{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Riverview Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":68.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2450437,"projectId":10319529,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of classroom supplies and materials. Your support has made a meaningful difference in our classroom and has provided our students with opportunities to learn, create, and express themselves in hands-on ways.\r\n\r\nThe poster board has already been put to wonderful use! Our students used it for a STEM project inspired by the book A Chair for My Mother. They designed and created chairs while applying their creativity and problem-solving skills. We also used the poster board to create colorful kindness hands that came together to form a flower, as well as to design a movie poster. We are excited to continue using the poster board throughout the school year. In January, our students will be creating an animal project, and in March, we plan to use poster board to create leprechaun traps.\r\n\r\nThe colorful file folders have also been extremely useful. During parent-teacher conferences, we used them as welcoming folders filled with important information for parents and guardians. After conferences, we transformed the folders into student portfolios that we display in our classroom. Students use paper fasteners to organize papers they are proud of and want to keep and display. During parent-teacher conference time, each student also had the opportunity to design a folder especially for their parent or guardian, making the experience personal and meaningful.\r\n\r\nThe pencil boxes have been especially helpful for four students who did not have the supplies they needed. Each pencil box contains pencils, erasers, crayons, an Expo marker and eraser, a red pen, a highlighter, scissors, and glue. These are supplies that our students use every day, so having their own materials helps them feel prepared, confident, and ready to participate in classroom activities.\r\n\r\nWe are also excited about several creative projects we have planned with the additional materials. Our students will be decorating picture frames with gravel because \"Second Grade Rocks!\" We will place a beginning-of-the-year picture in each frame and later add an end-of-the-year picture so students can see how much they have grown throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nWe are also getting ready to transform the brown paper craft bags into fun trick-or-treat bags for Halloween. The white bags will be decorated and turned into special Valentine's Day bags for our classroom celebration. These projects give students opportunities to use their creativity while making meaningful keepsakes and participating in special classroom traditions.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has provided much more than school supplies. You have helped create opportunities for creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, organization, and student success. Most importantly, your donation has helped ensure that our students have the materials they need to fully participate in their learning and classroom experiences.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and supporting our classroom. We truly appreciate your kindness and generosity. Your donation is helping us make learning exciting, creative, and memorable for our second graders!","fullyFundedDate":1787156646476,"projectUrl":"project/build-create-discover/10319529/","projectTitle":"Build, Create, Discover!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Breit","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2450437_orig.jpg?crop=80,80,x0,y6&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785874587622","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wendy-breit"},{"teacherId":2450437,"projectId":10221157,"letterContent":"Your generosity will have a lasting impact on our classroom by providing my students with the tools they need to learn, create, and stay organized every day. These supplies will help transform ordinary lessons into engaging, hands-on learning experiences where students can actively participate and express their ideas.\r\n\r\nMarkers will encourage creativity and collaboration as my students work on projects, create visual representations of their learning, and share their thinking with others. Envelopes and file folders will help students develop organizational skills and take responsibility for their work, fostering habits that support academic success. Paper will provide the foundation for daily learning activities, from writing assignments and brainstorming sessions to creative projects and classroom discussions.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these materials will ensure that every student has access to the resources they need to fully participate in classroom activities. Your support helps create an environment where students feel empowered to explore, create, and learn with confidence. Because of your generosity, our classroom will be better equipped to nurture creativity, organization, collaboration, and a love of learning.","fullyFundedDate":1778017837555,"projectUrl":"project/markers-to-milestones-fueling-student-c/10221157/","projectTitle":"Markers to Milestones: Fueling Student Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Breit","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2450437_orig.jpg?crop=80,80,x0,y6&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785874587622","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wendy-breit"},{"teacherId":2450437,"projectId":9933459,"letterContent":"From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for helping me create a truly unforgettable Lunar New Year celebration for my students. Because of your support, our classroom was filled with joy, curiosity, and meaningful cultural learning experiences that our students will remember for years to come.\r\n\r\nOur celebration began the day before Lunar New Year as we read \"T'was the Night Before Lunar New Year.\" Inspired by the story and the tradition of preparing for the new year, the students eagerly decided our classroom needed a deep cleaning. With festive Lunar New Year music playing in the background, they worked together to tidy and refresh our space, embracing the spirit of renewal and fresh beginnings.\r\n\r\nOn Lunar New Year, students explored ancient Chinese tangrams, creating beautiful designs while learning about this traditional seven-piece geometric puzzle. We later visited Panda Express online program, \"Let's Explore Lunar New Year\" where students learned about traditions, legends, and cultural symbols associated with the holiday.\r\n\r\nBack in the classroom, we read Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon and discussed themes of heritage, creativity, and family pride. Students then designed their own unique dragons and even learned elements of the traditional dragon dance — a highlight of the day.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, students were also able to try new foods and traditions. They practiced using chopsticks, sampled rice and seaweed, enjoyed rice cakes with honey, read their fortunes, and learned about the symbolism of mandarin oranges for prosperity and good luck. Each child received a red envelope (lai see) containing school store money and traditional coins, reinforcing the importance of generosity and good fortune in the new year.\r\n\r\nTo commemorate the Year of the Horse, every student received a stuffed horse keychain. The next day, many student had them on their backpacks, purses, and even shoes. \r\n\r\nYour support made this immersive cultural experience possible. You didn't just fund activities, you helped create connections, spark curiosity, and foster appreciation for traditions beyond our own. Thank you for investing in my students and helping me bring learning to life.","fullyFundedDate":1766861255378,"projectUrl":"project/spirit-of-the-horse-lunar-new-year-fest/9933459/","projectTitle":"Spirit of the Horse: Lunar New Year Festival","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Breit","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2450437_orig.jpg?crop=80,80,x0,y6&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785874587622","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wendy-breit"},{"teacherId":2450437,"projectId":9272760,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting and donating to our classroom project. Your are helping to support hands-on activities through STEM to enhance learning in the classroom. \r\n\r\nThese are some of the STEM projects you supported. For Thanksgiving, we were learning about being grateful. Students wanted to make some type of Thanksgiving decoration, not just the normal turkey paper with grateful feathers. Together, we engineered a pinecone turkey using peacock feathers and googly eyes. As designing we also discussed all the parts of the turkey that was needed. \r\n\r\nThe second project was for the Christmas Holiday. It happened to be reindeer day at school for spirit week. We had to dress like reindeer. Therefore, we had to create Candy Cane Reindeers with pipe cleaners, red pom-pom and googly eyes. Then we create Magic Reindeer food too! \r\n\r\nThen our fun wasn't done! We have been travel to different countries to learn about their holiday traditions for Christmas. Unfortunately, our train derailed in Florida. Therefore we took a virtual field trip through Epcot. Well, you can't go to Disney World without Mickey and Minnie ears! Some of the plastic tablecloths were used for our treat from each country we visited and of course hot chocolate! \r\n\r\nThe rest of the supplies will be used this coming spring for flowers, insects, and creating a S'more Solar oven out of the compostable square containers. Thanks to you kindness and generosity, my students will learn more when they are active in the learning process.","fullyFundedDate":1746806351423,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-stem/9272760/","projectTitle":"Learning Through STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Breit","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2450437_orig.jpg?crop=80,80,x0,y6&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785874587622","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wendy-breit"},{"teacherId":2450437,"projectId":9795735,"letterContent":"A big thank-you to everyone who donated and supported our classroom! Your generosity helped us get new balls for the playground and cozy gloves to keep little fingers warm. It's wonderful to see all the kids playing together, staying active, and having fun — no one sitting against the wall! \r\n\r\nWe're learning the responsibility of taking care of the balls and gloves and sharing with others. Recess is now even more fun because of your donation. We appreciate your support in keeping our playground active, warm, and full of smiles and laughter.","fullyFundedDate":1761953488995,"projectUrl":"project/recess-tools-and-warm-fingers/9795735/","projectTitle":"Recess Tools and Warm Fingers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Breit","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2450437_orig.jpg?crop=80,80,x0,y6&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785874587622","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wendy-breit"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_29383","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":195,"numTeachers":14,"percentFrplEligible":88,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":57,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":29,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":8,"gradesServed":"2 - 4","studentTeacherRatio":"13.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":32.0,"schoolId":29383,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Riverview Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Riverview Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/south-beloit-community-school-district-320/riverview-elementary-school/29383"}