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Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1776087408926,"projectUrl":"project/mess-free-artists/10190193/","projectTitle":"Mess-Free Artists","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cheung","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6344074_orig.png?crop=346,346,x0,y10&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1553389615431","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-cheung"},{"teacherId":3413490,"projectId":9699128,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous donation of printer ink to our classroom. Your support has truly made a difference in the way our students learn and engage each day.\r\n\r\nBecause of your contribution, we have been able to deepen our learning by providing meaningful visuals that support all students—especially those who are English language learners or who may experience other learning challenges. These visual supports have become an essential part of our classroom environment.\r\n\r\nWe have created a feelings chart with images representing a variety of emotions, helping students better understand and express how they feel. Our attendance chart now includes visuals that clearly show where students are each day. Since my students are still very young and not yet reading, these visual tools allow them to understand routines and expectations, and help them become more independent throughout the classroom.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, your donation has allowed us to print photos of our classroom activities and share these special learning moments with families. This connection between school and home is so valuable, and we are grateful to be able to provide it.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and for supporting our students' growth, independence, and success.","fullyFundedDate":1757697082294,"projectUrl":"project/help-thirsty-printer/9699128/","projectTitle":"Help! Thirsty Printer!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tzeiger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3413490_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478749849717","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-tzeiger"},{"teacherId":3413490,"projectId":9298650,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for your generous donation of LEGO sets to our classroom. Your kindness has made a meaningful impact on our students, and I wanted to share just how much it has meant to them.\r\n\r\nThe moment the LEGO sets arrived, the excitement in the room was unmistakable. Students eagerly gathered around, full of curiosity and enthusiasm, ready to explore and create. Since then, these materials have become an important part of our daily learning environment.\r\n\r\nWith your donation, students are not only having fun, but also developing valuable skills. They are using their imaginations to build palaces, recreate characters from their favorite games and movies, and design original structures of their own. Through these creations, they are expressing their ideas, telling stories, and applying concepts they have learned in class in creative and meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nIt has been wonderful to see their confidence grow as they share their designs and explain their thinking. Your support has helped foster creativity, collaboration, and a love of learning in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and for making such a positive difference in the lives of our students.","fullyFundedDate":1753790082408,"projectUrl":"project/lego-learning-bonanza/9298650/","projectTitle":"LEGO Learning Bonanza","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tzeiger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3413490_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478749849717","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-tzeiger"},{"teacherId":6344074,"projectId":9938473,"letterContent":"Thanks to your support, we were able to display student artwork on our empty walls. These frames will be used for many years to showcase all of the work that our young artists create in art class. Nothing is more rewarding than seeing a child light up and show off their artwork to their friends, teachers, and family members. \r\n\r\nThis helps to build confidence and pride so our artists continue to create, grow, and succeed in whatever it is they want to pursue in the future. \r\n\r\nThank you DonorsChoose community!","fullyFundedDate":1770998965547,"projectUrl":"project/stroll-through-our-gallery/9938473/","projectTitle":"Stroll Through Our Gallery","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cheung","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6344074_orig.png?crop=346,346,x0,y10&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1553389615431","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-cheung"},{"teacherId":6344074,"projectId":9938710,"letterContent":"The materials we received in our art room helped us expand our ability to craft and create with the focus on the process rather than product. We created marble paintings and made marks with chalk on our new chalkboards. We used all of the different felt tip pens to draw with finer lines, which allowed my young artists to dive deeper into drawing details. \r\n\r\nFor my sensory students, we used the mark making spheres on kinetic sand to create indentations and explore using many of our senses. \r\n\r\nThanks Donors choose community!","fullyFundedDate":1767646586639,"projectUrl":"project/support-the-arts/9938710/","projectTitle":"Support the Arts!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cheung","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6344074_orig.png?crop=346,346,x0,y10&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1553389615431","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-cheung"},{"teacherId":7851422,"projectId":10093219,"letterContent":"Your generosity has truly transformed our classroom, and we are so grateful for your support of our \"Egg to Chick\" project!\r\nSince receiving these materials, my students have been fully immersed in hands-on, meaningful learning. We began by exploring the donated books, building background knowledge about how chicks grow and develop. Students eagerly made predictions about what would happen inside the eggs, and we documented their ideas in our science journals. We are currently using the incubator and carefully tracking the days, monitoring the temperature, and talking about what chicks need to survive. We cannot wait to cheer our hatching chicks on! It is an unforgettable, real-life connection to what we had been learning.\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their excitement was immediate and contagious. The plush hens and chicks sparked imaginative play and storytelling, while the life cycle figures helped them visualize each stage in a concrete way. For many this will be their first time ever seeing a live chick up close!\r\nCurrently, we are discussing how to care for living things responsibly. Students are working on sequencing activities, labeling the life cycle, and even writing simple informational pieces about what they've learned. As a next step, we plan to connect this project to broader science themes, such as habitats and needs of living things, and give students opportunities to present their learning to others.\r\nBecause of your kindness, our classroom has become a place of curiosity, wonder, and discovery. Thank you for helping create such a meaningful and memorable learning experience for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1770963884997,"projectUrl":"project/egg-to-chick-bringing-science-to-life-i/10093219/","projectTitle":"Egg to Chick: Bringing Science to Life in Pre-K!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cat","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7851422"},{"teacherId":6344074,"projectId":9761834,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution toward the grow lights for our hydroponic farming tower. Your support helps us nurture healthier plants, expand our growing capabilities, and continue building a more sustainable food system. We're truly grateful for your commitment to this project and the positive impact you're helping create.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generous donation toward the grow lights for our hydroponic tower, we fostered the curiosity of students in our school by observing plants grow indoors.","fullyFundedDate":1758898964612,"projectUrl":"project/lights-on/9761834/","projectTitle":"Lights On!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cheung","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6344074_orig.png?crop=346,346,x0,y10&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1553389615431","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-cheung"},{"teacherId":6344074,"projectId":9765749,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our hydroponic farming project. Your support is helping our students explore hands-on science, sustainability, and innovative food-growing practices in a way that simply wouldn't be possible without you. \r\n\r\nYour gift does more than provide equipment—it nurtures curiosity, responsibility, and a deeper understanding of our environment. We are truly grateful for your commitment to empowering students through meaningful, future-focused learning experiences.","fullyFundedDate":1759146837533,"projectUrl":"project/hydroponic-farming-for-little-ones/9765749/","projectTitle":"Hydroponic Farming for Little Ones","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cheung","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6344074_orig.png?crop=346,346,x0,y10&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1553389615431","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-cheung"},{"teacherId":8008397,"projectId":9436056,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. My students and I were so grateful and excited when we saw the thin colored tape. We put those in the Makers Center. We created American flags with red, white and blue to celebrate Patriot Day. Students build up their authenticity and they go there to create artwork by themselves. They really enjoy making art and bringing it home with them to share what they did with their families. \r\n\r\nThe oil pastel also made our Mid-Autumn Festival banner look extra vibrant. Students enjoy using those to draw what they want in the makers center as well. My class also had a great time exploring with the clear number container in the math center. \r\n\r\nThanks a lot again!","fullyFundedDate":1751212221262,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-through-play/9436056/","projectTitle":"Exploring Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ng","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8008397"},{"teacherId":9655607,"projectId":9569380,"letterContent":"The rug is a fantastic addition to our classroom! When I brought it into the room the students immediately wanted to unbox it and see what it was. When I told them it was a new carpet for morning meeting they were ecstatic to say the least! They helped me roll up our old carpet and unfold the new one. As soon as it was placed on the ground the students had a great time sitting on it and feeling how soft it was! I know that we were going to making such amazing memories in our fresh new meeting area. The morning meeting area is such an important part of the Pre-k classroom and I am delighted that thanks to my donors, I was able to give it a fresh new look! \r\n\r\nAs a teacher of four year olds, the classroom can get really messy, and do accidents happen...alot. That is why I am so exicted that this rug's special feature is that it is machine washable, making it easy for me to take it home periodically and wash it! I have yet to wash the rug yet, but I look forward to being able to freshen it up for the kids and keep it free of germs throughout the winter months where many of the kids get sick easily. Once again, thank you so much for the rug! 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