{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"High Horizons Magnet School","outOfStateSupporters":47.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3959500,"projectId":10694268,"letterContent":"The Sphero Indi robots have quickly become one of the most engaging learning tools in our classroom. Through hands-on exploration, students are developing critical thinking, problem-solving, and early coding skills in ways that feel like play. Rather than simply learning about technology, students are actively using it to create paths, predict outcomes, test ideas, and make adjustments. The Indi robots have helped make coding concepts accessible to young learners while encouraging collaboration, communication, and perseverance.\r\nSeveral students who are typically hesitant to participate in classroom discussions have especially connected with the Indi robots. The visual and interactive nature of the technology allows them to demonstrate their thinking in new ways and build confidence as successful problem-solvers. It has been wonderful to watch students encourage one another, celebrate successes, and learn from mistakes. Thanks to your generosity, our students are gaining valuable technology skills while developing creativity, resilience, and a love of learning that will benefit them far beyond our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1793132647577,"projectUrl":"project/coding-without-screens-building-future/10694268/","projectTitle":"Coding Without Screens: Building Future Problem Solvers with Sphero Indi","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Romatzick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3959500_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1475176676069","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-romatzick"},{"teacherId":115305,"projectId":10324763,"letterContent":"Just wanted to send a quick note to say Thank you one more time for helping to fund my sensory regulation project. My students LOVE all the new sensory materials and equipment. The sensory swing and light up blocks are their favorite. I love the new rug under our swing. All the mini hand held fidgets have been added to our sensory box which the students also love to go into when they need a fidget.\r\nYour kindness and generosity are so appreciated. Please know you helped bring our sensory room area to a new level. Your support has helped so many deserving students regulate and get ready to learn.\r\nThanks again.","fullyFundedDate":1790532752249,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-regulate-and-learn-with-sensory/10324763/","projectTitle":"Help us Regulate and Learn with Sensory Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lockavitch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp115305_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601943715906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/115305"},{"teacherId":3959500,"projectId":10621231,"letterContent":"Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the LEGO® Education Science Kits have quickly become one of the most exciting and engaging resources in our classroom. From the moment the kits arrived, students were eager to explore the materials, asking questions and enthusiastically examining the LEGO pieces. They were thrilled to learn that they would be using the kits during science lessons, and their excitement was evident as they eagerly began building and experimenting. One memorable lesson involved students working in teams to design and construct models that demonstrated a science concept. As they built, tested, and revised their designs, I observed meaningful discussions, creative problem-solving, and excellent collaboration. Students who are sometimes hesitant to participate became actively engaged because they could physically interact with the concepts they were learning.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our science studies, students will use the LEGO® Education Science Kits to tackle more complex challenges that require planning, testing, data collection, and collaboration. They will build on the skills they have already developed by designing solutions to real-world problems and applying scientific practices such as questioning, investigating, and analyzing results. These resources will continue to support meaningful STEM learning experiences while fostering creativity, critical thinking, communication, and a lifelong love of discovery. Your support has made a lasting impact on our students, and we are incredibly grateful for the opportunities these materials provide every day.","fullyFundedDate":1790963038351,"projectUrl":"project/brick-by-brick-bringing-stem-to-life/10621231/","projectTitle":"Brick by Brick: Bringing STEM to Life","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Romatzick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3959500_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1475176676069","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-romatzick"},{"teacherId":1770853,"projectId":10498857,"letterContent":"Th is for THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! A classroom carpet is absolutely everything for kindergarten!! My students LOVE sitting close to their peers on the floor as a little family!! They get so tired of their chairs that they cannot wait until I call them to the rug!! This rug has large smiley faces for each child to pick a spot and sit. It allows them to face both ways without bumping into their neighbors! We read our daily stories on the carpet, as well as conduct morning meeting and so many more lessons!! It truly is the heart of the classroom and words cannot describe how much a rug means to us. Thank you again for your kindness and generosity. Our classroom would not be beautiful and well-run without you!!","fullyFundedDate":1788229384051,"projectUrl":"project/c-is-for-cozy-carpet-/10498857/","projectTitle":"C Is for Cozy Carpet !","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nicolari","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1770853_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617132719045","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1770853"},{"teacherId":1770853,"projectId":10495158,"letterContent":"AHHH!!! That is how excited we are to have a classroom color printer!! Thank you so so much!! Since this is my first-year teaching kindergarten, I have many new resources I need to print and laminate for years to come. This printer allows me to do just that in minutes!! It is so easy to plug directly into my school laptop and print our latest activities. Some of my favorite things to print are book kits. I love using book kits that have colorful photos of the story events, characters, setting, etc. I then cut and laminate these pieces to use in my lessons. The story pieces are displayed on my board, and the class will put the story pieces in sequential order, as well as find the setting and characters. After each set is laminated, I then store them with the book to use year after year. A color printer is not just a printer when it comes to making materials for years and years to come! I love many of the teacher made activities on Teachers Pay Teachers, but they all need to be printed in color, cut, and laminated. As much work as this is, it pays off for years once you have set it all up. This Canon printer allows me to make all of it and I am so so grateful!! Thank you again! Our classroom would not be beautiful, well-run, and COLORFUL without you!","fullyFundedDate":1787175348574,"projectUrl":"project/kinders-color-the-world/10495158/","projectTitle":"Kinders Color the World","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nicolari","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1770853_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617132719045","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1770853"},{"teacherId":1770853,"projectId":10315695,"letterContent":"We are so grateful! Thank you so much for your generosity in funding our project. This project consisted of materials to help facilitate small group centers in kindergarten. The voice recording buttons are placed with each activity and all my kiddos have to do is press the button to hear the directions with my voice recording for the game. Meanwhile, I am at a small group table with other children teaching a lesson. These buttons allow for independence and less interruptions. The class set of clipboards allows my kiddos to work around the room during center time for a change of pace from their normal table. The kid friendly, rechargeable pencil sharpener is a game changer because it sends out the pencil when it is ready and the students can independently sharpen their own pencil! The floor and carpet spots allow for structure and routine, so the kindergartners know where to sit or stand. Lastly, the doorbell chime is a signal used for the students to clean up their center and move on to their next activity. Centers and small group are a HUGE undertaking in that it means 15 out of the 20 kindergartners need to be working independently with their peers while I teach a small group of 5 students. The materials in this donorschoose allow me to do so with a bit more ease. Thank you again for your time, kindness, and generosity. We would not have our beautiful, well-run classroom without you!!","fullyFundedDate":1781643597602,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-craves-creativity-and-colla/10315695/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten Craves Creativity and Collaboration!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nicolari","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1770853_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617132719045","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1770853"},{"teacherId":115305,"projectId":10640836,"letterContent":"Thank you again! I just wanted to send one more quick Thank you note to show my appreciation for your kindness and generosity and for helping fully funding my project. Thanks to your support my students now have access to high quality visual supports and visual placemats for their classroom. The new printer, color ink and cardstock are amazing. These materials have helped me create and provide my students with high quality color visual supports they need to increase their functional communication. I love how they came out and their teachers are using them everyday. \r\nThanks again so much. Your support has helped so many deserving students.","fullyFundedDate":1789557682855,"projectUrl":"project/visual-placemats-for-daily-success-and-l/10640836/","projectTitle":"Visual Placemats for Daily Success and Language Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lockavitch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp115305_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601943715906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/115305"},{"teacherId":10106664,"projectId":10125433,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting \"Let's Read\" and helping bring more opportunities for learning into Room 108! In our special education preschool classroom, reading means much more than saying words on a page. It means exploring pictures, noticing colors and animals, practicing choices, and finding ways to communicate. These books give us opportunities to build those skills together.\r\n\r\nDuring shared reading, we make room for every child to participate through words, pointing, gestures, pictures, or communication supports. We can revisit familiar stories, connect pictures to classroom experiences, and practice taking turns. A child's response may look different from a classmate's, but every response has value.\r\n\r\nYour generosity helps us make books part of a welcoming classroom where children can explore and learn at their own pace. Thank you for investing in our students and supporting something I believe deeply: all children can learn.\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMr. Josh and Room 108","fullyFundedDate":1778006438719,"projectUrl":"project/lets-read/10125433/","projectTitle":"Lets Read","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kristy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10106664_orig.jpg?crop=504,504,x189,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754069680634","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrkristy"},{"teacherId":1770853,"projectId":10314896,"letterContent":"Heggerty has been such a beautiful part of our morning routine! This book gives us structure and stability in the kindergarten land of chaos. Heggerty is a full phonemic awareness routine that builds every week. These skills have been providing such a solid foundation for my future readers. Every morning my class now looks forward to Heggerty which is the absolute best feeling! Kids feel calm when they know what to expect and that exactly what Heggerty provides each morning! Thank you for your generosity and kindness with helping our project!","fullyFundedDate":1781643597115,"projectUrl":"project/h-is-for-heggerty-phonics-fun/10314896/","projectTitle":"H is for Heggerty Phonics Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nicolari","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1770853_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617132719045","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1770853"},{"teacherId":6647057,"projectId":10156788,"letterContent":"The one thing I tell parents to do when they ask me what they can do to help their child is encourage them to read. Reading helps build confidence, improves focus, and provides students with the ability to transport themselves into another place while learning empathy and broadening their horizons.\r\n\r\nWorking in a low income district, often students are not exposed to reading at home. Whether parents are working and cannot bring students to the library, or costs prohibits the purchase of books, it is clear that students who are in low income districts are placed at a disadvantage. \r\n\r\nI am so grateful for the books that have been donated to our classroom. Reading is one of my passions, and I try to incorporate reading throughout our day. I read aloud to the class almost everyday, and students are currently reading independently to build their stamina several times throughout the week. \r\n\r\nSome of these new books will be used for small book groups, and some will be used for novel study. When the boxes started to arrive, I could see the excitement on many of their faces, as this cohort is comprised of great readers. I am excited to start using these books (as you can see from our pictures, one group has already started!). \r\n\r\nAgain, many thanks for your donation. It is making a difference for a great group of kids this year...and many more groups in years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1780499996571,"projectUrl":"project/plotting-a-plan-for-new-sixth-grade-n/10156788/","projectTitle":"\"Plotting:\" a Plan for New Sixth Grade Novels","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kavasansky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6647057"},{"teacherId":3959500,"projectId":10620430,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping create exciting new opportunities for hands-on STEM learning in our classroom. When students first saw the coding mats, directional arrows, foam tiles, hopscotch pathways, toy cars, magnetic cubes, and building materials, they were eager to jump in and start exploring. Their excitement was contagious as they worked together to create coding paths, test solutions, and redesign their plans when things didn't go as expected. Watching students celebrate when they successfully guided a car through a sequence they had programmed was a wonderful reminder of how powerful active learning can be.\r\n\r\nThese resources have transformed STEM lessons into engaging experiences where students can move, create, and think critically. The coding materials have helped students develop foundational computational thinking skills as they practice sequencing, problem-solving, and debugging through play. At the same time, the magnetic cubes and building sets have encouraged students to think like engineers by designing, testing, and improving structures.","fullyFundedDate":1789595697892,"projectUrl":"project/stem-starts-here-coding-building-and/10620430/","projectTitle":"STEM Starts Here: Coding, Building, and Discovering","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Romatzick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3959500_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1475176676069","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-romatzick"},{"teacherId":3959500,"projectId":10394270,"letterContent":"I am excited to share how these new STEM resources are already inspiring learning, creativity, and collaboration among my students. These hands-on materials have transformed STEM learning into an active and engaging experience. Students are moving, building, problem-solving, and thinking critically every day. Many students who are hesitant during traditional lessons have become leaders during STEM activities because they can learn through exploration and discovery. Their confidence has grown as they test ideas, learn from mistakes, and realize that perseverance leads to success.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our STEM journey, students will be using these resources for more advanced engineering and coding challenges. They will design obstacle courses, create increasingly complex coding sequences, and participate in collaborative engineering tasks that require planning, testing, and redesigning. These experiences are helping students build essential skills in communication, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. 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