{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 103 Hector Fontanez","outOfStateSupporters":55.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9074956,"projectId":10277784,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of a beanbag chair for my students! Your kindness and support will make a meaningful difference in our classroom by helping create a welcoming, comfortable, and sensory-friendly learning environment.\r\n\r\nFor many of my students, having access to a comfortable space where they can relax, regulate their sensory needs, and take a break when necessary can make a significant difference in their ability to participate in classroom activities. The beanbag chair will provide a cozy and supportive seating option that allows students to feel more comfortable while engaging in learning, communication activities, and therapeutic tasks.\r\n\r\nAs a Speech-Language Pathologist, I understand the importance of creating an environment where students feel safe, supported, and ready to communicate. When students are comfortable and regulated, they may be better able to focus their attention, engage with others, express their needs, and participate in meaningful learning experiences. This simple yet thoughtful resource can help support those goals by offering students a calming place to reset when they feel overwhelmed or need a change in their seating arrangement.\r\n\r\nThe beanbag chair will also help make our learning space more inviting and flexible, allowing students to enjoy a different seating option during reading, language activities, social interactions, and other classroom experiences. For students with sensory needs, having choices in their environment can encourage independence, promote self-regulation, and support their overall well-being.\r\n\r\nYour donation is about more than providing a chair. It is about recognizing that every student has unique needs and deserves access to resources that help them succeed. Your generosity demonstrates the power of a supportive community and the positive impact that even one thoughtful contribution can have on children's educational experiences.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, my students will have an additional resource to help them feel comfortable, included, and supported throughout their school day. I am incredibly grateful that you have chosen to invest in their growth, learning, and happiness.\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping us create a classroom environment where every student has the opportunity to feel valued, build confidence, develop communication skills, and reach their fullest potential. Your generosity truly makes a difference, and we appreciate your support from the bottom of our hearts!","fullyFundedDate":1784759478162,"projectUrl":"project/calm-corner/10277784/","projectTitle":"Calm corner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alvarez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9074956_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730304129996","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lalvarez"},{"teacherId":9074956,"projectId":10420279,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of a Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) gift card! Your kindness and support will help me access valuable educational resources, engaging activities, and creative materials tailored to my students' unique learning and communication needs. As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I strive to make learning meaningful, interactive, and fun while helping my students develop essential communication, language, and social skills. This gift card will allow me to find and create activities that encourage participation, support individual learning goals, and make therapy sessions more engaging and effective. Your generosity helps me provide my students with additional opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed. Thank you for investing in my students' education and for helping me make a positive difference in their lives. Your support is truly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1788959305709,"projectUrl":"project/tpt-gift-card-for-student-learning/10420279/","projectTitle":"TpT Gift Card for Student Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alvarez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9074956_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730304129996","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lalvarez"},{"teacherId":9074956,"projectId":10206479,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of a beanbag chair for my students! Your kindness and support will make a meaningful difference in our classroom by helping create a welcoming, comfortable, and sensory-friendly learning environment.\r\n\r\nFor many of my students, having access to a comfortable space where they can relax, regulate their sensory needs, and take a break when necessary can make a significant difference in their ability to participate in classroom activities. The beanbag chair will provide a cozy and supportive seating option that allows students to feel more comfortable while engaging in learning, communication activities, and therapeutic tasks.\r\n\r\nAs a Speech-Language Pathologist, I understand the importance of creating an environment where students feel safe, supported, and ready to communicate. When students are comfortable and regulated, they may be better able to focus their attention, engage with others, express their needs, and participate in meaningful learning experiences. This simple yet thoughtful resource can help support those goals by offering students a calming place to reset when they feel overwhelmed or need a change in their seating arrangement.\r\n\r\nThe beanbag chair will also help make our learning space more inviting and flexible, allowing students to enjoy a different seating option during reading, language activities, social interactions, and other classroom experiences. For students with sensory needs, having choices in their environment can encourage independence, promote self-regulation, and support their overall well-being.\r\n\r\nYour donation is about more than providing a chair. It is about recognizing that every student has unique needs and deserves access to resources that help them succeed. Your generosity demonstrates the power of a supportive community and the positive impact that even one thoughtful contribution can have on children's educational experiences.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, my students will have an additional resource to help them feel comfortable, included, and supported throughout their school day. I am incredibly grateful that you have chosen to invest in their growth, learning, and happiness.\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping us create a classroom environment where every student has the opportunity to feel valued, build confidence, develop communication skills, and reach their fullest potential. 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By incorporating songs and interactive learning tools into our daily routines, we can reinforce important early literacy, math, and foundational skills while meeting the diverse learning needs of our students. Your kindness is making a meaningful difference in our classroom, and we cannot thank you enough for investing in our students' learning and success!","fullyFundedDate":1790275021644,"projectUrl":"project/multisensory-learning/10653402/","projectTitle":"Multisensory Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rudzinski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2147982_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495106446935","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2147982"},{"teacherId":3211782,"projectId":9817582,"letterContent":"I say thank with so much gratitude for choosing to fund my project, \"Printing In Color\" for toner for my classroom printer. I am now able to make great looking reference materials for the table charts. Reference tools that pleasing to the eye in pastel calming colors. My kiddos also love the print outs of the of their words for the week. They love that it's so colorful and as they says it \"looks so cool.\" By being able to print in color our bulletin board in the hallway looks phenomenal. \r\nI truly appreciate you donation which is helping me to help my kiddos.","fullyFundedDate":1769834239857,"projectUrl":"project/printing-in-color/9817582/","projectTitle":"Printing In Color!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3211782_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664972407727","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-crane2-119"},{"teacherId":9074956,"projectId":10586211,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of a Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) gift card! Your kindness and support will help me access valuable educational resources, engaging activities, and creative materials tailored to my students' unique learning and communication needs. As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I strive to make learning meaningful, interactive, and fun while helping my students develop essential communication, language, and social skills. This gift card will allow me to find and create activities that encourage participation, support individual learning goals, and make therapy sessions more engaging and effective. Your generosity helps me provide my students with additional opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed. Thank you for investing in my students' education and for helping me make a positive difference in their lives. Your support is truly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1788959310233,"projectUrl":"project/tpt-request/10586211/","projectTitle":"TPT Request","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alvarez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9074956_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730304129996","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lalvarez"},{"teacherId":2147982,"projectId":10546895,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating lap desks to our kindergarten classroom! We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and for helping provide our students with tools that make learning more comfortable, engaging, and accessible.\r\n\r\nOur kindergarten students are active learners who benefit from having flexible seating and different ways to work. The lap desks will allow students to comfortably read, write, draw, complete worksheets, and participate in learning activities in different areas of the classroom. They will be especially helpful during independent work, small-group activities, and choice time.\r\n\r\nThese lap desks will also give our students the opportunity to move beyond traditional desks and tables while still having a sturdy surface for their work. For young learners, having a comfortable and flexible workspace can make a big difference in their ability to stay engaged and focused.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our kindergarten students and helping us create a classroom where learning can happen in many different ways. Your generosity will make a meaningful difference in our students' everyday learning experiences!","fullyFundedDate":1789555129384,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-learning-spaces/10546895/","projectTitle":"Flexible Learning Spaces","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rudzinski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2147982_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495106446935","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2147982"},{"teacherId":2147982,"projectId":10294645,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom STEM project! We are incredibly grateful for the soil, clover seeds, marigold seeds, flower pots, and Tupperware containers. These materials will give our students the opportunity to experience science through hands-on planting, observation, and experimentation.\r\n\r\nWe will be using these wonderful supplies in the spring when we begin our plant and gardening unit. Students will plant clover seeds in the Tupperware containers and marigold seeds in flower pots, giving them the chance to observe how different plants grow and change over time. They will learn about what plants need to survive, including sunlight, water, soil, and proper care, while practicing important STEM skills such as making observations, recording changes, asking questions, and making predictions.\r\n\r\nHaving real materials to work with will make this unit much more meaningful and engaging for our students. Instead of simply learning about plants from a book or lesson, they will be able to become little scientists themselves!\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us bring hands-on STEM learning into our classroom. Your generosity will help make our spring plant unit an exciting and memorable experience for our students!","fullyFundedDate":1789398088978,"projectUrl":"project/from-seed-to-flower/10294645/","projectTitle":"From Seed to Flower","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rudzinski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2147982_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495106446935","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2147982"},{"teacherId":2147982,"projectId":10601850,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom by providing these wonderful items for our calming corner! The rug, fidgets, and liquid sensory tiles will create a welcoming and peaceful space where students can take a break, regulate their emotions, and return to learning feeling more comfortable and ready to participate.\r\n\r\nOur students have different sensory and emotional needs, and having a designated calming space gives them a positive way to manage big feelings, stress, or sensory overload. The soft rug helps define the space and make it feel cozy and inviting, while the fidgets provide students with hands-on tools to help them focus and self-regulate. The liquid sensory tiles are especially engaging and give students a soothing visual and tactile activity to help them slow down and relax.\r\n\r\nThese resources will be used throughout the school year and will benefit our students every day. Your generosity is helping us create a classroom environment where every child has a safe, supportive place to regroup and feel successful.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us make our classroom a more inclusive, comfortable, and nurturing place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1789555267099,"projectUrl":"project/calming-corner/10601850/","projectTitle":"Calming Corner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rudzinski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2147982_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495106446935","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2147982"},{"teacherId":6777315,"projectId":10290730,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of cleaning supplies and tissues for our classroom!\r\n\r\nAs the weather turns colder and a new year begins, keeping our space clean and healthy is always a top challenge. Having a steady supply of wipes and Kleenex makes a world of difference—it means less time worrying about running out of essentials and more time focusing on teaching and learning. Your gift directly helps us fight off cold-weather germs so my students can stay healthy, present, and ready to learn every day.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your kindness and support in keeping our learning environment clean, safe, and thriving!","fullyFundedDate":1788999748477,"projectUrl":"project/the-germs-stop-here/10290730/","projectTitle":"The Germs Stop Here","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Symons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6777315_orig.jpg?crop=527,527,x0,y145&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1599586583532","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6777315"},{"teacherId":6777315,"projectId":10290681,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our sensory learning project. \r\nYour generosity brings meaningful, hands‑on experiences directly into our classroom—experiences that help young children explore, calm their bodies, strengthen fine‑motor skills, and engage their senses in ways that truly support their growth.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, my students will have access to sensory bins filled with natural materials, calming textures, fine‑motor tools, and themed items that spark curiosity and joy. These resources will help them regulate their emotions, stay focused, and learn through discovery and play.\r\n\r\nYour kindness makes our classroom a place where every child can feel safe, supported, and excited to learn. Thank you for believing in them and helping us create a space where their senses—and their confidence—can shine.","fullyFundedDate":1788971464325,"projectUrl":"project/keep-calm-in-first/10290681/","projectTitle":"Keep Calm in First","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Symons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6777315_orig.jpg?crop=527,527,x0,y145&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1599586583532","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6777315"},{"teacherId":6777315,"projectId":10425832,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and our school. \r\nYour generosity means more than you know. In a building of nearly one thousand students and only one working printer, your support brings immediate relief and real opportunity. Because of you, my first‑grade special education students will finally have access to bright, engaging math materials, colorful center activities, and the resources they need to learn with confidence.\r\n\r\nMy students come to school every day eager to learn, even while facing challenges far beyond the classroom. They are joyful, determined, and inspired by every new opportunity placed in front of them. This printer will help me give them lessons that capture their attention, spark their curiosity, and make learning feel exciting.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in PS 103 Hector Fontanez and for lifting up a community of children who deserve every chance to shine. 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