{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 228 Lafayette School of Arts","outOfStateSupporters":67.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10245416,"projectId":9691631,"letterContent":"When the Totes arrived, my students were thrilled; you could feel the excitement ripple through the room. Many of them immediately crowded around the totes, flipping through the colorful books and sharing what caught their eye. One student exclaimed, \"¡Mira esto!\" as they discovered a story that reflected their own experiences, while another carefully sorted the books by cover illustration and topic. Their curiosity and joy were infectious, and it made me so proud to see how these resources instantly captured their interest.\r\n\r\nWe have been using the totes in various ways to support our reading and literacy goals. During our small-group reading sessions, students choose a book from the tote and practice reading aloud, retelling the story, or acting out scenes. One memorable moment was when a student used one of the leveled books to lead a mini-storytelling circle, sharing the plot with peers who followed along and asked questions. The materials sparked collaboration, discussion, and confidence, giving my students more ownership of their learning than ever before.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we plan to build on this enthusiasm with a project where each student will create their own \"story journal\" inspired by the books in the totes. They will write, draw, and reflect on the stories they read, deepening comprehension and fostering a love of reading. Your generous contribution has given my students tools, opportunities, and inspiration, and it is shaping the way they see themselves as readers every day.","fullyFundedDate":1757302194515,"projectUrl":"project/book-totes-to-cultivate-readers-in-our-s/9691631/","projectTitle":"Book Totes to Cultivate Readers in Our Self-Contained Classroom.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carrillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10245416_orig.jpg?crop=3641,3642,x0,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764646394025","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10245416"},{"teacherId":7340675,"projectId":9448069,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our dual language classroom. Your contribution has made a powerful impact on our students' learning and confidence. With the materials provided through this project, our students are becoming amazing writers who take pride in their work. They now have the tools to keep their writing organized and to thoughtfully track their reading responses in both English and Spanish.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our students are engaging more deeply with texts, expressing their ideas with clarity, and building strong bilingual literacy skills. These resources have truly enriched our classroom, and we are grateful every day for the difference you have made in our students' academic growth.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our young learners and for helping them shine.","fullyFundedDate":1755873793683,"projectUrl":"project/amazing-writers-in-the-dual-language-cla/9448069/","projectTitle":"Amazing Writers in the Dual Language Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez-Ocampo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinezocampo"},{"teacherId":7340675,"projectId":9585132,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project! Your generosity is already creating a powerful impact in the classroom. Our students are becoming stronger, more confident readers, and they truly enjoy engaging with the stories that bring learning to life.\r\n\r\nI am especially excited to bring The Secret Stories phonics approach into our classroom. This approach helps all learners—and especially our English language learners—connect sounds to real words, accelerate decoding skills, and build confidence from the very first day.\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our learners and for helping us create a classroom where every child can thrive. Your generosity truly makes a difference.","fullyFundedDate":1755710878120,"projectUrl":"project/unlocking-the-secret-stories-of-reading/9585132/","projectTitle":"Unlocking The Secret Stories of Reading in a Dual-Language Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez-Ocampo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinezocampo"},{"teacherId":8030879,"projectId":9684698,"letterContent":"Your financial support has enabled my young scientists to gain excitement about exploring the objects in the sky much farther than the eye can see. The use of the telescope in our classroom has been a huge asset because they complete their writing quickly to have extra time to observe outside and see the moon and possibly some stars. The clouds are so close to them and they can see birds up close and even airplanes as well. \r\n\r\nYour donation has given my young scientists lab coats they wear often to look like a real scientist along with the tools to see abstract objects closely. Thank you for giving us so much, more that we could ever imagine was possible.","fullyFundedDate":1757531989541,"projectUrl":"project/scientific-astronomers/9684698/","projectTitle":"Scientific Astronomers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Parache-Jarama","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8030879_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652805642071","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8030879"},{"teacherId":9026075,"projectId":9346525,"letterContent":"Since receiving our new bilingual literacy and speech-language materials, our students have been enthusiastically exploring them during small group sessions and individual therapy. We are using the resources to build foundational communication, reading, and phonological awareness skills in both English and Spanish. \r\nThese materials not only strengthen their phonological awareness but also help them understand how sounds correspond across languages. It has been wonderful to watch them realize that many of their language skills transfer from one language to another, helping them feel confident and proud of being bilingual.\r\nWhen our students first saw the new materials, their excitement was immediate and heartwarming. Their faces lit up as they engaged with books and games that felt made for them. They are learning that being bilingual is a superpower—one that connects them to their families, their communities, and a world of new opportunities.\r\n\r\nThank you again for making this possible. Your generosity has had a direct, meaningful impact on our students' growth, confidence, and love for learning.","fullyFundedDate":1755521873306,"projectUrl":"project/materials-for-bilingual-speech-therapy-r/9346525/","projectTitle":"Materials for Bilingual Speech Therapy Room","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Avalos and Ms. Gonzalez - Speech Therapy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9026075"},{"teacherId":9026075,"projectId":9532609,"letterContent":"Your generous donation of bilingual books for Pre-K to 2nd-grade students with IEPs at P.S. 228 will make a meaningful difference in their learning journey. These books will open doors to language, imagination, and confidence—helping children strengthen literacy skills in both English and their home language. For many, it will be the first time they see their culture and language celebrated in a story. Your gift fosters inclusion, family connection, and a lifelong love of reading. Thank you for helping our young learners feel seen, supported, and inspired to grow as joyful, successful readers every day.","fullyFundedDate":1755730507004,"projectUrl":"project/biliteracy-improving-oral-language-and/9532609/","projectTitle":"Biliteracy: Improving Oral Language and Comprehension Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Avalos and Ms. Gonzalez - Speech Therapy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9026075"},{"teacherId":7340675,"projectId":9441877,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. Our classroom library is has had a great impact in the students' reading abilities. They love to visit the classroom library and read their books. The mobile library is organized and it makes it easier for the students to find books they want to read. Thanks to you our mobile library travels around the classroom and make those books more accessible to all students. \r\nStudents love to move the mobile library to different places like centers, cozy reading area to practice their reading.","fullyFundedDate":1753912484710,"projectUrl":"project/a-mobile-library-in-the-dual-language-cl/9441877/","projectTitle":"A Mobile Library in the Dual Language Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez-Ocampo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinezocampo"},{"teacherId":7340675,"projectId":9442388,"letterContent":"We are very grateful and excited to let you know that your generous donation had a great impact on the work we do with our students every day. Our room looked beautiful since the beginning of the year. \r\nThe students were happy to start the year with attractive and cozy environment. Our class was welcoming and attractive to start the year with enthusiasm. \r\nThe students are happy to be in a class in which they feel safe and loved. A well-decorated classroom can inspire creativity, enhance engagement, and build a strong sense of community. \r\nWe are very grateful because your generosity made it happened!","fullyFundedDate":1752376716384,"projectUrl":"project/a-vibrant-and-welcoming-dual-language-cl/9442388/","projectTitle":"A Vibrant and Welcoming Dual Language Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez-Ocampo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinezocampo"},{"teacherId":7340675,"projectId":9398742,"letterContent":"We are very grateful for your donation to our classroom. My students love to learn and be engaged in their learning as we introduced new skills. But the centers are a great way to keep reviewing concepts and skills that need to be revisited. Thank you very much for the great impact your donation have had in our classroom. \r\nStudent love to interact with the activities in their centers and your kindness makes that possible on the daily basis. \r\nThank you again because thanks to you my class can provide these valuable actitivities to the students.","fullyFundedDate":1750864994338,"projectUrl":"project/learning-centers-in-the-dual-language-cl/9398742/","projectTitle":"Learning Centers in the Dual Language Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez-Ocampo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinezocampo"},{"teacherId":7340675,"projectId":9398589,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your generous donation to my class. The phonics and fluency books have been making a great impact in my classroom, especially for the English language learning community. These books are an amazing support for our phonics program. We read them as the students are introduced to a different phonics skills. The students are working hard on applying all the foundational skills in their reading and writing lessons. \r\n\r\nWe are very grateful because thanks to you they have other venues (materials) to support their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1749576671667,"projectUrl":"project/phonics-and-reading-fluency-in-the-dual/9398589/","projectTitle":"Phonics and Reading Fluency in the Dual Language Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez-Ocampo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinezocampo"},{"teacherId":7340675,"projectId":9398428,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to my class. The book pouches in my classroom have been a great tool for my students to enhance their reading skills. They use their book pouches every day to take books home from school and to keep up with their daily reading goals. \r\nMy students love the book pouches because they keep their books organized and safe. They love carry them home every day and bring them back to school to get more more books. The parents are happy because their kids are responsible and are keeping up with their daily reading. \r\nThank you so much for making a difference in my students' lives.","fullyFundedDate":1750774686403,"projectUrl":"project/book-totes-to-cultivate-readers-in-the-d/9398428/","projectTitle":"Book Totes to Cultivate Readers in the Dual Language Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez-Ocampo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-martinezocampo"},{"teacherId":7599924,"projectId":8609153,"letterContent":"I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous support of my classroom project. The materials you provided made a tremendous impact on my students' learning experience.\r\n\r\nThe dry erase pocket sleeves made math lessons more interactive and engaging. Students felt more confident about taking risks and learning from their mistakes.\r\nThe pocket charts helped us highlight weekly vocabulary words in a way that encouraged students to use them in their writing. I placed them at a height that allowed easy access, fostering independence and creativity.\r\nAll materials were stored within students' reach in the bookshelf, giving them the freedom to use them whenever they feel inspired.\r\nYour belief in my project and in my students means the world to me. 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