{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Monroe Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":36.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6222513,"projectId":9447975,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom with supplies that have led to great student success. Some of the requested items were unavailable at funding, but we were able to replace them with other supplies that supported our classroom. For example, we were able to get putty and letter beads that have aided students with fine-motor skills that assist in pencil grip, and therefor handwriting. We also have a new mini bookcase that the students absolutely love that I place current seasonal interest books into. They consider this \"their\" special bookcase and bring in things from home and outside to decorate it. This ownership over the books and space has increased their desire to read and write their own stories to add to the shelf. The folders have kept organized as it travels to and from home. There is just so much of our class success that has come to be because of your kind donations. Thank you for the difference you made and still make!","fullyFundedDate":1757423422830,"projectUrl":"project/student-supplies-for-success/9447975/","projectTitle":"Student Supplies For Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Berryman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6222513_orig.png?crop=206,206,x1,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753298237720","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sberryman"},{"teacherId":6222513,"projectId":9170223,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for your kind donation that helped feed our classroom so far this year. At the time of this project's creation (right before school started) I knew the importance of healthy snacks for my classroom, but I could not have guessed I would have so many students with food insecurities this year. Recently changes that affect our community household's have even further limited the food family's purchase or can access. My students know our classroom is a place where they will always be fed and with your help they have never had to question this. Food isn't a reward to them, food is a needed piece of survival. Thank you, and thank you again. You may never know the difference you make but it is there and it is powerful.","fullyFundedDate":1751340272169,"projectUrl":"project/feed-them-first-nutritional-snack-proje/9170223/","projectTitle":"Feed Them First: Nutritional Snack Project","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Berryman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6222513_orig.png?crop=206,206,x1,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753298237720","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sberryman"},{"teacherId":10167133,"projectId":9741646,"letterContent":"This project has been wonderful to increase the joy and excitement for reading in my classroom. Students often beg to read one more chapter when it is time to stop, and these engaging texts have increased their class participation and peer discussions. \r\n\r\nMy students are making insightful inferences and connections from the text as they follow the plot and make predictions what might happen next. Your donation has allowed my students to practice the reading skills we are learning in class in a way that feels meaningful and engaging. \r\n\r\nThese books have also led my students to discuss real-life issues, such as friendship, gratitude, and courage. Thank you so much for your donation and the role you have played in helping my students discover the power of a great story!","fullyFundedDate":1758813507694,"projectUrl":"project/novel-for-elementary-literature-circles/9741646/","projectTitle":"Novel for Elementary Literature Circles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Engle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10167133"},{"teacherId":9632120,"projectId":9558276,"letterContent":"I want to take a moment to sincerely thank you for your incredible generosity in helping me purchase supplies for my office. Your support means more than I can express!\r\n\r\nBecause of you, I've been able to create a welcoming and comfortable space where I can meet with my students—students who often need a quiet place to feel heard, supported, and cared for. Your contributions have helped make that possible.\r\n\r\nWhat touches me most is knowing that this project came together through the kindness of people I care about. You didn't just give money—you gave love, encouragement, and belief in the importance of this work. Every notebook, chair, and art supply now in my office is a reminder of the compassion that surrounds my students. \r\n\r\nI think about how my students who come into my office dysregulated from life's circumstances will often stare at my fish light and get lost in the hypnotic movements of the fish in the water. It truly helps them regulate in a way that calming for them. I think about my ability to create a comforting space that now has a rug as opposed to the school's cold tile floors, which some of my students roll around on :p\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of my heart, thank you for standing beside me and helping create a space that will make such a positive difference in my students' lives. I am so grateful to have friends and family who care so deeply.","fullyFundedDate":1755692469145,"projectUrl":"project/therapeutic-basics-for-students-to-feel/9558276/","projectTitle":"Therapeutic Basics for Students to Feel Safe","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kleiber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9632120_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y108&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738020734880","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9632120"},{"teacherId":10167133,"projectId":9616606,"letterContent":"This project has been wonderful to increase the joy and excitement for reading in my classroom. Students often beg to read one more chapter when it it is time to stop, and these engaging texts have increased their class participation and peer discussions. My students are making insightful inferences and connections from the text as they follow the plot and attempt to predict what might happen next. Thank you so much for your donation and the role you have played in helping my students discover the power of a great story!","fullyFundedDate":1755562681157,"projectUrl":"project/student-book-study-groups-1-3/9616606/","projectTitle":"Student Book Study Groups 1-3","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Engle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10167133"},{"teacherId":3902931,"projectId":9417069,"letterContent":"Thank you for the generous donation of playground equipment, sidewalk chalk, and bubbles. Our second graders love having the chance to play soccer, basketball, and four square with the balls that were part of the donation. Others are seen being creative and artistic with the sidewalk chalk. While others are having jump rope competitions among themselves, seeing who can jump rope the longest. \r\n\r\nIt is wonderful to see our students fully embracing their time off from schoolwork to simply be kids having fun. Like adults, students need a brain break and they need a time to release their stored energy, and recess is just the time for that. Thank you for making the simple things happen and for helping create smiles and laughter on the faces of our students!","fullyFundedDate":1750256106352,"projectUrl":"project/lets-run-play/9417069/","projectTitle":"Let's Run & Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wiegmann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3902931_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524674560465","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3902931"},{"teacherId":9629252,"projectId":9563255,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to see our new books! Those who speak Spanish were overjoyed to have an opportunity to read some of the most popular books among their classmates in their home language. It also broadened the perspectives of all of my students to see different languages, and cultures, represented in our literature. \r\n\r\nThese books make my students proud and welcoming of others. It helps remind students that we all face challenges. That, even though someone might seem out of place in our classroom for not knowing how to speak or read in English, everyone has a language that they know, and others that they don't. Seeing books written in Spanish gives students an opportunity to recognize the challenge of reading in another language rather than attributing it to poor reading or \"school\" skills.\r\n\r\nThank you for providing my students with opportunities to be proud of themselves, recognize differences and celebrate diversity, and enjoy reading!","fullyFundedDate":1755176446401,"projectUrl":"project/bilingual-books/9563255/","projectTitle":"Bilingual Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brazil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9629252"},{"teacherId":9629252,"projectId":9282136,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of my classroom. My students were so excited to see the new classroom library layout! The new bookshelves have helped them be able to browse all of our resources quickly and easily so that they can read more often and enjoy their time doing it. \r\n\r\nWhen the bookshelves arrived, I quickly put them together and my students immediately ran over to start spinning the display and accessing all the books. Every student picked at least one book to read during our time to explore these new parts of our classroom and were excited to go back for another when they finished. \r\n\r\nEven though I am teaching only math this year, I want to make sure that there are interdisciplinary connections throughout our learning. I know the importance of reading every day for learning, growth, and enjoyment. I hope to provide students this opportunity within the classroom as well as sending books home with them so that no matter what materials they have outside of school, they are all equally able to practice and grow their ability and love for reading and learning!","fullyFundedDate":1746786255520,"projectUrl":"project/motivation-to-read/9282136/","projectTitle":"Motivation to Read!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brazil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9629252"},{"teacherId":6222513,"projectId":9146048,"letterContent":"The impact of this project is huge in setting up the students for success. From the first day they now have pocket charts to hold their supplies, labeled with their names. We can celebrate them with their birthday crowns and we even have birthdays the first days of school! These items came just in time! One product needed to be adjusted and now we have a weighted stuffed animal that is helping students ease their fears and nerves about starting school. They can come frolicking to our welcoming class and feel safe, secure, and ready to learn. Thank you for providing this for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1747068669220,"projectUrl":"project/frolicking-to-first-grade/9146048/","projectTitle":"Frolicking to First Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Berryman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6222513_orig.png?crop=206,206,x1,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753298237720","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sberryman"},{"teacherId":6222513,"projectId":9314614,"letterContent":"Thank you for adding to the magical ending of our school year! The second graders felt all the love from your donations as we spent the day pretending to be in Disney and wearing our new Mouse Ears together. After each activity I read aloud one of the new books about the end of the school year, and even the teacher shed a tear or two. Our year had its ups and downs but all our students have come so far academically and socially and these magic moments in the last days were filled with so much love. The students enjoyed the activity kits and were looking forward to their pen pal postcards that they are now receiving over the Summer to stay connected. There was something so wonderful that happened in this classroom amongst these students and the magic of their relationships and the magic of their education still glows bright. Thank you again for being a part of it all.","fullyFundedDate":1746706160553,"projectUrl":"project/magical-memories-for-end-of-school-and-b/9314614/","projectTitle":"Magical Memories for End of School and Beyond!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Berryman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6222513_orig.png?crop=206,206,x1,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753298237720","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sberryman"},{"teacherId":3902931,"projectId":9324364,"letterContent":"Thank you for the generous donation of more books for our classroom library. These popular titles are a huge hit in the classroom. My students simply love the silly antic of \"Pig the Pug\" and I love the life lessons that students will learn from each story. How to be kind, honest, and to share. \r\nFurthermore, the Old Lady stories are hilarious. My students love them so much. As a writing project they use the books to write their own story about a creation that will be made as a result of what they \"swallow.\"\r\nLast, video games a wildly popular and with the \"Press Start\" books they can use their imagine to follow characters mission in various games. \r\nReading is a fundamental skill and having a variety books increases the chances of students learning to love to read for pleasure.","fullyFundedDate":1746816367877,"projectUrl":"project/more-books/9324364/","projectTitle":"More Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wiegmann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3902931_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524674560465","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3902931"},{"teacherId":3902931,"projectId":9285654,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generous donation to our classroom. Students were so excited to receive new watercolor paints to paint their animal research project covers. The new pencil sharpener is beyond cool...it sharpens both regular and color pencils automatically and has 3 sharpness levels. It is shaped like a robot so students love it. \r\nAdditionally, the zipper bags will be used a book bags for students' daily reading at home. And the smaller size will house their math tool kit pieces. The magnets are used to display student work in the classroom; which of course is a great way to celebrate student achievements.\r\n Thank you again for supporting public education!","fullyFundedDate":1746498647087,"projectUrl":"project/supply-basics/9285654/","projectTitle":"Supply Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wiegmann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3902931_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524674560465","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3902931"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_41777","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":321,"numTeachers":35,"percentFrplEligible":66,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":7,"percentWhite":24,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":58,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":63.5,"schoolId":41777,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Monroe Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Monroe Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/colorado/colorado-springs-school-district-11/monroe-elementary-school/41777"}