{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Long Hill Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5043487,"projectId":9705051,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in helping to fund my project. Your donation went directly toward purchasing a number of multiplication and division games for my students to use to build their fact fluency. The games arrived last month and since then, my students can not wait for their turn to play the different games each week! Students are actively engaged playing these games both by themselves and with their peers. Students are building their social emotional skills by collaborating with peers, problem solving and working on confliction resolution skills. It is so wonderful to see their excitement as well as the growth they are making in mastering these skills. I am sure as they continue to use these games throughout the year, they will be multiplication and division experts. Your kindness is truly appreciated! Thank you for making a difference in my students' lives!","fullyFundedDate":1758852939064,"projectUrl":"project/math-madness/9705051/","projectTitle":"Math Madness!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dalton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5043487_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1539214883440","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-daltonlhs"},{"teacherId":5891068,"projectId":9660591,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to my project!\r\n\r\nYour support provided our school with copy paper, card stock, and page protectors. These materials have allowed us to prepare a variety of math games that make learning both fun and engaging for students. The games give students valuable opportunities to practice and reinforce the skills they've learned in class in an interactive way.\r\n\r\nYour contribution has helped create meaningful learning experiences for our students, and we are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1757804071007,"projectUrl":"project/puzzle-play-math-edition/9660591/","projectTitle":"Puzzle & Play: Math Edition","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Keene","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5891068_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1572398520266","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5891068"},{"teacherId":6188703,"projectId":9707088,"letterContent":"Our students are absolutely thrilled about the new math games! The excitement in the room when they first saw the materials was priceless — they couldn't wait to dive in and start playing. These games will be used during small-group rotations and learning time, and they've already made learning both fun and engaging.\r\n\r\nWe're so excited to see how these resources will continue to strengthen our students' math and literacy skills as the year goes on. Thank you so much for helping make learning such a joyful experience in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1758133233637,"projectUrl":"project/boosting-math-and-literacy-skills-one-ga/9707088/","projectTitle":"Boosting Math and Literacy Skills One Game at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Giordano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6188703_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1548281229463","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/missgiordano"},{"teacherId":5994359,"projectId":9687010,"letterContent":"I wanted to extend my deepest gratitude for your generous support to our Imagineering supplies project. Thanks to you, my students now have access to the materials they need to bring their creative ideas to life.\r\n\r\nFrom the moment the supplies arrived, students excitement filled the classroom. They could not wait to open the boxes of new materials for their Imagineering time. The hands-on materials have inspired collaboration and creativity. Groups of students are now designing their own \"moving library\" as a part of their Imagineering. This is based on our literacy curriculum. They are working as a team creating variations of their own moving library. It is amazing to see their ideas come to life with the materials provided.\r\n\r\nYou have helped cultivate future engineers, designers, and problem-solvers. We are truly grateful for your kindness and belief in our students' potential.","fullyFundedDate":1757687012273,"projectUrl":"project/imagineering-supplies-for-first-grade-cr/9687010/","projectTitle":"Imagineering Supplies For First Grade Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. DiMauro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5994359_orig.jpg?crop=467,467,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757089450692","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5994359"},{"teacherId":4739497,"projectId":9283588,"letterContent":"I cannot explain how much the students in grade 4 are LOVING the outdoor recess toys! Their faces immediately lit up when we showed all of the amazing resources to them. \r\n\r\nPrior to this project being funded students were using old beaten up sports balls that did not even pertain to the sport. Now with these amazing materials students are honing in on their specialty. We have a soccer, basketball and football \"game\" all going on simultaneously! \r\n\r\nThe donations made to this project mean more than you know. Recess is the time for students to engage in meaningful play. Many of our students do not have equipment like this at home and school is the only place they're able to play in this capacity. The social emotional growth we have already seen impacts all aspects of our student day!","fullyFundedDate":1750457699273,"projectUrl":"project/having-fun-outdoors-and-indoors/9283588/","projectTitle":"Having Fun Outdoors and Indoors!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4739497_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1506012900972","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4739497"},{"teacherId":4739497,"projectId":8958065,"letterContent":"We cannot thank you enough for your generosity! The games have been such a hit with the students in our resource room. Students come down often asking to play the games and expressing how much fun they have playing them!\r\n\r\nOften times the learners we work with do not have games at home. Utilizing such resources in the classroom allows for not only academic growth, but social emotional growth as well. We are able to embed so many wonderful lessons about turn taking, sharing, sportsmanship, etc.\r\n\r\nYour donations mean more to us than you know! The materials will live on year after year impacting so many students here at Long Hill School.","fullyFundedDate":1743045069081,"projectUrl":"project/learning-but-the-fun-way/8958065/","projectTitle":"Learning, BUT the FUN Way!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4739497_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1506012900972","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4739497"},{"teacherId":5891068,"projectId":8844367,"letterContent":"Thank you for the puzzle tools. The students were excited to see new materials in the classroom. Students have been using the pentomino pieces to solve riddles and puzzles. The focus on the puzzles and riddles is on perseverance. Students would almost have the puzzle complete to find out the last piece they have will not fit. Students continued to work in their partnerships or groups to take a step back and come up with a new strategy. \r\nThe students absolutely love the penguin problem solving puzzles. Students will move through the different difficulty levels to challenge themselves. These materials have been a great addition to my classroom and school. Thank you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1734116176308,"projectUrl":"project/pentomino-problem-solving-puzzles/8844367/","projectTitle":"Pentomino Problem Solving Puzzles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Keene","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5891068_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1572398520266","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5891068"},{"teacherId":5986967,"projectId":8593389,"letterContent":"I am extremely appreciative of the generous donations that I received for this project. Getting new school supplies is always great. The kids love having something new to use. \r\nWe use whiteboards daily and always need fresh markers. The boards just don't last that long with daily use. We all know that nothing lasts that long anymore :) The tape that I use allows me to hang their work in the hallway on the painted concrete walls without it falling down. \r\nMy students were excited to see the boxes when they arrived knowing that surprises await them. The birthday certificates are great! I love leaving my students a card, sticker, and pencil on their special day. Then at the end of the day, we sing to the birthday boy or girl, and then they choose a prize from the treasure box. \r\nI have also added prizes to our monthly raffle. The kids found the stretchy fidget tools very interesting, love the mochi squishy toys (no matter how many they already have), enjoy smelling the smelly stickers placed on their work, and the other prizes. I think the biggest hit was the mini stuffed animals though. My students asked if more could be added the next raffle and I replied, \"Of course!\"\r\nI'll include some pictures so you could see our treasures.","fullyFundedDate":1732298839779,"projectUrl":"project/getting-ready-for-a-new-year/8593389/","projectTitle":"Getting Ready for a New Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zwolinski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/zwolinski"},{"teacherId":9763825,"projectId":8802420,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this project for my classroom. My students are enjoying this new resource during small group instruction. They are able to practice skills taught throughout the literacy lessons independently. The Lakeshore Literacy bundles are easy to set up and get students using right away.\r\n\r\nThe specific activities we have gotten the most use out of are the file folder games, for both the phonics bundle and the phonemic awareness bundle, the beginning and middle sound snapping tiles, and the activities that practice reading CVC words.\r\n\r\nI am happy to say that my students are all showing growth academically and they really enjoy learning with the Lakeshore Bundles. 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