{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Columbine Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":25.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9238879,"projectId":10202327,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your incredibly generous donation of the Teachers Pay Teachers gift card to our classroom. Your support has truly transformed the way I approach teaching and has made a tangible difference in my students' lives.\r\n\r\nAs an educator, one of the biggest hurdles is often finding the budget for high-quality, engaging materials. Thanks to your gift, I now have access to creative, up-to-date, and innovative resources that I normally would not have been able to purchase. Instead of spending endless hours trying to build complex lessons entirely from scratch, I can now focus my energy on tailoring these incredible resources to meet my students' unique needs. It has made my lesson planning significantly easier and more efficient.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your donation extended far beyond our regular school day. This past spring we hosted our school's Family STEM Night, and the materials I was able to purchase through your gift played a massive role in making the evening an absolute triumph!\r\n\r\nYour investment did more than just buy worksheets or activities; it sparked curiosity, fostered family engagement, and gave my students a platform to shine. Thank you for believing in our classroom and for providing the tools that make learning so joyful and impactful.","fullyFundedDate":1778261877182,"projectUrl":"project/tailored-learning-for-all-students/10202327/","projectTitle":"Tailored Learning for All Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flippin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9238879_orig.png?crop=586,586,x0,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752777247428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9238879"},{"teacherId":687530,"projectId":10232355,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our growing robotics team with your generosity. With these additional components, more of my 3rd-5th grade students will be able to build robots to improve our engineering and problem-solving skills, while collaborating with other students to revise our designs. \r\n\r\nWith your donation, these additional components allow my students to learn coding skills as they work together to plan strategies for scoring points in this year's competition. Your donation makes it possible for more students to join our team and have these enriching, hands-on learning opportunities. \r\n\r\nMy students literally jumped up and down as we opened boxes and they immediately started talking about new robot ideas. New parts always spark their creativity and thank you for being part of making that happen! \r\n\r\nYour generosity makes a daily difference to my students. Thank you for wrapping around us with care and financial support!","fullyFundedDate":1777996307809,"projectUrl":"project/robotics-expansion-for-growing-team/10232355/","projectTitle":"Robotics Expansion for Growing Team","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dike-Wilhelm","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp687530_orig.jpg?crop=1321,1321,x764,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1614011462219","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-dw"},{"teacherId":2979487,"projectId":10096914,"letterContent":"Thank you thank you thank you for all your generosity and support of my classroom, my first graders, and this project! I am so incredibly proud of how hard each and every student works every single day and this is such a beautiful way for me to celebrate all their hard work and growth. This would not be possible without each and every one of you and your support. It truly means so much to me to be able to provide my first graders with all the resources they need to be successful in school. Thank you so very much for all the love and support!","fullyFundedDate":1778034641291,"projectUrl":"project/magical-end-of-year/10096914/","projectTitle":"Magical End of Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schrader","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2979487_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657575114847","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2979487"},{"teacherId":687530,"projectId":10190908,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our project. Students helped unpack the boxes of cereal and fruit bars and we created 20 classroom breakfast boxes. Your generosity gave us enough for our summer school classrooms and we have some reserve items so we can refill the breakfast boxes as needed. \r\n\r\nThis is the first year in a long time that our summer program doesn't have breakfast included. Many of our students rely on the food and meals at school. Your donation helps fill a gap so that our students have something to eat when they come to summer school. A granola bar or yogurt pouch is something so simple to offer to a hungry child. It conveys care, concern, and safety. Thank you for helping meet this basic need and for helping provide care and food to our students!","fullyFundedDate":1776739110392,"projectUrl":"project/bellies-and-bodies-that-are-ready-to-lea/10190908/","projectTitle":"Bellies and Bodies that are Ready to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dike-Wilhelm","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp687530_orig.jpg?crop=1321,1321,x764,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1614011462219","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-dw"},{"teacherId":2979487,"projectId":10130750,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your support and very generous donations to this incredibly important project that supports kindergartners! It is critical for kids, especially kindergartners, to have hands on materials to solidify their learning. This project allows the students hands on materials to build their literacy and math skills! I cannot wait to see how these lovely resources help each student learn and grow. Thank you so much for supporting me and these really wonderful students in their learning journey!","fullyFundedDate":1775750404368,"projectUrl":"project/montessori-magic/10130750/","projectTitle":"Montessori Magic","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schrader","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2979487_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657575114847","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2979487"},{"teacherId":687530,"projectId":9980425,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contributions to fund my project. Having new headphones ready-to-use as old ones wear out make it so much easier for our students to continue learning. It's such a simple tool, and we rely on it daily for independent learning in math, reading, writing, and more. When kids have headphones ready as replacements when theirs from home break, it keeps them focused and learning. Without them, it's hard for everyone to focus, so thank you for helping us have this essential learning tool. \r\n\r\nThe magnetic cubes have been a hit for our students! They love building homes, castles, parks, skyscrapers, and other structures. The magnetic pull and gentle \"click\" noise that the cubes make are a satisfying sensory tool, while also allowing students creative engineering time. Their excitement as they show off their designs has given us all some much needed laughter and smiles! \r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting my students and my classroom. It truly means more than you can imagine!","fullyFundedDate":1768575374665,"projectUrl":"project/resetting-our-focus-for-great-learning/9980425/","projectTitle":"Resetting our Focus for Great Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dike-Wilhelm","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp687530_orig.jpg?crop=1321,1321,x764,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1614011462219","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-dw"},{"teacherId":5413758,"projectId":10139650,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your wonderful support and generosity. Your kindness and goodness are greatly appreciated. My students were so excited to see the boxes come into the classroom. They love knowing that others care about them and are willing to help them. \r\n\r\nWhen they saw the prizes and snacks they smiled ear to ear. They were like, \"Really?!\" \r\nThey are so excited now to work hard for the rewards and earn them. They are thrilled that they have snacks to munch on now while they work. These growing and learning fifth graders burn a lot of energy and need snacks to sustain their bodies and efforts. \r\n\r\nI can't thank you enough for my appreciation. I want to help and provide for these wonderful children. They deserve love and support and a positive and productive learning environment here at school. I spend a lot of my own money on them, but with your help I get to provide them with even more. Thank you, again!","fullyFundedDate":1773860254582,"projectUrl":"project/necessities-to-support-my-students-learn/10139650/","projectTitle":"Necessities to Support My Students Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schafer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5413758_orig.png?crop=471,471,x161,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1712002846316","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5413758"},{"teacherId":2979487,"projectId":10096898,"letterContent":"Teaching regulation and how to regulate is one of the things I am most passionate about. These books are such a helpful tool for teaching primary students how to start regulating independently which is such an important life skill! They are sensory friendly and interactive which is perfect for when kids are working through those big feelings. I am so appreciative of your donations to a project that is so near and dear to my heart. These books will make such an impact on the students at my school! Thank you so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1772116628293,"projectUrl":"project/calm-hearts-ready-minds/10096898/","projectTitle":"Calm Hearts, Ready Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schrader","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2979487_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657575114847","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2979487"},{"teacherId":2979487,"projectId":9958843,"letterContent":"The amount of joy these new chairs have brought to the kids fills my heart with so much joy! They are so pumped about new seating that helps them get their wiggles out. Not only are these a huge upgrade from our previous small group seating, they are so helpful with regulation. I am so thankful for your incredibly kind and gracious donations. The impact you are helping me make is one that I am so grateful for! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity, donation, and support of my first graders learning!","fullyFundedDate":1769056406797,"projectUrl":"project/new-seating/9958843/","projectTitle":"New Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schrader","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2979487_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657575114847","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2979487"},{"teacherId":9683241,"projectId":9815757,"letterContent":"When I first opened the bins of farm and jungle animals, the room erupted in cheers! Students' eyes lit up at the sight of the magnetic animals—the way they \"click\" together was an instant hit. They felt like the classroom had finally become a place where they could \"build\" their ideas rather than just sit at a desk. We are using the farm and jungle animals to create \"language habitats.\" My students aren't just playing; they are categorizing, describing, and narrating. Yesterday, two students—one a fluent English speaker and the other just beginning their English journey—worked together using magnetic animals to discuss how animals move. It was a perfect moment of collaborative learning and real-time vocabulary use.\r\n\r\nOur next big project is to:\r\nConstruct specific structures (like a barn or a canopy) using the building center.\r\nSort the animals into their correct homes.\r\nPresent their habitat to the class, using their new vocabulary to explain why a lion doesn't live on a farm!\r\nYour gift has turned our \"Building Center\" into a \"Language Center,\" and we are so grateful for the joy and \"clicks\" (both magnetic and mental) that happen every day.","fullyFundedDate":1764172110702,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning-tools-for-bilingual-le/9815757/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Learning Tools for Bilingual Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Thorp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9683241"},{"teacherId":2979487,"projectId":9937184,"letterContent":"Wow! Thank you so much for all your generous donations and supports to make this bench happen for our incredible school! It has been the perfect pop of color for our office to create a more welcoming and bright environment the second students, staff and families enter our building. We have such a special school and having an environment that reflects that is very important. This bench is such an upgrade from the previous bench we had and is such a beautiful addition. I am so very appreciative and thankful for all the support and kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1769177312577,"projectUrl":"project/bench-for-building-community/9937184/","projectTitle":"Bench for Building Community","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schrader","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2979487_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657575114847","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2979487"},{"teacherId":5413758,"projectId":9900489,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for the wonderful support and generosity. I am so very grateful and so are my students. They were delighted to see the packages come in. They smile ear to ear. It is so much fun to be a part of the joy that you bring them. \r\n\r\nThey have been working hard for the incentives and really focusing on their learning. It is so wonderful to see their engagement in learning. Also, they are enjoying the snacks as they work. These wonderful, sweet kids get so hungry. I am impressed with how they are monitoring their learning and productivity as they take little bites of their snacks. \r\n\r\nThank you so very much for providing for my students and my class. It warms my heart immensely to provide for them, and I can not do it all myself. They deserve to have a good education and good experiences as they learn. \r\n\r\nThank you so very much! You are amazing and appreciated tremendously!","fullyFundedDate":1763508044685,"projectUrl":"project/fun-incentives-and-snacks-for-students/9900489/","projectTitle":"Fun Incentives and Snacks for Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schafer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5413758_orig.png?crop=471,471,x161,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1712002846316","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5413758"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_41427","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":231,"numTeachers":24,"percentFrplEligible":82,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":13,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":83,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":74.7,"schoolId":41427,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Columbine Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Columbine Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/colorado/st-vrain-valley-school-district-re-1j/columbine-elementary-school/41427"}