{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Newton Bateman Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":36.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":54772,"projectId":10188282,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation, which allowed me to add several new books to my classroom library. I use literature every day to teach students how to become better at the skills they need to be successful readers. The books are being read during school, at home, between classes and even at lunch! In their journals, my students are describing the books as well as making connections, predictions, and recommendations. Seventh grade is such an important year, and reading is the key to success. \r\n\r\nAs with any activity, the more they practice, the better they will become. These books are motivating them to read so much more than previously. This will certainly help them become better at reading while developing a lifelong passion for reading. You have given my seventh graders so many creative, powerful, and exciting experiences within the pages of these books. Your gift is greatly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1776475195470,"projectUrl":"project/yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/10188282/","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":54772,"projectId":10583165,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation, which allowed me to add several new books to my classroom library. I use literature every day to teach students how to become better at the skills they need to be successful readers. The books are being read during school, at home, between classes and even at lunch! In their journals, my students are describing the books as well as making connections, predictions, and recommendations. Seventh grade is such an important year, and reading is the key to success. As with any activity, the more they practice, the better they will become. These books are motivating them to read so much more than previously. This will certainly help them become better at reading while developing a lifelong passion for reading. You have given my seventh graders so many creative, powerful, and exciting experiences within the pages of these books. Your gift is greatly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1789565923177,"projectUrl":"project/adding-new-life-to-our-classroom-library/10583165/","projectTitle":"Adding New Life to Our Classroom Library","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":10142792,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing us with a class set of Trevor Noah's Born a Crime. This book is not only a literary masterpiece, it also helps students finetune their geography and civics knowledge.\r\n\r\nEach chapter helps students with their comprehension skills while they learn social justice content. Since we started reading the memoir, I've noticed that students are improving at 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.","fullyFundedDate":1773844176792,"projectUrl":"project/reading-real-lives-to-understand-rights/10142792/","projectTitle":"Reading Real Lives to Understand Rights & Justice","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":2059228,"projectId":9672146,"letterContent":"Thank you for your continued support! The students have been enjoying these informational magazines as they have a variety of topics to catch the attention of various interests.\r\n\r\nNonfiction magazines like Ahora and Science World are able to bring current events and topics into the classroom in ways that entice middle school students. Reading about a rising young Mexican singer or the migration of the tenacious monarch butterfly across several states provides content for a diverse group of students and contributes to an environment where differences are celebrated as well.\r\n\r\nI apologize as this note of gratitude is past due, but it is nevertheless just as heartfelt. Thank you again for your support of science and bilingual education in public schools.","fullyFundedDate":1759161607145,"projectUrl":"project/ciencia-science-lets-investigate-fu/9672146/","projectTitle":"Ciencia & Science: Let's Investigate Further with Current Events!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kelly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2059228_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449463555288","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/b-kelly"},{"teacherId":220804,"projectId":10161462,"letterContent":"My students and I love the new fitness hurdles. Students have been eager for new equipment and challenging fitness activities. Students of all abilities can utilize these hurdles as the height is easily adjusted. While some students are comfortable with a short step or low jump, others are able to push their limits and attempt higher hurdles. Another great thing is that the hurdle bars can be used for diving under! Agility, quickness, and getting back up and in stride can all be worked on with these hurdles being higher.\r\n\r\nThese are perfect for classes and sports teams for other reasons as well. Knocked them over? No big deal! Just quickly put them back in place. Knock the bar off? No big deal! Just reattach the bar. These are easy to put together and take apart.\r\n\r\nNext, I plan to use the hurdles in additional activities like fitness obstacle courses. The designs will utilized my own ideas plus contributions from my students.","fullyFundedDate":1773949020822,"projectUrl":"project/higher-higher-higher/10161462/","projectTitle":"Higher! Higher! Higher!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Nowak","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/220804"},{"teacherId":7194487,"projectId":5072425,"letterContent":"How amazing was it to see your support pour into my students academic life. The materials they received were distributed at the beginning of the school year and were able to unpack the materials via zoom, altogether. The faces the students and parents made were complete joy. It was like Christmas for them. \r\n\r\nSince your donation, my students were able to utilize the materials at home while working with them through our virtual classroom time. They were still able to explore, engage and develop their learning skills while getting ready for Kindergarten. My students were able to create towers, buildings, skyscrapers, homes, all while learning math concepts of balance, height, length, width, space and area. Their imagination and creativity absolutely were greatly developed and enhanced.\r\n\r\nYour donation was amazing and had an impressionable impact much more than you can ever imagine. Thank so much for time and support.","fullyFundedDate":1597763449254,"projectUrl":"project/preschool-master-builders/5072425/","projectTitle":"Preschool Master Builders","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rosales","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7194487_orig.jpg?crop=511,511,x45,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596752147601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7194487"},{"teacherId":1921235,"projectId":9529141,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! Thanks to your support, our classroom was stronger, calmer, and better equipped to learn every single day.\r\n\r\nThe fidgets and emotional regulation tools made a world of difference. Having equal access to these resources means that every student who needs a tool to focus, reset, or manage stress can grab one without an issue. Instead of feeling overwhelmed, my students are staying present, centered, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThe LED strip lighting has also greatly improved our learning space. Softening the harsh fluorescent lights has created a peaceful atmosphere, and using color cues for our dual-language instruction is has been essential for students to stay in the language of instruction. Switching the lights to match our English and Spanish learning times gives students an instant, visual reminder to stay in the target language, seamlessly building their confidence as bilingual learners.\r\n\r\nYour kindness provided far more than physical supplies. You gave my students a supportive, inclusive environment where they feel understood and empowered to succeed. We are so deeply grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1755744348272,"projectUrl":"project/a-calm-start-to-the-year/9529141/","projectTitle":"A Calm Start to the Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McGuire","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1921235_orig.jpg?crop=457,457,x0,y20&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598042013691","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahmcguire"},{"teacherId":7392957,"projectId":10219180,"letterContent":"First and foremost we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your donations that made these summer bags possible. Each student was able to take a summer bag filled with activities they can use throughout their summer. They each received a beach ball, bubbles, chalk, pail with tools, play dough and sunglasses. They were able to learn while they played. They were so happy and excited when they received their bag.\r\nIn the past I would purchase all these items but as time passed it became difficult to acquire all these items .I appreciate all the support you gave to my project because you made it possible. \r\nThank you once again for your continued support!","fullyFundedDate":1778002464898,"projectUrl":"project/learning-in-the-summer/10219180/","projectTitle":"Learning in the Summer","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":10200832,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our project to allow our students to have such a fun last ten days of school. With your generosity, our students have been able to use sidewalk chalk outside, have multiple bubble wands for a fun bubble day, socks and fabric markers for \"stinky feet day,\" playdough, slap bracelets, coloring utensils, glow sticks and glow wands AND more! Our students have has such a fun time celebrating all of their hard work from during the school year and have made memories that will last forever!\r\nThank you so much once again!","fullyFundedDate":1777299017088,"projectUrl":"project/end-of-2nd-grade-celebration/10200832/","projectTitle":"End of 2nd Grade Celebration!","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":560303,"projectId":9661026,"letterContent":"Thank you all so much for contributing to this special project. With the Kimochi starter kit, we have been able to support students to handle some big emotions. Your kindness and generosity is an example to our students that we are responsible for one another and that we are a village. Thank you for showing our little ones that kindness matters through your example.\r\n\r\nWith the Kimochi starter kit, students have been able to name their feelings and proactively come up with solutions for when big feelings rear it's head. Also, through this program, I believe we are growing students to become emotionally intelligent people. I am becoming confident that students are using their new skills to build a stable and safe learning environment.\r\n\r\nAgain, many thanks to those who show up for public education, teachers, and students. You make a difference and we appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1765652817626,"projectUrl":"project/kimochis-for-the-win/9661026/","projectTitle":"Kimochis for the Win","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"},{"teacherId":1921235,"projectId":9594730,"letterContent":"thank you so much for bringing vibrant color directly into our dual-language classroom! Your generous support funded a color printer that quickly transforming how my students interact with their learning every day.\r\n\r\nBeing able to print in full color made an immediate, powerful difference for our bilingual learners. The visual distinctions between English and Spanish materials are now clear and consistent, reinforcing our language program across all of our reading, writing, and visual charts. Adding colorful photographs and illustrations to daily activities has helped bridge vocabulary gaps and deepen comprehension for all students.\r\n\r\nThank you for seeing the value in visual learning and for giving my students a dynamic, highly supportive environment where they can thrive in two languages!","fullyFundedDate":1757869457098,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-color-to-the-classroom/9594730/","projectTitle":"Bringing Color to the Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McGuire","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1921235_orig.jpg?crop=457,457,x0,y20&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598042013691","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahmcguire"},{"teacherId":5258267,"projectId":9813359,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the materials for our classroom. The ink has helped us in having our printer print out engaging learning charts and helps print out pictures of our students for classroom organization and strategic partnership work. The dry erase number lines have helped our students in counting, adding, subtracting, counting coin collections and telling time on both an analog and digital clock. The headphones have helped students engage in online learning and has focused attention during standardized testing. 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