{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Richard Murphy K-8 School","outOfStateSupporters":32.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1877293,"projectId":9612062,"letterContent":"Thank you so kindly for the Rubik's cube donation! Since being introduced to the cubes, my students have been excitedly learning how to solve them during their free time. Many of them have already embarked on the journey of mastering the algorithms!\r\n\r\nThis is such a great tool to help students learn focus, hand-eye coordination, and mathematical thinking. We utilize these as incentives for finished work and during designated 'brain breaks,' and the students have been very respectful and appreciative of the privilege.\r\n\r\nPlease visit our classroom page at https://donorschoose.org/ychen to see some of our future projects. We have also shared a few photos of our students enjoying the learning process. Thank you very much and happy new year!","fullyFundedDate":1765579315838,"projectUrl":"project/help-get-our-student-rubriks-cubes/9612062/","projectTitle":"Help Get Our Student Rubrik's Cubes","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Chen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ychen"},{"teacherId":5262090,"projectId":9985999,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my project to bring new Valentine's Day books to our school library! This day is a special one here at our school, as it is a great day to talk about friendship and what it means to be a good friend. Our students will love these new books as we share them together and then make friendship cards to give to our fellow students, teachers and family members. Not only will these books be enjoyed this year, but I know they will be loved for years to come! Thank you for supporting the important work we're doing here in Boston!","fullyFundedDate":1768070090371,"projectUrl":"project/love-blooms-in-the-library/9985999/","projectTitle":"Love Blooms in the Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waterbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5262090_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x59,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589980534551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5262090"},{"teacherId":5262090,"projectId":9874386,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my project to create a story box for the wonderful book \"Jump\" for our school library. I am especially excited to use this story box with our youngest students who are on the spectrum, a special program that we have at our school and are growing each year. We currently have two preschool/kindergarten classes this year and will be adding more classrooms as the students get older. This story box will be loved for many years to come by this group of students as we work to make our library accessible for all our young learners. Thank you for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1767146565168,"projectUrl":"project/jump-in-the-library/9874386/","projectTitle":"Jump! in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waterbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5262090_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x59,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589980534551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5262090"},{"teacherId":5262090,"projectId":9753666,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my project! With your donation we were able to create a story box for the wonderful children's book \"A Loud Winter's Nap.\" This story box will be used for years to come for our youngest students who are on the spectrum. I know the props will help to make the story come to life for these little learners. They love to hear stories but need these additional tools to help understand the books that we share. I appreciate your support of building a library that meets the needs of all our learners.","fullyFundedDate":1767146566035,"projectUrl":"project/a-loud-winters-nap-in-the-library/9753666/","projectTitle":"A Loud Winter's Nap in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waterbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5262090_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x59,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589980534551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5262090"},{"teacherId":5262090,"projectId":9874296,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my project to create a story box for the book \"William's Winter Nap\" to use in our school library. This story box will be especially helpful with our youngest learners with autism, as they not only need to hear stories share but need tangible items to feel and hold while listening to the story. I can not wait to share this exciting new story box with our little learners! I truly appreciate your support of the important work we're doing here in Boston to make our school accessible for all our students.\r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1766212353293,"projectUrl":"project/library-story-box-for-different-learners/9874296/","projectTitle":"Library Story Box for Different Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waterbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5262090_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x59,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589980534551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5262090"},{"teacherId":5262090,"projectId":9679217,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contribution to my project! With your help we've been able to create a story box for the wonderful award winning picture book \"My Friend Rabbit,\" by Eric Rohmann. This story box will be used for years to come, particularly appealing to our youngest students in our ABA, or Applied Behavior Analysis, strand. I know these materials will bring to life this story for our students. I appreciate your help and support of the important work we're doing here in Boston to meet the needs of all of our different learners. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1766446770298,"projectUrl":"project/my-friend-rabbit-in-the-library/9679217/","projectTitle":"My Friend Rabbit in the Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waterbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5262090_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x59,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589980534551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5262090"},{"teacherId":5262090,"projectId":9688934,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my project. With your generosity, we were able to secure materials to create our own hats. Materials purchased included blank hats, patches and fabric glue and markers. We did a project where we discussed our unique interests and what makes each of us a special person. We then created hats to reflect our personalities. This project was done with a special group of students who have emotional impairments and often need extra help both expressing themselves in positive ways and respecting other people's differences. We had so much fun and grew closer as a group! I appreciate your support of the important work we're doing here!","fullyFundedDate":1762009545104,"projectUrl":"project/hats-off-for-different-needs/9688934/","projectTitle":"Hats Off for Different Needs!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waterbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5262090_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x59,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589980534551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5262090"},{"teacherId":2772394,"projectId":9617274,"letterContent":"Our students have been so excited to see the new prize items coming into our shop! Thank you for the resupply of treats that are the items they have been asking for. \r\n\r\nDuring the fall, students have been earning credits for positive behaviors the have shown in their day-to-day school lives with the promise that some better prizes were coming in. Well, thanks to your donation, they have arrived! \r\n\r\nTheir enthusiasm and drive to be their best is so inspirational as they show their amazing selves everyday! With these prizes, we can rewards their exemplary behaviors back! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1758850312303,"projectUrl":"project/treats-for-teens/9617274/","projectTitle":"Treats for Teens","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":6240795,"projectId":9603198,"letterContent":"Thank you for the amazing books. My students are loving using the \"How to Draw\" books. Sometimes asking for them before our art lesson is done. Ive seen lots of excitement and wonder using them. Some students have been really focused on improving their drawing skills. Of course we want more books since they are so fun. Thank you for giving my students the awesome opportunity to make great art.\r\nWe are looking forward to using the books this year and in the future. I love how the books give my students a chance to be independent.","fullyFundedDate":1758822947044,"projectUrl":"project/art-library/9603198/","projectTitle":"Art Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bodkin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6240795_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714962572135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6240795"},{"teacherId":1558732,"projectId":9059700,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for fully funding my DonorsChoose project \"Classroom Basics.\" This projected funded many needed materials.\r\n\r\nSpecifically, it gave water which helped everyone to stay hydrated to be able to focus on learning. Additionally, it funded wite out which has helped when editing writing. Also, this project has helped by supplying the classroom with markers for all to be able to complete their written work. As a result of this project, it has had a positive impact in achievement and language.","fullyFundedDate":1746811407465,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-basics/9059700/","projectTitle":"Classroom Basics!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Arlauskas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1558732_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1475271027090","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-arlauskas"},{"teacherId":1558732,"projectId":9117203,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for fully funding my DonorsChoose project \"Science of Reading.\" This has helped me have access to recently published articles regarding this important content of the science of reading.\r\n\r\nThe Reading League Journal has helped me to inform my instruction. Specifically, I have learned about current research regarding effective evidence-based structured literacy practices and have applied them to my practice. This has resulted in positive outcomes in achievement and language development.","fullyFundedDate":1743003299975,"projectUrl":"project/science-of-reading/9117203/","projectTitle":"Science of Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Arlauskas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1558732_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1475271027090","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-arlauskas"},{"teacherId":1558732,"projectId":8880800,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for fully funding my DonorsChoose project. This project has helped to ensure all technology is fully charged, which includes laptops. \r\n\r\nAs a result, technology is ready to be used at all times to maximize time on learning. It has been helpful in teaching English as a Second Language. This allows all to have access to technology to support the four domains of language, which includes listening, reading, speaking, and, writing. 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