792920/","projectTitle":"Occupational Therapy iPad","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":4545425,"projectId":9286181,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your continued support of our classroom. Having the iPad and pen has been beneficial for teaching throughout the classroom. Utilizing the wireless connection while working with small groups has helped all of the students in the class, as I don't have to leave the groups I am working with to change slides or write on the iPad connected to the smartboard. I am excited that these supplies will help us to utilize more and more of the technology in the classroom in the learning process of all subjects.","fullyFundedDate":1748354583495,"projectUrl":"project/wireless-and-smart/9286181/","projectTitle":"Wireless and Smart","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":4545425,"projectId":9396331,"letterContent":"Having the supplies for the directed drawing we do in our classroom has been a game-changer. The students in our class are excited about drawing and art time every Friday. They know the supplies are theirs to use for whatever theme we are learning about, and will draw and color even when it's not on Fridays! They are becoming responsible for the supplies and are using them wisely to help conserve them for years to come, hopefully. I am very appreciative of the supplies that were gifted to our classroom, as the art time we spend is exciting for both them and us as teachers.","fullyFundedDate":1749216966524,"projectUrl":"project/directed-art/9396331/","projectTitle":"Directed Art","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":3876606,"projectId":9437739,"letterContent":"Our new rainbow carpet has become an essential part of our TK classroom and is used daily during circle time. Students gather on the carpet for morning meetings, songs, stories, and whole-group lessons. The colorful sections help students identify their personal space, practice sitting safely, and learn classroom routines and expectations. The carpet has also supported social-emotional learning as students learn to sit together, listen to peers, take turns speaking, and engage respectfully in group discussions.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the rainbow carpet, they were instantly drawn to it. Many commented on the bright colors and excitedly asked where they would get to sit. Some even proceeded to make \"carpet angels.\" The clear, inviting design helped ease transitions and created a sense of excitement and belonging during circle time. \r\n\r\nThank you again for helping make our classroom amazing!","fullyFundedDate":1758824191638,"projectUrl":"project/magic-carpet-ride/9437739/","projectTitle":"Magic Carpet Ride","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":3876606,"projectId":9686130,"letterContent":"Our TK students have been actively using the new magnetic builders, magnifying glasses, and doll people across multiple learning areas in the classroom. The magnetic builders are being used to design and construct houses, bridges, and imaginative structures for the doll people, encouraging problem-solving, spatial awareness, and teamwork. Students collaborate to plan their builds, test stability, and revise their designs when something doesn't work, all while engaging in rich conversation with peers. The magnifying glasses have added a new layer of curiosity, as students closely observe classroom objects, natural materials, and details they might otherwise overlook.\r\n\r\nWhen students were first introduced to these materials, they were immediately captivated. They eagerly explored how the magnets worked, expressed amazement at how pieces connected, and excitedly used the magnifying glasses to examine textures, colors, and tiny details. The doll people quickly became characters in students' stories, inspiring imaginative play and social interaction.\r\n\r\nThanks to our donors, the next steps for students include integrating these materials into STEM and literacy lessons. Students will build structures with a specific purpose, such as homes or community spaces, and use the doll people to act out stories and real-life scenarios. 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