{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Henry Whittemore Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":21.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8674097,"projectId":10252902,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our classroom project on DonorsChoose! Because of your support, our classroom library is officially stocked with brand-new books.\r\n\r\nHaving fresh, engaging, and diverse titles available has completely transformed our reading space. My students were thrilled when the boxes arrived and couldn't wait to dive into the new stories. Your kindness not only provides them with high-quality reading material, but it also sends a powerful message that a community of people believes in their potential and education.\r\n\r\nThank you for making a lasting impact on our classroom and for fostering a lifelong love of reading in my students!","fullyFundedDate":1778706489842,"projectUrl":"project/sparking-a-love-of-reading/10252902/","projectTitle":"Sparking a Love of Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Coletti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8674097_orig.png?crop=980,980,x0,y117&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662240835672","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8674097"},{"teacherId":7455685,"projectId":10241041,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and for helping me bring the joy of reading to my kindergarten students! The Elephant and Piggie books are always a favorite in my classroom, and they hold a special place in my end-of-year tradition. Each year, I let every student choose their favorite book, and I write a personalized note inside the cover before sending it home for them to keep forever. My hope is that they will continue to enjoy these stories with their families, nurture their love of reading, and have a special reminder of their kindergarten year. One of the most heartwarming parts of being a teacher is having former students bring back their books to show me that they still treasure them years later. Thanks to your kindness, I was able to continue this meaningful tradition and help create lasting memories for my students. Your generosity is making a difference not just in their kindergarten experience, but in their lifelong love of books and learning. Thank you for being part of that!","fullyFundedDate":1779034601288,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-the-heart-and-soul/10241041/","projectTitle":"Books for the Heart and Soul","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wolff","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7455685_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597976464072","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrswolffsclass"},{"teacherId":8674097,"projectId":10251338,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping my students and I have organization of their work and supplies. It creates a learning environment for students to feel good about their work and ready to learn. \r\nOn behalf of our entire classroom, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation of binders and organizational supplies. Having reliable tools like binders, dividers, and folders makes an incredible difference in our students' daily learning environment. These essential materials provide each child with a structured way to keep their assignments neat, track their academic goals, and take true pride and ownership in their work every day.\r\n\r\nYour support does so much more than just furnish physical supplies—it builds confidence, reduces daily stress, and ensures that every student starts on an equal footing. Seeing their faces light up as they set up their new binders and organize their subjects is truly inspiring. Thank you for investing in our students' success and for showing them how much their community cares about their bright futures.","fullyFundedDate":1782346790358,"projectUrl":"project/organized-minds-confident-learners/10251338/","projectTitle":"Organized Minds, Confident Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Coletti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8674097_orig.png?crop=980,980,x0,y117&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662240835672","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8674097"},{"teacherId":7455685,"projectId":10260387,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and for helping bring creativity and hands-on learning into my kindergarten classroom! Thanks to your support, I was able to purchase a variety of engaging activities, crafts, and projects from Teachers Pay Teachers that helped make learning fun and meaningful for my students.\r\n\r\nMy students especially enjoyed creating adorable letter crafts to reinforce letter recognition and sounds, as well as farm-themed projects that connected to our classroom learning and field trip to the farm! These activities gave students opportunities to practice important literacy and math skills while coloring, cutting, creating, and taking pride in their finished work. I love finding ways to make learning hands-on and exciting, and these resources helped me do just that!\r\n\r\nYour generosity has allowed me to provide memorable learning experiences that go beyond traditional worksheets. Seeing my students excited about their projects and proud to share what they've created is such a wonderful reminder of how meaningful hands-on learning can be. Thank you for helping me fill our classroom with creativity, joy, and a love of learning!","fullyFundedDate":1778186461552,"projectUrl":"project/projects-and-crafts-galore/10260387/","projectTitle":"Projects and Crafts Galore!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wolff","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7455685_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597976464072","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrswolffsclass"},{"teacherId":5993586,"projectId":10139870,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your kind contribution to our classroom. Without kind donors like you, we would not have all the resources we need to achieve the highest level of success in our classroom.\r\n\r\nHaving these headphones in our classroom has been extremely helpful throughout the year. Not only are students able to use various independent learning problems that teach them through videos and songs, but students are also able to create their own videos and recordings that allow them to share their thinking. This lets each student learn at their own pace and also gives them many different options for sharing their thinking-- which is essential when each student expresses themselves in different ways.\r\n\r\nNow for the rest of the school year and years to come, students will be excited to have these headphones with microphones, as they will be able to expand their learning.\r\n\r\nThank you so much!!","fullyFundedDate":1774811226731,"projectUrl":"project/headphone-hullabaloo/10139870/","projectTitle":"Headphone Hullabaloo","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Frank","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5993586_orig.jpg?crop=2126,2126,x463,y423&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723071414901","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misslandrysbees"},{"teacherId":5993586,"projectId":9897150,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our classroom. Without your support, we would not be able to get all the supplies we need. Having these materials has helped make our classroom a better place.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generous contribution, our classroom is known as the rainbow room, with bright colorful decorations that are sure to put a smile on your face. Having this warm and inviting classroom helps students feel comfortable in our space. A lot of our students don't have bedrooms that they can decorate and paint colors, so having a classroom where they can decorate and organize nicely is a big thing!","fullyFundedDate":1765222350547,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-reorganization/9897150/","projectTitle":"Classroom Reorganization","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Frank","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5993586_orig.jpg?crop=2126,2126,x463,y423&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723071414901","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misslandrysbees"},{"teacherId":8244322,"projectId":9969107,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contributions to my classroom! Students were so surprised to come in one day and see areas of our classroom completely reorganized. Materials are so much easier to access now and students are able to more clearly see directions and posted materials. I am also better able to prepare for each lesson and ensure that everything is where it needs to be.\r\n\r\nPerhaps the best and biggest help has been our brand new moveable whiteboard! It is now so much easier to display things and it is helpful to have this moveable space for small groups. Due to its smaller size it also makes it easier to move around our classroom. Thank you again for all of your support!","fullyFundedDate":1768519088801,"projectUrl":"project/clutter-free-class/9969107/","projectTitle":"Clutter Free Class!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rowell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8244322"},{"teacherId":9680456,"projectId":9976253,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating these items to our classroom. My classroom feels much more welcoming given these new books. Students identify with Spot and it leads to productive discussions about feelings. Students feel inspired to manage their emotions and use tools to help them through their feelings, whether positive or negative. The stools we have received allows the students to finally have a place to sit during our small reading group time. Getting these items have support students so much so far and I can't wait to see how these same items will help my future students.","fullyFundedDate":1773868824076,"projectUrl":"project/little-spot-ofsocial-emotional-learnin/9976253/","projectTitle":"Little Spot of….Social Emotional Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Barranco","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9680456_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767213062008","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9680456"},{"teacherId":5993586,"projectId":9897117,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our classroom! With funding often going to new curriculums or general school supplies it is often hard to get the additional materials we need to help support students. \r\n\r\nHaving this project funded allowed us to get books of various levels to support our students learning and help their love of reading grow! The students have been so excited over these new books that we have had to create a schedule of who gets what book and when— that's success in my eyes!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1767215375165,"projectUrl":"project/leveled-books/9897117/","projectTitle":"Leveled Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Frank","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5993586_orig.jpg?crop=2126,2126,x463,y423&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723071414901","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misslandrysbees"},{"teacherId":8293088,"projectId":9962128,"letterContent":"I want to thank you for your generous contribution to my classroom. When I returned from maternity leave, I was so excited to get into the new materials for my students. We have been busy writing narratives and expository pieces with our flare pens and quite enjoy illustrating with our other art materials as well! \r\n\r\nI also want to say the microphone has been a great addition to my classroom. My students LOVE practicing their English language speaking skills using the microphone. It has helped their confidence tremendously. \r\n\r\nOur encouraging neon sign that says \"we can do hard things\" is a constant reminder that we are working hard to push our learning and maximize our potential! \r\n\r\nThank you so much for all of your help, kindness, and generosity. People like YOU make classrooms and schools a happier place!","fullyFundedDate":1766933764012,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-students/9962128/","projectTitle":"Supplies for Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. DiMedio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8293088_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691677191310","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8293088"},{"teacherId":5047535,"projectId":9921136,"letterContent":"Over the course of this school year, my second graders have grown in their independence and enthusiasm when it comes to reading. \r\nThe boys and girls in my class energetically select books they're interested in, make routine recommendations to their classmates (citing favorite pages and illustrations) and enjoy sharing books on a daily basis. \r\nBooks in this collection by Mo Willems, for example, have been favorites to read in pairs, independently, and use as practice for \"prosody\" (reading with voice and understanding!). We saw a theatre adaptation of \"Leonardo, the Terrible Monster\" this fall, and students are super excited to read all of Willems' work after that shared experience. His characters are really engaging for kids of all reading abilities because of their whimsical illustrations and comic-like strips of dialogue.\r\nSome students are becoming very motivated to read chapter books and make their way through an entire series, which is why the \"Owl Diaries\" have been a helpful edition to our classroom library, too! \r\nAll in all, we are incredibly grateful for more titles that are boosting our motivation and adding to the quality of our reading experience in school.","fullyFundedDate":1766088892707,"projectUrl":"project/second-grade-reading-stars/9921136/","projectTitle":"Second Grade Reading Stars!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sugg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5047535_orig.png?crop=322,323,x0,y65&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1663523832718","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-sugg"},{"teacherId":5993586,"projectId":9906954,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of our classroom! So much of our funding goes to staffing and the basic day to day supplies that cleaning supplies for each classroom often goes overlooked. With the funding of this project we were able to get Clorox wipes and tissues for all of third grade but also for our specialist teachers to use! This was so helpful for us, especially during the winter months while the sicknesses were going around. We were able to keep our rooms clean and keep as many of the germs away so that way we could get as much learning done as possible!","fullyFundedDate":1764638708784,"projectUrl":"project/cleaning-classroom/9906954/","projectTitle":"Cleaning Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Frank","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5993586_orig.jpg?crop=2126,2126,x463,y423&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723071414901","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misslandrysbees"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_61803","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":372,"numTeachers":40,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":10,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":77,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":3,"gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":78.3,"schoolId":61803,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Henry Whittemore Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Henry Whittemore Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/waltham-public-schools/henry-whittemore-elementary-school/61803"}