{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Creative Montessori Academy","outOfStateSupporters":25.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10459330,"projectId":10136242,"letterContent":"My students love building with legos and the flexiblocks have only made it more fun! We create together and enjoy our playtime and learning time so much! One thing I have noticed is that many more students who are shy or reluctant have decided to join in the fun and build also. When I was a kid this was my favorite toy. I am so excited to continue building and hope to continue coming up with ideas to expand our learning. The kids ask me to get more all the time so maybe next year I will try again!","fullyFundedDate":1778499325822,"projectUrl":"project/building-fun-for-everyone/10136242/","projectTitle":"Building Fun for Everyone!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sara","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10459330_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784752845667","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10459330"},{"teacherId":10353667,"projectId":9903920,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom project focused on games and activities that help build friendships and strengthen social skills. Your generosity is creating opportunities for students to connect, communicate, and build positive relationships with one another.\r\n\r\nThese activities will help students feel included, supported, and confident as they learn the importance of teamwork, kindness, and empathy. The experiences you've made possible will have a lasting impact on our classroom community by helping students develop meaningful friendships and a stronger sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing not only in educational resources, but also in the emotional growth and well-being of our students. Your kindness and support truly make a difference.","fullyFundedDate":1769177321279,"projectUrl":"project/building-friendships-through-play/9903920/","projectTitle":"Building Friendships Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dominique","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10353667"},{"teacherId":9338531,"projectId":9880869,"letterContent":"Thank you for finding my building for calm bodies project. The kids are loving the new legos, magnatiles, and all the other new building items. Each morning I have about 15 kids that do a morning check in, reset, and start their day in a quiet space. Having the building items allows them to focus on something other then the chaos of life and the anxiety that school brings for some kids. They use my office as their quiet space and focus on using their hands to build which helps to engage they vagus nerve resetting their nervous systems. \r\n\r\nI have also used the building blocks during my small group instructions focused on peer interaction. Having something to work on together like building allows kids to naturally have conversations with their peers and learn how to work as a team to create a project like a Lego creation. I look forward to continue watching my students grow though mindfulness and learning to o calm their bodies while building.","fullyFundedDate":1769177324036,"projectUrl":"project/building-for-calm-bodies/9880869/","projectTitle":"Building for Calm Bodies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lindsay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9338531_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726400651531","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9338531"},{"teacherId":9266983,"projectId":9792859,"letterContent":"The littles in my classroom have been able to enjoy listening to literature in the provided listening center. They have begun to explore folktales such as Little Red Riding Hood. The students have gained independence by learning to chose a cd of their choice and pressing play to hear the story. The listening center is a busy hub within my classroom. The students enjoy getting to share stories with friends.\r\n Another use of our listening center is having the students record themselves reading. This will help the students work on fluency and reading rate. It will be fun to hear how they are able to grow in their reading across the months of kindergarten.\r\n Some students like to act out the stories as they are following along in the books which creates an interest in literature. Our listening center will be enjoyed by many classes.","fullyFundedDate":1760693721889,"projectUrl":"project/reading-in-our-listening-center/9792859/","projectTitle":"Reading in Our Listening Center","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bryson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9266983_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729287495889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9266983"},{"teacherId":9266983,"projectId":9539560,"letterContent":"Our students are able to manipulate objects which support their learning their numbers. At this time they enjoy quizzing each other on the numbers to 100 using the puzzles and matching cards.\r\n I have noticed an improvement of their number mastery with the repetitive traction the new materials provide. We are well in our way to grasping our numbers to 100. Thank you for helping us achieve our goal. By using the shared materials we are also improving our social skills such as taking turns and sharing.","fullyFundedDate":1757423314191,"projectUrl":"project/counting-on-a-great-year/9539560/","projectTitle":"Counting on a Great Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bryson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9266983_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729287495889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9266983"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_44510","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":664,"numTeachers":36,"percentFrplEligible":85,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":31,"percentWhite":38,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":22,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"18.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":74.6,"schoolId":44510,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Creative Montessori Academy on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Creative Montessori Academy","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/michigan/-county-run-/creative-montessori-academy/44510"}