{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Seymour Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":62.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6438640,"projectId":10166891,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donation to our classroom. We have been enjoying getting to use our new materials in our classroom! The students have been so excited to use the new colorful stools as well as the colorful seat cushions.\r\nMy students were so excited when they walked into the classroom and saw the new colorful seating options. It has brightened up our classroom! The new seat cushions have been great to use during our independent reading time. We have enjoyed using the colorful stools at our horseshoe table during our reading and math center time. \r\nThank you again for your generous donation to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1774294109374,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-for-my-classroom/10166891/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating for My Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schreacke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6438640"},{"teacherId":10351078,"projectId":10170169,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your gratitude and generosity. Our classroom is very appreciative of your actions. Thanks to your gift, students are able to move around the classroom and have a variety of seating provided. Research has shown that flexible seating is beneficial for students' learning and you helped make our dream a reality by your generous contribution to our classroom. \r\nOur students are eager to begin group work when they know they are able to use the seats to move around the room and use the new seats. It is so much easier for them to move and work with the desktop feature on our new desks. This is something that has been a game changer in our room and an easier way for students to collaborate. Thank you again for your kindness and thoughtfulness to make learning fun in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1774619122617,"projectUrl":"project/mrs-ormonds-flexible-seating/10170169/","projectTitle":"Mrs. Ormond's Flexible Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ormond","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10351078"},{"teacherId":9821459,"projectId":9945574,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support with this campaign! The excitement on the kids faces have been priceless when they saw the new items! They are looking forward to shopping at the end of the month and being able to pick out something special. \r\n\r\nThe students have talked about what they would like to buy and trying to figure out what they can get with their \"Pride dollars\". This joy and excitement would not have been possible without your generosity! Thank you so much for valuing the experience of these students because it means the world to me to be able to provide this! Thank you thank you thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1765401311408,"projectUrl":"project/making-the-school-store-super/9945574/","projectTitle":"Making the School Store Super!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rees","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9821459"},{"teacherId":10310037,"projectId":9821970,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and for providing new classroom materials for my students. With the many cold and snowy days this winter, indoor recess became a regular part of our routine. These new items have transformed my students' playtime, giving them meaningful ways to be creative and interact with one another indoors. They were so ecstatic to see the addition of magnetic tiles and LEGOs. Each recess, they eagerly worked together to build new structures, from houses and castles to stables and garages to house their other toys and cars. I would watch as they planned out what they would build, encouraged each other to rebuild when their tower toppled over, and, of course, just enjoyed themselves and had fun. In addition to these materials, I am so grateful for the sensory toys, sand for our sand table, toy cars, and dramatic play items such as the doctor's kit and baking supplies. These items have helped support important social-emotional skills during their playtime. \r\n\r\nEven when indoor recess becomes less frequent, we will continue to utilize these items during center time. In our next unit, we will be exploring dinosaurs. I already have plans for students to recreate magnetic tile images shaped like dinosaurs. Furthermore, I will hide dinosaurs and fossils in our sand table so they can pretend to be paleontologists. They absolutely love these hands-on activities that get incorporated into our classroom instruction, and your generosity allows learning to be exciting.","fullyFundedDate":1762267630079,"projectUrl":"project/play-pretend-and-build/9821970/","projectTitle":"Play, Pretend, and Build!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dickerman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10310037"},{"teacherId":9821459,"projectId":9903954,"letterContent":"Your donations have made it possible to have a better school store experience for our students. They are so excited about all the options! They love all the new planes, bubbles sports fidgets and slappy hands. The cars have been a huge hit too! Thank you for making this possible! \r\n\r\n\r\nOur candy rewards have been a big hit as well! Our students love the new sour candy options, Reese's Pieces and Twizzlers. Thank you for providing these sweet treats to our hardworking students! They get so excited to hear their names on the announcements and the candy is the cherry on top! :)","fullyFundedDate":1763847521321,"projectUrl":"project/student-store-and-monthly-rewards/9903954/","projectTitle":"Student Store and Monthly Rewards!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rees","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9821459"},{"teacherId":9821459,"projectId":9044634,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping this dream come true and supporting our vision for the sensory room! We are so excited to make this giant lite brite for our students and to see the benefits it has for our students. Thank you again for your generosity and support of this project! We are still working on making this project perfect; however, we wouldn't be at our starting point now without your help! \r\n\r\nYour generosity has made our students \"light\" up with joy! They get so excited when they have opportunities to utilize this tool :) Thank you again for making it possible!","fullyFundedDate":1736996982517,"projectUrl":"project/giant-lite-brite-for-sensory-needs/9044634/","projectTitle":"Giant Lite Brite For Sensory Needs!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rees","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9821459"},{"teacherId":9821459,"projectId":9151176,"letterContent":"Thank you again so much for funding this project! This project has allowed for supplies to be accessible for students in need, easily available books with the new bookshelf, and new calm down tools to help students express themselves.\r\n\r\nThe students absolutely love all of these new tools, especially the new air tubes. They are able to be creative and use their energy for fun in a safe environment. Students of all ages have enjoyed putting together different variations of the air tubes to see how the balls flow through depending on the air speed. \r\n\r\nThis project would not have been possible without the generosity of your donations. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1742924218498,"projectUrl":"project/new-tools-and-supplies-for-success/9151176/","projectTitle":"New Tools and Supplies for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rees","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9821459"},{"teacherId":3374735,"projectId":9180786,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. The students love the new furniture! The tables and chairs are so much more comfortable than the old desks. They give the kids a lot more room to spread out the work they need to do. It also allows them to sit by their friends and work on projects without having to rearrange the room. \r\n The impact this will have on my classes will be awesome. Without the donations this would have never been possible. Our district does not have the funding for things like this.","fullyFundedDate":1742486558957,"projectUrl":"project/comfortable-seating-for-increased-intera/9180786/","projectTitle":"Comfortable Seating for Increased Interaction","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wolf","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3374735"},{"teacherId":3813039,"projectId":8957832,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your donation to our classroom. The puzzles, magnetic letters, and teaching supplies were a wonderful addition to our classroom. Having the opportunity to introduce new materials and hands on activities is essential in keeping the Kindergartners engaged in learning. \r\nThis is my 19th year teaching Kindergarten and having the opportunity to add new lessons and new materials into my curriculum is greatly appreciated. I am constantly thinking about new ways to teach my students basic skills but also new ways to expand their knowledge beyond the basics as well. All of the materials donated have made positive contributions to my teaching and the learning process of my students.","fullyFundedDate":1732582155695,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-tools-and-toys/8957832/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten Tools and Toys","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Flesner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3813039_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1732674884235","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3813039"},{"teacherId":3813039,"projectId":8957726,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for donating to our classroom. The students had a wonderful time learning during our glow day. We completed several activities and the kids were sooo excited about the classroom that they were glowing. The students created sight words with the light brites, wrote words and sentences with the expo markers, completed addition and subtraction problems with the highlighters and glowing dice, built several projects with the glowing manipulatives, and did it all while wearing some awesome glowing hats, bracelets, and necklaces.\r\nYour generosity is greatly appreciated. My mission as a kindergarten teacher has always been to foster a love of learning in all of my kids. Learning in new and fun ways like this helps greatly!","fullyFundedDate":1732503122222,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-and-engagement-in-kindergarte/8957726/","projectTitle":"Creativity and Engagement in Kindergarten - A Glowing Classroom Transformation","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Flesner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3813039_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1732674884235","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3813039"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_29657","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":245,"numTeachers":21,"percentFrplEligible":52,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":88,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":3,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"11.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":37.2,"schoolId":29657,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Seymour Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Seymour Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/payson-community-unit-school-district-1/seymour-elementary-school/29657"}