{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Richard Murphy K-8 School","outOfStateSupporters":32.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10340149,"projectId":9912847,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students have been able to fully engage in hands-on, creative learning experiences in our art room. Over the past few weeks, we have used these materials across several key lessons, including neurographic line drawings, a personal album cover project, and our current 3D Food Truck project.\r\n\r\nOne of the most impactful supplies has been the black Sharpies, which have played a major role in each of these lessons. During our neurographic line drawings, students used Sharpies to create bold, continuous lines that helped them explore creativity and relaxation through art. The strong lines made their work stand out and gave them confidence in their designs.\r\n\r\nIn the album cover project, students used black Sharpies to outline and define their images, symbols, and lettering. This helped bring clarity and contrast to their work, making their designs more polished and visually powerful as they expressed their identities and personal interests.\r\n\r\nNow, in our 3D Food Truck project, students are again using Sharpies to finalize their designs—adding logos, menus, and details that make their trucks unique. The bold outlines help their ideas come to life and give their finished pieces a professional look.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the materials, they were genuinely excited. Many immediately started sharing ideas like, \"I'm making a pancake truck!\" or \"Can I add opening windows?\" It sparked creativity right away and helped even some of my more hesitant learners feel motivated to participate.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite moments has been seeing students who don't always feel successful in traditional academic settings take pride in their work. Watching them carefully design, build, and problem-solve has shown just how powerful hands-on learning can be.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, students will continue developing their food trucks by adding details, refining their designs, and reflecting on their creative choices. We will also continue reinforcing art vocabulary and design principles as they explain their work and artistic decisions.\r\n\r\nYour support has made a meaningful difference in creating a space where students feel inspired, capable, and proud of what they create. Thank you for helping bring creativity and confidence into our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1769192060878,"projectUrl":"project/bold-lines-big-ideas/9912847/","projectTitle":"Bold Lines, Big Ideas","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Luciano-Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10340149_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762276001647","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/helpmrslb2025"},{"teacherId":8989193,"projectId":9927506,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my heartfelt thanks for your generous donation to our classroom. Your support helps us create a safe, clean, and comfortable learning environment where students can focus and thrive each day. We truly appreciate your thoughtfulness and willingness to invest in our students' well-being.\r\n\r\nBecause of your contribution, we are able to maintain a healthier space for learning and teach students the importance of cleanliness, responsibility, and care for shared spaces. These supplies make a daily difference, allowing us to spend more time focused on learning and less time worrying about essential needs.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of our entire classroom, thank you again for your kindness and generosity. Your support has a direct and positive impact on our students, and we are incredibly grateful to have you as part of our community.","fullyFundedDate":1766068349552,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-students-learn-proper-hygiene/9927506/","projectTitle":"Help My Students Learn Proper Hygiene!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Faith Chiumiento","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8989193"},{"teacherId":10057652,"projectId":9661050,"letterContent":"The generous donation of whiteboards, notebooks, anchor charts, and markers has significantly transformed our classroom dynamic. Here is the impact your support has made:\r\n\r\n\r\nCollaborative Thinking: The individual whiteboards have become a favorite tool for my students. They provide a \"low-stakes\" space where students feel comfortable sharing temporary ideas with one another. This has led to a noticeable increase in peer-to-peer collaboration, as they can easily draft, edit, and celebrate their collective thinking before finalizing their work.\r\n\r\nVisible Learning: Our new anchor charts now serve as a permanent home for our unit vocabulary and key scientific concepts. Having these ideas displayed on the walls provides a constant reference point for my students, especially my multi-lingual learners. I am also excited to begin using these charts as a collaborative space for students to map out their complex \"big picture\" ideas together.\r\n\r\nPreparedness for the Future: While we are utilizing our current supplies, the additional notebooks have been secured to ensure that my incoming students next year start their first day with the high-quality organizational tools they need to succeed.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, my students now have the markers and materials necessary to make their thinking visible and their voices heard. Thank you for investing in our future scientists!","fullyFundedDate":1766468099651,"projectUrl":"project/ms-gastons-first-year-science-classroo/9661050/","projectTitle":"Ms. Gaston's First Year Science Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gaston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10057652_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757280551700","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10057652"},{"teacherId":2772394,"projectId":9756578,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for you generous donation towards our classroom! We have been using these basic supplies everyday. In particular the pencil sharpener has been a life saver in our math classroom and is used constantly. The nature of these materials, pencils, crayons, tissues, wipes, gel pens and markers are consumable and we just run out of mid-way through the year. There is nothing quite like opening a brand new, fresh box of crayons and markers, so doing this more than half way through the school year, when all school supplies are pretty run down, it is quite a treat!\r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1764634311040,"projectUrl":"project/student-supply-refill/9756578/","projectTitle":"Student Supply Refill","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Angell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2772394_orig.png?crop=408,408,x48,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588359649858","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2772394"},{"teacherId":10359040,"projectId":9913931,"letterContent":"On behalf of our 5th Grade students, thank you so much for your generous donation of headphones. Your support has made a meaningful difference in our classroom. The headphones help our students stay focused and fully engage with their learning, especially during activities that involve listening, and language development lessons. Having access to this resource allows students to work independently and build important skills with confidence. Our 5th graders were excited and grateful to receive them. Your kindness helps create a learning environment where every student has the tools they need to succeed.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our students and their education. We truly appreciate your generosity and support.","fullyFundedDate":1764727830074,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-learning/9913931/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hayes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10359040"},{"teacherId":5262090,"projectId":10082798,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my project to bring bean bag chairs to our school library. Our school library is a place for all our students to not only read books and learn how to research, but also build a love of reading and learning for a lifetime. I want to create a space where students feel comfortable and love to come to read for pleasure. Your bean bag chairs will allow me to create a special reading nook for this very purpose, and I know students will be eager to use them as soon as they come into the room! Thank you for supporting the important work we're doing here in our library!","fullyFundedDate":1772211381245,"projectUrl":"project/bean-bags-in-the-library/10082798/","projectTitle":"Bean Bags in the Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waterbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5262090_orig.jpg?crop=707,707,x64,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768481136232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5262090"},{"teacherId":5262090,"projectId":9986347,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my project to bring sensory tools to my school library. As we move towards being a fully inclusive school, we have more and more students each year who have different needs. Simple tools, like squishy toys, lava \"lamps\" and building sets, help these students focus and calm their bodies. I am building a collection of these kinds of tools to help students be able to learn while in the library. Your contribution means so much to me and my students, and I know will be used immediately by so many students! Thank you for supporting the important work we're doing here in our library.","fullyFundedDate":1772496908292,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-tools-for-the-library/9986347/","projectTitle":"Sensory Tools for the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waterbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5262090_orig.jpg?crop=707,707,x64,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768481136232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5262090"},{"teacherId":3083454,"projectId":9837474,"letterContent":"I do not think I will ever be able to fully express (or maybe even comprehend!) my gratitude for the tremendous generosity shown to us by your organization! I do not know how you found my project, in a vast sea of so many worthwhile projects and deserving educators, but I am overwhelmed with joy and (of course gratitude) that you did!\r\n\r\nNone of the items I requested were more or less important than the other; they all served different purposes for different students. I think, however, the item that had the most immediate impact were the tabletop adapted scissors. We used those the day after they arrived, making snowflakes in a preschool classroom for students with physical and cognitive disabilities. What a joy it was to allow my students to use scissors safely and independently. They were so proud of their work, and I, of course, was bursting with pride for them as well!\r\n\r\nSince the arrival of the items, everything has been used, and it's already so difficult to imagine the time when we didn't have our seat cushions, our wobble stools, and our weighted snake! Our glitter wands too, are now a favorite item in our therapy room!\r\n\r\nIn short, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, for your supremely generous donation. You have truly, positively impacted the lives of so many children, and to be honest, restored a bit, my faith in humanity!","fullyFundedDate":1767143497900,"projectUrl":"project/sensational-supplies/9837474/","projectTitle":"Sensational Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mastrangelo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3083454"},{"teacherId":3602254,"projectId":9836699,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my sixth grade classroom being transformed into a science lab where we can investigate phenomena. Since moving into a new classroom I have struggled with how to make the room dark enough to conduct investigations. Now I can make it free of light with all the window coverings. It has been wonderful being able to control the light. During this unit quite often I need total darkness now I can have it! Having the batteries needed to refresh all the flashlights used in these investigations has been very helpful. It does take a lot.","fullyFundedDate":1766787389754,"projectUrl":"project/light-matter/9836699/","projectTitle":"Light & Matter","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Locke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3602254_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1462675659179","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3602254"},{"teacherId":3602254,"projectId":9794910,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my sixth grade science room. We are trying very hard to turn it into a place for great inquiry and exploration. Having these light covers is making the investigation of how light moves and inter acts with matter that much more possible and fun. The students love looking up to the galexy and turtle light covers. The covers have also changed the lighting affect of the room from the harsh florescent lights to a softer more inviting space the students love to come into.Thank you for your generous gift to make this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1766420861853,"projectUrl":"project/blocking-the-light/9794910/","projectTitle":"Blocking the Light","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Locke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3602254_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1462675659179","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3602254"},{"teacherId":10047283,"projectId":9776381,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me create a classroom founded on community and connection. In Social Studies, the environment is the \"third teacher,\" and your gift has transformed ours. The new Civil Rights and Histomap posters now anchor our room, serving as daily visual reminders for students to think critically about representation and their role in shaping the world.\r\n\r\nOn a practical level, the laminator allows me to create high-quality resources that treat students with dignity. Instead of disposable handouts, they now use professional-looking, reusable tools for exploring maps and primary sources. This distinction is vital; it shows students that their learning materials—and by extension, their education—are valuable and worthy of care.\r\n\r\nMy favorite moment was seeing a group playing the new board games during a break. They were collaborating and problem-solving naturally, building the exact kind of community I hoped for. Thank you for believing in an inclusive education for us.","fullyFundedDate":1762022255895,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-welcoming-and-engaging-histor/9776381/","projectTitle":"Building a Welcoming and Engaging History/Social Studies Classroom Community","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rielly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10047283"},{"teacherId":1877293,"projectId":9721007,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donation. My students are so grateful for the arrival of the iPad. We just finished unboxing it, and we are ready to roll it out for sharing among the students.\r\n\r\nSome students mentioned that they had never unboxed an iPad before and thought it was a fun experience. They told me that the only time they had seen an iPad unboxed was on YouTube, so this is a real treat for our students.\r\n\r\nIt will be fun for them to use the classroom stylus to do math and share the content on the screen live. They can use the iPad to run math apps for learning, record creative videos for math projects, or screen record their math steps. The learning possibilities are endless!\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your kindness. If you are interested in supporting us in the future, please visit https://donorschoose.org/ychen to support our classroom projects. 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