{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Panorama Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":41.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9701564,"projectId":10500601,"letterContent":"When you imagine an elementary physical education class, you likely picture a large open field, sneakers squeaking, and the cheerful chaos of children at play. What you might not picture is the unique set of challenges and opportunities that come with teaching physical education directly inside a standard classroom space. Teaching active, energetic movement within four walls requires an intricate orchestra of spatial management, intentional instruction, and multi-sensory learning. Thanks to your generous support, our indoor PE classroom has transformed into an immersive, highly organized, and energizing movement lab. Your donations of high-quality Bluetooth speakers, sturdy activity tables, and mobile rolling desks have fundamentally changed how my students experience physical education every single day.\r\n\r\nIn education today, technology is far more than a device with a screen—it is an accelerator for engagement, structure, and equity. While many of you use speakers or tablet surfaces at home for entertainment or work, in our physical education classroom, these tools serve as vital instructional catalysts. Managing an active physical education curriculum inside a classroom requires clear boundaries and immediate communication. The new sound system ensures that every student, no matter where they are standing in our space, hears crisp, clear instructions, rhythmic cues for movement, and inclusive auditory prompts over the natural noise of energetic activity. Music isn't just background noise here; we use specific beats per minute to guide heart rates during cardio warm-ups, set precise timed intervals for station rotations, and create distinct audio cues that signal immediate, safe transitions in a enclosed room. The tech bridges the gap between active movement and focused learning, allowing students to process directions safely and efficiently.\r\n\r\nOf all the new additions, the high-powered, crystal-clear speakers are unquestionably what excites the students most. Children respond viscerally to sound, and the moment music fills our classroom with incredible clarity, their energy elevates instantly. They walk through the door with wide eyes, eager to find out what dynamic soundtrack or rhythmic challenge will accompany their movement stations for the day. Music turns space-conscious physical conditioning into an engaging, rhythmic game. The mobility of the new rolling desk and sturdy activity tables also brings a sense of modern structure to our PE classroom that the kids love. The tables give them dedicated zones for health literacy, fitness tracking, and collaborative skill stations, while the rolling desk allows our classroom layout to flex and adapt instantly. Seeing their classroom set up like an organized, professional learning studio gives the students a immense sense of pride.\r\n\r\nThese tools have made a profound impact on specific groups of students, particularly our neurodivergent learners and those who struggle with sensory processing or auditory focus. Doing physical activities inside a regular classroom can sometimes feel crowded or overwhelming for children who need clear personal space and structure. Before we had the sound system and dedicated stations, processing instructions in a active room was difficult for them. Now, with clear audio projection, these students feel far more grounded, focused, and confident. One student in particular, who frequently experienced anxiety during group movement activities, has completely blossomed. The predictable visual and auditory structure—managed effortlessly from my rolling desk—helps him anticipate what comes next. He now proudly leads his peers during warm-up routines, moving right alongside the speaker with a bright smile.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, the physical additions of the tables and rolling desk have revolutionized my ability to teach and manage our space. Instead of balancing clipboards on my lap or stacking materials in corners, the rolling desk allows me to navigate every corner of the classroom while keeping my technology, music controls, and assessment tools right at my fingertips. I can seamlessly display instructional skill videos, track student progress in real time, and gather small groups around our activity tables for targeted health lessons and skill breakdowns.\r\n\r\nYour generosity did not just buy hardware and furniture; you provided the foundation for a safe, inclusive, energetic, and efficient physical education environment within our classroom. You have helped us amplify student success in the most literal and meaningful way possible. Thank you for investing in our health, our learning, and our future.","fullyFundedDate":1787179279355,"projectUrl":"project/amplifying-learning-tech-tools-and-soun/10500601/","projectTitle":"Amplifying Learning: Tech Tools and Sound for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Felder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9701564_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x366,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724423455418","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9701564"},{"teacherId":9701564,"projectId":10255001,"letterContent":"When most people think of elementary physical education, they picture a sprawling gymnasium with high ceilings and polished floors. However, in our school, physical education looks a little different—our \"PE room\" is a traditional classroom that we transform every single day into a dynamic space for movement, health, and active learning. Managing physical education within four classroom walls comes with unique challenges, but the biggest challenge of all is one that every teacher faces: trying to engage students who are running on an empty tank. Thanks to your incredible generosity towards our project, \"Fueling Focused Minds with Healthy Snacks,\" our classroom has become a place where every child receives the nourishment they need to stay focused, active, and eager to learn.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes of healthy snacks first arrived and were brought into our classroom, the atmosphere was electric. Elementary students have a way of wearing their emotions right on their sleeves, and their reactions were pure joy. As I set the delivery boxes down near our whiteboards, a wave of curious whispers rippled through the room. \"Are those for us?\" one second-grader asked, peering over their desk with wide eyes. When I announced that generous supporters from near and far had sent these snacks specifically to help them stay energized during our PE lessons, the classroom burst into cheers. Many of my students come to school facing food insecurity, and seeing a dedicated cabinet in our classroom stocked just for them gave them an immediate sense of comfort and relief. They were not just excited about the food; they felt seen, cared for, and deeply valued by people who believed in them.\r\n\r\nSince the arrival of these resources, we have integrated the snacks directly into our daily classroom PE routines and health lessons. A specific moment that stands out happened just last week during an indoor fitness and coordination station activity. Space can be tight in a classroom setting, so high focus and body awareness are essential for safety and full participation. One of my fourth-grade students, who frequently struggles with fatigue and low engagement during our afternoon movement blocks, was sitting at his desk with his head down, unable to summon the energy to join his group. Instead of having to sit out the entire lesson, he was able to grab a nutritious, protein-packed snack from our snack corner. Within fifteen minutes, his energy returned, his focus sharpened, and he jumped right back into his group's activity station with a massive smile on his face. That single moment captured the entire purpose of this project: removing a hidden barrier so every child can participate fully, right here in our classroom space.\r\n\r\nBeyond supporting our movement activities, these resources have opened up valuable teaching moments. Having the snacks right in our classroom allows us to tie nutrition directly into our health curriculum. We regularly pause to discuss how different foods serve as fuel for both our muscles and our minds, comparing long-lasting energy from whole grains and protein to the sudden crashes caused by sugary snacks. The students are now actively making connections between what they eat and how focused they feel during our classroom PE lessons.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, our next steps involve taking these healthy habits even further. Building on the momentum your donations created, my students are currently launching a classroom \"Mind & Body Wellness Journal\" project. They are tracking their daily physical activity, recording how their bodies feel before and after movement, and learning how simple, healthy nutrition fuels both their muscles for physical activity and their minds for academic success throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nYour support did far more than provide snacks; it restored focus, built confidence, and leveled the playing field for children who needed a little extra support to thrive in our unique learning environment. You provided the fuel, and my students are supplying the heart. Thank you for believing in our classroom and investing in the health and happiness of our kids.","fullyFundedDate":1786031712836,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-focused-minds-with-healthy-snack/10255001/","projectTitle":"Fueling Focused Minds with Healthy Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Felder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9701564_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x366,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724423455418","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9701564"},{"teacherId":2802746,"projectId":10269365,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"Celebrating Multilingual Learners: Our ACCESS Success Night\" project! Your generosity helped us create a meaningful celebration where our multilingual learners could feel proud of their accomplishments, recognize their growth, and celebrate their success with their families and school community.\r\n\r\nThis project had a tremendous impact on our students. We were especially excited to celebrate 18 multilingual learners who successfully exited the ELD program—the highest number of students exiting in our school's history! More than 150 students, families, and community members joined us for an evening filled with learning, recognition, games, performances, snacks, raffles, trophies, and certificates.\r\n\r\nThe materials and resources made possible through your support helped transform our ACCESS Success Night into more than just an event. It became an opportunity for students to see that their hard work in learning English matters. Students proudly shared their accomplishments, participated in activities, and celebrated alongside their families. The event helped build confidence, motivation, and a stronger sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nYour support has also improved our classroom community. Our multilingual learners are more motivated to participate, take risks with language, and recognize their own growth. The resources have helped me create engaging learning experiences that celebrate students' languages, cultures, and accomplishments while encouraging them to continue working toward their academic goals.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, you helped us send our multilingual learners a powerful message: Your voice matters. Your progress matters. Your success matters.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and for helping us celebrate who they are and how far they have come. We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and partnership in making this special celebration possible!\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\nDr. Minigilda C. Hayag\r\nELD Teacher / ELD Chairperson\r\nPanorama Elementary School","fullyFundedDate":1779847605183,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-multilingual-learners-our-a/10269365/","projectTitle":"Celebrating Multilingual Learners: Our ACCESS Success Night","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Hayag","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2802746"},{"teacherId":2592731,"projectId":10238401,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations and for helping make our Kindergarten program beautiful and special. Your support allowed us to create a memorable experience for our students and families, and the decorations truly transformed the event.\r\nEveryone was so impressed with how amazing everything looked! The smiles, excitement, and joy from our students showed just how much your kindness made a difference. Your generosity helped make this celebration a moment our Kindergarten students will always remember.\r\nThank you for believing in our students and supporting our classroom. We truly appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1778020352943,"projectUrl":"project/sparkle-shine-a-kindergarten-promotio/10238401/","projectTitle":"Sparkle & Shine: A Kindergarten Promotion to Remember!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jackson-Banks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2592731_orig.jpg?crop=902,902,x0,y273&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630256892008","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2592731"},{"teacherId":632100,"projectId":9854262,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support and for providing these valuable resources for our classroom. Your donation has made a meaningful impact on my students' learning experience.\r\nThe students were able to use the materials during math lessons to solve problems and clearly show their work on the whiteboards. Having these hands-on resources increased student participation, confidence, and engagement during class discussions and activities. Students were excited to explain their thinking and collaborate with their classmates.\r\nThe rolling cart was also extremely beneficial because it made organizing and moving the math manipulatives much easier and more efficient. With the materials readily accessible, transitions during lessons became smoother, allowing more time for active learning and instruction.\r\nBecause of your kindness and generosity, my students now have better opportunities to learn in an interactive and engaging environment. Thank you again for supporting our classroom and helping our students succeed","fullyFundedDate":1771722637423,"projectUrl":"project/rolling-into-math-success/9854262/","projectTitle":"Rolling into Math Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Escasinas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/632100"},{"teacherId":2592731,"projectId":10199114,"letterContent":"Your generous donation of funds to support classroom snacks makes a meaningful difference for our kindergarten students each day. For many children, a small snack helps ease hunger so they can stay focused, engaged, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our students can concentrate on their lessons, participate fully in classroom activities, and feel cared for during the school day. Thank you for helping create an environment where every child's basic needs are met so learning can truly come first.","fullyFundedDate":1776957357839,"projectUrl":"project/from-hungry-to-happy-learners/10199114/","projectTitle":"From Hungry to Happy Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jackson-Banks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2592731_orig.jpg?crop=902,902,x0,y273&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630256892008","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2592731"},{"teacherId":8009703,"projectId":9961375,"letterContent":"The new, organized mobile art cart has transformed our lessons from chaotic to creative! With the new oil pastels and heavy drawing paper, my students have been exploring color blending and texture in ways we couldn't before. Recently, we launched a project where students used the new oil pastels to create vibrant artwork focusing on blending bright colors together on the new, durable paper. When they first saw the neatly organized bins on the cart, their eyes lit up, and they gasped at the brand-new sets of pastels, instantly feeling a sense of excitement and professional pride that they were using \"real artist materials.\" \r\n Your donations have made an immediate, lasting impact on our classroom by allowing us to keep materials organized and accessible, which means more time for creating and less time for searching for supplies. Next steps for my students involve using the oil pastels for a mixed-media project, combining them with watercolors to explore oil-resist techniques, and starting individual sketchbooks to practice their shading techniques. \r\nThank you so much for your generosity in enhancing our art curriculum!","fullyFundedDate":1765856140464,"projectUrl":"project/organized-art-creative-minds/9961375/","projectTitle":"Organized Art, Creative Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jackson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8009703_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y7&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741184573916","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8009703"},{"teacherId":8664064,"projectId":9950115,"letterContent":"Our \"Fueling Focus and Keeping Germs Away\" project has already made a big impact in my office. We use the air purifier daily to help keep our space clean and comfortable, which has supported student focus and reduced distractions. The snacks have been especially helpful for incentives or a pick me up. One moment that stood out was during a small group session when a student who often struggles to stay on task remained focused, participated fully, and proudly shared their work The tissues and cleaning supplies have also become part of our daily routine, helping students take responsibility for keeping my office clean and safe.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping create a space where my students can truly thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1766771068988,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-focus-and-keeping-germs-away/9950115/","projectTitle":"Fueling Focus and Keeping Germs Away","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hutchinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8664064"},{"teacherId":10329456,"projectId":9857535,"letterContent":"It is with extreme gratefulness that I share with you how much your donation to our students has impacted our ability to teach and learn in the classroom! The students have been more engaged and more focused because they are now able to work together in a larger group instead of waiting a long period of time for the next available boomwhacker, shaker, or pair of rhythm sticks. Not only has teaching and learning become more fluid, but the students have become more confident and comfortable in their abilities to do the work. Our learning experience has almost doubled in time allowed because of the additional resources. And because of your kind donation to our school, class, and students, we are stronger together!!!","fullyFundedDate":1761703149324,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-stronger-together/9857535/","projectTitle":"We Are Stronger Together!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Spence","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10329456"},{"teacherId":2592731,"projectId":9752390,"letterContent":"Your generous donation of funds to support classroom snacks makes a meaningful difference for our kindergarten students each day. For many children, a small snack helps ease hunger so they can stay focused, engaged, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our students are able to concentrate on their lessons, participate fully in classroom activities, and feel cared for during the school day. Thank you for helping create an environment where every child's basic needs are met so learning can truly come first.","fullyFundedDate":1764705170135,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-the-brain-and-filling-the-tummy/9752390/","projectTitle":"Fueling The Brain and Filling The Tummy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jackson-Banks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2592731_orig.jpg?crop=902,902,x0,y273&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630256892008","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2592731"},{"teacherId":8664064,"projectId":9553363,"letterContent":"Our class has been using the snacks and SEL tools to help students stay focused, energized, and emotionally regulated throughout the day. One of the best moments so far was during our morning meeting, when students used the sensory tools during a \"Mindful Minute\" to reset before learning. The calm it brought to the room was immediate, and students shared that the tools helped them \"wake up\" and get ready to learn.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials first arrived, the students were so excited! The snacks and SEL tools motivated them and will now be part of our daily routine as we continue working on building stronger focus and emotional awareness. Our next step is helping students learn how to pick the right tool or snack to support their learning, so they can take ownership of their regulation and stay engaged throughout the day.","fullyFundedDate":1758202964095,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-and-smiles-fueling-focus-and-joy/9553363/","projectTitle":"Snacks and Smiles: Fueling Focus and Joy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hutchinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8664064"},{"teacherId":2592731,"projectId":9393163,"letterContent":"The headphones have been most essential because they make the most important parts of early reading instruction—learning sounds and taking assessments—accurate and effective. \r\n They create a focus bubble by blocking out the noise, creating a private, quiet space where students can clearly hear the letter sounds, which is the foundation of our reading program.\r\nThe headphones let students listen to stories or replay short instructional videos and phonics drills at their desk without disturbing their neighbors.\r\nEvery student will receive their own set of headphones, often labeled with their name. This sense of personal ownership makes them feel responsible for the equipment and excited to use it. 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