{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mary McLeod Bethune Charter Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":57.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3140508,"projectId":9440480,"letterContent":"From the bottom of my heart, I thank each and every one of you for your generous support for my classroom project. Because of your help and donations, my students now have the chance to discover the joy of reading.\r\n\r\nI read Suzanne Collins' highly acclaimed novel, The Hunger Games, last year after several friends had recommended it to me. Luckily, I had enough Scholastic member points to get a free copy. I started reading The Hunger Games during silent reading reading time. Your kindness will never be forgotten.","fullyFundedDate":1761786579817,"projectUrl":"project/reading-ready/9440480/","projectTitle":"Reading Ready!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3140508_orig.jpg?crop=1212,1212,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1590887365051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diana-wilson"},{"teacherId":3140508,"projectId":9079346,"letterContent":"From the bottom of my heart, I thank each and every one of you for your generous support for my classroom project. Because of your help and donations, my students now have the chance to discover the joy of reading.\r\n\r\nI read Suzanne Collins' highly acclaimed novel, The Hunger Games, last year after several friends had recommended it to me. Luckily, I had enough Scholastic member points to get a free copy. I started reading The Hunger Games during silent reading reading time. Your kindness will never be forgotten.","fullyFundedDate":1741544588664,"projectUrl":"project/my-reading-space/9079346/","projectTitle":"My Reading Space","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3140508_orig.jpg?crop=1212,1212,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1590887365051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diana-wilson"},{"teacherId":9070146,"projectId":9387958,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my Donor Choose Project, Let's Stay Sharp Project. Your kindness is making a real difference for my students and we are truly grateful. Your support means more than you know. Because of generosity, my students will have access to the pencil sharpener and pencils that will inspire their learning and help them grow. The pencils write so nicely and the pencil sharpener works perfectly.\r\nMy students will be using them all the time.\r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1756136056843,"projectUrl":"project/lets-stay-sharp/9387958/","projectTitle":"Let’s Stay Sharp","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. T. Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9070146"},{"teacherId":9398984,"projectId":8953899,"letterContent":"Color worksheets help us to stay on track and helps our words stay in the lines. Color helps us remember our coins and their values. Color helps us to identify things in our word and know which letters start their names. Color helps us to see, identify, and recognize the things we need to know about and makes them come to life for us. Color helps us learn. Thank you for helping us to access the world around us and to learn in color.\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\n\r\nMs. Distler's 4th - 8th Self-contained Special Education class","fullyFundedDate":1741385241646,"projectUrl":"project/multi-sensory-color-printing/8953899/","projectTitle":"Multi-sensory Color Printing","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Distler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9398984"},{"teacherId":9818625,"projectId":9202943,"letterContent":"Our special education class is so grateful for the generous donation of our new classroom rug. From the moment it was unrolled, it transformed the room into a more welcoming and comfortable space. The bright colors and soft texture immediately drew our students in, and it has quickly become a favorite spot for morning meetings, story time, and quiet activities. The rug helps create a cozy, safe environment where students feel more at ease and engaged in their learning.\r\n\r\nThis rug has made a significant impact on our daily routine and classroom culture. For many of our students, structure and sensory comfort are essential to their success, and the rug provides both. It helps define clear personal space during group activities, reduces noise levels, and offers a soft place for students who need a break or a calming moment. We've seen increased focus, improved transitions, and more positive interactions among our students. We truly appreciate this thoughtful gift—it's made a real difference in our learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1746705390019,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-rug-needed-to-build-classroom/9202943/","projectTitle":"Classroom Rug Needed to Build Classroom Family!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lee","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9818625_orig.png?crop=1179,1179,x0,y78&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756317491757","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9818625"},{"teacherId":9070146,"projectId":9105567,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation!! It means so much to us!! We truly appreciate it!! The wipe boards and erasers will be so helpful in our classroom. My students will be able to display their responses when ever we are having a whole group discussion. The wipe boards will also help me to identify my students who are struggling with a specific skill.\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for helping create a fun learning environment for all of my students! \r\n\r\nWe greatly appreciate your kindness!!","fullyFundedDate":1743098515177,"projectUrl":"project/use-a-whiteboard-save-a-tree/9105567/","projectTitle":"Use A Whiteboard, Save a Tree","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. T. Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9070146"},{"teacherId":3140508,"projectId":9079338,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my project! My students now have various ways to show what they are learning in the classroom. They are able to work with others to complete hands-on projects that are tied to what we have been learning in the classroom. Working and interacting with other students is valuable as students need to further their communication skills.\r\n\r\nStudents enjoy doing science in the classroom when they know that there is some type of project that they will complete to enhance their learning experience. As a classroom teacher, these stem projects provide me with multiple resources to use with my students.","fullyFundedDate":1739826038698,"projectUrl":"project/primary-stem-projects/9079338/","projectTitle":"Primary STEM Projects","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3140508_orig.jpg?crop=1212,1212,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1590887365051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diana-wilson"},{"teacherId":6122812,"projectId":7433225,"letterContent":"Thank you for investing in our class activities. We are enjoying each new product we received. My students are learning how to take turns and share daily. We look forward to many enjoyable days of new shared activities.\r\n\r\nEach of my students have been able to take the activities and books home to share over the weekends. This home delivery gives each student the responsibility to take care of the received gifted items and return to all the items back to class for the next student to share with their family.\r\n\r\nReading is exciting and we look forward reading all the new books and learning new stories. We are drawing pictures about the stories read. We are able to see new words in the stories. We can write sentences in class with using new words we have learned from the new books.\r\n\r\nWe have shared our work with each other. This has been enjoyable to see my students learn and share stories and work. \r\n\r\nThank you,","fullyFundedDate":1696253440425,"projectUrl":"project/listening-words/7433225/","projectTitle":"Listening Words","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Robertson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6122812_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1543964027059","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6122812"},{"teacherId":8482325,"projectId":6804274,"letterContent":"Our students absolutely loved reading Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson! Through this powerful memoir, they not only connected with a beautifully told personal story but also deepened their understanding of nonfiction narratives. As we explored Woodson's use of figurative language and poetic structure, students gained a stronger grasp of how language can evoke emotion and meaning. They also experimented with free verse writing of their own—discovering new ways to express their voices. This experience sparked joy, curiosity, and growth in both reading and writing!","fullyFundedDate":1662486071866,"projectUrl":"project/readers-are-dreamers/6804274/","projectTitle":"Readers Are Dreamers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Metoyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8482325_orig.png?crop=367,367,x0,y52&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662338078287","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8482325"},{"teacherId":6122812,"projectId":6746419,"letterContent":"My students being able to see maps of the entire world placed in two areas of our classroom, gives the ability to get a mind set on the location of each continent. My students can also get an idea of how large certain countries and continents are in size. My students have the interest of wanting to know about the culture of each country and continent. \r\n\r\nMy students are able to use the measurement of the country size in their Math problems. Thank you for all the brand new materials. My class has had a wonderful time in using all of these new given materials. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1669756220860,"projectUrl":"project/world-exploring/6746419/","projectTitle":"World Exploring","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Robertson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6122812_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1543964027059","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6122812"},{"teacherId":6122812,"projectId":6808494,"letterContent":"Thank you, for funding our class project of Donors Choose. My students and I are excited to have received all of our selected chosen manipulative for our use in class. Having the opportunity to select, pick and choose items within a price range. This has helped my students to see the importance of choosing manipulative items for class that will give growth and knowledge while seeing the value of each selection in a budget. We want for each student to learn and appreciate the funded gifts. These gifts of funding has allowed each of my students to learn and appreciate the funding given to our class.","fullyFundedDate":1669756220487,"projectUrl":"project/learn-science/6808494/","projectTitle":"Learn Science","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Robertson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6122812_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1543964027059","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6122812"},{"teacherId":6223547,"projectId":5493580,"letterContent":"I can't begin to explain the happiness that showed on my students' faces when they saw the multicultural crayons. They were excited to draw and color with something closer to their own skin tone. \r\nUsing multicultural crayons (or markers, pencils, paints, etc.) helps students in powerful ways beyond just coloring. Here are some key benefits:\r\nRepresentation and Belonging \r\nStudents see their own skin tones reflected in classroom materials, which validates their identity, builds self-esteem, and communicates that all colors of skin are valued.\r\nPromoting Inclusion and Equity \r\nAccess to a variety of skin tones normalizes diversity and prevents a \"default\" crayon from being labeled as \"skin color,\" which can unintentionally exclude others.\r\nEncouraging Respect and Empathy \r\nChildren learn that people come in many shades and all are beautiful, helping them appreciate similarities and differences among peers, developing empathy.\r\nSupporting Social-Emotional Learning \r\nColoring with multicultural crayons opens up natural conversations about identity, culture, and fairness, giving students tools to express who they are and how they see the world.\r\nExpanding Creativity and Accuracy \r\nStudents can create more realistic and authentic artwork, learning that accuracy in art can reflect the real diversity of human experience.\r\nBuilding Culturally Responsive Classrooms \r\nTeachers show, through materials, that diversity is not just talked about but embedded in daily learning. 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