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My students love choosing a book, looking through the colorful new pages, and sharing their favorite stories with their friends. We are using the books during read-alouds, small groups, partner reading, and throughout the day when children independently explore our library. The new books have also given us so many opportunities to build vocabulary, make connections, retell stories, and have meaningful conversations together.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite moments was watching the children discover the new books for the first time. They were eager to look at every cover and immediately began showing one another the pictures and talking about which books they wanted to read. It reminded me just how powerful it is to give young children materials that feel fresh, exciting, and special.\r\n\r\nThe new helmets have made an equally important impact. Our old helmets were broken, worn out, and no longer fit many of our students properly. Now, our students have helmets that fit them safely and comfortably when we ride bikes and participate in outdoor activities. Being able to provide properly fitting safety equipment means our students can focus on having fun, practicing their riding skills, and developing confidence while staying safe.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and giving them materials they can enjoy, learn from, and use for years to come. Your generosity has helped make our classroom a more engaging, safe, and joyful place to learn. We are incredibly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1789598449442,"projectUrl":"project/our-little-library-needs-a-big-refresh/10567676/","projectTitle":"Our Little Library Needs a Big Refresh!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tate","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7875746"},{"teacherId":3132998,"projectId":10408392,"letterContent":"Your donation has brought so much joy into the art classroom. We have the materials we need for many of the art focused self directed centers. We are using the markers, stickers, and glue sticks in our mixed media center. We are using the markers in our drawing and coloring center. We are using the play doh in our texture center. We are using the dry erase markers in our library and color exploration center and our architecture center\r\n\r\nThe students are using the materials to independently express themselves and at this age group that means a lot of exploration and experimentation. This means we go through a lot of materials so your donation is making creativity happen. Thank you so much for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1785329898399,"projectUrl":"project/creative-art-center/10408392/","projectTitle":"Creative Art Center","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3132998_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1788981849231","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3132998"},{"teacherId":9315561,"projectId":9943512,"letterContent":"I'am writing to share the incredible impact of your recents donations for our dramatic play area. My students have enjoyed using all new dramatic toys in the kitchen, the new pots and pans. Our grill was a great success!! Students have loved using the hats and purses to explore different roles during dramatic play. Our shelves have changed the safety in our classroom. They are strong and sturdy and help support our organization in the classroom. Our plastic bins have helped our classroom keep things organized and clean as we transition to different units during the school year. We appreciate these kind donations that have supported the imagination of young learners.","fullyFundedDate":1766767171439,"projectUrl":"project/dramatic-play-for-young-imaginations/9943512/","projectTitle":"Dramatic Play for Young Imaginations","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Trujillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9315561_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y211&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764792420028","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9315561"},{"teacherId":3132998,"projectId":9468652,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contributions. With your donations we were able to start our year out with much needed supplies. We have the chairs in the sensory center at the playdoh table. We have been using the markers and glue sticks in the mixed media center and in creating projects like a shape puppet we made. We have used the paper in many projects and in a variety of art centers. 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