{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"William E Snyder Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":45.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9348948,"projectId":10164721,"letterContent":"Good day! Thank you for the great help and support you have given to my students. This project has made a meaningful difference in my classroom by providing my first-grade students with a clear, visual, and engaging way to express their thinking about characters, point of view, and story structure.\r\n\r\nAs a first-grade teacher, I have observed that some students have good ideas but may have difficulty expressing their thoughts using complete sentences or participating confidently in classroom discussions. This project helped address that need by providing simple sentence stems such as \"I notice...,\" \"I think...,\" \"I agree...,\" and \"I disagree because....\" These sentence starters give students the language they need to communicate their ideas, respond to their classmates, and explain their thinking.\r\n\r\nThe visual components of the project have also made abstract reading concepts easier for young learners to understand. Students can identify who is telling the story, recognize how a character may feel or think, and explain how different characters may see events differently. The story structure portion helps students organize important events into the beginning, middle, and end. By using these supports together, students are able to make stronger connections between the characters, events, and message of a story.\r\n\r\nAnother important impact has been increased student participation. During partner discussions and Turn-and-Talk activities, students are more willing to share their ideas because they have a structure to guide their responses. Even students who are usually quiet or hesitant to speak have opportunities to participate. The sentence stems also encourage students to listen carefully to their classmates and respond respectfully when they agree or have a different point of view.\r\n\r\nThis project has also helped create a more student-centered classroom environment. Instead of simply listening to the teacher explain a story, students are encouraged to observe, think, discuss, explain, and support their ideas with evidence from the text. I can use their responses to quickly assess their understanding and identify students who need additional support or enrichment.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, the project has helped my students become more confident readers and thinkers. They are learning that their ideas matter and that they can explain their thinking using evidence. They are also developing important communication, collaboration, and critical-thinking skills that extend beyond the reading lesson.\r\n\r\nOverall, this project has improved my classroom by making learning more interactive, meaningful, and accessible. It has provided students with practical tools to communicate their thinking while strengthening reading comprehension and discussion skills. I am grateful for the opportunity to use this project to help my students become more confident, engaged, and independent learners.","fullyFundedDate":1783612056452,"projectUrl":"project/brighten-our-classroom/10164721/","projectTitle":"Brighten Our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ma. Theresa Labis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9348948_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1705937954563","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9348948"},{"teacherId":3636177,"projectId":10122684,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our school! Your donation of bulletin board paper, laminating sheets, anchor chart paper, and markers has made a meaningful difference in our school community. We were able to brighten up our staff lounge with colorful decorations, creating a welcoming and positive space for our teachers and staff to relax and recharge. We also used the anchor chart paper and markers to host engaging events in our cafeteria, bringing students together and creating memorable experiences. One of our favorite projects was making perfect attendance brag tags to recognize and celebrate students for their dedication and commitment to coming to school every day. These small celebrations go a long way in making students feel valued and proud of their accomplishments. Overall, your generosity has helped us create a more colorful, engaging, and positive atmosphere throughout our school. We are incredibly grateful for donors like you who invest in our students, staff, and school community!","fullyFundedDate":1781890709721,"projectUrl":"project/anchor-our-learning/10122684/","projectTitle":"Anchor Our Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Singtalay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3636177_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1501075351906","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/asingtalay"},{"teacherId":500197,"projectId":10551115,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generious donation for our project. My students were so excited when we received our new puzzles. Students of this age are just learning spatial relationships. These puzzles are so important to help them develop this skills. As my students used their new puzzles, I could just see the excitement when they realized that they could do it. So many smiles and looks of confidence. I'm so proud of their perserverance as they work through a puzzle. \r\n\r\nYour donations have helped provide new learning opportunities for my students and added excitement to our learning. We truly appreciate you and your continued support of our classroom and our school.","fullyFundedDate":1788485449588,"projectUrl":"project/are-you-puzzled/10551115/","projectTitle":"Are You Puzzled?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dickinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dadickinson"},{"teacherId":2910060,"projectId":10112158,"letterContent":"My students are so excited to have chosen what color cardstock that they wanted for their scrapbooks. They used the gel pens to write their names in the inside of the front cover. The pens will be used to write details of their photos when they scrapbook them. \r\n\r\nThey were really happy that they were able to choose what color gel pens to use. Normally, the students don't get to use gel pens, so this was a real treat!\r\n\r\nEvery couple of days, I will choose a few students to join me for lunch and to work on their scrapbooks. I have been taking mini Polaroid photos of them, so they can use them to scrapbook with stickers. They are beyond delighted.","fullyFundedDate":1780763469352,"projectUrl":"project/cardstock-craft-scissors-and-gel-pens/10112158/","projectTitle":"Cardstock, Craft Scissors, and Gel Pens for Our Scrapbooking Club","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cerboni","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2910060_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470702823555","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2910060"},{"teacherId":10647688,"projectId":10603939,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and for helping clear our students' library book fines! Our school library is such a vital part of our community, providing students with opportunities to discover new stories, explore different perspectives, build their vocabulary, and develop a lifelong love of reading. Having outstanding book fines can create a barrier that prevents students from fully participating in the library experience. Your support helps remove that barrier and gives our students a fresh start. Because of you, our students can return to the library with excitement and confidence, knowing they can choose books, read, learn, and grow without worrying about past fines. We are incredibly grateful for your kindness and for investing in our students and their love of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1788806340519,"projectUrl":"project/love-for-the-library/10603939/","projectTitle":"Love for the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mike","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10647688"},{"teacherId":5124926,"projectId":10607456,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our recess project! Our students have absolutely loved using the volleyballs and hula hoops, and they are so excited to try all of our new equipment. Recess has become an even more fun opportunity for students to get active, work together, build friendships, and try new activities. Your generosity is giving our students more ways to play, collaborate, and enjoy being active with their classmates. It is amazing to give them so much variety and choice during their free time. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1788886139651,"projectUrl":"project/recess-rockstars/10607456/","projectTitle":"Recess Rockstars","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Davis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5124926"},{"teacherId":4544714,"projectId":10575125,"letterContent":"Your support has made a wonderful impact in our fifth-grade classroom! The headphones, fidgets, and other prizes have become an important part of our classroom store, and my students are excited to work toward earning the items they want.\r\n\r\nOur classroom economy gives students the opportunity to use the classroom currency they earn for positive choices, hard work, responsibility, and academic effort. They are learning that their choices matter and that earning money is only part of the process—learning how to manage it is just as important.\r\n\r\nI have seen students carefully consider their purchases, compare prices, save their money for something they really want, and make decisions about whether to spend or continue saving. These simple experiences are helping them develop important financial literacy skills such as budgeting, saving, delayed gratification, and responsible decision-making.\r\n\r\nThe materials have also helped create extra motivation in our classroom. Students enjoy having something tangible to work toward, and the classroom store gives them a sense of ownership and responsibility. Even more importantly, they are learning that their effort, positive choices, and perseverance can lead to rewards.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this possible! Your generosity has helped turn our classroom store into more than just a place to get prizes—it has become a hands-on learning experience that is helping my students build skills they can carry with them far beyond fifth grade.","fullyFundedDate":1788612294773,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-classroom-economy-learning-t/10575125/","projectTitle":"Building a Classroom Economy: Learning to Budget, Save, and Earn","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Black","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4544714_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764826595801","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/will-black702"},{"teacherId":4650873,"projectId":10573168,"letterContent":"The Lakeshore clear containers and Magna‑Tiles have already transformed the way our classroom learns and plays. The clear bins have made materials accessible and easy for students to find, choose, and put away independently — a huge step in building responsibility and ownership. Our Magna‑Tiles have become the centerpiece of our STEM and fine‑motor centers. One of my favorite moments happened during our \"Build Your Neighborhood\" project: students used the tiles to create houses, roads, and bridges, then proudly explained their designs to classmates. This hands‑on building helps them explore shapes, balance, problem‑solving, and early engineering skills in a joyful, developmentally appropriate way.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials first arrived, the excitement was instant. Students gathered around the clear bins, pointing out how they could \"see everything!\" and immediately began sorting and organizing. The Magna‑Tiles caused an even bigger celebration — students cheered, grabbed handfuls, and started building towers taller than themselves. Several students who are usually hesitant during center time became fully engaged, collaborating with peers and experimenting with new structures.\r\n\r\nOur next steps include expanding our STEM unit by introducing simple challenges, like building a structure that can hold weight or creating a Magna‑Tile \"city\" that includes signs, patterns, and labeled areas. The clear containers will continue supporting independence as students learn to rotate materials, choose tools purposefully, and care for their classroom environment. Thanks to your generosity, our students are developing creativity, collaboration, and confidence every day.","fullyFundedDate":1788537708673,"projectUrl":"project/together-we-build-organized-spaces-mag/10573168/","projectTitle":"Together We Build: Organized Spaces& Magna‑Tile Creativity for Little Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moroz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4650873_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y14&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699483942577","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4650873"},{"teacherId":376400,"projectId":10572502,"letterContent":"Our new HWT wooden pieces and blue foam mats have become an essential part of our early literacy and handwriting routine. These tools help students learn the foundational strokes that make up all capital letters — big lines, little lines, big curves, and little curves. During our \"Build‑a‑Letter\" center, students use the wooden pieces to construct letters before ever picking up a pencil. This hands‑on approach strengthens fine‑motor skills, teaches correct letter formation, and builds confidence for young writers who are still developing hand strength and coordination.\r\n\r\nReading and writing are deeply connected in our classroom. As students work with the wooden pieces, they also practice identifying letters in books, naming their sounds, and matching letters to familiar words from our daily read‑alouds. One of my favorite moments happened when a student built the letter \"C\" on the blue foam mat and proudly announced, \"C is for cat — just like in our story!\" Several students who typically hesitate during writing time are now eagerly choosing the wooden pieces first, using them to \"warm up\" before moving to paper.\r\n\r\nA few students have especially fallen in love with these materials. One bilingual learner who often avoids writing now spends extra time building letters and tracing them with her finger, saying the strokes out loud. Another student who struggles with grip strength has found success using the foam mat because it keeps the pieces steady and gives him a clear workspace. These tools are helping students feel capable, excited, and ready to take the next steps in handwriting — moving from building letters to writing them independently with confidence.","fullyFundedDate":1788484552283,"projectUrl":"project/little-writers-big-confidence-handwrit/10572502/","projectTitle":"Little Writers, Big Confidence: Handwriting Without Tears for Pre‑K:","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. M","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp376400_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1538921640095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-conchos"},{"teacherId":5358562,"projectId":10597867,"letterContent":"Our new bilingual board books and Lakeshore library set have quickly become a favorite part of our classroom routine. We've been using them during morning literacy centers, where students explore books about pets, animals, and everyday experiences in both English and Spanish. One of my favorite moments happened last week during our \"Reading Buddies\" activity: students paired up to look through the animal board books and excitedly pointed out familiar words in both languages. Several children began \"reading\" the pictures to each other, naming animals, making their sounds, and proudly sharing new vocabulary. It was a beautiful mix of language learning, confidence building, and joyful storytelling.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials first arrived, my students reacted with pure excitement — they immediately gathered around the book basket, touching the covers, naming the animals, and asking if they could take a book to the carpet. Many of my bilingual learners lit up when they realized the stories were written in both languages, and they eagerly flipped between pages to compare words. These books have already helped students feel seen, supported, and capable as readers.\r\n\r\nOur next steps include expanding our animal‑themed literacy unit. Students will use the books to practice retelling stories, identifying beginning/middle/end, and connecting the animals in the stories to a science mini‑unit on habitats. We'll also begin creating \"My Favorite Pet\" class books, where students draw, label, and dictate sentences inspired by the board books. Thanks to your generosity, our classroom now has rich, accessible texts that help students build language, curiosity, and a lifelong love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1788752682077,"projectUrl":"project/turning-pages-growing-minds/10597867/","projectTitle":"Turning Pages Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Montes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5358562"},{"teacherId":9236096,"projectId":10600272,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding the much-needed and appreciated supplies for our 5th graders. The students are grateful for the color printer because many of the anchor charts and study sheets are more engaging and easier to understand when key components are color-coded. The sheet protectors and markers are great for practicing our timed multiplication drills and for protecting important charts we need to use all year. The \"Better Than Paper\" is special because we love displaying our work on a colorful and attractive bulletin board for the entire school to admire and learn from. The file folders are great because we keep data folders for our iReady and ST Math lessons. It's nice to have brand new ones; not used from last year. Even though all of our supplies haven't arrived yet, we are looking forward to receiving them soon. We are so impressed to see this project funded so quickly. Again, we thank you so much for impacting our education in such a generous way.","fullyFundedDate":1788763912701,"projectUrl":"project/basics-for-our-5th-grade-year/10600272/","projectTitle":"Basics for Our 5th Grade Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Scharpf","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9236096"},{"teacherId":311032,"projectId":10581963,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating an iPad to our speech therapy session! This generous gift has already made a meaningful difference in the lives of students ad has become an important tool in helping them work toward their individual special education goals. I have a wonderfully diverse group of learners, including students who use hearing devices and others with learning disabilities, and the Ipad allows me to provide activities that are accessible, engaging and tailored to each child's unique needs. \r\n\r\nHaving access to the Ipad has opened up a wide variety of applications and online resources that allow my students to practice their language and speech sound goals in fun and interactive ways. Instead of relying on one approach for every students, I can select activities that match their individual abilities, interests and learning styles. The students are excited as you can see, to use this technology. That excitement has helped increase their participation, confidence and willingness to practice challenging skills during our speech sessions. \r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping them feel more attainable!","fullyFundedDate":1789147640525,"projectUrl":"project/ipad-for-smoother-communication-for-all/10581963/","projectTitle":"iPad for Smoother Communication for All","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bellanca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp311032_orig.png?crop=289,289,x58,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699819578497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/311032"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_70499","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":692,"numTeachers":58,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":16,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":73,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":3,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":54.4,"schoolId":70499,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about William E Snyder Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"William E Snyder Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/william-snyder-elementary-school/70499"}