{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Kernan Trail Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":50.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3723004,"projectId":10487141,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing our classroom with microphones! We were absolutely delighted to receive them, and I want you to know just how meaningful and useful your generous donation has been to our students and our school community.\r\n\r\nThese microphones have quickly become an important part of our everyday school life. We use them regularly to help students be heard, participate confidently, and share their voices with others. \r\n\r\nWe are especially excited about all the ways these microphones will continue to serve our school community. They will be used during our Veterans Day and Memorial Day patriotic flag-raising events, allowing our students to honor and celebrate the brave men and women who have served our country. We will also use them during holiday celebrations, school assemblies, STEM activities and presentations, our Spelling Bee, sporting events, and many other special school activities throughout the year.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these microphones give our students opportunities to stand up, speak clearly, share their ideas, and have their voices heard. Whether a student is presenting a STEM project, competing in the Spelling Bee, cheering at a school event, or participating in a patriotic ceremony, having the right equipment helps make that experience more meaningful and memorable.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful that you chose to support our public school classroom. Your generosity has provided us with a resource that we will use again and again, not just for one project or one event, but throughout the school year and for years to come. Thank you for investing in our students and helping us create more opportunities for them to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1787320678051,"projectUrl":"project/help-our-little-voices-be-heard/10487141/","projectTitle":"Help Our Little Voices Be Heard","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Castaneda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3723004_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470327022217","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/music-castaneda"},{"teacherId":3723004,"projectId":10487025,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing our classroom with microphones! We were absolutely delighted to receive them, and I want you to know just how meaningful and useful your generous donation has been to our students and our school community.\r\n\r\nThese microphones have quickly become an important part of our everyday school life. We use them regularly to help students be heard, participate confidently, and share their voices with others. \r\n\r\nWe are especially excited about all the ways these microphones will continue to serve our school community. They will be used during our Veterans Day and Memorial Day patriotic flag-raising events, allowing our students to honor and celebrate the brave men and women who have served our country. We will also use them during holiday celebrations, school assemblies, STEM activities and presentations, our Spelling Bee, sporting events, and many other special school activities throughout the year.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these microphones give our students opportunities to stand up, speak clearly, share their ideas, and have their voices heard. Whether a student is presenting a STEM project, competing in the Spelling Bee, cheering at a school event, or participating in a patriotic ceremony, having the right equipment helps make that experience more meaningful and memorable.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful that you chose to support our public school classroom. Your generosity has provided us with a resource that we will use again and again, not just for one project or one event, but throughout the school year and for years to come. Thank you for investing in our students and helping us create more opportunities for them to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1787320260818,"projectUrl":"project/help-our-voices-be-heard/10487025/","projectTitle":"Help Our Voices Be Heard","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Castaneda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3723004_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470327022217","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/music-castaneda"},{"teacherId":3723004,"projectId":10514317,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my students through your generous donation of keyboards and keyboard supplies. Your kindness has made an incredible difference in the lives of my K–5 students with special needs and has transformed what was once a traditional music classroom into a Special Needs Piano Lab where every student has the opportunity to experience the joy and success of making music.\r\nThe keyboards have also provided opportunities for students to work at their own individual levels. Some students are learning to identify and play individual notes, while others are working on simple melodies, rhythms, chords, or songs. Students who may struggle to communicate verbally can use music as another way to express themselves. The repetition and structure of piano activities also help students practice important skills such as following directions, taking turns, focusing their attention, developing fine-motor coordination, and building confidence.\r\nThe impact goes far beyond learning to play the keyboard. 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Your kindness has made an incredible difference in the lives of my K–5 students with special needs and has transformed what was once a traditional music classroom into a Special Needs Piano Lab where every student has the opportunity to experience the joy and success of making music.\r\nThe keyboards have also provided opportunities for students to work at their own individual levels. Some students are learning to identify and play individual notes, while others are working on simple melodies, rhythms, chords, or songs. Students who may struggle to communicate verbally can use music as another way to express themselves. The repetition and structure of piano activities also help students practice important skills such as following directions, taking turns, focusing their attention, developing fine-motor coordination, and building confidence.\r\nThe impact goes far beyond learning to play the keyboard. 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I have seen students become excited to come to music class, proudly demonstrate something they have learned, and celebrate when they master a new note, pattern, or song. For students who may experience frustration or difficulty in other academic settings, the piano lab gives them a place where they can experience accomplishment and success.\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for investing in their potential. Your generosity is helping them find their voices through music.","fullyFundedDate":1787320740830,"projectUrl":"project/special-needs-piano-lab/10502033/","projectTitle":"Special Needs Piano Lab!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Castaneda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3723004_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470327022217","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/music-castaneda"},{"teacherId":5444830,"projectId":10257689,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! Your generosity has helped bring learning to life in engaging and meaningful ways. The printer ink has allowed us to create engaging math review activities that encourage students to collaborate, discuss their thinking, and strengthen their skills. The Teachers Pay Teachers gift card provided lessons connected to our school's theme of **Grit and Growth**, encouraging students to persevere through challenges, recognize their progress, and understand that mistakes are an important part of learning and growth.\r\n\r\nYour support also allowed us to provide supplemental Social-Emotional Learning lessons that have strengthened our classroom community. These lessons have encouraged students to appreciate and celebrate our differences, practice empathy, and recognize that we are all part of a classroom family. It has been rewarding to see students become more engaged in learning while also growing closer as a community. 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They stand before their classmates, hold the baton, keep the beat, and guide the group through songs and musical activities. The excitement on their faces when they realize that they are leading their friends is truly priceless.\r\nStudents can now clearly see me marking the beat and directing the class and they have all been working on their own nonverbal expression of rhythm.","fullyFundedDate":1786541801241,"projectUrl":"project/leading-the-music-a-conductors-podium/10215259/","projectTitle":"Leading the Music: A Conductor’s Podium for Student Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Castaneda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3723004_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470327022217","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/music-castaneda"},{"teacherId":3723004,"projectId":10215117,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation of these flexible seating benches!\r\nThe benches have quickly become one of our most-loved additions to the classroom environment. 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