{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Kalamazoo RESA Head Start","outOfStateSupporters":38.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9987689,"projectId":9748768,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for choosing my classroom's project! The importance of it for me was that we had only previously had a small pink and purple castle as a \"dollhouse.\" I was really hoping for something larger, sturdy, and appealing to both boys and girls to exercise their dramatic play time. My photos include one of a student pretending a shelving unit was a dollhouse before we had this one, so you can see what we were working with.\r\n\r\nWhen my co-teacher and I did the big reveal, all of the children were so excited. We have a certain amount of kids allowed in each play area during choice time. They didn't fight over it (thankfully), but the new dollhouse was a highly sought after place to be! I'm delighted to report that we typically have even more boy activity with the dollhouse than we do with the girls, though they also love it.\r\n\r\nDramatic play for our young learners helps them learn and develop many social skills, as well as problem solving strategies. I'm so happy you have provided our littles better opportunities to engage in this with their peers. Thank you very much, from all of us.","fullyFundedDate":1767239995142,"projectUrl":"project/help-bring-home-play-to-class/9748768/","projectTitle":"Help Bring Home Play to Class!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gerin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9987689_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758647944828","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9987689"},{"teacherId":7300319,"projectId":9964936,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to \"Marbles and Magnets!\" I was so excited to see my students create marble runs with these amazing blocks. They loved playing with the traditional plastics tube marble runs but I knew the creativity would flourish with the use of these wooden blocks. \r\nThese are now the favorite toy in the classroom. We received these just in time for our simple machines unit study and we began by making ramps and comparing how far the marbles rolled. My students have worked so well together making different tracks and racing their marbles. I have really enjoyed watching them think through different ways to make the marbles move. Thank you again for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1766112609297,"projectUrl":"project/marbles-and-magnets/9964936/","projectTitle":"Marbles and Magnets!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tiffany","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7300319_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593986115540","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7300319"},{"teacherId":7300319,"projectId":9938262,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to \"Big Feelings and Little Bottles.\" It was great being able to share these feelings bottles with families. It was fun sharing with the families some of the tools and ideas we use in the classroom when children are upset. The parents like that they would be able to use some of the same resources that we use in the classroom at home. \r\nA family shared that their younger child at home also enjoy the faces on the bottle and smiles when he sees them and shakes them. Thank you again for making this home school connection possible.","fullyFundedDate":1765991263506,"projectUrl":"project/big-feelings-and-little-bottles/9938262/","projectTitle":"Big Feelings and Little Bottles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tiffany","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7300319_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593986115540","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7300319"},{"teacherId":7300319,"projectId":9818669,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to \"Writing Everywhere.\" My students love writing with these LCD boards. I enjoy the ease of not looking for and needing paper and writing utensils and The convenience of being able to write on the go. We are now to the point of the year when we \"Write the room Wednesday.\" Every Wednesday the students walk around the room and write as many letters, numbers or shapes that they can find. They enjoy this activity and look forward to it. \r\nI am also excited that I will once again be able to send each student home with their own LCD board at the end of the school year. I love giving them the opportunity to continue their love of writing. Thank you again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1764599319565,"projectUrl":"project/writing-everywhere/9818669/","projectTitle":"Writing Everywhere!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tiffany","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7300319_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593986115540","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7300319"},{"teacherId":9451400,"projectId":9938674,"letterContent":"Our new resources entered the classroom and instantly provided new learning and growth opportunities for our students. We love to utilize the learning tools we have. Our alien counters have showed the students new ways of learning how to count by doing fun activities with their little alien buddies.\r\n\r\nWe are constantly looking to change things up, being able to create new activities with their little alien resources provided has been a game changer. From the alphabet, to numbers, and shape recognition, we're watching them grow!","fullyFundedDate":1766691827210,"projectUrl":"project/learning-and-growth/9938674/","projectTitle":"Learning and Growth!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hannah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9451400_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715166515641","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9451400"},{"teacherId":7300319,"projectId":9869095,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to \"Calming Sparkles.\" We always have calming sensory bottles for the students to use when they just need a moment to breathe and regroup. To be able to allow the students to make their own bottle to have at home is amazing and you made that possible. \r\nOur letter G week is the week before conferences and G is for glitter according to 4 and 5 year olds. so each child gets to pick their own colors and add other sparkles to their bottles. When we give them to the parents at conferences they are pretty amazed with them. Most say they will be using it too. Something so simple brings so much joy to everyone. \r\nThank you again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1762267569071,"projectUrl":"project/calming-sparkles/9869095/","projectTitle":"Calming Sparkles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tiffany","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7300319_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593986115540","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7300319"},{"teacherId":9285245,"projectId":9733334,"letterContent":"My students were super excited to see vehicles and little people to play with in the classroom. \r\nLittle People figures, support fine motor development in the classroom by encouraging children to grasp, pinch, insert, and manipulate small pieces during play. As students place figures into vehicles, turn steering wheels, and move toys through pretend scenarios, they strengthen hands and fingers muscles, develop pincer grasp, and improve hand-eye and bilateral coordination. These playful , hands-on experiences build the foundation for skills cutting, writing and classroom skills while keeping learning engaging and fun.","fullyFundedDate":1763586179551,"projectUrl":"project/people-movers/9733334/","projectTitle":"People Movers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melanie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9285245"},{"teacherId":7300319,"projectId":9881199,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to \"Comparing Towers!\" My students were so excited to see a smaller version of their favorite toy. It was fun comparing the difference in their structures and how the same amount of magnetic tiles were not the same size. \r\nThey have enjoyed using them for 2D and 3D building. I have seen so many unique new builds with the new tiles. I enjoy seeing the students excitement after they have finished their creation. They really like the fact that they can carry their cubes they made in their hands to show me. \r\nThank you again for your generous donation.","fullyFundedDate":1763586179708,"projectUrl":"project/comparing-towers/9881199/","projectTitle":"Comparing Towers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tiffany","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7300319_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593986115540","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7300319"},{"teacherId":9451400,"projectId":9750772,"letterContent":"We can't tell you enough how much we appreciate your contribution to this project, it is the best feeling seeing our students smiling and joyous at their new take home bag. We want to set our students up for success in the best ways possible, and this project did just that.\r\n\r\nWe now have resources for our students to use when they're not in the classroom, to continue learning and exploring. It's so important at this age to make sure we're doing all that we can to advance their growth and learning.","fullyFundedDate":1764605233380,"projectUrl":"project/end-of-year-celebration/9750772/","projectTitle":"End of Year Celebration","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hannah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9451400_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715166515641","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9451400"},{"teacherId":9451400,"projectId":9937041,"letterContent":"Our students were so excited to see their new items for outdoor play. They loved being able to use the hoola hoops to try new tricks, play games, and get their energy out! The bright colors and durability of these hula hoops has surpassed our expectations and has been a great addition for our students wagon of toys.\r\n\r\nNot only that, be we got to see their creative side come out using their imaginations to create all sorts of different things with their chalk. This has been one of our favorite activities during outdoor play. We appreciate the contributions so much.","fullyFundedDate":1766973510627,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-play/9937041/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Play!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hannah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9451400_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715166515641","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9451400"},{"teacherId":4402030,"projectId":9510510,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to our classroom. We are thrilled to have access to the resources available provided by Teachers Pay Teachers. It is so helpful to boost our learning opportunities with fun activities that other educators have created!\r\n\r\nOur students have learned several nimbeee and letters of the alphabet along with emotions and feelings, trees, buildings, and tubes and tunnels so far this school year. In the coming months, we will talk about recycling and caring for the planet and sand. We look forward to finding fun things for our students to do to help them grasp the concepts a little better. \r\n\r\nThank you again! We appreciate your support!","fullyFundedDate":1758840319082,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-pay-teachers-resources/9510510/","projectTitle":"Teachers Pay Teachers Resources!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Heystek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4402030_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1563794963464","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/alyssaheystek"},{"teacherId":7300319,"projectId":9818605,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to \"Oops Accidents Happen!\" It is such a relief to know that we have extra warm clothes during these cold winter days. Although we have had minimal accidents needing a change of clothes we have them. Now with the snow it ends up being wet pant legs distracting from learning and being able to make a quick switch is amazing. \r\nThese soft durable pants are available for the multiple students in the building. I appreciate your support in helping to keep the students warm and dry. Thank you again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1761918773546,"projectUrl":"project/oops-accidents-happen/9818605/","projectTitle":"Oops, Accidents Happen!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tiffany","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7300319_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593986115540","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7300319"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_107164","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":null,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":64,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":44,"percentWhite":39,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":4,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area","gradesServed":"Not specified","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"Census ZCTA","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"UNCLASSIFIED","ncesMetroType":null},"inStateSupporters":61.3,"schoolId":107164,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Kalamazoo RESA Head Start on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Kalamazoo RESA Head Start","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/michigan/office-of-head-start/kalamazoo-resa-head-start/107164"}