{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Greenwood Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":23.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6144360,"projectId":9729952,"letterContent":"On behalf of my students and our classroom community, thank you for your generous support of Curiosity Corner. Your belief in our vision transformed an idea into a living, breathing space where curiosity, creativity, and confidence grow every single day. Because of your kindness, our students now have a dedicated area designed to inspire exploration, hands-on learning, and joyful discovery.\r\n\r\nCuriosity Corner has quickly become one of the most meaningful parts of our classroom. It is a welcoming space where students can investigate, ask questions, and engage with materials that spark their natural sense of wonder. From sensory tools and open-ended manipulatives to books and interactive learning resources, each item you helped provide has created opportunities for students to learn through play, exploration, and meaningful interaction.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your generosity has been especially powerful for students who benefit most from hands-on and sensory-based learning experiences. Many of our students thrive when they are able to touch, build, experiment, and explore at their own pace. Curiosity Corner gives them the freedom to choose activities that match their interests while developing essential skills such as problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and self-regulation. We have seen students who were once hesitant become more engaged, curious, and confident learners.\r\n\r\nBeyond academic growth, Curiosity Corner has fostered strong social and emotional development. Students use this space to practice sharing materials, taking turns, and working together toward shared goals. They are learning how to express their ideas, listen to others, and respect different perspectives. These moments may seem small, but they build the foundation for empathy, cooperation, and positive relationships—skills that will serve them well beyond the classroom.\r\n\r\nYour support has also helped create a calming and inclusive environment. For students who may feel overwhelmed in traditional learning settings, Curiosity Corner offers a safe place to reset, regulate emotions, and refocus. Teachers have observed children using this space to self-soothe, problem-solve, and return to group activities with increased readiness and confidence. This sense of belonging has had a lasting impact on our classroom culture.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, Curiosity Corner has reignited a love of learning. Students eagerly look forward to their time in the space, often asking thoughtful questions and proudly sharing discoveries they have made. Whether it's building a structure, exploring textures, or diving into a new book, they are learning that curiosity is valued and that their ideas matter.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has done more than provide materials—it has created meaningful experiences, strengthened student engagement, and reminded our learners that there are people in the community who believe in their potential. We are deeply grateful for your kindness, support, and commitment to enriching the lives of our students. Thank you for helping Curiosity Corner become a place where imagination flourishes and lifelong learning begins.","fullyFundedDate":1760711491076,"projectUrl":"project/curiosity-corner/9729952/","projectTitle":"Curiosity Corner","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bracero","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6144360_orig.jpg?crop=379,379,x61,y185&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644529084668","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6144360"},{"teacherId":4777435,"projectId":9406273,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our students have been enjoying a cleaner, more organized learning space and a refreshed classroom library filled with exciting, highn demand books. The new cleaning supplies and tissues have helped us keep our learning areas tidy and healthy.\r\n\r\nThe new books have been a huge hit, especially the crochet books! Our students were thrilled to see them and couldn't wait to check them out. They've already started using them in our Crochet Club. It's been wonderful to see their enthusiasm for both reading and creativity grow.\r\n\r\nThe rotating bookshelf has been a wonderful addition to our library. Students feel like they are shopping for a book. Your support has truly brightened our space and inspired our students to learn and create with excitement and pride.\r\n\r\nThank you for making such a meaningful difference in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1756226686816,"projectUrl":"project/books-students-love-a-clean-healthy-c/9406273/","projectTitle":"Books Students Love & A Clean, Healthy Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sanchez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4777435"},{"teacherId":2842324,"projectId":9831730,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for donating to this project. Your kindness and generosity have made a positive impactat our school. Having the Pencils for Little Hands has enabled my students to be able to form proper pencil grips so that they can improve their handwriting. Proper panmanship is connected to improved outcomes in writing, and it helps to improve students' self esteem.\r\n\r\nMy students and I are extremely grateful for your support. You make it possible for the students to have a richer educational experience. Thank you for making a difference for our school community.","fullyFundedDate":1760902459902,"projectUrl":"project/pencils-for-improving-penmanship/9831730/","projectTitle":"Pencils for Improving Penmanship","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Foltz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsjanetfoltz"},{"teacherId":10076408,"projectId":9457764,"letterContent":"I wanted to take the time to thank you all for your support for \"Play with Purpose\". Thanks to your donation, I was able to create opportunities for my students to develop their fine-motor, visual coordination, and sensory processing skills. Play is an incredibly important and essential component of early childhood. We gain many of our foundational skills through play, making experiences like these important for development. I have thoroughly enjoyed engaging in play with my students with these materials, and they have as well. Some of these toys are fan favorites, like Feed-The-Bunny, Steggy the Fine Motor Dino, and the fine motor letter clips. Thanks to you we will have materials to engage my students, continue to create memories, and develop essential skills.","fullyFundedDate":1754886718718,"projectUrl":"project/play-with-purpose/9457764/","projectTitle":"Play With Purpose","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bravo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10076408_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y240&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762539285389","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10076408"},{"teacherId":6144360,"projectId":9486678,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your kindness and generosity in supporting my classroom project. Because of your willingness to give, my preschool students now have new tools that will make a real difference in how they manage their emotions, build self-regulation, and thrive in their learning environment. Your contribution is not just about items—it is about creating a safe, supportive space where children can learn important life skills that will benefit them far beyond our classroom walls.\r\n\r\nThis project was designed with a specific goal in mind: to support my students' social-emotional growth. Many young children struggle with regulation. They may become overwhelmed, frustrated, or anxious during the school day, and without tools to help them cope, those feelings can interrupt their ability to learn and connect with others. Thanks to your generosity, we now have resources such as the Sit & Spin, a collection of sensory fidgets, and materials for our calming corner that directly address these needs.\r\n\r\nThe Sit & Spin has already become a favorite for many of my students. It gives them an outlet for movement, helps them calm their bodies, and allows them to release excess energy in a safe and constructive way. Instead of disrupting the group or becoming frustrated, they now have a positive option that restores their focus and readiness to learn.\r\n\r\nThe fidgets have been equally impactful. For some children, the ability to keep their hands busy helps quiet their minds. Whether it's squeezing, stretching, or twisting, these small tools provide big relief for students who need help staying regulated during lessons, transitions, or even quiet times. I have already noticed improvements in their ability to attend to group activities and to persist in tasks that might otherwise have been frustrating for them.\r\n\r\nPerhaps most meaningful of all, your donation allowed me to create a more welcoming calming corner. This is a space where students can go when they are feeling upset, angry, or overstimulated. Equipped with soft items, visuals, and now the new tools you helped provide, this area has become a refuge that empowers children to recognize their emotions and take steps to calm themselves. Watching students independently choose to go to the calming corner, use the tools, and then rejoin their peers ready to learn is one of the most rewarding outcomes of this project.\r\n\r\nYour gift has not only provided physical items but has also strengthened the culture of care, empathy, and emotional safety in our classroom. My students are learning that it's okay to have big feelings, and that there are positive ways to manage them. This lesson, supported by the resources you made possible, is one that will serve them for years to come.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my students and myself, thank you again for your generosity. Your support has touched our classroom in ways that cannot be measured simply by materials—it has created opportunities for growth, regulation, and joy in learning.","fullyFundedDate":1758202967694,"projectUrl":"project/social-emotional/9486678/","projectTitle":"Social Emotional","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bracero","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6144360_orig.jpg?crop=379,379,x61,y185&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644529084668","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6144360"},{"teacherId":2842324,"projectId":9607102,"letterContent":"My colleagues and I sincerely thank you for your support. By donating to this project, you've truly made a difference in how we're able to duplicate learning materials for all of our students.\r\n\r\nBecause our school's budget was cut by thousands of dollars, our administration has been forced to figure out how to fully educate our students without having all of the necessary resources to do so. Your donation to this project has enabled us to have enough paper to make copies of learning materials for our students without having to fund it ourselves or ask our students' parents, the majority of whom are lower income people, to dip into their pockets to provide more copy paper for our school.\r\n\r\nThank you so very much for your kindness and generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1756226686790,"projectUrl":"project/copy-paper-is-essential/9607102/","projectTitle":"Copy Paper is Essential!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Foltz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsjanetfoltz"},{"teacherId":6144360,"projectId":9177263,"letterContent":"Your support in helping create a healthy environment in my classroom is greatly appreciated. It is because of people like you that make our jobs so much easier we are forever grateful for your kindness and generosity in making our classroom healthy and safe again. We will take the materials that you have provided for our classroom to ensure that the students have a room where they can come in and have a clean conducive place where they can learn and thrive. Again we appreciate your generosity and kindness. We are forever grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1746698803774,"projectUrl":"project/lets-clean/9177263/","projectTitle":"Let's Clean!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bracero","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6144360_orig.jpg?crop=379,379,x61,y185&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644529084668","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6144360"},{"teacherId":2842324,"projectId":9269850,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for supporting this project. The students are loving using the fidget toys to help them feel calmer and more focused. That has enabled them to be more available for learning during this first week of the school year,\r\n\r\nThe soft, quiet blocks and the magnetic tiles allow the students to use their creativity to make structures. This has been a wonderful way for the students to use different parts of their brains during the short breaks they need to have to be able to sustain their concentration on the academic skills that they are trying to master.\r\n\r\nThe scented dough is a favorite activity when the students need to release tension that has built up in their muscles. \r\n\r\nThe Number Stones are enabling the students to correctly form their numbers from the beginning of their learning journeys. All of these materials have made for a calmer and more focused classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1749227433305,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning/9269850/","projectTitle":"Hands-on Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Foltz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsjanetfoltz"},{"teacherId":6706631,"projectId":7522344,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the Scholastic News and Storyworks subscriptions! My 3rd graders loved our reading groups and I know the stories from Storyworks were the reason why! Storyworks has so many different types of stories ranging from informational, to plays (everyones favorite). \r\n\r\nOften times I am planning so many lessons in a day, that often my reading groups are the last thing I think about. I never want to short change the students, so having Scholastic to pull from and all their differentiation tools really help to create lessons for each of my groups that are challenging and engaging!","fullyFundedDate":1700252452275,"projectUrl":"project/keep-reading-fun/7522344/","projectTitle":"Keep Reading Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shaikh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6706631"},{"teacherId":2842324,"projectId":9177689,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this project. My students and I are very grateful for your kindness and generosity! Your donation enabled me to obtain quality colorful dry erase markers that will be durable enough for all of my reading groups to use for the whole school year.\r\n\r\nMy students and I use colorful dry erase markers to do Word Races. We write irregularly-spelled words on whiteboards six times using a different color marker each time. We spell and say the word each time we write it. We race to be the first one in the group to finish the task. Since I try to be fair, when I do Word Races with younger students, I use my non-dominant hand to write my words.\r\n\r\nAfter we've finished the writing race, we have a eraser race. Once, again spelling and saying the word six times while erasing it. Following all of that practice with the word, I challenge my students to close their eyes and write the word on their whiteboards. \r\n\r\nThis is an engaging way for my students to learn \"tricky words.\" Thanks, again, for making it possible for me to continue to have Word Races to help my students learn to read, write, and spell challenging words.","fullyFundedDate":1743535009952,"projectUrl":"project/markers-for-dry-erase-word-races/9177689/","projectTitle":"Markers for Dry Erase Word Races","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Foltz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsjanetfoltz"},{"teacherId":2842324,"projectId":9122545,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for supporting this project. Your kindness and generosity has made it possible for me to provide these materials for my students. My students and I are extremely grateful that you are in our corner.\r\n\r\nHaving the uppercase and lowercase Feels Write Letter Stones has helped my students who were having difficulty with correct letter formation. Being able to trace the grooves in the letter stones gives those students the muscle memory to start their letters in the correct place and proceed in the correct direction.\r\n\r\nIt is almost impossible to get students to change bad handwriting habits. Being able to pull out the Feels Write Letter Stones so the students can trace them each time that they form a letter incorrectly has given me hope that I will be able to help the students break their bad habits and improve their handwriting.\r\n\r\nThank you! Thank you! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1740209435620,"projectUrl":"project/handwriting-feels-write-to-us/9122545/","projectTitle":"Handwriting \"Feels-Write\" to Us","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Foltz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsjanetfoltz"},{"teacherId":6144360,"projectId":7324977,"letterContent":"From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your kindness and support in providing goodbye gifts and essential supplies for my preschool students. Your generosity has made a lasting impact, allowing us to send our little learners off with special memories and resources to continue their learning journey. Your contributions have helped create a warm, nurturing environment where they've grown, explored, and thrived. Because of you, they leave our classroom feeling loved, encouraged, and prepared for their next adventure. I truly appreciate your generosity and the difference you've made in their lives!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude","fullyFundedDate":1684874268375,"projectUrl":"project/goodbye-celebration-gifts/7324977/","projectTitle":"Goodbye Celebration Gifts","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bracero","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6144360_orig.jpg?crop=379,379,x61,y185&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644529084668","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6144360"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_26910","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":288,"numTeachers":27,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":12,"percentWhite":6,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":75,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"10.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":76.1,"schoolId":26910,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Greenwood Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Greenwood Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/waukegan-community-unit-school-district-60/greenwood-elementary-school/26910"}