{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mater Academy East","outOfStateSupporters":37.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7390245,"projectId":10606927,"letterContent":"Thank you to our generous donors for helping make learning in our music classroom more exciting! We are using our new bells to give students hands-on opportunities to explore pitch, practice rhythm, follow musical patterns, and play together as an ensemble. These instruments allow students to experience music in a new way while building confidence and teamwork.\r\n\r\nThe incentives for our classroom store are also helping us encourage positive choices, participation, and engagement. My students love having opportunities to work toward rewards while learning the importance of responsibility and making good choices.\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping make music learning special!","fullyFundedDate":1788887992294,"projectUrl":"project/music-is-everything/10606927/","projectTitle":"Music is Everything","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7390245_orig.jpg?crop=946,946,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700960607789","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7390245"},{"teacherId":1432976,"projectId":10734442,"letterContent":"This project will have a meaningful impact on my students and our school community by providing hands-on opportunities to develop job readiness, communication, and life skills while serving others. Students will practice following directions, preparing beverages, organizing supplies, working as a team, and completing tasks independently. Through serving coffee and hot chocolate to school staff, students will build confidence, strengthen their social skills, and learn the importance of responsibility, kindness, and community service. Staff members will feel appreciated through these thoughtful acts of service, while students discover that their abilities and contributions can make a positive difference. Most importantly, this project will help students develop skills they can use in future employment and everyday life while building a stronger connection to their school community.","fullyFundedDate":1791989650829,"projectUrl":"project/serving-up-success-a-student-run-coffee/10734442/","projectTitle":"Serving Up Success: A Student-Run Coffee and Hot Chocolate Café","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Krmpotich","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1432976_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1636512396652","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1432976"},{"teacherId":8386766,"projectId":10601231,"letterContent":"Your donation was highly anticipated and appreciated. I always joke around that high schoolers are just like kinder kids just in a taller version . This one was one of those moments. My students were like little kids in the sence of excitement that they showed for the small a provided to us. \r\nBeing able to provide a classroom store at the beginning of the year was a way to pull in student engagement ment . They were able to earn point to cash in for their snacks. Using the snacks provided along side with positive reinforcement has brought so many positive interactions in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1788792531255,"projectUrl":"project/earn-it-choose-it-our-class-snack-stor/10601231/","projectTitle":"Earn It, Choose It: Our Class Snack Store","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ascencio-Torres","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8386766_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1783485122116","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8386766"},{"teacherId":7919633,"projectId":10246240,"letterContent":"It feels so good to honor birthdays in my Algebra 1 class! And because of your generosity students get to choose a gift. The \"It's My Birthday\" pencils have been the most popular but the brithday wristbands and slapsticks are well regarded too. The students look forward to it and I look forward to making sure all of them feel valued and apprectiated. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping me provide these small gestures of acknowledgement. Our students are amazing and sometimes birthdays go uncelebrated due to circumstances beyond their control. Each week I post birthdays from Monday to Sunday. Students love seeing their names on the birthday board but the gift surely seals the deal!","fullyFundedDate":1777989696396,"projectUrl":"project/thankful-for-birth-days/10246240/","projectTitle":"Thankful for Birth-Days","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7919633_orig.png?crop=394,394,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721547939976","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/bevbar26"},{"teacherId":9304491,"projectId":10559230,"letterContent":"It is hard to express in few words the incredible impact your generous donations have made in our Pre-K classroom. Your support has transformed our learning environment, making our daily lessons significantly more engaging, creative, and joyful.\r\nHere is a glimpse of how your gifts are coming to life in our classroom every day:\r\n• Math & Spatial Skills: With the Magnetic Pattern Block Builders, my students are actively learning about geometric figures and patterns. These blocks have boosted their creativity and critical thinking as they challenge themselves to construct complex shapes and forms.\r\n• Science Exploration: During our science lessons, the Magnets Science Experiment Kit and the Electromagnet & Simple Circuit have allowed the children to visually explore how magnetic fields work. They love experiencing the forces of attraction and repulsion firsthand, which has truly helped them grasp how this natural force operates.\r\n• Literacy & Interactive Play: The Dry Erase Lap Boards have become a multi-purpose favorite. The children use them to practice arranging letters and numbers in order and to write their names. Remarkably, they also use the boards in combination with the magnets to create flat, sturdy bases that hold their three-dimensional magnetic structures in place!\r\n• Emotional Support: The Stuffed Animal for Anxiety has found a permanent home in our \"cozy corner.\" Whenever a student feels anxious, overwhelmed, or sad, they head to the corner to hug this stuffed animal. It helps them calm down, relax, and noticeably shifts their mood back in a positive direction.\r\n• Art & Creativity: Our art lessons have been vastly enriched by the colorful construction paper and cylindrical tubes. For instance, the students recently used the tubes, paper, and colors to build their own custom kaleidoscopes! They also love using the decorative stickers—especially the stars and hearts—to design everything from pictures of their own houses to special surprise gifts for their parents.\r\nBecause of your kindness, our classroom is a much more vibrant and creative space where children are excited to learn. Thank you so much for your extraordinary generosity. I have attached a few photographs so you can see your beautiful gifts in action!\r\nWith deepest gratitude,","fullyFundedDate":1788297396085,"projectUrl":"project/stem-cooking-and-relax-in-the-classroom/10559230/","projectTitle":"STEM, Cooking and Relax in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Maritza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9304491"},{"teacherId":10266655,"projectId":10600720,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my project, \"Empowering Language Learners with Engagement and Enrichment\"! Your generosity has helped create a more engaging and interactive learning environment for my Spanish students. With these new resources, my students can participate more actively in classroom activities, practice their language skills, and build confidence as they learn Spanish. It has been wonderful to see them become more excited about participating, collaborating with their classmates, and applying what they learn in meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nMy students have enjoyed having additional opportunities to practice Spanish through engaging activities that support their speaking, reading, writing, and vocabulary development. These resources help make learning more interactive and accessible for students with different learning styles and language proficiency levels. As we continue our lessons, students will use these materials to strengthen their communication skills, work collaboratively on classroom projects, and connect Spanish vocabulary to real-life situations. Your support has made a meaningful difference in helping my students feel motivated, supported, and excited about learning a new language.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in my students and believing in the importance of language education. Your kindness helps me create a classroom where students can explore new cultures, develop valuable communication skills, and discover the joy of learning another language. I am truly grateful for your generosity and for being part of my students' learning journey!","fullyFundedDate":1788789364609,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-language-learners-with-engage/10600720/","projectTitle":"Empowering Language Learners with Engagement and Enrichment","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Deniston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10266655_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767936134815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10266655"},{"teacherId":10275798,"projectId":10154025,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in providing our Pre-K classroom with new books focused on social-emotional learning! My students have been so excited to explore these stories, and they have become a wonderful resource for helping us talk about feelings, emotions, friendships, and how we can care for ourselves and others.\r\n\r\nThe books have given us opportunities to have meaningful conversations about how we feel and how our actions can affect our friends. My students enjoy connecting the characters and their experiences to things they have experienced in their own lives. These stories have helped make important social-emotional concepts easier for my young learners to understand and talk about.\r\n\r\nIt has been wonderful to see my students grow in their ability to recognize and express their feelings, practice kindness, and learn ways to work through different emotions and challenges.","fullyFundedDate":1783795082881,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-social-emotional-skills-into-my/10154025/","projectTitle":"Bringing Social-emotional Skills Into My Classroom With Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cristina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10275798"},{"teacherId":10275798,"projectId":10198658,"letterContent":"Dear Donors,\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting our Pre-K classroom and providing us with such fun and engaging manipulatives! My students have absolutely loved having the opportunity to explore and use all of the materials. These manipulatives have encouraged their creativity, imagination, and hands-on learning in so many wonderful ways.\r\n\r\nWe have had so much fun building our own water parks using the ramps and creating imaginative play experiences, including pretending to sell ice cream using the sensory kit. It has been amazing to watch my students turn these materials into their own creative ideas while developing important fine motor skills, problem-solving abilities, and social skills along the way.\r\n\r\nWe are also eagerly looking forward to spring, when we will have the opportunity to grow our own butterflies and ladybugs. My students will be so excited to watch them grow and change, and we will make sure they have a warm and safe climate when it is time to release them into the outdoors.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping bring these wonderful, hands-on materials into our Pre-K classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1778613887513,"projectUrl":"project/fun-outdoor-play/10198658/","projectTitle":"Fun Outdoor Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cristina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10275798"},{"teacherId":9350141,"projectId":9993482,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your incredible generosity and support! Because of your kind contributions, our classroom will now be filled with exciting, hands-on manipulatives that transform the way my students learn. Watching abstract concepts turn into moments of genuine discovery is one of the greatest joys of teaching, and your gift makes those \"aha!\" moments possible every single day.\r\n\r\nWhen children can physically hold, build, and explore with learning materials, education comes alive. Instead of sitting quietly at desks filling out worksheets, my students will now be actively collaborating, problem-solving, and constructing their own understanding. These tactile tools give every single learner—regardless of their learning style—the confidence to dive in, take risks, and truly master new skills.\r\n\r\nYour support reaches far beyond the physical materials you've provided. By choosing to invest in our classroom, you have shown my students that there is a caring community of people out there who believe in them and their potential. We are so excited to unbox these resources and put them to good use immediately. Thank you for bringing joy, curiosity, and hands-on discovery into our everyday learning!","fullyFundedDate":1768164793334,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning/9993482/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ocampo Lindo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9350141"},{"teacherId":10402857,"projectId":10334958,"letterContent":"My students and I are incredibly grateful for the generous donations we have received through DonorsChoose. These donations mean so much to our classroom because they provide my students with resources and materials that help make learning more engaging, meaningful, and enjoyable. Every item we receive is something that can make a difference in a student's day and help create a classroom environment where they feel supported and excited to learn.\r\nAs a teacher, it is incredibly rewarding to see my students use these resources in the classroom. Their excitement when they receive something new is truly special, and I am thankful to everyone who has taken the time to support our classroom. Your generosity shows my students that there are people who believe in them and want to see them succeed.\r\nFrom the bottom of our hearts, thank you for investing in our classroom and in the education of my students. We appreciate every donation, big or small, and we are so thankful for the opportunity to give our students the tools they need to learn, grow, and make lasting memories in our classroom. Your support truly makes a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1783631183160,"projectUrl":"project/all-in-for-these-might-knights/10334958/","projectTitle":"All in for These Might Knights!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rosa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10402857"},{"teacherId":7678802,"projectId":9988837,"letterContent":"The resources from this project have already helped bring our classroom learning to life in a way that goes beyond a textbook or worksheet. My Hospitality & Tourism and Entrepreneurship students are using these materials to practice real-world skills such as creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, customer service, communication, and business development. One of our current projects has students developing their own unique mobile business concepts, including designing and creating their own food trucks or mobile services. Instead of simply talking about what makes a business successful, students are making decisions about their concept, branding, target customer, products or services, appearance, and overall customer experience. Having real materials available allows them to physically create, test, and improve their ideas.\r\n\r\nThe students' reaction when they first saw the new materials was one of excitement and curiosity. They immediately wanted to start creating, experimenting, and figuring out how they could use the resources for their own ideas. That excitement is important because many of my students learn best when they can actually do something rather than simply read about it. It has been rewarding to see students who may not always be the first to participate in a traditional lesson become engaged when they are given the opportunity to build, design, create, and make something of their own. The resources have helped create a classroom environment where students can see that the skills they are learning can actually be used outside of school and in future careers.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue developing these projects into more complete business and hospitality experiences. Students will refine their concepts, develop branding and marketing strategies, consider pricing and operations, and eventually present their businesses as if they were pitching them to potential customers or investors. My goal is for students to leave the project not only knowing hospitality and entrepreneurship terminology, but understanding how those concepts work in the real world. I am incredibly grateful to the donors who made this possible. Your support is giving our students opportunities to create, collaborate, take risks, and develop skills they can carry with them far beyond our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768054357154,"projectUrl":"project/real-tools-real-events-real-world-skil/9988837/","projectTitle":"Real Tools, Real Events, Real-World Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Flores","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7678802_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y57&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699032363313","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7678802"},{"teacherId":9326915,"projectId":10440001,"letterContent":"I want to express so much gratitude for the donations made to my very first classroom. With such short notice, we received so much help and support to prepare and decorate our classroom and welcome the classes of '33, '32, and '31. \r\n\r\nThe students really enjoy the ambiance of the classroom thanks to our secondary lighting of the fairy lights. Every day they ask to keep the lights lower because it helps them focus and feel calm! When they saw the addition of the board games like Uno and Headbandz, they were so excited for a chance to play on our Fun Fridays, where they get to choose which games we play the last 30 minutes of the day. \r\n\r\nProbably the most favorite addition of the classroom by far has been our classroom World Map, I often find the kids staring at it or going out of there way to study it. 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