{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Bolton Academy","outOfStateSupporters":24.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5578125,"projectId":10237823,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our Dual Language Immersion (DLI) classroom! Your gifts are directly bridging the gap toward biliteracy by giving our students tactile, hands-on tools they use every single day.\r\n\r\nThe kids were thrilled to unbox our new materials! The magnetic boards have completely transformed our small-group phonics instruction—students love physically building words as they learn. Our new scissors allow us to construct interactive notebooks daily, and the red checking pencils have made grammar corrections a fun, empowering part of our routine.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we are building on this momentum. Students are currently using their new materials to tackle phonics digraphs (-ck, -sh, -wh, and -ch). Your kindness has made our classroom a more engaging, hands-on place to grow, and we are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1778082488268,"projectUrl":"project/mission-dual-language-immersion/10237823/","projectTitle":"Mission: Dual Language Immersion","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Willis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5578125_orig.jpg?crop=2035,2035,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762226817352","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5578125"},{"teacherId":10510506,"projectId":10287695,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Engaging Books for Engaged Learners!\" Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in our classroom by giving my third grade Dual Language Immersion students access to new and engaging books. These books have helped create a positive reading environment where students are excited to read, explore new topics, and build a love for learning. Having a diverse collection of texts allows my students to see themselves in the stories they read while also learning about people, places, and cultures beyond their own experiences.\r\n\r\nIn our classroom, reading is an active and engaging experience. Students read independently, with partners, and in small groups while discussing what they notice, wonder, and think about the text. The new books support important literacy skills such as identifying the main idea and supporting details, determining the meaning of unfamiliar words, analyzing characters and their actions, making inferences, recognizing text structures and text features, and using evidence to explain their thinking. As a Dual Language Immersion classroom, these texts are especially valuable because they support both our English and Spanish language development while keeping students engaged with grade level content.\r\n\r\nIt has been incredible to see how excited my students are about the new books. Many students who were hesitant readers are now eager to pick up a book, share interesting facts, and recommend titles to their friends. The variety of books has sparked meaningful conversations and created more opportunities for students to build confidence as readers. Your support has helped me create a classroom where reading is enjoyable, meaningful, and accessible for every learner.\r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in my students and investing in their education. Your generosity is helping to cultivate curious, confident, and engaged readers, and that truly makes a lasting impact.","fullyFundedDate":1787179641104,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-books-for-engaged-learners/10287695/","projectTitle":"Engaging Books for Engaged Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jenkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10510506"},{"teacherId":6486217,"projectId":10134163,"letterContent":"Your generous support has already made a wonderful difference in our classroom! Having pockets attached to the students' chairs has made it much easier for them to have direct access to their pencil cases, dry-erase boards, markers, and erasers when we work on activities that require these materials. My students can quickly find what they need without having to get up or search through different areas of the classroom. Their tables look much more organized, and they are becoming more independent and responsible when using and putting away their supplies.\r\n\r\nThe baskets have also helped us create a better system for organizing our other classroom materials. With 50 students using the classroom, keeping supplies organized and accessible can be a big challenge. The new organization system has helped us make better use of our space and keep materials in designated places. My students were excited to see the new resources and immediately noticed how much easier it was to find and store their supplies. As we continue our lessons and classroom activities, we will keep using these resources to support collaboration, independence, and a more organized learning environment. 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The gardening gloves allow students to safely participate in planting, weeding, watering, and maintaining our raised beds.\r\n\r\nThe greenhouse hoops, trellises, and protective garden netting have helped us protect our plants while teaching students about plant structures, growth, environmental factors, and the needs of living things. Students have been especially excited to see climbing plants use the trellises and to observe how protective coverings help our garden thrive.\r\n\r\nBecause of these materials, I have been able to turn our garden into an outdoor classroom where students can apply science concepts through real-world experiences. They are developing collaboration, responsibility, observation, problem solving, and environmental stewardship skills while seeing firsthand how their care and effort can help something grow. 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The animal figurines, felt sheets, and gooseneck tablet holders may seem simple, but together they have become valuable tools for helping students bring their ideas to life.\r\n\r\nThe gooseneck tablet holders allow students to use tablets hands-free while creating videos, stop-motion animations, digital projects, and demonstrations. This gives students greater independence and makes it easier for them to document their learning from different angles. The animal figurines and felt sheets provide materials for students to design models, create stories, build habitats, and develop imaginative projects that connect technology with hands-on learning.\r\n\r\nOur students especially enjoy using these materials during creative challenges because they are able to make something of their own and immediately see their ideas take shape. Students who may be hesitant to participate in traditional activities often become highly engaged when they are given the opportunity to build, create, and experiment. These resources have helped make our Innovation Lab a space where students can take risks, collaborate with classmates, and learn through doing.","fullyFundedDate":1758750519297,"projectUrl":"project/lights-camera-action/9734931/","projectTitle":"Lights, Camera, Action!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fowler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2427791"},{"teacherId":2427791,"projectId":9740484,"letterContent":"Our students were thrilled to have the opportunity to explore frog anatomy through a hands-on investigation. Instead of simply reading about body systems in a textbook, students were able to observe real specimens and identify structures they had previously only seen in diagrams and videos. Their excitement was contagious as they asked questions, made observations, and connected what they discovered to our science lessons.\r\n\r\nThe dissection kits, gloves, mats, and biodegradable trays helped make the experience safe, organized, and environmentally responsible. Students worked collaboratively as scientists, carefully following procedures, recording observations, and discussing their findings with their peers. The experience encouraged curiosity, critical thinking, communication, and reflection skills that are central to our IB learning environment.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving our students an authentic opportunity to learn by doing. This project transformed a science standard into an experience they will remember long after the lesson is over!","fullyFundedDate":1758831221130,"projectUrl":"project/whats-hopping-inside-exploring-frog-an/9740484/","projectTitle":"What’s Hopping Inside? 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Students are more eager to participate, practice skills independently, and take ownership of their learning. This tool has also supported behavior and engagement by providing structured, purposeful learning activities during independent and intervention time. Thank you for investing in my students and believing in their potential. Your generosity has made a meaningful and lasting difference in our classroom every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1762265205616,"projectUrl":"project/ilearn-igrow-isucceed/9490379/","projectTitle":"iLearn, iGrow, iSucceed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coleman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3308904_orig.jpg?crop=1179,1179,x0,y35&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1727885568916","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/y-coleman33"},{"teacherId":5578125,"projectId":9681615,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your incredible generosity in providing our classroom with headphones, clipboards, organization baskets, and dry erase markers. These resources have immediately transformed our daily environment into a more efficient and focused space for learning. The headphones have been a game-changer for our personalized learning blocks, allowing students to engage with interactive phonics and reading software without distraction. Similarly, the clipboards have unlocked a new level of flexibility in our room; students are no longer confined to their desks and are now empowered to collaborate in \"learning nooks\" on the floor or take their work during mobile science observations.\r\n\r\nThe impact of the organizational tools has been just as profound. Our new organization baskets have helped us establish a streamlined system for turning in work and accessing supplies, which has significantly reduced transition times and helped students develop vital executive functioning skills. Furthermore, the dry erase markers are used hourly for \"low-stakes\" practice on whiteboards, encouraging students to take risks in math and spelling without the fear of making permanent mistakes.\r\n\r\nYour support has not only provided us with physical tools but has also sent a powerful message to my students that their education is valued by the community. By removing these small barriers to learning, you have allowed my students to focus entirely on their academic growth. 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