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My students will be able to practice calm techniques, read books about emotions and hug stuffed animals as needed. \r\nStudents will have a calm corner to take deep breathes and self regulate as needed. \r\nIt was easy to set up and the kids were very eager to find out how we can utilize these materials in the classroom. \r\n\r\nThis project will benefit not only my students now but my future students as well.","fullyFundedDate":1757553898137,"projectUrl":"project/calm-space/9362449/","projectTitle":"Calm Space","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oviedo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8374717_orig.jpg?crop=623,623,x0,y124&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659405119166","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-goviedo"},{"teacherId":8374717,"projectId":9227704,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to my project! We have soooo many books in kindergarten and needed some organization. Thanks to you and your donations we are able to organize our curriculum books according to our unit. Students are able to grab a book they would like to read from the bookshelf and read it to themselves. These bookshelves have allowed students to be organized and have a safe place to keep our books. We read daily in kindergarten both to ourselves and to a partner. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1745951701119,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-more-books/9227704/","projectTitle":"Books Books & More Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oviedo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8374717_orig.jpg?crop=623,623,x0,y124&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659405119166","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-goviedo"},{"teacherId":8658752,"projectId":9523696,"letterContent":"Thank you so kindly for your generosity. This really means a lot to me and my students. As things arrive, there is an air of excitement in the classroom. This excitement is exactly what I was hoping for and it is a great way to start the year.\r\n\r\nThe rug is so nice and every time we do independent reading a bunch of hands go up to see is the can go sit on the carpet. They also use it to do computer work during math. The books have inspired excitement as well. They were so happy to look through the library and see books that are popular with students of this age. We have not had indoor recess yet but I am sure my students will love the games. \r\n\r\nThanks again for your support it means a lot to all of us!","fullyFundedDate":1755733882089,"projectUrl":"project/growing-needs/9523696/","projectTitle":"Growing Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ongay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8658752"},{"teacherId":9059888,"projectId":8499878,"letterContent":"Thank you for making our classroom a comfortable and safe space. The beautiful rug and various pencils and erasers helped create a safe haven of fun and learning. The fifth graders were overjoyed to witness the new pens and pencils they were able to use. Their joy was contagious. Your contributions helped sustain an environment of love and respect. It's always important that a classroom is full of color and warmth. Thank you for blessing 50 kids as well as me in the process. We were able to create a VIP table where students who had the best transitions and teamwork were able to use the VIP supplies for the whole week. This created a fun classroom management and excitement in the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1731544243553,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-classroom-needs/8499878/","projectTitle":"Colorful Classroom Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ezewuzie-Lauber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9059888_orig.jpg?crop=4480,4480,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1687362278194","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ezewuzielauber"},{"teacherId":9059888,"projectId":9085517,"letterContent":"This unit is always the highlight of our 5th grade. The students fall in love with the power of this story and the many ways they see themselves in the story lines. Refugee by Alan Gratz takes students on a journey of self-discovering, empathy, and the understanding of universal human rights. Students are transported into three different historical time periods and each storyline is embedded with injustice. The essential question that students are asked to consider is \"How do people resist prejudice and injustice?\" \r\n\r\nThis unit helps students explore the 3 refugee crises, 1939 Germany, 1994 Cuba, and 2015 Syria. Students are also tasked with writing essays about the recent refugee crises and how Syrians resist prejudice and injustice during the Syrian Civil War. This unit serves to help students find their voices in the midst of injustice and learn from history about the different ways they can participate in using their voices to promote justice and equality. 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We are so thankful that now we have Refugee copies that aren't falling apart, and they are staying in tact. \r\n\r\nThe students who will be utilizing them this upcoming year will be just as lucky! If you haven't gotten a chance to read this book, I highly recommend it for not only middle school and high school students, but adults too.\r\n\r\nCouldn't say thank you enough.","fullyFundedDate":1745969391574,"projectUrl":"project/refreshed-copies-of-refugee/9255201/","projectTitle":"Refreshed Copies of \"Refugee\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gokal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4799177_orig.jpg?crop=479,479,x0,y79&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1608176372563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mszgokal"},{"teacherId":2407986,"projectId":7562756,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations!! My students were so happy when they found out that we were going to get a table to work in small groups. Before receiving this table, we would sit on the floor and work together. Students always complained that their legs hurt or that they fell asleep while on the floor. This table has allowed me and my students to learn in a comfortable space. My students have learned a lot and worked hard because of this table. Thank you so much for caring about education.","fullyFundedDate":1694004160047,"projectUrl":"project/small-group-with-a-kidney-table/7562756/","projectTitle":"Small Group With A Kidney Table!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mendoza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2407986_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450604479301","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wandamm88"},{"teacherId":2407986,"projectId":8816159,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! My students grew so much in reading because of you! My school has a program where students read to the computer and it records them. The program then listens to their reading and helps them pronounce and say words that they said wrong. My students needed headphones with a microphone to help them achieve their reading goal. You were the reason why my students were so successful this year. The headphones provided my students with the tools that they needed to become excellent readers. I started the year with only 4 students reading at a 3rd grade level. At the end of the year, I was able to get 35 students to read at grade level! This is all because of you!","fullyFundedDate":1727486150194,"projectUrl":"project/listening-reading-and-speaking-with-he/8816159/","projectTitle":"Listening, Reading, and Speaking With Headphones!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mendoza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2407986_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450604479301","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wandamm88"},{"teacherId":2407986,"projectId":8455394,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! My students love reading because of you! They do not have to sit on the hard floor anymore. I have enough flexible seating for each of my students. They do not have to argue for the few that I had before this project. You have truly made an impact on my students and I cannot thank you enough. It is so important for students to know that there are people out there that care about their education. Their faces were priceless when I told them that we got the comfy seating. Once again, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1728155602628,"projectUrl":"project/cozy-cozy-carpet/8455394/","projectTitle":"Cozy, Cozy, Carpet!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mendoza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2407986_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450604479301","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wandamm88"},{"teacherId":8374717,"projectId":9204194,"letterContent":"We can not thank you enough for your generous donations to our classroom. All of our daily learning happens at the rug and it is a pretty important piece of kindergarten. We now have a spacious rug where everyone has a designated spot and enough space to sit comfortably. That is all thanks to you! \r\nMy students always have a huge smile on their faces when it's carpet time because they now enjoy where they are sitting. It makes a big impact on their learning. \r\nThank you again! You are greatly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1746786218181,"projectUrl":"project/where-the-learning-happens-at-the-rug/9204194/","projectTitle":"Where the Learning Happens-At the Rug!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oviedo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8374717_orig.jpg?crop=623,623,x0,y124&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659405119166","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-goviedo"},{"teacherId":5348277,"projectId":8864427,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my students. The books chosen for the Battle of the Books program were incredible this year! My team was able to read such great books in a wide variety of genres. \r\n\r\nMy students were able to read each book and discuss them. I know that it helped their comprehension and enjoyment. It was so gratifying to watch the students talk about the books with each other. 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