{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Johnson City Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":18.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10109334,"projectId":9529483,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my students this year. I wanted to share how I'm using the materials you provided to support my kindergarteners with disabilities and how we'll build on that work going forward.\r\n\r\nThe floor cushions create cozy, flexible zones for independent reading, small‑group instruction, and calming breaks. These soft seating spots help students self‑regulate, signal personal space for turn‑taking, and make transitions gentler. I have a spot in my classroom designated for help calming down and students love to use these cushions in this space.\r\n\r\nMy kindergarteners have used the wooden tool set to learn their letters in a sensory-friendly way through rice and sand. I plan to have students practice zipping, snapping, buttoning, and tying during morning arrival and dressing activities, which promotes independence, self‑confidence, and pride in daily accomplishments using the life skills materials you donated. The wooden tools also strengthen pincer grasp and bilateral coordination through scooping, pouring, and sorting.\r\n\r\nClear storage bins and photo boxes have helped me organize differentiated task boxes for students based on their academic levels. Each task box is labeled with a student photo and step icons so learners can independently choose, follow pictured steps, and return materials—supporting choice, routine, and ownership. Once the student has learned the routine for using each task box, they can do these activities independently. \r\n\r\nLaminating materials allow me to create durable SEL resources: visual schedules, emotion charts, coping‑skill cards, and social stories with Velcro moveable pieces. These laminated tools make practicing self‑regulation accessible and consistent for students who communicate nonverbally or need visual supports. I have used these materials in my own classrooms and in general education classrooms my students are in.\r\n\r\nMini erasers have served as immediate, low‑stakes reinforcers for effort and persistence—used with token boards or as mystery prizes to celebrate small wins.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, I will use the phonics kit, handwriting rollers, and hands‑on manipulatives for daily, multisensory small groups—pairing magnetic phonics with tactile tracing, and combining letter/sound work with sensory play and counting activities so students generalize skills across contexts.\r\n\r\nWith these materials, my students continue to become more independent, and my classroom space calming and inclusive to all learners. Thank you for your kindness and generosity, it is greatly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1764601099808,"projectUrl":"project/materials-that-matter-for-mighty-little/9529483/","projectTitle":"Materials That Matter for Mighty Little Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hoover","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10109334_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764847732690","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10109334"},{"teacherId":2425539,"projectId":9217537,"letterContent":"The light table and materials are such a wonderful addition to our classroom! The students love getting to explore activities such as color mixing, name creation and shape building. We used the math activity trays to work on one to one counting and pattern making. Math is much more fun when we can use materials to create hands-on experiences for the children.\r\n\r\nIt was a fun surprise for the children to end their year with new materials! In the fall, the light table and materials will be used with colored blocks and other transparent materials to give students the opportunity to explore and play! It is because of donors like you that my classroom can become a place where children are able to get creative with their learning and enjoy experiences they wouldn't be able to have otherwise.","fullyFundedDate":1746448982514,"projectUrl":"project/lighting-the-way-in-tk/9217537/","projectTitle":"Lighting the Way in TK!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Behn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2425539_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1590623956218","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-behn"},{"teacherId":2425539,"projectId":9022788,"letterContent":"We have had such joy brought to our classroom because of the materials funded in this project! The children were so excited to discover what was in each box when it got delivered to our classroom and you cannot imagine the cheers they shouted when the sensory table arrived. I was using a small plastic bucket for sensory play before this project and as soon as it was built, we dumped the kinetic sand in the table and added construction trucks! It became a favorite center and a place where important social/ emotional learning was taking place. \r\nLast week, we began transitioning our classroom from a vehicles study to a Spring study. The sensory table provided the perfect opportunity to add soil and the bug counting/sorting materials for the children to explore and play. These wonderful moments wouldn't have been possible without your donation. I am forever grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1743095864729,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-play-in-tk/9022788/","projectTitle":"Sensory Play in TK!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Behn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2425539_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1590623956218","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-behn"},{"teacherId":9588999,"projectId":8832464,"letterContent":"My students are absolutely loving the wooden reading blocks. We use these during our center time. They are always super excited to see which bag they will get. They sound out the word that their picture card shows. Then they find the blocks that have the letters on them to create the word. \r\n\r\n They are also loving all the nonfiction books during independent reading time. We are writing all about different types of animals during writing time so during reading time, they are reading these books and learning new facts about animals that they can then use during writing time and they are absolutely loving this!","fullyFundedDate":1736172948481,"projectUrl":"project/help-build-our-classroom-library-and-lit/8832464/","projectTitle":"Help Build Our Classroom Library and Literacy Centers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Secoolish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9588999"},{"teacherId":9765710,"projectId":8803906,"letterContent":"Our kindergarten readers have grown so much with these magnet boards. We use them during whole group and small group learning times. Students are able to build and read words quickly using the boards. It's helping their overall reading and writing skills strengthen and become more automatic. \r\n\r\nStudents love using the boards each day. They are fun, hands on, and easy to use! \r\n\r\nWe will continue to use these magnet boards as learning grows. We will use the different mats as phonics skills are learned and mastered. We will be using the digraph mats and tiles next. \r\n\r\nThank you so much, donors!","fullyFundedDate":1727986206638,"projectUrl":"project/magnificent-magnet-boards/8803906/","projectTitle":"Magnificent Magnet Boards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tesar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9765710"},{"teacherId":9765783,"projectId":8803977,"letterContent":"My students are using their UFLI boards every single day for phonics! We use them every morning to work on letter and sound work. \r\n\r\nThey were blown away with how these materials looked and how they were able to manipulate the materials! \r\n\r\nWe are using these every day for letters and sounds and we will continue to use them for more advanced phonics instruction. These materials provide many different ways to learn! \r\n\r\nBeing a daily-use material, it is hard to express how much we truly love these UFLI boards. They are being used constantly!\r\n\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1728660739526,"projectUrl":"project/ufli-high-no-lie/8803977/","projectTitle":"UFLI High, No Lie!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9765783"},{"teacherId":9198557,"projectId":8528867,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of books to my classroom. My students love read aloud time. This special time provides opportunities for us to hold meaningful conversations. The books that were donated to our classroom focused on friendships, problem solving, and communication. My students were able to make connections with the characters in the books and learn ways to be a good friend. They learned that being a good friend and getting along with others takes a lot of patience and understanding. They learned how to identify their feelings and to respond to them in appropriate ways. When we read \"Stick and Stone\", we learned of two characters who were lonely until they met each other and became friends. Through this friendship, they found happiness and helped each other deal with mean Pinecone. They both supported each other through their struggles. \r\n\r\nOur school word of the month for January is Friendship, so these books helped us to explore this concept in depth. We also learned about Martin Luther King and how he helped people to see that we are more alike than we are different and we all deserve love and respect and to be treated fairly no matter the color of our skin. \r\n\r\n During our read aloud of the book \"We Laugh Alike\", we learned that we are all the same on the inside with feelings and we can find ways to include everyone and spend time laughing and enjoying each other's company.","fullyFundedDate":1727986206443,"projectUrl":"project/positive-social-interactions/8528867/","projectTitle":"Positive Social Interactions","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wood","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9198557"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_110245","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1068,"numTeachers":36,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":12,"percentWhite":48,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":16,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"29.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":81.3,"schoolId":110245,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Johnson City Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Johnson City Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/johnson-city-central-school-district/johnson-city-primary-school/110245"}