{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sombra Del Monte Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":22.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7052171,"projectId":9625892,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! The resources we received from your generous donations have been such a welcome addition to our room. We have a soft start to our day each morning where students are able to choose a morning tub to play. Each morning tub was created to support fine motor skill development and/or support academic skills in math and reading as well. The students were so excited to see the new fine motor materials in our morning tubs once I put them all out. They immediately were engaged in playing and using all of the items and have continued to engage with all the wonderful materials every day. \r\n\r\nI was especially pleased to see some students who had been a bit more reluctant in choosing a morning tub engage with our new items. One student in particular has gravitated towards the letter bots and uses those daily. They have supported his fine motor development as well as encouraging him to identify the letters of the alphabet. Seeing our students blossom and grow with these materials is so heart warming, especially knowing they were provided for by the outside community that believes in supporting children.","fullyFundedDate":1755910823088,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning-in-kindergarten/9625892/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Learning in Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gros","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7052171_orig.jpg?crop=1972,1972,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755705644687","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7052171"},{"teacherId":9080267,"projectId":9815241,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping my class fund this well needed project. \r\n\r\nOur students are using the chair pouches to organize their materials. We don't have desks, we have tables. So we are keeping our materials in bins around the classroom which has created some clutter. These chair pouches are helping us stay clutter free and organized. \r\n\r\nWe are using the mail center to effectively communicate home and pass out homework folders. It is going to help us also keep track of what gets turned in throughout the week. \r\n\r\nMy students have not seen the materials yet because it came in right after they were dismissed for Thanksgiving break. However, they were told about the materials on the way and they couldn't me more thrilled. They are looking forward to using them when they return.","fullyFundedDate":1763571094962,"projectUrl":"project/chair-pockets-mail-center/9815241/","projectTitle":"Chair Pockets & Mail Center","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dreena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9080267_orig.jpg?crop=955,955,x477,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1687360396462","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-dreenas-class"},{"teacherId":557896,"projectId":9217866,"letterContent":"Chalkboards provide our students with many opportunities not only to develop writing skills but also encourage them to build necessary fine motor skills. We use these resources throughout our school day, including during phonics and math instruction. Students build words, review letters, numerals and build number sense. \r\n\r\nThe students were so excited to use these materials as they were more familiar with dry erase and pencil/paper. They use these during independent center time and whole group instruction. The students even ask to use them during free time!","fullyFundedDate":1747342248931,"projectUrl":"project/going-old-school-with-chalkboard-handwri/9217866/","projectTitle":"Going Old School with Chalkboard Handwriting Development","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sanborn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp557896_orig.png?crop=720,720,x180,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673900560110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/557896"},{"teacherId":4993703,"projectId":9330232,"letterContent":"My students were able to use the fuse beads at the beginning of the year as a way to quickly start creating. Our state has a Hot Air Balloon Fiesta every year, so students were able to design their own Hot Air Balloon out of fuse beads. The first balloon they created had to be either cool colors or warm colors. This was a skill that I noticed they needed practice on and this project allowed for a fun way to practice. We will use the fuse beads throughout the year for other projects as well. My students would use them all the time if they could.","fullyFundedDate":1746752647395,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-with-fuse-beads/9330232/","projectTitle":"Creativity With Fuse Beads","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Diaz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4993703_orig.png?crop=1801,1801,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588202307001","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/danielle-d-diaz"},{"teacherId":4993703,"projectId":9330280,"letterContent":"My students were able to use the fuse beads at the beginning of the year as a way to quickly start creating. Our state has a Hot Air Balloon Fiesta every year, so students were able to design their own Hot Air Balloon out of fuse beads. The first balloon they created had to be either cool colors or warm colors. This was a skill that I noticed they needed practice on and this project allowed for a fun way to practice. We will use the fuse beads throughout the year for other projects as well. My students would use them all the time if they could.","fullyFundedDate":1746893632865,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-with-fuse-beads/9330280/","projectTitle":"Creativity With Fuse Beads","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Diaz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4993703_orig.png?crop=1801,1801,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588202307001","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/danielle-d-diaz"},{"teacherId":4993703,"projectId":9330356,"letterContent":"My students absolutely loved being able to work with paints that glow in the dark with a UV light. They thought the colors were really bright in the normal light and then when they were done with their work I surprised them by turning off the lights and turning the UV lights on. They were completely amazed by how different their art looked using the UV light. They can't wait to be able to use these paints on more projects. We will have another art show using these colors at the end of the school year.","fullyFundedDate":1748435474381,"projectUrl":"project/let-it-glow-let-it-glow-20/9330356/","projectTitle":"Let it Glow, Let it Glow 2.0","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Diaz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4993703_orig.png?crop=1801,1801,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588202307001","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/danielle-d-diaz"},{"teacherId":10300995,"projectId":9791615,"letterContent":"When students walked into my room and saw the new board games, bean bags, and sensory sand, their reactions were priceless — eyes widened, smiles spread, and many immediately asked, \"Can we use that today?\" The space transformed from a simple support room into a calming, welcoming environment where students feel safe, seen, and valued.\r\nThe sensory sand has been especially impactful. Students who come in feeling anxious, frustrated, or overstimulated often head straight to the sand table. It's become a grounding tool that helps them regulate their emotions before we begin processing their behavior or discussing next steps. One student who typically has trouble calming down after an outburst now asks to \"do sand first,\" and it has significantly reduced the time it takes for him to rejoin class successfully.\r\nThe bean bags offer a soft, quiet space to de-escalate or reflect. Many students choose to curl up with a book or just sit and breathe, which helps them self-regulate in a non-punitive way. The board games have opened up moments for connection and trust-building — we use them as conversation starters and to practice social-emotional skills like turn-taking, patience, and managing frustration.\r\nThanks to your generosity, students now associate my room with calm, support, and a chance to reset — not \"being in trouble.\"\r\nAs a next step, we're introducing personalized behavior reflection journals. After students use the calming tools, they'll have the opportunity to write or draw about what they were feeling and how they chose to handle it. These journals will help us track progress, identify patterns, and empower students to take ownership of their behavior in a positive, reflective way.\r\nWe are truly grateful for your support. Your donation has created a safe space where students can learn to understand and manage their emotions — a life skill they'll carry well beyond the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1760358860017,"projectUrl":"project/reset-reflect-refocus-a-safe-space-fo/9791615/","projectTitle":"Reset, Reflect, Refocus: A Safe Space for Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Holly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10300995_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760374095734","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10300995"},{"teacherId":4993703,"projectId":9330218,"letterContent":"My classes were so excited to receive the 3D Pens so soon! None of my student had used these pens before so we started out discussing how to use them. We also discussed all the possibilities of things they could create. I showed them samples from the booklets as well as samples of things I have created. \r\n\r\nThe first project I had them complete was a dice. They had to figure out if they should make 6 different squares and then connect them or create a cube net. They also had to decide how to make it strong without coloring the entire sides with the pen. Lastly, they needed to carefully draw the numbers on each side. 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They also can use them to free draw when they have finished with other projects. I would also like to use them in the future for directed drawings and lessons on different drawing techniques. They love that we received professional style sketchbooks. They were so excited! My next step would be to create a daily drawing challenge and have students fill up their own sketchbook with the challenge pictures.","fullyFundedDate":1728774963307,"projectUrl":"project/sketchbooks-for-all/8807046/","projectTitle":"Sketchbooks for All","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Diaz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4993703_orig.png?crop=1801,1801,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588202307001","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/danielle-d-diaz"},{"teacherId":4993703,"projectId":8718792,"letterContent":"Students use sketchbooks to sketch out designs before creating it on a larger scale for a project. They also can use them to free draw when they have finished with other projects. I would also like to use them in the future for directed drawings and lessons on different drawing techniques. They love that we received professional style sketchbooks. They were so excited! My next step would be to create a daily drawing challenge and have students fill up their own sketchbook with the challenge pictures.","fullyFundedDate":1726795258364,"projectUrl":"project/sketchbooks-20/8718792/","projectTitle":"Sketchbooks 2.0","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Diaz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4993703_orig.png?crop=1801,1801,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588202307001","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/danielle-d-diaz"},{"teacherId":4993703,"projectId":8718787,"letterContent":"Students use sketchbooks to sketch out designs before creating it on a larger scale for a project. 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