{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Daniel H Williams Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":45.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4392939,"projectId":10354499,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous support of An Early Lunch Equals A Snack Later!\" We are truly grateful for your kindness and excited about the difference your donation has made for my students.\r\n\r\nAs a kindergarten teacher, I know that little things can make a BIG difference. Having a snack available when a student is hungry helps them feel cared for, comfortable, and ready to learn, explore, participate, and simply be their best selves throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our classroom has snacks available when students need a little extra boost. But your donation means so much more than providing a snack—it sends a powerful message to our scholars: You matter. You are cared for. Your community believes in you.\r\n\r\nI am passionate about creating a classroom where every child feels safe, valued, supported, and encouraged to learn. Your generosity is helping me build that kind of environment and giving our students one more reason to feel excited about coming to school each day.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our scholars, supporting our classroom, and investing in the little learners who are growing into tomorrow's leaders. Your kindness truly makes a difference, and we are so thankful to have you as part of our classroom family! \r\n\r\nWith heartfelt gratitude, Thank you for helping our scholars learn, grow, and shine!","fullyFundedDate":1789576880319,"projectUrl":"project/an-early-lunch-equals-a-snack-later/10354499/","projectTitle":"An Early Lunch Equals A Snack Later","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. 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My students enjoy looking at the colorful photographs, sharing what they notice, and discussing new information with their classmates. Even students who may be hesitant to read are eager to participate because the topics are interesting and relatable. They are beginning to see themselves as readers who can learn something new from every text.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping my first graders become curious, confident, and excited learners. Thank you for investing in their education and giving them meaningful opportunities to read, explore, ask questions, and discover the world around them.","fullyFundedDate":1783028274884,"projectUrl":"project/scholastic-adventure/10360698/","projectTitle":"Scholastic Adventure","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cheatham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4647498_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771699545608","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4647498"},{"teacherId":4392939,"projectId":10557120,"letterContent":"Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am truly grateful for your incredible kindness and generosity toward my students, my classroom, and our school community.\r\n\r\nYour thoughtful donation means more than words can express. These materials will make a meaningful difference in my students' learning and development as they continue to recognize, understand, and express their emotions.\r\n\r\nMy students are building important social-emotional skills that will help them communicate their feelings, develop positive relationships, solve problems, and learn how to navigate their emotions in healthy and productive ways. Having engaging, hands-on materials will give them meaningful opportunities to practice these skills while learning in a way that is fun, interactive, and age-appropriate.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and believing in their potential. I am so excited to put these wonderful materials into their hands and watch their confidence, creativity, communication skills, and emotional awareness grow.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping me create a classroom where every student can feel supported, understood, valued, and empowered to be their very best. I am truly grateful for your support and for the difference you are making in the lives of my students!","fullyFundedDate":1788906304118,"projectUrl":"project/feel-show-and-make-calming-sensory-pla/10557120/","projectTitle":"Feel, show, and make calming sensory play for SEL.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Scott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4392939_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1787974343591","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4392939"},{"teacherId":4392939,"projectId":10354505,"letterContent":"Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you so much for your generosity towards my scholars. I know they will enjoy borrowing books for our class library to read with family and friends.Thank you for supporting reading.\r\n\r\nI am grateful for your generous donation of bags for book in a bag. To increase at home reading. It truly takes a village!\r\n\r\nYour contribution to my class is an honor. My students can now take home class library books or decodable and return them without damaging them. Thank you giving my students the opportunity to increase their reading skills. \r\n\r\nPlease know that your donation was a great addition to our class. Once again thank you for supporting reading!","fullyFundedDate":1787587094031,"projectUrl":"project/we-love-to-protect-our-library-books/10354505/","projectTitle":"We Love To Protect Our Library Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Scott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4392939_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1787974343591","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4392939"},{"teacherId":10238720,"projectId":10058820,"letterContent":"My students have been thrilled with having access to the new supplies. They've been working diligently on their shoe design project which has become a favorite. Already I have seen the creativity blossom. For this particular project they've been using the colored pencils to base their shoes off of candy packaging. The colored pencils have given them more control over the outcome. They've been able to add finer detail and blend colors with ease. I'm so incredibly proud of the work they have done. This is just a tiny sample of the impact you have made. We thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1770020035635,"projectUrl":"project/crafty-classroom/10058820/","projectTitle":"Crafty Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Reed","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10238720_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769224413236","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10238720"},{"teacherId":9710437,"projectId":8709342,"letterContent":"I would like to thank everyone again for your donations. It is very important to me that my kids get to see the magic of art. Most of these kids do not have art supplies at home so school is where they can learn and experience the joy of making art in a variety of mediums.\r\n My students got to use oil pastels not just to make a blended drawing but also with other mediums. They painted watercolor seascapes, created cardboard mask reliefs, and designed glow in the dark roller blades! The students were so excited about their projects that parents told me their students recreated the projects at home. \r\nWe truly could not have given this experience to these students without your donation. 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