{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Ritenour School for Early Childhood Education","outOfStateSupporters":31.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3786247,"projectId":10204396,"letterContent":"My preschool students have loved the tent, camping set, magnet blocks, books, and animals! It has made a camping play scene come to life. It is greatly appreciated!\r\nMy students became very excited as they looked and discovered all the new camping materials. It will create rich and authentic play opportunities also.\r\nMy next steps is to create a camping area for the children to explore and imagine in. I would love for it to look like a real campsite to give the kids an opportunity to have a camping experience that they may not ever get.","fullyFundedDate":1778165289952,"projectUrl":"project/happy-campers/10204396/","projectTitle":"Happy Campers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stanfill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3786247_orig.jpg?crop=636,636,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683777970894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stanfillv-"},{"teacherId":9840219,"projectId":10085057,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations. My students have truly enjoyed the building blocks and magnetic blocks. They have been building almost every day with these items. Your generous donation has made my students very happy and excited to build different items. With the items we have been talking about shapes, colors and sizes. There are multiple colors in the blocks as well. They are also stacking blocks on top of each other as well. Thank you so much for donating towards my project. Can not thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1778035318314,"projectUrl":"project/building-teamwork/10085057/","projectTitle":"Building Teamwork","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Noah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9840219"},{"teacherId":9840219,"projectId":10203399,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support. My students have truly enjoyed the sensory bottles we received. They play with them anytime of the morning and afternoon. They love to see the glitter in the inside of the sensory bottles. The fidgets are a huge hit as well. They constantly go and pick them up at anytime. They are accessible for them to get when needed. The fidgets sooth them at circles time. Helps calm them down and keeps them in there sit. Some already have there favorite ones while sitting for circle time.","fullyFundedDate":1785862077265,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-support/10203399/","projectTitle":"Sensory Support","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Noah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9840219"},{"teacherId":9840219,"projectId":10085115,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support and donation towards my students ability to learn the different parts of their face and how they work. My students learned thru playing with play doh and modeling clay. They also learned were there eyes, nose and mouths were. We used mirrors as well with pointing to them. My students were very excited learning were they were. \r\nMy students also learned colors. We made a color will with play doh. Kids made their own faces with the face activity. Kids were excited to do this project.","fullyFundedDate":1778081292639,"projectUrl":"project/learning-abilities/10085115/","projectTitle":"Learning Abilities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Noah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9840219"},{"teacherId":9840219,"projectId":10039952,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help in donating to my Dynamite Art Project. When I opened up the box with all of the art supplies for this school year the students little faces lit up. They were shocked at the amount of art supplies for this school year. So far we have used some of the supplies in painting picture frames for our picture wall. The aprons were a great gift because we truly could use new ones. The kids are excited to an apron on. They are child size and very easy for the little ones to access and put on themselves. Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1778334254541,"projectUrl":"project/dynamite-art/10039952/","projectTitle":"Dynamite Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Noah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9840219"},{"teacherId":9840219,"projectId":10272871,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my classroom. My class uses the musical instruments thru learning. We use the instrument during a majority of the day. We use the instruments during music time and the end of the day. The instruments have been a great influence on my students. Using the instruments make them smile and laugh. They are so excited to have these instruments apart of their day. They can't wait to use them at music time. Thank you so much for bringing joy to our music time.","fullyFundedDate":1780155069895,"projectUrl":"project/musical-theatre/10272871/","projectTitle":"Musical Theatre","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Noah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9840219"},{"teacherId":3786247,"projectId":9971457,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donations of musical instruments and storage for our preschool classroom! There are so many benefits of having music as part of early Childhood Education. Playing instruments helps children express emotions, explore sound patterns, and develop fine motor skills. Listening to music enhances attention, mood, memory, and motivation.\r\nMy preschoolers were very excited when they unboxed all the new instruments! They immediately started to play and make music with smiles and delight!\r\nThe next steps are having the instruments available daily to have the children explore!","fullyFundedDate":1776447028489,"projectUrl":"project/mini-mozarts/9971457/","projectTitle":"Mini Mozarts!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stanfill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3786247_orig.jpg?crop=636,636,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683777970894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stanfillv-"},{"teacherId":5335808,"projectId":9580243,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping fund this camera project. We have used the camera multiple times in the classroom to capture lasting memories. We will continue to use this camera to record our activities and the fun we have in the classroom with our class family.\r\nWe are now using it to document activities we have completed in our portfolios for each students family to see and use as a keepsake. \r\n Projects like this would be impossible without donors like you. Thank you again for always helping support the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1764692648512,"projectUrl":"project/sweet-picture-memories/9580243/","projectTitle":"Sweet Picture Memories!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Phillips","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5335808_orig.jpg?crop=1160,1160,x0,y19&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588789150397","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5335808"},{"teacherId":8934880,"projectId":9288360,"letterContent":"I cannot express enough gratitude for the generosity you showed in donating to my and my students' classroom! The amount of joy and learning they have experienced through the materials purchased is indescribable - every click when a magnet connects to another, every drip (or puddle) or glue used to adhere a found object to their glue boards, every brush stroke on the Gell-i pad, and every twinkle in the eye when the light table turns on adds up to an incredible experience for what is many children's first school experience.\r\n Our children come to school with excitement on their faces, ready to engage with our beautiful, fun, and quality classroom materials. Not only do they know they're going to get to play with something they love, but they know that if they don't get to be first at their first choice, there is always something else amazing to do. It helps with sharing and provides a perfect opportunity for true social-emotional growth through experience communicating with their friends.\r\n From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for your help!","fullyFundedDate":1746551261858,"projectUrl":"project/full-steam-ahead-learning-through-play/9288360/","projectTitle":"Full STEAM Ahead - Learning Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pyper","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8934880_orig.jpg?crop=2880,2880,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728672226043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8934880"},{"teacherId":3786247,"projectId":9777252,"letterContent":"This preschool teacher is over the moon with all of the STEAM classroom items that we received! thank you so much for choosing our classroom!\r\nThe kiddos were very excited when the boxes arrived! As we ripped them open, they were very excited to see the Lego, rainbow tape, card stock, paintbrushes, craft sticks, and paint sticks!\r\nThe kiddos used the card stock and paint sticks right away as we drew trees and gingerbread characters! The colors were so vibrant and they were amazed that they were painting with something that looks like a glue stick!\r\nThe craft sticks and other art supplies will be kept in our maker space, for the creativity and imaginative creations to generate! Thank you so much again!","fullyFundedDate":1764782294625,"projectUrl":"project/full-steam-ahead-in-early-childhood/9777252/","projectTitle":"Full STEAM Ahead in Early Childhood!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stanfill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3786247_orig.jpg?crop=636,636,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683777970894","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stanfillv-"},{"teacherId":9840219,"projectId":9798426,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my students. We truly appreciate you helping my students with sensory needs. Truly has been a huge impact on assisting them with needs in the room. I utilize a lot of the things that was donated at circles, centers, and other times of the day. The items has tremendously helped my students need. I love to see them raise up everything and play with everything. There needs have been met as well as mine. These kids now have a chance to see what toys and sensory item.","fullyFundedDate":1760693551697,"projectUrl":"project/hand-items/9798426/","projectTitle":"Hand Items","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Noah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9840219"},{"teacherId":5335808,"projectId":9321963,"letterContent":"Thank you for help in purchasing these materials for our alphabet countdown and our whole group seating. The students love the seat spots and using them to have their own space to sit on the carpet.\r\n The fish game has come in handy with helping strengthen hand eye coordination and hand grasp. The students love working together to identify the letters on the fish.\r\n The other materials such as the bubble machine and flashlights will come in handy in the Spring for our alphabet countdown. We can't wait to use the rest of the materials.\r\n We couldn't have accomplished any of these activities without you!","fullyFundedDate":1756917881600,"projectUrl":"project/countdown-to-kindergarten/9321963/","projectTitle":"Countdown to Kindergarten!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Phillips","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5335808_orig.jpg?crop=1160,1160,x0,y19&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588789150397","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5335808"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_96873","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":148,"numTeachers":8,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":42,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":28,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":8,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - Pre-K","studentTeacherRatio":"18.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":68.9,"schoolId":96873,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Ritenour School for Early Childhood Education on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Ritenour School for Early Childhood Education","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/missouri/ritenour-school-district/ritenour-school-for-early-childhood-education/96873"}