{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Boyd Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":50.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6549458,"projectId":9521428,"letterContent":"Our classroom has been transformed thanks to your generous support. The new headphones have allowed my students to fully immerse themselves in individualized learning programs without distractions. Many of our digital tools reading programs, coding platforms, and language-learning apps require students to listen closely and move at their own pace. Having a reliable set of headphones means every child can focus, practice skills confidently, and experience the kind of personalized learning that technology makes possible. The storage bins and dry-erase markers have also brought much-needed organization and flexibility; students now move smoothly between stations, collaborate more easily, and stay far more engaged during lessons.\r\n\r\nThe most exciting addition for my students has been the computer science books. These resources have opened a new world of curiosity and creativity students use them to explore coding concepts, discover real-world applications, and spark ideas for their own projects. Several students who were previously hesitant about technology now eagerly reach for these books during independent reading time, using them to guide their work on coding puzzles and digital design challenges. One student in particular, who often struggled to stay engaged, has become our class \"tech helper,\" proudly using both the books and the headphones to build his skills and assist classmates.\r\n\r\nYour kindness did more than supply materials; it created opportunities. With these tools, my students can engage deeply, stay organized, and feel empowered to learn in new ways. Thank you for believing in them and supporting our classroom's growth your generosity is making a lasting impact every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1757537990097,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-young-thinkers-equipping-our/9521428/","projectTitle":"Empowering Young Thinkers: Equipping Our Computer Lab for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. King","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6549458_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y161&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649103223754","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6549458"},{"teacherId":6549458,"projectId":9700622,"letterContent":"We would like to convey our heartfelt thanks for your generous donations, which have given our classroom new headphones and storage bins. Your contribution is positively affecting the daily learning of our children. We know that many of you have access to technology at home, however, its use in a crowded classroom is entirely different. The headphones have changed the way our children interact with the educational content on their laptops. The headphones are like the ones around them, but the sound is clear and personalized, so the children do not hear other sounds and can pay full attention—be it watching a teaching video, doing language exercises, or playing an interactive learning game. This environment is ideal for the development of understanding and memory, thus directly supporting student improvement in all subjects.\r\n\r\nWithout a doubt, the headphones are the most thrilling product experienced by our students since they allow them to create a noise-free concentration area. Tuning in to the lesson this way has already manifested in the students' participation and attention being noticeably boosted. Not to mention, this new gear has gained all the students' favor as it has rendered computer learning more approachable; they now can receive and comprehend every detail of the digital lessons. Besides this improved focus, the storage bins have made a new sense of order and self-management. The bins let students keep all their materials, including the new headphones, organized and tidy, cutting down on lost time and irritation. In brief, your gift has given them not only the tools to listen and learn but also to organize their space thereby promoting independence and accountability.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for being a part of our students' education, your considerate gift has enabled the learners to have necessary tools that would help them to have a more directed, systematic, and fruitful learning experience. It is so exciting to see the good impact of your benevolence in our class daily!","fullyFundedDate":1757827679028,"projectUrl":"project/level-up-our-lab-headphones-for-learnin/9700622/","projectTitle":"Level Up Our Lab: Headphones for Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. King","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6549458_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y161&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649103223754","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6549458"},{"teacherId":9642023,"projectId":9117657,"letterContent":"Our ESL students in grades K through 5 are making big strides in reading thanks to the Lakeshore Short Vowels Skill Building Book Set and the Lakeshore Letter Crayons Word Building Center. These fun and interactive materials have helped our English learners build strong phonics skills and grow more confident with reading in English.\r\n\r\nThe vowel books provide clear and supportive practice with sounds and decoding, while the word-building center turns learning into play. Students are excited to participate, and teachers are seeing real progress in their reading and word recognition skills. These resources have made literacy time both fun and effective for everyone involved.","fullyFundedDate":1740510690205,"projectUrl":"project/mastering-english-through-visuals-and-ma/9117657/","projectTitle":"Mastering English Through Visuals and Manipulatives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hardy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9642023_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1739815691610","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9642023"},{"teacherId":6549458,"projectId":9038623,"letterContent":"The headphones, laptop, and chargers have had a significant impact on your students in several positive ways:\r\n\r\n1. Enhanced Learning Experience: Headphones allow students to focus better by minimizing distractions during audio-based lessons, such as language learning, podcasts, or multimedia presentations.\r\n\r\n2. Improved Engagement: Laptops enable interactive and personalized learning. Students can access a wide range of educational resources, participate in online discussions, and complete assignments more efficiently.\r\n\r\n3. Increased Accessibility: With proper devices and chargers, students can learn anytime and anywhere, promoting flexible learning environments and accommodating different learning styles.\r\n\r\n4. Skill Development: Regular use of laptops helps students develop essential digital literacy skills, preparing them for future academic and professional endeavors.\r\n\r\n5. Convenience and Reliability: Chargers ensure that devices remain powered throughout the day, reducing interruptions and allowing continuous learning without technical difficulties.\r\n\r\nOverall, these tools have contributed to creating a more dynamic, accessible, and engaging educational experience for your students.","fullyFundedDate":1740583628873,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-futures-bridging-the-digita/9038623/","projectTitle":"\"Empowering Futures: Bridging the Digital Divide with Technology\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. King","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6549458_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y161&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649103223754","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6549458"},{"teacherId":6250501,"projectId":8596463,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation of Weekly Readers to our first grade classroom. Your support has made a tremendous difference in our students' educational experience.\r\n\r\nThanks to your kindness, our first graders now look forward to reading every week with excitement and anticipation. The Weekly Readers have quickly become a favorite part of our routine. I have seen firsthand how these engaging materials have sparked a newfound eagerness in my students to read and learn about the world around them.\r\n\r\nSince receiving the Weekly Readers, my students' reading skills have noticeably improved. They are not only more confident in their abilities, but they are also more curious and motivated to explore new topics. Your donation has truly helped lay a strong foundation for their future academic success.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for investing in our students' growth. Your generosity is making a lasting impact on their lives and helping to instill a lifelong love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1728312663480,"projectUrl":"project/weekly-readers-unlock-your-imagination/8596463/","projectTitle":"Weekly Readers: Unlock Your Imagination, One Page at a Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gibson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6250501_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549572990082","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6250501"},{"teacherId":5052777,"projectId":9045220,"letterContent":"Thank you for these materials! We use the pencils daily and the dry erase markers are our favorite time. My students practice their phonics skills and sentence writing every week on a dry erase board and these new markers were just what we needed. It is always amazing how something so simple can excite a student and motivate them to practice any kind of writing.\r\nI have been using the scented stickers, cool erasers, and squishy toys as an incentive to increase positive behaviors and extra effort at this time of year. My students love these treats and smelling the fun scents of the stickers. They love showing off the cool erasers and squishy toys to other students in the school too!\r\nThank you again for helping our class out. Your generosity has a lasting effect on the students, they get so excited to know that someone cares for them and wants them to receive the best.","fullyFundedDate":1737484827600,"projectUrl":"project/happy-new-year-refresh/9045220/","projectTitle":"Happy New Year Refresh!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Herring","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5052777_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1513958367562","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brenda-herring92"},{"teacherId":9702978,"projectId":8718187,"letterContent":"Thank you once again for donating to my class. My scholars were extremely excited to use their new materials and have taken full advantage of them. From the portable dry erase board to the magnetic erasers and dry erase markers, they cannot get enough of them all. They are pretty excited seeing all the colors and having access to the material you all have donated. Thank you again and again.\r\n Words cannot express my gratitude. I am in awe of your kindness and support. I read to my scholars last week about Horton. Kindness is an embedded trait that isn't learned although can be mimicked. You exhibit a heart that isn't based on conditioning. For that, I pray that the measures you gave will be forwarded back to you and with an even greater measure of love and kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1733234698309,"projectUrl":"project/stimulated-learning/8718187/","projectTitle":"Stimulated Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Catchings","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9702978"},{"teacherId":5052777,"projectId":8486455,"letterContent":"The Scholastic Magazines bring my students topics from all around the world. This gives the students an opportunity to get a brief glimpse into different areas, topics, ideas, and communities and spark an interest for them to learn more. These magazines are colorful, have online options, full of information, and fun for the students. The online option allows the magazines to be read to them if needed, extra videos about the topics, vocabulary descriptions, and fun games. \r\nThank you for supporting my classroom and students. They are so excited when we open a new magazine and I always get a kick out of how quickly they get quiet and ready to learn with them. Your support has brought my students another opportunity to learn about new topics, science, Math, and about our world. \r\nI appreciate your generosity and cannot thank you enough for all the support you show us.","fullyFundedDate":1722693452009,"projectUrl":"project/reading-about-the-world-and-science/8486455/","projectTitle":"Reading About the World and Science!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Herring","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5052777_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1513958367562","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brenda-herring92"},{"teacherId":5052777,"projectId":8456097,"letterContent":"My students absolutely loved the materials for our Comfy Listening Center. The cute rug brought some color into the room as well as a softer spot to sit and read on and then we also were able to get little cushions that they can move around the room to sit on. The listening center boombox has been a hit and they love to hear the stories being read to them.\r\nThank you for your generous donations that made this all possible. It brings me so much joy to see them excited to either listen to a story with the boombox or to chose a book and find a comfy spot to read to themselves or even to a partner. Thank you so much for having such a caring heart to help the students of my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1727146287409,"projectUrl":"project/comfy-listening-center/8456097/","projectTitle":"Comfy Listening Center","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Herring","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5052777_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1513958367562","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brenda-herring92"},{"teacherId":6250501,"projectId":8597191,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous gift of dry erase markers, erasers, and storage containers for our first-grade classroom. These tools have been transformative for my students' learning! The markers have made practicing sight words so much more engaging, allowing students to write, erase, and try again as they build their reading and spelling confidence. In math, the dry erase boards have become a favorite way to solve problems, encouraging collaboration and hands-on learning during lessons. With reading, we use them to break down words, identify sounds, and build fluency in an interactive and fun way. The storage containers keep everything organized and easily accessible, which has brought a sense of pride and responsibility to my students. Your thoughtful contribution has energized our classroom and made learning more dynamic and enjoyable. Thank you for making a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1724253024162,"projectUrl":"project/magic-markers-sparking-learning-one-st/8597191/","projectTitle":"Magic Markers: Sparking Learning, One Stroke at a Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gibson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6250501_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549572990082","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6250501"},{"teacherId":6250501,"projectId":8416123,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generous gift of a new classroom rug for my first graders. This addition has truly transformed our learning environment. The rug has become a centerpiece for our whole-group lessons, providing a welcoming and organized space where my students can gather to share ideas, engage in discussions, and collaborate during interactive activities. It has also enhanced our storytime sessions, creating a cozy, comfortable area where my students can immerse themselves in the joy of reading. This simple yet impactful gift has brought warmth and focus to our classroom, fostering a sense of community and enriching my students' learning experiences every day. 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