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As students sipped tea together, the classroom felt calm and reflective, allowing them to slow down and truly connect with the cultural traditions we were learning about. It became more than just a lesson. It was an immersive experience that students will remember.\r\n\r\nYour support helped bring this learning to life in a way that a textbook never could. 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Students were especially drawn to the drama of the play and the tension that builds in each scene. One of the biggest highlights was watching them wrestle with Iago's character. They kept asking, \"Why does he do this?\" and debated whether his motives are jealousy, ambition, or something even darker. Those conversations pushed them to think critically, support their ideas with evidence, and really dig into Shakespeare's language.\r\n\r\nHaving their own copies also gave students a sense of ownership over their learning. They were marking up key lines, tracking character changes, and making connections that led to some thoughtful and insightful discussions.\r\n\r\nYour support made all of this possible. Thank you for investing in my students and helping bring literature to life in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1767237250787,"projectUrl":"project/digging-into-shakespeare-copies-of-othe/9934429/","projectTitle":"Digging into Shakespeare: Copies of Othello Needed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gionti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp26460_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x302,y272&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1663797539387","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msgionti"},{"teacherId":9727254,"projectId":9965546,"letterContent":"I want to express our heartfelt thanks for the microphones and sound equipment you donated to our school. Your generous support has had a wonderful impact: students now joyfully sing their hearts out at karaoke nights and musical performances, and these events have brought our student community closer together.\r\n\r\nBecause of your gift, after-school programs run more smoothly and students have the confidence and tools they need to perform. Seeing them so happy and free to share their voices — no more sad songs — has been truly moving.\r\n\r\nThank you for making these experiences possible and for supporting our students' creativity and community spirit.","fullyFundedDate":1770818454672,"projectUrl":"project/no-more-sad-songs/9965546/","projectTitle":"No More Sad Songs!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ericksen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9727254_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740607398372","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9727254"},{"teacherId":9727254,"projectId":9814601,"letterContent":"Our students loved participating in the Kindness Crafts event. They enjoyed painting canvases together and sharing kind messages throughout the school. The event brought our community closer and filled the school with joy as students celebrated kindness and one another through their artwork.\r\n\r\nWe are deeply grateful for the supplies you donated—your support was the reason this event could take place. Thank you for helping us create a meaningful experience for our students and for spreading kindness across our school community.","fullyFundedDate":1762873499905,"projectUrl":"project/kindness-crafts/9814601/","projectTitle":"Kindness Crafts!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ericksen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9727254_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740607398372","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9727254"},{"teacherId":9727254,"projectId":10068761,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our Women's Day card- and bracelet-making activities. Our students loved participating — creating cards and bracelets brought the school community together and gave everyone a joyful way to celebrate the women in our lives. Your donated supplies made the event possible, and we are deeply grateful for your kindness. Although some of the donated items have not yet arrived, we plan to recreate this event next year using all the donated materials and make it even bigger and better. 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With these new texts, we've been able to focus on important literacy skills like identifying central ideas, analyzing character development, building vocabulary, and making personal and cultural connections to the text. Having access to the novel in their home languages allows students to fully grasp these concepts, rather than feeling limited by language barriers.\r\n\r\nOne of the most powerful changes has been in student confidence and participation. Students who are typically quieter or hesitant to share have been more willing to speak up during discussions because they understand the text more deeply. I've seen students pause to compare passages across languages, use their books to support their ideas, and even help one another clarify meaning. A few students in particular have taken such pride in reading and discussing the story in their home language—it's been incredibly rewarding to watch them step into leadership roles in our classroom conversations.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, reading in our classroom is more inclusive, collaborative, and meaningful. My students are not only building essential literacy skills, but also seeing their identities and languages valued in a powerful way. Thank you for helping create this experience for them—we are so grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1761148351086,"projectUrl":"project/born-a-crime-in-translation/9831803/","projectTitle":"Born a Crime in Translation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ignacio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6771808_orig.jpg?crop=1997,1997,x0,y186&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695684039500","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6771808"},{"teacherId":6771808,"projectId":9716331,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and helping bring this project to life. Your generosity has made a meaningful difference for our multilingual students, creating a space where they feel more confident, included, and empowered to share their voices.\r\n\r\nThe document camera has quickly become an essential part of our daily learning. Being able to project texts, model annotations, and walk through writing examples in real time has made lessons more interactive and accessible for all students—especially for my multilingual learners who benefit from visual support. Students are more engaged during close reading, and they are better able to follow along, ask questions, and participate in discussions.\r\n\r\nIn our classroom, reading has become a shared experience. We explore texts together, pause to reflect, and make connections to our own lives. After reading, students use what they've learned to write journal entries and short reflections about identity, culture, and belonging. Because they can clearly see examples and thinking modeled step-by-step, students feel more confident taking risks in their writing.\r\n\r\nOne of the most powerful outcomes has been watching students open up and share their personal stories. With the added visual support and structured reflection time, even students who are typically quieter or still developing their English skills are finding ways to express themselves. They are beginning to see that their experiences matter—and that their voices belong in our classroom.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, I've been able to create a more inclusive, engaging, and supportive learning environment where students are growing not only as readers and writers, but also as individuals. Thank you for helping my students feel seen, heard, and valued. Your kindness has made a lasting impact on our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1758899096775,"projectUrl":"project/stories-of-us-empowering-multilingual-v/9716331/","projectTitle":"Stories of Us: Empowering Multilingual Voices through Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ignacio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6771808_orig.jpg?crop=1997,1997,x0,y186&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695684039500","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6771808"},{"teacherId":26460,"projectId":9121918,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our after-school LEGO Club by donating new sets for our students. Your generosity has made a difference in our school community.\r\n\r\nEach Tuesday after school, students gather in my classroom for LEGO Club. It has become a special space where students can slow down, be creative, and work together. One of the things I appreciate most about this time is that students put their phones away without being asked. Instead, they focus on building, problem-solving, and collaborating with one another. A big win! \r\n\r\nThe new LEGO sets have brought a lot of excitement to the club. Students work in small groups, helping each other follow instructions, sort pieces, and solve challenges when a build gets tricky. It's such a joy to see them talking, laughing, and celebrating when they complete a model together. The kids especially loved building the pirate ship. It took them multiple days and lots of reading and rereading the manual. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your donation and kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1742588282980,"projectUrl":"project/lets-build-legos-needed-for-calming-st/9121918/","projectTitle":"Let's Build: LEGOs Needed for Calming STEM Activities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gionti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp26460_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x302,y272&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1663797539387","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msgionti"},{"teacherId":26460,"projectId":9766522,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing copies of The Metamorphosis for my high school seniors. I truly appreciate your generosity and your belief in the power of literature to spark meaningful conversations.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, my students could hold the text in their hands, annotate directly on the page, and return to key passages as we unpacked Gregor's shocking transformation. There is something powerful about watching a room full of 17 and 18-year-olds sit quietly, rereading the opening lines, trying to process what it means to wake up changed and no longer recognized in the same way by the people around you.\r\n\r\nOur discussions quickly move beyond the literal transformation. Students begin asking why Kafka chose such an extreme situation. They debated his purpose. Is he criticizing modern work culture? Family obligation? Isolation? Is Gregor's transformation physical, or has it been happening long before the story begins? These conversations became thoughtful, honest, and at times surprisingly personal.\r\n\r\nWhat makes this text especially meaningful for seniors is how deeply they related to Gregor's sense of uncertainty. As they stand on the edge of graduation, many are quietly navigating their own existential questions. Gregor's experience gave them a safe way to explore those fears through literature.","fullyFundedDate":1759549632266,"projectUrl":"project/buggin-copies-of-kafkas-the-metamorph/9766522/","projectTitle":"Buggin': Copies of Kafka's The Metamorphosis Needed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gionti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp26460_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x302,y272&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1663797539387","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msgionti"},{"teacherId":5919009,"projectId":9874047,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, Hot Chocolate & Helping Hands has already made a meaningful impact on our students and our school community. Using the donated supplies, students worked side by side to decorate our lobby and hallways with paper snowflakes, garland, lights, and festive winter touches. One especially memorable moment was watching students from different grade levels collaborate to design door decorations together—sharing ideas, cutting snowflakes, and proudly stepping back to admire what they had created. These shared spaces were transformed into bright, cheerful environments that now welcome everyone who walks through our doors.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the materials, their reactions were full of excitement and curiosity. Many immediately began brainstorming decoration ideas and eagerly volunteered to help. The snacks and hot chocolate added an extra layer of joy—students gathered around with warm drinks, chatting and laughing as they worked. The cozy atmosphere helped everyone feel comfortable and included, and it was wonderful to see new friendships forming over popcorn and marshmallows while students practiced teamwork and kindness.\r\n\r\nNext, students will continue building on this sense of community by reflecting on how small acts—like decorating a hallway or sharing a warm drink—can make a big difference. We'll connect this experience to ongoing lessons about service, compassion, and school pride, encouraging students to think of new ways they can contribute positively to our community. Thanks to you, our students aren't just learning in the classroom—they're learning how to care for and uplift the people around them. Your support truly helped spread warmth, joy, and unity throughout our school. 💙","fullyFundedDate":1763062041769,"projectUrl":"project/hot-chocolate-helping-hands-a-school/9874047/","projectTitle":"Hot Chocolate & Helping Hands: A School Kindness Event","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Menchini","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5919009"},{"teacherId":26460,"projectId":9781771,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of our project and for believing in the power of student creativity. Your generosity has given my students the materials, and the confidence, to make our school a more welcoming, inclusive place.\r\n\r\nI teach creative, big-hearted students, many of whom are new to high school and still finding their voice. Through this project, art became a safe way for them to express empathy, celebrate others, and take pride in shared spaces. With the supplies you helped provide, students planned, peer-reviewed, and lettered inclusive slogans for rotating hallway mini-murals. During World Kindness Week, they created compliment chains that continue to grow across our common areas.\r\n\r\nIn addition, students created some truly amazing pencil artwork, which is now proudly displayed in the school's lobby. 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Others immediately started planning who they might make a hat for. Before we even started knitting, everyone wanted to know the same thing: when can we make a hat?\r\n\r\nThe knitting machines have been a game-changer. Students who were nervous about working with yarn were suddenly confident and eager to try. Knitting slowed them down in the best way. They helped each other learn to cast on the yarn, fix dropped stitches, shared tips, and celebrated every finished row together.\r\n\r\nWhat has meant the most to me is how quickly the focus shifted from making something for themselves to making something for others. Students are genuinely excited to create hats and scarves for people they have never met. We often talk about what it means to feel cold or overlooked, and students now connect those conversations to actions they can take. 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