{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Beartooth Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":38.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9702964,"projectId":9284658,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my classrooms flexible seating project. The kids love having other options and places to work in the classroom. I've noticed it motivates them to work hard and also be on task as they can choose a different place to sit. \r\nAnother item that has been of great importance from the donor choose project to my classroom is the stuffed animals. Having the weighted stuffed animals allows some of my students a chance to take a break and sit for a moment with a weighted stuffed animal. This allows them to regulate themselves again and then be able to come back, join the class and start working again.","fullyFundedDate":1746786379355,"projectUrl":"project/who-doesnt-love-a-fun-seating-options/9284658/","projectTitle":"Who Doesn’t Love a Fun Seating Options?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carroll","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9702964_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725289877017","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9702964"},{"teacherId":5195796,"projectId":8754803,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for your incredible generosity. Your support has truly made a difference in our classroom! With your donations, we've created a more focused, engaging, and supportive environment that's helping my students grow every day.\r\n\r\nAs soon as the materials arrived, my students were filled with excitement. The dry-erase number line boards became an instant hit during math. We've been using them during small-group instruction to break down concepts like addition, subtraction, and number sequencing. One student who typically struggles with number placement told me, \"This makes it so much easier, I can see the numbers now!\"\r\n\r\nThe Pacon privacy boards have become a quiet game changer. My students love using them during independent work time. One child who's easily distracted now asks for the board himself, it's helped him focus and feel more confident.\r\n\r\nFor literacy, the magnetic notebook paper has been a fantastic visual tool. I use it during mini-lessons to model writing techniques, from topic sentences to paragraph structure, and students are much more engaged when they can see ideas come to life in large format.\r\n\r\nThe Reading Comprehension Cubes have added a fun, hands-on element to our reading groups. Students roll the cubes and answer questions that help deepen their understanding of the stories we read. It's amazing to hear even the quietest students enthusiastically participate.\r\n\r\nOur lined mini journals have become a treasured part of our day. During our quiet writing block, students grab their journals and just write. They're learning to express their thoughts freely, and I've seen growth not just in writing skills but in their confidence.\r\n\r\nThe book bins have helped keep our small group area organized, which means less transition time and more time spent learning. And lastly, the calm stickers have been a soothing support for students who need sensory regulation. One student who often feels anxious during transitions now rubs the sticker on his desk when he needs a moment. It's a small gesture that's made a big impact.\r\n\r\nThank you for being such an important part of our classroom journey. Your kindness has created a lasting impact and we are so grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1726021093805,"projectUrl":"project/fun-in-4th-with-mrs-stone/8754803/","projectTitle":"Fun in 4th with Mrs. Stone","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stone","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5195796_orig.jpg?crop=914,914,x0,y469&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726020137226","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5195796"},{"teacherId":3278720,"projectId":8706931,"letterContent":"I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the wonderful scarves and art easel you gifted to our kindergarten class. Your generosity has made a meaningful impact, and I want to share just how much it has meant to the students and me.\r\n\r\nThe scarves have become an essential part of our classroom activities. Their vibrant colors and soft textures have sparked endless imagination in the children. Whether they are using the scarves during dramatic play or incorporating them into storytelling, they've been a fantastic tool for encouraging creativity. The children love pretending to be dancers, animals, or even characters from their favorite stories, which has helped them build confidence and improve their social and emotional skills.\r\n\r\nThe art easel has also been a wonderful addition. It has provided our young artists with the perfect space to explore their creativity. Every day, the children are eager to paint, draw, and experiment with different materials. The easel has given them a sense of ownership over their work, and it's been amazing to watch their pride as they share their art with the class. It has been a powerful tool for developing both their fine motor skills and their self-expression.\r\n\r\nBoth the scarves and the easel have made a lasting impact on our classroom by fostering a sense of community, creativity, and confidence among the children. I can't thank you enough for your kindness and thoughtfulness. Your gifts have truly enriched our learning environment, and I'm so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1724903686573,"projectUrl":"project/large-work-for-little-hands/8706931/","projectTitle":"Large Work For Little Hands","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. A.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3278720_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522636607898","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3278720"},{"teacherId":9780063,"projectId":8899002,"letterContent":"My students and I cannot thank you enough for your generous donation to our classroom. The stools and whiteboard have truly made my little classroom more accommodating to groups of eight students. They can all fit comfortably around the table together, and the whiteboard can be raised up high enough for everyone to see. \r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the new stools, they were so excited to sit on them. I had a few students say that they had similar ones at their own house or a house they have been to. They complimented my choice on the stools, too. They were all captivated by the new whiteboard as well. They love that I can raise or lower it to suit their needs, and the fact that it rolls, makes it extremely convenient to move around and pull right up close to the table.\r\n\r\nI hope you enjoy the photos of my students, all with a place around the table. They were all very excited to show off their new classroom stools and whiteboard to you. Thank you again for everything! Words are insufficient to express our appreciation.","fullyFundedDate":1733345527962,"projectUrl":"project/a-place-for-everyone-around-the-table/8899002/","projectTitle":"A Place for Everyone Around the Table","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mercier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9780063"},{"teacherId":4836139,"projectId":8767511,"letterContent":"I want to thank you for providing my students with the opportunity to be a part of the Beartooth Student News crew this school year. The donated funds brought new life to the extracurricular program by giving me a simple way to purchase a new iPad that could support updates to video editing and production apps as well as three new microphones to use for interviews. \r\n\r\nFrom unboxing to set up and use, my students have expressed their thankfulness for these devices. They know that without your generosity, BSN would not be an active student group this year. \r\n\r\nThe impact your gift has had is immeasurable because the skills my crew of 17 fifth graders are learning will continue to benefit them beyond elementary school. I'm working with the faculty advisor of a similar student group at a nearby highschool to arrange a meeting and potential mentorship between his students and mine. \r\n\r\nOf course in addition to those 17 students, the rest of the school has enjoyed the episodes created, edited, and produced by BSN. Seeing themselves and other Beartooth students of all ages and grade groups participating in classroom activities, field trips, and various school events brings joy and excitement to our building as well as a spirit of cohesion that reinforces what we as their teachers are always telling them- that they matter, that they are important, and that the things we work on together have meaning. \r\n\r\nAs their librarian, I get to see how much it means to all our students to see themselves or their classes represented in the school news. Their little faces light up and they cheer when their classroom teacher or a classmate is interviewed or featured in a photo montage. Siblings get to see each other in a different light when BSN features them engaging in various activities. Having these episodes to remind them of fun school events also encourages attendance and engagement with the school community. \r\n\r\nNone of this would be possible without the support of those who view hands on learning as important enough to merit funding.","fullyFundedDate":1726307679093,"projectUrl":"project/one-ipad-to-change-the-world/8767511/","projectTitle":"One iPad to Change the World","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O'Mara","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4836139_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740959590449","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/beartoothlibrary"},{"teacherId":9746887,"projectId":8775547,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful for the donation I received. Starting a class store has been something that I have always wanted to offer my students, and with your donation I was able to offer a store to my students this year! \r\n\r\nPart of our second grade standards is counting in units of ten and place value. My students save their money they earn through different responsibilities such as keeping their desk clean, taking care of their pencils and returning their weekly mail folders each week. \r\n\r\nStudents have so much fun saving their money, shopping, and then making their purchases. All students must pretend to be a customer in a store, and then shop as if they were in a real store out in the public! My students add up their purchases and make their own change. Not only are my students practicing their math skills, but are practicing important life skills at an early age!","fullyFundedDate":1726423304767,"projectUrl":"project/class-store-and-reading-fun/8775547/","projectTitle":"Class Store and Reading Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thorson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9746887"},{"teacherId":4836139,"projectId":8838895,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to hear about people who wanted them to not only have nice, new books to take home and read, but books that they love and books that they can't wait to experience! Our school loves \"The Book With No Pictures\" so much that I can't keep any copies on the shelf. Once all the copies are gone they are requesting me to place holds faster than I can fill. When I told them somebody donated two brand new copies to our school their little faces just beamed with joy.\r\n\r\nI had my third grade classes specifically in mind when I created this project because most of them are at the stage in their literacy development where everything they've learned has become (or is rapidly becoming) a fluent process. In short, reading has become fun and not just work anymore. They come to the library looking for the books they loved hearing their classroom teachers, the school counselor, the principal, the gym teacher, the music teacher, and me read to them. Some of them are looking for books they remember hearing in preschool or a daycare program. Some of them are looking for the book their grandparent used to read to them or a book they loved at their previous elementary school. Knowing that my students are looking to reconnect with special memories by reading these stories on their own is what motivates me to try and provide those particular books for each of my 370 students. \r\n\r\nI so appreciate people who support school libraries like mine. Watching the future choose a path of lifelong learning with every book they become enamored with is a gift to me. It's an amazing feeling knowing that I'm not alone in this sometimes daunting quest to provide them with their \"just right\" books.","fullyFundedDate":1727983172164,"projectUrl":"project/help-our-favorite-books-are-falling-apa/8838895/","projectTitle":"Help! Our Favorite Books Are Falling Apart!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O'Mara","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4836139_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740959590449","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/beartoothlibrary"},{"teacherId":4753669,"projectId":8786025,"letterContent":"The impact your donation made to my students and our classroom is immeasurable. The robots, cars and dinosaur letters, emotion cards, books and counting cars have made an impact on my students and their want to continue to learn. \r\n\r\nWhen using the cars and dinosaurs for counting and identifying letters, my students have enjoyed every moment of building the road and placing their items on the appropriate letter. When counting cars, each student has enjoyed the opportunity to move, park and count the cars. \r\n\r\nRobot building has been a life changer in our classroom. My students are engaged and eager to have time to build a new and innovative car. Their imagination runs wild as they build and create. The smile on all of their faces says it all! \r\n\r\nThe emotion cards and the early reading books have also made a huge impact within our classroom. My students love discussion and having the opportunity to learn new ways to identify sounds, blends and words within books. These books especially have piqued an interest in quite a few of my students to grab more books and dig right in. \r\n\r\nTo say thank you is never enough. But I hope each of you know how much of an impact you have made on such special students and their teachers. Thank you for your kindness and allowing these wonderful learners the opportunity to grow further with hands on materials! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1726444891169,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-and-tactile-adventure-awaits/8786025/","projectTitle":"Creativity and Tactile Adventure Awaits! All Hands in for Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. M","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4753669_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y362&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726440517550","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4753669"},{"teacherId":9779435,"projectId":8826503,"letterContent":"The donation of the whiteboards and other supplies has helped my students this year in gaining resilience, skills in conversing with a peer and how to resolve conflicts in play. They are learning problem solving and creativity, and independent practice in math and writing skills in a whole group setting with the white boards. \r\n\r\nWe have used the calming strips and playdoh to have a sensory stimulant to help focus during the day. The class has benefited from the donation to my classroom. Thank you for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1727703164680,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-classroom-engaged-in-reading/8826503/","projectTitle":"Keeping Classroom Engaged in Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gibson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9779435"},{"teacherId":4953323,"projectId":8790713,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. My students love to read and these books will let them continue that love of reading. We use these books in small groups and have book discussions. The students are also learning how to comprehend what they are reading and these books help that immensely!\r\n\r\nI love to see their excitement as we talk about the books. They are always ready to come to small group time and talk about what is going on. These are books that they normally may not have been interested in but now they are. Thanks again for keeping the love of reading in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1726759493919,"projectUrl":"project/for-the-love-of-reading/8790713/","projectTitle":"For the Love of Reading!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fowler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4953323_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509757955582","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4953323"},{"teacherId":5267994,"projectId":8812644,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing my 5th-grade students with a variety of novels to read. How exciting it was to open the boxes of new books and see the looks on my students' faces. They were super excited and couldn't wait to get started reading. One of the best ways to teach reading to 5th-grade students is through novels. The students are invested in the stories. They care for the characters and anticipate what will happen next. We focus on reading comprehension strategies. These include making predictions, visualizing, inferring, questioning, and summarizing. \r\n After reading a chapter or two, my students are eager to discuss what they have read during our book club discussions. They can share their thoughts and ideas about the story and listen to their classmates' opinions. This allows them to find text evidence to support their ideas and participate in a group discussion. \r\n My students love reading novels. They may not remember everything they learned in 5th grade, but they will always treasure the exciting books they read. Thank you for putting these books in my students' hands.","fullyFundedDate":1727060253070,"projectUrl":"project/5th-graders-get-lost-in-engaging-books/8812644/","projectTitle":"5th Graders Get Lost in Engaging Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alwood","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5267994"},{"teacherId":5599920,"projectId":8746530,"letterContent":"Thank you for making a difference in our kindergarten classroom! The seventeen students impacted by your gift were given the opportunity to practice writing on their individual whiteboards each day with the fine-point markers. The chisel-tip markers we had available to us were causing a great deal of frustration for our new writers, so the fine-point markers have been a blessing. We can now focus on correct grip and formation, rather than on how the marker is turned as they write.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, the boogie boards have been a life-saver in changing up our writing routines. Having this new tool has greatly increased interest and motivation to write, even for our most reluctant writers. Students are choosing to write on these boards during our morning choice time over playing with blocks and other play activities.\r\n\r\nLastly, the zones of regulation and emotions books have allowed me to bring an increased awareness to my students' social-emotional needs. 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