{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Dr Charles Drew Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":59.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9622223,"projectId":9960100,"letterContent":"I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for donating and fully funding my project! The students in our Elementary Instrumental Program are so grateful for you funding the project so more students have access to instrumental music. Elementary school music plans and buds the lasting seed of musical love and appreciation in students and we are proud of our young musicians. \r\n\r\nOur instrumental music program has grown over the past few years, resulting in a larger allocation of time for instrumental music as well as additional resources for instrumental music. Thank you for your contribution in this. We are so very grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1776129011480,"projectUrl":"project/melody-makers-a-trumpet-for-tomorrows/9960100/","projectTitle":"Melody Makers: a Trumpet for Tomorrow's Talent","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Virginia Davis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9622223_orig.jpg?crop=1008,1008,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748975227229","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9622223"},{"teacherId":10346108,"projectId":10732094,"letterContent":"On behalf of my students, our staff, and our entire school community, I want to extend my deepest and most heartfelt gratitude for your incredibly generous donation. Thanks to your support, we are excited to bring a button maker into our classroom, enabling our students to design, produce, and wear custom pins that proudly represent their pod houses across the entire school.\r\n\r\nThis project is about so much more than a simple crafting activity. In our school, pod houses serve as the cornerstone of our community, giving students a smaller, supportive family within the larger student body. By creating and wearing these custom house pins, our students will have a tangible symbol of unity, healthy competition, and shared pride.","fullyFundedDate":1794321028602,"projectUrl":"project/pod-buttons/10732094/","projectTitle":"POD Buttons","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moradel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10346108_orig.png?crop=1024,1024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762571322324","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/missmoradel"},{"teacherId":10346108,"projectId":10586551,"letterContent":"The new carpet has transformed our new teammates classroom into a cozy, welcoming space where students gather for morning meetings, read-alouds, and hands-on learning. When they first saw it, their excitement was contagious! They immediately wanted to sit together, share ideas, and explore. The next steps are to continue building friendships, practicing listening skills, and engaging in interactive lessons. This carpet provides a comfortable space where every student feels included, supported, and ready to learn. Thank you for making this special space possible!","fullyFundedDate":1793099914158,"projectUrl":"project/a-carpet-for-our-new-teammate/10586551/","projectTitle":"A Carpet For Our New Teammate!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moradel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10346108_orig.png?crop=1024,1024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762571322324","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/missmoradel"},{"teacherId":9278059,"projectId":10502645,"letterContent":"You have no idea of the immediate impact of your donations. All packages were received and opened upon arrival. Day of arrival students were already using the wobble stool and yoga balls for flexible seating and the snacks were a great addition for those students who did not have them. It really is upsetting when half the class is eating a snack and the others are sitting with nothing.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the flexible seats, which are used everyday and extremely effective throughout the day, the students use the dry erasers everyday in math, and the noise canceling head phones when choosing our brain break chair. But a much needed addition was the headphones for chromebooks!","fullyFundedDate":1789614084075,"projectUrl":"project/be-flexible/10502645/","projectTitle":"Be Flexible","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fernatt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9278059"},{"teacherId":8907541,"projectId":10638978,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project for our school's community of readers. Each of the books included in this project was specifically requested by one or more readers. They've been so excited to see that their book requests have appeared on the shelves!\r\n\r\nThe Minecraft and Stitch books have been especially popular with readers. Our readers can't get enough of anything related to Minecraft, so these books have been in constant circulation. Our third grade Stitch fans have been reading the books, then creating their own artwork and stories inspired by the characters in the book. \r\n\r\nIt hasn't been long, but these books have already made an impact on readers. Thank you again for helping to bring these reader requested titles to our school to help us encourage a love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1789614083289,"projectUrl":"project/minecraft-manga-and-more/10638978/","projectTitle":"Minecraft, Manga, and More!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tecler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-tecler"},{"teacherId":8907541,"projectId":10595542,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project for our school's community of readers! Our readers are so excited to have these new animal battle books available to read. These books are favorites with our readers and they are always asking for more \"who would win\" style books. While they are interested in reading information about the different animals in the pairings, the ultimate reward is getting to the end of the book and seeing if they were correct in their own predictions about which animal would come out on top in the battle. Giving readers books they're asking for makes a big impact in reading engagement. Thank you again for helping us to build excitement about reading in our community.","fullyFundedDate":1789614085813,"projectUrl":"project/battle-books-for-the-win-part-3/10595542/","projectTitle":"Battle Books for the Win, Part 3","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tecler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-tecler"},{"teacherId":8907541,"projectId":10404399,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project for our school's community of readers! These supplies have helped to make our library and makerspace are an inviting space for all of our students. The due date labels and label protectors have been used to help us circulate books and Chromebooks and ensure that they are returned. The sign stands have helped us create displays that encourage our readers to discover new books.\r\n\r\nWe circulate many origami books and readers know that we keep origami paper at the circulation desk. Whenever someone checks out an origami book, it's pretty much inevitable that they hold their hand out and ask for paper to take with them to try some of the different projects. The origami paper from this project has allowed us to continue to do this.\r\n\r\nThe supplies for button making have helped us to continue a reading engagement program for fourth and fifth grade. When readers finish one of our state book award nominated books and tell me about it, they get a button custom designed to go with the book's content. They wear these with pride!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support for growing readers and spreading book joy!","fullyFundedDate":1785189673251,"projectUrl":"project/library-liftoff/10404399/","projectTitle":"Library Liftoff!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tecler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-tecler"},{"teacherId":8907541,"projectId":10384034,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project for our school's community of readers. Scary books are popular with our readers all year long, but interest is especially high during the fall, so having these new books for the start of the school year has helped to satisfy our readers' cravings for spooky stories.\r\n\r\nThe Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol book Never a Doll Moment has been a favorite with our younger readers. It has been borrowed so many times already! Our upper grade readers are especially excited about reading Broken Dolls and Grin. The covers of those books have drawn lots of reader attention and interest.\r\n\r\nI know that these scary books will continue to engage readers throughout the school year. Thank you for helping to spread book joy--and some jump scares--throughout our school.","fullyFundedDate":1784650797963,"projectUrl":"project/scary-stories-for-summerween-and-beyond/10384034/","projectTitle":"Scary Stories for Summerween and Beyond","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tecler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-tecler"},{"teacherId":8907541,"projectId":10393084,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of this project for our school's readers. Since the start of the school year, these books have been flying off the shelves! Pizza and Taco, History Smashers, and I Survived are among the most popular book series at our school, so these books were greeted with lots of enthusiasm and have been read by many students already. K-Pop Demon Hunters continues to be a hot topic with lots of readers and this book has been in circulation continuously, too.\r\n\r\nThese books have also encouraged readers to read books from genres that are new to them. I was thrilled that when a student returned Refugee today, he asked me if there were more graphic novels like it by the same author. The same thing happened with students who read Space Race. It has been great to see readers trying new books and finding that they like them and coming back for more. \r\n\r\nThank you again for helping to spread book joy and grow readers!","fullyFundedDate":1785331554071,"projectUrl":"project/hot-off-the-press-new-books-for-a-new-y/10393084/","projectTitle":"Hot off the Press: New Books for a New Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tecler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-tecler"},{"teacherId":10346108,"projectId":10699070,"letterContent":"Our Science of Reading station resources give students engaging, hands-on practice with phonics, phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, and vocabulary. These materials help make reading skills concrete and easier to practice independently or with a partner. Students are especially excited to rotate through stations, use interactive materials, and celebrate their progress. Our developing readers have especially warmed to these activities because they provide repeated practice in a fun, low-pressure way. The stations also allow students to work at their own pace while building confidence and strengthening the foundational skills they need to become successful readers.","fullyFundedDate":1790951090097,"projectUrl":"project/sor-station/10699070/","projectTitle":"SOR Station","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moradel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10346108_orig.png?crop=1024,1024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762571322324","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/missmoradel"},{"teacherId":10346108,"projectId":10606955,"letterContent":"Our books with student representation project gives students the chance to see themselves, their families, cultures, and experiences reflected in the stories they read. These books support literacy, vocabulary, comprehension, and meaningful classroom discussions while helping students connect personally with reading. Students are especially excited to discover characters and stories that feel familiar and relatable. Our students who may be reluctant readers have shown particular interest because they can connect with the characters and experiences. These books help every child feel seen, valued, and excited to read while building empathy and understanding of others.","fullyFundedDate":1790951059656,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-them-to-see-themselves/10606955/","projectTitle":"Books for Them to See Themselves!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moradel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10346108_orig.png?crop=1024,1024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762571322324","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/missmoradel"},{"teacherId":10346108,"projectId":10595088,"letterContent":"Our STEM bins give students hands-on opportunities to explore science, technology, engineering, and math through building, testing, and problem-solving. The most exciting part is that learning feels like play! Students can experiment with materials, work together, and discover solutions while developing creativity, critical thinking, and perseverance. 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