{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Roger M Bryan Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":45.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2643874,"projectId":10577791,"letterContent":"When the boxes first arrived in our classroom, my students' excitement was immediate. Their eyes lit up as we unboxed the new tools, and they could hardly wait to put them to use. Having dedicated timers and tech organizers made them feel like true professionals, instantly boosting their enthusiasm and pride in our classroom environment.\r\n\r\nWe are already using these resources daily to structure our learning blocks and build essential time-management skills. A specific moment that stood out was during a recent collaborative group task: students set their table timers to monitor their discussion rounds independently, ensuring everyone had an equal turn to speak and keeping their work on track. Having a visual, physical representation of time has completely shifted how they approach independent work, helping them stay focused, reduce stress, and take ownership of their learning pace.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, our next step is to apply these time-tracking and organizational strategies to an upcoming multi-part research project. Students will create their own project timelines and use the new timers to manage each phase—from brainstorming and researching to drafting and final presentations. Thank you so much for your generosity; your support has given my students the practical tools they need to stay organized, manage their time effectively, and succeed every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1788632153821,"projectUrl":"project/ticking-away-toward-success-tools-for-t/10577791/","projectTitle":"Ticking Away Toward Success: Tools for Time & Tech","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Foster","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2643874_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472715017507","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pamelakfoster"},{"teacherId":3163991,"projectId":5212742,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donation of sensory materials to our special education classroom. Your gift has made a profound and immediate impact on how our students explore both their inner emotions and the physical world around them. These specialized resources provide the vital tactile and visual input our students need to navigate the learning of feelings, helping them identify, express, and regulate their emotions with much less frustration. Additionally, items like textured mats, defined seating boundaries, and sensory pathways have transformed our floor space into a structured, predictable environment. This intentional layout allows students to safely explore, understand spatial boundaries, and feel completely secure as they move throughout the room.\r\n\r\nThe positive changes we are seeing in student engagement and comfort are truly remarkable. By having dedicated sensory tools embedded directly into our physical environment, our students can transition between activities seamlessly and manage moments of sensory overload. Witnessing a student independently use the floor space to calm their body or successfully connect a sensory activity to a specific feeling reminds us how essential your gift truly is. We are deeply grateful for your support and your commitment to helping our unique learners thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1601396408078,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-feelings-on-the-floor/5212742/","projectTitle":"Sensory Feelings on the Floor","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Florence Aitken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3163991"},{"teacherId":3163991,"projectId":5872876,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donation of sensory materials to our special education classroom. Your gift has made a profound and immediate impact on how our students explore vital foundational concepts. By integrating these tactile and visual resources into our daily routines, our students are successfully navigating the learning of feelings and emotional regulation. Tools like textured letter cards and vibrant sensory bins have also turned teaching the alphabet, colors, and shapes into an immersive, hands-on experience that makes abstract concepts tangible and exciting.\r\n\r\nThe positive changes we are seeing in student engagement and confidence are truly remarkable. These specialized materials have significantly decreased moments of frustration, allowing our students to focus on identifying shapes, naming colors, and mastering their alphabet with greater ease. Witnessing a student joyfully connect a sensory texture to a specific feeling or letter reminds us how essential these tools are for their unique growth. We are deeply grateful for your support and your commitment to helping our students thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1633302756695,"projectUrl":"project/learn-about-feelings-colors-shapes-and/5872876/","projectTitle":"Learn About Feelings, Colors, Shapes and the Alphabet","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Florence Aitken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3163991"},{"teacherId":3163991,"projectId":5212755,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donation of sensory materials to our special education classroom. Your gift has made a profound and immediate impact on our daily routines. Items like the weighted blankets, fidget tools, and textured mats have given our students the vital sensory input they need to regulate their bodies. 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Because of your kindness, our classroom has transformed into a much calmer, more predictable environment where students feel safe, understood, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThe positive changes we are seeing in student engagement and emotional well-being are truly remarkable. These sensory resources have significantly decreased moments of frustration and overload, allowing our students to focus on their academic and social goals with greater confidence. Witnessing their breakthroughs whether it is a student sitting calmly through a story or finding comfort during a difficult transition reminds us how essential these tools are. 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Because of your kindness, our classroom has transformed into a much calmer, more predictable environment where students feel safe, understood, and ready to learn. \r\n\r\nThe positive changes we are seeing in student engagement and emotional well-being are truly remarkable. These sensory resources have significantly decreased moments of frustration and overload, allowing our students to focus on their academic and social goals with greater confidence. Witnessing their breakthroughs whether it is a student sitting calmly through a story or finding comfort during a difficult transition reminds us how essential these tools are. 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Whether it is a wiggle cushion that helps a student stay in their seat, a weighted tool that calms anxiety, or tactile materials that help a child process their surroundings, your donation has made an immediate impact. We are already seeing students use these items to self-regulate and return to their lessons with confidence. Your support ensures that every child, regardless of their sensory needs, has an equitable opportunity to learn in a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment. Thank you for recognizing this need and for investing so beautifully in our students' well-being and education.","fullyFundedDate":1601389647705,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-integration/5212176/","projectTitle":"Sensory Integration","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Florence Aitken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3163991"},{"teacherId":3163991,"projectId":1726073,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible gift of books for our classroom. Because of your generosity, my students have been completely engaged, excited, and ready to learn using our new big books. Seeing the joy on their faces when we opened the box was priceless. Big books make shared reading an entirely different experience—the large text and vibrant illustrations caught everyone's attention immediately. Instead of struggling to see a standard-sized page, every single child was leaning in, tracking the words, and participating enthusiastically. Your donation did more than just put books on our shelves; it created a spark in our classroom and showed my students that a community of people stands behind their education. Thank you for being the hero of our classroom story and for investing in these young readers.","fullyFundedDate":1444263459241,"projectUrl":"project/using-books-to-support-students-with-spe/1726073/","projectTitle":"Using Books to Support Students with Special Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Florence Aitken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3163991"},{"teacherId":8506284,"projectId":10578120,"letterContent":"When the delivery boxes filled with vibrant paints, watercolor sets, crayons, magnetic tiles, wooden building blocks, and an assortment of sweet treat snacks arrived, my students gasped and broke into immediate cheers, eagerly crowding around to peek inside. Center time now begins with an explosion of creativity as students head to their morning buckets to construct towering magnetic tile fortresses, design intricate block cities, and fill paper with bright crayon drawings and watercolor washes. A particularly magical moment happened last week when a group combined the new paints and blocks to build a \"rainbow castle,\" carefully painting backdrop scenery before taking a well-deserved break to enjoy their fun, chocolatey snacks together. Building on this momentum, our next step is to use our watercolors and magnetic tiles to study shapes and light in science, designing stained-glass window art to display across our classroom walls to celebrate how your generosity transformed our daily learning.","fullyFundedDate":1788570521667,"projectUrl":"project/create-play-learn-kindergarten-class/10578120/","projectTitle":"Create, Play & Learn: Kindergarten Classroom Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Eyler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8506284_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1698800642467","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8506284"},{"teacherId":1582925,"projectId":10194535,"letterContent":"My students and parents have LOVED sharing this book together! First they read it with peers in class then took the books home to share with their families. My families have expressed the book's touching message of watching and being inspired by their children's growth and confidence in school!\r\n\r\nKids grow up so fast and now my families have something to remind them of how much they have grown over the course of a single school year. 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The colors are so bright and they were so excited to use them and explore with all of the bright colors. \r\n\r\nThe students learned about lines and then used these to color in the spaces. Now we are moving into learning about warm colors and cool colors. These will be useful for these lessons also!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity in supporting the arts for kids!\r\nSincerely,\r\nDawn Grunwald","fullyFundedDate":1778068725043,"projectUrl":"project/fostering-creativity/10161459/","projectTitle":"Fostering Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grunwald","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7896028_orig.jpg?crop=310,310,x187,y153&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633495349142","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7896028"},{"teacherId":9781701,"projectId":10006092,"letterContent":"First, I'll start by saying that the table is a perfect fit for our fun-sized classroom!!!! Thank you all so, so much!!! ❤️ We truly appreciate your generosity and support of our learners.\r\n\r\nThis new resource has been perfect for allowing our students to explore, learn, and have fun through water play. Students have enjoyed experimenting with different items that float, building block towers on the water, and even fishing for alphabet letters! These activities allow us to incorporate learning while also providing our students with a fun, hands-on sensory experience.\r\n\r\nOur students were very excited when they first saw the water table, and they continue to get excited whenever they notice that it is being prepared! Some of our students love the water so much that they have made several attempts to climb right in 😂, while others have pretended they were bobbing for apples! We have had the pleasure of exploring this resource both indoors and outdoors, and it has definitely become a classroom favorite.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, our explorations will connect with our weekly classroom activities and learning goals. Students will have opportunities to fish for letters, shapes, and other learning materials, as well as explore which objects might float or sink based on their material, size, and other characteristics. There will also be plenty of opportunities for students to simply enjoy free-choice water play while exploring a variety of water toys and materials throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping us add such a fun, engaging, and versatile learning resource to our classroom. 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