{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Woodside Community School 361Q","outOfStateSupporters":38.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9767634,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting our school library through this exciting initiative! As part of our World Read Aloud Day celebration, role model students from the upper elementary grades (3-5) were selected to conduct a special read aloud with our early childhood classes (PreK-2). Each reader was given the opportunity to choose their own book from the school library. It was so important that our readers had a vast collection of high-quality books to choose from, and this project went a long way in promoting student choice and voice.\r\n\r\nOverall, this initiative had a positive impact on younger and older students alike. Our older students used the books to hone their fluency skills through repeated practice readings. They gained confidence in their reading abilities and grew to see themselves as leaders within our school community. Our younger students were exposed to new stories and perspectives. They looked up to our readers and gained a new appreciation for literacy. None of this would have been possible without the books from this project and our larger library collection.\r\n\r\nThe readers of today are the leaders of tomorrow; thank you again for supporting our young readers on their journey.","fullyFundedDate":1759768539696,"projectUrl":"project/looking-up-to-literacy-kids-reading-to/9767634/","projectTitle":"Looking Up to Literacy: Kids Reading to Kids 3","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":9242349,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting our school library through this exciting initiative! As part of our World Read Aloud Day celebration, role model students from the upper elementary grades (3-5) were selected to conduct a special read aloud with our early childhood classes (PreK-2). Each reader was given the opportunity to choose their own book from the school library. It was so important that our readers had a vast collection of high-quality books to choose from, and this project went a long way in promoting student choice and voice.\r\n\r\nOverall, this initiative had a positive impact on younger and older students alike. Our older students used the books to hone their fluency skills through repeated practice readings. They gained confidence in their reading abilities and grew to see themselves as leaders within our school community. Our younger students were exposed to new stories and perspectives. They looked up to our readers and gained a new appreciation for literacy. None of this would have been possible without the books from this project and our larger library collection.\r\n\r\nThe readers of today are the leaders of tomorrow; thank you again for supporting our young readers on their journey.","fullyFundedDate":1744745114645,"projectUrl":"project/looking-up-to-literacy-kids-reading-to/9242349/","projectTitle":"Looking Up to Literacy: Kids Reading to Kids 2","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":9968886,"letterContent":"Our author visit with Debbie Fong was AMAZING, and our students were SO EXCITED when they found out they would all be getting their own copies of The Faraway Forest: Wally's Route to take home! Debbie Fong even came in early to sign each book, making this gift extra special!\r\n\r\nIn preparation for Debbie Fong's visit, we all read the book's first chapter together during library class. Using panels from the book, students were able to learn firsthand about the power of visual storytelling in graphic novels. They practiced using illustrations to make inferences about the characters and setting, and they recorded their thoughts to share with each other.\r\n\r\nDuring the visit, students read the remainder of the book along with the author. They also participated in a drawing demonstration featuring the book's main characters and had the opportunity to ask questions about the book. It was a great experience!\r\n\r\nThese copies of The Faraway Forest: Wally's Route will be treasured by students for years to come! Thank you, truly, for helping our 2nd graders learn to love reading!","fullyFundedDate":1766372661369,"projectUrl":"project/the-route-to-reading-preparing-for-debb/9968886/","projectTitle":"The Route to Reading: Preparing for Debbie Fong’s Visit!","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":9844661,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! The new Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels have become a much loved part of our library collection. Every single book from this project circulates regularly. In fact, the vast majority are currently checked out to students!\r\n\r\nThese graphic novels have been especially popular with our middle grade girls. Several of them are reading their way through the series, and they were ecstatic to find these new books on the shelves!\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!","fullyFundedDate":1764165237024,"projectUrl":"project/join-the-club-graphic-novels-kids-love/9844661/","projectTitle":"Join the Club: Graphic Novels Kids Love!","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":9778119,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! There was a huge gap in our collection when it came to scary stories for transitioning readers, and this project has finally filled that gap! Our young horror fans have been very excited to discover Notebook of Doom, Eerie Elementary, and Hooky on our shelves. Many books from this project have already circulated through our library!\r\n\r\nIt is so important that our students know their voices matter when it comes to our library collection. Younger students kept requesting scary stories, and they finally have access to a collection on their level! \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":1763388485748,"projectUrl":"project/little-library-of-horrors/9778119/","projectTitle":"Little Library of Horrors","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":9918854,"letterContent":"Our students are SO EXCITED to have an updated set of Dork Diaries books! The old set was falling apart, and several titles had already been weeded because they were in such poor condition. These new books look beautiful on our shelves, although they don't stay there for long; they are so popular with our students that the majority of the series is checked out at any given time!\r\n\r\nWhen our students have access to new books, it sends a message that their education and literacy is worth investing in. Thank you, truly, for investing in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1764165236989,"projectUrl":"project/loved-to-pieces-refreshing-our-library/9918854/","projectTitle":"Loved to Pieces: Refreshing Our Library 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":9919262,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! Our students are SO EXCITED that we finally have a manga section for them to browse. The books from this project have become immediately popular with students. In fact, every single book is currently checked out of the library! \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 manga, and they finally feel heard! One boy in particular who claims to hate reading was so entranced by the Minecraft and Pokémon manga that he came to the library after school to read them. Another girl came to library every day for weeks asking when the Stitch manga would be on the shelf and ready to read.\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":1764697809130,"projectUrl":"project/manga-mania/9919262/","projectTitle":"Manga Mania!","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":9898124,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our school library! These new Behind the Brand nonfiction readers have become a popular part of our library collection. In fact, the vast majority are currently checked out to students!\r\n\r\nStudents are always very excited to see their interests reflected on our library shelves. Since putting these books out on display, I have had numerous students stop at the circulation desk to comment on the books' subject matter. For example, one boy shared that he has a Nintendo Switch and plays Nintendo games with his family. Another boy told me that he is trying to grow his YouTube channel and is curious in learning more about the company. Yet another girl was ecstatic to find a Dungeons and Dragons book, since she plays regularly. \r\n\r\nBooks like these help to ensure that our library is responsive and relevant for students. Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1763553949170,"projectUrl":"project/behind-the-screens/9898124/","projectTitle":"Behind the Screens!","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":10231141,"projectId":9693824,"letterContent":"We are all very grateful for your generous donations. We now have colorful book bins to store our beautiful classroom library. The bright and vivid colors of the bins had made the room a much more visually exciting section of the room to visit. It is an amazing feeling to see students excited about book shopping everyday. The colorful book bins has made the room more inviting and definitely a main attraction for students and visitors to the room as we quite often get compliments on its \"bright\" appeal. This ambience was all possible because of you!","fullyFundedDate":1757559480818,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-library-bins/9693824/","projectTitle":"Colorful Library Bins","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. John","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10231141"},{"teacherId":10231141,"projectId":9662628,"letterContent":"Because of your generous donations, my students have been able to get their hands on books written by authors they've never heard of before, or books that celebrate their culture that they've never seen in a classroom library before. Because of your generous donations, students' unique immigrant experiences are celebrated. These books also make sure that all are seen and heard as the engaging texts expose us to the challenges of cultural clashes and urban living. These books facilitate courageous conversations about identify and allyship. Because of your donations, we are all reading and learning how to be \"upstanders\" in school and in our community to ensure harmony.","fullyFundedDate":1757074464929,"projectUrl":"project/reading-our-way-through-the-world-worl/9662628/","projectTitle":"Reading Our Way Through the World - World Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. John","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10231141"},{"teacherId":4177034,"projectId":9768103,"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 our Hispanic students to feel seen and heard within the walls of our school.\r\n\r\nAs these books have started to circulate through our library, several students have noted similarities between the characters and themselves. One student, for example, was very excited that a character in Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish shared her last name. Another commented on how relatable she found the family dynamics in The Moon Within. Still another told me that the boy on the cover of Falling Short looks like his brother. Comments like these speak to the importance of diversity in collection development.\r\n\r\nThere is power in representation. Thank you again for helping our students see that.","fullyFundedDate":1760996440240,"projectUrl":"project/read-celebrate-honor-hispanic-heritag/9768103/","projectTitle":"Read, Celebrate, Honor: Hispanic Heritage Month in Our Library","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":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. 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