{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"South Side Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":18.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4201224,"projectId":9871132,"letterContent":"This clock has been so helpful for time management while students are completing group and partner tasks. We can easily set timers that the students can check in on while they are completing a task. \r\n\r\nWe put our new fidgets in the reset or calm down area. When students need a quick reset, they can use the different fidgets in that area while the regroup. Students have been so happy to have some different fidget options while in reset. \r\n\r\nThank you so very much for your generous donation. They are making room 28 a better place to be!","fullyFundedDate":1763409858265,"projectUrl":"project/fidget-frenzy/9871132/","projectTitle":"Fidget Frenzy!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Webster","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4201224_orig.jpg?crop=1537,1537,x728,y937&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1567868433210","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amanda-woznicki"},{"teacherId":2454592,"projectId":9621162,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom. My students love reading graphic novels, and I love being able to give them books that they can't wait to read. Donors like you make that possible. \r\n\r\nStudents also read longer when they are comfortable. I had to start a rotation because all my students want to use the comfortable new seat cushions when they are reading. It is great to be able to give them an alternative to always working at their desks. \r\n\r\nFinally, we got much needed chart paper to provide visual support of math concepts, track themes in the novel that we are reading, and develop our definition of an ecosystem.","fullyFundedDate":1755720408331,"projectUrl":"project/get-comfortable-and-read/9621162/","projectTitle":"Get Comfortable and Read","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oakes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2454592"},{"teacherId":2454592,"projectId":9491212,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom, so that we have the supplies that we need for learning activities on a daily basis. Supplies like pencils, markers, and colored paper are used to complete many assignments and projects. For example, students used construction paper for their science sort of stars vs. non-stars. They used the markers to draw a model of what causes day and night.\r\n\r\nThank you for also providing supplies that are necessary for health like disinfecting wipes and tissues. These are essential in the classroom!\r\n\r\nDonors like you make it possible for students to feel valued and to help optimize their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1753921386814,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-basics-for-a-successful-year/9491212/","projectTitle":"Classroom Basics for a Successful Year.","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oakes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2454592"},{"teacherId":1395828,"projectId":9477472,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to our classroom carpet. This space has truly transformed our classroom. We have morning circle on the carpet, every morning, where the students greet one another and build a community. We have been learning how to add, subtract, and multiply fractions while sitting together on this carpet. We read a novel in this space. It has become our classroom hub for fun and learning together. Without your generosity, we wouldn't be able to enjoy such a confy space in our classroom. Thank you for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1755775337636,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-carpet-for-collaboration/9477472/","projectTitle":"Classroom Carpet for Collaboration","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stevens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1395828_orig.jpg?crop=2449,2449,x463,y907&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683641202708","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/breakthroughnorth-mrs-stevens"},{"teacherId":4201224,"projectId":9800488,"letterContent":"We have been using our new document camera during math instruction. 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My students were so excited to help me unbox the supplies and stock up for the Winter months ahead!\r\n\r\nWith the colored paper and markers, we have already made cards for a teacher who was leaving our school and also for our custodians for custodian appreciate week. \r\n\r\nLastly, the best part of your donation was towards the tennis balls that are now on the bottom of their chairs. We now have no distractions with noises as their chairs move across the floor which has made such a difference in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1759176677949,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-basics-for-a-successful-year/9560404/","projectTitle":"Classroom Basics for a Successful Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Webster","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4201224_orig.jpg?crop=1537,1537,x728,y937&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1567868433210","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amanda-woznicki"},{"teacherId":2454592,"projectId":9206341,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to get new personal dry erase boards. Many of ours had gotten scratched or difficult to erase. We use personal dry erase boards every day for morning work, small group math collaborations, stop and jots during science and read, discuss, write activities in reading groups. My students find dry erase boards much more engaging than writing with pencil and paper or on their chrome books.\r\n\r\nFinding a new dry erase board on their desks when they came into class helped my students start their day on a positive note. My students felt special, because you cared enough to give them something new. \r\n\r\nWe use tons of dry erase markers, so I really appreciate your support to help keep my students thinking and learning every day.","fullyFundedDate":1743043844697,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-students-to-share-their-think/9206341/","projectTitle":"Empowering Students to Share Their Thinking Again and Again","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oakes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2454592"},{"teacherId":5017838,"projectId":9111594,"letterContent":"On behalf of the Kindergarten students and staff, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your generous support in providing multi-sensory exploration materials. Your contribution had a profound impact on our students' learning, engagement, and development.\r\n\r\nThrough hands-on, sensory-rich experiences, our students are:\r\n- Strengthening foundational skills by using tactile, visual, and kinesthetic methods to explore letters, numbers, and concepts.\r\n- Enhancing cognitive connections as they manipulate materials, deepening their understanding through active learning.\r\n- Boosting fine motor skills with activities that involve grasping, pinching, and shaping.\r\n- Building creativity and curiosity through open-ended, imaginative play and experimentation.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in the growth and success of our young learners. We are truly grateful for your kindness and commitment to their educational journey.","fullyFundedDate":1740423427246,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarteners-learn-best-through-multi/9111594/","projectTitle":"Kindergarteners Learn Best through Multi-Sensory Exploration","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pugliese","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5017838_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x818,y77&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598750500199","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrshollypugliese"},{"teacherId":5017838,"projectId":8448683,"letterContent":"Recess is essential to the school day, providing students with the physical movement and social interaction they need to return to the classroom refreshed and ready to learn. Your contribution has enhanced this experience, making recess fun and enriching for all.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of the Kindergarten students and staff, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your generous contribution of recess equipment. Your support has made a significant impact on both the physical and social development of our young learners.\r\n\r\nThe new equipment has brought joy, creativity, and collaboration to our playground.","fullyFundedDate":1725987521046,"projectUrl":"project/recess-fun/8448683/","projectTitle":"Recess Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pugliese","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5017838_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x818,y77&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598750500199","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrshollypugliese"},{"teacherId":5017838,"projectId":8447048,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing our classroom with supplies to encourage active participation. We are so excited to explore using magnetic math counters to solve expressions. \r\n\r\nWe love writing sentences on stips with lines, cutting the sentence, and putting it back together to better understand the order of words, spacing, and punctuation. \r\n\r\nIn addition, we appreciate having fun while learning through the use of beads and crafts while counting and making projects. \r\n\r\nYour support is greatly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1718746970860,"projectUrl":"project/daily-resources/8447048/","projectTitle":"Daily Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pugliese","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5017838_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x818,y77&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598750500199","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrshollypugliese"},{"teacherId":397535,"projectId":8694891,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your donations to help our school purchase a new bass clarinet case. We had a bass clarinet available, however it was not accessible due to the case being in such poor condition.\r\n\r\nOne of my 5th grade students immediately started playing the bass clarinet. She was so excited to finally take the instrument home. It was a game changer for her. She really did very well learning to play the clarinet, but the opportunity to play a bass clarinet in our band truly inspired her. She is excelling beyond our expectations.\r\n\r\nI am so appreciative of all that you have done to make this possible. The bass clarinet case will make it possible for present and future 5th grade clarinetists to have the opportunity to play the bass clarinet and to support our elementary band program for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1734835544533,"projectUrl":"project/wanted-bass-clarinet-case/8694891/","projectTitle":"Wanted! Bass Clarinet Case","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cannata","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp397535_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1531235221610","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-cannata"},{"teacherId":5017838,"projectId":8535659,"letterContent":"My students and I greatly appreciate your support with this project. It has been amazing to watch items come to life in a matter of hours with preset options. 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