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Especially when hallway transitions take valuable time from learning. \r\n\r\nPlastic water bottles are horrible for Student health and the environment \r\n\r\n\r\nBeing able to give each student a new steal water bottle and then stickers to decorate and individualize their bottles led to an afternoon of excitement and community as students helped each other find the right stickers and put them in the right places.","fullyFundedDate":1777336128782,"projectUrl":"project/hydration-help/10212460/","projectTitle":"Hydration Help","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. E","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6756805_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776888897361","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6756805"},{"teacherId":8097493,"projectId":9917323,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my classroom! The difference that having a vacuum has made is tremendous! I never realized how much giving a room a quick vacuum can affect mental health and pride in your workspace! And is also keeping my students who like to eat little things off the floor safe!\r\nThe light covers have also contributed to a notable sense of calm in the classroom. The lighting in the classroom feels almost magical!\r\nThank you again for helping make my classroom a calm place to learn and play especially in this time of uncertainty for so many of my families.","fullyFundedDate":1769651614694,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-special-education-students-learn/9917323/","projectTitle":"Help My Special Education Students Learn in a Comfortable Environment","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melanie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8097493_orig.jpg?crop=1393,1393,x49,y294&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695683058843","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8097493"},{"teacherId":9281694,"projectId":10104521,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations for tools for my classrooms. I am itinerant and serve a number of different classrooms in a number of different schools. These materials have been used to create and refresh sensory tables in multiple classrooms. If offers options to change it throughout the school year or during different units of study to match the curriculum and meet student needs.\r\nThe balance tools have been instrumental in adding balance challenges and large motor play to our motor space. They get used as a quick obstacle course or a game of the floor is lava. I frequently take the little stump stepping stones into different classrooms during choice time to further progress motor skills development right in their space. \r\nI'm working on adding textural tiles into the kindergarten classroom as another sensory tool that can also be used during balance and gross motor skill development when we put them on the walls.\r\nWe can't do our best work without wonderful donors like you!\r\n\r\nThanks again from me and the little people I am blessed to work with!","fullyFundedDate":1772431968059,"projectUrl":"project/sensorymotor-with-stem/10104521/","projectTitle":"Sensory/Motor with STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kelley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9281694_orig.jpg?crop=1836,1836,x0,y306&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694890496934","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9281694"},{"teacherId":10345471,"projectId":9882126,"letterContent":"I can not tell you how much this donation has meant to me and my students. It has truly impacted every day of school for the better. I wish you could have seen their faces as they wheeled the boxes into the room. I had many students screaming and jumping out of their chairs. I even had one so excited that he rolled on the floor. \r\n\r\nThe most used items in the donation were the coats, hats, and mittens. They have all been distributed to students who need them and did not have them before. Minnesota winter recess is no joke haha. The kids were so excited to get these items. I was even able to give a spare to one of my students 5 year old siblings as they did not have a hat as well. She still comes up to me in the morning to show me her beautiful hat. \r\n\r\nEvery other item has been used and well loved. The football has brought us so much joy, the recess bag is the perfect size to carry all the goodies outside with us. The headphones help my students complete math programs online. The headphones are especially helpful for my students who are not able to read yet. It makes the technology accessible for them so they do not feel left out from their peers. \r\n\r\nThe snacks I would love to give a specific thank you for. At the school I work at 92% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch. They often come to school hungry and are not able to focus as well because they need food. The food that you donated was a saving grace. I am able to have snacks on hand for students who need that pick me up. To be able to have the students feel happy, healthy, and comfortable in school is all that I hope for. Thank you for helping me do this for them.","fullyFundedDate":1763498235336,"projectUrl":"project/a-coat-a-day-keeps-the-shivers-away/9882126/","projectTitle":"A Coat a Day Keeps the Shivers Away!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gurno","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10345471"},{"teacherId":10233975,"projectId":9666651,"letterContent":"I wanted to share a little glimpse of what your generosity has done in our classroom. When the new carpet arrived, my students rushed to it right away. They hurried over, found their own little spot on the carpet, and sat down like they had been waiting for it all along. It was such a pure, joyful moment.\r\n\r\nDuring lessons or even when we're watching videos, they point at the colors on the screen and then point back to their square — proud, excited, and so connected to their new space. It has become more than just a rug; it's where they feel grounded and ready.\r\n\r\nHaving these individual squares has helped us find a calmer rhythm during SEL circles and morning meetings. Transitions feel smoother, and everyone knows exactly where they belong. It has added structure, comfort, and a sense of \"this is my place\" for each child.\r\n\r\nOur next step is building longer sharing routines and more connected circle times, and this carpet is helping us get there. It's amazing how something so simple can bring so much joy and belonging.Thank you for making this possible, and for giving my students a space that truly feels like theirs.","fullyFundedDate":1766957538307,"projectUrl":"project/a-carpet-for-calm-play-and-growth/9666651/","projectTitle":"A Carpet for Calm, Play, and Growth","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sanchez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10233975_orig.jpg?crop=3893,3893,x427,y1576&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756590049544","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10233975"},{"teacherId":6639752,"projectId":8955132,"letterContent":"Your support has made a meaningful difference. The vaccine helps ensure the health and safety of our students, giving parents peace of mind and allowing our children to learn and play without unnecessary worry. The broom, though simple, has become an essential tool in keeping our space clean and welcoming every day. A tidy classroom makes a big impact on how our little learners feel about their environment—it encourages responsibility, pride, and a sense of care.\r\n\r\nThanks to your kindness, our students are healthier, happier, and learning in a cleaner, safer space. We are truly grateful for your generosity and thoughtfulness.\r\n\r\nWith sincere appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1736211684227,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-it-clean/8955132/","projectTitle":"Keeping It Clean","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Christina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6639752_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720467009991","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jajpreschool"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9300096,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! These picture books, biographies, and graphic novels will be great to have in the library. Some of the books will be used for read alouds with Pre K- 2nd grade classes in the library when they visit and all of the books will be available for all students to checkout in the library. I already read one of these books as a read a loud to my students, Locs Not Dreads by Tonya Abari. Students really loved and connected with this story.\r\n\r\nStudents are so excited to read these books! Many of my students love the Narwhal series and now we have the new book in that series, board books by the same author, and the another series by the author. Students will love reading these books and will be so happy that we have new ones and more for them to read by that author.","fullyFundedDate":1746472917923,"projectUrl":"project/promoting-literacy-through-books-in-the/9300096/","projectTitle":"Promoting Literacy through Books in the School Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":6737680,"projectId":5394156,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donations I was able to greatly enhance my classroom's ability to support the unique scholars that come there. The specialized furniture and hands-on learning activities made it way more accessible and engaging for my students with significant cognitive disabilities. Having a classroom that's focused on providing a multi-sensory learning experience is so crucial to meeting their needs and enabling them to have the kind of education they deserve. 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