{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Dalton Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":27.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9243660,"projectId":9552792,"letterContent":"Thank you so so much for your donations for my dramatic play project. I was able to purchase a doctor set, a restaurant set, and a baby animals set. I also purchased some Mr/Mrs Potato heads, just for fun! We like the doctor most for sure. I even donated an old computer and phone that the office uses to check in patients :)\r\nDramatic play is great for kids to practice social skills, learn new language, and learn to play cooperatively. It's also super entertaining for me! Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1754773419681,"projectUrl":"project/am-i-the-drama/9552792/","projectTitle":"Am I the Drama?!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Woods","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9243660_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693503360349","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9243660"},{"teacherId":9243660,"projectId":9553188,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating snacks to my classroom. It really helps us to fuel our bodies and brains for reading, writing, and math! My kids love the gold fish, cheez its, and fruit snacks. I also have several students who experience food insecurity. Your donation allows them to feel safe and taken care of at school. I greatly appreciate your generosity and kindness in helping me take care of these 24 kindergarteners. Believe me, I need all the help I can get! I hope I can count on you again next year :)","fullyFundedDate":1754980151050,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-snackin/9553188/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Snackin!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Woods","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9243660_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693503360349","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9243660"},{"teacherId":9247413,"projectId":9730240,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support!\r\n\r\nWhen my students saw their crayon boxes, they were so excited! When they used the boards for the first time, they couldn't contain their smiles!\r\n\r\nWe have used our boards for spelling, phonics, math, and a quick free draw after all activities. The engagement IMMEDIATELY rises when they can use the boards! It also means I don't need to print out a paper or worksheet and can adjust the work in real time. \r\n\r\nI just received the books, and have put them in our decodable library. Tomorrow they will get to read them for the very first time! We will be also be using them for small groups, and I know they will be ecstatic to read REAL BOOKS. \r\n\r\nThank you, thank you, thank you for your support, it truly means the world!","fullyFundedDate":1758844521803,"projectUrl":"project/write-on-reading-and-writing-made-fun/9730240/","projectTitle":"“Write” On: Reading and Writing Made FUN and Effective!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9247413_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x0,y69&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715050023165","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9247413"},{"teacherId":9302311,"projectId":9245294,"letterContent":"There has been a shift in reading in my classroom. Now my students always want to read books, especially graphic novels. Because of your donation, students have books in their hands, and they are reading! \r\n\r\nTo my surprise, students are searching our school's library to check out books within the series that they are reading. Students are communicating with one another about what to read next. Their excitement for reading is contagious. \r\n\r\nI have asked students to write a one-sentence summary to support them with writing an introduction paragraph for a five-paragraph essay. This indirect approach of getting students to ask questions while reading to write a summary is a great scaffold to support their writing. \r\n\r\nThank you for your donation, allowing me to replenish books in my library that students can identify with. I wish I had asked for your support sooner.","fullyFundedDate":1745074402723,"projectUrl":"project/books-in-hand/9245294/","projectTitle":"Books in Hand","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kohl","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9302311_orig.png?crop=192,192,x0,y14&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744250452832","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9302311"},{"teacherId":9244204,"projectId":8567562,"letterContent":"Reading can be a powerful tool for social-emotional learning (SEL) when used intentionally. Here's what it can look like in practice:\r\n\r\n1. Reading Aloud & Shared Stories\r\n\r\nTeachers read books that highlight emotions, friendships, challenges, or problem-solving.\r\n\r\nStudents pause to talk about what characters might be feeling, why they made certain choices, and what they might do differently.\r\n\r\nExample: \"How do you think the character felt when their friend didn't include them?\"\r\n\r\n2. Bibliotherapy (Books as Mirrors & Windows)\r\n\r\nMirrors: Students see themselves in characters' struggles and strengths (representation builds belonging).\r\n\r\nWindows: Students learn about different perspectives, cultures, and emotions.\r\n\r\nBooks become safe ways to explore sensitive topics like grief, anger, or bullying.\r\n\r\n3. Discussion & Reflection\r\n\r\nAfter reading, students can:\r\n\r\nRole-play character situations.\r\n\r\nJournal about times they felt the same.\r\n\r\nShare strategies they might use in similar situations.\r\n\r\n4. Vocabulary of Feelings\r\n\r\nBooks give students words for emotions (\"disappointed,\" \"overwhelmed,\" \"hopeful\").\r\n\r\nTeachers can create emotion charts or word walls based on stories.\r\n\r\n5. Connection to SEL Competencies\r\n\r\nReading supports the five SEL areas:\r\n\r\nSelf-awareness: Recognizing emotions in characters and relating them to personal experiences.\r\n\r\nSelf-management: Noticing how characters cope and brainstorming other strategies.\r\n\r\nSocial awareness: Understanding perspectives and cultures through stories.\r\n\r\nRelationship skills: Seeing examples of friendship, conflict, and teamwork.\r\n\r\nResponsible decision-making: Reflecting on character choices and consequences.\r\n\r\n✨ In short: Reading for SEL isn't just about decoding words—it's about building empathy, reflection, and emotional vocabulary through stories.","fullyFundedDate":1723157816025,"projectUrl":"project/relationship-building-and-sel/8567562/","projectTitle":"Relationship Building and SEL","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wolff","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9244204"},{"teacherId":7336111,"projectId":9310768,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to our classroom! With your donation, our class now has magnetic math manipulatives that are helping us understand how numbers work. It has helped create and enrich a daily routine where students are able to have hands on experiences in math.\r\n\r\nWe have only been in school a few days now, and already students are showing how these tools will contribute to their first grade math goals! These tools are also helping to foster a love of math because students are seeing it as a fun and engaging way to learn. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for your generosity to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1746666897385,"projectUrl":"project/magnetic-manipulatives/9310768/","projectTitle":"Magnetic Manipulatives","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7336111_orig.jpg?crop=274,274,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1595138446258","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7336111"},{"teacherId":9247413,"projectId":8568814,"letterContent":"The books you helped our classroom purchase will affect not only my current group of first graders, but all the first graders yet to come!\r\n\r\nBooks are a magical experience for children, but it becomes an adventure when those books are able to be READ by them! \r\n\r\nDecodable books contain only phonics skills children have already learned as well as some high frequency words (like, said, have). \r\n\r\nFor example, early on the phonics continuum are CVC, or consonant-vowel-consonant words. \"Cat\", \"sun\", and \"pat\" are CVC words. \r\n\r\nFor students working on this skill, most books are too overwhelming and stressful to consider reading! But decodable books have short sentences that these readers can sound out.\r\n\r\nThe confidence students build reading these books is amazing! It is an incredible thing to watch a student who struggled to sound out words read these books with fluency and confidence! \r\n\r\nThank you so much for gifting our future the gift (and right) of literacy!!","fullyFundedDate":1723159420373,"projectUrl":"project/decoding-first-grade/8568814/","projectTitle":"Decoding First Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9247413_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x0,y69&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715050023165","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9247413"},{"teacherId":9247413,"projectId":7888506,"letterContent":"The books you helped our classroom purchase will affect not only my current group of first graders, but all the first graders yet to come!\r\n\r\nBooks are a magical experience for children, but it becomes an adventure when those books are able to be READ by them! \r\n\r\nDecodable books contain only phonics skills children have already learned as well as some high frequency words (like, said, have). \r\n\r\nFor example, early on the phonics continuum are CVC, or consonant-vowel-consonant words. \"Cat\", \"sun\", and \"pat\" are CVC words. \r\n\r\nFor students working on this skill, most books are too overwhelming and stressful to consider reading! But decodable books have short sentences that these readers can sound out.\r\n\r\nThe confidence students build reading these books is amazing! It is an incredible thing to watch a student who struggled to sound out words read these books with fluency and confidence! \r\n\r\nThank you so much for gifting our future the gift (and right) of literacy!","fullyFundedDate":1701729232451,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-reading-first-graders/7888506/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Reading, First Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9247413_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x0,y69&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715050023165","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9247413"},{"teacherId":9247413,"projectId":9236240,"letterContent":"THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION! \r\n\r\nThanks to you, our entire kindergarten student population received their OWN set of BOB books! They will be able to read these books every day over the summer to prevent \"summer slide\" and learning loss. \r\n\r\nStudents will be able to practice CVC words and high frequency words on their own now. \r\n\r\nCVC words are consonant-vowel-consonant, or 3 sound words. For example, \"cat\", \"Pam\", and \"van\" are CVC words. \r\n\r\nBy the end of kindergarten, students have learned but not always mastered CVC words. The decodable books we were able to send home with each student will cement this learning, meaning they will come to first grade ready to learn harder phonics patterns!","fullyFundedDate":1744247263856,"projectUrl":"project/putting-books-in-the-hands-of-kids/9236240/","projectTitle":"Putting Books in the Hands of Kids!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9247413_orig.jpg?crop=351,351,x0,y69&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715050023165","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9247413"},{"teacherId":1548243,"projectId":8942001,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! We have snack time every day.. This gives students time to regulate and fullfill basic needs of hunger. Some of my students experience food scarcity at home so it so great for them to have a dependable snack time every morning at school. The different varieties of snack is also great! Students are allowed to choose snack which gives them practice in decision making. Finally, we use snack time as a chance to practice manners by saying please and thank you. \r\n \r\nThank you again for these generous donations! We eat them every day with a big smile!","fullyFundedDate":1740351501435,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-snack-attack/8942001/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten Snack Attack!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Griep","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1548243_orig.jpg?crop=365,365,x224,y240&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564604050040","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1548243"},{"teacherId":7336111,"projectId":9245039,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your generous donation! The books came, and I'm so excited to get them ready to send home with each student for the summer. Our students are going to be able to enjoy real books, that are at their phonics reading level. This is going to help ensure that students are practicing all of the skills we have worked so hard on this year all summer long. The chance of \"summer slide,\" for these students, will decrease because of your generosity!\r\n\r\nWe plan on wrapping each set of books and having our school mascot, Sparky, film a video to explain to parents and students why their child is receiving this special gift.","fullyFundedDate":1744238510416,"projectUrl":"project/summer-books/9245039/","projectTitle":"Summer Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7336111_orig.jpg?crop=274,274,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1595138446258","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7336111"},{"teacherId":9243660,"projectId":8814932,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supplying my class with healthy snacks! It really helps us to take a break, regulate, and refuel for learning. The kids are in charge of passing out snacks, cleaning up, and packaging up their leftovers. This has been huge in teaching them responsibility as well. I love that they can come to school each day and count on a healthy snack no matter what is going on at home, it helps remind them that school is a place where they can feel safe and taken care of. I really appreciate your donation and your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1730588344728,"projectUrl":"project/snack-attack/8814932/","projectTitle":"Snack Attack!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Woods","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9243660_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693503360349","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9243660"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_47764","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":430,"numTeachers":22,"percentFrplEligible":77,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":18,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":42,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"19.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":73.0,"schoolId":47764,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Dalton Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Dalton Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/colorado/aurora-public-school-district/dalton-elementary-school/47764"}