{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Colfax Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":41.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9320025,"projectId":9372740,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom. I wanted to share how your donation has helped our students.\r\nThe whiteboards are used every day during small-group instruction. They allow me to work closely with students and help fill in learning gaps so each child can build a stronger foundation.\r\nStudents have been especially excited about the Dragon Ball Z and Amulet books. We have created a small classroom library that students in grades 2–5 can visit. Because our school does not currently have the budget for a librarian, this gives our students the opportunity to check out real books and develop a genuine love of reading.\r\nThe candy is used as an incentive for students as they work through a math program. Research shows that as students progress to higher levels, the math achievement gap becomes smaller, so these small rewards help keep them motivated to keep pushing forward.\r\nThe noise-canceling headphones have also made a big difference. They help our classroom run smoothly while students work in different ways—whether that's group work, partner work, or individual assignments.\r\nThank you again for your generosity and for supporting the students at Colfax. Your kindness truly makes a difference for our kids.","fullyFundedDate":1755339896092,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-vibrant-learning-space-for-al/9372740/","projectTitle":"Building a Vibrant Learning Space for All","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. de la Rosa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9320025"},{"teacherId":4508268,"projectId":9944658,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations! We work diligently to expose students to a wide variety of cultures and celebrations to foster empathy. We are continuously making our celebrations better each year, in part with donors like you that facilitate the materials we need so they don't come out of pocket.\r\n\r\nThank for the chocolate coins we put in red envelopes for the kids and the decorations. The students loved the cup of noodles as well. To broaden their cultural knowledge, we talked about what each symbol meant. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1765890761774,"projectUrl":"project/ready-for-the-new-year/9944658/","projectTitle":"Ready for the New Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fonseca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4508268_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499480280343","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-fonseca"},{"teacherId":4508268,"projectId":9745984,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donation of a drone for our yearbook enhancements. We admit that at first we crashed the drone many times. But unlike other common setbacks, the students were thrilled to try again. \r\nWe took a school wide picture of the student body to celebrate our theme of \"Rooted in Resilience\" since we all received a purple shirt. No matter the event, the little drone captures everyone's attention. We are very grateful for this new educational tool as students become more curious about technology and its uses.","fullyFundedDate":1764635512146,"projectUrl":"project/yearbook-help/9745984/","projectTitle":"Yearbook Help!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fonseca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4508268_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499480280343","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-fonseca"},{"teacherId":5692120,"projectId":9739777,"letterContent":"I am so thankful to have enough chairs and tables in the art room for our growing student body! I cannot express to you how disappointing and frustrating it is to have more students that there are seats at the tables. As we continue to add students to our rosters at our neighborhood school, EVERY artist will know that they matter, and have space to create! \r\n\r\nAlong with brand new table and chairs, comes the opportunity to work in smaller groups, with more space to spread out materials, and work together on collaborative projects! Students have been hard at work, planning, building, and revising their very own group board games, along with mural style paintings. No longer having to spread out to the floor and hall way, we are able to use every inch of our new layout in the art room!\r\n\r\nThank you from the bottom of our heARTS! It is amazing to know that donors like you, make it possible that every artist will always have a seat at the creative table.","fullyFundedDate":1760689643236,"projectUrl":"project/growing-classes-artists-need-a-seat-at/9739777/","projectTitle":"Growing Classes: Artists Need A Seat At The Table","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Heather","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5692120_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534287524720","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heathers-heart"},{"teacherId":4508268,"projectId":9445322,"letterContent":"This was one of the most rewarding and impactful lessons for the students so far in the school year. Oftentimes when we learn about animal habitats, students are minimally interested or share what they already know. This time with the sets provided they were able to discuss many details about their favorite habitat around the world and present in to another class. They will thrilled to share their learning in different modalities such as learning the background to the animal legos they built. Thank you so much for bringing this project to life.","fullyFundedDate":1755006332773,"projectUrl":"project/animal-habitats-with-legos/9445322/","projectTitle":"Animal Habitats with Legos!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fonseca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4508268_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499480280343","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-fonseca"},{"teacherId":9643939,"projectId":9550109,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing these essential items to our music classroom. These new items have already brought so much joy and excitement to our students.\r\n\r\nNew plastic drumsticks have made bucket drumming more attainable, and we are so excited to dive in more this spring semester. Boomwhackers have been a huge hit so far, and will definitely continue to be central to our music making. Giving each student access to wired headphones has been critical in effectively structuring independent practice time on keyboards and drum pads.\r\n\r\nI can't thank you enough for helping provide our students with new and exciting opportunities to make music together.","fullyFundedDate":1755716286747,"projectUrl":"project/music-room-essentials/9550109/","projectTitle":"Music Room Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/molly-drewry"},{"teacherId":9643939,"projectId":9574948,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our growing music program. The new equipment that we received has already been well-loved by our students.\r\n\r\nStudents have been coming out of their shells with the addition of this new microphone and stand, and have been excited to showcase their talents in front of their peers, and even in front of an audience at our first concert last month. The drum pads have also been a big hit, making percussion much more accessible since now students can play percussion instruments digitally, with headphones.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for making music more accessible and exciting for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1755339894742,"projectUrl":"project/music-room-tech/9574948/","projectTitle":"Music Room Tech","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/molly-drewry"},{"teacherId":4508268,"projectId":9613233,"letterContent":"This is long over due but we want to personally thank you very much for the snacks and paint you have generously donated to our young learners. Oftentimes the fun essentials are not readily available on a limited school budget. These materials bring so much joy to student's education and provide yearlong memories. Students have had yummy snacks in the afternoon such as gummies. They have also gotten to paint to their heart's content before they go off to winter break. Thank you so much for making this school year memorable!!","fullyFundedDate":1757254063588,"projectUrl":"project/school-essentials-please/9613233/","projectTitle":"School Essentials Please","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fonseca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4508268_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499480280343","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-fonseca"},{"teacherId":4508268,"projectId":9330717,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing this project to life. Students are always thrilled to have new science experiments to explore. As we learn about climate and our environment, it is also important to have hope in what each individual can do. Students wrote about turning off the electricity not in use, picking up trash, and recycling. \r\nWith this new project students also explored and learned about renewable energy such as solar and water powered objects. They were able to do this in small groups thanks to the various robots supplied. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1750255537508,"projectUrl":"project/climate-and-the-environment/9330717/","projectTitle":"Climate and the Environment","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fonseca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4508268_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499480280343","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-fonseca"},{"teacherId":4508268,"projectId":9294485,"letterContent":"This year we have a couple students with lots of energy that need to be in constant motion. The yoga ball was a great addition to add as flexible seating for these learners. They are able to meet their high activity needs while still focusing on their class assignments. \r\nThe other materials like rug and household items like lamps make our class feel more like home when students come to learn. They make connections to the family-class relationships we are trying to build. Thank you for your donations.","fullyFundedDate":1755339895325,"projectUrl":"project/our-happy-place/9294485/","projectTitle":"Our Happy Place","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fonseca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4508268_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499480280343","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-fonseca"},{"teacherId":5692120,"projectId":9013779,"letterContent":"Your generousity and kindness has made a huge impact on my 4th and 5th grade artists! They were able to design, print, and decorate their very own apperal for our annual GLOW PARTY! This was an amazing opportunity for students to wear their apperal creations for their Glow in the Dark performaces. \r\n\r\nThe students also had the ability to decorate and design props, accessories, and backdrops that went with the theme of their apperal and the songs they were performing. It was a magical month of learning, and an shining performance thanks to you!","fullyFundedDate":1741068651442,"projectUrl":"project/apparel-design-career-focused-art/9013779/","projectTitle":"Apparel Design - Career Focused Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Heather","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5692120_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534287524720","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heathers-heart"},{"teacherId":5692120,"projectId":9393717,"letterContent":"My classroom is a litter bit fuller today thank to you! i now have a seat for every child in my classroom, and 35 very happy artists who are working at old and new tables! Today we were able to do stations and move from table to table safely. It was a magical thing to watch 35 little artists transition from station to station while they practiced patterns with their peers. \r\n\r\nAs a teacher, it is a strange position to be in, when you dont have enough furniture to help all your students learn. I am so overwhelmed by your generousity, in making sure that my students are set up for success in the art room.","fullyFundedDate":1754614898631,"projectUrl":"project/excuse-our-mess-we-are-making-masterpie/9393717/","projectTitle":"Excuse Our Mess, We Are Making Masterpieces!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Heather","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5692120_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534287524720","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heathers-heart"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_41503","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":280,"numTeachers":20,"percentFrplEligible":64,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":13,"percentWhite":10,"percentIndigenous":2,"percentLatinx":70,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":59.0,"schoolId":41503,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Colfax Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Colfax Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/colorado/denver-public-school-district-1/colfax-elementary-school/41503"}