{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Peres K-8 School","outOfStateSupporters":23.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10516346,"projectId":10300889,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, our students have been able to explore watercolor painting techniques in ways that would not have been possible otherwise. Earlier in the year, I introduced students to watercolor techniques such as wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and glazing. Unfortunately, after our watercolor paper disappeared, I had to stop teaching watercolor because we no longer had the necessary materials. With the help of your generous donation, however, students were once again able to explore watercolor painting and practice these important techniques. One memorable moment occurred when students discovered how colors could mix directly on the paper to create entirely new shades. Their excitement and sense of accomplishment were evident as they experimented with techniques used by professional artists.\r\n\r\nWhen the watercolor paper arrived, students were eager to begin creating. Many were amazed by how fast we got the materials since the incident and immediately started discussing ideas for future projects. The supplies sparked curiosity, creativity, and engagement throughout the classroom. Students who are often hesitant to take artistic risks became more willing to experiment and express themselves through their artwork.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward, students will continue building their watercolor skills through landscape, still-life, animation, peer collaboration, and mixed-media projects. They will apply the techniques they have learned to create more complex and detailed works of art while developing confidence in their artistic abilities. Your support has provided not only valuable materials but also meaningful opportunities for creativity, self-expression, and learning. Thank you for investing in our students and helping make these experiences possible.","fullyFundedDate":1779562381721,"projectUrl":"project/real-artistry-for-deserving-students/10300889/","projectTitle":"Real Artistry for Deserving Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Bill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10516346"},{"teacherId":10178439,"projectId":10138169,"letterContent":"Our new books and handwriting materials have quickly become some of the most loved parts of our classroom. In kindergarten, reading is highly interactive. We sing songs, act out stories, study pictures for clues, retell events, and practice making connections to our own lives. These new bilingual books have been especially powerful because many of my students are learning in both Spanish and English. They are building vocabulary, comprehension, and confidence while seeing their home language valued in the classroom.\r\n\r\nThe social-emotional books have also helped us introduce important lessons about kindness, sharing, problem-solving, and friendship. In kindergarten, so much learning happens through relationships, and these stories give students concrete examples and language to use during real classroom moments.\r\n\r\nThe handwriting materials have made a noticeable difference as well. Students are strengthening fine motor skills, practicing proper letter formation, and growing more confident as writers. Some of my most hesitant writers are now excited to participate because the materials feel accessible and hands-on.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite moments has been watching students excitedly recognize familiar words in Spanish, eagerly retell stories to classmates, or proudly show off letters they worked hard to form correctly. These resources are helping my students grow not just as readers and writers, but as confident learners.","fullyFundedDate":1774563651068,"projectUrl":"project/bilingual-books-handwriting-tools-for/10138169/","projectTitle":"Bilingual Books & Handwriting Tools for Strong Kindergarten Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Petrofsky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10178439"},{"teacherId":577821,"projectId":10065311,"letterContent":"Your generous donation of classroom organizer drawers will make a tremendous difference in our learning environment. Having organized spaces for supplies and materials helps create a classroom that is calm, efficient, and welcoming for every student. These organizer drawers will allow us to store important learning tools in a way that is easy for students to access and maintain throughout the school year.\r\nMany of our students thrive when they have clear routines and organized systems in place. With these new organizer drawers, students will be able to quickly find materials such as pencils, crayons, scissors, markers, math manipulatives, and classroom resources without unnecessary distractions or lost instructional time. This organization helps students stay focused on learning and encourages independence as they learn to care for and manage classroom materials responsibly.\r\nYour support also helps create a more positive and productive classroom atmosphere. When supplies are neatly organized and easy to locate, students feel less overwhelmed and more confident in their daily tasks. Simple organizational tools can have a powerful impact on student success by reducing stress, improving concentration, and helping children feel prepared each day. These drawers will support smoother transitions between activities and allow us to maximize valuable learning time.\r\nIn addition, the organizer drawers will help our classroom remain clean and functional for all students. A well-organized classroom promotes responsibility, teamwork, and pride in our shared learning space. Students will learn important life skills such as organization, accountability, and respect for classroom materials. These are lessons that extend far beyond the classroom and help students build habits that will benefit them throughout their education.\r\nYour kindness and generosity remind us that there are caring individuals who truly believe in the success and potential of our students. Because of your support, our classroom will become a more structured, engaging, and supportive environment where students can focus on learning and growing each day. The impact of your donation will be felt every single day as students use these organizer drawers to stay prepared and organized.\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your compassion and commitment to education. Donations like yours help remove barriers and provide students with the tools they need to succeed academically and personally. Thank you for believing in our students and for helping us create a classroom environment where every child can thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1774556663883,"projectUrl":"project/organized-classroom/10065311/","projectTitle":"Organized Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fimbres","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp577821_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450028299454","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/577821"},{"teacherId":577821,"projectId":10072127,"letterContent":"Your donation means so much to our classroom and to the families we serve. Many of our students benefit greatly from having dependable supplies that help them stay organized and confident throughout the school year. Take-home folders are an important part of our daily routine because they allow students to carry homework assignments, reading materials, permission slips, and classroom updates safely between school and home. Having these folders will help students build responsibility and create stronger communication between families and teachers.\r\nYour generosity also helps create excitement for learning. When students have the supplies they need, they are more eager to participate, complete assignments, and take pride in their work. These folders may seem like a small item, but they will have a lasting impact on our students' success and daily learning experiences. Your support helps remove barriers and ensures every child has access to the tools necessary to stay prepared and engaged.\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your compassion and commitment to education. Donations like yours remind us that we are not alone in supporting our students and that there are caring individuals who believe in their potential. Because of you, our students will walk into the classroom feeling supported, encouraged, and ready to learn each day.\r\nThank you once again for making a positive difference in the lives of our students. Your kindness and generosity are deeply appreciated, and we are truly thankful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1774556664444,"projectUrl":"project/school-to-home/10072127/","projectTitle":"School to Home","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fimbres","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp577821_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450028299454","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/577821"},{"teacherId":577821,"projectId":10065299,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our pencil project. Your kindness and willingness to give will make a meaningful difference for our students each day in the classroom. Something as simple as having pencils readily available helps students feel prepared, confident, and ready to learn. We truly appreciate your investment in our students' education and success. Your generosity reminds our school community that there are people who care deeply about helping children thrive.\r\nThank you again for supporting my students and helping provide the tools they need to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1774556663186,"projectUrl":"project/pencils-to-write/10065299/","projectTitle":"Pencils to Write","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fimbres","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp577821_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450028299454","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/577821"},{"teacherId":10183571,"projectId":9972491,"letterContent":"Our students have been so excited to use the new resources in the classroom! We have been incorporating them into our daily lessons and small group activities, and the students are much more engaged and eager to participate. One special moment was during our literacy centers when the students used the new materials to practice storytelling and vocabulary development. It was amazing to see their confidence grow as they worked together, shared ideas, and stayed focused on the activity.\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their faces lit up with excitement. Many immediately wanted to explore everything and asked if they could start using them right away. They were especially excited to have new hands-on learning tools that made lessons feel more interactive and fun. Seeing their enthusiasm reminded us how meaningful these resources are for creating a positive learning environment.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our current lessons and projects, the next steps for our students are to build on their communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills through more structured activities and creative exploration. We plan to continue using the resources during small groups, art projects, literacy lessons, and social-emotional learning activities so students can strengthen both their academic and social development. Your support has truly made a difference in helping us create engaging and meaningful learning experiences for our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1767413810353,"projectUrl":"project/esn-room-8/9972491/","projectTitle":"ESN Room 8","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jimena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10183571_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755406779128","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10183571"},{"teacherId":10183571,"projectId":10181420,"letterContent":"Our students have been so excited to use the new resources in the classroom! We have been incorporating them into our daily lessons and small group activities, and the students are much more engaged and eager to participate. One special moment was during our literacy centers when the students used the new materials to practice storytelling and vocabulary development. It was amazing to see their confidence grow as they worked together, shared ideas, and stayed focused on the activity.\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their faces lit up with excitement. Many immediately wanted to explore everything and asked if they could start using them right away. They were especially excited to have new hands-on learning tools that made lessons feel more interactive and fun. Seeing their enthusiasm reminded us how meaningful these resources are for creating a positive learning environment.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our current lessons and projects, the next steps for our students are to build on their communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills through more structured activities and creative exploration. We plan to continue using the resources during small groups, art projects, literacy lessons, and social-emotional learning activities so students can strengthen both their academic and social development. Your support has truly made a difference in helping us create engaging and meaningful learning experiences for our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1775494428528,"projectUrl":"project/esn-1-2nd/10181420/","projectTitle":"ESN 1-2nd","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jimena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10183571_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755406779128","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10183571"},{"teacherId":10183571,"projectId":9791638,"letterContent":"Our students have been so excited to use the new resources in the classroom! We have been incorporating them into our daily lessons and small group activities, and the students are much more engaged and eager to participate. One special moment was during our literacy centers when the students used the new materials to practice storytelling and vocabulary development. It was amazing to see their confidence grow as they worked together, shared ideas, and stayed focused on the activity.\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their faces lit up with excitement. Many immediately wanted to explore everything and asked if they could start using them right away. They were especially excited to have new hands-on learning tools that made lessons feel more interactive and fun. Seeing their enthusiasm reminded us how meaningful these resources are for creating a positive learning environment.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our current lessons and projects, the next steps for our students are to build on their communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills through more structured activities and creative exploration. We plan to continue using the resources during small groups, art projects, literacy lessons, and social-emotional learning activities so students can strengthen both their academic and social development. Your support has truly made a difference in helping us create engaging and meaningful learning experiences for our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1761068650393,"projectUrl":"project/esn-class/9791638/","projectTitle":"ESN class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jimena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10183571_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755406779128","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10183571"},{"teacherId":388300,"projectId":10071848,"letterContent":"I just received the laminator and magazine rack today and my students were very excited for me to sit and get ready to use them. Most of my students wanted to laminate all of their work. These are the same students just last week who thought books that they read made no sense.\r\n\r\nAll of my students have a goal to read and write more because reading is a valuable way of self-educating themselves and by reading they are getting into fewer problems in class. They are finding an excellent positive way to fill in their time. Reading their writing to the other students they are finding ways to improve their young minds. All of the students are getting smarter and staying smart so they can have the edge over the average person. They know that they need to learn new things and reading is one of the best ways to learn and expand their knowledge. Books are stimulating and exciting their imagination as well as arousing the students' curiosity, everything that exists and has ever existed is documented and can be found in a book, reading is teaching them new skills, ideas and giving the students a new positive outlook on life. Obtaining more information is giving them a distinct advantage over the others because they will have gathered a much wider understanding of many subjects and topics of conversation. Limited knowledge can seriously hold you back and leave you feeling left out in some social situations. Reading makes you wiser not to mention the educational and learning benefits that are gained; it is enjoyable as well as factual. The benefits of reading are enormous, some books will inspire you, reading about other people's success stories or how they have overcome near seemingly impossible feats which have required immense courage and determination can give you great inspiration to go on and achieve your dreams with the knowing that if other people have already done it then so can you.\r\n\r\nThe importance of reading has never been greater while the literacy rates get lower. The very culture that has shaped the millennial student into the technological generation is the same culture that has resulted in a lower interest in reading and lower active and critical reading skills. Getting the grade leveled reading books into the classroom will benefit my students, myself, and society in general.","fullyFundedDate":1774556658870,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-organize-our-work/10071848/","projectTitle":"Help Us Organize Our Work!!!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mayer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/388300"},{"teacherId":971162,"projectId":10017706,"letterContent":"We cannot express enough how thankful we have been for your generosity and kindness. You have helped us with a beautiful crate that is very easy to use in the classroom to collect books to and from the library along with various other ways in the classroom. The students are using their expo markers daily for spelling and during our math block. Our beautiful tote bags will be used to send home some very special incentives and achievements by the end of the school year. None of this would have been possible without your support. Thank you for caring so much for our children and donate your love.","fullyFundedDate":1773431389923,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-necessities/10017706/","projectTitle":"Classroom Necessities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hansen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/971162"},{"teacherId":6263581,"projectId":9723972,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our book project! Because of your kindness, my students can experience the joy and magic of reading in meaningful ways at home. Many of my kindergarteners are just beginning their reading journey, and having access to engaging books, especially bilingual ones, has made such a difference. As English learners, they can read stories in both English and Spanish, connect with their families, build confidence, and truly enjoy reading. I have seen so much excitement as they take home their books, share them with loved ones, and grow as readers. Your support is helping to create a strong foundation for a lifelong love of reading, and we are incredibly grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1758921806003,"projectUrl":"project/libraries-of-our-own/9723972/","projectTitle":"Libraries of Our Own!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Geritz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6263581_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1656838875830","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6263581"},{"teacherId":6263581,"projectId":9907977,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom! Because of your kindness, my hardworking and joyful kindergarteners now have access to tools that truly meet their individual needs. \r\nMany of my students are English learners who show incredible courage and determination each day as they build language skills while learning to read, write, and collaborate. \r\nWith the addition of Chromebooks, students can engage in differentiated, independent learning that supports them at their own level, helping them feel confident and successful. \r\nThis technology has also allowed me to work more closely with small groups, providing targeted instruction and meaningful language support. \r\nI have already seen my students grow in confidence, independence, and excitement for learning. Your support is helping create an inclusive and empowering classroom where every child has the opportunity to shine. 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