{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Carencro Bob Lilly Elem School","outOfStateSupporters":55.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9669861,"letterContent":"The texts in these Simple Solution books ARE GOLD!!! The books have not been with us long, but we have been able to utilize the glossary for various words we have in our curriculum's lessons. There was even a word game we played using words from the glossary specific to what concept we are talking about, and students had to give hints to the person at the front of class to help that student at the front, recall what word they were talking about/written on the board. It was very useful for my ESL students who usually don't have any reference word to have them say anything when we play that game in class.\r\n\r\nComing back from the winter holidays, I will implement the books at the start of our class, doing a couple of review questions at the start of class. I will also give students mini lessons on flex days of questions we have not yet covered in depth yet and that might have been on a previous week's lesson. Being in the middle of the year, this is going to be a consistent way to amp up the review from items we have learned way at the start of the school year, but that students will be expected to provide answers for in the spring on state testing. Additionally, this will make excellent homework on those weeks closer to testing, when there is MUCH to cover in our district's curriculum during the school day. I cannot wait to see the major affects of this project coming to fruition on their testing, and we would not have this without your generosity. THANK YOU.","fullyFundedDate":1764029069929,"projectUrl":"project/next-generation-science-for-this-next-ge/9669861/","projectTitle":"Next Generation Science for This Next Generation's Children!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"},{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9654580,"letterContent":"Supplemental activities are EVERYTHING in today's public schools. The magazines of this project are such a hit, I have had students ask to bring them home! With three classes of students, it is not possible to give them all one to bring home. But this is where the online access is such a valuable component. Not only do the children get to read the articles online, but they play games and watch videos specific to the article's content. WITHOUT ADS. WITHOUT WORRY OF SOMETHING INAPPROPRIATE POPPING UP. \r\n Scholastic has always been a trusted source, but I believe having these magazines have also given insight to things my students otherwise would never know about. The content is unmatched, students show their friends and children are completing assignments to be able to have time to look at what their friends saw. It's been such a blessing to watch the exploration of science in my students through the magazines gifted to us in this project. Thank you so much for your giving to this project!","fullyFundedDate":1758202851022,"projectUrl":"project/science-magazines-please/9654580/","projectTitle":"Science Magazines Please!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"},{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9692634,"letterContent":"The nature of this project was to bring something fun to learning about science, way past making slime. What happened was SO. MUCH. MORE. We began using them on our science \"Flex days,\" and the students really enjoyed the dancing scientist, playing Kahoot to test what they have learned, and make connections in vocabulary that is frequently used in our Great Minds curriculum. They have really looked forward to watching them for indoor recess, instead of playing board games, doing a Go Noodle Indoor Recess video, or even using the Chromebooks to go onto teacher approved websites! Mostly, I have had them look at the different experiments from the videos, and decide if there is one they would like to do on flex days. I have not had the opportunity to do one in class yet, but have printed two for students to do at home, and I had a couple of students come back with some information to share during lessons when having whole class discussions.\r\n My favorite part of it all is something unexpected. My students struggle with application of concepts learned. Previous learning made it easy for students to do well in science by being good readers, or having good inferencing skills. The new standards and curriculum we use are now very hands on. This means the students need to apply in \"real-world scenarios what we learned. The \"Real-World-Science\" portions of the Generation Genius videos make their eyes light up, when they see that what we are learning is literally happening all around them! It has given a new lens for them to look out of, and give deeper understanding to the concepts taught. This, is the difference in a basic and a mastery on end of year state testing, and I love that we can take the standards further in a fun and engaging way! Thank you for giving this gem to my students. We wouldn't have these experiences without you.","fullyFundedDate":1757958704754,"projectUrl":"project/generation-genius-making-science-fun/9692634/","projectTitle":"Generation Genius: Making Science F.U.N.!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"},{"teacherId":2357987,"projectId":9413596,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my hearts. Because of your kindness and generousity, my students have a enough pencils for the first semester. \r\n\r\nI was able to laminate student work and materials to create bulletin boards for student reference. Students were able to stay in class and avoid sickness because of the wipes.The disnfecting wipes are a life safee and helping keep our classroom neat and clean. Again, thank you for supportinf my classroom and students. It really warms my heart. I am eternally grateful for your support","fullyFundedDate":1758837713457,"projectUrl":"project/essentials-for-a-successful-year/9413596/","projectTitle":"Essentials for a Successful Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Savoy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2357987_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1506391972228","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2357987"},{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9237996,"letterContent":"SO many students want to be apart of the after-school second grade \"Chapter Chatters\" book club! It has definitely started something at our school that gives so much joy to the students to be apart of! Our first meeting is soon to start in mid-September. There, another teacher has volunteered to help, and we will have 4 groups of 5 second graders, each with their own jobs, and discussion groups. They will have t-shirts they can wear on spirit shirt days, and our hope is to have a field trip to Barnes and Noble at the end of the school year!\r\nI can already see that having such a club at school, has pushed students to pick up chapter books, so that they too can get in on the \"big book\" action. Upon seeing the various book choices we will have for the school year, more students than I thought would be interested, actually were! \r\nThe funny part is that NONE of this would be possible if it weren't for your hope and donation in this project's impact on children. We are just super grateful that you chose to give to our school's children, and know that this will be the start of book clubs for all grades in the years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1746787184791,"projectUrl":"project/second-grade-book-club-act-2/9237996/","projectTitle":"Second Grade Book Club: ACT 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"},{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9237966,"letterContent":"SO many students want to be apart of the after-school second grade \"Chapter Chatters\" book club! It has definitely started something at our school that gives so much joy to the students to be apart of! Our first meeting is soon to start in mid-September. There, another teacher has volunteered to help, and we will have 4 groups of 5 second graders, each with their own jobs, and discussion groups. They will have t-shirts they can wear on spirit shirt days, and our hope is to have a field trip to Barnes and Noble at the end of the school year!\r\nI can already see that having such a club at school, has pushed students to pick up chapter books, so that they too can get in on the \"big book\" action. Upon seeing the various book choices we will have for the school year, more students than I thought would be interested, actually were! \r\nThe funny part is that NONE of this would be possible if it weren't for your hope and donation in this project's impact on children. We are just super grateful that you chose to give to our school's children, and know that this will be the start of book clubs for all grades in the years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1746698823431,"projectUrl":"project/second-grade-book-club-at-bles-part/9237966/","projectTitle":"Second Grade Book Club At B.L.E.S. Part 4","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"},{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9237937,"letterContent":"SO many students want to be apart of the after-school second grade \"Chapter Chatters\" book club! It has definitely started something at our school that gives so much joy to the students to be apart of! Our first meeting is soon to start in mid-September. There, another teacher has volunteered to help, and we will have 4 groups of 5 second graders, each with their own jobs, and discussion groups. They will have t-shirts they can wear on spirit shirt days, and our hope is to have a field trip to Barnes and Noble at the end of the school year!\r\nI can already see that having such a club at school, has pushed students to pick up chapter books, so that they too can get in on the \"big book\" action. Upon seeing the various book choices we will have for the school year, more students than I thought would be interested, actually were! \r\nThe funny part is that NONE of this would be possible if it weren't for your hope and donation in this project's impact on children. We are just super grateful that you chose to give to our school's children, and know that this will be the start of book clubs for all grades in the years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1746699573947,"projectUrl":"project/second-grade-book-club-bles-part-3/9237937/","projectTitle":"Second Grade Book Club @ B.L.E.S. Part 3","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"},{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9237844,"letterContent":"SO many students want to be apart of the after-school second grade \"Chapter Chatters\" book club! It has definitely started something at our school that gives so much joy to the students to be apart of! Our first meeting is soon to start in mid-September. There, another teacher has volunteered to help, and we will have 4 groups of 5 second graders, each with their own jobs, and discussion groups. They will have t-shirts they can wear on spirit shirt days, and our hope is to have a field trip to Barnes and Noble at the end of the school year!\r\nI can already see that having such a club at school, has pushed students to pick up chapter books, so that they too can get in on the \"big book\" action. Upon seeing the various book choices we will have for the school year, more students than I thought would be interested, actually were! \r\nThe funny part is that NONE of this would be possible if it weren't for your hope and donation in this project's impact on children. We are just super grateful that you chose to give to our school's children, and know that this will be the start of book clubs for all grades in the years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1746699582341,"projectUrl":"project/second-grade-book-club-part-2/9237844/","projectTitle":"Second Grade Book Club Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"},{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9191376,"letterContent":"SO many students want to be apart of the after-school second grade \"Chapter Chatters\" book club! It has definitely started something at our school that gives so much joy to the students to be apart of! Our first meeting is soon to start in mid-September. There, another teacher has volunteered to help, and we will have 4 groups of 5 second graders, each with their own jobs, and discussion groups. They will have t-shirts they can wear on spirit shirt days, and our hope is to have a field trip to Barnes and Noble at the end of the school year!\r\nI can already see that having such a club at school, has pushed students to pick up chapter books, so that they too can get in on the \"big book\" action. Upon seeing the various book choices we will have for the school year, more students than I thought would be interested, actually were! \r\nThe funny part is that NONE of this would be possible if it weren't for your hope and donation in this project's impact in children. We are just super grateful that you chose to give to our school's children, and know that this will be the start of book clubs for all grades in the years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1746699628231,"projectUrl":"project/second-grade-book-club-at-bles-part-1/9191376/","projectTitle":"Second Grade Book Club at BLES Part 1","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"},{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9029720,"letterContent":"This is an amazing tool that was able to be used much as we entered the end of the school year. I almost forgot to take pictures, because I wanted to help them learn to use the recorder, and once they got it, it became a favorite for our Remediation Station! The recorders are pretty easy to use, but for children that are used to touch screen things, it was a fun learning experience. \r\nNever have I ever seen the students so excited to read or attempt to read the leveled readers we have; all because they got to have a new reading experience and hear themselves and friends read! This is also something that was even written about in a letter from one of this year's students, to one of next year's incoming students, about how to be successful in second grade. They told the incoming student in their letter, our 3 rules of using the Listening and Speaking Center. \r\nOverall, I know this will be a marvelous addition to classes from this year, and many years to come. I cannot thank you enough for this popular way to practice being fluent readers in our class :)","fullyFundedDate":1738936572947,"projectUrl":"project/mic-check-read-listen-speak/9029720/","projectTitle":"Mic Check... Read, Listen & Speak!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"},{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9238024,"letterContent":"I cannot express to you the level of excitement that came from my students the day we first got the books, and went outside to read them. Never have I ever seen so many of the boys so ready to read. When they saw the Sonic books...they completely lost it! Knowing that the girls would want to read the Junie B Jones and Brambly series the most, they received the first pick of book to bring outside, and that WAS the first set of books be selected. They also could not believe that even at the end of the school year, people were still out there thinking to give to them, and that made me happy to hear them consider this even as 7 and 8 year old's. They have become more mindful of when others give to them and what it means, and outside of reading cool, on and above level chapter books, that is yet another lesson learned and reason why we are so appreciative of your donation. Thank you for all of your assistance in giving to us!","fullyFundedDate":1746786905374,"projectUrl":"project/chapter-series-madness/9238024/","projectTitle":"Chapter Series Madness!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"},{"teacherId":5445249,"projectId":9021372,"letterContent":"The resources of this project were monumental in having my students to understand the depth and seriousness of the importance of what the man who our school was named after had experienced, but also what others experienced in the Negro Leagues. At the start of them getting used to hearing the term Negro Leagues, there were some eyes looking and grins forming. But after things like a Hispanic student explaining the word negro in Spanish means black, and them listening to \"the first inning\" of the book from the project, \" We are the Ship,\" they genuinely understood the seriousness of what we were learning.\r\nWhen they first opened up the materials, I do believe they were first stunned that someone who did not know them, would give them materials they love to use. But then after looking at the amount of crayons and markers, and realizing the correlation to what we were reading about and talking about with respects to Mr. Lilly, they treasured what we had. Students have always had an issue with capping markers through the years, but it seemed they took a bit more pride in these materials, and it made me happy to hear them ALL speaking of how they, \" Have a color like me.\" Although baseball cards were what we were after, our practicing with tracing fell short on time, preparing for what is now considered state testing for second graders (DIBELS). Our time was used to create valuable images of various players from the Negro League like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Oscar Charleston. I do believe the students of all colors in my class enjoyed every moment of learning, and none of it would have been as valued if you had not given to this project. Truly, we thank you for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1736386020253,"projectUrl":"project/baseballs-separated-history-is-black-hi/9021372/","projectTitle":"Baseball's Separated History is Black History & More","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sonnier's Stellar Students!","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5445249_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695227306469","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-sonnier"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_17099","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":710,"numTeachers":41,"percentFrplEligible":83,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":44,"percentWhite":19,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":31,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"17.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":44.3,"schoolId":17099,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Carencro Bob Lilly Elem School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Carencro Bob Lilly Elem School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/louisiana/lafayette-parish-school-system/carencro-heights-elementary-school/17099"}