{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Horace Mann Laboratory School","outOfStateSupporters":22.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8020960,"projectId":10239303,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation that went towards the purchase of these great new resources. The class was so excited as I've been introducing and adding some of the materials in this past week. We are in a unit of exploring the earth, sky, and space and the materials are helping to enhance the activities we had planned. Our light table has gems, magnets, and aliens that the light table topper keeps from falling out, and gives them such great space for sorting and counting. They love the new addition there.\r\nThe magnetic cubes are being used to balance and build structues at our sensory table. And the magnetic white board is being used for storytelling. We have space, planet and astronaut magnets that the children have been moving around to tell stories about what if they were an astronaut :)\r\nSo much to keep them busy and having fun while working on so many skills thanks to you! You have brought great joy and excitement for an end of school year unit and holding the attention of 20 PreK students before summer break...LOL!\r\n\r\nThank you so much and I hope you are able to enjoy your summer too!!","fullyFundedDate":1778764813158,"projectUrl":"project/keep-the-learning-fresh-and-fun/10239303/","projectTitle":"Keep the Learning Fresh and Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8020960_orig.jpg?crop=2271,2271,x0,y128&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633953220394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennyb-hmls"},{"teacherId":8020960,"projectId":10193961,"letterContent":"I was so happy to introduce this new sensory table to our classroom and soon into our outdoor space too! We acen do so much more with this table than a regular sensory table. In the pictures I submitted, we are first using our table for our unit on lving creatures, habitats, and caterpillars.\r\nThe students are able to observe and draw with chalk directly on the table. They can use the large space to collect love and dead insects outside and use various magnifying glasses to \"check them out\". We are able to add on photos and other learning information that children can access.\r\nI am so looking forward to the many uses this table will have inside and outside not just for science, but for math and connecting it all to our literacy work!\r\nThank you so much for this fun, educational addition to our PreK classroom!!!","fullyFundedDate":1776442931331,"projectUrl":"project/outside-sensory-spot-for-prek/10193961/","projectTitle":"Outside Sensory Spot for PreK","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8020960_orig.jpg?crop=2271,2271,x0,y128&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633953220394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennyb-hmls"},{"teacherId":8020960,"projectId":10153873,"letterContent":"I am excited to share my thanks for this book for my students. We start our school year reading the book The Magical Yet by this same author. It can be so hard for my little to understand at the beginning of the year that it is ok to not know how to do things, YET, but through hard work and perseverance, they get there. We refer to the book all year, and the term of \"not yet\", and it has such an amazing impact on them.\r\n\r\nYour gift of this next book, The Magical Why, gives me the chance to share with them that the learning never ends, to ask questions and to always be curious. Myself and my para always sign these end of the year books with a personalized individual message from each of us to each of our 20 students. We build this amazing family throughout the year, and we hope to touch their lives as they grow older, and you have helped us to do that!\r\n\r\nThank you for this special gift for our students! They absolutely love it!!!","fullyFundedDate":1773835834857,"projectUrl":"project/continuing-the-magic-of-yet-in-prek/10153873/","projectTitle":"Continuing the Magic Of \"Yet\" in PreK","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8020960_orig.jpg?crop=2271,2271,x0,y128&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633953220394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennyb-hmls"},{"teacherId":8020960,"projectId":9815711,"letterContent":"I apologize that I did not send my thank you sooner. I had surgery in December and just returned to school this week. \r\nI can tell you for sure that it made my return even more special for the students when we were able to open the boxes of supplies that your donations helped my class to receive! It was perfect actually and we started to use some of those materials already.\r\nIn our art and writing area, the safety scissors have been perfect as they create community centers with art materials and write about them.\r\nIn our sensory table, they are using the shape molds to build shapes in sand and then sort small shape manipulatives onto the shapes they made. It has been very successful in the math skill of sorting and describing shapes.\r\nI am very grateful for your donation to my project and I can guarantee that my students are too!!!","fullyFundedDate":1764603058665,"projectUrl":"project/preks-never-ending-necessities/9815711/","projectTitle":"PreK's Never Ending Necessities","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8020960_orig.jpg?crop=2271,2271,x0,y128&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633953220394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennyb-hmls"},{"teacherId":9547628,"projectId":9485025,"letterContent":"I cannot begin to tell you what a HUGE benefit it has been making it through this first half of the year with all of the cleaning supplies I could need. As I am sure you know, kindergarten learning can get messy - and while we work hard on sharing, we do our best to keep germs to ourselves! Your generosity makes it easier for us to do since we can clean our shared surfaces every day with high-quality products. \r\n\r\nWhile we are so lucky to have a budget for some classroom supplies, most things we need for cleaning are not covered. This becomes a HUGE expense for me as my students' health is not something I am willing to compromise! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping to provide what we need to maintain a clean & safe environment for learning.\r\n\r\nWarmly, \r\nMegan Crowe\r\nKindergarten Teacher, Salem Public Schools","fullyFundedDate":1758210693210,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-keep-clean-and-healthy/9485025/","projectTitle":"Help Us Keep Clean and Healthy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crowe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9547628_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723057421846","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9547628"},{"teacherId":598575,"projectId":9409678,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this amazing project! A classroom library is a special place for students to unwind and have access to books. \r\nThis project was something I dreamed about for a long while and never thought it would come to fruition. The beautiful library and sitting bench is the perfect spot for my students to sit and read! \r\nThank you for your generosity and kindness. It is donors like you who make education great. I am still amazed that this project was funded and will be part of my classroom for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1758835001643,"projectUrl":"project/if-you-give-a-kindergartner-a-library/9409678/","projectTitle":"If You Give a Kindergartner a Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Downey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp598575_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588468442102","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/598575"},{"teacherId":598575,"projectId":9615019,"letterContent":"Thank you for contributing to my Kindergarten classroom. The over the chair pockets have added so much to our classroom. \r\n\r\nI have a class of 20 Kindergartners who are excited to learn. These brightly covered over the chair pockets add to the organization and overall vibe of our classroom.\r\n\r\nIt is wonderful and generous donors like you who make education great. Thank you for caring enough to donate. Our classroom uses these pockets each and every day. They help to promote independence and make our classroom a bright and warm space!","fullyFundedDate":1755730698602,"projectUrl":"project/charming-chairs/9615019/","projectTitle":"Charming Chairs!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Downey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp598575_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588468442102","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/598575"},{"teacherId":10098756,"projectId":9510895,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our reading nook! The kids were so excited to see the new supplies!! My students have really enjoyed using this space during their independent reading time. The rug and chair are comfortable, and the fiddle leaf tree has added a much-needed cozy aspect to our classroom. \r\n\r\nThis is a space that helps build a love of reading in my students, and I can't thank you all enough for your wonderful support! My students work so hard on their reading skills, and it has been a joy to listen to them read while in this new reading nook!","fullyFundedDate":1761923702916,"projectUrl":"project/help-give-my-students-a-cozy-reading-noo/9510895/","projectTitle":"Help Give My Students a Cozy Reading Nook!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alexandra Terenzoni","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10098756"},{"teacherId":3309169,"projectId":9439635,"letterContent":"Once again the Donors Choose Community has come through for my students. First graders grow so much in so many ways during this important learning year. Not only are the learning to read and write, addition and subtraction strategies, and science concepts, they are learning self-help skills. \r\nOne important self-help skill is learning how to organize and be responsible for their belongings and learning materials. The seat pockets I was able to purchase for my students have helped them do just that. Now their folders, workbooks, texts, pens and pencils are all within arms reach which means more time on learning!\r\nThank you once again for your kindness and generosity, our classrooms run so much more smoothly with your help!","fullyFundedDate":1757179724609,"projectUrl":"project/organization-station/9439635/","projectTitle":"Organization Station!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Collins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3309169_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1503184295561","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lisacollins134"},{"teacherId":8020960,"projectId":9581088,"letterContent":"First, I want to say thank you for taking the time to support my classroom project. In PreK we are always seeming to need new materials and it is so helpful to have them with the help of you.\r\nSecond, the materials have been a perfect fit for the class so far. Our sensory table is the perfect size and currently we are working on holding scissors and cutting. We started this as a small group project, and it is now a choice to practice at the sensory table. The bonus of this is that we use the scraps from cutting for other projects.\r\nThe blue chairs have also been a great addition to our library area and also for the small about of time they use technology for some math games. They worked out perfectly for my group and we are loving it!\r\nI hope you know how much your donation has helped me to transition my class to a great start to the new school year. It is these kind of things that help us build consistent routines that grows our learning and love of school!","fullyFundedDate":1756614389964,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-prek-is-here/9581088/","projectTitle":"Back To PreK is Here","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8020960_orig.jpg?crop=2271,2271,x0,y128&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633953220394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennyb-hmls"},{"teacherId":8020960,"projectId":9236883,"letterContent":"I apologize for not sending out this thank you sooner! We had such a wonderful/fun filled last days of school! The children (and their families) loved the book you helped me get along with some others and a bubble party! \r\nThis class this year was especially amazing for me, as someone who has been in the Early Education field for a long time. They embraced books, being read too, reading and sharing stories with friends and writing their own books. Some of my students at the beginning of the year had no interest in sitting and listening to a story, and they were the ones who surprised me the most by the end of the year!\r\nThank you again for helping me to give them a book that expressed the love of the school year together and for them to have that memory going forward!!\r\nThank you!!!","fullyFundedDate":1744210036389,"projectUrl":"project/the-hope-my-lovely-group-of-students-giv/9236883/","projectTitle":"The Hope My Lovely Group of Students Give Me","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8020960_orig.jpg?crop=2271,2271,x0,y128&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633953220394","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennyb-hmls"},{"teacherId":9881476,"projectId":9245088,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous contribution toward building my classroom library. Thanks to your support, my students and I have been able to add a wide variety of wonderful books to our shelves.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your donation has been immediate and inspiring. The children absolutely love the books! They eagerly gather around for our daily read-aloud sessions, and we've been able to plan engaging activities connected to the stories—sparking imagination, discussion, and deeper understanding.\r\n\r\nWhat's been especially heartwarming is seeing how often students choose to spend their free time exploring the books you've helped provide. They're discovering new topics, developing favorite authors, and building a genuine love for reading—something that will stay with them for a lifetime.\r\n\r\nYour kindness has made a lasting difference in our classroom. Thank you for helping us grow a community of curious, joyful readers.","fullyFundedDate":1746785743296,"projectUrl":"project/building-my-little-learners-library/9245088/","projectTitle":"Building My Little Learner’s Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Robles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9881476"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60679","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":293,"numTeachers":25,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":33,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":49,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":3,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":77.8,"schoolId":60679,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Horace Mann Laboratory School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Horace Mann Laboratory School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/salem-public-school-district/horace-mann-laboratory-school/60679"}