{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"West Ridge Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":24.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3696875,"projectId":10668941,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom! Your kindness has provided our students with brand-new school supplies, including whiteboards, clipboards, crayons, markers, colored pencils, and other wonderful coloring materials.\r\n\r\nThe excitement on the students' faces when the supplies arrived was truly priceless. They were so excited to see all of the new materials and even more excited to have brand-new items of their very own to use throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nOne of the most meaningful parts of this donation is knowing that students who were not able to purchase school supplies now have their own set of crayons, markers, and colored pencils. Your generosity has helped make sure that every child can participate, create, learn, and feel prepared alongside their classmates.\r\n\r\nThese supplies may seem like simple classroom materials, but to our students, they represent opportunity, creativity, and the feeling of being ready to learn. Thank you for helping make our classroom a more engaging and welcoming place for every student.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your generosity and for believing in our students. Your support will make a difference throughout the entire school year!","fullyFundedDate":1789921406375,"projectUrl":"project/replenish-supplies/10668941/","projectTitle":"Replenish Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Armstrong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3696875_orig.jpg?crop=688,688,x0,y215&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1789675741247","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3696875"},{"teacherId":9244884,"projectId":9576588,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through my DonorsChoose project! Your generosity provided us with SPOT books that help us learn about feelings and emotions, along with calming tools that students can use when they need extra support regulating their emotions.\r\n\r\nThese resources are already making a difference in our classroom. The SPOT books give us a fun and age-appropriate way to talk about big feelings, recognize emotions, and learn strategies for handling them. The calming tools give students a hands-on way to practice those strategies and help them feel more comfortable and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping me create a classroom where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to understand and manage their emotions. Your generosity is helping my first graders build social-emotional skills that will benefit them far beyond our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1762390219322,"projectUrl":"project/social-emotional-learners/9576588/","projectTitle":"Social Emotional Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gonzales","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9244884"},{"teacherId":3696875,"projectId":10487302,"letterContent":"Thank You for Supporting Our Classroom!\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous donation of stools to our classroom! The students are absolutely loving them. They have quickly become a favorite seating option, and students often choose to sit at the back table simply because they want to use the new stools!\r\n\r\nThese stools have added a fun, safe and flexible seating option to our classroom and have made our learning space feel even more welcoming. It is wonderful to see the students excited about where they sit and eager to use the new seating while they work, read, collaborate, and learn.\r\n\r\nYour support makes a real difference in our classroom. Thank you for helping create a comfortable, engaging, and student-friendly learning environment for my students. We truly appreciate your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1786917961462,"projectUrl":"project/fun-small-group-seating/10487302/","projectTitle":"Fun Small Group Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Armstrong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3696875_orig.jpg?crop=688,688,x0,y215&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1789675741247","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3696875"},{"teacherId":10170304,"projectId":9577787,"letterContent":"I wanted to take a moment to share an update on how much your support from last year's project continues to touch the lives of our students, families, and school community every single day.\r\n\r\nWhen you funded our classroom project, you didn't just buy materials, you built a bridge of belonging, representation, and learning. Here is a glimpse of how your generosity has transformed our space:\r\n\r\nMulticultural Family Pictures: Our students absolutely love seeing images of diverse families from all around the world. But the impact hasn't stopped inside the classroom walls! We placed these pictures on our classroom windows, and it has been moving to watch parents and family members stop in the hallway, smile, and point out the families that look like them to their children.\r\n\r\nMultilingual Greetings: Along our windows, we also displayed the \"Hello\" and \"Goodbye\" cards in various languages to showcase the rich linguistic diversity of our school. This simple addition created unexpected moments of connection. In fact, we had both a substitute teacher and a substitute janitor stop by the classroom just to excitedly point out their native languages on our window displays!\r\n\r\nEssential Learning Tools: The resources designed for newcomer English Language Learners at the beginning stages of language acquisition have been game-changers. They provided critical, tailored support for my students who had not received prior academic instruction in their home countries, giving them a confident starting point in their educational journey.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our classroom is not only a place of academic growth, but also a welcoming beacon where students, families, and staff feel seen, valued, and celebrated.\r\nThank you once again for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1755142618144,"projectUrl":"project/multicultural-and-multilingual-classroom/9577787/","projectTitle":"Multicultural and Multilingual Classroom Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Coraly Gonzales","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10170304_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755688619419","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10170304"},{"teacherId":2946335,"projectId":9978762,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donations for our readers theatre project! The puppet and books will enhance our theatre but giving kids a fun way to practice their oral expression! The multiple copies of National Geographic readers give kids a chance at partner reading to learn about a topic! \r\n\r\nWithout your generous donations the kids would not have the meaningful reading expereinces that you have provided for us. Our high needs population rely on these experiences to level the playing field for them educationally. \r\n\r\nThank you for your kindess!","fullyFundedDate":1777997006404,"projectUrl":"project/readers-theatre-and-beyond/9978762/","projectTitle":"Readers Theatre and Beyond","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kitchens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2946335"},{"teacherId":9306100,"projectId":10009403,"letterContent":"I have been excited to share some of my favorite children's books with our students at West Ridge Elementary! The set of books has closed the gap in my library of materials for speech-language therapy, so that I have a better sequence of stories to use to teach story comprehension, story retell, and perspective-taking skills. I have attached a few photos of students celebrating our new collection of books and using them in action. I use a story diagram that is a braided rope with charms that each represent a different story element (characters, setting, the problem, the emotional reaction, the resolution). I have a set of colored rubber spots that match the story diagram. Students walk on the path of spots as they retell the story, and it elicits a complete story as if they were telling the story themselves, rather than having me ask them a question for each part. The books you helped to provide are perfect for this activity, and the students are excited to see themselves do it successfully!","fullyFundedDate":1768438091109,"projectUrl":"project/storytelling-magic/10009403/","projectTitle":"Storytelling Magic","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Leslie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9306100"},{"teacherId":9225314,"projectId":9597153,"letterContent":"The wobble chairs are being used at the small groups table. Kids were so excited to see them! They are excited to come back for small group instruction and they are able to move around on them while still learning with me and the others at the table. Kids enjoy the opportunities provided by flexible seating and the wobble chairs are no exception. Even if kids are not at the table for small group time, they will gravitate to use the chairs during our free times or during partner work times. Thank you so much for helping meet the needs of every student in my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1762390569847,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-in-third-grade/9597153/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating in Third Grade.","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9225314_orig.jpg?crop=537,537,x422,y310&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693053295136","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9225314"},{"teacherId":10220683,"projectId":9785806,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support to purchase materials for the classroom. With a pervious project I was able to get a few wiggle stools. The stools were such a hit. \r\n\r\nThe stools were added to the classroom writing center. So many students wanted to join the writing center, that I had to expand the space. Your assistance helped me purchase more stools. \r\n\r\nAs the boxes came in, the students were very excited. Once they knew it was more wiggle stools they were glad we would have more in the classroom to share. \r\n\r\nThank you again for helping to enhance our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1761599254882,"projectUrl":"project/keep-wiggling/9785806/","projectTitle":"Keep Wiggling","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kari","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10220683"},{"teacherId":10220683,"projectId":9645988,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support to purchase materials for the classroom. The students were very excited as the stools, magnetic shelves and sensory materials arrived. \r\n\r\nThe shelves and sensory materials strengthened our calming corner. The students enjoy engaging with the materials to help regulate their emotions. The shelves help the students keep the materials organized.\r\n\r\nThe stools were also a hit. The stools were added to the writing center. So many students wanted to join the writing center, that I had to expand the space and purchase more stools. \r\n\r\nThank you again for helping to enhance our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1757553034339,"projectUrl":"project/wiggle-and-work/9645988/","projectTitle":"Wiggle and Work","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kari","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10220683"},{"teacherId":7440119,"projectId":9560529,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for supplying these resources to my students. Your generous donations have impacted over 20 students in my third-grade classroom. \r\n The building tools that were purchased have been used to create STEM challenges for my students. They have also been used as a creative tool to support my students' phonological skills. \r\n The clock has helped support students with their time management skills and, surprisingly, emotional regulation, too!\r\n The magazines have been amazing! Students have been exposed to different cultures, learning about the different challenges people face in their lives. They've been exposed to multiple genres that are fun and engaging! \r\n Thank you again for supporting my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1754847718456,"projectUrl":"project/getting-curious-and-creative/9560529/","projectTitle":"Getting Curious and Creative","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beach","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7440119"},{"teacherId":10163165,"projectId":9560266,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contributions to our classroom learning community! The Surf Lap desks that you provided for us have truly helped my students make our classroom functional for their learning. 5th graders really like to move, and our classroom doesn't have a lot of space. Being able to use the Surf Lap Desks to sit on the floor while still having a surface to write on, read from, or even use their Chromebooks on has made so much of a difference. Also, by having the colorful sand timers with a variety of times available and the various fidgets that you provided, my students have been able to better manage and regulate their needs. It is essential that my students learn what they need in order to regulate themselves, and since they will soon be in middle school, I encourage them to take steps towards self-regulation that can be done independently and as they feel the need. By having sand timers and fidgets available for the students at all times, they are able to select a time frame to take a break and can monitor the time and determine their needs as they go. Thank you for helping my students become better learners and humans by providing them with multiple options in order to meet their learning and social emotional needs.","fullyFundedDate":1755175348351,"projectUrl":"project/choice-creates-better-learning/9560266/","projectTitle":"Choice Creates Better Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Simpson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10163165"},{"teacherId":5799230,"projectId":9540979,"letterContent":"Your support has helped our classroom tremendously. We have had a great start to the school year.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donation, I have been able to replenish supplies that dwindle over the years prior, and my class of new students can have every opportunity as those in years past. It feels so great to fill bins, buckets, and shelves with supplies that are needed to get through the day and to celebrate special occasions. \r\n\r\nIt is because of your generosity that our classroom can celebrate birthdays and special occasions, and students can work in cooperative groups to learn standards. We cannot thank you enough for your kindness and support!","fullyFundedDate":1754663468134,"projectUrl":"project/fresh-start/9540979/","projectTitle":"Fresh Start","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ball","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5799230_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693241658336","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sherriball"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_94281","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":670,"numTeachers":31,"percentFrplEligible":52,"percentAsian":14,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":43,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":35,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":5,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"21.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":75.2,"schoolId":94281,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about West Ridge Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"West Ridge Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/colorado/27j-schools/west-ridge-elementary-school/94281"}