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Students are able to analyze structures, make connections between anatomy and physiology, collaborate with classmates, and apply what they are learning to health-care and disease scenarios. These experiences have increased student engagement while also helping prepare students who are interested in careers in medicine, nursing, physical therapy, athletic training, and other health-related fields.\r\nI am extremely grateful to the Olathe Public Schools Foundation for investing in our students and helping provide learning opportunities that would otherwise be difficult to offer within a traditional classroom budget. Their support has helped transform our Anatomy classroom into a more interactive, authentic, and career-connected learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1776483100156,"projectUrl":"project/human-anatomy-project-bringing-anatomy/10197111/","projectTitle":"Human Anatomy Project: Bringing Anatomy to Life","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Bryon J. 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Students will record daily observations. With the paint, brushes, and cardstock my students were able to pick a threatened or endangered animal and illustrated them, so the paintings can be kept in the room for years to come to bring awareness and education to future classes about the animal!\r\n\r\nYour support did far more than supply materials—it energized my classroom and showed my students that a community of people believes in their education. 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On the other hand, the other half of our projects are more sculptural in nature. While traditional glazes will work on those projects, the underglazes that you helped us purchase often work much better for the end product that students envision. This is because underglazes will not melt in the kiln, so they stay right where students paint them. This helps a sculpture of a lion actually look like a lion! \r\n\r\nAgain, I really appreciate your support of our program and your willingness to donate to our students so that they can have more opportunities in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1774643949952,"projectUrl":"project/underglaze-for-creative-detail-work/10166781/","projectTitle":"Underglaze for Creative Detail Work","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Case","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10429494"},{"teacherId":10464891,"projectId":10159059,"letterContent":"Words cannot expresses the gratitude I and my students have for your generosity to our Anatomy and Physiology for all projects at the end of the last school year. All of your donated items have come in and we are starting the new school year off flying. Students are active in our classroom, they are excited to be back learning by doing! \r\n\r\nWith your generosity, students are able to see the anatomy of actual specimens that we have been learning about on paper. Their knowledge comes to life!! The effect is astounding! They truly can understand and have deeper knowledge than simply looking at the organ systems on paper or even virtually on a computer. \r\n\r\nThank you. You have contributed to the future of these students' and the future for all of us.","fullyFundedDate":1774542470457,"projectUrl":"project/anatomy-and-physiology-for-all/10159059/","projectTitle":"Anatomy and Physiology for All","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dodson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10464891"},{"teacherId":8729144,"projectId":10447953,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping fund my project! The students are thrilled with the variety of snacks they can choose from when they're hungry. I am thankful for the sweet rewards - the suckers and Rice Krispies treats really get the kids willing to share their thoughts and work about what we're doing in class. I am also grateful for the hand sanitizer and Kleenex, as we can never have too much of those at a school. I really appreciate you helping our students to have what they need to be successful in class, and therefore, successful later in life, I wouldn't be able to do this without your support.","fullyFundedDate":1787237366532,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-supplies-sweet-treats/10447953/","projectTitle":"Snacks, Supplies, & Sweet Treats","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Henshaw","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8729144_orig.jpg?crop=659,659,x819,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695323859805","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8729144"},{"teacherId":8702908,"projectId":10088016,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contribution to help outfit my yearbook journalism & basic/advanced digital photo classroom. The items that were purchased provide us the ability to store and upload our photos easily and are a necessity for my students to find success as photographers. For yearbook, this allows me enough of these items to outfit my staff so that they can be timely with their uploads for our book, social media and other journalistic uses. \r\nWe truly appreciate your help and we will put these items to use immediately!!","fullyFundedDate":1777992893269,"projectUrl":"project/photography-essentials-needed/10088016/","projectTitle":"Photography Essentials Needed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. (Mindy) Waldron","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8702908_orig.jpg?crop=2381,2381,x375,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665447006322","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8702908"},{"teacherId":9730297,"projectId":10071659,"letterContent":"My wonderful French 4 and 5 students thoroughly enjoyed reading \"Cyrano de Bergerac!\" I had thought most students would have heard of this story somewhere, but they hadn't. It was such a joy reading through the book with them, each taking a different role and figuring out what was going on while doing a super fun read-through.\r\n\r\nThe story of \"Cyrano de Bergerac\" is something most of us can relate to--lacking confidence in declaring one's love for fear of rejection. Yet, Cyrano's poetry is true music to the ears. My students loved reading and interpreting what his words meant, even when the passages seemed long and dry. This book became a wonderful way to link my students to the poetic artistry of Edmond Rostand. \r\n\r\nAfter reading the book, we watched the movie version from 1990. I stopped the movie from time to time to go back to the book and reread sections that had been acted out. This was truly unforgettable. What a wonderful time we had with this novel. Your generosity means so very much! Merci infiniment!","fullyFundedDate":1770272464691,"projectUrl":"project/a-la-fin-de-lenvoi-je-touche-cyran/10071659/","projectTitle":"\"A la fin de l'envoi, je touche!\" Cyrano de Bergerac!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elliott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9730297_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725549636073","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-elliott-on"},{"teacherId":10407686,"projectId":10127883,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing supplies to my classroom! Students in AP Chemistry and Distinguished Scholars Science benefitted from the supplies and snacks and it kept us going through a pretty stressful academic year.\r\n\r\nSometimes all the needs in the world get overwhelming, but your your contribution to public education really does make a huge impact. Every year students come with more needs and as our budget is reduced we really rely on people like you to fill the gap. You are so appreciated, truly!","fullyFundedDate":1772580707211,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-focus-funding-the-fundamentals/10127883/","projectTitle":"Fueling Focus & Funding the Fundamentals in AP Chemistry","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Clement","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10407686_orig.png?crop=240,240,x0,y29&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1772551573525","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10407686"},{"teacherId":9730297,"projectId":9371094,"letterContent":"I am sorry for my very tardy thank you. My kids loved reading this cute little novel. This text was fairly easy for my students to read, and that's OK because the story entertained them. We had lively discussions about the different chapters, and each student took their turn describing their thoughts on the book's events. \r\n\r\nObviously, reading is a super important skill, but reading in a foreign language is a bit different. Do you stop at every unfamiliar word and look it up, or do you continue to read despite knowing the full meaning of each word? Everyone has their own style that works for them. What is really cool is saying that you've read an entire book in a foreign language. Not everyone can say that. My students build literacy skills, and they can take pride in accomplishing something that not everyone gets to do. \r\n\r\nI plan on sharing this novel with this coming year's advanced class as well. They are going to have a lot of fun with this book, as well as the others that we have in our classroom. Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1748995588179,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-helping-students-of-french-wi/9371094/","projectTitle":"Literacy: Helping Students of French With Their Interpretive Reading Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elliott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9730297_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725549636073","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-elliott-on"},{"teacherId":8729144,"projectId":10234656,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to fund my donors choose project! The clipboards have proven invaluable as kids work in groups or in the hall for group projects. I always need and appreciate Kleenex and am glad to have my supply refreshed.\r\nThe students enjoy the variety of snacks to choose from in the snack drawer, and I'm excited to be able to offer then their choice of a tasty treat on their last day of class with me.\r\nI would not have been able to provide these things for the students on my own, and am grateful you chose to help.","fullyFundedDate":1778261958955,"projectUrl":"project/sweet-sendoff-snacks/10234656/","projectTitle":"Sweet Sendoff & Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Henshaw","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8729144_orig.jpg?crop=659,659,x819,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695323859805","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8729144"},{"teacherId":9285693,"projectId":7858978,"letterContent":"Thank you for all of your support in my endeavors as a classroom teacher. With your help I have been able to provide supplies, snacks, and basic materials to my students. This as helped engage them and keep them interacting with materials. It is important to build rapport with students and even the smallest things (like a mint or jolly rancher) can make a student's day. Knowing that students have what they need is a big relief, especially in a school building where not all students can purchase the necessary school supplies.","fullyFundedDate":1695221145299,"projectUrl":"project/paper-prizes/7858978/","projectTitle":"Paper & Prizes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schneider","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9285693_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y216&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767900229613","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9285693"},{"teacherId":10462299,"projectId":10166823,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity. The arrival of these new resources has sparked a wave of renewed energy and curiosity in our classroom. My students were absolutely thrilled when the packages arrived; there was an audible buzz of excitement as they gathered around to see the tools they would be using. Seeing their eyes light up when they realized these materials were specifically for them was a powerful moment that reinforced how much our community supports their education.\r\n\r\nCurrently, we are using these resources to dive deeper into our hands-on curriculum. For example, during a recent project, students were able to transition from theoretical concepts to practical application seamlessly because they finally had the high-quality materials required to explore the subject fully. Watching them collaborate and solve problems using these new tools has been the highlight of my week. It has transformed our classroom environment into a more dynamic and interactive space where every student feels equipped to succeed.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we are moving into the next phase of our current unit, where students will use these materials to design and present their own independent findings. This project will challenge them to apply everything they've learned so far in a creative way. Your contribution didn't just provide \"stuff\"; it provided the foundation for deeper learning and the confidence for my students to take ownership of their work. 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