{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Stadley Rough Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":24.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8850320,"projectId":10149403,"letterContent":"My students were very excited to see and use the new materials! We have been using them during lessons and independent work time, and they have helped our classroom run a little smoother while keeping students engaged and focused. One of the biggest benefits is that learning time is not being wasted—students can quickly find what they need to successfully and independently complete their work or tasks. It has been wonderful to see them take ownership of their learning and feel more confident working on their own.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our current classroom lessons and projects, students will keep using these resources to support their learning and complete activities more independently. Our next steps are to continue building on the skills we are practicing, encourage students to use the materials as helpful tools, and give them opportunities to apply what they have learned. I am excited to see how these resources continue to support my students throughout the school year!","fullyFundedDate":1773935507958,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies-that-will-motivate-my/10149403/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies That Will Motivate My Students To Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Disla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8850320_orig.png?crop=310,310,x13,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691633558675","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8850320"},{"teacherId":4568020,"projectId":10430405,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom through DonorsChoose! We have received our materials, and they are already making such a wonderful difference in our classroom. My students are excited to use them, and I am so grateful for the opportunities these resources provide.\r\n\r\nOur new multicultural books are already becoming favorites in our classroom library. My students love exploring new stories and characters, and the books give them opportunities to see themselves represented while also learning about different cultures, perspectives, and experiences. They are sparking conversations, encouraging empathy, and helping my students develop a deeper love of reading.\r\n\r\nThe TIME for Kids magazines are also a big hit! Students are excited to read about real-world topics and current events, and they enjoy sharing what they learn with their classmates. These magazines are helping us build reading comprehension, vocabulary, critical-thinking, and discussion skills in an engaging and meaningful way.\r\n\r\nOur birthday trinkets are helping us make each student's special day feel even more special. The students love receiving their little birthday surprises, and these celebrations help create a classroom community where every child feels noticed, valued, and appreciated.\r\n\r\nWe are also putting the tissue paper to great use! My students are enjoying using it for creative, hands-on projects that allow them to express their ideas while building fine motor skills and creativity. It is wonderful to see how excited they become when they get to create and learn at the same time.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is already making a positive impact in our classroom. These materials are helping my students feel included, excited, and inspired to learn each day. Most importantly, they are helping us create a classroom community filled with joy, creativity, and meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for helping make our classroom a special place to learn. We truly appreciate your kindness and generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1786550402543,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-classroom-where-every-child-b/10430405/","projectTitle":"Building a Classroom Where Every Child Belongs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Catanese","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4568020_orig.png?crop=360,361,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634649857289","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4568020"},{"teacherId":4334832,"projectId":10299856,"letterContent":"Wow! Thank you so very much for your philanthropic donation to my students and to me, as their teacher. They can't wait for the Scholastic Magazines to arrive. They love the articles, the opinion piece, and the interesting information each issue brings. \r\n\r\nI now have plenty of laminating pouches to laminate their Math games and rings to hold them together. The three ring binders were put to immediate use because this is how I hold each student's worksheets for Math and Science.\r\n\r\nThank you again for choosing to help my students. They are forever grateful!!!","fullyFundedDate":1782559741183,"projectUrl":"project/magazine-madness/10299856/","projectTitle":"Magazine Madness!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Girgenti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4334832_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488831953808","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4334832"},{"teacherId":5113310,"projectId":10347794,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom! Your generosity has made such a positive impact on my students. They were so excited to see the new fidgets, squishies, and prizes added to our classroom prize box. These small rewards have become a meaningful way for me to recognize students for their hard work, positive behavior, kindness, and academic growth.\r\n\r\nWe use the sensory items throughout the school day, and many students especially enjoy having a fidget or squishy to help them stay calm, focused, and ready to learn. It has been wonderful to see students take pride in earning rewards and celebrating their own accomplishments. Even a small prize can bring a huge smile to a student's face and reinforce the message that their effort matters.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, I will continue using our prize box as part of our positive classroom environment while encouraging students to set goals, stay focused, and support one another. I am also using my new planner to help keep our lessons and classroom routines organized so that I can continue providing my students with engaging and purposeful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping me create a classroom where students feel recognized, motivated, and valued. Your support truly helps my students feel excited to do their best every day!","fullyFundedDate":1782138471431,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-reward-and-encourage-learning-in/10347794/","projectTitle":"Help Me Reward and Encourage Learning in the Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nardi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5113310_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516806592956","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/crystalnardi"},{"teacherId":4568020,"projectId":10222254,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom! Your donation makes a meaningful difference in the way my students learn, participate, and grow each day.\r\n\r\nOur classroom is a diverse community of learners, and these materials are helping create an environment where every student feels supported, engaged, and ready to learn. The whiteboard markers and erasers give my students the tools they need to actively participate during lessons, while the flexible seating options provide comfortable choices that help students stay focused and comfortable as they learn.\r\n\r\nThe cards and automatic shufflers are making our math centers more interactive and exciting. My students are practicing important math skills while working together, communicating, problem-solving, and having fun. The laminating sheets help us preserve our learning centers and game boards so students can continue using these resources throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nThe Play-Doh is also becoming an exciting hands-on tool for STEM learning. My students are creating 3D shapes, exploring how structures are built and what makes them strong, and experimenting with different ways to design, construct, and solve problems. Through this hands-on exploration, they are developing creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and an understanding of STEM concepts while having fun and learning through discovery.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your generosity helps ensure that my students have the materials they need to fully participate in meaningful, hands-on learning experiences. Your support helps make our classroom a place where students can explore, create, take risks, work together, and build confidence in their abilities.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for helping provide the tools that allow them to learn, grow, and become the best they can be each day. Your kindness is making a lasting impact in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1785553586141,"projectUrl":"project/wanted-basic-school-supplies/10222254/","projectTitle":"Wanted: Basic School Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Catanese","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4568020_orig.png?crop=360,361,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634649857289","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4568020"},{"teacherId":4334832,"projectId":10141396,"letterContent":"Wow. Thank you so very much for helping to fund this project. I wish you could have seen the excitement on my students' faces as we were unboxing all of our new treasures. The Tonie Box went right into circulation as part of our \"Book Nooks\" block.\r\n\r\nThe new books that complete our series got some of my students very excited since they have wanted to read them for a long time! They grabbed them and one student is already done with the new book!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and for helping my current students and my future students foster their love for reading.","fullyFundedDate":1779292439355,"projectUrl":"project/reading-rocks/10141396/","projectTitle":"Reading Rocks!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Girgenti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4334832_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488831953808","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4334832"},{"teacherId":467800,"projectId":9671283,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project! Because of your kindness, my first graders have access to exciting hands-on STEM materials that inspire curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning each and every day.\r\n\r\nYour donation has helped bring engaging resources into our classroom, including STEM Explorers Pixel Art Challenge Math Puzzles, magnetic pattern blocks, cubes, sensory materials, and other hands-on learning tools. These materials give students meaningful opportunities to explore science, technology, engineering, and math through problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, and discovery.\r\n\r\nAt this young age, students learn best when they can actively explore and create. Thanks to you, my students are able to design, build, engineer, and think critically while strengthening important academic and social-emotional skills. These resources have also provided calming sensory experiences that help students stay focused, engaged, and confident learners.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your generosity shows my students that there are people who believe in them and care about their future. Your support is creating opportunities for learning that they will remember long after first grade.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my students and our classroom community, thank you for making a lasting impact on their education and helping spark a lifelong love of STEM learning.","fullyFundedDate":1757423215118,"projectUrl":"project/exploration-and-imagination/9671283/","projectTitle":"Exploration and Imagination","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Machado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp467800_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1599095340893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mmachado"},{"teacherId":4568020,"projectId":9984310,"letterContent":"We are deeply grateful for your generosity and support in helping bring our student journalism and podcasting project to life. Because of you, what began as an idea has become a meaningful opportunity for our students to explore, create, and share their voices.\r\nYour contributions have provided essential tools, such as iPads, wireless microphones, an \"On Air\" sign, and podcast planning resources, that will allow students to engage in hands-on learning experiences. Through this project, students will develop skills in research, interviewing, recording, and storytelling while strengthening their literacy, communication, and critical thinking abilities.\r\nMore importantly, this initiative creates a space where all students can be heard. Many of the learners we serve have perspectives that are often underrepresented, and this project offers them a powerful platform to share their stories in authentic and meaningful ways. Podcasting, in particular, provides an inclusive format that highlights individual strengths and fosters confidence, independence, and self-expression.\r\nBecause of your support, our students will not only learn valuable technical and academic skills, but also experience the pride and empowerment that comes from having their voices recognized. This project will inspire creativity, collaboration, and curiosity while reinforcing a simple but important message: their stories matter.\r\nThank you for believing in our students and in the importance of amplifying diverse voices. Your generosity is making a lasting and transformative impact.","fullyFundedDate":1776098260229,"projectUrl":"project/were-making-waves-with-the-things-we-sa/9984310/","projectTitle":"We're Making Waves With the Things We Say!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Catanese","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4568020_orig.png?crop=360,361,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634649857289","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4568020"},{"teacherId":9569985,"projectId":9974655,"letterContent":"Thank you once again for your donations to my project. I have used the resources to make center activities for literacy and math. My students are enjoying using these centers. The activities I made help the students reinforce their literacy and math skills independently. Therefore, giving them self-confidence and the ability to persevere. \r\n The students were so excited to get new wipe-off boards. During small group instruction, using the small tabletop wipe-off board has been convenient and helpful for me.","fullyFundedDate":1768773823141,"projectUrl":"project/essentials-for-making-enriching-k-activi/9974655/","projectTitle":"Essentials for Making Enriching K Activities","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rashid","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9569985"},{"teacherId":467800,"projectId":9618095,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom. Because of your kindness, my students had access to Scholastic News Magazines—an engaging and meaningful resource that brings learning to life.\r\n\r\nYour contribution helped provide students with exciting nonfiction texts that connect to current events and real-world topics. These materials not only strengthen their reading and critical thinking skills, but also spark curiosity and meaningful conversations about the world around them.\r\n\r\nWith this subscription, each student gets their own magazine to explore, take home, and share with their families. The included digital tools and multimedia features further enhance their learning experience, making reading both interactive and enjoyable.\r\n\r\nMy students are naturally curious and eager to learn, and your support helps nurture that curiosity while fostering a lifelong love of reading. You are making a lasting impact on their educational journey, and for that, I am truly grateful.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and for believing in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1755710213104,"projectUrl":"project/curious-kids-want-to-learn/9618095/","projectTitle":"Curious Kids Want to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Machado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp467800_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1599095340893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mmachado"},{"teacherId":4334832,"projectId":10056462,"letterContent":"Wow! Thank you so very much for your philanthropic donations to this project. My students have loved listening to their new Tonies and consistently come to me to teach me about all they have been learning. They also love to choose a friend to listen with them and to collaborate and discuss their thoughts and their new learning.\r\n\r\nNone of this would have been possible without you. Your selflessness and generosity has made a difference in my classroom this year and for years to come. We can't thank you enough.","fullyFundedDate":1772636273220,"projectUrl":"project/teaching-with-tonies/10056462/","projectTitle":"Teaching with Tonies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Girgenti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4334832_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488831953808","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4334832"},{"teacherId":467800,"projectId":9646160,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your generous contributions. My students and I really appreciate all your help in getting our project funded. 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