{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Woodside Community School 361Q","outOfStateSupporters":38.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9740855,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! The I Survived graphic novels have become a much loved part of our library collection. Every single book from this series circulates regularly. In fact, the vast majority are currently checked out to students!\r\n\r\nThe books are popular across all demographics, but they have been especially impactful for our middle grade boys. There are multiple boys who I would classify as \"reluctant readers\" that have started to read their way through the series. Because of their historical basis, the books have also encouraged some of our nonfiction readers to venture into the fiction section. \r\n\r\nEvery day, I get to watch new students wander over to our growing graphic novel collection and find their \"just right\" book. This is truly a blessing, and I owe it all to you!\r\n\r\nThere is power in literacy, and it is so important that our students grow up to be capable readers. Books like these are helping them get there. Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1758805961664,"projectUrl":"project/bring-our-library-to-life-with-i-survive/9740855/","projectTitle":"Bring Our Library to Life With I Survived Graphic Novels","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4177034_orig.jpg?crop=377,377,x0,y11&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724875986269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-zito"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9691648,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! Our youngest students are very excited to have these popular books available for checkout. The majority of the books from this project have already been read and loved by multiple students!\r\n\r\nThis month, I got to watch our kindergarten students check out library books for the very first time. They scoured the shelves, in search of the perfect books to take home and share with their families. For several students, those books were funded by your donation. \r\n\r\nIt truly warms my heart to watch our youngest students discover their love of reading. There is power in literacy, and books like these are helping to unlock a world of opportunities. Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1758152190054,"projectUrl":"project/a-library-full-of-favorites/9691648/","projectTitle":"A Library Full of Favorites","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4177034_orig.jpg?crop=377,377,x0,y11&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724875986269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-zito"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9667650,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! Our students are SO EXCITED to have more copies of the Wings of Fire graphic novels available. In fact, every single book from this project is currently checked out by a student!\r\n\r\nIt is so important that our students know their voices matter when it comes to our library collection. Students kept requesting these books, and they finally feel heard! One girl in particular had been leaving me notes every week begging for more copies. When she saw the new books on the shelf, she ran over to hug me, thanked me for listening, and told me I was the \"best librarian ever in the world\". I owe that title to you.","fullyFundedDate":1758820391563,"projectUrl":"project/igniting-readers-with-wings-of-fire/9667650/","projectTitle":"Igniting Readers with Wings of Fire","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4177034_orig.jpg?crop=377,377,x0,y11&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724875986269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-zito"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9363058,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping us to build a library collection that better represents the diversity of our school community. It is so important that our students see themselves and their stories reflected in the media they consume. By funding this project, you have helped students from all walks of life to feel seen and heard within the walls of our school.\r\n\r\nThe majority of books from this project have already been checked out at least once! In some cases, the readers have been students explicitly looking for books and characters that represent parts of their identity. Multiple students, for example, searched for \"Muslim\" in our online catalogue and discovered Saving Sunshine and the Planet Omar series. Others have stumbled upon The Circuit as part of our Hispanic Heritage month display. Still others have gravitated towards graphic novels like Outsider Kids and Uprooted while searching for books that feature Asian characters.\r\n\r\nThere is power in representation. Thank you again for helping our students see that.","fullyFundedDate":1752161942416,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-characters-powerful-stories/9363058/","projectTitle":"Colorful Characters, Powerful Stories","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4177034_orig.jpg?crop=377,377,x0,y11&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724875986269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-zito"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9267524,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for funding the purchase of these new shelves for our school library! Our students have been so excited to see the changes in our library layout this school year.\r\n\r\nPreviously, our biography section did not have a dedicated space. The books were split between several different locations, making it very difficult for students to browse the collection. The books are now housed together on the new shelves. As a direct result, we have seen an uptick in the amount of biographies checked out by students this fall. There is also extra space on the shelves, which will allow us to expand and modernize our biography collection going forward. \r\n\r\nBy shifting our biographies around, we were able to clear the section of shelves behind our \"new reader\" section. This has now become a brand new \"junior fiction\" section! This section contains all of our transitional chapter books and is specifically geared towards our newest chapter book readers. Previously, these books were easily lost in the shelves alongside our longer middle grade fiction texts. Now, our students can easily and independently locate these shorter texts. This has boosted circulation tremendously! Books that never circulated before are now finding their way into readers' hands!\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping to encourage independence in our young readers!","fullyFundedDate":1746570066818,"projectUrl":"project/new-chapters-ahead-shelving-for-readers/9267524/","projectTitle":"New Chapters Ahead: Shelving for Readers on the Rise","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4177034_orig.jpg?crop=377,377,x0,y11&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724875986269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-zito"},{"teacherId":9987653,"projectId":9222588,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project! Your donations made a huge impact and brought so much joy to my students. The fun incentives like squishy toys were an absolute hit—those quickly became classroom favorites, and the excitement they brought was priceless. The smelly stickers were another huge win—students went absolutely crazy for them! It was so fun to see them eagerly earning stickers and proudly showing them off.\r\nThanks to your kindness, I was also able to provide fun and thoughtful snacks like Pringles and Honest juice boxes, which added an extra layer of enjoyment to our classroom rewards and celebrations. These little moments of happiness made a big difference in keeping students motivated and engaged. Your generosity didn't just provide supplies—it created joyful experiences and lasting memories. From all of us in the classroom, thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1746785979638,"projectUrl":"project/encouraging-learning-with-fun-incentive/9222588/","projectTitle":"Encouraging Learning with Fun Incentives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Palaguachi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9987653_orig.jpg?crop=688,688,x0,y282&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746397813388","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9987653"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9442942,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! Our students are SO EXCITED to have more copies of the Dog Man graphic novels available to read. All of the books from this project are consistently checked out of our library. The moment a book gets returned, it is immediately checked out again by someone in the next class! \r\n\r\nI cannot overstate how popular these books are with our students. Since adding them to the collection, I have had students across the grades flock to them excitedly. This includes reluctant readers, some of whom are showing an interest in our library for the first time! Our Spanish copies have also gotten a lot of love, especially among upper grade students who have newly immigrated to America.\r\n\r\nThere is power in literacy, and it is so important that our students grow up to be capable readers. Books like this are helping them get there. Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1753273314256,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-paw-some-dog-man-collection/9442942/","projectTitle":"Building a Paw-Some Dog Man Collection","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4177034_orig.jpg?crop=377,377,x0,y11&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724875986269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-zito"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9345292,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! Our students are BEYOND EXCITED to have all of these new Minecraft books available on our shelves. The school year just started here two weeks ago, and the majority of books from this project have already been checked out at least once! \r\n\r\nI cannot overstate how much the children love these books. Since adding them to the collection, I have had students from every possible demographic flock to them excitedly. This includes reluctant readers, some of whom are showing an interest in our library for the first time! These books are bringing students together over a shared interest while also helping them to hone their literacy skills.\r\n\r\nThere is power in literacy, and it is so important that our students grow up to be capable readers. Books like these are helping them get there. Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1747081738916,"projectUrl":"project/block-by-block-building-literacy-with-m/9345292/","projectTitle":"Block by Block: Building Literacy with Minecraft","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4177034_orig.jpg?crop=377,377,x0,y11&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724875986269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-zito"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9265603,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! Our curious students have been slowly discovering these new books on our nonfiction shelves this September. The library has only been open two weeks, and a few of the books have already been checked out! \r\n\r\nThis project has given our students the gift of reliable and relevant scientific information. With these books, our students have the freedom to learn more about their bodies and the bodies of those around them. In a world filled with misinformation and censorship, it is more important than ever that our young students have access to resources like these.\r\nThank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1746569862453,"projectUrl":"project/body-of-knowledge-nonfiction-reads-for/9265603/","projectTitle":"Body of Knowledge: Nonfiction Reads for Curious Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4177034_orig.jpg?crop=377,377,x0,y11&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724875986269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-zito"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9255542,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! Our students are SO EXCITED to have these new graphic novels available for checkout. The majority of books from this project were checked out within a few days of being on the shelf!\r\n\r\nStudents are constantly requesting new graphic novels, and it has been a joy to watch them discover that our community is taking their suggestions seriously. One student has already reached out to express that Click is her new favorite graphic novel series. Another student has fallen in love with Gabby Gets It Together and is begging for us to purchase the rest of the PAWS novels. A third student yelled \"They have it!\" and called her friends over to look at the new InvestiGators books on the shelf. Every day, I get to watch students wander over to our growing graphic novel collection and find their \"just right\" book. This is truly a blessing, and I owe it all to you!\r\n\r\nThere is power in literacy, and it is so important that our students grow up to be capable readers. Books like these are helping them get there. Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1746717682977,"projectUrl":"project/graphic-novels-for-growing-minds/9255542/","projectTitle":"Graphic Novels for Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4177034_orig.jpg?crop=377,377,x0,y11&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724875986269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-zito"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9149740,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! Our young readers were ecstatic to discover the Dragon Masters series on our shelves this September. Our library just opened for the school year, and many books from this project have already been checked out by students! This series has been especially popular with our youngest fantasy fans.\r\n\r\nThe books from this project (and others) have allowed us to create a brand new \"Junior Fiction\" section in the library. This section is specifically geared towards our young students that are transitioning from picture books and early readers to chapter books for the first time. Students that have never read a chapter book before have been coming to this section and leaving with a \"just right\" book!\r\n\r\nThere is power in literacy, and it is so important that our students grow up to be capable readers. Books like these are helping them get there. Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1744217540227,"projectUrl":"project/dragon-masters-igniting-a-love-for-read/9149740/","projectTitle":"Dragon Masters: Igniting a Love for Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4177034_orig.jpg?crop=377,377,x0,y11&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724875986269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-zito"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9149737,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! Our young readers were ecstatic to discover the Press Start! series on our shelves this September. Our library just opened for the school year, and the majority of books from this project have already been checked out at least once!\r\n\r\nThe books from this project (and others) have allowed us to create a brand new \"Junior Fiction\" section in the library. 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