{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Bruce F Vento Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":33.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9606373,"projectId":10209509,"letterContent":"On behalf of every student in our classroom, I want to express my deepest, most sincere gratitude for your incredibly generous support. Your thoughtful contribution of essential everyday supplies—including the Kleenex Ultra Soft Facial Tissues, Expo Fine Tip Black Dry Erase Markers, and the bulk pack of pre-sharpened Enday #2 Pencils—has made an immediate, tangible impact on our daily learning environment.\r\n\r\nIt is easy to take basic classroom supplies for granted, but in reality, these foundational items are the true engine of our daily academic work. Without them, instructional time gets interrupted, and students face unnecessary barriers to their learning. Your gift ensures that our classroom remains fully stocked, well-equipped, and focused on growth every single day.\r\n\r\nPencils are the single most important tool a student holds, yet they are constantly lost, worn down, or broken. Having a 144-pack of pre-sharpened Enday #2 pencils ready to go means our students never have to waste valuable class time standing in line at the sharpener or worrying if they have the right tools to complete their work. The latex-free erasers also give them the confidence to make mistakes, erase them, and try again without frustration. They can simply walk into class, pick up a sharp pencil, and dive straight into writing, problem-solving, and creative thinking.\r\n\r\nSimilarly, the 36-pack of Expo fine-tip black dry erase markers is a huge asset to our daily routine. Dry erase markers are central to how we assess student understanding in real time. Whether students are solving math equations on individual whiteboards, brainstorming ideas for a group project, or practicing spelling and grammar skills, these fine-tip markers allow for clear, precise work. Fine-tip markers are especially wonderful because they allow students to write neatly in smaller spaces, making interactive learning seamless, active, and fun.\r\n\r\nFinally, the eight flat boxes of Kleenex Ultra Soft 3-ply facial tissues are a comfort we rely on every day. Maintaining a healthy, clean classroom environment is essential to keeping our students present, comfortable, and ready to learn. During cold season, having soft, durable, high-quality tissues readily available throughout the room keeps germs from spreading and helps our students feel cared for when they aren't feeling their best.\r\n\r\nWhen the delivery boxes arrived and we unpacked these materials, the students were genuinely excited to see our storage shelves filled with fresh supplies. Your generosity sends a clear message to our students that their community cares about their education and wants them to succeed. You have relieved a significant burden from our classroom and provided us with the simple, necessary tools that make great learning possible.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your kindness, encouragement, and investment in our classroom family!","fullyFundedDate":1783601255440,"projectUrl":"project/basic-materials/10209509/","projectTitle":"Basic Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sykes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9606373_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724858963175","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9606373"},{"teacherId":9606373,"projectId":10371413,"letterContent":"On behalf of all the students in our classroom, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous support. Your contributions have provided our class with a wonderful variety of essential learning materials, engaging games, healthy snacks, and classroom supplies that will directly enhance our daily routine and academic growth. It is truly inspiring to know that our community is so deeply invested in our students' education and well-being.\r\n\r\nYour support touches nearly every aspect of our school day. For our foundational literacy activities, the Lakeshore Touch & Read CVC Words Match game aligns perfectly with the Science of Reading, giving our beginning readers hands-on practice with essential phonics skills. To foster social development, teamwork, and critical thinking, the classic Hasbro board game set and the Trouble board game will offer our students fun, interactive opportunities to collaborate and build community during indoor recess and Friday center times.\r\n\r\nWe also know that comfortable, focused learning starts with basic needs being met. Thanks to your kindness, our snack shelf is fully stocked with delicious options like Pringles, Scooby-Doo! Graham Crackers, Teddy Grahams, Honey Maid Fresh Stacks, Cheez-It crackers, Albanese Gummi Bear Cubs, and Skittles. Having these snacks readily available ensures that no child has to learn on an empty stomach and gives us special treats to celebrate accomplishments together.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, keeping our environment organized and healthy is crucial. The SKYDUE rotating desk organizer and colorful Paper Mate InkJoy ballpoint pens keep our learning spaces neat and well-supplied. Equally important, the large shipments of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, Lysol Disinfecting Wipes, and Lysol Disinfectant Spray ensure that our classroom remains clean, sanitized, and safe for everyone every single day.\r\n\r\nEvery single item you provided serves a clear purpose in making our room a welcoming, vibrant, and productive place to learn. The students were thrilled as we unpacked these materials, and their faces lit up seeing how much care went into supporting their space. Your selflessness reminds us all of the power of community, and we are deeply grateful for your investment in our classroom family.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your generosity, encouragement, and dedication to our success!","fullyFundedDate":1783780454518,"projectUrl":"project/foodclean/10371413/","projectTitle":"Food/Clean","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sykes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9606373_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724858963175","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9606373"},{"teacherId":9606373,"projectId":10404266,"letterContent":"On behalf of myself and all of the bright, inquisitive students in our class, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your incredibly generous gift. Thanks to your support, our classroom received ten brand-new copies of R.J. Palacio's masterpiece, Wonder, specifically designated for our upcoming book club. Words truly cannot fully capture how excited and thankful we are to have these books in our hands.\r\n\r\nReading is one of the most powerful tools we can offer young learners, but access to high-quality, engaging literature is what truly sparks a lifelong passion for learning. When students are given the opportunity to sit together in small book clubs, hold their own physical copies, and discuss characters who feel real to them, reading transforms from a routine assignment into an immersive, shared adventure. Because of your kindness, ten of our students now have the exact resources they need to take part in that experience.\r\n\r\nWonder is far more than just an entertaining story; it carries a vital message that aligns perfectly with the culture of empathy, kindness, and inclusion we strive to build in our classroom every single day. Following the journey of August Pullman—a boy born with facial differences who enters a mainstream middle school for the first time—teaches readers about courage, character, resilience, and the power of acceptance. Through Auggie's story, our students will not only practice key literacy skills such as literary analysis, character development, and theme identification, but they will also engage in meaningful conversations about what it truly means to \"choose kind.\"\r\n\r\nWhen the package containing the books arrived, the atmosphere in our classroom was contagious. Watching the students unbox the clean, fresh copies, turn the pages, and eagerly skim the chapter titles was a reminder of how much tangible support means to a school community. They are already picking out their favorite quotes and brainstorming the topics they want to explore during our group discussions. Your contribution has created an undeniable buzz of enthusiasm for reading that will carry us throughout the entire school year.\r\n\r\nPlease know that your generosity does not stop at the final page of this book. The lessons our students draw from Wonder, and the confidence they gain from participating in a collaborative book club, will stay with them long after they leave our classroom. You have made a direct and lasting impact on their education, their personal growth, and their view of the world.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for believing in our students, investing in their literacy, and supporting our classroom community so meaningfully. We are immensely grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1785337603543,"projectUrl":"project/book-club/10404266/","projectTitle":"Book Club","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sykes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9606373_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724858963175","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9606373"},{"teacherId":2685373,"projectId":10400005,"letterContent":"Thank you for your snack donations. These have already been a big hit with my kindergarteners. They have been very excited to see all the different snacks that were provided. Thank you so much for not only giving my kindergartener students snacks to fuel their bodies, but an opportunity to make choices throughout the day. I told them the snacks were donated by some wonderful people and they said \"those people are the bestest!\" And you really all are! Thank you again for providing and supporting our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1787211789020,"projectUrl":"project/snack-time/10400005/","projectTitle":"Snack Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Caruso","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2685373_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659800327313","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-andreacaruso"},{"teacherId":1503734,"projectId":10137607,"letterContent":"I want to express an incredible amount of gratitude for your contributions to our project. With the success of this project our students have the benefit of using the technology in our school as intended. These headphones will allow all of our students to complete required testing, record themselves for class projects and to listen and respond to e-books at their level and above. \r\n\r\nLast year we had a lot of issues and struggles with adapters that failed repeatedly to connect old headphones to new district iPads. It is a relief now knowing that those roadblocks have been removed by your generosity. Our students are excited to also be the first of many to use these brand new headphones.","fullyFundedDate":1779224687431,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-4th-graders/10137607/","projectTitle":"Headphones for 4th Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Snyder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1503734"},{"teacherId":2816787,"projectId":10001088,"letterContent":"It has been a joy to add instruments to our music therapy program. Our students have been engaging with the gathering drum and tubano in many different ways, including to reinforce literacy concepts and to engage with music and dramatic play. For example, we sang lots of spring songs about rain, and planted a \"garden\" in our gathering drums, then sang a song about making soup with the veggies we \"grew!\"\r\n\r\nHaving enough cabasas for the entire classroom is very helpful for sensory regulation opportunities for the group. We have used the cabasas as tools to help us feel and identify different parts of our bodies, making a little \"brush\" for our arms, legs, hands, and tummies! \r\n\r\nThe guitar has provided opportunities for accompaniment of movement songs, as well as engagement with rhythm, pitch, and tactile music opportunities for students. Our boomwhackers will continue to be a fun way to engage with rhythm and pitch!\r\n\r\nIt was wonderful to have your support this winter, and to know that our growing program will to continue to be able to provide high-quality music experiences for our students, despite budget constraints of our district.","fullyFundedDate":1772553897212,"projectUrl":"project/music-therapy-instruments/10001088/","projectTitle":"Music Therapy Instruments","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stephanie Hubbard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2816787_orig.jpg?crop=3394,3394,x0,y260&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1787150178087","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stephanie-hubbard"},{"teacherId":1057705,"projectId":10062613,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support in purchasing our new tug-of-war rope. This simple piece of equipment is already making an impact in our physical education classes and will be the highlight of our upcoming Field Day.\r\n\r\nIn our daily PE lessons, this rope serves as a tool for teaching teamwork. Students are discovering that success relies on cooperation, communication, and collective effort rather than individual strength alone. The energy in the gymnasium is incredible every time the rope comes out.\r\n\r\nWe are also thrilled to feature this durable, safe rope as the centerpiece for our upcoming Field Day. This event is a highlight of the school year, focused on building community and celebrating sportsmanship. Your kindness ensures our students can safely build memories that will last a lifetime.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students' health, happiness, and school spirit.\r\nWith gratitude,","fullyFundedDate":1769605741463,"projectUrl":"project/field-day-tug-o-fun/10062613/","projectTitle":"Field Day Tug-O-Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jeni","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1057705_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535035284001","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1057705"},{"teacherId":2685373,"projectId":10096589,"letterContent":"Thank you for your incredible donations in helping me provide more snacks for my students this school year. \r\nThese snacks have allowed me to provided my students with the extra food their bellies and brains. \r\nA class favorite of the snacks is definitely the fruit snacks and cheez its. Thank you for helping me care for my students. We flew through the first donation of snacks and this second round helped provide snack everyday. So thank you for your support for my kindergarten students! I appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1772335079841,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarteners-love-snacks-part-2/10096589/","projectTitle":"Kindergarteners Love Snacks (Part 2)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Caruso","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2685373_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659800327313","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-andreacaruso"},{"teacherId":9934688,"projectId":9191807,"letterContent":"My students now have more resources to help them read. Thank you for making this possible! You contributed to a project that resulted in so many resources for my students. I have been able to use these resources in small and large groups to help them read and write.\r\n\r\nA set of \"hear-myself\" sound phones are helpful for students while they learn to sound out words. The phones direct the students' voice directly to their ear. These phones help students who have a tendency of reading too loud, to help them modulate their voice. They are also useful for students who read too softly and can't hear themselves. The phones are also fun to use and motivate students to read!\r\n\r\nWith the Teachers Pay Teachers gift card, I was able to purchase many teaching resources. I purchased a set of decodable books and reader's theater scripts, so students can read at their reading level. Students especially enjoy the reader's theater scripts, which came with pictures of the characters so students can act out the story as they read. We also received letters with a tracing path, which help students practice letter formation and letter sounds. Writing journals give students practice with generating their own ideas and building sentences. \r\n\r\nThese activities have given my students many opportunities to practice reading and writing. Students are building their fluency and reading more than ever before. Most importantly - they are having fun and experiencing the joy of reading. Thank you for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1746715394977,"projectUrl":"project/fluent-first-grade-readers/9191807/","projectTitle":"Fluent First Grade Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Keenan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9934688"},{"teacherId":5301927,"projectId":9906770,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our High Interest Book project! The students were so excited to see all of the boxes coming in and they were extra excited when I showed them all of the new titles we were adding to our classroom library! \r\n\r\nThese books will mainly be used to support developing a love for reading. By having high interest books, we will be able to reach some of the reluctant readers and move them to become hooked on reading! This is especially important as these students are getting ready for middle school. \r\n\r\nWe are most excited to read the Dog Man, The Bad Guys, and the Goosebump books! So far those haven't stayed on the shelf very long!","fullyFundedDate":1768521524235,"projectUrl":"project/high-interest-books/9906770/","projectTitle":"High Interest Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Czech","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5301927"},{"teacherId":9934688,"projectId":9769189,"letterContent":"My students are able to learn and focus more than before with our brand new headphones. Thank you for making this possible! Previously, we were using headphones that were found in storage and were very old. They quickly started to break with normal use. The result was that students were listening to their iPads too loud and disturbing others. Students were having a hard time focusing on their own tasks.\r\n\r\nNow, our classroom is more focused and students are better able to learn. We use the headphones to listen to audiobooks, practice spelling, practice math, and to sound out words using our AI reading tutor. Students were especially impressed that these headphones have a microphone that listens to them read. Students read out loud and get immediate corrective feedback from the AI while I help students individually and in small groups. On top of all that, they love the shiny colors! \r\n\r\nThank you for making an impact in my students' learning.","fullyFundedDate":1765263263482,"projectUrl":"project/listen-up-we-need-headphones/9769189/","projectTitle":"Listen Up: We Need Headphones!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Keenan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9934688"},{"teacherId":6881810,"projectId":9806515,"letterContent":"It has been a whirlwind these past few months, but the kids have been graciously flexible through it all. I was able to put the books out on a 3 tiered cart in my room for the kids to be able to look through and they have loved it. It's been so great to watch them page through the books and discover a world of new bugs and animals. It's even been nice for me to learn about new bugs! \r\n\r\nThe books have also been a really great addition for kids who may need to take a break to themselves. I've had many kids on their own go over and find a book that peaks their interest and just be able to clear their mind of whatever was making them frustrated before.\r\n\r\nI thank you all so much for your generosity and for caring about this project as much as I did. I couldn't have done it without you!","fullyFundedDate":1760728275726,"projectUrl":"project/students-love-bugs-and-plants-lets-r/9806515/","projectTitle":"Students Love Bugs and Plants... Let's Read More About Them!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6881810_orig.jpg?crop=2232,2232,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758906117033","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/thorenvscience"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_76095","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":475,"numTeachers":36,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":31,"percentBlack":37,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":13,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":7,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"13.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":66.4,"schoolId":76095,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Bruce F Vento Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Bruce F Vento Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/minnesota/saint-paul-public-schools/bruce-f-vento-elementary-school/76095"}