{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 272 Curtis Estabrook","outOfStateSupporters":27.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2141420,"projectId":9046108,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support in fully funding our classroom project. Your contributions have made a meaningful and lasting impact on my students and our classroom community.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, my students now have access to resources that help create a more positive, engaging, and supportive learning environment. The project has brought excitement, joy, and opportunities for students to connect with one another while learning and growing together.\r\n\r\nYour support has not only provided important materials for our classroom, but it has also shown my students that there are people who truly care about their success and well-being. Seeing their smiles, enthusiasm, and appreciation has been incredibly rewarding.\r\n\r\nWe are deeply grateful for your generosity and for believing in our students. Thank you for helping make our classroom a place where students feel encouraged, supported, and inspired every day.","fullyFundedDate":1746488829391,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-with-technology/9046108/","projectTitle":"Creativity With Technology","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Perryman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2141420_orig.jpg?crop=1200,1200,x0,y236&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637423863296","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2141420"},{"teacherId":2141420,"projectId":9807223,"letterContent":"Thank you so much to each and every one of you who supported this project! Your generosity and kindness have made an incredible impact, and my students are truly overjoyed. Because this project has been fully funded, they will be able to enjoy a variety of snacks while spending time together, building friendships, and creating positive memories with their peers.\r\n\r\nYour support has brought smiles, excitement, and a strong sense of community to our classroom. Opportunities like this help create a welcoming and supportive environment where students feel valued and connected.\r\n\r\nWe are deeply grateful for your generosity, encouragement, and belief in our students. 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It enables immediate, customized, and high-quality visual aids, such as photo-based schedules, color-coded center activities, and personalized materials, which are crucial for early literacy and visual learners. \r\n\r\nIt increases Engagement & Attention: Color catches young children's attention, makes learning more engaging, and enhances memory. \r\n\r\nIt enhances Learning Aids: Teachers can create personalized photo schedules, colorful visual aids, flashcards, and custom worksheets, which are more effective than black-and-white materials. \r\n\r\nIt improves Literacy and Vocabulary: A print-rich environment featuring colorful labels, posters, and books supports language development,","fullyFundedDate":1777044976177,"projectUrl":"project/lets-build-early-childhood-development/10047655/","projectTitle":"Let's Build Early Childhood Development with Color All Around!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Parisi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5261005_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522233730062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5261005"},{"teacherId":10389095,"projectId":9967980,"letterContent":"My students love the new technology and materials that I ordered. They are using the technology to support communication. I have one student in particular that has a hard time answering questions but with the cards and technology, she is more willing to try because she is able to imitate the voice on the technology when she doesn't know what to say. \r\nI can't wait to see the continued growth and achievements my students will make with all the materials I received from Donors Choose. Thank you Donors choose for your support in making this happen for my students and for the quick delivery of material !","fullyFundedDate":1766977623469,"projectUrl":"project/listen-to-me/9967980/","projectTitle":"Listen to Me!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Worrell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10389095"},{"teacherId":9346988,"projectId":9819794,"letterContent":"We sincerely appreciate the support and opportunity to receive these books. My students showed smiles and was surprise to see English/ and their home language in one book. They were able to show the images and read the words. I can not explain the joy that these books has brought and will continue to be part of the classroom. Students that speak Arabic were shocked and said\"that's my language, I know that\" \"how did you get these books?\" They told me they never seen books with their home language and books that they read in school like the \"The very hungry Caterpillar\". The dictionaries and books are a great resource and addition in my classroom. Thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1762266424389,"projectUrl":"project/bilingual-books-to-enhance-literacy/9819794/","projectTitle":"Bilingual Books to Enhance Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9346988"},{"teacherId":4076464,"projectId":9607845,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the snacks that were donated to our class. The students enjoy having a snack every day before school is out. This part of the day fuels them with energy that continues to promote their learning throughout the day. They were so excited when they saw all the different snacks that was coming to the classroom. We are very appreciative to all the donors and we thank each and everyone of them. Without your support and donations we would not have been able to have all the different variations we did and for that we thank you very much.","fullyFundedDate":1758909666126,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-fuel-for-fun/9607845/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten Fuel for Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. David","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4076464_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x510,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1688002768637","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4076464"},{"teacherId":9329346,"projectId":9809149,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the resources that my students can now use for their daily speech sessions. Having laminators and board books as well as pictured items really helps my kids learn. A lot of my students are on the spectrum and need multiple modalities to learn and this allows them to have hands-on learning experiences, not simply reading a book. It means more than you know that these children can now have a different way of learning thanks to you. They are able to use tactile prompts cues and choices as well as have new Velcro book stories. Thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1762266314423,"projectUrl":"project/book-companions/9809149/","projectTitle":"Book Companions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bocchino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9329346"},{"teacherId":9449070,"projectId":9645037,"letterContent":"Thank you for empowering and providing young learners to thrive in our classroom. You generosity has truly fostered a structured classroom. The new technology has allowed students to engage in assignments with prints out of graphic organizers or templates that assist learners with organizing their thoughts. They can explore ideas visually, test their thinking, receive immediate feedback, and revise their work in real time. This has been especially helpful in math, where students can represent their thinking in multiple ways and explain their reasoning more clearly on paper. Thus I thank you for improving the trajectory of young learners.","fullyFundedDate":1758855754267,"projectUrl":"project/print-magic-for-third-grade-minds/9645037/","projectTitle":"Print Magic for Third Grade Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Blyther","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9449070"},{"teacherId":2410375,"projectId":9769500,"letterContent":"Thank you for believing me and my vision for my students. It is going to be the most beautiful thing to see my students use something else besides a phone, tablet or a PC to express themselves. We all need a break every so often!!! Making sweet sounds because of you.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our students can now explore rhythm, melody, and teamwork in a hands-on, engaging way. The smiles, laughter, and excitement they've shown while making music together are truly priceless.\r\n\r\nYour belief in the power of music education inspires us to keep creating opportunities for every child to discover their voice and express themselves. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and commitment to enriching young minds through the arts.","fullyFundedDate":1760693639001,"projectUrl":"project/boom-creative-minds-with-stem/9769500/","projectTitle":"BOOM-Creative Minds with STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Quaranto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2410375_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756247500175","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/quaranto"},{"teacherId":2410375,"projectId":9621841,"letterContent":"As you know our world is quickly changing and technology is what we do. Paper and pencils seem to be a thing of the past. However, my goal is to be the best possible computer teacher for my students.\r\n\r\nIn order to make sure each student has an individualized plan as to what they need to learn or review, it is my job to have the right tools to do so. 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For my language learners, the headphones help in guiding them with pronunciation and proper intonation, which is crucial for mastering a new language.\r\n\r\nLastly, my students are elated that we know we have headphones to work on lessons and concentrate on what is important to get a fair and well-deserved education. \r\n\r\nThank you for the blessings you have given us.....","fullyFundedDate":1758899072752,"projectUrl":"project/clean-and-clear-soundsproductivity/9621841/","projectTitle":"Clean and Clear Sounds=Productivity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Quaranto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2410375_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756247500175","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/quaranto"},{"teacherId":8028046,"projectId":9670330,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the opportunity you have given my students. Scholastic gives them so many opportunities to learn. First we start off by just looking at the cover and turning and talking to our classmates. When we open up the news it gives us opportunities to point to numbers and colors for reinforcement. Again we look at each picture to predict what the words might say. We start to learn to point at every word training them how to read left to right. Lastly on the back one of their favorite parts an activity that is always fun. Don't forget there is a space to practice writing their name. The scholastic news gives them so many experiences that is important for developing.","fullyFundedDate":1758899098638,"projectUrl":"project/get-ya-newspapers-here/9670330/","projectTitle":"Get Ya Newspapers Here!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Valoroso","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8028046"},{"teacherId":1539785,"projectId":9791447,"letterContent":"We've been so excited to incorporate the new phonics word charts and prize system into our daily literacy routine! Each student now has a personal word chart they use during phonics practice. As we introduce new sounds—like blends, digraphs, or vowel teams—students work on building words, writing them, and using them in sentences. These charts have become a key part of our small group instruction and independent work stations.\r\n\r\nTo boost motivation, we've introduced a simple but fun prize system. When students build a set number of words or complete a chart, they earn stickers, certificates, and occasionally get to choose from a small prize box. These incentives have turned phonics into a game-like challenge and have encouraged students to take more ownership of their learning.\r\nThe students were so excited to have their own phonics chart and letters! eyes lit up when they saw the prize system displayed in the classroom. The idea of earning rewards while learning made them even more enthusiastic to get started.\r\n\r\nNext, we'll be moving into more complex word structures like blends and digraphs, and students will use their charts to explore and build those new patterns.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, our classroom is now filled with even more excitement for learning. 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