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Reading and discussing these texts encouraged students to ask deeper questions and share their discoveries with classmates.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping my students experience the excitement of exploring history through books. Your support made our Ancient Egypt unit richer and gave students resources to support their curiosity and learning!","fullyFundedDate":1768138952843,"projectUrl":"project/a-historical-trip-to-ancient-egypt/9995702/","projectTitle":"A Historical Trip To Ancient Egypt","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dove","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5843335_orig.jpg?crop=2160,2160,x0,y432&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598481964205","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5843335"},{"teacherId":5843335,"projectId":8261518,"letterContent":"This project had a meaningful impact on my students by turning a challenging science concept into a fun, hands-on learning experience. 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The colorful flower decorations have added life and warmth to walls that once felt plain and dreary. My students immediately noticed the change and were excited to see their learning space become more colorful and inviting.\r\n\r\nThese decorations have helped create an environment where students feel happy, comfortable, and energized when they enter the room. Because I teach at two different schools, it is especially meaningful to provide students at both locations with spaces that feel thoughtfully designed just for them. Your generosity has helped make our classrooms places where developing brains can feel inspired, peaceful, and ready to learn. Thank you for making such a joyful difference!","fullyFundedDate":1707075088622,"projectUrl":"project/happy-brains/8173676/","projectTitle":"Happy Brains!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dove","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5843335_orig.jpg?crop=2160,2160,x0,y432&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598481964205","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5843335"},{"teacherId":8126776,"projectId":10008730,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest and most heartfelt gratitude for your incredible generosity towards our DonorsChoose project. Thanks to your support, we successfully reached our funding goal! Opening our project page to see that it was fully funded was an absolute dream come true, and I cannot thank each of you enough for making this possibility a reality. On behalf of myself and every single student that OT services was provided to. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, and your unwavering belief in our kids. You have made a tangible, positive difference that will echo throughout this school year and beyond.","fullyFundedDate":1768229192388,"projectUrl":"project/learning-and-fun-in-ot/10008730/","projectTitle":"Learning and Fun in OT","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Z","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8126776"},{"teacherId":417422,"projectId":10283227,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! Starting the school year with brand-new supplies makes a huge difference, and your kindness gave our classroom the best possible start. When our boxes of whiteboards, dry-erase markers, washable markers, laminating sheets, and bulletin board borders arrived, we were so excited.\r\n\r\nThese basic supplies have completely changed how we learn every day. Here is how your donation is making a direct impact:\r\n\r\nIndividual Whiteboards and Dry-Erase Markers: These are used daily for quick math problems, spelling practice, and reading checks. Every student holds up their board to show me their answer. This gives me instant feedback so I know who understands and who needs extra help. Easily erasing mistakes also keeps students from feeling discouraged.\r\n\r\nBulletin Board Borders: The colorful borders helped turn our room into a bright, organized space where we proudly display student work. \r\n\r\nLaminating Sheets: These sheets protect our learning tools so they last. We use them for reusable math mats, daily charts, and vocabulary cards. Now, students can write on them, wipe them clean, and reuse them all year.\r\n\r\nYour gift went far beyond supplying materials. You gave my students the tools they need to stay engaged, build confidence, and take pride in their hard work. Thank you for caring about our classroom and supporting our learning journey!","fullyFundedDate":1781394057080,"projectUrl":"project/equipped-for-excellence/10283227/","projectTitle":"Equipped for Excellence","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ripley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp417422_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509773243146","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shirley-ripley"},{"teacherId":417422,"projectId":10232388,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! When our new Cricut heat press, replacement blades, and rolls of vinyl arrived, my students were over the moon. Your kindness has transformed our classroom into a vibrant, hands-on design studio.\r\n\r\nBefore receiving these materials, our creative projects were limited. Now, with the precise Cricut blades and quality vinyl, my students can see their digital ideas come to life with sharp, professional detail. They love watching their intricate designs cut cleanly and weeding the vinyl themselves.\r\n\r\nThe Cricut heat press has been a complete game-changer. It allowed us to move beyond paper and make custom tote bags, classroom banners, and apparel. Operating the press teaches them valuable real-world skills—like adjusting temperature, pressure, and timing. There is so much pride in taking a project all the way from a simple sketch to a finished, heat-pressed creation!\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and supporting hands-on learning. We are deeply grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1778469945437,"projectUrl":"project/our-students-creative-minds-limitless/10232388/","projectTitle":"Our Students: Creative Minds, Limitless Potential","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ripley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp417422_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509773243146","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shirley-ripley"},{"teacherId":417422,"projectId":10284217,"letterContent":"Having access to a sublimation printing station—complete with a converted printer, specialized sublimation ink, paper, and a heat press—fundamentally transforms our classroom into an active design studio and production lab. Instead of simply learning about graphic design, visual arts, or business concepts on a screen, students now have the power to bring their digital creations into the physical world. Designing a custom graphic, adjusting colors and layouts, and then physically transferring that image onto t-shirts, mugs, totes, and tote bags bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world application. This hands-on process elevates their technical proficiency, instills pride in their work, and builds tangible, marketable skills in digital media, manufacturing, and design thinking.\r\n\r\nBeyond technical skills, these materials unlock a profound sense of pride, creative agency, and an entrepreneurial mindset in our students. For many young learners, seeing a design they created professionally rendered on a real product is a transformative moment that builds deep self-confidence and a sense of ownership over their learning. This project is empowering our students to see themselves as capable creators, innovators, and future business leaders whose ideas have tangible value.","fullyFundedDate":1779161712081,"projectUrl":"project/sublimation-chemistry-in-color/10284217/","projectTitle":"Sublimation: Chemistry in Color!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ripley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp417422_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509773243146","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shirley-ripley"},{"teacherId":9281358,"projectId":10051464,"letterContent":"These materials have made such a positive impact on our classroom! BrainPOP Jr. has helped bring our lessons to life with engaging videos and activities that make new concepts easier for my students to understand. Our new books have added exciting choices to our classroom library and helped encourage a love of reading. The laminating sheets, colored paper, and sticky notes have helped me create engaging, reusable learning materials for daily instruction. Our keyboard and mouse have made my classroom technology easier to use, while the carpet sweeper has helped us keep our learning space clean and welcoming. The small building blocks and plush animals have been wonderful incentives for recognizing hard work, positive behavior, and student accomplishments. Each of these items has helped make our classroom more engaging, organized, and exciting for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1771365770900,"projectUrl":"project/school-supplies-and-classroom-necessitie/10051464/","projectTitle":"School Supplies and Classroom Necessities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Huffer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9281358_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694973024936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9281358"},{"teacherId":5843335,"projectId":9946688,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our engineering unit! Your generosity gave my students the opportunity to become real engineers as they designed, built, tested, and improved their own creations. They were incredibly excited to see the new materials and immediately began brainstorming what they could create. These resources allowed them to take ideas from their imaginations and turn them into something they could actually build and test.\r\n\r\nThroughout the unit, my students learned that engineering isn't about getting something right on the first try. They experienced challenges, redesigned their ideas, solved problems, collaborated with one another, and learned from things that didn't work. Some of my favorite moments were watching students experience that excitement when a design they had worked so hard to improve finally worked!\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your donation helped my students develop creativity, perseverance, critical thinking, and confidence. Thank you for giving them an opportunity to learn by doing and for helping create an experience they will remember long after our engineering unit is over. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1766038366928,"projectUrl":"project/future-engineers-created-here/9946688/","projectTitle":"Future Engineers Created Here!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dove","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5843335_orig.jpg?crop=2160,2160,x0,y432&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598481964205","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5843335"},{"teacherId":5843335,"projectId":7992783,"letterContent":"My students had so much fun with this engaging, hands-on unit. All of the books gave my students the opportunity to read multiple versions of Greek Myths. The books also contained vibrant, and beautiful pictures that helped them when they were thinking of how to create their characters in their own Greek Myths.\r\n\r\nWe invited younger students and families to come in to hear our myths at the end of our unit. Students created pennants to display as they sat in their assigned spot to share their creatures, characters, myths, and maps.\r\n\r\nThis will be a unit that students and families will never forget! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!!","fullyFundedDate":1699777305214,"projectUrl":"project/greek-mythology-adventure/7992783/","projectTitle":"Greek Mythology Adventure","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dove","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5843335_orig.jpg?crop=2160,2160,x0,y432&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598481964205","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5843335"},{"teacherId":5843335,"projectId":7992507,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of your support with our Chris Van Allsburg unit. Students were able to compare Allsburg books to look for themes across an author and genre. They had fun examining characters and their traits and came up with their own new endings for the books.\r\n\r\nStudents were able to create their own mystery stories after investigating Allsburg's books and identifying and learning about all of the rich vocabulary contained on the pages. The stories that they wrote were shared with younger students and with their families during our Chris Van Allsburg Day Finale!\r\n\r\nThe students absolutely loved every minute of this unit, and we cannot thank you enough.","fullyFundedDate":1699197630336,"projectUrl":"project/the-mysteries-of-chris-van-allsburg-an/7992507/","projectTitle":"The Mysteries of Chris Van Allsburg - An Author Adventure","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dove","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5843335_orig.jpg?crop=2160,2160,x0,y432&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598481964205","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5843335"},{"teacherId":5843335,"projectId":7994003,"letterContent":"What an exciting unit! My students loved every moment and had so much fun using all of the supplies that you provided. Hands-on learning is the best, because it helps to create life-long memories when all of their senses are used. We were able to incorporate reading, writing, science, art, public speaking, and more. \r\n\r\nMany of my students continued to learn even more about Greek Mythology when we finished our unit. The unit lit a fire that inspired them to continue learning on their own. This was so exciting to see, and none of it would have been possible without you!","fullyFundedDate":1699775317711,"projectUrl":"project/mythical-creatures/7994003/","projectTitle":"Mythical Creatures","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dove","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5843335_orig.jpg?crop=2160,2160,x0,y432&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598481964205","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5843335"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_53704","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":350,"numTeachers":33,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":12,"percentWhite":29,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":41,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":11,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"10.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":48.0,"schoolId":53704,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Estes M McDoniel Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Estes M McDoniel Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/estes-m-mcdoniel-elementary-school/53704"}