{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Atwater Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3626134,"projectId":9435760,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! You donation has lit a passion in my students with books! Your donation helped purchase a Story Dream Machine and many stories to go with it. This Story Dream Machine is a mini projector so it projects and reads a story to the children. It is a center option during learning and play centers in our room. My students love to choose it even during play time! They love to be in control of the story which they aren't able to do very often at this age. Since getting this machine I have seen them more interested in books and stories in general. Thank you so much for helping build a love of reading at such a young age!","fullyFundedDate":1756155908406,"projectUrl":"project/tiny-tales-big-dreams-our-pre-k-readin/9435760/","projectTitle":"Tiny Tales, Big Dreams: Our Pre-K Reading Journey","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arnold","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3626134_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666179817616","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3626134"},{"teacherId":3113177,"projectId":9349431,"letterContent":"We are so grateful to you for helping fund technology for our classroom. Without community members like you willing to support us we wouldn't have access to these things. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for willing to put your funds into our school and classroom community. My students were thrilled to see new iPads added to our classroom and able to use them for future projects. I cannot wait to see what they come up with using new technology that they may have never used before. We so appreciate you and your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1752613493650,"projectUrl":"project/tech-that-teaches/9349431/","projectTitle":"Tech That Teaches","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Leworthy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3113177_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591153082498","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-leworthy"},{"teacherId":9907071,"projectId":9079391,"letterContent":"To begin, a huge thank you for supporting such a large and lofty goal, especially for a first-time teacher! Due to the completion time-line of the funding, the air dry snake coil pot project was the FIRST project of the year for my fifth grade students, and they rocked it. Coming from a summer off, most students unable to make any form of art due to lack of materials, this was a very exciting prospect for them. Kids love clay, love getting their hands dirty and love building anything with their hands. With so many students (about 200 5th graders), this project pushed me as a teacher to learn how to teach the clay hand-building technique of coiling to a younger age than my previous experience, and doing so in an effective way with very short classroom times . \r\n\r\nMy students loved this project and stayed engaged the entire time. This took 4, 55 minutes classes from start to finish and they learned so much! It was rewarding to see them so excited, even through their frustrations, they were focused and set on learning how to wield the clay and be successful at it. Because of my student numbers, it is challenging to afford clay projects, but thanks to your generous donations, my students were able to have this experience. Like I mentioned previously, most of my students don't even have access to markers at home, so all art creating happens at school and I'm proud that their learning does not have to be stunted because of their life situations. \r\n\r\nNext project in mind involves radial weaving! The kids have expressed so much interest in learning fiber art, I feel like I have to indulge!","fullyFundedDate":1746648648066,"projectUrl":"project/make-coil-pots-snakes-with-air-dry-clay/9079391/","projectTitle":"Make Coil Pots Snakes! with Air Dry Clay","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Surrena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9907071"},{"teacherId":3626134,"projectId":9444758,"letterContent":"First off, thank you so much for your donation to our classroom! This project gifted us a Yoto player and some Yoto cards. The Yoto has been an amazing addition to our science center! During insect week, my students loved listening to the card about creepy crawlers and learning all about different insects. During 5 senses, I used one of the Create Your Own cards and recorded a bunch of 5 senses books onto them and added a few songs. They loved listening to the songs and following along in the books! I have noticed a few students who normally didn't choose science as a center now venture to science to listen to the stories! Thank you so much for helping our classroom grow and for helping create little scientists!","fullyFundedDate":1753627025012,"projectUrl":"project/tiny-scientists-mighty-minds/9444758/","projectTitle":"Tiny Scientists, Mighty Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arnold","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3626134_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666179817616","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3626134"},{"teacherId":9987641,"projectId":9218247,"letterContent":"I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generous donations. Your generosity allowed our class to purchase instruments to help them learn rhythms and patterns. Each week we use a different instrument to keep my special needs students interested in learning how to follow along with various beats, rhythms and patterns with music. On music days they get very excited when they see the instruments being pulled out. My using instruments in the classroom, I have also learned that self control is very hard for my students, they always want to make noise with their instuments even befor instructions are given. This has given me a great opportunity to also teach self control during our music lesson. The students are told when they get their instrument to place it on the floor in front of them until an instruction is given and when they hear the word Freeze they are to stop playing their instrument and place it on the floor, THis is a work in progress. As we continue to play our instruments I plan to incorporate many different lessons, for example counting sylables with instruments and counting the beats as they listen to a peer play.","fullyFundedDate":1750108104316,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-music/9218247/","projectTitle":"Learning Through Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beaulieu","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9987641"},{"teacherId":9991363,"projectId":9234730,"letterContent":"We want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous contributions that made it possible for our PE department to purchase new equipment. Thanks to your support, we were able to fulfill our order for both pickleball and agility training gear.\r\nOur students are especially excited to try out pickleball during our upcoming Jet Games unit, and the agility equipment will be a valuable addition to our fitness training all year long. The new gear has already brought a renewed energy to our classes, and it's inspiring to see our students so engaged and eager to participate.\r\nYour generosity has made a real impact on our program, and we are truly grateful. On behalf of our students and staff, thank you for investing in their health, growth, and enjoyment.","fullyFundedDate":1746648219039,"projectUrl":"project/support-our-elementary-help-us-shape-a/9234730/","projectTitle":"Support Our Elementary: Help Us Shape a Healthier Future!","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Kahn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9991363"},{"teacherId":3626134,"projectId":9290828,"letterContent":"My goal with this project was to create a science center that my students would seek out and these items did just that! Your donations allowed me to purchase many different science units (some we still haven't reached yet) that are geared towards preschoolers to use alongside the hands on materials like the sound canisters and the puzzles. We aren't close to our motion unit yet, but I showed my students the hands on materials that this project provided and they were begging to play with them.\r\n\r\nWe just finished our unit on 5 senses through our science center and their favorite part of the center were the sound canisters. They had so much fun shaking, guessing what they thought was inside, and then revealing to see if they were correct or not. I watched many of them do that center day after day and I finally asked one who had gone 4 days in a row why they kept doing the canisters and he responded, \"Mrs. Arnold I want to see if I can get them all right this time!\" It is amazing to see that level of perseverance and love for an activity at the young age of 4. Thank you for helping provide these resources to our classroom and thank you for helping build that love of science!","fullyFundedDate":1747203378585,"projectUrl":"project/little-scientists/9290828/","projectTitle":"Little Scientists","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arnold","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3626134_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666179817616","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3626134"},{"teacherId":3626134,"projectId":9241547,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom! This project has already impacted three different groups of students due to its' timing (last year's class, a summer class, and my new group this year)! All of these students have been absolutely loving the sensory center that I am having to make sure we are taking turns. So far I have used the materials to create a beach scene, a camping scene, a back to school scene, a hunt and find scene, and a fishing scene that they can have fun exploring in. I have so many more ideas for our new materials for later this year. My students have been thrilled every time they see that the sensory bin underwent a makeover during nap time. They wake up and the second one sees that it has changed they all will run over to it and start talking about who is going to choose it first the next morning. Thank you for bringing joy and exploration to my classroom! I love seeing the excitement on their faces and that wouldn't be possible without your help!","fullyFundedDate":1746648217892,"projectUrl":"project/sensational-sensory/9241547/","projectTitle":"Sensational Sensory","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arnold","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3626134_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666179817616","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3626134"},{"teacherId":9968457,"projectId":9170010,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to fund our graduation gown project! This made for such a special day with our parents and young learners. We truly appreciate your thoughtfulness and generosity when considering our students. The children were so excited to put on their official graduation gowns and caps for our big ceremony.\r\nAdditionally, our graduation caps and gowns allowed for us to take official pictures that the parents will now have as a keepsake for when their student is grown and graduation from high school or even college to compare how much their little one has grown.\r\nOur teachers, students, and parents are grateful to you and your gift which will continue to give to all of our future classes and family.\r\nThank you!!","fullyFundedDate":1744205772964,"projectUrl":"project/look-out-kindergarten-here-we-come/9170010/","projectTitle":"Look Out Kindergarten- Here We Come!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Geick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9968457"},{"teacherId":5281557,"projectId":9396017,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support! Since receiving the new resources, my students and I have been putting them to great use every day. One project that really stood out was our recent \"Storybook Creators\" unit, where students used the new materials to write, illustrate, and publish their own stories. The excitement in the classroom was palpable—students who were usually shy about writing suddenly couldn't wait to share their work. The tools brought their creativity to life and gave them a sense of pride and accomplishment.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials first arrived, the students were absolutely thrilled. Their eyes lit up as we unpacked each item, and they couldn't believe these tools were meant just for them. It was a moment of pure joy and curiosity. Moving forward, we're diving into a unit on science exploration, where students will use the resources for hands-on experiments and collaborative group work. Thanks to your support, they now have what they need to explore their questions, test hypotheses, and grow as confident, curious learners. We're so grateful for the opportunity you've given us—thank you for making our classroom a more engaging and inspiring place!","fullyFundedDate":1750774723522,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-rug/9396017/","projectTitle":"Classroom Rug","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hieber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5281557_orig.jpg?crop=2062,2062,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749054755116","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5281557"},{"teacherId":2103954,"projectId":8675961,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and students in providing them a spot of their very own in the classroom. Having a classroom rug with nice big spots provides the students with their own space during whole group instruction with enough room for their body and whatever materials they are needing for the lesson. \r\n\r\nThe students were pretty excited to see the nice big rug as at first we used velcro dots on the carpet for their space. It did not provide the space they needed and was hard to see. The rug was nice and big and provided them the space they needed and desired in the classroom. It also provided them room to spread out if needed.","fullyFundedDate":1724865672079,"projectUrl":"project/a-spot-for-every-student/8675961/","projectTitle":"A Spot for Every Student","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Forsten","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2103954_orig.jpg?crop=1362,1362,x0,y276&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666551184851","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mforsten"},{"teacherId":2103954,"projectId":8376539,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all the organizational tools in our classroom. It has worked wonders knowing how organized our classroom is and everything has a place. The students are shown where everything goes in the cube shelf and using their zipper pouches that when it is time to clean up it is flawless. \r\n\r\nThe students were very excited to have their own materials and zipper pouches to use daily with their phonics instruction. The students get to take ownership of their things along with learning about organization and being a productive student. \r\n\r\nAgain thank you so much for the continued support of my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1723493776759,"projectUrl":"project/everything-has-a-place/8376539/","projectTitle":"Everything Has a Place","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Forsten","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2103954_orig.jpg?crop=1362,1362,x0,y276&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666551184851","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mforsten"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_97972","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":892,"numTeachers":52,"percentFrplEligible":66,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":61,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":19,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"17.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":65.9,"schoolId":97972,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Atwater Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Atwater Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/florida/sarasota-county-school-district/atwater-elementary-school/97972"}