{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Dorothy Height Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":60.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3186451,"projectId":9807438,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the sensory toys! My students love playing with them. It helps them focus in class and supports their learning. These items are a helpful tool in the classroom. Your kindness in providing these materials truly brightened our day and made us feel so supported. \r\n\r\nThese gifts will make a real difference in our classroom, helping our students with visual impairments learn and grow in new ways. Your sweet gesture really warmed my heart and made my day brighter. Thank you for your generosity and thoughtfulness.","fullyFundedDate":1760534655066,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-toys-and-more/9807438/","projectTitle":"Sensory Toys and More","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Orr","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3186451_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x0,y408&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1638548725429","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3186451"},{"teacherId":3186451,"projectId":9631616,"letterContent":"I would like to thank you again for your generous donations. As soon as we received the supplies, they were put into use. Unfortunately, we do not have enough funding for the basic necessities. So, our schools have to share or go without. My classroom is growing every day, and these supplies are being put to great use.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, my students and I will be able to start the school year with the things they need to succeed. Your contribution lets them know that people care about their school experience. I'm so grateful for this support, and I will continue to pay it forward.","fullyFundedDate":1758832355516,"projectUrl":"project/organization-supplies/9631616/","projectTitle":"Organization Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Orr","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3186451_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x0,y408&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1638548725429","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3186451"},{"teacherId":8508611,"projectId":9680521,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to help fund a new boombox with CD and Bluetooth capability. We utilize the boombox every school day to sing, dance, and sign along to songs to start and end our day strong. \r\n\r\nSongs like Nancy Kopman's \"Hello, Hello\" invite children in my class to wake up their bodies and follow directions. Music helps us greet our friends and classmates warmly like in Bari Koral's \"Give a Hug.\" My little learners look forward to closing the day with Dr. Jean's \"It Is Time to Say Good-Bye\" song. Without your support none of it would not be possible. \r\n\r\nThank you again for sending us the joy of music every day!","fullyFundedDate":1758229257532,"projectUrl":"project/movin-and-groovin/9680521/","projectTitle":"Movin’ and Groovin’","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Norton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8508611_orig.jpg?crop=1783,1783,x532,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1656198640962","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msnortonslittles"},{"teacherId":8508611,"projectId":9507188,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for helping to fund this loose parts project. One of the biggest impacts has been an engaging \"base layer\" for children to manipulate in our Discovery interest area. Children in my class have been drawn to Discovery by the colorful wooden loose parts, nature sensory stones, and peg people and stay for the real-life specimens. I've used the wooden sorting trays to create a gorgeous means of displaying and organizing our found objects. Even my school principal has commented on how attractive our Discovery area. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous donations! If you'll forgive the pun-- you rock!","fullyFundedDate":1756946636801,"projectUrl":"project/open-minds-loose-parts-cant-lose/9507188/","projectTitle":"Open Minds, Loose Parts, Can’t Lose","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Norton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8508611_orig.jpg?crop=1783,1783,x532,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1656198640962","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msnortonslittles"},{"teacherId":10010003,"projectId":9421289,"letterContent":"As we near the end of the first quarter of the school year here in D.C., I reflect on where I was back in August before my students arrived. Even though I brought years of experience as a specialist to my new gen ed classroom, I couldn't have prepared it properly for them without your support. The materials that you funded have been (and continue to be) critical to student learning. Here are some highlights:\r\n- We use the colorful Lakeshore rug more than anything else in the classroom. Students circle up on it first thing in the morning for our Strong Start, where they greet, share, and do community building activities together. When something happens that we need to discuss as a class community, we circle up on the rug. And, of course, students sit on it throughout the day for math, reading, and other instructional time. We use the rug for \"turn and talks,\" read alouds, and as workspace for students who need more support during independent work time. (The clipboards you funded are also super helpful for this, and the kids LOVE them. We also used them on our trip to the school garden to observe flowering plants. The kids felt like real scientists sketching and labeling what they observed.) I'm grateful for this rug on a daily basis - for the bright colors that welcome students to the space but also for the structure it gives their day. Everyone has a clearly delineated carpet spot, and I can use the colored rows to differentiate everything from oral practice during phonics to dismissal to their seats. \r\n- The students may use the rug most, but I spend a fair amount of my time going up and down the ladder. As you can see from the pictures, much of our classroom wall space is beyond my reach. Thanks to the ladder I've been able to hang anchor charts, staple the data wall, and post resources all around the room - from high frequency words and math vocabulary to our reading rope and writing sentence starters, to name a few.\r\n- Many of the materials you helped purchase for our class have already been used in class while a few others are waiting for their time to shine. The hundreds chart is such a helpful resource during math. We use the dry erase markers during math, spelling/phonics, and small group. The money made its debut this week as we use dollars to demonstrate the concept of place value.\r\n\r\nWhile so many things outside of school are beyond my control, I can be confident that, because of your support, my students have what they need in our classroom. Thank you again so much for your generosity to our class community.","fullyFundedDate":1752928645855,"projectUrl":"project/get-set-for-second-grade/9421289/","projectTitle":"Get set for Second Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dodson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10010003_orig.png?crop=694,694,x99,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750439147644","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10010003"},{"teacherId":7256370,"projectId":9072931,"letterContent":"Thank you for this wonderful easel. Thanks to your donation, our students can now reach the easel to write their names and more. Being able to fully reach the easel allows them to fully participate in all activities. Our classroom now has an actual easel to use during morning meeting and during our afternoon lessons.\r\n\r\nWith the size of this easel my students are able to come up in write on the board with no problems thank you so much for giving my students this opportunity of writing letters drawing on the board without me helping them thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1747683136410,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-easel/9072931/","projectTitle":"Classroom Easel","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mildred","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7256370_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692376666935","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7256370"},{"teacherId":111707,"projectId":9221688,"letterContent":"THANK YOU. Since words can't describe the joy of this project, I hope the pictures I shared will. \r\n\r\nIn the spring, my reading intervention students spent two full weeks learning the process of recording and sharing their audiobooks, learning a new technology while learning how to read with fluency, passion, and intonation. They also learned how to project into sound equipment, how to sit and read aloud to students, and how to engage PreK students in a read aloud with questions and comments. They also asked for tips on managing the PreK students in the listening center! So often, these 2nd and 3rd grade reading intervention students had not seen themselves as readers nor leaders. In this project, they were both. \r\n\r\nMy students also LOVED using the chameleon readers; it is a genius technology. Each individual page receives a small green sticker, and then my students recorded that specific page paired with the recorder. So, PreK students in the listening center have a highly tailored experience -- and can listen to the same page over and over if they wish! My 2nd and 3rd graders loved learning the technology, and wanted to use the tech for everything after this project. \r\n\r\nWe plan to invite more and more 2nd and 3rd graders to be part of the listening center, as a celebration once their reading has achieved a certain level of fluency. I anticipate this being a huge incentive and confidence boost for the children. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1744824782056,"projectUrl":"project/im-the-reading-teacher/9221688/","projectTitle":"***I'm*** the Reading Teacher!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Clayman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp111707_orig.png?crop=600,600,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686150304629","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mswilliamslibrary"},{"teacherId":9740080,"projectId":9025232,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping me bring essential tools into my classroom. Your donations have made a real difference in how my students learn every day. With the laptop and tablet, my students are able to access programs like i-Ready for both math and reading, giving them the chance to build skills at their own pace. I've been able to print engaging, full-color worksheets, homework, and small group assignments with the new printer, which helps make learning more fun and accessible for my kindergartners.\r\n\r\nThe magnetic number bonds and number line have been a hit during our Module 4 lessons as students explored composing and decomposing numbers up to 10. The decodable books have been especially helpful in small groups as students grow their reading confidence. Our whiteboard is used daily for practicing writing words and sentences, and students love the hands-on experience. The sensory materials and sand timers have been especially beneficial for my students with autism, helping them focus and feel calm during transitions and small group time. Your support has brought joy, focus, and deeper learning to our classroom, and we are so grateful.\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping us build bright futures—your generosity truly matters!","fullyFundedDate":1738678298565,"projectUrl":"project/building-bright-futures-with-essential-c/9025232/","projectTitle":"Building Bright Futures with Essential Classroom Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cruz Bercian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9740080"},{"teacherId":90249,"projectId":8832150,"letterContent":"I can not begin to tell you how much my class and I appreciate your kindness and wonderful donations to our classroom. The books you helped to purchase, truly are windows, mirrors, and sliding doors to other worlds. \r\n\r\nMy students have been truly enjoy all of these books, but most especially the DogMan book series. Everyday they are trading books and talking about the stories and graphics they have seen as they read. Independent reading time has become a time that all of my students look forward to and honestly the only one where everyone is quiet and fully engaged in their activity. \r\n\r\nEach time we have used the picture books as a read-aloud students spontaneously rate the book as a mirror, window, or sliding door and give their insight into why they feel that way. Our classroom discussions have become remarkably more rich and all students are feeling seen and represented making them comfortable enough to share their own life experiences in a way that hadn't before.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and kindness. You have given my students so much and we are more grateful that we could ever explain.","fullyFundedDate":1737395452553,"projectUrl":"project/windows-mirrors-sliding-doors-a-libra/8832150/","projectTitle":"Windows, Mirrors, Sliding Doors: A Library for Us. Pt 1","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Beers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp90249_orig.jpg?crop=2292,2292,x0,y563&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594613483317","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msbeers"},{"teacherId":7256370,"projectId":9076082,"letterContent":"This sand table has provided our students with more opportunities to experience learning through sensory and exploration! We love our new addition to the classroom. All our students are super excited to play in our new and amazing sand table. The first day I setup the sand table all of them wants to come to the sand table.\r\n\r\nWe've placed some hidden shells beneath the sand, so our student finds the hidden shells. They've had so much fun looking for them! While learning about archeology, we've had the opportunity to hide toy dinosaur skeletons under the sand. There are so many ways to utilize this classroom sand table. It's so much more than just a sandcastle maker; it's a dive into our imaginations. Thank you again for your donations.","fullyFundedDate":1739196637836,"projectUrl":"project/sand-and-water-fun/9076082/","projectTitle":"Sand and Water Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mildred","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7256370_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692376666935","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7256370"},{"teacherId":7256370,"projectId":8697418,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your donation!\r\nOur students are loving these frontward facing bookshelves. Thanks to your donation, the library is a big go-to spot now during centers time. At first my student never chooses that center when its center time now all of them choose that center to go thanks to your donation they can see the front of the book before they couldn't. It is so evident now seeing the difference. Frontward facing bookshelves spark so much more interest, especially because our littlest learners can see the cover of the books!\r\nOur classroom is so much closer to being complete now that we have these amazing bookshelves. Rather than having to pick up every book and see what underneath is, our students can now browse through which book they want to read by simply looking at the selection on the shelves.","fullyFundedDate":1734643608473,"projectUrl":"project/choosing-books-easily-with-bookshelves/8697418/","projectTitle":"Choosing Books Easily with Bookshelves","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mildred","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7256370_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692376666935","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7256370"},{"teacherId":7197253,"projectId":8806571,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for this amazingly, bright and useful colorful rug! Wow!! What a difference! Our kiddos love this rug! They were so excited to sit and play on it as soon as it arrived! \r\n\r\nChildren were eager to find their spots by choosing their favorite color! They were talking about all the different colors on the rug. We quickly played a color game as soon as we could. \r\n\r\nThanks to your donation, our students can now see one another while sitting. They can do turn and talks far better than before, and they now have the visibility of the teacher far better than before. Our previous rug was rectangular and just one color. This didn't really help build much excitement or help foster a more conducive environment for learning. Thanks to your donation, our students love sitting and participating in activities on the rug!\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!!","fullyFundedDate":1734536318755,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-classroom-rug/8806571/","projectTitle":"Colorful Classroom Rug!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Apardian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7197253"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_108523","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":396,"numTeachers":44,"percentFrplEligible":54,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":51,"percentWhite":8,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":36,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":39.8,"schoolId":108523,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Dorothy Height Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Dorothy Height Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/district-of-columbia/dc-public-schools/dorothy-i-height-elementary-school/108523"}