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Thank you for making such a meaningful difference in our school community!","fullyFundedDate":1778355947221,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-warm-space-for-iep-504-meet/10165295/","projectTitle":"Creating a Warm Space for IEP & 504 Meetings","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Parsons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3964707_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1475293005558","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3964707"},{"teacherId":4395900,"projectId":10046917,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our new poetry library. Because of your support, my 11th and 12th graders now have direct access to a modern, vibrant collection of voices that speak directly to their experiences, challenges, and aspirations.\r\n\r\nMany of my students feel overwhelmed by standard 500-page novels, but poetry offers them an approachable doorway into literature. They are already diving into these books, using them as mentor texts to analyze craft, expand their vocabularies, and strengthen their reading stamina. More than that, these works are serving as a spark for their own self-expression.\r\n\r\nI hope and believe that these resources will help students to continue growing in their love of reading, writing, and learning, and I will remain grateful for your donation. Thank you so much for what you do for students and teachers.","fullyFundedDate":1773851472735,"projectUrl":"project/voices-across-time-a-poetry-library-for/10046917/","projectTitle":"Voices Across Time: A Poetry Library for Teens","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lemoyne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4395900_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535605843277","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4395900"},{"teacherId":10596139,"projectId":10495820,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our soccer program! Because of your donations, we were able to receive 20 new soccer balls for our students to use during practices. Having enough soccer balls has made a big difference because our players can now spend more time practicing with a ball at their feet instead of waiting for equipment to become available. Our students were very excited when they first saw the new soccer balls and immediately wanted to get on the field and start practicing.\r\n\r\nWe are using the new soccer balls every day to work on important skills such as passing, dribbling, shooting, ball control, and teamwork. One of the biggest changes has been during our small-sided games and practice drills, where every student can participate and get more touches on the ball. Our next step is to continue building our skills and preparing for our upcoming games. Your generosity is helping our students become better soccer players while also teaching them teamwork, discipline, communication, and the importance of working together toward a common goal. 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Thank you for investing in my students and helping make their educational experience a positive one. Your kindness truly made a difference! Your resources helped my students for months! Once again, thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1715353655682,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-essentials-for-student-success/8361074/","projectTitle":"Classroom Essentials for Student Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Villanueva","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2624787_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470535572323","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-covarrubias"},{"teacherId":2624787,"projectId":8651397,"letterContent":"Thank you for making this project possible! I truly appreciated your generosity and support for my seniors. The calming resources, mental health books, motivational supplies, and anxiety rings helped create a classroom where students felt supported during a demanding year. These thoughtful resources encouraged resilience, reduced stress, and reminded students they were capable of achieving their goals. Students were able to complete their assessments more comfortably because of your donation to my classroom. Thank you for investing in both their well-being and their future!","fullyFundedDate":1723692366729,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-calm-classroom/8651397/","projectTitle":"Creating a Calm Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Villanueva","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2624787_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470535572323","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-covarrubias"},{"teacherId":4395900,"projectId":10046905,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me to support my students' learning with your act of kindness. I was able to procure these snacks for students as a result of your donation, and my students are extremely thankful for your thoughtfulness.\r\n\r\nLearning in a classroom with sufficient resources is necessary for every student to feel supported, seen, and real. Your support means that I have been able to purchase resources that will help students to feel cared for and ready to learn. It is encouraging to them and to me that someone like you has donated to this project. \r\n\r\nI hope and believe that these resources will help students to continue growing in their love of learning, and I will remain grateful for your donation. Thank you so much for what you do for students and teachers.","fullyFundedDate":1772550319236,"projectUrl":"project/support-our-students-one-snack-at-a-tim/10046905/","projectTitle":"Support Our Students, One Snack at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lemoyne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4395900_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535605843277","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4395900"},{"teacherId":6511234,"projectId":10034919,"letterContent":"WOW! You have made us so happy. Thanks for your incredibly generous donation to ensure we fill our IB Office shelves with books for our students. Your thoughtfulness in supporting public education is truly appreciated, and I wish you could see the excitement these new resources have generated among our students. \r\n\r\nWhen the boxes arrive our students love unpacking them and checking out the new titles. While our focus is on the International Baccluareate sophomores using them to choose their Extended Essay research topic, many of the juniors (who finished their EE research papers last month) like to come by our office and check out books for their own free reading at home. We love that by providing books, we have increased the number of students who are reading on their own for pleasure.","fullyFundedDate":1772981926330,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-library-research-books-ib-ee/10034919/","projectTitle":"Classroom Library Research Books (ib Ee)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Koszyk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6511234_orig.png?crop=399,399,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714688707067","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6511234"},{"teacherId":6511234,"projectId":9951416,"letterContent":"We made it to the 4th quarter of the school year and yes, we are already thinking about summer! One of the summer assignments for our International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme sophomores is to choose a summer reading book about the topic they have chosen to pursue for their Extended Essay research paper. Because of your generous donation, we have so many more books for our students to choose from than the students last year. Plus these books will stay in our IB office after they are used this summer so any student or staff member in our school can check them out to read during the 26-27 school year and beyond!\r\n\r\nWhat started as a single book shelf of some English literature classics has grown to include books in Spanish literature, Digital Society, History, Psychology, Visual Arts and recent award winners in English literature (contemporary books). Every time a student, staff member or parent suggests a book title, we add it to our list and you have helped check them of our list. We could not support our students in this 4,000 word research paper without your generous donation. Thank you - thank you - thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1766351301112,"projectUrl":"project/summer-reading-choice-book/9951416/","projectTitle":"Summer Reading Choice Book","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Koszyk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6511234_orig.png?crop=399,399,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714688707067","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6511234"},{"teacherId":6511234,"projectId":9930190,"letterContent":"Wow! We needed history books, and you came through for us. There are so many great topics in both World and US History for our students to explore in regards to the IB Diploma Programme extended essay research project. Your donation has made it possible for us to expand our titles so that students feel they have a larger choice for what area (women's history, military history, African American history, etc.) they explore.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately our district doesn't fund a school librarian so there is no longer a library in our high school, but the books you helped us secure have allowed us to build an IB office library. Every week there are students and teachers looking through the shelves and reading the backs of books to see if one sparks their curiosity. We can't thank you enough for supporting public schools!","fullyFundedDate":1764619883509,"projectUrl":"project/reading-about-history-to-make-history/9930190/","projectTitle":"Reading About History to Make History","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Koszyk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6511234_orig.png?crop=399,399,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714688707067","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6511234"},{"teacherId":6511234,"projectId":9886521,"letterContent":"We can't thank you enough for the English Literature books we have added to our International Baccalaureate office library. It's so fun to see students come into our office and peruse the bookshelves looking at books they want to check out to read. In a time when our district has gotten rid of librarians, we appreciate the help to continue to support literacy.\r\n\r\nThis April our IB Diploma Programme sophomores will decide what subject they want to pursue their IB extended essay research paper in: English Literature, Spanish Literature, History, Psychology, Digital Society or Visual Arts. Because of your donations, we have a larger array of English Literature books (novels, short stories and poetry collections) for them to choose from that include many recent award winners. Students are getting a chance to explore authors they never knew about. They will each read one book this summer to start them thinking about a potential research question. Thanks for helping instill a love for reading in our high school students!","fullyFundedDate":1764613055654,"projectUrl":"project/unlocking-minds-with-literature/9886521/","projectTitle":"Unlocking Minds with Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Koszyk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6511234_orig.png?crop=399,399,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714688707067","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6511234"},{"teacherId":6511234,"projectId":9886494,"letterContent":"We can't thank you enough for the History books you have provided for the IB Extended Essay (EE) independent project. Of all the EE subjects we offers students to explore for their research paper (English Literature, Visual Arts, Psychology, etc.), History is always the largest subject chosen. Our teachers are incredible, but there is never enough time to teach all the areas of history so this project gives our juniors a chance to explore a topic they might not have spent much time on in World Studies or US History class.\r\n\r\nAfter students have chosen their topic, they pick one book to read over the summer (before junior year starts) and that is where there the get their research question from. It's awesome to see them come back from summer vacation excited to talk about a book and ready to find more sources. Once their summer reading book is done being used, the books are housed in our International Baccalaureate office for check-out by any staff or students. 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