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Parents told me they were happy to see their child get the opportunity to have different activities at home. \r\n\r\n Thank you so much for bringing smiles to my class with your generous donation.","fullyFundedDate":1733261322785,"projectUrl":"project/amazing-winter-regulation-bags/8915392/","projectTitle":"Amazing Winter Regulation Bags","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Tanner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7400704"},{"teacherId":7400704,"projectId":9236066,"letterContent":"Summertime is a celebratory period for our students, but also a time of change where there is less structure and routine. With that in mind, your donation to my summer bucket project helped me give my students tools to self-regulate while they are on break. 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I was so excited to receive and use the materials with my students. The school boxes are used daily and allow students to keep some of their personal materials. They got to choose the colors of the school box they wanted to use. \r\n\r\n Students love crayons and we use a lot of them. With your donation students were able to have new crayons throughout the year. The pencil sharpener is used on a daily basis and I have a different leader each week who gets to help sharpen pencils. \r\n\r\n Kids love the STEM materials and are used at least weekly to let students explore and build positive relationships with other kids. \r\n\r\n Thank you so much for all the amazing items. They have been so helpful in my class.","fullyFundedDate":1725030232022,"projectUrl":"project/amazing-school-tools/8500420/","projectTitle":"Amazing School Tools!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Tanner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7400704"},{"teacherId":7400704,"projectId":8317428,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations! I was so excited to give my students summer sensory buckets. All year we practice self-regulation at school and help students become more independent in their choices in how they choose to regulate. These buckets were the culmination of learning for the year.\r\n\r\n Students were able to take the materials and sensory buckets home for the summer. The buckets contained calm breathing activities including pinwheels and bubbles to blow, fidgets to spin and breathe with, and gel ball to squeeze. 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And they were even more excited to take these emergency bags home so that they could share them with their family. \r\n\r\nAfter learning about severe weather and how to prepare for different types, our kids were ready to learn more about what we need for 'survival' during these difficult weather patterns. The kids were excited to see the different kinds of survival kits and what each one contains.\r\n\r\nWhen they got to make their own emergency kit, they were so excited because they contained flashlights, snack, a small first aid kit, and many things that they do not have at their own house. 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Our favorites so far have included the animal crackers, the cheese and crackers, the granola bars, and the fruit snacks.\r\n\r\nThey help us get through the rest of the day and get our bodies ready for our last learning.\r\n\r\nThese snacks will get us through the rest of the school year and into the beginning of next year. Thank you for making it possible for us to have choices! You are the best!","fullyFundedDate":1768655354636,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-snack-choices-for-kindergartener/9983341/","projectTitle":"Healthy Snack Choices for Kindergarteners!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Soltys","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7400703_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596863401577","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7400703"},{"teacherId":7400703,"projectId":9906686,"letterContent":"THANK YOU for helping us receive our Winter Regulation Bags. We LOVED to open, explore, and learn about them in the classroom. We were able to take them home to help us regulate over the break. \r\n\r\nOur favorites included the glasses, snap bracelets, fidgets, gloves, and hats. We still see many of them coming back every day when it is cold! Students have also mentioned (as we came back from break) that they had things to work with and to help regulate them! \r\n\r\nThe smiles were endless and the families were so thankful for the bags at home. 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About this school
Crawford Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Aurora, Colorado that is part of Aurora Public School District.
It serves 567 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
Its teachers have had 253 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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91%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Crawford Elementary School
$116,789
raised using DonorsChoose
253
projects
funded
45
teachers
funded
481
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
18
projects for
books
25
projects
for
art supplies
Crawford Elementary School has received support from
185 individuals from Colorado and
296 individuals out-of-state.