{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Bahia Vista Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":17.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10120396,"projectId":9975982,"letterContent":"Using board games to represent ecosystems transformed how my 5th grade students showed what they knew about science concepts. Students were able to design and play interactive games that required them to apply vocabulary, explain relationships between organisms, and problem-solve. This hands-on approach was especially powerful for my diverse learners, specifically English Language Learners, because it gave them meaningful opportunities to practice academic language while creating a game. \r\n\r\nThrough your donations, my students strengthened their understanding of ecosystems by creating visual models and critically thinking about the many different interactions of matter within our world. I also got to see my students could building meaning through play. Most importantly, my students felt very proud as they shared their games during Open House with their families! \r\n\r\nThank you again for your incredible generosity. With your donations, I have enough supplies to do this project with next years 5th graders too!!","fullyFundedDate":1767919124491,"projectUrl":"project/design-your-own-board-game/9975982/","projectTitle":"Design Your Own Board Game","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ludlow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10120396_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y604&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754615808069","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10120396"},{"teacherId":8582466,"projectId":9709029,"letterContent":"I am writing with sincere appreciation to thank you for your wonderful donation to our second-grade classroom. Your thoughtful gift of STEM toys—including puzzles, LEGO sets, and counting games—has made a meaningful and immediate impact on my students, especially during indoor recess.\r\n\r\nFor second graders, play is such an important part of how they learn, grow, and connect with one another. Indoor recess can sometimes be challenging at this age, as students have lots of energy and curiosity but fewer opportunities to explore freely. Because of your generosity, that time has been transformed into something positive, engaging, and full of learning.\r\n\r\nThe puzzles you provided have been a huge hit. My students are excited to work together to solve them, practicing patience, problem-solving, and teamwork along the way. It has been wonderful to see students encouraging each other, sharing strategies, and celebrating when they complete a puzzle. These moments help build both confidence and a sense of community in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThe LEGO sets have inspired so much creativity and imagination. My second graders love building everything from simple structures to elaborate creations, often turning their designs into stories they proudly share with classmates. Through this play, they are developing early engineering skills, persistence, and critical thinking—all while having fun.\r\n\r\nThe counting games have also been incredibly valuable. They give students a hands-on way to strengthen their math skills, reinforcing concepts like number sense, addition, and patterns in a way that feels like play rather than work. For many students, this kind of interactive learning makes a big difference in their confidence and understanding.\r\n\r\nYour donation has done more than provide materials—it has created opportunities for my students to learn through exploration, collaboration, and creativity. At this stage in their development, these experiences are so important in helping them build a strong foundation for future learning and a lasting love of discovery.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my second-grade class, thank you for your kindness, generosity, and support. Your contribution is making a difference in our classroom every single day, and we are truly grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1758578964084,"projectUrl":"project/stem-toys-for-indoor-recess/9709029/","projectTitle":"STEM Toys for Indoor Recess","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Maddalena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8582466_orig.jpg?crop=2181,2181,x412,y353&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690242749070","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8582466"},{"teacherId":8582466,"projectId":9784710,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of chapter books for my second grade class. The students were absolutely thrilled to receive the new set of Magic Tree House books. The excitement was immediate—students eagerly flipped through the pages, admired the covers, and began asking if they could start reading them right away. Since then, the enthusiasm hasn't slowed down. Each time we visit the library, students are now specifically searching for more books in the same series, demonstrating a growing curiosity and love for reading.\r\n\r\nYour donation has had a meaningful impact on students of all reading levels. For some, these books serve as an exciting new challenge—something they aspire to read independently. For others, they provide a sense of accomplishment and pride as they successfully transition from early readers to chapter books. This shared goal has created a classroom culture where students are motivated to improve their reading skills, support one another, and celebrate progress.\r\n\r\nIn addition, these books have sparked conversations, imagination, and creativity. Students are making connections to the stories, discussing characters and adventures with their peers, and even expressing interest in writing their own stories inspired by what they read. The presence of engaging, high-quality books in our classroom makes a tremendous difference in how students view reading—not as a task, but as an enjoyable and rewarding experience.\r\n\r\nThank you for inspiring a lifelong love of literacy in my students. Your generosity has opened doors to new worlds, fueled their imaginations, and strengthened their confidence as readers. We are incredibly grateful for your support and the lasting impact it will have on our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1761927003106,"projectUrl":"project/chapter-books-for-second-grade/9784710/","projectTitle":"Chapter Books for Second Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Maddalena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8582466_orig.jpg?crop=2181,2181,x412,y353&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690242749070","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8582466"},{"teacherId":7460183,"projectId":9743793,"letterContent":"Thank you so incredibly much for your support in funding this project. While it took me a little bit of time to actually get the opportunity to put it all together and up on the wall, it looks great now! \r\n\r\nThe students were very confused at first coming into the classroom to see a difference on the wall, but now they are so excited. The students love having the opportunity to come up on the whiteboard and write down on the board. It has provided the students an opportunity to share their confidence with their peers. You can definitely see the pride that they have when they are able to contribute to our learning in this way! \r\n\r\nWe have a beautiful bulletin board and whiteboard set up now that provides us with so much more learning. Thank you so much for your support. We are so fortunate to have donors like you that help to make our classroom more bright and fun! \r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1770079659691,"projectUrl":"project/whiteboards-and-bulletin-boards/9743793/","projectTitle":"Whiteboards and Bulletin Boards!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7460183_orig.png?crop=887,887,x885,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720554872506","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7460183"},{"teacherId":7113923,"projectId":7004436,"letterContent":"Thank you all for helping me fun this project and have access to these supplies. Having a laminator has been such a positive thing. This allows me to prep more things that will last multiple years. That is important because i am able to take more time in creating a warm and welcome class because i know that these materials can be used in future years. Prep takes a lot of time in teaching and this often makes you have to choose which is worth it and what is not. However having the ability to prep something once and use it multiple years makes it more reasonable to spend time. \r\nI also use this to help me prep hands on puzzles my kids can use over and over again. This again saves time and paper with the ability to use multiple times.","fullyFundedDate":1671218291844,"projectUrl":"project/prep-for-success/7004436/","projectTitle":"Prep for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lyman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7113923"},{"teacherId":7113923,"projectId":8908430,"letterContent":"Thank you all for choosing this project to fund. I know there are a lot of great projects out there. Art is so crucial in early education and this project will help me continue to provide fun, interactive, and engaging opportunities for my students. Art supplies typically are the first to go in classrooms but often are the ones needed most. \r\n My students have found such joy in having access to more art supplies especially chalk. This provides creative time outside as well as in the classroom. Again,\r\nThank you all for helping me give more to my class.","fullyFundedDate":1733239685038,"projectUrl":"project/art-in-tk/8908430/","projectTitle":"Art in TK","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lyman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7113923"},{"teacherId":2461454,"projectId":9179492,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! Thanks to your generosity, we now have a rug that's the perfect size for my small group of eight students. It's become the heart of our learning space. We sit there for almost everything! Whiteboard dictation, partner reading, phonics practice, and all the \"aha!\" moments in between take place on our new rug.\r\n \r\nI work with nearly 100 amazing K-5 students each year, and they are hardworking, resilient, and full of potential. Your support gives them a cozy spot to grow, explore, and shine. I can't thank you enough for helping make our classroom a space where learning happens every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1747325691955,"projectUrl":"project/rug-for-reading-intervention/9179492/","projectTitle":"Rug for Reading Intervention!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nelson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2461454_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1465761541454","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2461454"},{"teacherId":7460183,"projectId":9951460,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your wonderful donations in funding this project. As the boxes have started to come in, so has our curiosity into the contents of those boxes! \r\nThanks to your donations and support, we have been able to utilize more command hanging strips to display fun banners such as the egg and bunny banners which provide more of a welcoming and fun environment for the students. \r\nThe students were very excited when they came into the classroom and saw the bunny burlap decorations above our teaching wall. \r\nA huge thank you for the bumblebee name tags that were in this project as well! Not only does this provide the students the opportunity to engage in our fun, Bumblebee Song, but it also helps keep us accountable for attendance and the opportunities of exploring math with it! You've not only helped this years Kindergarten students feel a joy and sense of community, but future Kindergarten students will feel that belonging as well, thanks to our wonderful decorations!","fullyFundedDate":1772040789891,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-decorations/9951460/","projectTitle":"Classroom Decorations","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7460183_orig.png?crop=887,887,x885,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720554872506","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7460183"},{"teacherId":1857806,"projectId":10094277,"letterContent":"The new Who Would Win books have been an exciting addition to our classroom library and have quickly become some of the most popular books in the room. My students love reading about the different animal matchups and learning surprising facts about each creature. We use these books during independent reading time, small group discussions, and even as part of our nonfiction lessons. One fun activity we did was a class debate where students read about two animals and then used facts from the book to argue which animal would win and why. It was amazing to see students using evidence from the text to support their ideas.","fullyFundedDate":1773357402980,"projectUrl":"project/who-would-win-books-needed/10094277/","projectTitle":"Who Would Win? Books Needed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Schafer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1857806_orig.jpg?crop=571,571,x68,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1554303764034","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrschafer22"},{"teacherId":1857806,"projectId":10094467,"letterContent":"Our new classroom whiteboards have made a big difference in how my students participate during lessons. Each student now has their own space to quickly write answers, solve problems, and share their thinking. We use the whiteboards during math to practice solving problems step-by-step, during reading to write predictions or vocabulary words, and during review games where everyone can show their answers at the same time. One memorable moment was during a math lesson when students were solving multiplication problems. Instead of a few students raising their hands, every student was able to show their work on their board, which helped me quickly see who understood the concept and who needed extra support.","fullyFundedDate":1771112910420,"projectUrl":"project/new-whiteboards-needed-to-check-for-unde/10094467/","projectTitle":"New Whiteboards Needed to Check for Understanding!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Schafer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1857806_orig.jpg?crop=571,571,x68,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1554303764034","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrschafer22"},{"teacherId":8922062,"projectId":10064998,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"Keeping the Germs Away\" project. Because of your kindness, my 5th grade students now have access to important classroom supplies like tissues, cough drops, and Clorox wipes. These items make a big difference in our classroom by helping students take care of themselves and keep our learning environment clean. When students have what they need to handle a cough, sneeze, or mess right away, it helps everyone stay more comfortable and focused during the school day.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping us create a healthier and safer classroom for all students. Having these supplies readily available encourages students to practice good hygiene habits and be mindful about keeping our shared space clean. This not only helps prevent the spread of germs, but it also shows students that their health and well-being matter. Thank you for supporting our classroom and helping my students stay healthy, cared for, and ready to learn each day.","fullyFundedDate":1771008107646,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-the-germs-away-from-the-classroo/10064998/","projectTitle":"Keeping The Germs Away From The Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tran","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8922062_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673419555026","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8922062"},{"teacherId":8922062,"projectId":10064816,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support in providing binders for my students. These binders have quickly become an essential part of our classroom, helping students keep their papers organized and easy to find. Instead of loose papers getting lost in desks or backpacks, students now have a dedicated place for their work. This simple but meaningful tool helps them stay focused, prepared, and confident during lessons because they can easily locate the materials they need.\r\n\r\nBeyond helping with daily classroom organization, these binders are also teaching students an important life skill. Learning how to sort, store, and care for their work helps them build habits that will benefit them far beyond fifth grade. Organization supports responsibility, independence, and pride in their learning. Because of your generosity, my students are developing skills that will help them succeed both in school and in the future. 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