{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Newton Bateman Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":37.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7445781,"projectId":9708376,"letterContent":"Having a color printer in my classroom has made such a positive impact in our classroom!\r\n\r\nWith printing in color, I am able to provide visuals according to our themes and follow my student's interests day to day with no limitations. We can print pictures of them and their families, and anything else we are discussing or are interested in. \r\n\r\nOur blocks center can be filled with pictures of buildings, treehouses, or their real homes. Our painting easels can feature examples of artworks, trees, animals, or anything else we dream up to inspire them. We can use FULL COLOR to create visuals guiding students on how to complete a task or use their real pictures in their work. \r\n\r\nThis has made a big difference in each day and every student has benefitted. We appreciate every contribution from the bottom of our hearts.","fullyFundedDate":1758826965831,"projectUrl":"project/every-color-in-the-rainbow/9708376/","projectTitle":"Every Color in the Rainbow!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Vargas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7445781_orig.jpg?crop=382,382,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597369831334","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7445781"},{"teacherId":9709832,"projectId":9711226,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom! We are truly grateful for the new rug and the tech boards you provided for my students. The rug has already created a cozy, inviting space where we can gather for lessons, reading, and community time, and the boards are helping my students stay engaged and excited as they practice new skills while writing and drawing on them. Your support makes a real difference in our learning environment, and we appreciate your kindness more than words can express.","fullyFundedDate":1758122739769,"projectUrl":"project/rug-and-tech-a-comfy-corner-for-curious/9711226/","projectTitle":"Rug and Tech: A Comfy Corner for Curious Minds!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cobo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9709832"},{"teacherId":1628507,"projectId":9583790,"letterContent":"Having a color printer in the classroom has made things so much easier and smoother! I love coming up with fun activities on the fly and being able to print resources right away for students and not have to wait till the nnext week!\r\n\r\nStudents have also been so excited that the manipulatives they get to use in class have been printed in color and make things way more engaging. This particular printer has been great because it has a large ink well and I have been able to make class sets of notes to go home, worksheets, print music for students who have forgotten and easily print plans and resources for administration and student teachers. The ability the have the convenience of this printer has made anoticable different on productivity in the classroom!\r\n\r\nOne thing that the students have been incredibly excited about is the ability to get missing music quickly so they are nont wasting any instructional time. As much as we talk about responsibility, things happen and when students need a new copy or an extra worksheet, that can now be provided immediately!\r\n\r\nThank you so much donors for providing this invaluable resource to our music room!","fullyFundedDate":1760693523710,"projectUrl":"project/color-adds-life-to-the-music-room/9583790/","projectTitle":"Color Adds Life to the Music Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Soto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1628507_orig.jpg?crop=1678,1678,x0,y274&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598629219463","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1628507"},{"teacherId":7392957,"projectId":9455723,"letterContent":"First and foremost, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your continued support in helping my classroom attain the fine motor skills materials. Your donations have made a huge impact in our youngest learners. These materials will help strengthen their fine motor skills which will benefit their hand-eye coordination, as well as self-help skills.\r\n\r\nEach child went home with a take-home kit that had activity suggestions and all the materials that you made possible. They were eager and excited to try out their fine motor skill materials.","fullyFundedDate":1756137147127,"projectUrl":"project/exercising-our-fine-motor-skills/9455723/","projectTitle":"Exercising Our Fine Motor Skills!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Delgado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7392957_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1599351735829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7392957"},{"teacherId":5258267,"projectId":9545598,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving our classroom chart paper, dry erase markers, construction paper and photo storage boxes. These have helped us so much in learning about authors, making fun projects to showcase our learning and day-to-day practice for phonics on our own dry erase boards. The rug has helped us gather together for more social emotional learning time and encouraged us to be more engaged during mini lessons. We appreciate the cushions so that we have more options of fun, comfortable spots to sit during the day to read. We appreciate your thoughtfulness!","fullyFundedDate":1758827552236,"projectUrl":"project/second-grade-gathering-spot/9545598/","projectTitle":"Second Grade Gathering Spot","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fitzner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5258267_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564087315682","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-fitzner"},{"teacherId":129393,"projectId":9599088,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for supporting my classroom. With the TPT gift card I was able to purchase and modify to my classroom needs a really fun and creative math project - Building a City. In this project students were required to create a 2d blueprint of a city. They were required to find the area of each building, all the roads, and green space. Then the students turned their blueprint into a 3d model. They were required to find the surface area of each building. Lastly, they had to decorate and name their city. \r\nIt was so much fun watching the students use their creative talents in the math environment. I think they really enjoyed showcasing their math skills through art instead of just completing word problem worksheets. The best part was dispaying the projects during out school's showcase and watching each student desribe their process to family members. What a fun way this was for students to learn about area and surface area in the real world. \r\nWe could not have done it without your support so thank you very much!","fullyFundedDate":1755885816358,"projectUrl":"project/i-am-not-a-math-person/9599088/","projectTitle":"I Am Not a Math Person","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vigilante","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp129393_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y765&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631849565650","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/129393"},{"teacherId":54772,"projectId":9600311,"letterContent":"Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is an excellent resource for busy teachers like myself. Thanks to your donation to support my grant, \"Teacher Knows Best: We Love Resources Created by Other Teachers\", I am able to supplement my curriculum with creative, engaging materials. These materials are designed to help students receive standards-based instruction without using boring, out-of-date textbooks.\r\n\r\nOne of the ways I used my gift card was to purchase materials that I could print out and use to supplement my writing and social studies curricula. Every day we start with a grammar bellringer about a different celebration. Each passage contains five mistakes. The students must identify and correct mistakes in grammar, spelling, capitalization, and usage. Then we discuss the rules behind these corrections. I also enjoy using creative resources for our notebooks such as printables that can supplement the history lessons. For example, students are writing a journal entry from the point of view of Native Americans at the time European colonists arrived in the new world.\r\n\r\nThe great thing about TPT is that once something is downloaded, it's yours to use as many times as you like. There are no yearly subscriptions required. I am attaching screenshots of the materials that students were able to use.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for generously donating to fund this amazing grant. I refer to the (TPT) website regularly and it is so wonderful to be able to purchase materials without digging into my own pockets.","fullyFundedDate":1758827108401,"projectUrl":"project/teacher-knows-best-we-love-resources-cr/9600311/","projectTitle":"Teacher Knows Best: We Love Resources Created by Other Teachers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tripp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp54772_orig.jpg?crop=474,474,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1615819399812","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/54772"},{"teacherId":54772,"projectId":9601344,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing us with a subscription to Junior Scholastic magazine. We love reading the engaging articles about historical and current events as well as finetuning our geography and civics knowledge.\r\n\r\nEach article helps our students with their comprehension skills while they learn social studies content. Since we started reading our magazines, I've noticed that students are improving an answering multiple choice and close reading questions. Students are also learning how to go back into the text to find evidence to support their ideas and opinions.\r\n\r\nAs their teacher, I love that Junior Scholastic provides print and digital resources with every issue. This has saved me so much time because I don't have to create my own practice and assessments. The digital \"Know the News\" questions help prepare students for standardized testing while helping me save time because these types of assessments are graded for me automatically on Google Classroom! This is such a lifesaver. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1755703820236,"projectUrl":"project/current-events-make-social-studies-more/9601344/","projectTitle":"Current Events Make Social Studies More Engaging","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tripp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp54772_orig.jpg?crop=474,474,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1615819399812","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/54772"},{"teacherId":54772,"projectId":9339663,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our class glue sponges grant! Glue sponges are a life-saver. You are probably wondering what exactly a glue sponge is. Quite simply, a glue sponge is a plastic container containing a basic kitchen sponge that has absorbed approximately two ounces of glue. \r\n\r\nWe use them almost every day during all of the classes I teach. They are great for gluing any papers into our interactive notebooks in ELA, Civics, and Advisory classes. Glue sticks do not provide the adhesion needed long-term for these important guided notes and other papers that students will need well into the future. Using bottles of glue with middle school students is a disaster, as I'm sure you can imagine. That's why glue sponges come to the rescue. Students learn that they just tap the corner of each paper on the sponge before attaching it inside their notebooks. Viola! Papers will have just the right amount of glue and their hands and desks stay clean!\r\n\r\nYour help allowed me to purchase sponges, bottles of glue, and really nice, reusable storage containers that should last for many years. Thank you so much for your generous donation!","fullyFundedDate":1749827616992,"projectUrl":"project/getting-gluey/9339663/","projectTitle":"Getting Gluey!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tripp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp54772_orig.jpg?crop=474,474,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1615819399812","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/54772"},{"teacherId":2412068,"projectId":9594734,"letterContent":"Our students are so happy to have these new chairs!! They are able to sit safely without wobbling or falling down. They are able to eat and work at the tables at an appropriate height and much more comfortably. \r\n\r\nThe new chairs also allow our students to sit in a clean space. With so many preschool spills and messes, these chairs are easy to wipe clean. The chairs are a light weight, so the kids can easily be pushed under the table or stacked to keep our space clean and safe. \r\n\r\nThese chairs have made a world of difference for our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1756227162943,"projectUrl":"project/essential-chairs/9594734/","projectTitle":"Essential Chairs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Knobel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2412068_orig.jpg?crop=1836,1836,x45,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600200682736","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/aknobel"},{"teacherId":54772,"projectId":9156971,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing us with a subscription to Junior Scholastic magazine. We love reading the engaging articles about historical and current events as well as finetuning our geography and civics knowledge.\r\n\r\nEach article helps our students with their comprehension skills while they learn social studies content. Since we started reading our magazines, I've noticed that students are improving an answering multiple choice and close reading questions. Students are also learning how to go back into the text to find evidence to support their ideas and opinions.\r\n\r\nAs their teacher, I love that Junior Scholastic provides print and digital resources with every issue. This has saved me so much time because I don't have to create my own practice and assessments. The digital \"Know the News\" questions help prepare students for standardized testing while helping me save time because these types of assessments are graded for me automatically on Google Classroom! This is such a lifesaver. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1744166761907,"projectUrl":"project/yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/9156971/","projectTitle":"Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tripp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp54772_orig.jpg?crop=474,474,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1615819399812","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/54772"},{"teacherId":560303,"projectId":9576021,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us to create a welcoming, calming, and nurturing environment. The jellyfish decorations hung from the light fixtures create a cool space, the fish decals and water curtain covers old windows and makes it feel like we are under the sea!\r\n\r\nThe students have been thrilled to come to the intervention room. This is what I was hoping for! 5 and 6 years old can be timid to leave their class. Having a fun room to go to makes the move exciting versus nerve-wracking. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for making education fun!","fullyFundedDate":1755544956739,"projectUrl":"project/life-is-better-under-the-sea/9576021/","projectTitle":"Life is Better Under the Sea!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Slota","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp560303_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720476602518","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jslota"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5525","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":916,"numTeachers":51,"percentFrplEligible":63,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":68,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"18.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":62.9,"schoolId":5525,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Newton Bateman Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Newton Bateman Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/newton-bateman-elementary-school/5525"}