{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Northeast Lauderdale Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":55.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10544609,"projectId":10365043,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our AAC Word of the Week project! Your generosity has helped give students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) meaningful opportunities to express themselves and participate in our school community.\r\n\r\nBy focusing on one useful word each week, we can model and practice communication during play, books, classroom activities, and everyday routines. Words such as \"go,\" \"fast,\" \"help,\" and \"stop\" give students ways to make requests, share ideas, express preferences, and connect with others.\r\n\r\nThese resources will help us build communication skills beyond the speech room and encourage greater independence throughout the school day. Thank you for helping us make communication accessible and ensuring every student has opportunities to be heard!","fullyFundedDate":1783360361006,"projectUrl":"project/aac-word-of-the-week-giving-every-stude/10365043/","projectTitle":"AAC Word of the Week: Giving Every Student a Voice","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Apryl","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10544609"},{"teacherId":8503615,"projectId":10319456,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing our Toniebox listening center to life! Your generosity is giving my second graders an exciting way to enjoy books and grow in confidence as readers.\r\n\r\nThrough these stories, students are practicing identifying characters and settings, retelling events, making predictions, and learning new vocabulary. The books also spark conversations about friendship, kindness, and how our choices affect others.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom includes read-alouds, small-group instruction, independent reading, and literacy centers. At our Toniebox center, students listen while following along in physical books. We are currently finishing \"Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus\", which gives students opportunities to connect with a character navigating new school experiences.\r\n\r\nThis center has been especially meaningful for my inclusion students. Listening while following along is encouraging them to explore chapter books that some might never have chosen on their own. The audio support helps them access the stories, participate in discussions, and enjoy the same books as their classmates. These opportunities help them see themselves as capable readers who belong in our classroom's reading community.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving my students more than a listening center. You are helping open the door to new stories, greater confidence, and a love of reading. We are so grateful for your kindness and investment in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1783010734452,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-stories-to-life-through-listeni/10319456/","projectTitle":"Bringing Stories to Life Through Listening","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8503615_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1655747978634","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8503615"},{"teacherId":10556370,"projectId":10432822,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Magic of Hands-On Discovery through Colors, Shapes and Textures.\" Your generosity has helped bring hands-on learning opportunities into our classroom and has given our students exciting ways to explore, create, and discover.\r\n\r\nOur students learn best when they can use their little hands to investigate the world around them. With these new materials, they are able to explore colors, shapes, patterns, and textures while building important fine-motor skills and expressing their creativity. What may look like simple hands-on play to an adult becomes a meaningful learning experience for our young learners.\r\n\r\nThe excitement that comes from introducing new materials is contagious! Our students love touching, sorting, creating, comparing, and experimenting with the different resources. They are encouraged to make their own discoveries, share their ideas, and use their imaginations as they learn.\r\n\r\nYour support has helped us create a classroom where learning is active, engaging, and fun. These materials will continue to be used for art projects, sensory exploration, shape and color activities, and creative learning experiences throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping make learning magical. Because of you, our little learners have more opportunities to explore with their hands, think creatively, and discover something new every day. We are so grateful that you chose to be a part of our classroom journey!","fullyFundedDate":1788447377178,"projectUrl":"project/magic-of-hands-on-discovery-through-colo/10432822/","projectTitle":"Magic of Hands-On Discovery through Colors, Shapes and Textures","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. April","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10556370_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784677749145","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10556370"},{"teacherId":10553558,"projectId":10403769,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through DonorsChoose! Your generous donation provided us with essential first aid supplies, including Band-Aids, ice packs, Neosporin, itch cream, plastic gloves, and a complete first aid kit. Having these supplies readily available in our classroom means we are prepared to take care of those little bumps, scrapes, and unexpected moments that happen throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nThese supplies have already made a difference in helping our students feel safe, comfortable, and cared for at school. Whether a student needs an ice pack for a small bump, a Band-Aid for a scrape, or itch cream for an uncomfortable bug bite, we now have the supplies we need right in our classroom. As a Pre-K teacher, being able to quickly comfort a child and help them get back to learning is incredibly important. \r\n\r\nThe students were so excited when we received the items for our classroom. They love the child size ice packs and the First Aide Kit is fabulous in the eyes of the students. A tiny scratch and they are headed for a colorful Band-Aid.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and our classroom! Your kindness and generosity help create a safe and caring environment where our students can learn, play, and grow. We are truly grateful for your support and for helping make sure our little learners have what they need to feel cared for every day!","fullyFundedDate":1789581580083,"projectUrl":"project/ready-for-every-bump-and-scrape/10403769/","projectTitle":"Ready for Every Bump and Scrape","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10553558_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784801900960","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10553558"},{"teacherId":9074504,"projectId":10381325,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for choosing to support our classroom! Your generosity is helping bring storytelling, creativity, and imagination to life for my kindergarten students.\r\nBecause of your kindness, my students will have the opportunity to create their own Storybook-to-Go bags filled with artwork, stories, and literacy activities they can proudly share with their families. These hands-on experiences will help them grow as readers, writers, artists, and storytellers while creating lasting memories.\r\nWe are so grateful that you believe in our young learners and the power of imagination. Thank you for making a meaningful difference in our classroom and for helping our students discover the magic of telling their own stories!","fullyFundedDate":1785329508374,"projectUrl":"project/bagging-happily-ever-afters/10381325/","projectTitle":"Bagging Happily Ever Afters!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Walls","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9074504_orig.jpg?crop=1876,1876,x0,y431&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686768522595","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9074504"},{"teacherId":9074504,"projectId":10381194,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping bring our storytelling project to life! Your generosity has turned our classroom into a place where tiny animals are inspiring some very BIG stories!\r\nMy students were absolutely thrilled when they first saw all of the colorful capsules and tiny animal characters. There was so much excitement as they wondered which animal they would discover and what kind of adventure it might have. What looks like a small toy to us quickly becomes a lion exploring a mysterious jungle, a tiny ocean creature searching for its family, or a silly animal going on an adventure through our school!\r\nWe are using the animals as hands-on story starters. Students choose a capsule, discover their surprise character, and then use their imaginations to create a story around it. They are practicing giving their characters names, creating settings, sequencing events, solving problems, and sharing their stories aloud. Our drawing paper gives them another way to express their ideas by becoming the illustrators of their own stories.\r\nOne of my favorite parts has been watching how quickly a tiny character can spark an entire conversation. My kindergarteners are excited to tell one another what their animal is doing, where it is going, and what might happen next. They are building vocabulary and oral language skills without even realizing how much they are learning!\r\nOur next step is to expand these oral stories into more detailed illustrations and beginning writing. As their skills grow throughout the year, students will begin adding labels, sentences, and eventually complete beginning-middle-end stories to accompany their artwork.\r\nThank you for giving my students the tools to imagine, create, draw, speak, and become confident young storytellers. Because of you, every little capsule in our classroom has the possibility of holding a very BIG adventure!","fullyFundedDate":1785329508985,"projectUrl":"project/capsules-of-wild-creativity/10381194/","projectTitle":"Capsules of Wild Creativity!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Walls","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9074504_orig.jpg?crop=1876,1876,x0,y431&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686768522595","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9074504"},{"teacherId":9074504,"projectId":10379214,"letterContent":"Our Act It Out! A Kindergarten Storytelling Studio has brought so much imagination, excitement, and creativity into our classroom! From the moment my students saw the animal masks, headbands, costumes, and dress-up materials, they could not wait to become different characters and start creating stories of their own.\r\nOne of my favorite things to watch has been how quickly a simple costume can turn into an entire story. A student puts on an animal mask, another becomes a community helper, and before I know it, they have created characters, a setting, a problem, and their own adventure! They are learning to take turns, listen to one another's ideas, use new vocabulary, and build a story together—all while they think they are simply playing.\r\nThese materials have also given some of my quieter students another way to find their voices. When they step into a character, they become more willing to speak, participate, and share their ideas. Seeing their confidence and creativity grow through dramatic play has been such a special part of this project.\r\nOur next step is to continue connecting our storytelling studio to the books and lessons we are learning in class. Students will practice retelling familiar stories, acting out the beginning, middle, and end, and eventually creating and performing original stories of their own.\r\nThank you for giving my kindergarteners the opportunity to become actors, artists, creators, and storytellers. Your support has helped turn our classroom into a place where imaginations can run wild and stories can truly come to life!","fullyFundedDate":1785329509177,"projectUrl":"project/act-it-out-a-kindergarten-storytelling/10379214/","projectTitle":"Act It Out! A Kindergarten Storytelling Studio","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Walls","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9074504_orig.jpg?crop=1876,1876,x0,y431&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686768522595","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9074504"},{"teacherId":9074504,"projectId":10358230,"letterContent":"Our kindergarten rock garden has been such a fun and meaningful project for my students! When our new supplies arrived, they were so excited to see all of the colorful paint markers, rocks, and special decorations that would help us bring our garden to life. They could hardly wait to get started!\r\nEach student had the opportunity to choose a rock and turn it into their own unique piece of art. It was so much fun watching their ideas come to life and seeing how proud they were of their creations. Beyond being a fun art project, painting the rocks gave my students a chance to practice fine motor skills, make creative choices, and experience the pride of contributing something special to our school.\r\nOur next step is to continue adding our finished rocks and decorations to the kindergarten garden and watch our outdoor space grow into something that truly represents our little learners. We hope this becomes a tradition that future kindergarten classes can continue, adding their own creativity to the garden year after year.\r\nThank you for helping us create something so special. Because of your generosity, our students have a beautiful reminder that their ideas, creativity, and contributions matter. Our kindergarten garden officially ROCKS because of you!","fullyFundedDate":1785329508749,"projectUrl":"project/-kindergarten-rocks-growing-creativit/10358230/","projectTitle":"🌈 Kindergarten Rocks: Growing Creativity in Our Garden","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Walls","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9074504_orig.jpg?crop=1876,1876,x0,y431&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686768522595","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9074504"},{"teacherId":6172653,"projectId":10212123,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Building a Cozy Reading Corner with Books and Comfortable Seating!\" Your generosity has helped create a welcoming space where my kindergarten students can relax, explore books, and develop a love for reading.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, my students will have access to engaging books and comfortable seating that makes reading feel special and exciting. This cozy space will encourage students to spend more time with books, build early literacy skills, strengthen their imaginations, and grow into confident readers.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and giving them a special place to learn, dream, and discover through books. Your kindness will make a lasting difference in our classroom and help create many happy reading memories!","fullyFundedDate":1778562328306,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-cozy-reading-corner-with-book/10212123/","projectTitle":"Building a Cozy Reading Corner with Books and Comfortable Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wendy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6172653_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1566680412926","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6172653"},{"teacherId":6172653,"projectId":10207908,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Big Motivation from Small Prizes!\" Your generosity is helping bring excitement, encouragement, and positive motivation into our classroom.\r\n\r\nThese small rewards will make a BIG difference for my students as we celebrate their hard work, good choices, kindness, perseverance, and academic accomplishments. For young learners, even a small prize can provide the extra encouragement they need to keep trying, reach a goal, and feel proud of their progress.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your donation shows my students that others believe in them and want to see them succeed. Thank you for investing in my students and helping us celebrate all the little victories that lead to BIG achievements!","fullyFundedDate":1787141226980,"projectUrl":"project/big-motivation-from-small-prizes/10207908/","projectTitle":"Big Motivation from Small Prizes!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wendy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6172653_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1566680412926","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6172653"},{"teacherId":6172653,"projectId":10215494,"letterContent":"I received the science items at the end of the 2025/26 school year, so that group wasn't able to enjoy the different science experiments. \r\nHowever; my students for the 2026/27 school year were excited and curious when they first saw the materials being pulled out this morning. They were eager to explore them and asked questions about what we were going to do. They were asking, \"how do the crystals grow\" and loved the Zombie plant. The materials immediately caught their attention and helped build enthusiasm for the lesson that will happen tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 4th. I apologize for this being a day late. We had to learn school rules and procedures before I could start doing science with my kindergarteners. Again thank you so much for helping bring hands-on fun science experiments to the classroom. A big shout out to General Motors for being a great donor for this project.","fullyFundedDate":1778524301173,"projectUrl":"project/little-scientists-big-discoveries-han/10215494/","projectTitle":"“Little Scientists, Big Discoveries: Hands-On Science for Kindergarten!”","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wendy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6172653_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1566680412926","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6172653"},{"teacherId":10556370,"projectId":10407907,"letterContent":"I want to take a moment to share the incredible impact your generous donations of dramatic play dress-up clothes have had on my Pre-K classroom.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, my students have been given the opportunity to step into the shoes of many different community helpers and professionals. With dress-up clothes representing roles such as chefs, firefighters, police officers, mail carriers, and many more, my students have been able to bring their imaginations to life in ways that are meaningful, exciting, and educational.\r\n\r\nFor young children, dramatic play is so much more than simply putting on a costume. It gives them an opportunity to pretend, explore, communicate, problem-solve, cooperate, and build confidence. My students have enjoyed modeling these different roles and acting them out alongside their peers. One moment they may be preparing a pretend meal as a chef, and the next they may be rushing to help someone as a firefighter or delivering important mail to their classmates.\r\n\r\nThe classroom has been filled with conversations, laughter, creativity, and—most importantly—smiles. Seeing their faces light up as they choose a costume and decide who they want to become has been one of the most rewarding parts of this experience. They are learning to take turns, share ideas, listen to one another, and work together while having fun.\r\n\r\nYour donations have helped create opportunities for my students to experience the world beyond our classroom through play. They are developing an understanding and appreciation for the many people who help our communities every day, while also developing important social-emotional, language, and communication skills.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, you have helped create a classroom where children feel free to imagine, explore, pretend, and simply be kids.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and giving them the gift of meaningful play. 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