{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Morton Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":43.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3709067,"projectId":9983896,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support!!!! You are amazing! This project includes novels for one group and a gift card to TeachersPayTeachers, which has awesome teacher created resources that are standards-aligned, but also fun and connected to the novel that we have been reading. We use these items EVERYDAY in centers. The students have been loving reading the novel Sideways Stories from Wayside School. It is full of wacky tales about students just like them. So, thank you, thank you, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1768585089590,"projectUrl":"project/nifty-novels/9983896/","projectTitle":"Nifty Novels","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Higareda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3709067_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469907587383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/higareda"},{"teacherId":3709067,"projectId":9889954,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support!!!! You are amazing! This project includes a beautiful rug and two comfortable and colorful floor seats. We use these items EVERYDAY in centers. The students have been loving reading in a circle on the floor seats. Also, they lay-out on the rug and use noise-cancelling headphones during sustained reading. \r\nCreating a calm, beautiful, and welcoming environment has scientifically shown to benefit student learning and well-being. So, thank you, thank you, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1772656986974,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-fun/9889954/","projectTitle":"Flexible Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Higareda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3709067_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469907587383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/higareda"},{"teacherId":3709067,"projectId":9906237,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support!!!! You are amazing! This project includes a laminator that helps create long-lasting materials, along with other items like magnetic hooks that help organize our room. We use these items EVERYDAY in centers. The students have been loving using all the manipulatives and activities that I can create with the laminator. Also, the cart is on wheels, so materials can be moved around to follow our flexible seating. So, thank you, thank you, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1769177177243,"projectUrl":"project/centralized-centers/9906237/","projectTitle":"Centralized Centers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Higareda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3709067_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469907587383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/higareda"},{"teacherId":4246979,"projectId":9686918,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping fund my project to bring books focused on human rights to my classroom. Especially in these trying times, it is so important to give students opportunities to read and learn about human rights and the lengths that so many went through in order to keep those human rights. These texts are also extremely culturally validating and allow my students to see themselves in the texts that they are reading. \r\nI am really excited to utilize these more throughout the rest of the school year and to highlight them in our first unit next school year. Thank you for all your generosity and support!","fullyFundedDate":1760811029702,"projectUrl":"project/human-rights-books/9686918/","projectTitle":"Human Rights Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johanson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4246979_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485832006626","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsjohansonpecs"},{"teacherId":3709067,"projectId":9846910,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all your generosity and support! The items in these projects truly make a difference and get used daily! This particular project supports my centers time where students need a variety of hands-on tools and activities to continue their learning at their level.\r\nThe sight word sentence match and syllable word match are a favorite for working independently. The giant magnetic notebook page is a great help for modeling writing (even modeling thank you notes)!\r\nPlease continue to support teachers on DonorsChoose!","fullyFundedDate":1761755403175,"projectUrl":"project/happy-and-hands-on/9846910/","projectTitle":"Happy and Hands-On","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Higareda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3709067_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469907587383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/higareda"},{"teacherId":3709067,"projectId":9598122,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support. My room is used by students with a variety of needs and strengths. However, all of them have the need to move! Who enjoys sitting in the same spot for hours at a time? Definitely not 2nd graders. So, while we work on different activities, we move from table to rug, to wobble chairs, to tent, and back again!\r\n\r\nWith the materials that you provided, I am able to offer intervention to those students who struggle with movement and focus. Thank you, again!!!","fullyFundedDate":1761755403148,"projectUrl":"project/jiggles-and-jumps/9598122/","projectTitle":"Jiggles and Jumps","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Higareda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3709067_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469907587383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/higareda"},{"teacherId":3709067,"projectId":9833844,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support and generosity. With your help, I have been able to purchase much needed resources for this school year!\r\n\r\nI have used my TeachersPayTeachers gift cards to buy a variety of digital assignments, games, and activities particularly as it deals with Math, Language Arts, and Reading.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, my personal favorites are the self-grading quizzes and editable checklists that directly correlate to our curriculum objectives. The students, of course like the games better!\r\n\r\nThank you, again! I appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1760807895715,"projectUrl":"project/daring-differentiation/9833844/","projectTitle":"Daring Differentiation","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Higareda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3709067_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469907587383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/higareda"},{"teacherId":3709067,"projectId":9704363,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support!!!! You are amazing! This project includes novels for one group, magnet letters for the spelling center, cards for the writing center, and headphones for the sustained reading center. We use these items EVERYDAY in centers. The students have been loving reading the novel My Father's Dragon. Also, the noise-cancelling headphones have been used so much for when the students are working independently, specifically during sustained reading. So, thank you, thank you, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1760107325637,"projectUrl":"project/read-write-create/9704363/","projectTitle":"Read, Write, Create","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Higareda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3709067_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469907587383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/higareda"},{"teacherId":3709067,"projectId":9598282,"letterContent":"Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your generosity and support has made a huge impact on our day to day life! This project for a large screened laptop has been used every single day since arrival. A group of 5 is able to see, read, and utilize the laptop at once. \r\nSo far, it is mostly used during foundational, language, and reading skills. However, I plan to incorporate it more into math as time goes on and the students learn to be more independent. \r\nYou are a hero. Please continue to support with your generosity all the teachers on DonorsChoose!","fullyFundedDate":1757597429187,"projectUrl":"project/time-for-tech/9598282/","projectTitle":"Time for Tech","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Higareda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3709067_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469907587383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/higareda"},{"teacherId":4246979,"projectId":9618537,"letterContent":"School supplies! A teacher's best friend! Thank you so much for helping me start my school year off strong. I was so grateful to add these essential supplies to my classroom. As you know, students are not always keeping the room extremely clean or tidy, so both the broom and dustpan combo and mini vacuum have come in EXTREMELY handy. My students have been loving the new light next to our classroom library and I cannot tell you how clutch the laminating pouches are to keep things in my classroom neat (and durable) as my students work with them. I greatly appreciate your generosity and support. Please continue to support us teachers when you can. It makes such a big impact. You're awesome!","fullyFundedDate":1755781410815,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-school-resources/9618537/","projectTitle":"Back to School Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johanson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4246979_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485832006626","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsjohansonpecs"},{"teacherId":3709067,"projectId":9643554,"letterContent":"YES!!! Thank you so much for this! Your generosity and support have brought our classroom awesome handwriting workbooks. We started using them the day they arrived. Each page has the students trace and copy letters, words, and sentences. All the sentences are silly or contain jokes. Then, there are some activities in the book, like word searches that break up the repetition of printing. We use these in our handwriting center, so students get to work at their own pace. Please consider supporting another one of my projects or another project on DonorsChoose!","fullyFundedDate":1756826279510,"projectUrl":"project/silly-sentences/9643554/","projectTitle":"Silly Sentences","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Higareda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3709067_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469907587383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/higareda"},{"teacherId":3709067,"projectId":9631231,"letterContent":"Thank you so much! Your generosity and support have brought learning games to our classroom, and we are so grateful! We have already started using the CVC cards, which give the kids confidence as they practice through touch and repetition. We also have started using the math games during centers. Splash! is their particular favorite, which practices their fact knowledge in a fun and engaging way.\r\nSo, thank you so much for your generosity and support! Please consider supporting another project of mine or any of the other wonderful teachers on DonorsChoose!","fullyFundedDate":1756826279533,"projectUrl":"project/got-to-game/9631231/","projectTitle":"Got to Game!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Higareda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3709067_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469907587383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/higareda"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5772","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":213,"numTeachers":19,"percentFrplEligible":85,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":70,"percentWhite":8,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":18,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"11.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":56.5,"schoolId":5772,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Morton Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Morton Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/morton-school-of-excellence/5772"}