{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Fayette Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":83.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2586073,"projectId":9708754,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to help my students to have headphones they can use in the classroom. The boys and girls use the headphones for various things in the classroom. They listen to books utilizing a variety of different platforms. They are able to play educational math and literacy games in privacy. Students are also able to watch videos that enhance their learning. \r\n\r\nMy students were so excited when the boxes arrived in our classroom. They begged me to open the boxes so they could see what surprise was in store for them. They were so excited to see the \"shiny\" new headphones. \r\n\r\nThis year all kindergarten students had to take a computerized test. The headphones allowed each student to take their test in privacy. Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1758799994460,"projectUrl":"project/shhhh-listen-look-and-learn-in-quiet/9708754/","projectTitle":"Shhhh! Listen, Look and Learn in Quiet!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2586073_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720077117644","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2586073"},{"teacherId":1764760,"projectId":9921154,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity towards our A to Z Summer Countdown activities!! While we are still making our way through the letters, we have had a lot of fun so far! \r\n\r\nWe started it off with painting magnets. We have moved onto to bubbles and bouncy balls, and sidewalk chalk outside! They are looking forward jump ropes and lollipops, and pop-its which are coming up soon!!\r\n\r\nI appreciate your kindness and support towards my kindergarten classroom! These fun activities make these last few weeks of school fun for the kids and entice them to make good choices throughout the day so we can enjoy the fun activities at the end of the day! \r\n\r\nThank you for helping to create amazing learning opportunities for my young students!","fullyFundedDate":1764775288067,"projectUrl":"project/countdown-to-summer-a-to-z-style/9921154/","projectTitle":"Countdown to Summer A to Z Style","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kastigar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1764760_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559767399174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lorikastigar"},{"teacherId":1764760,"projectId":9643146,"letterContent":"Oh my goodness! We had the BEST day in kindergarten during our Glow Day event! The kids had so much fun! I heard repeatedly how it was the BEST day ever! \r\n\r\nThe had a blast playing various games and completing various activities! They loved making their own bracelets and painting their own rocks! Then the bowling, tic tac toe, and ring toss were enjoyed as well! The cup building and pong game were big hits in our afternoon stations! \r\n\r\nThe kids had so much fun and enjoyed all of the activities that tied in math, literacy, art, and STEM! \r\n\r\nThank you for your kindness and generosity to my classroom! I am grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1758834655065,"projectUrl":"project/glow-day-in-kindergarten/9643146/","projectTitle":"Glow Day in Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kastigar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1764760_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559767399174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lorikastigar"},{"teacherId":1764760,"projectId":9705850,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your amazing generosity in helping us complete this project! My students were so very excited to take these fun things home to share with their families to create, build, and design cool things with the ++ Builders. They also got to pick their favorite design which added some excitement. Thanks to several choices the project provided. \r\n\r\nThen who doesn't like to play games, with my all time, favorite Uno Junior and Skip-Bo Junior. These fun games will provide family fun for many years to come hopefully. Then throw in some popcorn and juice and what else could you need for a night of Family Fun?!?! 💗","fullyFundedDate":1759691612885,"projectUrl":"project/family-stem-night-part-2/9705850/","projectTitle":"Family STEM Night - Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kastigar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1764760_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559767399174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lorikastigar"},{"teacherId":1764760,"projectId":9691438,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us to get the first part of our Family Fun Night project funded! I have always enjoyed game night with my own family and am in hopes that my young students enjoy it just as much for years to come. \r\n\r\nThe Plus Plus Builders and UNO cards are part one! I love the Plus Plus Builders because it gives the kids options to either try to build the design of the tube or create their own designs. They can build and design over and over again. A fun UNO game is great for all ages to play with and offers different levels of play so that the game can grow as the kids skill levels increase! \r\n\r\nI am so excited that my young kiddos can have some fun activities to enjoy with their family at home! What a great opportunity for my students! :)","fullyFundedDate":1757551236495,"projectUrl":"project/family-stem-night-fun-part-1/9691438/","projectTitle":"Family STEM Night Fun - Part 1","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kastigar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1764760_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559767399174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lorikastigar"},{"teacherId":1764760,"projectId":9691447,"letterContent":"I am so grateful to all of our amazing donors who came together and made this fun holiday project a reality for my young students. They had so much fun with these amazing crafts and activities! \r\n\r\nWe started off our week with a fun reindeer day including antlers and making a fun reindeer snack, a fun Grinch Day including the Grinch, cookies, and Grinch Hershey Kisses, fun Santa Hats for everyone, and crafting Gingerbread ornaments. \r\n\r\nAll of these fun activities helped us get ready for the holiday season by having fun with exciting holiday themes. These are the things that make those lifelong memories for young kids and I am happy to have some amazing donors who helped make that happen! \r\n\r\nThank you! :)","fullyFundedDate":1764350589331,"projectUrl":"project/holiday-shenanigans/9691447/","projectTitle":"Holiday Shenanigans","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kastigar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1764760_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559767399174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lorikastigar"},{"teacherId":1764760,"projectId":9941918,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity towards our project! I am so excited to have a fresh supply of folders, a variety of new hole punchers, and fancy scissors for fun art projects. \r\n\r\nI am very grateful for the support to get these great supplies in our classroom! The folders are perfect to use for our daily folders to keep our papers safe that travel back and forth between home and school. Then the wide variety of hole punchers have some cute designs and shapes. These are perfect for not only crafting during Center time, but also to help my young kiddos build up their hand muscle strength, helping with their fine motor skills!\r\n\r\nI appreciate you all making a difference in my classroom for years to come! :)","fullyFundedDate":1767667569926,"projectUrl":"project/scissors-folders-and-art-supplies/9941918/","projectTitle":"Scissors, Folders, and Art Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kastigar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1764760_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559767399174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lorikastigar"},{"teacherId":1764760,"projectId":9342468,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity towards our project. I am so very grateful for these amazing decodable books that my young students enjoy. These books are used daily during my small group instruction and the students take them home evening to share with their families which they love! \r\n\r\nThey are perfect for my beginning readers and they enjoy the cute little stories as well. They are just what I was hoping they would be. \r\n\r\nI appreciate all the kindness and support towards my kindergarten classroom. These books will be used for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1757771271509,"projectUrl":"project/ready-for-reading/9342468/","projectTitle":"Ready For Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kastigar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1764760_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559767399174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lorikastigar"},{"teacherId":9801648,"projectId":9759118,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our Building Numbers, Building Thinkers project. Your donation has provided my students with hands-on resources that are strengthening their understanding of numbers and encouraging deeper mathematical thinking.\r\nWith these materials, students are exploring math in meaningful ways, explaining their reasoning, solving problems collaboratively, and gaining confidence as they work through challenges. Learning has become more engaging and interactive, and students are developing skills that go beyond numbers alone.\r\nI am truly grateful for your kindness and belief in my students. Your support is helping them grow into thoughtful problem-solvers and confident learners. Thank you for making a lasting difference in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1762265260163,"projectUrl":"project/building-numbers-building-thinkers/9759118/","projectTitle":"Building Numbers, Building Thinkers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kanizer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/holly-kanizer"},{"teacherId":9801648,"projectId":9720438,"letterContent":"Your generous support of our Building Readers project has made a meaningful difference in my classroom. Thanks to you, students now have access to engaging reading materials that are helping them grow in skill, confidence, and enthusiasm for reading.\r\nEach day, I see students taking pride in their progress, choosing books more eagerly, and approaching reading with a positive mindset. Your donation has helped create an environment where students feel supported, capable, and excited to learn.\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for investing in their education. Your kindness is deeply appreciated and will have a lasting impact on their journey as readers.","fullyFundedDate":1758855219129,"projectUrl":"project/building-words-building-readers/9720438/","projectTitle":"Building Words, Building Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kanizer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/holly-kanizer"},{"teacherId":2586073,"projectId":9670926,"letterContent":"The excitement was real when my students saw the boxes being delivered to our classroom. They wanted me to open the boxes immediately so they could see the contents. When opened they then wanted to use the materials right away. Patience were a necessity they did not have. \r\n\r\nAs you can see in the pictures we enjoyed many fun learning activities as well as some that were just fun. They built memory words with glow bracelets, played Top-it with glow cards, played tic-tac-toe and got to write the room with highlighters. Some activities not in pictures were building towers with glow cups, math adding game with glow die and others.\r\n\r\nWe thank you so much for helping to make our Glow Day especially special. We are excited and can not wait to use our GLOW products again soon.","fullyFundedDate":1757620123949,"projectUrl":"project/lets-glow-in-kindergarten/9670926/","projectTitle":"Let's GLOW in Kindergarten!!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2586073_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720077117644","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2586073"},{"teacherId":1764760,"projectId":9323410,"letterContent":"Thank you all so much for your support and generosity towards our back to school supplies project! I was so very grateful to have lots of laminate and card stock to help me get things ready for my young students! \r\n\r\nI use card stock for so many things throughout the year including making new centers, sending special notes home to families and even using it to make alphabet letters for each student to have in their Reading Bags to last longer for continued use through the school year. \r\n\r\nThe laminate is so very useful to use on student work and Learning centers so they can be used for many years to come. All these supplies make a huge difference in our classroom! Thank you for your kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1751135605275,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-the-new-school-year/9323410/","projectTitle":"Supplies for the New School Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kastigar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1764760_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559767399174","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lorikastigar"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_19254","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":307,"numTeachers":13,"percentFrplEligible":54,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":94,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":2,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"23.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":17.0,"schoolId":19254,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Fayette Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Fayette Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/indiana/vigo-county-school-district/fayette-elementary-school/19254"}