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Your support helps create an engaging, joyful learning environment where students feel excited to learn and grow. \r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your generosity and for investing in our classroom. Thank you for helping make our learning space brighter---in more ways than one.","fullyFundedDate":1756689833648,"projectUrl":"project/lets-see-some-smiles-for-the-new-school/9476784/","projectTitle":"Let’s See Some Smiles For the New School Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gomez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9993115_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744050064829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9993115"},{"teacherId":10005212,"projectId":9408100,"letterContent":"Although the original graphic novels we had in mind for my classroom were unavailable when the project got funded, we found items that made a bigger impact. With your generous donation, I got some much needed art supplies and simple school supplies for my classroom!\r\n\r\nI purchased markers, colored pencils, crayons, whiteboard markers, & erasers that the students can access any time. I also got a new pencil sharpener and whiteboard cleaner. The biggest impact has definitely been made by the art supplies. I still have kids fighting over supplies whenever they are given the chance to be creative in my English class. \r\n\r\nThe success of these are supplies actually inspired my next project regarding an ART CART. Which will hopefully allow me to incorporate painting into my literature projects as well. 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I truly appreciate your thoughtful and practical donation towards these items, they are already helping our class stay organized and inspired. The light up board adds such a fun and creative touch to our morning routine by having the kids sign-in when arriving to school.The calendar and markers are a perfect addition to our room and they make our day much brighter. The items are perfect for keeping everything in style and the kids love it!\r\nSeeing their eyes light up was priceless!\r\nYour generosity and thoughtfulness mean the world to me ! Thanks again!!","fullyFundedDate":1752536204735,"projectUrl":"project/what-a-colorful-world/9428709/","projectTitle":"What a Colorful World","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gomez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9993115_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744050064829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9993115"},{"teacherId":8431124,"projectId":9251835,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. The items have been a great addition to my classroom. My students have enjoyed them! My students love to sit and look at books. The touch and feel books are their favorite! I enjoy having a variety of books to read to them. \r\nI am so sorry for the delayed thank you and no photos. I am at home on maternity leave! My baby decided he wanted to come early so I wasn't able to take pictures. \r\nOnce again thank you so much for your donation. My students and I are thankful to have your support.","fullyFundedDate":1746785820653,"projectUrl":"project/early-literature/9251835/","projectTitle":"Early Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schulz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8431124_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691545553070","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8431124"},{"teacherId":8431124,"projectId":9251779,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. The items have been a great addition to my classroom. My students have enjoyed them! I have hung up the decorations around our classroom. It helps create a cozy environment for my students. They love identifying the different animals. \r\nI am so sorry for the delayed thank you and no photos. I am at home on maternity leave! My baby decided he wanted to come early so I wasn't able to take pictures. \r\nOnce again thank you so much for your donation. 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My students and I are thankful to have your support.","fullyFundedDate":1750253164395,"projectUrl":"project/nursery-rhymes/9359290/","projectTitle":"Nursery Rhymes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schulz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8431124_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691545553070","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8431124"},{"teacherId":7097215,"projectId":9136904,"letterContent":"It's a highlight for so many kids: library time. Thanks to your generousity, new books have hit the shelves. New nonfiction is so exciting for young learners. They have been tearing into the dinosaur books. They have been salivating over the new cookbooks. They are dreaming about jumpshots with the NBA books. (LeBron is always a big hit!)\r\n\r\nYou are giving our kids the opportunity to lose themselves in books that are new, relevant, and diverse. One of the books explains the ecosystem of Yellowstone. 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Your support allows our kids to have access to new, relevant, and diverse books. That may be fantasy graphic novels one day and Greek mythology the next. It's mammels in South America and cookbooks from around the world. 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