{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sumner Avenue Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":35.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2673431,"projectId":10167941,"letterContent":"My students were super excited to get this label maker and the cool pastel pencils. \r\nWhat a great way to start the end of the school year.\r\nNew labels were needed for the last 6 weeks of school and to label their materials that they get to take with them on the last day of school! They are able to label their work to show off for their step-up ceremony for their families.\r\nThe pastel pencils were a hit since they are more individualized than the regular yellow pencils but from a reputable pencil company! there is no better pencil than Ticonderoga.\r\n\r\nThank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1778022857552,"projectUrl":"project/print-please/10167941/","projectTitle":"Print Please!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bogacz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2673431_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477411843362","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2673431"},{"teacherId":8854805,"projectId":9305484,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our DonorsChoose project for end-of-the-year student gifts. Your generosity means so much to our classroom and to each of our students. Because of your kindness, our students will end the school year feeling celebrated, appreciated, and proud of everything they have accomplished.\r\n\r\nThis year, our students have worked incredibly hard, shown resilience, supported one another, and grown both academically and personally. Many of them have overcome challenges while continuing to come to school ready to learn and do their best each day. Your donation helps us recognize those efforts in a meaningful way and allows us to create positive memories that students will carry with them long after the school year ends.\r\n\r\nThe end-of-the-year gifts are more than just presents—they are reminders to our students that their hard work matters, that they are valued, and that there are people who believe in them and care about their success. For many students, these small acts of kindness leave a lasting impact and help build confidence, motivation, and excitement for the future.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, we can celebrate our classroom community and send students into summer with smiles, encouragement, and a sense of pride. Your generosity has brought joy and positivity into our classroom, and we are deeply grateful for your compassion and support of education.\r\n\r\nThank you again for making a difference in the lives of our students and for helping us end the school year on such a special and meaningful note.","fullyFundedDate":1746466691434,"projectUrl":"project/end-of-the-year-gifts/9305484/","projectTitle":"End of the Year Gifts","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Laware","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8854805_orig.jpg?crop=1075,1075,x422,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669490097153","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8854805"},{"teacherId":2673431,"projectId":9924290,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding our project to \"Fly into a Good Book\".\r\nMy students were super excited to see the butterfly wings and the cute antenna.\r\nGoing outside on a bright, sunny day made it even better. They were able to act out the butterfly cycle while reading about it.\r\nWater bottles this time of year help quench their thirst after a long recess and a working hard in academics.\r\nThe snacks made for a perfect ending to being outside.\r\nAllergy season is upon us in the northeast, so the tissues came just in time!\r\nThe journals and the flair pens make their diagrams colorful and bright!!\r\n\r\nThank you again!!","fullyFundedDate":1774312440800,"projectUrl":"project/fly-into-a-good-book/9924290/","projectTitle":"Fly Into a Good Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bogacz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2673431_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477411843362","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2673431"},{"teacherId":4842007,"projectId":9964259,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating the books to our classroom. They love the \"The World Almanac\" book. Many of my students did not know what the book was about. They were getting exciting sharing facts with each other. The \"Willodeen\" book is a popular book in our room, many students read it together in pairs. The other books were books requested by students; they have been getting a lot of attention as well.\r\n\r\nWe use the highlighters every week. My students use them to identify details that they will use in their writing. They use the highlighters to keep their information organized. Thank you so much for donating to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1769652322818,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-lost-in-a-book/9964259/","projectTitle":"Lets Get Lost in a Book","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Halon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4842007"},{"teacherId":8153828,"projectId":9989136,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to this project! It enabled our entire school to benefit from a multi-disciplinary unit on the Winter Olympics! Students were able to access information about the Winter Olympics in their Specials classes (Art, Music, PE, Science, Technology and Library) and be a part of a whole school event celebrating this important part of our culture.\r\n\r\nStudents used the books from this project to help them create flags representing the different countries participating in the Winter Olympics and to learn about the athletes and events of the 2026 Games. They then participated in a school wide celebration and watch party. Students recreated an opening ceremony and represented the participating countries and watched live events of the sports they had learned about during their specials. They even sang national anthems! This was a great example of how students can truly engage in their learning when they are interested and excited about the topic.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous support of public schools and their libraries! We are so grateful to you!","fullyFundedDate":1771342504840,"projectUrl":"project/snow-much-fun-a-winter-olympics-multi-d/9989136/","projectTitle":"Snow Much Fun- A Winter Olympics Multi-Disciplinary Unit","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sheehan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8153828_orig.jpg?crop=1572,1572,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669732145256","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8153828"},{"teacherId":8153828,"projectId":9769878,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of this project! The addition of these books to our school's library collection has benefitted our entire school community in ways that I didn't anticipate when designing this project!\r\n\r\nMy original plan for these books was to use them for library visits for our preschool and LINKS classrooms. These books have been a huge hit for these students. They love turning the pages and engaging in the interactive features of the books. The textures, sounds, flaps and other features of these books engage and excite the students. The sturdy board book bindings hold up to lots of curious hands and can withstand the unintentional rough handling that sometimes come with this age group. I am so grateful to have these books to enhance our library time.\r\n\r\nIn addition, I am pleased to report that these books have also benefitted many other students in our school. I put them on a shelf in our library so that I could see them and easily choose what to take to classrooms for their library time. I quickly found out that the whole school loves these books. Students of all ages, and reading levels, have been borrowing them from the library. They are useful for reinforcing reading concepts and to practice fluency through reading them aloud to other students or younger siblings. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to add these to our collection!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous support of public schools and their libraries! It is an investment in our shared future!","fullyFundedDate":1769565966885,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-storytime/9769878/","projectTitle":"Sensory Storytime","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sheehan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8153828_orig.jpg?crop=1572,1572,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669732145256","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8153828"},{"teacherId":8898214,"projectId":9129405,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your continuous support to public education. This helps both the teachers and the students. I am a math intervention student, and I use a specific program. This will help me for years to come once I protect them with the laminating paper.\r\n I work with the younger students and sometimes they handle things a little rougher than you want them to. At least now I can protect them and save them.\r\nMy students are amazing kids with great imaginations. I want to make learning as fun and engaging as possible.\r\nThanks for making this all possible.","fullyFundedDate":1746743306827,"projectUrl":"project/a-little-bit-of-this-that/9129405/","projectTitle":"A little bit of this & that!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gulluni","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8898214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1671827141930","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8898214"},{"teacherId":8898214,"projectId":9103592,"letterContent":"Thanks so very much for your generous donation to public education. It means so much to both teachers and students.\r\nThese ink cartridges allowed me to copy all the math activities we play in class. I work with the younger kids and the ore color the better for them!! I print them and laminate them, and the room is full of color and bright games.\r\nWhen the students come in they get very excited to see all the vibrant colors on the gameboard and cards.\r\nI love to give the students a fun place to be and this definitely helps!","fullyFundedDate":1746741625844,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-ideas/9103592/","projectTitle":"Colorful Ideas","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gulluni","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8898214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1671827141930","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8898214"},{"teacherId":5913475,"projectId":5488536,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping provide movement break materials for our first grade classroom. Your generosity allowed us to add wonderful tools like fidget toys that help students reset, refocus, and manage their energy throughout the school day. These materials give students a positive way to move and engage their hands, which helps them return to learning feeling calm and ready to participate.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, our classroom now has more opportunities for healthy movement and self-regulation. These movement breaks help students build focus, confidence, and independence while creating a more supportive learning environment for everyone. We are incredibly grateful for your kindness and for investing in the success and well-being of our students.","fullyFundedDate":1620148619579,"projectUrl":"project/movement-breaks/5488536/","projectTitle":"Movement Breaks!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pisano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5913475_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537839485815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5913475"},{"teacherId":2673431,"projectId":9893847,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding this project of prizes for my students.\r\nThey were so excited to see the new prizes they can earn.\r\nThe variety was very well received.\r\nThe rainbow and scented pencils were a huge hit. They love to use them during indoor recess during the cold winter months in New England.\r\nRubber ducks are sitting prominently on their desks during class time and they use them as an inspiration to doing their best!\r\nThe scented play doh is also a big hit! They can't wait to get these as a prize!\r\n\r\nThank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1769645370462,"projectUrl":"project/prizes-prizes-everywhere/9893847/","projectTitle":"Prizes, Prizes, Everywhere!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bogacz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2673431_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477411843362","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2673431"},{"teacherId":7243716,"projectId":9415234,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, I have been able to organize a slew of big books to have at my fingertips whenever I need to pull a book that supports a lesson for my English Learners. At the start of each unit, I can pull the books I can utilize for each grade I work with. Now I am more efficient at delivering content with these 'big books' that support my instruction.\r\n\r\nThe book rack also allows me to stand the books on an easel rack, so that my hands are free to gesticulate and point to either pictures or text in the book. The cart is also easily movable and can be shared with other teachers in our multi-grade classroom. \r\n\r\nWe would like you to know how much the students and staff in our classroom appreciate your gift. I never let too much time go by without drawing attention to it so that students know the kindness of someone they never met who felt compelled to gift our class something that can be used to make the most of their education. It conveys how valuable their education is that a stranger was considerate and generous.","fullyFundedDate":1760399166635,"projectUrl":"project/big-books-access-for-beginning-readers/9415234/","projectTitle":"Big Books Access for Beginning Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Noel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7243716_orig.jpg?crop=807,807,x0,y16&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1590491690322","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7243716"},{"teacherId":10289674,"projectId":9766093,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my Living in Color project has made a meaningful and immediate impact in the classroom. The bright markers, vibrant cardstock, and high quality paper are now used daily to support instruction, organization, and creative expression across ELA subjects. \r\n\r\nStudents use the markers to annotate and highlight One key ideas, revise writing, and clearly show their thinking during lessons. The colored cardstock is used for graphic organizers, vocabulary activities and project-based learning, helping students sort, identify patterns, and make connections between concepts. The variety of colors allows students to visually code information, separate ideas, and present their work with clarity and confidence.\r\n\r\nMany of my students do not have access to these materials outside of school. Having them readily available in the classroom ensures that every student can fully participate in learning without barriers. I have already seen increased engagement, stronger task \r\ncompletion, and greater pride in student work.","fullyFundedDate":1760748197367,"projectUrl":"project/learning-in-color/9766093/","projectTitle":"Learning in Color","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10289674_orig.jpg?crop=212,212,x0,y43&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758995785086","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10289674"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60902","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":490,"numTeachers":42,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":18,"percentWhite":8,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":65,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":64.4,"schoolId":60902,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Sumner Avenue Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Sumner Avenue Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/springfield-public-school-district/sumner-avenue-elementary-school/60902"}