{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Richmond Hill Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":67.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9910655,"projectId":10375882,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our project, \"Fueling Focused Minds: A Healthy Snack Pantry for Second Grade.\" Thanks to you, our classroom has transformed into a place where no child ever has to worry about an empty stomach standing in the way of their learning.\r\n\r\nOur new snack pantry has already become an integral part of our daily routine. During our intensive morning reading block—a time when students are tackling multi-step comprehension tasks and reading longer chapter books—stamina is everything. Having options like nut-free granola bars and applesauce pouches readily available has made a world of difference.\r\nJust last week, during a small-group guided reading session, one of my students was visibly struggling to stay focused and kept putting his head down on his desk. Instead of feeling embarrassed, he quietly went over to our new snack station, chose a pouch of applesauce and a pack of whole grain goldfish, and came right back to the table. Within ten minutes, his energy returned, and he was proudly reading aloud and answering comprehension questions with confidence. Having a variety of allergen-safe options means every single student feels included and cared for without feeling singled out.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes first arrived in our room, the excitement was unbelievable! It felt like holiday morning. As we unpacked the 10 different varieties together, the kids were mesmerized. One student exclaimed, \"It looks like a real grocery store!\" while another cheered when she saw the fruit strips and nut-free granola bars, knowing she could safely eat them despite her food allergies. Opening the pantry for the first time gave them a immense sense of comfort and pride in their classroom space.With our minds fueled and ready, we are now diving deep into our first big non-fiction research project! Students are currently researching animal habitats and writing their own mini-reports. Because we no longer have mid-morning energy slumps holding us back, our second graders are able to sustain their focus through writing, editing, and illustrating their final booklets.\r\nYour generosity did more than just buy snacks—it created an equitable, nurturing environment where every child feels secure, nourished, and ready to learn. Thank you for believing in our classroom and investing in our bright young learners!\r\nW","fullyFundedDate":1789061042909,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-focused-minds-a-healthy-snack-p/10375882/","projectTitle":"Fueling Focused Minds: A Healthy Snack Pantry for Second Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Scott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9910655_orig.jpg?crop=648,648,x10,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748364193322","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910655"},{"teacherId":9838357,"projectId":10163167,"letterContent":"The addition of a voice amplifier and sensory table has had a significant impact on our Pre-K classroom environment, supporting both student learning and engagement.\r\n\r\nThe voice amplifier has greatly improved communication by ensuring that all students can clearly hear directions, lessons, stories, and classroom discussion regardless of where they are seated. This has helped increase student attention, participation, and understanding, while reducing the need for repeated instruction. Additionally, the amplifier has reduced vocal strain for me, allowing for more effective throughout the day.\r\n\r\nThe voice amplifier has been especially beneficial for our two non-English speaking students. During lessons, key vocabulary and directions were translated into Spanish when needed, and the amplified voice allowed students to hear both the English and Spanish language models clearly. This supported comprehension, increased student confidence, and helped bridge communication gaps while students continued developing their English language skills. As a result, Spanish-speaking students were able to participate more fully in classroom activities and demonstrate a better understanding of concepts being taught.\r\n\r\nThe sensory table has provided hands-on learning opportunities that promote exploration, creativity, and problem-solving skills. Students have engaged in activities involving various materials, such as sand, rice, beans, and manipulatives.\r\n\r\nThe sensory table has also supported the development of fine motor skills, language acquisition, social interaction, and cooperative play. For English language learners, the sensory table offers a low-pressure environment where they can learn through meaningful, hands-on experiences alongside their peers. \r\n\r\nOverall, the voice amplifier and sensory table have created a more inclusive, engaging, and accessible learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1782902612921,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-explorers-building-minds-throug/10163167/","projectTitle":"Sensory Explorers: Building Minds Through Touch and Color","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9838357_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1773949420484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9838357"},{"teacherId":9927543,"projectId":9121766,"letterContent":"I want to thank you because we are so excited to share how your generous contributions have transformed our learning environment! The new materials you helped provide—especially the Play-Doh, poster boards, and headphones—are being used in fantastic, hands-on ways every day.The Play-Doh is incredibly popular and allows students to literally feel their learning. The poster boards give them a large canvas to visually organize their ideas, and the headphones enable a deep, focused exploration of sound without distracting others. I'll never forget the moment a student named Elias, who chose \"Touch,\" presented his poster. He was able to clearly articulate the different sensations and why they were important. The new materials didn't just help him learn the concept; they empowered him to create a physical representation of abstract ideas, which was truly powerful.When the students first saw the materials, the reaction was pure excitement! The Play-Doh immediately sparked creativity—they couldn't wait to mold and create textures. The new headphones were a big hit, giving them a sense of personal, focused learning, especially for the students who chose \"Sound.\"\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you again for giving our students these incredible tools. You are making a real difference in how they learn and create!","fullyFundedDate":1746699650256,"projectUrl":"project/my-sensory-world-exploring-the-senses-w/9121766/","projectTitle":"My Sensory World: Exploring the Senses with Art!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Knight","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9927543_orig.jpg?crop=647,647,x50,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1747859078434","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9927543"},{"teacherId":9927543,"projectId":9372489,"letterContent":"thank you so much for the incredible support on our project! The materials, including the posters, books, and paper, have already transformed our classroom. Most importantly, your generosity allowed my students—many of whom are African American and had not had this exposure—to dive into the vital topics of Civil Rights. We used the resources to understand timelines and the project successfully invoked an emotion in them that I don't think they'd ever felt before, making history deeply personal.\r\n\r\nThis project also became a powerful lesson in teamwork. Many students did not know how to effectively collaborate before, but they learned the necessary tools and ideas to work together and make their final presentations truly great. We are so grateful for the tools and exposure you provided; you truly expanded their world and empowered them to understand the long-lasting effects of these historical movements. Thank you again for investing in their future.","fullyFundedDate":1754862297507,"projectUrl":"project/little-heroes-big-dreams-exploring-civ/9372489/","projectTitle":"Little Heroes, Big Dreams: Exploring Civil Rights","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Knight","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9927543_orig.jpg?crop=647,647,x50,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1747859078434","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9927543"},{"teacherId":3110167,"projectId":9038394,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful for your generous donation to our classroom. Without your support, we could not have reached our goal. You've made a tremendous impact on my students' learning journey. The books and pencils you provided will be used daily to help my students excel and thrive in the classroom. Your kindness truly makes a difference!\r\n\r\n\r\nWith your donations my students will be able to learn and reach their potentials. Students are able to learn and achieve goals when they have the tools needed to do so, and you made that happen for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1746787370471,"projectUrl":"project/lets-reach-our-goals-by-reaching-for-t/9038394/","projectTitle":"Let's Reach Our Goals, by Reaching for the Sky!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lassiter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3110167_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1547070732552","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3110167"},{"teacherId":3710364,"projectId":9345779,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our classroom project! When my students walked in and saw boxes filled with colorful markers, new colored pencils, glue sticks, construction paper, modeling clay, and even a brand-new electric pencil sharpener, they were in awe. One student exclaimed, \"This feels like an art studio!\" Your donations have transformed our creative writing lessons into immersive experiences, where students can bring their ideas to life through both words and art.\r\n\r\nWe recently completed a project called \"My Identity in Color\", where students wrote descriptive poems about themselves and illustrated them using the Crayola Colors of the World pencils. The addition of wiggle eyes, cardstock, and pre-cut mat frames allowed students to add personality and polish to their work. We are looking forward to molding characters out of air-dry clay for our narrative writing unit, giving them a 3D connection to their stories. These resources have helped me integrate visual arts into writing lessons in ways that support engagement, confidence, and expression.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, students will be using these materials to publish their own classroom magazine and curate a gallery-style display of illustrated short stories and poems. Your support gave us the tools—but more importantly, it gave students the motivation to take pride in their learning and creativity. We are truly grateful for your generosity and belief in our students' potential!","fullyFundedDate":1757423900396,"projectUrl":"project/artful-readers/9345779/","projectTitle":"Artful Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3710364_orig.jpg?crop=748,748,x13,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689795110746","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/schoolhouserap"},{"teacherId":3710364,"projectId":9303824,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible generosity, our Reading Buddies Service Stars Program is officially underway, and it's already making a beautiful impact! When our students first saw the new books, journals, and supplies, their faces lit up with excitement. Our older students quickly took ownership of their roles as mentors, carefully selecting books to read with their younger buddies. One special moment that stood out was watching a fifth grader help her first-grade buddy sound out a tricky word and then celebrate together when they got it right. That joyful \"We did it!\" moment reminded us all why this project matters.\r\n\r\nWe're using the materials weekly in our buddy sessions, where each pair shares a book, discusses characters and themes using question prompts, and records their responses in their reading journals. The students are now planning their first service project: designing take-home reading kits to share with other families in our school. Next, they'll help host a Family Literacy Night, where buddy pairs will present read-alouds and encourage other families to build reading habits at home. Your support sparked this movement, and we're so grateful to have you as part of our reading community!","fullyFundedDate":1746645984298,"projectUrl":"project/reading-buddies-service-stars-program/9303824/","projectTitle":"Reading Buddies Service Stars Program","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3710364_orig.jpg?crop=748,748,x13,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689795110746","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/schoolhouserap"},{"teacherId":3710364,"projectId":9105623,"letterContent":"Because of your generous donations, my classroom has been transformed into a space bursting with creativity, color, and possibility. Thanks to you, my students now have access to high-quality art supplies like Mr. Sketch markers, Astrobrights paper, and sturdy construction paper that make every project come alive. The new blank storybooks from Lakeshore have become instant favorites—students beam with pride as they fill the pages with their own illustrated stories. The heavy-duty hole puncher might seem like a small thing, but it's been a game changer for keeping our growing portfolios organized and display-ready!\r\n\r\nThe books you helped us add to our classroom library have opened powerful conversations about identity, justice, and dreams. Titles like Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice, It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime, Big, and An American Story have given my students mirrors and windows—mirrors to see themselves reflected, and windows to understand the experiences of others. They've laughed, questioned, and written heartfelt reflections in response. Even our graphic novels like Class Act and School Trip are sparking reluctant readers to engage joyfully with literature.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, my students are not just creating art—they're building confidence, empathy, and voice. The colors on their pages represent more than supplies; they represent opportunity and belief. Thank you for investing in their stories, their creativity, and their sense of belonging. 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