{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Thomas Slater Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":33.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10305638,"projectId":9936685,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom story corner. My Pre K students were so excited when the new materials arrived. They immediately wanted to touch the puppets, choose characters, and put on little shows for their classmates. Having a dedicated puppet stand has turned our library area into a small stage where children feel confident to speak, take turns, and work together.\r\n\r\nWe are using these resources during whole group read alouds and in small groups. Students listen to recorded read alouds more than once, follow along with the book, and then retell what they heard using the puppets. This simple routine has already helped children practice story sequence, build new vocabulary, and strengthen comprehension. It has also supported oral language and social emotional skills as students learn to listen to peers, use expressive voices, and share ideas respectfully.\r\n\r\nNext, we will keep building our retelling skills by adding story prompts, character cards, and beginning middle end practice. Students will use the puppets to act out favorite stories, make predictions, and create their own original stories. Thank you again for helping us create a cozy, organized space that makes reading joyful and helps every child grow as a reader and storyteller.","fullyFundedDate":1764693267240,"projectUrl":"project/puppets-pages-and-storytime-magic/9936685/","projectTitle":"Puppets, Pages, and Storytime Magic","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10305638"},{"teacherId":10305638,"projectId":9926843,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom with hands-on alphabet materials and phonemic awareness games. When the resources arrived, my Pre-K students were thrilled to open them and immediately wanted to explore. They were excited to see familiar letters presented in new ways—through games, puzzles, letter beads, and an interactive pocket chart they could touch, move, and build with.\r\n\r\nWe are using the new materials in small groups and literacy centers to strengthen alphabetic knowledge and phonemic awareness. One classroom moment that stood out was during pocket chart time: students identified a target letter, named it, and placed it in the chart, then practiced listening for the beginning sound in a word and choosing the letter that matches that sound. During centers, students have also been playing alphabet bingo and using the self-correcting puzzle cards and alphabet games to match uppercase to lowercase, match letters to pictures, and build stronger sound-to-letter connections. These routines provide explicit, playful practice while also building attention, fine-motor control, and academic vocabulary as students explain their thinking.\r\n\r\nWe are already using these resources consistently, and they are helping us deepen our daily work with letter-sound identification. Next in our learning, we will use the same games and pocket chart routines to practice identifying ending sounds in words and strengthening students' ability to identify letter sounds. Because of you, my students have engaging tools that support strong early reading foundations through consistent practice with alphabetic knowledge and phonemic awareness. Thank you again for investing in our learners.","fullyFundedDate":1764601438497,"projectUrl":"project/playful-abcs-hands-on-letter-fun/9926843/","projectTitle":"Playful ABCs: Hands-On Letter Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10305638"},{"teacherId":10305638,"projectId":9926017,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom with a tabletop light panel, translucent pattern blocks, and a transparent letters-and-numbers set. When the materials arrived, my students' first reaction was pure excitement—they gathered around the light panel right away, watched the colors glow, and said things like \"It's shining!\" and \"It looks like a rainbow!\" The light table has quickly become a calm, high-interest space where children want to work carefully and explore.\r\n\r\nWe are using these resources during small groups and learning centers to build early literacy, math, and fine-motor skills through hands-on practice. One classroom moment that stood out was our \"Letter & Number Spotlight\" activity: students placed transparent letters and numbers on the light panel, named what they chose, and matched them to our class charts. We also use the translucent pattern blocks to sort by color, build and extend repeating patterns (AB, AAB), and create designs while naming shapes and describing attributes (sides, corners, same/different). The illuminated surface makes the letters, numbers, and shapes easy to see and supports rich conversations as students explain their thinking.\r\n\r\nNext, we will extend this work by using the light panel for sound-matching activities (finding letters that match a beginning sound), simple name and word-building practice, and math routines with counting sets, composing shapes into pictures, and comparing more/less. Because of you, my students have engaging tools that make foundational literacy and math practice joyful and meaningful. Thank you again for investing in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1764127007882,"projectUrl":"project/learning-in-the-glow/9926017/","projectTitle":"Learning in the Glow","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10305638"},{"teacherId":10305638,"projectId":9821421,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom with new center materials. When the items arrived, my Pre-K students were excited to explore—especially the light table, magnets, and hands-on tools they could build and create with.\r\n\r\nWe use the light table and math materials for sorting, patterns, counting, and shape work. The magnet kit and magnetic blocks support building, problem-solving, teamwork, and fine-motor skills. For literacy, students use alphabet locks, writing tablets, and whisper phones to practice letter identification and letter sounds. The whisper phones help students clearly hear themselves as they practice sounds and simple words, strengthening alphabetic knowledge and phonemic awareness.\r\n\r\nThese resources are already a daily part of centers and small groups. They are helping us strengthen letter-sound identification and practice hearing sounds in words, including beginning and ending sounds. Thank you again for investing in our students and our learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1764599266114,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-learning-centers-to-life/9821421/","projectTitle":"Bringing Learning Centers to Life","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10305638"},{"teacherId":10305638,"projectId":9818207,"letterContent":"The Classroom Treasure Chest project has brought so much excitement and motivation to our classroom. Every Friday, students get to celebrate their hard work and positive behavior by selecting a special prize from our treasure chest. Seeing their faces light up when they first discovered the new items was unforgettable. Some students could hardly wait to show their classmates their selections. The treasure chest has quickly become a highlight of our week, and it has created a positive, joyful way to recognize effort, cooperation, and kindness.\r\n\r\nStudents are using the new resources in creative and meaningful ways. Some carefully plan how to earn treasure chest rewards, setting personal goals and reflecting on their behavior. Others share their prizes with friends or use them during free choice activities, which encourages social skills and cooperative play. It has also sparked classroom discussions about making good choices, helping others, and being responsible, lessons that extend beyond the classroom.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we plan to continue using the treasure chest to reinforce positive behavior and to expand it with new items that connect to our learning themes and student interests. Students are already asking questions and making suggestions for future prizes, showing their engagement and excitement. Your generous support has helped create a classroom culture where students feel recognized, motivated, and proud of their achievements. Thank you for helping make this special weekly celebration possible.","fullyFundedDate":1760333884425,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-treasure-chest/9818207/","projectTitle":"Classroom Treasure Chest","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10305638"},{"teacherId":10305638,"projectId":9807123,"letterContent":"The Building a Love for Reading with Familiar and Diverse Stories project has transformed the way my students experience books each day. With these new texts, my young learners are developing foundational reading skills such as concepts of print, understanding how books work, identifying letters, retelling events, and building vocabulary. During small group lessons, students explore books through guided book browsing, practicing turning pages, making predictions, and identifying characters. Our interactive read alouds have become richer as students listen to a wide variety of stories, ask questions, and make connections to their own lives. These moments are essential for helping them grow into confident readers.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom now feels joyful, meaningful, and inclusive. Students eagerly visit our classroom library during center time, selecting books that reflect their interests, cultures, and experiences. Several students who were previously hesitant are now fully engaged, acting out favorite scenes, retelling stories with expression, and sharing books proudly with their classmates. One of the most powerful outcomes has been watching them see themselves and their peers represented in the stories. This representation has strengthened their emotional connection to reading and sparked thoughtful conversations. Your generous support did more than provide books. It helped create a warm, vibrant reading community where every child feels seen, valued, and excited to learn. Thank you for making such a lasting difference for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1760191937572,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-love-for-reading-with-familia/9807123/","projectTitle":"Building a Love for Reading With Familiar and Diverse Stories","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10305638"},{"teacherId":7825324,"projectId":8397224,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of seat sacks for our kindergarten classroom! These over-the-seat storage tools have had an incredible impact. With their own personal space to store supplies, our students are learning to take responsibility for their materials and growing more independent each day. Transitions are smoother, time is better managed, and our young learners feel proud of their ability to care for their belongings. Your support has helped empower our students in meaningful ways—we are truly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1722526121984,"projectUrl":"project/organized-and-learning/8397224/","projectTitle":"Organized and Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ortega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7825324_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1629914372588","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7825324"},{"teacherId":5818625,"projectId":6203168,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding our \"Declutter Bug\" project! Your generosity came at the perfect time, as our classroom was beginning to feel overcrowded and difficult to manage with our growing number of students. Because of your support, we now have plastic storage bins, book bins, and stackable baskets that have brought much-needed order and structure to our space.\r\n\r\nThese organizational tools have made a huge impact on both student learning and classroom management. With clearly labeled baskets and bins, students now know exactly where to find and return materials, which allows for smoother transitions between activities and more time focused on learning. Our newly organized classroom library is helping students choose books at their reading level more independently, and the subject-separated bins have made morning work time more efficient and less chaotic.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, the improved organization has created a more calm, predictable environment where students feel confident, responsible, and ready to learn. Thank you for helping us build a space that supports structure, independence, and success. We are truly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1644543514908,"projectUrl":"project/declutter-bug/6203168/","projectTitle":"Declutter Bug","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ramona Harvest","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5818625_orig.png?crop=1155,1155,x345,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1607035428218","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5818625"},{"teacherId":5818625,"projectId":6072395,"letterContent":"Because of your generous support, my students now have access to wobble seats, slant boards, fidgets, and multi-sensory writing supports. These resources are already making a powerful difference in our day-to-day learning. These tools have allowed me to create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment, especially for students with ADHD, ADD, and ASD. \r\n\r\nThe wobble seats and slant boards are helping students stay seated and focused for longer periods, while still allowing them to move in ways that support their sensory needs. The fidgets and writing supports are giving them healthy outlets to manage anxiety and stay engaged during challenging academic tasks. Since introducing these materials, I've noticed a meaningful shift in my students' ability to concentrate, complete work more independently, and self-regulate their emotions. \r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for helping create a classroom that meets them where they are where they feel safe, understood, and empowered to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1642050370346,"projectUrl":"project/knockn-those-wiggles-out/6072395/","projectTitle":"Knock'n Those Wiggles Out","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ramona Harvest","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5818625_orig.png?crop=1155,1155,x345,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1607035428218","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5818625"},{"teacherId":9064396,"projectId":9073558,"letterContent":"Thank you all for your donations! The students were so excited to see their hallways and classroom turned into a beach themed area. They also helped paint a blue ocean to set the scene. One of our students even showed us how she safely gets some sun at the beach. We learned about different animals you can find at sea or on the beach. For those students that have never gotten a chance to go to the beach, they are now excited for summer and ready to explore a real beach. I can't wait to try this again next year.\r\n Again, Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1739282320256,"projectUrl":"project/sealife-in-atlanta-experiences-without/9073558/","projectTitle":"SeaLife in Atlanta! 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