{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Barton Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":37.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9865092,"projectId":9567875,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your support. The unit starts in January so my apologies for not having action photos, but please know we will be using some of the make up for our first play here at school. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping us bring the world of make-believe to life. Your kindness and support make a huge difference in enriching our students' educational experience and ensuring our drama program thrives.\r\n\r\nThank you for being there for us. You are a vital pert of the new generations of artists in many ways.","fullyFundedDate":1755820264061,"projectUrl":"project/drama-makeup-unit-regular-and-genre-for/9567875/","projectTitle":"Drama Makeup Unit: Regular and Genre for Elementary Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Killian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9865092_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754332132314","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9865092"},{"teacherId":3467211,"projectId":9472687,"letterContent":"Receiving StoryWorks Magazine has truly brought a spark of excitement into our 4th-grade classroom. My students absolutely light up when new issues arrive—they rush to choose articles, share surprising facts, and dive into stories that stretch their imaginations. It's been such a gift to see even my hesitant readers grow more confident and eager to read. StoryWorks gives them rich, accessible texts that make them feel successful, and that feeling is priceless.\r\n\r\nI am so deeply grateful for this resource and the impact it's already having on my students. These magazines have opened up meaningful conversations, inspired thoughtful writing, and created moments where my scholars proudly say, \"I get it!\" or \"Can we read more?\" Thank you for supporting our classroom and helping my students fall in love with reading in a way that feels joyful, empowering, and lasting. Your generosity is making a real difference for each of them—and for me as their teacher.","fullyFundedDate":1758814935938,"projectUrl":"project/storyworks-for-growing-readers/9472687/","projectTitle":"StoryWorks for Growing Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Winston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3467211_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680714566323","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3467211"},{"teacherId":9865092,"projectId":9533896,"letterContent":"Thank you for the daily journal notebooks. This support created a thoughtful learning environment for the students, a consistent space for self-reflection and expression. While they may not all enjoy doing the journals, they are all required to take a moment and reflect on the question and the impact of the lesson. \r\n\r\nThe journal notebooks have fostered a deeper sense of personal connection and ownership over the learning process within our classroom community. I have gained valuable insight into my students' individual interests, background knowledge, and any learning obstacles they may be encountering. As I get to know them better, I am able to meet them where they are more effectively and build the scaffolds they need to achieve all the goals.\r\n\r\nThe notebook essentially becomes a living portfolio of their growth, motivation, and unique voice, empowering students to see themselves not just as recipients of knowledge, but as active, reflective participants in their own educational journey.","fullyFundedDate":1754447533523,"projectUrl":"project/reflecting-on-experience/9533896/","projectTitle":"Reflecting on Experience","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Killian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9865092_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754332132314","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9865092"},{"teacherId":9338464,"projectId":9138689,"letterContent":"Imagine coming to school and no one understands you. Your teacher struggles with her phone to translate everything. Most of your classmates don't try to play with you because of the language barrier. All day long you struggle to read and write in another language knowing that it would be so much easier if you could just use your own language. That was the life of typical students in my classroom.\r\nThank you for purchasing books in Spanish for my English Language Learner students. When I put them on our bookshelf they literally screamed in excitement! It made them feel seen and an important part of my classroom community.\r\n Thank you for this wonderful gift.","fullyFundedDate":1746787029339,"projectUrl":"project/spanish-books-for-newcomers/9138689/","projectTitle":"Spanish Books for Newcomers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. C","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9338464_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730252510204","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9338464"},{"teacherId":3024462,"projectId":8655794,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our classroom. Last school year was an absolute blast with students being able to sit comfortably anywhere they choose in the classroom. Having various materials to use for differentiation including line readers, hands on materials, and books at their level truly made them feel able and capable this school year. \r\n\r\nStudents were able to learn to advocate for themselves and choose different materials they wanted to work on for centers with your help. Ten out of eleven diverse learners showed significant growth on both their reading and math test scores from the beginning of the year to the end of the year with your contribution.","fullyFundedDate":1723834219880,"projectUrl":"project/differentiation-education/8655794/","projectTitle":"Differentiation Education","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gonia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3024462_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1503504477675","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3024462"},{"teacherId":9865092,"projectId":8991567,"letterContent":"Firstly, this project drew in students who had not been very engaged before now. There is a picture I submitted of a girl rinsing her hands in the water. This girl does not like drama, but this project brought her in enough that she did make a cast of her hand. I had to include that picture because it was the most elegant reminder to hold dear baby steps.\r\n\r\nThe second most impactful thing I learned was, I can dream bigger than I can do at the moment. We did not get to do the performance I had designed because the work took much longer than expected. Each mask takes about twenty minutes to set on the face, then by the time the students come back the next week the mask has to be formed and ready to paint -- and we get an hour to start and finish that, then the next week... an hour per class per week was much less time than I had envisioned, so we had to pare down much of the work. We are still working on the masks even now and I will carry the project through the end of the year. And next year do it again, with better planning and timing.\r\n\r\nNot all students wanted to do the mask to their faces so we did a lot of hands. I plan on making a sculpture of the hands to remember the classes by. This was a massive shift in the year. Your generosity gave the students a whole new experience and taught me how to do better by them.","fullyFundedDate":1734712128649,"projectUrl":"project/masks-and-trickster-folktales/8991567/","projectTitle":"Masks and Trickster Folktales","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Killian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9865092_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754332132314","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9865092"},{"teacherId":9338464,"projectId":8909930,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your donation. The items came in three separate shipments so each time they saw what was inside they were super excited. The sensory tent allows students to escape the busyness of the world around them. They loved this item the most, so much so that I had to create a rotation system to allow multiple people to enjoy it. The giant bean bag is also a huge hit. Students love to flop back on it like a \"trust fall\". \r\n You are making a difference in young lives. One of my favorite quotes from a student was \"I use it when I feel stressed \" written on a thank you note. I knew that needed time for emotional regulation but this only solidified that we are going in the right direction. 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