{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Witter Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":21.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9646703,"projectId":9630237,"letterContent":"Thanks to your donations we have been able to create amazing classroom projects without the need to spend money or resources besides using our creativity and the printer! \r\nLet me tell you about an amazing project we did. We wanted to reinforce characterization in reading and also how we can find the theme or lesson of a story by looking at the characterization (how characters change throughout the story).\r\nI assigned the students to a task, they had to describe their own character and then we generated their characters which are now on display. Thanks to your donation we were able to print them in color and laminate them so they can later take home. \r\nI hope that you enjoy the pictures of our creative and fun project!","fullyFundedDate":1755793051222,"projectUrl":"project/just-one-wish-we-ask-for-one-magical-so/9630237/","projectTitle":"Just ONE wish! We ask for one MAGICAL Solution","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Poveda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9646703"},{"teacherId":3582808,"projectId":9473721,"letterContent":"I want to start off by saying that I am truly grateful for the wonderful items donated to students. As a teacher, my number one priority is to provide my students with the best possible learning experience possible. One the positive impact I want to achieve every school year is to give my students an environment where they feel love, welcome, support and most important seen. In my second year of teaching, I have learned students work better when their environment is welcoming and organized. \r\n\r\nWhen I first receive the items, my students were thrilled to see what was inside the box, they cheer and clapped as we open each box together. They light up knowing these items were meant for them and they were able to use them on a daily basis. Students feel motivated to take care of the donated items and they take good care of them. Students also felt gratitude when they saw food was donated. Students are aware if they ever feel hungry or missed breakfast they are able to get something from the food bins in the classroom.\r\n\r\nWe use all the resources daily in the classroom, students use the pillows to read during independent time. Students use the cleaning wipes when we are working on phonics, and they have the opportunity to write on their desk. The treasure box items are used for incentive for good behavior and when they do their job for the week. I believe no students should go hungry and I have open up food bin to all the second-grade classes. The bins donated have allow us to keep our daily work organized! \r\n\r\nThis has been wonderful experience for my students. They appreciate and value what was given in this project. This project will continue to not only impact this school year, but also future students!\r\n\r\nThank you again for all the wonderful items!","fullyFundedDate":1758295865402,"projectUrl":"project/help-our-classroom-to-have-a-welcoming-e/9473721/","projectTitle":"Help Our Classroom to Have a Welcoming Environment!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morales","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3582808"},{"teacherId":9646703,"projectId":8985485,"letterContent":"First of all, thank you! The students in my classroom were able to share and enjoy experiences together while preparing for testing and throughout chilly winter days here in Florida. The students felt grateful and were very excited about the items and generous gifts they received. They were genuinely surprised and couldnt believe it! They were all curious when the packages arrived with the Donors Choose tag. We got to unbox the items together and it was a really fun activity together. We were able to celebrate them in the cafeteria along with their peers. \r\nI still have some of the gifts you sent us for this next school year, and I will make sure that the new classroom knows the items were sent to us from very generous and thoughtful donors.","fullyFundedDate":1741099895683,"projectUrl":"project/a-warm-and-well-deserved-christmas-treat/8985485/","projectTitle":"A Warm and Well Deserved Christmas Treat for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Poveda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9646703"},{"teacherId":9642262,"projectId":9074276,"letterContent":"First, I would like to thank you for choosing to donate to schools, and most of all to the arts! The materials donated have allowed me to create new engaging lessons for my students. They used these lessons and materials to review for their end of the year Music Assessment. Because of you and their hard work, many classes ended up with scores that were over 20 POINTS higher than the district average. We used the treats to incentivize their results, and reward them for their hard work this year. \r\nNone of this would have been possible without your donation. We are so proud of our students and we are so appreciative!!","fullyFundedDate":1739376315480,"projectUrl":"project/lights-camera-music/9074276/","projectTitle":"Lights, Camera, MUSIC!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Torres","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9642262"},{"teacherId":9642262,"projectId":8614585,"letterContent":"Thanks to you, the students at Witter Elementary are enjoying the benefits of our brand new Bucket Drumming Program. The buckets have been decorated with the school colors (black and red) and display the words \"Witter Wildcats\" after our mascot. In March, a select number of students, who were chosen based on their audition at the beginning of the year, formed the first Bucket Drumming Ensemble and performed in the school's spring show. After about 6 rehearsals, they performed on stage to over 100 people including family, staff, and members of the community. \r\n When they first saw the finished drums, they screamed with excitement. We see our classes about 1-2 times a week for 60 minutes. For their 60 minutes all they wanted to do was play the new drums! They've been exploring new rhythms, drum circles that give them the opportunity to improvise and play together. \r\n Next year we plan to explore more performing opportunities with this ensemble and more chances for students to use these in class. Thank you so very much for supporting our students and supporting the arts!!","fullyFundedDate":1724083816724,"projectUrl":"project/witter-music-24-25/8614585/","projectTitle":"Witter Music 24-25","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Torres","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9642262"},{"teacherId":9646703,"projectId":9046738,"letterContent":"This donation has been life changing for our students. \r\nOur classroom has this cozy feel thanks to you. \r\nLet me share, the day the students got their hoodies was a very special day because we were planning on having a field trip the next morning. I was so excited to see how most of the students decided to wear the hoodies for a day the had waited for so long. I was able to snap some shots of the students wearing the hoodies out and about! Parents were grateful and texted to show their appreciation. I told them I would let you know about how lucky we were to have donors to support our kids! they requested to please say thank you from them.","fullyFundedDate":1742823941120,"projectUrl":"project/its-getting-cold-in-here-we-need-hoodie/9046738/","projectTitle":"ITS GETTING COLD IN HERE! We need hoodies please!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Poveda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9646703"},{"teacherId":6603355,"projectId":8909668,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. With your help I was able to get my classroom back to what it was before. It was destroyed in the hurricane. My students were overjoyed when they saw the materials coming in, and we're so excited to have the learning tools that they loved again.\r\nBecause of your help, my students are able to continue fostering a love for math and science. With the materials that were provided in this project, my students were able to have easy access to all of their curriculum needs such as science tools, and math manipulatives! Thank you so much again for all of your support!","fullyFundedDate":1734703735578,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-recovery/8909668/","projectTitle":"Classroom Recovery","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jimenez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6603355_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689020224084","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6603355"},{"teacherId":9646703,"projectId":9046790,"letterContent":"Our students feel so loved when they hear that other people have considered them for generous and thoughtful gifts, they are aware that the way to show gratitude is by showing their kindest heart to others through words and actions. Our students days are brighter and it's easier for them to learn with a full stomach! It's so important as teachers to provide a safe and warming atmosphere for students which sometimes can't have this at home. We love providing spaces that can allow them to have what they need to have emotional stability","fullyFundedDate":1737636138812,"projectUrl":"project/chinese-new-year-treats-for-young-schola/9046790/","projectTitle":"Chinese New Year Treats for Young Scholars","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Poveda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9646703"},{"teacherId":9646703,"projectId":8756029,"letterContent":"your gifts to our classroom have really helped with our classroom morale. Every time that we have a break or a team building opportunity, I pull out the games that you donated to us. This has allowed us to integrate ELL students with general education students. \r\nELL students feel really proud to share their heritage through the vocabulary games and the bilingual books that you provided to us.\r\nOur school was impacted by the consequences of hurricane Milton, we didn't go to school for almost 2 weeks, when we came back the games that we had in the classroom allowed us to bond and have a fun and peaceful moment that we all needed. \r\nYour gift has been a blessing and the students are thankful","fullyFundedDate":1726689761918,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-resources-for-speakers-of-engl/8756029/","projectTitle":"Classroom Resources for Speakers of English as a Second Language","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Poveda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9646703"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_46294","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":530,"numTeachers":44,"percentFrplEligible":78,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":49,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":39,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":79.0,"schoolId":46294,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Witter Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Witter Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/florida/hillsborough-county-public-school-district/witter-elementary-school/46294"}