{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Newark Charter School","outOfStateSupporters":31.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10310012,"projectId":9821903,"letterContent":"Thank you so much your generous contributions for our classroom. The engaging centers and materials helps engaged my students with our literacy skills and further develop their literacy knowledge on our CKLA topics such as farms, queens and kinds etc. They use the materials during our center time and our small group time. Also, they were so excited to use the materials and it helped my students build connections with our knowledge units. Thus, I appreciate all the materials and tools needed to help build their literacy skills. Thank you for your generous donations!","fullyFundedDate":1760359326239,"projectUrl":"project/we-love-literacy/9821903/","projectTitle":"We Love Literacy!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10310012"},{"teacherId":2972103,"projectId":9816326,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations for my kindergarten classroom. My students were so excited when the boxes first arrived. It was like Christmas morning! The children helped me to open each box and they were so excited to get their hands on all of the wonderful items. There were so many different items that were included in the donation. The children have enjoyed playing with the various literacy games and puzzles. However, their favorite item has definitely been the puppets. They have loved creating a puppet theater where they get to act out various stories that we have read. It was so cute to see them acting out the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1760303622836,"projectUrl":"project/love-of-literacy/9816326/","projectTitle":"Love of Literacy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hinton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2972103_orig.png?crop=663,663,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1687528714149","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2972103"},{"teacherId":10309581,"projectId":9820550,"letterContent":"Thank you doesn't seem to be enough to show how grateful my class was for all the new resources. My class cheered when they saw all the new \"games\" they could play. In my classroom we have a brain break time everyday. My students choose to play the sight word games and decodable reading games during this time. I love observing how they help each other read words and how they learn from each other. Teaching and preparing for first grade takes so much of my personal time already. Being able to pull amazing, science of reading materials that are ready for playing and learning off of my shelves has been an absolute life saver. I really appreciate the your help in making my class better readers!","fullyFundedDate":1760326020814,"projectUrl":"project/reaching-all-of-my-literacy-love-bugs/9820550/","projectTitle":"Reaching ALL of my Literacy Love Bugs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Horning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10309581"},{"teacherId":8634421,"projectId":9815803,"letterContent":"Thank you again so much for funding our project. We have already begun using the phonemic awareness games in our small group. The students are so much more engaged being able to hold items in their hands as they identify rhyming words, ending sounds, and vowel sounds.\r\n The decodable readers that were also purchased for my class has been a game changer. The children are always so excited to have real books in their hands. these books allow the students to use their letter, sound knowledge to decode and become independent readers.","fullyFundedDate":1760298736209,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-love/9815803/","projectTitle":"Literacy Love","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stevenson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8634421"},{"teacherId":7655368,"projectId":9827588,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for the resources you purchased for our first grade readers. These materials have been a wonderful addition to our literacy instruction and have effectively reinforced the decoding strategies our students are learning.\r\nDuring centers, free choice, and early finisher times, students are enthusiastically engaging with these high-quality reading tools. They have greatly enriched our hands-on, joyful approach to early literacy, and their impact is evident in our daily classroom learning.\r\nWe are truly grateful for your generosity and support.","fullyFundedDate":1760573676757,"projectUrl":"project/littles-love-literacy/9827588/","projectTitle":"Littles Love Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7655368"},{"teacherId":7648600,"projectId":9829602,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping us fund our recent classroom project! Your contribution has made a meaningful difference in our learning environment, and we are incredibly grateful.\r\nOne of our favorite parts of this project has been exploring the books Glue on Strike and Pencils on Strike. Through the silly and creative storytelling, my students learned important lessons about how to take care of our materials—why glue bottles shouldn't be squeezed until they explode, why pencils deserve sharp points and careful writing, and how our tools help us do our best work when we respect them. These books brought so many laughs and \"aha!\" moments, and their impact is already visible in how responsibly students are treating their supplies.\r\nWe are also thrilled with our new classroom materials. The stamp ink pads have quickly become a favorite! Students use letter stamps to build and practice spelling words, and it has turned spelling practice into something hands-on, joyful, and engaging for all types of learners. The book bins have been just as transformative—keeping our stories organized and easy to browse during self-selected reading time. Being able to choose books they truly love has encouraged students to read more, talk about stories, and develop their independence as readers.\r\nBecause of you, our classroom is filled with stories, learning tools, and opportunities that make school feel exciting. We are deeply thankful for every book, every supply, and every smile they've created. Your kindness supports not just our lessons, but our love for learning.","fullyFundedDate":1760655133203,"projectUrl":"project/reading-rockstars/9829602/","projectTitle":"Reading Rockstars","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lewis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7648600"},{"teacherId":10316410,"projectId":9839485,"letterContent":"We are writing from Room 181 to share our sincerest gratitude and joy for the books that were donated to our classroom library. We could not take pictures of the books filling our shelves because someone always has them checked out. We love waiting for a friend to finish the book they are reading so it can be enjoyed by another person, too! We have included some photos of us reading our favorite books. It is so cool that we can read great books with our classmates. We love to be able to talk about books with our friends, and get to share about what book we want to read next. Each book was picked just for us, and we are so lucky to have such nice books to read. Thank you!!\r\n\r\nSome other comments students shared were \"I love that we all can read the same book in book clubs together,\" and \"I never knew I would love this series so much!\" \"Snaps for a great book\" applaud the room after every powerful read aloud. These remarks and countless more continue to emphasize and promote the positive literacy culture and climate in our room every day.\r\n\r\nThere is no better feeling than the one I get to enjoy every day as I watch students read books they are interested in around the room, run to the library for another great book, or as they pile them into their bookbags to explore more at home. I love being able to provide this opportunity for students to read books that challenge them, inspire them, and make them wonder. Student conversations surrounding books and their favorite characters/eventful moments are a constant buzz all day long, and we are so grateful to give students access to such literacy and mentor texts. Let the reading and wondering continue!","fullyFundedDate":1761356879095,"projectUrl":"project/ms-morenos-diverse-library-collection/9839485/","projectTitle":"Ms. Moreno's Diverse Library Collection","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moreno","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10316410"},{"teacherId":7649469,"projectId":9830120,"letterContent":"Our students were thrilled to enjoy the new materials and books. In our photos, you see a child using sensory sand to scoop \"ice cream\" with our new tools from this grant. This was a follow up to our farms unit lessons about dairy cows. Sand play helps build sensory and fine motor strength in students. \r\nWe also have begin planting some of the seeds from our grant as a follow up to our unit on plants. We will be planting these in our school garden, which is a science and literacy connection. Please see the photos of one child planting seeds.\r\nOur students are excited to use the new books and the snap robot toys in our grant. The snap robots are great for fine motor coordination and strength development. Cooperative play encourages the oral language that is our basis for literacy in early childhood. \r\nWe are very grateful! Thank you for your generosity! \r\n-Mrs. DeLuca and Class.","fullyFundedDate":1760657938436,"projectUrl":"project/enhancing-literacy-units-through-engagin/9830120/","projectTitle":"Enhancing Literacy Units Through Engaging and Diverse Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. DeLuca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7649469"},{"teacherId":7694304,"projectId":9822988,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! Because of your generosity, my students are able to apply the knowledge that they are learning, practice skills and to have loved ones, like parents and grandparents come into the classroom and play the games with us in small groups!\r\n\r\nMy students love being independent learners as well! These activities gives them an opportunity to work together and play different roles within their groups. They are showing character growth and responsibility at such a young age!","fullyFundedDate":1760375774435,"projectUrl":"project/learning-can-be-fun/9822988/","projectTitle":"Learning Can Be Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mobley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7694304_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1608144638981","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7694304"},{"teacherId":10312242,"projectId":9829245,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the learning materials to help our students build literacy skills! These materials have really freshened up our center time and students are so excited for this time of day. They couldn't believe we were getting so many new materials just for them to use! \r\nThey especially love practicing their sight words with the sight words fishing game. Another big hit in our classroom is using our new playdough letter stampers to spell our tricky words. The kids are having so much fun that they don't even realize they are practicing their reading and spelling skills. We are getting ready to tackle new reading skills such as multi-syllable words, and when we do I know the students will be so excited to see that I have new centers from this project to pull out and use for that skill. These materials have allowed me to engage our students in fun and meaningful center activities resulting in more on-task behavior. My students and I are so appreciative and can't say thank you enough!!","fullyFundedDate":1760651253991,"projectUrl":"project/center-materials-for-engaging-and-fun-le/9829245/","projectTitle":"Center Materials for Engaging and Fun Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10312242"},{"teacherId":5724626,"projectId":9815694,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our first-grade classroom. Because of you, my students are learning to read through meaningful, hands-on, and play-based literacy centers that make learning both joyful and effective.\r\n\r\nThe double-sided magnetic write-and-wipe boards are a favorite during centers, small group and whole group activities, allowing students to practice writing letters, spelling sight words, and building simple sentences while collaborating with classmates. These boards encourage creativity and repeated practice in a way that feels like play.\r\n\r\nOur phonics and word-building centers have been strengthened by materials like the Snap & Match and Snap & Build sets and Roll & Read games. First graders are actively exploring vowel sounds, blends, digraphs, syllables, and ending sounds by manipulating pieces, solving challenges, and learning through trial and error. These playful experiences help solidify foundational reading skills in a developmentally appropriate way.\r\n\r\nThe sight-word games, especially Splash! Reading Games and Fishing for Sight-Words, have transformed sight-word practice into an exciting, high-interest activity. Using the magnetic fishing poles, students eagerly \"catch\" words and read them aloud, building fluency and confidence while fully engaged in learning.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our literacy centers are now places where first graders can move, talk, explore, and learn together. These materials support different learning styles and allow students to build strong reading foundations through play, collaboration, and discovery.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our first graders and helping us create a classroom where learning to read is fun, engaging, and empowering. Your generosity is making a lasting impact on our students every day.","fullyFundedDate":1760329078128,"projectUrl":"project/building-strong-readers-through-play-bas/9815694/","projectTitle":"Building Strong Readers Through Play-Based Literacy Centers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yingling-Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5724626"},{"teacherId":8425255,"projectId":9816325,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of the new materials for my classroom. We have added so many new things to our dramatic play area which has created lots of new dialogue among the children. You provided us with lots of new book aligned with our curriculum which has helped us expand our vocabulary, discuss settings, main characters, problems and solutions within the story, as well as the plot. We have also really been building our comprehension skills with all of the new stories. \r\n\r\nIn a Kindergarten classroom, reading is so very important. We read so many new books each day and the children are enthralled with each new storyline. They love to point to words they can read and try and tap out and decode words they know. Having new books to introduce has been invaluable. Thank you so much for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1760303606778,"projectUrl":"project/ms-fergusons-classroom/9816325/","projectTitle":"Ms. Ferguson's Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ferguson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8425255_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1658340580214","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8425255"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_70852","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":2997,"numTeachers":143,"percentFrplEligible":10,"percentAsian":17,"percentBlack":14,"percentWhite":53,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":7,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"21.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":68.4,"schoolId":70852,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Newark Charter School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Newark Charter School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/delaware/delaware-department-of-education/newark-charter-school/70852"}