{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Yorkwood Elementary School 219","outOfStateSupporters":39.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3717482,"projectId":9213622,"letterContent":"Having a complete classroom set of frame drums has given my students such a wonderful start to their school year!\r\n\r\nI first introduced the frame drum - to each of my classes, K-5th. I showed them how to hold it with their non-dominant hand and how to play with their dominant hand. Students passed the drum around, playing the down-up, down-up, down pattern. \r\n\r\nSince it we begin the year with Hispanic Heritage Month, I taught all my students \"Vamos a la Mar\" (\"Let's Go to the Sea\") from Guatemala. I created lyrics to familiarize them with the melody: \"Pass the drum around, Tum, Tum / Now pass it to a friend, Tum, Tum...\" They loved singing along and taking turns with the drum. \r\n\r\nWhat they didn't expect, was that then we would pass 2 drums at the same time, then 4. And then, a big challenge, keep the circle going with every other person playing and passing the drum. I was able to differentiate this activity by how slow or fast the tempo of song was and putting the students who need more support beside me or another advanced student. Every class was successful, and every class would ask to do the drum circle when they came to class again!\r\n\r\nMy students didn't expect the next step - when EVERYONE got a drum at the same time - they couldn't believe it! They were able to keep the circle going with everyone playing and passing the drum with the song, and they were absolutely THRILLED! That was just the first activity they mastered. So many more to come. Thank you!!","fullyFundedDate":1752586528939,"projectUrl":"project/a-rum-pum-pum-pum-let-the-children-drum/9213622/","projectTitle":"A Rum-Pum-Pum-Pum! Let the Children Drum!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shade","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3717482_orig.jpg?crop=957,957,x0,y114&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736539070443","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-shade"},{"teacherId":3717482,"projectId":9381071,"letterContent":"My student was absolutely THRILLED when he received his new digital piano! His mother was astounded that generous people believe in her son and are supporting him. I took the piano to their house and helped him set it up. \r\n\r\nHe played for his mother - she had never heard him play before! We had a lovely conversation about his talent, what I hear in his musical improvisations that I believe so strongly in, and how he can continue to work and grow even without having the money for lessons or internet access. \r\n\r\nHe and I played some improv together - it was a wonderful experience for me, and I will forever treasure those moments. \r\n\r\nI'll be following up soon to see how he's getting along, and I hope to be taking an iPad with software to help him with developing his playing skills! That project is LIVE right now, with a 1.5 match! Thank you for all your support.","fullyFundedDate":1752586415521,"projectUrl":"project/let-him-play-keyboard-for-a-young-compo/9381071/","projectTitle":"Let Him Play: Keyboard for a Young Composer (Part 1)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shade","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3717482_orig.jpg?crop=957,957,x0,y114&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736539070443","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-shade"},{"teacherId":3717482,"projectId":9041776,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support in giving us a classroom carpet! Since Pre-K and Kindergarten do a lot of activities in a circle, those students were so happy to get to sit on a comfy carpet rather than the tile floor! \r\n\r\nFor my 1st - 3rd grade students, I am now able to set up the Orff Xylophones for the class to use. They rotate from one row of instruments to the next, and that way every student gets to play each of the instruments prepared for the class. \r\n\r\n4th and 5th grades are playing recorder...and almost the entire class prefers to sit on the carpet, creating a stronger sense of community and a more personal setting for instruction and learning. Students are able to gather in small groups--in a much more comfortable, welcoming environment. The result has been more enthusiasm and an increase in collaborative music-making. \r\n\r\nIt really does make a huge difference to the functionality of our space and the warmth that","fullyFundedDate":1737474408650,"projectUrl":"project/a-carpet-for-the-classroom/9041776/","projectTitle":"A Carpet for the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shade","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3717482_orig.jpg?crop=957,957,x0,y114&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736539070443","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-shade"},{"teacherId":3717482,"projectId":7861979,"letterContent":"Sorry it has taken me so long to tell you how these materials have helped my classroom. I began transitioning to a new school, so was not able to integrate this software into my work until I was well-established in my new school this year. Good news is, I LOVE my new school, and this software has been CRUCIAL for my work with my new work conducting the school chorus!!\r\n\r\nMy professional instrument is voice, so moving to a small school with an established 2nd-5th grade choir was exciting for me. I actually have never had the opportunity to conduct a choir, though I've worked as a private voice teacher for years. I've been relying on the combining my vocal pedagogy with conducting classes I had at Westminster Choir College (over 25 years ago), as well as a movement-based conducting style I learned to do in my Orff Level 1 certification program last summer. \r\n\r\nWith this software, I have been able to transpose music to the best key and tempi for my students to practice at home. I use Logic to cut/paste sections so students can get repeated practice with one section, first at a slow tempo. They go to their Google Classroom and have a practice schedule. Click on the first track, it has a section of music that repeats at the learning tempo. When they are ready, they can click on the next practice level I've created for them, and so on. \r\n\r\nThe chorus has been learning to sing in parts for the first time in 5 years. I am able to record one part in one kind of instrument and record part two with a different instrument, making it easy for students to differentiate the part they are singing--WHILE hearing the other part. They need lots of repetitions with that, so having this software has been a real blessing! \r\n\r\nThe chorus learned a 2-part piece from Liberia in Kpelle, Banuwa, and learned the lyrics through a Youtube video that scrolled the lyrics of each part in two different colors. I was able to use Final Cut Pro with Logic to transpose and change the tempo of the video so that my singers could learn it easily, in the best key for their voices. They've sung the piece in 3 concerts this spring! \r\n\r\nThey also sang \"Come to Play,\" a piece they learned from the Carnegie Hall Link Up: The Orchestra Sings program that they participated in through Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in March. For the chorus, we used the mp3 of the piano accompaniment on the website, but needed to add some time to the introduction. Again--I was able to add extra measures to the intro with Logic, record the online scrolling score and use Final Cut Pro to put it all together so they could read the score while practicing. They have sung that 3-part piece in 2 concerts this spring! \r\n\r\nTheir final concert is in the school, for their families. They are so excited to show their families all they have accomplished!!\r\n\r\nThank you so much for these resources. I appreciate that can do so much more for my students than I could otherwise provide!","fullyFundedDate":1704283546700,"projectUrl":"project/tech-for-cross-curricular-music-projects/7861979/","projectTitle":"Tech for Cross-Curricular Music Projects","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shade","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3717482_orig.jpg?crop=957,957,x0,y114&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736539070443","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-shade"},{"teacherId":3717482,"projectId":8787803,"letterContent":"These books are fantastic! My Pre-K and K students have asked me to read and sing another book with them every class since I started using them. \r\n\r\nTheir favorites so far are: \"The Other Day I Met a Bear,\" \" Kitty Alone\" (that's my personal favorite), \"There's a Hole in the Bucket,\" and \"Had a Little Rooster.\" \r\n\r\n\"Had a Little Rooster\" has a delightful chorus...and the Pre-K children especially LOVE making each of the animal sounds. \r\n\r\n\"There's a Hole in the Bucket\" keeps Kindergarten in stitches because - hey - THIS will solve the problem! But...oh no....there's a new problem...and on and on and on and...oh my, we end up right back at the beginning with, yup...a hole in the bucket. \r\n\r\nGreat melody, and the children are singing in 6/8 time!","fullyFundedDate":1727993415594,"projectUrl":"project/stories-that-sing/8787803/","projectTitle":"Stories That Sing!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shade","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3717482_orig.jpg?crop=957,957,x0,y114&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736539070443","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-shade"},{"teacherId":3385451,"projectId":9085843,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project. I am just beginning to utilize the donated materials for this project. The students are so excited as they begin to explore the workbook and make it their own. Children love getting new materials especially when they are brand new, no marks, and nice crisp pages.\r\n\r\nThe beginning introduction really focused on looking at all the activities that we will be able to complete. The first task is teaching our young friends that we cannot color everything all at once. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1738872429037,"projectUrl":"project/prosocial-skills-begin-in-elementary-sch/9085843/","projectTitle":"Prosocial Skills Begin in Elementary School","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3385451_orig.jpg?crop=669,669,x0,y6&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637157742318","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3385451"},{"teacherId":3385451,"projectId":9103492,"letterContent":"I wanted to say thank you on behalf of the students that were supported by this project. The students were excited to unpack the new supplies and materials, and you will get a chance to see the joy in their faces in the upcoming photos. They were happy and curious at the same time. \r\n\r\nI asked the students if there was any item that they liked the most and their response was unanimous about the moisture meters. You will be able to see the students using the moisture meter and in one photo, a student is doing a demonstration. \r\n\r\nOn behalf of the Yorkwood Garden Society, thank you so much. We have added several new students to this project and the materials have allowed us to share the plants with their families and other staff members.","fullyFundedDate":1739558814482,"projectUrl":"project/learning-empathy-and-responsibility-one/9103492/","projectTitle":"Learning Empathy and Responsibility One Plant at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3385451_orig.jpg?crop=669,669,x0,y6&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637157742318","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3385451"},{"teacherId":3507625,"projectId":8477461,"letterContent":"My students and I are extremely appreciative for your kind gesture by supporting our project. We are now able to have a sweet treat after we have completed our rigorous classwork.\r\nNot to mention, we now have the ink needed to assist us with our school needs, such as printing out classroom materials. The ink is helpful for students that do not have a printer at home, and they benefit for our classroom printer also.\r\nThank you, again for your help with allowing us to receive the items we needed to have enriching educational experience.","fullyFundedDate":1731077345989,"projectUrl":"project/increase-inovation/8477461/","projectTitle":"Increase Inovation.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Toombs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3507625_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y48&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719851544379","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3507625"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_64403","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":294,"numTeachers":20,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":92,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":3,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":60.4,"schoolId":64403,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Yorkwood Elementary School 219 on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Yorkwood Elementary School 219","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/maryland/baltimore-city-public-school-district/yorkwood-elementary-school-219/64403"}