{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Vail Pittman Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":52.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8137349,"projectId":10196367,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to our classroom to help with building our gross motor skills. Our students have materials to use outside now to help them balance, throw and catch and they really look forward to playing outside with their peers.\r\nWhen we first brought the materials outside they were screaming and so excited to try them out for the first time. Some students have never played with these kinds of toys before and it was so much fun to see their faces.\r\nWe will continue to use these materials to help our little learners build their gross motor strength while also working on turn taking with peers!","fullyFundedDate":1778782145602,"projectUrl":"project/pre-k-gross-motor-fun/10196367/","projectTitle":"Pre-K Gross Motor Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rothschild","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8137349_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1684893187806","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8137349"},{"teacherId":9368800,"projectId":10378238,"letterContent":"My students and I are incredibly grateful for the new resources you helped bring into our fifth-grade classroom. We have been using them during whole-group lessons, small-group instruction, and independent practice. These materials have helped me make learning more visual, engaging, and accessible, especially when students need additional examples or step-by-step support.\r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw the new materials, they were excited and immediately wanted to know when they could use them. One of my favorite moments was seeing students work together during a small-group lesson. They were discussing their answers, helping one another, and using the resources to explain their thinking. Seeing them become more confident and involved in their learning reminded me how much your support matters.\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and giving them resources that make learning more meaningful. Your generosity is making a real difference in our classroom every day!","fullyFundedDate":1785261063474,"projectUrl":"project/a-stage-for-learning-podium-whiteboard/10378238/","projectTitle":"A Stage for Learning: Podium, Whiteboard, and Student Rewards","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rosalejos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9368800_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700005592596","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9368800"},{"teacherId":9356509,"projectId":8010979,"letterContent":"The donated materials have made a huge impact on the kids in our classroom. Each and every resource that was donated has been used and has helped support the students in different ways throughout the school day. The materials have given us more opportunities to keep the kids engaged, reinforce positive behaviors, and support their individual learning needs.\r\n\r\nWe have incorporated the donated resources into our daily routines, small-group activities, independent learning, and reinforcement systems. The snacks have been especially helpful as positive reinforcers and motivators for students as they work on following directions, transitioning between activities, completing tasks, and reaching their individual goals. Other classroom materials have helped us provide more hands-on learning experiences and give the kids additional ways to practice important academic, communication, social, and independence skills.\r\n\r\nThe biggest impact has been seeing how excited and motivated the kids are when they have access to these resources. In our classroom, even something that may seem small can make a big difference in helping a child participate, communicate, or successfully complete an activity. We are extremely grateful for every donation because nothing has gone unused. Each resource has been incorporated into our classroom and has directly contributed to creating a more supportive, engaging, and positive learning environment for the kids.","fullyFundedDate":1699814217029,"projectUrl":"project/promising-futures/8010979/","projectTitle":"Promising Futures","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chadwick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9356509"},{"teacherId":9359769,"projectId":10015881,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through DonorsChoose. Your generous donation has made a meaningful difference in my students' learning experiences.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, my students now have access to valuable materials and resources that help them stay engaged, build confidence, and strengthen their academic skills. These resources allow students to participate more fully in classroom activities and provide additional support for those who need it. My students are excited to learn and are grateful to know that others believe in their success.\r\n\r\nYour donation did more than provide classroom materials—it showed my students that their education matters and that people in their community care about their future. Thank you for investing in my students and helping create a positive, supportive, and successful learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1768697869543,"projectUrl":"project/the-5th-grade-edge-tools-for-tomorrows/10015881/","projectTitle":"The 5th Grade Edge: Tools for Tomorrow’s Leaders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9359769"},{"teacherId":2037498,"projectId":6512321,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the support and generosity for my students. The difference was almost immediate. Students were excited and happy right from the start. In fact, they were even more motivated to stay on task. \r\n\r\nIn doing so, they were able to be engaged in their tasks more, which helped boost their learning experience. As a result, students were able to improve their academic performance. Which for more than just several students, this was huge. Due to this, their confidence improved as well as their behavior.","fullyFundedDate":1655217822052,"projectUrl":"project/engagement-through-incentives/6512321/","projectTitle":"Engagement Through Incentives","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rodriguez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2037498_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536726457057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-rrodriguez"},{"teacherId":2037498,"projectId":6505557,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the support and generosity for my students. The difference was almost immediate. Students were excited and happy right from the start. In fact, they were even more motivated to stay on task. \r\n\r\nIn doing so, they were able to be engaged in their tasks more, which helped boost their learning experience. As a result, students were able to improve their academic performance. Which for more than just several students, this was huge. Due to this, their confidence improved as well as their behavior.","fullyFundedDate":1655269147080,"projectUrl":"project/engagement-through-incentives/6505557/","projectTitle":"Engagement Through Incentives","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rodriguez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2037498_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536726457057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-rrodriguez"},{"teacherId":9368800,"projectId":10024568,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the projects you generously provided to my class. My students absolutely loved them, and they were highly engaged throughout the activities. Your support has made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and I'm happy to share that their testing scores have improved as well. We truly appreciate your kindness, generosity, and commitment to helping our students succeed. Thank you again for making such a positive impact on their learning experience.\r\n\r\nThe materials you provided brought a new level of excitement and enthusiasm to our classroom. My students looked forward to using them each day, and I could see how much more motivated they were to participate in lessons and classroom discussions. The projects encouraged collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving, allowing students to take an active role in their own learning. They were eager to ask questions, share ideas with their classmates, and take pride in completing their work. It was wonderful to watch their confidence grow as they experienced success through meaningful, hands-on learning opportunities.\r\n\r\nAs a fourth-grade teacher in a Title I school, I work with students from a wide variety of backgrounds and learning needs. Many of my students face challenges outside the classroom that can make learning more difficult. Because of your generosity, they were able to access high-quality educational materials that they might not otherwise have experienced. These resources helped create an engaging learning environment where every student felt included, supported, and excited to learn. Your donation truly helped remove barriers and provided opportunities that benefited every child in my classroom.\r\n\r\nI also noticed improvements beyond academics. Students became more engaged with one another, worked together more effectively, and demonstrated greater perseverance when faced with challenging tasks. They celebrated each other's successes, learned to communicate respectfully, and developed stronger teamwork skills. These are valuable life skills that will continue to benefit them far beyond elementary school.\r\n\r\nOne of the most rewarding outcomes has been seeing the positive impact on student achievement. Through increased engagement and meaningful practice, my students showed measurable academic growth, and their assessment and testing scores improved. More importantly, they developed greater confidence in their own abilities. They began believing that they could succeed, and that confidence carried over into other subjects and daily classroom activities.\r\n\r\nYour generosity also means a great deal to me as an educator. Teaching is incredibly rewarding, but providing the best possible learning experiences often depends on the support of caring organizations like yours. Knowing that Panda Cares believes in students and invests in their education reminds both teachers and students that we are not alone. Your support encourages us to continue striving for excellence and inspires our students to dream bigger and work harder toward their goals.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of our hearts, thank you for believing in our classroom and investing in our future. Your generosity has made a lasting impact that extends far beyond the materials themselves. You have inspired curiosity, encouraged learning, strengthened student confidence, and helped create meaningful educational experiences that my students will remember for years to come. We are deeply grateful for your kindness and support, and we sincerely appreciate everything you have done to help our students succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1769177571766,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-learning-focus-and-positive/10024568/","projectTitle":"Tools for Learning, Focus, and Positive Behavior","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rosalejos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9368800_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700005592596","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9368800"},{"teacherId":9368176,"projectId":10037177,"letterContent":"Foremost, I'm grateful for your donations for my students in my classroom. Young as they are, they were taught how to clean up especially after breakfast and snacks. When cleaning up, my students use the broom and dust pan, and baby wipes for the table and chairs. The adults are the one responsible for vacuuming the carpeted floors. All these materials are from you, generous donors.\r\n\r\nThey are being taught life skills to prepare them for independence and successful adulthood. The foods you donated were distributed during snacks time daily in the afternoon. Your donations made a difference to my students and classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768756358116,"projectUrl":"project/an-early-start-to-daily-living-skills/10037177/","projectTitle":"An Early Start to Daily Living Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Maceda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9368176"},{"teacherId":10399572,"projectId":9995158,"letterContent":"I truly appreciate everything you have done to provide my students with new learning materials! When I opened the box, all of my kiddos swarmed around me to see what had arrived. As I took everything out, they asked who the items were for. When I told them they were for them, you should have seen how they lit up with excitement. They have loved these materials so much and have taken great care of everything. We've been able to practice basic skills with a fun and engaging twist, full of laughter.\r\n My students and I are using these materials as intended, but we also get even more out of them by creating new ways to learn. For example, my students use the matching animal set to match the corresponding number to the quantity shown, but we also extend their use. We use them for shape sorting and color sorting as well.","fullyFundedDate":1769133896363,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-love-for-school-in-pre-k/9995158/","projectTitle":"Building a Love for School in Pre-K","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10399572"},{"teacherId":8137349,"projectId":9987773,"letterContent":"My students had so much fun watching the caterpillars turn into butterflies and observing the entire process during our gardening unit. They were so excited to learn all about the stages and get to see them in the classroom every day until we set them free! They have been in the blocks center every day playing with the new materials there as well. That center has been a favorite since we got the materials! Next steps are to continue using our blocks to learn about shapes and building more complex structures.","fullyFundedDate":1768074374643,"projectUrl":"project/center-inspiration-and-imagination/9987773/","projectTitle":"Center Inspiration and Imagination!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rothschild","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8137349_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1684893187806","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8137349"},{"teacherId":529975,"projectId":10042464,"letterContent":"The materials arrived during our study of figurative language. Immediately, we were able to practice identifying and describing non-literal language with the Amelia Bedelia books. As a result, our classroom filled with laughter and discussion as we enjoyed the antics of Amelia Bedelia. Then, each student was able to use a thesaurus to search for words to use in their own creative writing pieces. The easels helped to display our charts and word lists. Additionally, the storage cabinet organizes additional books and materials that support our learning.","fullyFundedDate":1768852091988,"projectUrl":"project/words-words-words/10042464/","projectTitle":"Words! Words! Words!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lee","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp529975_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1480088383702","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/529975"},{"teacherId":8139968,"projectId":9995812,"letterContent":"Thank you for the Nature Color 48\" Round Table with 21-30\" Adjustable Legs and stools. The materials received are being used to facilitate small group, differentiated, effective instruction. The students are able to sit comfortably and with ease. 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