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Thank you for making such a big impact on my students!","fullyFundedDate":1768939540845,"projectUrl":"project/create-a-calm-and-inviting-counseling-sp/10004701/","projectTitle":"Create a Calm and Inviting Counseling Space for Student Growth","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Howard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9357367"},{"teacherId":9345825,"projectId":10025447,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom through DonorsChoose. Because of your support, our students now have access to a wonderful collection of nonfiction and chapter books that will inspire curiosity, strengthen research skills, and deepen their understanding of the world around them.\r\n\r\nNonfiction texts play such an important role in helping students explore real-world topics, discover new interests, and build critical thinking skills. Your kindness is giving them the opportunity to learn about science, history, nature, and so many other fascinating subjects in an engaging way.\r\n\r\nOur students are excited to dive into these books, ask questions, and share what they learn with one another. Your support is helping create a classroom environment where curiosity and learning thrive.\r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in our students and investing in their education. Your generosity truly makes a difference.\r\nWith sincere gratitude,","fullyFundedDate":1768674622392,"projectUrl":"project/nonfiction-text-to-the-rescue/10025447/","projectTitle":"Nonfiction Text to the Rescue!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beatty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9345825"},{"teacherId":5138203,"projectId":9997068,"letterContent":",\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous support of our classroom. Because of you, our students have access to an iPad in math class, and the impact has been truly meaningful. Technology has transformed the way students engage with mathematical concepts, allowing them to explore interactive lessons, visualize abstract ideas, and receive immediate feedback on their work. Your kindness has provided them with a tool that makes learning both accessible and exciting.\r\n\r\nWith the iPad, students can use educational apps to practice skills at their own pace, revisit challenging concepts, and collaborate with classmates in new and creative ways. Visual learners especially benefit from dynamic graphs, virtual manipulatives, and step-by-step problem-solving features that deepen their understanding. Most importantly, the iPad has increased student confidence and motivation—students are more willing to take risks, try new strategies, and stay engaged in their learning.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is not just a gift of technology; it is an investment in our students' growth and success. 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Many of my students are high achievers and gifted learners who crave complex characters, rich plots, and books they can stick with, and this project helps make that possible.\r\n\r\nThese new titles will be used every day for independent reading, book clubs, and reading conferences. Having engaging series available (like Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Hatchet, Wings of Fire, The Wild Robot, I Survived, Warriors, and The City of Ember) means students can find a \"just right\" book, build reading stamina, and grow vocabulary over time. Most importantly, your gift supports students in becoming confident, joyful readers who want to keep turning pages.\r\n\r\nI'm truly grateful you chose to invest in my classroom library. Your support directly impacts the way students experience reading at school, and it helps create a classroom culture where books feel exciting, challenging, and worth talking about. 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I am extremely grateful to everyone who contributed to bringing this program into our classroom and for the positive effect it has had on my students.","fullyFundedDate":1745779758358,"projectUrl":"project/big-fun-with-breakout-edu/9267578/","projectTitle":"Big Fun with Breakout EDU","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Villanueva","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3183049_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1503724213514","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/a-villanueva"},{"teacherId":4703707,"projectId":9854326,"letterContent":"Thank you for fully funding our Little House on the Prairie reading project! 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With your donation, my students will have the supplies to work on projects without delays and enjoy enriching activities that spark curiosity and deeper thinking.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, my students have critical thinking puzzles to challenge them, scissors for each student, and engaging standard based supplemental curriculum created for teachers by teachers. You're helping them grow as learners, problem solvers, and creators.","fullyFundedDate":1759506911557,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies/9748110/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Webb","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4703707_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699035444012","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mariawebb"},{"teacherId":4703707,"projectId":9704634,"letterContent":"A heartfelt thank you for providing the materials needed for our culminating hands-on science experiment. My students spent the semester studying about the parts and functions of the human brain, and this experience connected everything they learned.\r\n\r\nProviding learning opportunities that are engaging will lead to a love for learning and growing. My students are very curious and require learning activities that develop higher-level thinking skills. This project satisfied their unique learning needs.","fullyFundedDate":1757823129855,"projectUrl":"project/3rd-grade-gate-sheep-brain-dissection/9704634/","projectTitle":"3rd Grade GATE Sheep Brain Dissection","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Webb","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4703707_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699035444012","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mariawebb"},{"teacherId":4703707,"projectId":9296333,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding our classroom supplies. 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They're realizing that innovation isn't just for grown-ups; it's for them, too.\r\n\r\nThank you to Ripple and the DonorsChoose Community for giving my students the tools to dream big, create boldly, and believe in their ideas!","fullyFundedDate":1757617493629,"projectUrl":"project/from-ideas-to-reality-a-3d-printer-for/9682836/","projectTitle":"From Ideas to Reality: A 3D Printer for Future Innovators","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Quadro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8001194_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665769139543","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8001194"},{"teacherId":8001194,"projectId":9594446,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students are diving into coding in ways that feel real, exciting, and hands-on. The micro:bit kits have completely changed how they see programming, suddenly, code isn't just words on a screen, it's lights blinking, robots moving, and games coming to life!\r\n\r\nThe most exciting part for my students has been seeing their code do something instantly. For many, that spark of \"I made that happen!\" has been the moment they really connected with computer science. A few students who were hesitant about coding at first have become our most enthusiastic programmers, experimenting after class and even helping others troubleshoot their projects.\r\n\r\nThank you again for making this kind of joyful, active learning possible in my classroom. 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