{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Brightwood Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":41.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5193025,"projectId":10343047,"letterContent":"Pictured here are the magnetic shelves that were purchased in this project. These shelves helped display the books we are reading each week. The students love to see what new books we will be reading each week. The dry erase markers and erasers have been helpful as well especially when students are working during math centers. It is always nice to have new materials when a new group of students come into the classroom for the first time. These materials help teaching students the role of being responsible for their items. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1782784605122,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-a-successful-2026-2027-scho/10343047/","projectTitle":"Supplies for a successful 2026-2027 school year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elkhay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5193025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519593558232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5193025"},{"teacherId":5193025,"projectId":10311130,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my project for this upcoming school year. The storage shelving helped organize my library and easily accessible to students. The bins helped with organization as well for different subjects such as reading, writing, math, science and social studies. Students have a place to put all of their finished work to be checked each day. The other items in this project helped with the overall organization of the classroom setup. Students came in the first day of school ready to learn. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1781641799475,"projectUrl":"project/storage-for-a-successful-school-year/10311130/","projectTitle":"Storage for a Successful School Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elkhay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5193025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519593558232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5193025"},{"teacherId":10443655,"projectId":10378873,"letterContent":"This project has given my students fun, hands-on ways to practice important reading and writing skills. We have been using the Find & Write CVC Words activity during our small-group and pull-out lessons to practice matching pictures to words, sounding out CVC words, and writing them independently. We have also been using the Sentence Building activity, which has been a great next step for my students. The picture and word cards help them put words in the correct order, build complete sentences, and practice punctuation. Having the visual pictures makes sentence building easier to understand, especially for students who need additional language and visual support.\r\n\r\nMy students were so excited when they first saw the new materials and immediately wanted to explore and use them. These activities make reading and writing feel more like a game while still giving my students meaningful practice with the skills they are working on. The laminating sheets have also been incredibly helpful because I can create durable personalized schedules, First/Then boards, classroom visuals, and other supports that meet my students' individual accommodations. These visuals have helped with transitions, routines, communication, and independence throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nOur next steps are to continue strengthening letter sounds, blending, CVC word reading and writing, and sentence building. As my students become more confident, we will work toward creating and writing their own simple sentences with less support. I will also continue creating individualized visuals and schedules as their needs change.Thank you so much for helping provide materials that allow my students to learn in ways that work best for them and make our lessons more engaging, accessible, and fun!","fullyFundedDate":1787183123492,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-every-learner-to-thrive/10378873/","projectTitle":"Tools for Every Learner to Thrive!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Perry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10443655_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784050096870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10443655"},{"teacherId":5193025,"projectId":10287179,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. The students loved reading this book so much! The new books helped my students be responsible with the new materials. They also enjoyed having their own copy and being able to follow along on their own. The students also loved receiving the cut out lemons from this project. They wrote their names on the cutouts and the year that they were in this year. It added a little touch to our Lemonade War book study. Thank you again for your thoughtful donation to my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1778852469812,"projectUrl":"project/the-lemonade-war-book-study/10287179/","projectTitle":"The Lemonade War Book Study!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elkhay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5193025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519593558232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5193025"},{"teacherId":2922206,"projectId":9844844,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing \"From Ideas to Tees: Students Designing Their Dreams\" to life in our classroom! While we have not printed our physical shirts just yet, our young artists in grades 1-5 are currently fully immersed in the exciting creative phase. They are using Canva to learn the fundamentals of digital design, shapes, and color layout. This technology turns abstract ideas into a fun, visual playground where elementary students can experiment safely and see their visions take shape digitally. The most exciting part of this new tool for these young students is the instant professional result. Canva gives them access to a vast library of graphics and fonts that make their ideas look amazing right away. For children who might feel frustrated or intimidated by drawing by hand, this software completely removes that barrier. They are incredibly proud of how polished and real their digital layouts already look on screen, boosting their confidence as creators.\r\nWe have already seen a huge spark in students who normally stay quiet during traditional lessons. A few of our more reserved students have completely come alive, building colorful designs and eagerly showing their screens to their friends. This design phase is building a strong foundation of digital literacy and pride at a very early age. We cannot wait to take the next step and print these incredible designs onto actual t-shirts soon!","fullyFundedDate":1771287567489,"projectUrl":"project/from-ideas-to-tees-students-designing-t/9844844/","projectTitle":"From Ideas to Tees: Students Designing Their Dreams","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Joseph","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2922206"},{"teacherId":9161610,"projectId":10131916,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom library. The new books are helping students build important reading skills such as making predictions, identifying main ideas, asking questions, and making text-to-self connections. Students are also practicing fluency by reading with accuracy. Students are especially excited during independent reading time when they can choose books that interest them. Several students are reading the series like Dog Man and The Bad Guys. These books are truly strengthening both skills and motivation.","fullyFundedDate":1773845013320,"projectUrl":"project/new-books-new-adventures/10131916/","projectTitle":"New Books, New Adventures!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Paterwic","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9161610"},{"teacherId":9161610,"projectId":10125502,"letterContent":"Our students have been excited to use The Fidget Game Tricky Trolls Sight Words Reading Flashcards and Pop Fidget Toys for Kids K to Second Grade. When the materials first arrived, students were immediately engaged by the bright colors and the fidget elements. Many couldn't wait to start practicing sight words while using the pop fidget tools, which made learning feel like a game. We are using the cards during small group reading centers. Next, students will build fluency by timing sight word recognition and using them in simple sentences during writing activities to strengthen comprehension skills.","fullyFundedDate":1772582417211,"projectUrl":"project/creative-supplies-for-every-learner/10125502/","projectTitle":"Creative Supplies for Every Learner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Paterwic","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9161610"},{"teacherId":5193025,"projectId":10123110,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. We used the materials in this project for our 2nd annual Autism walk that took place in April. We used the red shirts to make shirts with the Autism logo on it. We were able to give these shirts to many parents and students. The banner was an extra touch to this walk as well. It was very large and bright and was able to get a lot of attention. The buttons and bracelets were also a big hit as many parents/guardians and students wanted to wear these and support Autism.","fullyFundedDate":1773703350980,"projectUrl":"project/autism-awareness-walk/10123110/","projectTitle":"Autism Awareness Walk!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elkhay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5193025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519593558232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5193025"},{"teacherId":5193025,"projectId":10111991,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my project. The new books in this project were a big hit in my classroom. My students love graphic novels. The students were also very excited when they saw how many new and colorful beads we received. These beads will contribute to my student's success on their IREADY lessons. When students pass 20 lessons in the area of Reading or Math, students are able to make a bracelet with 20 beads. This incentive helps motivate them to do well on all of their lessons. Thank you again for donating to my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1772765426060,"projectUrl":"project/friendship-bracelets-and-new-books/10111991/","projectTitle":"Friendship Bracelets and New Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elkhay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5193025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519593558232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5193025"},{"teacherId":5193025,"projectId":10121133,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my project. I appreciate your thoughtfulness and kindness. These materials helped make field day a successful day. The students enjoyed the glitter tattoos. They also enjoyed the other materials that were gifted in this project. Often times, we do not have a large budget for field day activities so these materials helped a lot. My students and I are very thankful for donors like you. The materials in this project helped keep the students throughout our field day.","fullyFundedDate":1777984227834,"projectUrl":"project/field-day-fun/10121133/","projectTitle":"Field Day Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elkhay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5193025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519593558232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5193025"},{"teacherId":5193025,"projectId":10099846,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. My students were very excited to open the boxes when they arrived. They were eager to see all of the new materials their classroom was receiving. The materials will help the students finish the school year strong. The anchor chart paper is also very useful in many ways. The paper allows me to make engaging and informative anchor charts for the new concepts were are learning. The paper has a sticky back, so it allows me to move it to specific areas in the classroom that is visible to students to see and refer back to.","fullyFundedDate":1771514227625,"projectUrl":"project/new-materials-for-engaging-anchor-charts/10099846/","projectTitle":"New Materials for Engaging Anchor Charts and More!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elkhay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5193025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519593558232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5193025"},{"teacherId":5193025,"projectId":10095047,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating this project. The materials in this project have already made a great impact on my student students learning. The LCD tablets have been a great alternative for students to show their work. \r\n\r\nMy students helped me open the materials in this project and they were super excited to see all of the new things that we got for the classroom.\r\n\r\nMy students and I are truly appreciative of your generous donation to this project. From\r\nthe bottom of our hearts, we truly appreciate this donation.","fullyFundedDate":1771084020768,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-snacks-and-tools/10095047/","projectTitle":"Classroom Snacks and Tools!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elkhay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5193025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519593558232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5193025"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60874","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":456,"numTeachers":24,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":7,"percentWhite":2,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":88,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"19.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":58.2,"schoolId":60874,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Brightwood Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Brightwood Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/springfield-public-school-district/brightwood-elementary-school/60874"}