{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Darnall Charter School","outOfStateSupporters":35.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5785612,"projectId":10380039,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, Bringing Stories to Life through Play! Your generosity has brought so much excitement, imagination, and creativity into our kindergarten classroom. My students have absolutely loved exploring the new resources and using them to create their own pretend-play adventures. It has been wonderful to watch their imaginations take off as they turn everyday play into meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nOne of our favorite moments has been watching the students create their own pretend city. The pet store quickly became the most popular \"business\" in the entire city! In the photo, you can see the children working together, exploring the different animals, and using their imaginations to bring their play to life. They took on different roles, created stories, and practiced communicating and cooperating with their classmates. It was amazing to see how excited they were to share their ideas and build something together.\r\n\r\nWe are continuing to build on this pretend city by encouraging students to expand their stories, create new businesses, and explore different community roles. These experiences help develop language, problem-solving, social-emotional skills, and early literacy through play. Thank you for helping make our classroom a place where students can learn, imagine, and grow. Your support has made a meaningful difference in our students' everyday learning, and we are so grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1784603318267,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-stories-to-life-through-play/10380039/","projectTitle":"Bringing Stories to Life through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Teall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5785612_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764163907087","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5785612"},{"teacherId":5785612,"projectId":10349285,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Kindergarten Artists project! Your generosity has made such a difference in our classroom and has given my students more opportunities to explore their creativity, express themselves, and take pride in their artwork.\r\n\r\nOne of our favorite projects so far has been creating colorful coffee filter flowers for our Red Ribbon Week classroom door. The students had so much fun using different colors and watching their flowers come to life. Our new drying rack was especially helpful in giving their artwork a safe place to dry before we assembled our door display. Each flower was unique and beautiful, just like the students who created them!\r\n\r\nThe best part? Our classroom door ended up winning Best Door at School! The students were so excited and proud to see their hard work recognized. It was such a wonderful moment that reminded us how meaningful creative learning experiences can be.\r\n\r\nWe are continuing to use our art materials to explore new projects, build fine motor skills, and encourage students to share their ideas through art. Your support has helped make our classroom a place where young artists can imagine, create, and shine.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping make these special moments possible. We are so grateful for you!","fullyFundedDate":1783377858466,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-artists/10349285/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten Artists","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Teall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5785612_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764163907087","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5785612"},{"teacherId":5785612,"projectId":10349294,"letterContent":"My students have been so excited to see our new classroom storage! 📚✨ Having individual book bins, table caddies, and organized storage for our learning materials has made our classroom feel more inviting and easier for students to navigate.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite moments has been watching students independently choose a book, find a place for their belongings, and return materials when they are finished. These simple routines are helping my Kindergarteners build responsibility and independence while keeping our classroom organized.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue using our organized materials during our literacy, math, and play-based learning activities. With everything having a place, my students can spend less time looking for supplies and more time learning, creating, and exploring!\r\n\r\nThank you for helping make our classroom a place where Kindergarteners can learn and grow! ❤️","fullyFundedDate":1782829705893,"projectUrl":"project/making-room-to-learn-storage-solutions/10349294/","projectTitle":"Making Room to Learn: Storage Solutions for Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Teall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5785612_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764163907087","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5785612"},{"teacherId":9095169,"projectId":10084370,"letterContent":"My students loved the books! \"There Was an Old Lady \" books were a major hit with my first graders and were a hot commodity during their independent reading time. Our storybook mornings were so much fun and had my students excited for each new book we got to start our day with. Reading became so much fun, and these books were a major part of that. We appreciate you donating to our classroom library and for a memorable storybook morning. So many classroom art projects were created with these books that my students had so much fun creating. Your donation has truly made my first graders loved and become excited about reading.","fullyFundedDate":1774625988780,"projectUrl":"project/storybook-mornings/10084370/","projectTitle":"Storybook Mornings","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ortega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9095169"},{"teacherId":9095169,"projectId":9881657,"letterContent":"We absolutely love our new classroom mailbox. It has given our classroom a cleaner look and is much more spacious than our old classroom mailbox. Ms. Ortega really loves it because it fits the theme of our classroom perfectly. The rolling whiteboard has been so helpful during our small group time on the carpet. We also love that we can write on the board to show off our learning. Our headphones are very important to use, especially during our testing time. We thank you so much for our items, and your kindness to help us does not go unnoticed.","fullyFundedDate":1770227386867,"projectUrl":"project/a-little-revamp/9881657/","projectTitle":"A Little Revamp","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ortega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9095169"},{"teacherId":5785612,"projectId":9927310,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our TK classroom through our DonorsChoose project! Because of your generosity, our youngest learners now have engaging, hands-on materials that make learning feel like play. The storytelling glove and felt board have brought stories to life, helping students build language skills, imagination, and confidence as they retell and create their own tales. Our alphabet sets, Wiki Stix alphabet builders, and rhyming puzzles have made early literacy exciting and interactive, allowing students to explore letters, sounds, and word patterns in meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nYour donation has also strengthened our math and social-emotional learning experiences. The burger sequence stacker and comparing sizes activity box have helped students develop critical thinking, sequencing, and problem-solving skills while working together and practicing patience. These playful activities naturally encourage collaboration, communication, and perseverance—important SEL skills at this age. Additionally, the TPT gift card allowed me to bring in even more targeted literacy and SEL resources to meet the diverse needs of my students.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our classroom is filled with joy, curiosity, and meaningful learning opportunities every day. Your kindness is making a lasting impact by helping build strong foundations in literacy, math, and social-emotional growth. We are so grateful for your support and belief in our students!","fullyFundedDate":1764510137534,"projectUrl":"project/playful-pathways-to-literacy-math-sel/9927310/","projectTitle":"Playful Pathways to Literacy, Math & SEL in TK","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Teall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5785612_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764163907087","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5785612"},{"teacherId":9095169,"projectId":9641494,"letterContent":"We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for our books. They have been a staple during our daily morning read aloud. We love our picture books and we get so excited when we read a new book. We are even reading some of them on our own now! Our library is growing thanks to you and we will continue to care and love our books! We thank you so so much!\r\n\r\nOur favorite book is \"There Was an Old Lady\". We love the books so much that our teacher is buying us the whole collection so we can read every book during our morning read aloud or when we read independently. We are even learning the 5 W's with the books which makes us very happy! We love how silly the books are and Ms. Ortega makes funny voices when she reads it. \r\n\r\nWe really love our books and can't thank you enough!","fullyFundedDate":1761952359463,"projectUrl":"project/fall-in-love-with-reading/9641494/","projectTitle":"Fall in Love With Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ortega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9095169"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_59302","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":473,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":8,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":80,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":64.7,"schoolId":59302,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Darnall Charter School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Darnall Charter School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/san-diego-unified-school-district/darnall-charter-school/59302"}