{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Ulis Newton Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":41.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5605683,"projectId":10578063,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom! I am so grateful for the fine motor activities and snacks you provided for my students. \r\n\r\nThe kids absolutely love the fine motor activities! They are having so much fun learning, exploring, and strengthening their little hands while developing important skills. The snacks have also been a wonderful treat that the students really enjoy.\r\n\r\nYour kindness and generosity make such a difference in our classroom. Thank you for helping us create fun and meaningful learning experiences for our little learners!","fullyFundedDate":1788572332524,"projectUrl":"project/ready-set-learn-supplies-snacks-fi/10578063/","projectTitle":"Ready, Set, Learn: Supplies, Snacks & Fine Motor Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sanchez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5605683_orig.png?crop=360,360,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1783978736414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sanchezkinder"},{"teacherId":2582567,"projectId":10194003,"letterContent":"This project has given my students exciting new opportunities to learn, play, and build important skills through hands-on activities. We have been using the outdoor catching-a-ball game to practice coordination, balance, turn-taking, and teamwork. The stand-up sensory buckets have also become a favorite resource, giving students opportunities to explore different textures and engage their senses while practicing focus and communication. When the materials first arrived, my students were immediately excited and eager to try everything. Their smiles, curiosity, and enthusiasm showed how meaningful it was to have new resources that made learning feel like play.\r\n\r\nAs we continue using these materials, my students are working on building their confidence, independence, and social skills through structured activities and group play. We are encouraging them to take turns, follow directions, work with classmates, and communicate what they are experiencing. The next steps are to continue incorporating these resources into our daily routines and lessons so students can practice these skills in a fun and engaging way. Thank you to our donors for helping make these learning experiences possible and for giving our students resources that support their growth both inside and outside the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1779288459377,"projectUrl":"project/play-explore-grow-outdoors/10194003/","projectTitle":"Play, Explore, Grow Outdoors","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Thompson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2582567"},{"teacherId":3566083,"projectId":10478346,"letterContent":"With your generous support, our new high-interest books have transformed our classroom library into an exciting destination. Instead of viewing reading as a mandatory assignment, my students are eagerly picking up chapter books during free time, discovering new worlds, and building crucial reading fluency. Every book you provided gives a child another opportunity to imagine, learn, and grow into a confident reader.\r\n\r\nWe extend our deepest gratitude to the visionary donors whose generosity makes these transformations possible. Your contribution provides our educators with the essential tools required to cultivate dynamic reading habits and design innovative lesson plans that captivate young minds. By investing in elementary literacy, you are directly combatting early reading difficulties and giving children the confidence they need to succeed across all subjects, from science to mathematics. You are helping to shape the next generation of thinkers, innovators, and empathetic citizens. The ripple effects of your kindness will be felt for decades to come, as these children grow into literate, informed adults who will eventually give back to the world just as you have. Thank you for recognizing the immense power of a book and for placing the keys to a brighter future directly into the hands of our children.","fullyFundedDate":1787285024591,"projectUrl":"project/dive-into-new-worlds-literature-for-avi/10478346/","projectTitle":"Dive Into New Worlds: Literature for Avid Young Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Huckleberry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3566083_orig.jpg?crop=592,592,x0,y90&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633026412854","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3566083"},{"teacherId":1135689,"projectId":10570262,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! My students are so excited to have some new books, games and tools to help with their fine motor skills in the classroom. Students think they are just playing, but we know they are learning. It is so fun to watch as students grow and learn as learners in the kindergarten classroom. The organizational bins will be a great way to organize and store all of our materials in an easy to use way for little hands. From the bottom of my heart, and my students, thank you very much for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1788544189447,"projectUrl":"project/reading-in-kindergarten/10570262/","projectTitle":"Reading in Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rice","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1135689_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y92&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720477018271","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1135689"},{"teacherId":9354765,"projectId":10210146,"letterContent":"With the resources bought in this project we were able to provide a calm down kit for every classroom in our school building. Students were taught to use these items as tools not toys and were introduced to the calm down kits in the counselor's introductory lesson in August. The teachers were encouraged to promote the calm down kit and where it's is located in their classroom.\r\n\r\nStudents have been using these calm down kits for breaks in their classrooms, at specials, in the counselors office, and in the principals offices. The opportunity to self regulate has been very beneficial for our students and we are so very thankful for your contribution!","fullyFundedDate":1777994236241,"projectUrl":"project/create-a-calm-down-kit/10210146/","projectTitle":"Create a Calm Down Kit!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9354765_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699324522365","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9354765"},{"teacherId":5605683,"projectId":10417036,"letterContent":"My students have truly enjoyed the Mo Willems books and love listening to the fun stories and getting to know the wonderful characters. The stuffed animals have also made our learning time more exciting and interactive, giving my students special friends to enjoy along the way.\r\n\r\nYour kindness has helped bring more joy, laughter, and excitement into our classroom. We are so thankful for your support and for helping make learning and reading such a fun experience for my kindergarteners! We are so grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1787189277082,"projectUrl":"project/mo-willems-magic-for-young-readers/10417036/","projectTitle":"Mo Willems Magic for Young Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sanchez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5605683_orig.png?crop=360,360,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1783978736414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sanchezkinder"},{"teacherId":441971,"projectId":10216734,"letterContent":"Your donation allowed us to purchase 2 Garmin GPS units for our gifted classroom! Upon receiving these units, students have been excited to hear that we will be covering a geography and GPS unit this year in GATE. Some of the learning that will take place includes how Global Positioning Systems work via satellite trilateration, how to interpret coordinates, waypoints, and spatial data, lines of longitude and latitude, and how precision agriculture, logistics, field data collection, and land surveying are driven by technology. \r\nThank you again for helping our students develop spatial reasoning and global awareness. Your donations will impact many students for years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1778128924377,"projectUrl":"project/locate-with-gps/10216734/","projectTitle":"Locate With GPS!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grijalva","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp441971_orig.jpg?crop=309,309,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633555975194","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/441971"},{"teacherId":9350401,"projectId":10204212,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to open the big boxes when they arrived! We can have anywhere between 50-60 preschoolers on our playground. There is a small playground with a covering but the equipment is small and we needed something else that was safe for the students to do that worked on their gross motor skills. The soccer goals and soccer balls were the PERFECT solution. \r\nMy students love the thrill of running around on the grass and trying to kick the soccer ball into the net. That activity alone hits so many of our Nevada Early Childhood Standards but that isn't even the best part!\r\nBesides the obvious gross motor skills like moving with purpose, using large muscles in a controlled manner, running, kicking a moving ball, and balancing there are even more benefits! The Social and Emotional Learning benefits are off the charts. They have to communicate, work as a team, share, take turns, and be patient. Every one of those is an important life skill!\r\nThank you for elevating our outside time to a new level. You S-C-O-R-E-D big!!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1786727528378,"projectUrl":"project/scoring-big-in-prek/10204212/","projectTitle":"\"Scoring\" Big in PreK","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hathaway","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-hathaway-pk"},{"teacherId":9333640,"projectId":10193917,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us bring more music, movement, and sensory experiences outdoors! My students were so excited to see the new materials and immediately wanted to explore everything. The sensory fence has been especially exciting and gives students another way to explore, engage, and play while we are outside.\r\n\r\nThe soccer area and outdoor materials have also given us more opportunities to work on gross motor skills, turn-taking, following directions, and interacting with peers in a fun and natural setting. For my students, learning through movement and play is so important, and having these resources allows us to practice skills outside of the traditional classroom environment.\r\n\r\nWe will continue using these materials throughout the school year during outdoor play and structured learning activities. Our next step is to encourage even more independence, communication, and peer interaction while students use the different activities. Thank you for giving my students new ways to learn, move, explore, and most importantly, have fun together!","fullyFundedDate":1778279086619,"projectUrl":"project/making-music-movement-outdoors-sensor/10193917/","projectTitle":"Making Music & Movement Outdoors: Sensory Fence and Soccer Area","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kira","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9333640_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y213&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1698850981698","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kira-carrillo"},{"teacherId":5605683,"projectId":10361331,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through Donors Choose! The kids absolutely love the Kinetic Sand and have been having so much fun creating all kinds of cool creations. While they are playing and using their imaginations, they are also strengthening their hands and building the fine motor skills they need for writing, cutting, and other important classroom activities.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has made such a wonderful difference in our classroom! The materials you provided have also helped me create a cute bulletin board where we will proudly display the students' hard work. I am incredibly grateful for your support in making these meaningful learning experiences possible!","fullyFundedDate":1784091479674,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-sand-stations-and-bright-bulleti/10361331/","projectTitle":"Sensory Sand Stations and Bright Bulletin Boards to Display Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sanchez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5605683_orig.png?crop=360,360,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1783978736414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sanchezkinder"},{"teacherId":1135689,"projectId":10413092,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! We had meet the teacher day yesterday and my new students fell in love with the new books and reading chair waiting for them in the classroom. Their parents were just as excited because they know that falling in love with school at such a young age is so important. \r\nThe students can't wait to be able to start using them in class as well. It is because of such generous donors, like yourselves, that we are able to instill a love of learning at such a young age. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart!","fullyFundedDate":1785435206593,"projectUrl":"project/reading-a-good-book-in-kindergarten/10413092/","projectTitle":"Reading a Good Book in Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rice","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1135689_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y92&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720477018271","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1135689"},{"teacherId":1135689,"projectId":10081640,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! We had meet the teacher day yesterday and my new students fell in love with the writing journals waiting on their desks for them. Their parents thought they were perfect for kindergartners to learn to write as well. They can't wait for their children to develop a love of writing.\r\nThe students can't wait to be able to start using them in class as well. It is because of such generous donors, like yourselves, that we are able to instill a love of learning at such a young age. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart!","fullyFundedDate":1777994062723,"projectUrl":"project/writing-in-kindergarten/10081640/","projectTitle":"Writing in Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rice","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1135689_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y92&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720477018271","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1135689"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60070","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":544,"numTeachers":37,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":7,"percentWhite":42,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":37,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":8,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":58.9,"schoolId":60070,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Ulis Newton Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Ulis Newton Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/ulis-newton-elementary-school/60070"}