{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Casa Blanca Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":32.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5780254,"projectId":10088227,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who generously donated to support our PBIS store. Your kindness and commitment to our school community truly make a difference. Because of your support, we are able to provide meaningful incentives that encourage our students to demonstrate positive behavior, make responsible choices, and build strong character each day.\r\n\r\nOur PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) program is an important part of creating a safe, respectful, and welcoming learning environment. The PBIS store allows students to earn rewards for showing kindness, responsibility, respect, and perseverance. These rewards are not just fun items—they represent recognition, encouragement, and celebration of students who are working hard to do their best. For many students, earning a reward is a powerful motivator and a source of pride.\r\n\r\nYour donations provided items that students can redeem with their earned tickets, helping reinforce positive behaviors in a tangible and exciting way. From small prizes to special privileges, each item in our PBIS store helps build confidence, reinforce expectations, and strengthen our school culture. Because of your generosity, we can continue to recognize students for their efforts and encourage them to keep striving for success.\r\n\r\nWe are grateful for your partnership in supporting our students and staff. It takes a community to help children grow, and your contribution plays an important role in shaping a positive and supportive school environment. Please know that your support is deeply appreciated and valued.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and for helping us create a school where positive behavior is celebrated and every child feels encouraged to succeed. Your generosity truly makes a lasting impact.","fullyFundedDate":1771008145689,"projectUrl":"project/pbis-cart/10088227/","projectTitle":"PBIS Cart","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Esquivel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5780254_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651294804425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jdesquivel"},{"teacherId":2201930,"projectId":9895777,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your thoughtful donation of chair pockets and writing spacers to my first grade classroom. Your generosity has truly made a meaningful impact on our students' learning environment.\r\n\r\nThe chair pockets have helped us stay organized and responsible. Each student now has a special place to keep their materials, which has reduced clutter and saved valuable learning time. The students take pride in caring for their own space, and it has helped build independence and responsibility.\r\n\r\nThe writing spacers have made a tremendous difference in our writing time. My first graders are gaining confidence as they practice proper spacing between words. This simple but powerful tool has improved the clarity of their writing and helped them feel successful as young authors.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our classroom runs more smoothly, and our students are more focused and confident learners. We are incredibly grateful for your support and for investing in our first graders' growth.","fullyFundedDate":1764704775592,"projectUrl":"project/rising-phoenixes/9895777/","projectTitle":"Rising Phoenixes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barajas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2201930_orig.jpg?crop=1921,1921,x0,y510&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771649686127","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2201930"},{"teacherId":5780254,"projectId":9905456,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us provide a memorable experience for our students, TK-6th. Every child was able to take a class photo with Santa, listen to the Polar Express, and enjoy a cup of hot cocoa with their classmates. \r\nThe energy in the room was truly special and memorable. Students danced, sang and their smiles lit up the space. \r\nWe appreciate your support and consideration in bringing such a memorable experience to our amazing students. For days after, students would not stop talking about it and sharing with their families.","fullyFundedDate":1764709402723,"projectUrl":"project/cb-polar-express/9905456/","projectTitle":"CB Polar Express","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Esquivel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5780254_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651294804425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jdesquivel"},{"teacherId":9079109,"projectId":9257237,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our Transitional Kindergarten classroom! Because of your support, we were able to create a dramatic play market center that has quickly become one of our students' favorite places to learn and explore. The market is filled with pretend produce, a cash register, shopping baskets, and aprons—inviting children to step into roles as shopkeepers, customers, and community helpers. Your contribution has transformed an ordinary corner of our classroom into a vibrant space that sparks imagination, collaboration, and joy every single day.\r\nThe impact of this market center goes far beyond play. Through their shopping adventures, students are developing critical social-emotional and academic skills—learning how to take turns, communicate respectfully, and solve problems together. They practice counting and money concepts while building language skills as they label items, make shopping lists, and negotiate prices. For many of my young learners, this is their first opportunity to role-play real-world scenarios, helping them connect classroom learning to their everyday lives.\r\nThanks to you, our classroom now has a meaningful, engaging environment where creativity and learning thrive hand in hand. The market center has become a place where students' confidence grows, friendships blossom, and curiosity is encouraged. Your generosity has made a lasting difference, and we are so grateful for the joy and learning it brings to our classroom each day.","fullyFundedDate":1746786221308,"projectUrl":"project/tk-market-magic-where-play-meets-learni/9257237/","projectTitle":"Tk Market Magic: Where Play Meets Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Avila","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9079109_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y322&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724620550190","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cavila"},{"teacherId":9079109,"projectId":9257350,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of blocks and community helper figures to our Transitional Kindergarten classroom! These materials have had a tremendous impact on my students' learning and engagement. The community-themed blocks have inspired hours of imaginative building as students construct neighborhoods, schools, fire stations, hospitals, and more. They've not only supported fine motor development and spatial reasoning but also sparked meaningful conversations about the people and places in our everyday lives.\r\n\r\nThe community helper figures have been especially powerful in helping students understand different roles in our society. As they play with firefighters, doctors, teachers, and postal workers, they begin to make real-world connections and develop a deeper appreciation for the people who help keep our communities safe and running. These materials have also encouraged teamwork, storytelling, and inclusive play across our classroom. I'm incredibly grateful for your support—you've helped create a rich, hands-on learning environment that truly reflects the world around us. 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Whether they're using animal puppets to retell a story we've read, or creating their own adventures with the figurines, they're actively building language, social skills, and confidence every day.\r\n\r\nThe puppets and figurines have also been a powerful tool for supporting emotional development. Students often use them to express feelings or act out scenarios they may not yet have the words for. I've watched shy children come out of their shell by performing with a puppet, and others work through conflict by narrating peaceful resolutions through pretend play. These materials have helped create a safe, engaging space where students can explore their world, connect with each other, and develop essential early learning skills through joyful, meaningful play.","fullyFundedDate":1746564989067,"projectUrl":"project/play-to-learn-building-social-skills-th/9257331/","projectTitle":"Play to Learn: Building Social Skills Through Imaginative Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Avila","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9079109_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y322&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724620550190","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cavila"},{"teacherId":9079109,"projectId":9257325,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of two sensory tables to our Transitional Kindergarten classroom. These tables have quickly become a favorite learning center for my students. Each day, they are drawn to the hands-on activities the tables provide—whether it's scooping, pouring, sorting, or exploring themed materials tied to our lessons. The tables have been an incredible tool for supporting fine motor development, creativity, and early problem-solving skills.\r\n\r\nBeyond academics, the sensory tables have also helped nurture important social-emotional growth. Many of my students are still developing communication skills, and the shared sensory space has become a natural environment for collaboration, turn-taking, and building friendships. They've also provided a calming outlet for students who need a break or a way to regulate emotions. Your gift has made a real difference in creating a welcoming, enriching space for every child. 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