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Because the library is such a busy and well-loved space, having the necessary supplies to keep it clean, organized, and running smoothly is incredibly important.\r\n\r\nYour donation of cleaning products such as Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer helps us maintain a healthy environment for everyone who enters our doors. Shared spaces naturally require extra care, especially in a school setting where many hands touch tables, keyboards, bookshelves, chairs, and technology throughout the day. With your support, we are able to regularly sanitize surfaces and encourage healthy habits among students. This helps create a cleaner and safer environment where students can focus on learning and enjoying their time in the library.\r\n\r\nThe additional supplies you provided are equally valuable. Everyday materials are often the behind-the-scenes tools that keep our library functioning efficiently and allow us to provide meaningful experiences for students. Whether those supplies are used for organizing resources, preparing lessons, supporting student projects, or enhancing activities, they play an important role in helping our library remain a vibrant and effective learning space.\r\n\r\nYour generosity also sends a powerful message to our students—that their education matters and that their community cares about them. When students see that others are willing to invest in their school and their learning environment, it reminds them that they are supported and valued. Those moments of encouragement can have a lasting impact.\r\n\r\nAs educators, we work hard to create spaces where students feel safe, inspired, and excited to learn. Donations like yours help make that possible. Because of your kindness, we can spend less time worrying about needed materials and more time focusing on students, literacy, creativity, and learning opportunities. Your contribution truly helps strengthen the heart of our school community.\r\n\r\nWe are especially grateful for practical donations such as these because they meet immediate, everyday needs that can sometimes go unseen. While books and programs are often the most visible parts of a library, the supplies that keep the space clean, welcoming, and functional are just as essential. Your thoughtfulness in recognizing those needs means so much to us.\r\n\r\nPlease know that your generosity will have a direct and positive impact on our students and staff each and every day. From cleaner tables and sanitized shared materials to organized resources and supported learning activities, your donation touches many aspects of library life.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness, generosity, and commitment to supporting our school library. We are truly grateful for your partnership and for the care you have shown our students and staff. Your gift is appreciated more than words can fully express, and it will continue to benefit our library community for a long time to come.","fullyFundedDate":1769177532888,"projectUrl":"project/fresh-new-supplies-for-the-new-year/9966934/","projectTitle":"Fresh New Supplies for the New Year.","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Preno","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7805704_orig.jpg?crop=300,300,x0,y71&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617813924953","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7805704"},{"teacherId":7805704,"projectId":9966977,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of STEM activities to our Title I/ELL school library. Your support brings hands-on learning opportunities that spark curiosity and excitement for our students.\r\n\r\nThese resources help build confidence, problem-solving skills, and language development in an engaging and meaningful way. Our students benefit greatly from experiences that make learning accessible and interactive.\r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your investment in our learners and our school community. Your generosity is making a lasting impact on student growth and success.","fullyFundedDate":1767717244062,"projectUrl":"project/stem-for-everyone/9966977/","projectTitle":"STEM for Everyone","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Preno","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7805704_orig.jpg?crop=300,300,x0,y71&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617813924953","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7805704"},{"teacherId":9533583,"projectId":9771544,"letterContent":"I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous donation of a year-long Flocabulary subscription to our classroom! It has already made a huge difference in our engagement during lessons. 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Your kindness and willingness to support our students make a meaningful difference every day. Because of your generosity, we are better able to care for students who need medical attention, comfort, or basic health supplies during the school day.\r\n\r\nYour support helps ensure that our nurse's office remains a safe and welcoming place for students. We truly appreciate your thoughtfulness and commitment to the well-being of our school community. Thank you for helping us keep our students healthy, cared for, and ready to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1765223057308,"projectUrl":"project/health-room-help/9941099/","projectTitle":"Health Room Help","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Julia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8728865_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x110,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664464846014","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8728865"},{"teacherId":8728865,"projectId":9961939,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of supplies to our school nurse's office. Your kindness and willingness to support our students make a meaningful difference every day. Because of your generosity, we are better able to care for students who need medical attention, comfort, or basic health supplies during the school day.\r\n\r\nYour support helps ensure that our nurse's office remains a safe and welcoming place for students. 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One especially meaningful moment was watching students work together at a sensory bin filled with rice and magnetic letters—some practiced spelling sight words, others focused on sorting and patterning, and a few simply enjoyed the calming movement of their hands as they regulated their bodies and prepared to learn. These hands-on experiences have helped students strengthen fine motor skills, build confidence, and stay engaged in a joyful, stress-free way.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the materials, their excitement was immediate. Eyes lit up as they explored the different textures, colors, and possibilities, and many eagerly asked what they could create or learn next. For some students, the sensory bins quickly became a favorite part of the day—a safe space where they could focus, self-regulate, and feel successful. The materials sparked curiosity and creativity, while also encouraging turn-taking, cooperation, and perseverance.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our next steps include expanding these sensory bins to support current lessons in letters, numbers, sorting, and early problem-solving. Students will continue using the materials to reinforce academic concepts while developing independence and social skills through structured play. Your support has given our classroom a powerful tool that blends learning with joy, and it has made a lasting impact on how my students explore, discover, and grow every day.","fullyFundedDate":1758324968263,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-sensory-bins-for-calming-and-l/9694972/","projectTitle":"“Hands-On Sensory Bins for Calming and Learning!”","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Samantha Cato","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10246958_orig.jpg?crop=938,938,x0,y13&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757283174768","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/fv-cato"},{"teacherId":9532519,"projectId":9842351,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of materials that helped bring our 4th grade study of the heart to life. Because of your support, my students were able to explore not just what the heart is, but how it works and why a properly functioning heart is truly a \"literal great heart.\" The informational books you provided were especially valuable, offering clear visuals and detailed explanations that made complex ideas accessible and exciting for young learners.\r\nThe hands-on materials made an enormous difference in student understanding. Using the pumping heart model, the 3-D heart model, and even the plush model allowed students to see the anatomy of the heart from multiple perspectives and truly grasp how blood flows and the heart functions as a powerful muscle. These interactive tools helped turn abstract concepts into meaningful, memorable learning experiences.\r\nThe highlight of the unit was the pig heart dissection, which was truly the icing on the cake. Students were amazed to explore the anatomy of a real heart, making connections between what they had read, modeled, and observed firsthand. It quickly became the talk of the school, and the excitement and curiosity it sparked will last far beyond this unit. Thank you again for your generosity and for helping inspire a deeper love of science and learning in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1761146542393,"projectUrl":"project/a-great-heart-exploring-how-our-hearts/9842351/","projectTitle":"A Great Heart: Exploring How Our Hearts Really Work!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Votava","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9532519_orig.jpg?crop=778,778,x0,y101&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715115595907","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9532519"},{"teacherId":9532519,"projectId":9793379,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of Flocabulary to my 4th grade classroom. Your support has made a meaningful impact on my students' learning by increasing their background knowledge and strengthening their comprehension skills across all content areas. Flocabulary's engaging videos, music, and activities have helped make complex concepts more accessible and memorable for every learner.\r\n\r\nWe have used Flocabulary to practice math facts, explore the science of sound, and enhance our study of Westward Expansion in social studies. No matter the subject, all students are fully engaged and excited to participate when we use Flocabulary. Your generosity has helped create a dynamic and inclusive learning environment, and I am truly grateful for the difference you have made in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1760693520131,"projectUrl":"project/word-up-vocabulary-growth-with-flocabul/9793379/","projectTitle":"Word Up! 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My students are benefiting from your thoughtfulness every day.\r\n\r\nI have been able to put together several sets of review games to store in the zipper pouches. My students love to play these at recess! The organizing bins are keeping all of my small group materials organized while the cord organizers have our iPad cube looking nice and neat! Your support truly helps create a positive and organized environment for all our students. 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About this school
Fairview Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Olathe, Kansas that is part of Olathe Public Schools USD 233.
It serves 233 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
Its teachers have had 193 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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57%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Apr 28, 2026
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Fairview Elementary School
$88,600
raised using DonorsChoose
193
projects
funded
28
teachers
funded
457
donors
20
projects
for
basic supplies
18
projects for
technology
29
projects for
books
10
projects
for
art supplies
Fairview Elementary School has received support from
295 individuals from Kansas and
162 individuals out-of-state.