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The groundhog seeing his shadow yesterday let us know we are still in for lots of winter so all of these new things are going to get their use.\r\n\r\nThank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1767501966916,"projectUrl":"project/updated-indoor-recess-for-the-long-winte/9978976/","projectTitle":"Updated Indoor Recess for the Long Winter Months","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bolduc","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9209886_orig.jpg?crop=1814,1814,x1263,y873&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692668363753","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9209886"},{"teacherId":9209886,"projectId":9980290,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the supplies to help us kick off our recycling project. We are on the first steps of the project and the containers are helping us sort and gather supplies. The students have begin building things out of recycling and are having a great time. The huge supply of tape is allowing them to really be creative. They are all very engaged and already learning so much. We will be adding to this project in the next two months and will be creating a project for additional needs once the students decide on their final projects. Some students are now leaning towards art sculptures with used and broken toys along with creating new toys. I can't wait to see the end projects. I will share pictures then.","fullyFundedDate":1768630247691,"projectUrl":"project/recycle-and-upcycle-toy-project-based-le/9980290/","projectTitle":"Recycle and Upcycle Toy Project Based Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bolduc","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9209886_orig.jpg?crop=1814,1814,x1263,y873&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692668363753","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9209886"},{"teacherId":10240823,"projectId":9702984,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our STEM classroom and providing these engaging technology tools. The clickers, charging stations, and power strips have already made a big impact on student participation and learning.\r\n\r\nStudents are especially excited to use the clickers when sharing their research, presenting results, and responding to questions. Every student gets a voice, and the immediate feedback keeps lessons interactive and inclusive. Reliable charging options also ensure devices are ready when learning begins, reducing interruptions.\r\n\r\nYour support helps create an engaging STEM environment where students feel confident, motivated, and eager to share their thinking. Thank you for investing in our classroom and our students' success!","fullyFundedDate":1758670718579,"projectUrl":"project/problem-solving-in-our-stem-classroom/9702984/","projectTitle":"Problem-Solving in Our STEM Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Medina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10240823"},{"teacherId":10240823,"projectId":9702887,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and making these important technology upgrades possible. Our new document camera and power strips are already making a meaningful difference in daily learning.\r\n\r\nThe document camera allows me to clearly model math strategies, reading skills, and science tasks step by step, helping students follow along in real time and build confidence. Students are also able to share their work, explain their thinking, and receive immediate feedback, which increases engagement and strengthens our classroom community.\r\n\r\nYour support helps us focus on learning, collaboration, and growth without technical interruptions. Thank you for investing in our classroom and in our students' success.","fullyFundedDate":1758151000480,"projectUrl":"project/tech-tools-that-actually-work-for-our-cl/9702887/","projectTitle":"Tech Tools That Actually Work for Our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Medina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10240823"},{"teacherId":7798734,"projectId":9697169,"letterContent":"The headphones funded through this DonorsChoose project will have a direct and meaningful impact on my third grade students at Mary Walsh School. Many of our students benefit from quiet, focused learning environments, especially during independent work, online learning programs, assessments, and small-group instruction.\r\nHaving individual headphones will help reduce classroom distractions, increase student focus, and allow students to access audio supports for reading and math at their own pace. For students who receive special education services or need additional language and comprehension support, headphones are essential tools that promote independence, confidence, and engagement.\r\nThese headphones will ensure that all students have equal access to instructional technology, regardless of their background, and will help create a calm, inclusive classroom where every child can do their best learning. Thank you for investing in our students and helping them succeed each day.","fullyFundedDate":1757516276430,"projectUrl":"project/we-cant-hear-you/9697169/","projectTitle":"We Can't Hear You!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Strycharz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7798734"},{"teacherId":9209886,"projectId":9873802,"letterContent":"The students loved the surprise of a stuffed friend to take back and forth to school and home. They are becoming even better reader with this as a great motivator. I love how my shy students who prefer to never read aloud are now taking chances and reading aloud now. I think they are getting great practice and building their reading confidence.\r\n I hope to continue this project each year now that I am seeing that something so simply is making a huge difference. I can't wait to see how this works as the school year progresses.\r\nthank you so much","fullyFundedDate":1765722358090,"projectUrl":"project/book-buddies-for-school-and-home/9873802/","projectTitle":"Book Buddies for School and Home","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bolduc","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9209886_orig.jpg?crop=1814,1814,x1263,y873&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692668363753","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9209886"},{"teacherId":503206,"projectId":9913608,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our 4th grade inclusion classroom. Your generosity makes a powerful and lasting impact on a diverse group of learners who come together each day to learn, grow, and support one another. \r\n\r\nHands-on projects and interactive lessons are at the heart of our learning. The classroom and craft supplies in this project—cardstock, printer paper, markers, pencils, erasers, a pencil sharpener, tape, and a glue gun—allow students to actively engage with content across all subject areas. \r\n\r\nFor many of my students, especially those who benefit from visual and tactile learning, these materials make a meaningful difference. Being able to cut, glue, draw, and build helps students process information in ways that go beyond worksheets or lectures. \r\n\r\nThis project also includes high-interest snacks to help support student focus and well-being throughout the day. Many students learn best when their basic needs are met, and a small snack can make a big difference. \r\n\r\nBecause of you, our classroom will continue to be a place where creativity is encouraged, learning is accessible, and students feel empowered to do their best. Thank you for investing in our students and for helping us create a space where every child can learn, create, and thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1765723653461,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-comfort-and-classroom-essen/9913608/","projectTitle":"Creativity, Comfort, and Classroom Essentials!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dupont","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp503206_orig.jpg?crop=1821,1821,x0,y297&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1711553524966","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissa"},{"teacherId":503206,"projectId":9960284,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our 4th grade inclusion classroom. Your generosity provides essential tools that help my students learn, stay organized, and fully engage in their daily lessons. Every item in this project plays an important role in creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment where all students can succeed.\r\n\r\nMany of my students rely on school for consistent access to basic supplies, so your support makes a meaningful and immediate difference in their learning experience. When students have the materials they need, they are better able to focus, participate, and take ownership of their learning.\r\n\r\nSimple tools like pencils and erasers empower students to practice new skills, make mistakes, and revise their work. Post-it notes and tape help students organize their thinking, label important information, and engage in interactive lessons. These materials are especially valuable for visual learners and students who benefit from hands-on supports to track ideas, goals, and progress. Markers and scissors encourage creativity and active learning through projects that deepen understanding across subjects.\r\n\r\nStudents feel prepared and proud when they have the right tools at their desks, and this sense of readiness positively impacts their behavior, engagement, and academic growth. Your support helps ensure that every student, regardless of background or learning need, has equal access to the materials they need to thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1767407859917,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-every-learner-with-classroom/9960284/","projectTitle":"Empowering Every Learner with Classroom Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dupont","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp503206_orig.jpg?crop=1821,1821,x0,y297&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1711553524966","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissa"},{"teacherId":503206,"projectId":9962381,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our 4th grade classroom and investing in meaningful learning experiences for my students. The Kanoodle games you provided offer powerful, hands-on learning opportunities for all students. These puzzles strengthen critical thinking, problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and perseverance as students work through challenges at their own pace. \r\n\r\nKanoodle is especially impactful in an inclusion classroom because it can be used independently or collaboratively. Students with different learning styles and ability levels can engage in ways that feel accessible and motivating to them. Whether working quietly on their own or collaborating with peers, students practice focus, patience, and teamwork in a calm and purposeful way. These games will be used during small group instruction to reinforce problem-solving skills, as well as during structured indoor recess, Fun Friday, and tribe time in our after-school program. Having multiple games allows more students to participate at once, reducing frustration and increasing positive engagement. \r\n\r\nBecause of you, our classroom will continue to be an engaging, and supportive environment where every student has the opportunity to grow academically and socially. Thank you for helping my students build confidence, perseverance, and a love of learning—one puzzle at a time.","fullyFundedDate":1767407859213,"projectUrl":"project/kanoodle-our-way-to-smarter-thinking/9962381/","projectTitle":"Kanoodle Our Way to Smarter Thinking!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dupont","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp503206_orig.jpg?crop=1821,1821,x0,y297&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1711553524966","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissa"},{"teacherId":9209886,"projectId":9972705,"letterContent":"Pete- and Bobbi-\r\nThank you so much for feeding my students brains. They are so excited for the yummy snacks!!! You are heroes to second graders. \r\nThey are loving the snacks to help them focus and get ready for learning. I am already seeing a response to the refuel in the afternoon when many of my students begin to get tired and need the push to continue their learning.\r\nYour donations make my classroom run so much better and I appreciate all you have given to our classroom. \r\nThank you so much for continuing to care, \r\n\r\nTracy","fullyFundedDate":1767407858488,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-to-fuel-the-learning/9972705/","projectTitle":"Snacks to Fuel the Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bolduc","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9209886_orig.jpg?crop=1814,1814,x1263,y873&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692668363753","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9209886"},{"teacherId":9209886,"projectId":9972690,"letterContent":"My students have loved the new math kits. We started using them the first day after break. I am amazed already at the change in the learning. No more going to get tools they need and disrupting the room the classroom. They are using them on the carpet as lap desks and all the tools they have stay right there to be used. They have been a great way for the students have their own math independence and in charge of their own learning by having what they need to be successful. Thank you for allowing my students to have what they need.","fullyFundedDate":1767407859685,"projectUrl":"project/math-kits-for-each-mathematician/9972690/","projectTitle":"Math Kits for Each Mathematician","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bolduc","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9209886_orig.jpg?crop=1814,1814,x1263,y873&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692668363753","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9209886"},{"teacherId":7059002,"projectId":9637514,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity. My students have been benefiting from a well-organized science space that supports hands-on learning throughout the year.\r\n\r\nThe cabinets from this project are used in my science office, a space where I prepare investigations, store materials safely, and preserve student learning artifacts. The organized storage allows science tools, rock and mineral collections, and lab materials to be protected, accessible, and reused across multiple units.\r\n\r\nWith materials, clearly organized, my lessons can run smoothly.This lends the ability to help students make connections over time and deepen their understanding of science concepts.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting the behind-the-scenes organization that makes meaningful science learning possible for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1757076720478,"projectUrl":"project/cabinet-of-curiosity-storing-our-learni/9637514/","projectTitle":"Cabinet of Curiosity: Storing Our Learning Journeys","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Traks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7059002_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y363&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598367004350","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7059002"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60899","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":232,"numTeachers":22,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":16,"percentWhite":17,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":62,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"10.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":62.3,"schoolId":60899,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Mary M Walsh Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Mary M Walsh Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/springfield-public-school-district/mary-walsh-elementary-school/60899"}