{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 5 Ellen Lurie","outOfStateSupporters":43.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10345428,"projectId":9881973,"letterContent":"I just wanted to take the time to thank you for helping me make my science \"lab\" classroom come to life. After five years of basically being a \"storage\" room, My science class is now a fun and inviting room that students look forward to coming to each week.\r\n When the new science materials arrived, we opened the boxes together. The look of anticipation and surprise made your help all the more worth while. The first grade students were so excited to use the magnifying glasses to look at the bugs during our Animal and Plant Defense unit. The third graders use the magnets to experiment with magnetic force and the kindergarten students love to look at the leaves in the fall during our Needs of Plants and Animals unit.\r\n Thank you so much for your support and kindness to give the children a better learning experience.","fullyFundedDate":1764600975296,"projectUrl":"project/stem-into-learning/9881973/","projectTitle":"STEM into Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cohen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10345428"},{"teacherId":2517922,"projectId":7464682,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our autism classroom. Your support made a meaningful and immediate impact on my students and our daily learning environment. The sensory bins have become a favorite and invaluable tool, helping students regulate their emotions, engage their senses, and feel calm and focused throughout the day. These hands‑on materials allow my students to learn through exploration while building comfort and confidence in a way that meets their unique needs.\r\n\r\nThe printer ink and book bins have also been incredibly impactful. Reliable access to printed visuals, schedules, and social supports helps my students feel secure, understand expectations, and communicate more independently. The book bins create an organized and inviting space where students can choose books, build literacy skills, and enjoy moments of calm and connection. Your kindness has helped create a more structured, nurturing, and joyful classroom for my incredibly loving students, and we are truly grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1698672424166,"projectUrl":"project/special-delivery-for-special-kids/7464682/","projectTitle":"Special Delivery for Special Kids","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Polonia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2517922_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449278211142","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mspolonia"},{"teacherId":9049992,"projectId":9684443,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. I was so excited to see that it was funded. \r\nMy students were so excited to see all the toys as I pulled them out of the boxes. We have played with and explored a few of them already. On Friday, we will have another chance to explore more of the STEM activities. I can't wait to see how my students react to and use them. I've been getting them set up this week. \r\nThank you all again for your donations. I hope you continue to help other teachers who are trying their best with their students.","fullyFundedDate":1767629476355,"projectUrl":"project/stem-fun-for-kindergarten-to-2nd-grade-s/9684443/","projectTitle":"STEM Fun For Kindergarten to 2nd Grade Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amanda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9049992"},{"teacherId":9049992,"projectId":9889813,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating and helping to get this project funded. My students and their families appreciate all the help with the food. I am also grateful for ask the support I've gotten over the years to help get food and supplies to the kiddos and their families. \r\nI am excited to get the food into the bags. The food will be distributed next week if I can get the items I am currently missing. \r\nThank you all again for you help and support at my families try to have bwmetterv lives for their children.","fullyFundedDate":1766067634720,"projectUrl":"project/food-in-a-time-of-need/9889813/","projectTitle":"Food in a Time of Need","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amanda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9049992"},{"teacherId":2517922,"projectId":9424613,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous gift to our autism classroom. Your support has made a meaningful and lasting impact on my students, and I am truly grateful for your kindness and commitment to education.\r\n\r\nThe students in my autism classroom are hands-on learners who benefit most from interactive, engaging experiences. Many of them learn best through movement, exploration, and play rather than traditional paper-and-pencil tasks. Because of your generous donation, I was able to provide additional educational materials and toys that directly support their unique learning styles and individual goals.","fullyFundedDate":1758899262383,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-literacy/9424613/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Lit(eracy)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Polonia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2517922_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449278211142","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mspolonia"},{"teacherId":5643687,"projectId":9548254,"letterContent":"Video modeling is a powerful teaching strategy that helps make daily routines and expectations concrete for students with neurodevelopmental differences. Many of my students find it challenging to interpret implied social expectations or manage executive functioning demands. Video modeling allows them to clearly see what to do in specific situations and then practice those skills with confidence.\r\n\r\nMy students have absolutely loved using the Everyday Speech online library that you so generously funded. It offers a rich collection of video models and companion activities that support students in participating more successfully in school life, from redirecting their attention during lessons to cleaning up, transitioning between activities, walking in the hallways, and staying safe during fire drills.\r\n\r\nThe Everyday Speech videos feature children close in age to my students, who look like them, being successful at school. The videos make internal thought processes visible by showing students' \"thought bubbles\" and reasoning during different tasks. Seeing these thinking processes helps my students imagine their own thoughts, understand their environments and the people around them, and recognize their own strengths. It supports them in thinking ahead, adjusting in the moment, completing tasks, and reaching their goals.\r\n\r\nThe project you funded has provided a tremendous new resource for students in my therapy room and in classrooms across our school. Thank you so much for your generosity and for making such a meaningful difference in my students' lives.","fullyFundedDate":1758898937142,"projectUrl":"project/social-stars-kids-connect-and-thrive/9548254/","projectTitle":"Social Stars: Kids Connect and Thrive","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. F.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5643687"},{"teacherId":9736903,"projectId":9685690,"letterContent":"Our class has been completely transformed by your generous donation of Mo Willems' books! The children's eyes lit up when I unboxed the books and they saw all the different titles. While we already had a few copies, now there are enough for each child to enjoy. Every day after lunch, we wind down with some quiet time. Since receiving these books, their favorite activity has been choosing a Mo Willems' book. They read voraciously, and I am witnessing their love of reading grow. Children who barely picked up a book earlier in the school year now eagerly run to the bins to read on their own or with a friend. Hearing them read with expression and enjoy the humor in the books is priceless.\r\n\r\nWhen I read to the students, they no longer want to be passive listeners. They ask to take turns so they can be one of the characters. While it can be challenging for my young students to maintain focus during other parts of the day, when we read the Elephant and Piggie or Pigeon books, they are 100% engaged. They are up on their knees, reading along. It's truly a magical part of the day.","fullyFundedDate":1758837312749,"projectUrl":"project/mo-willems-books-more-reading-more/9685690/","projectTitle":"Mo Willems’ Books = More Reading + More Fun!!!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hirsch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9736903"},{"teacherId":9049992,"projectId":9666914,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. I always appreciate your continued support of helping feed my students and their families. The families that come will be grateful for a new selection of breakfast items. I'm excited to give the items out for the long vacation interview the new year. \r\nRarely am I able to give the families oatmeal with the limited funds I get from other supporters. I try to do my best to try to get a variety of items for the families that come in a weekly basis. \r\nThank you all again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1763995248321,"projectUrl":"project/breakfast-starts-the-day/9666914/","projectTitle":"Breakfast Starts the Day","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amanda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9049992"},{"teacherId":9159267,"projectId":9439292,"letterContent":"When our new materials arrived, my students were immediately excited, especially when they saw the math manipulatives. Many of my bilingual and multilingual learners depend on visuals and hands-on tools, so their faces lit up when they realized these materials were for them to use every day. One moment that stands out happened during our multiplying fractions unit: a student who usually struggles with confidence grabbed the multiplying fractions manipulative and used it to model a problem for the whole group. Her classmates cheered when she explained her thinking clearly using the manipulative, and she later told me, \"This makes it easier, I can finally see it.\" The classroom easel and standing desk have also changed the way we learn together. I'm now able to model strategies beside the smartboard and quickly share student work under the document camera, which has made our discussions more interactive and collaborative.\r\n\r\nThese materials are already becoming part of our routine, and they will continue to support students throughout our upcoming units on decimals and multi-step problem solving. The Teachers Pay Teachers gift card has allowed me to bring in bilingual graphic organizers and differentiated practice pages that match the lessons we're working on right now, and I will keep using it to meet students' needs as they grow. Even the visual timer and motivational rewards have helped us build stronger habits and celebrate progress. Thank you for giving my students tools that make learning accessible, meaningful, and joyful. They are already using them to take their next steps with confidence.","fullyFundedDate":1755982459219,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-math-to-life-and-creating-a-sup/9439292/","projectTitle":"Bringing Math to Life and Creating a Supportive Learning Environment","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Peynado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9159267_orig.jpg?crop=200,200,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752172618044","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9159267"},{"teacherId":9049992,"projectId":9857711,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my project. I will be sending a lot of it home for the holiday breaks. \r\nMy students and their families will be grateful for the extra food and fun snacks. I usually don't send home snacks like the ones o ordered this time. My students will be excited to get something special. \r\nThan you all again for you help and generous donations to help a school based food pantry. I have run out of my initial fundings and will be relying on donorschoose.org to get the next few batches of food to help keep three shelves stocked through the holidays","fullyFundedDate":1762874366283,"projectUrl":"project/food-to-fill-in-the-gaps/9857711/","projectTitle":"Food to Fill in the Gaps","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amanda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9049992"},{"teacherId":2399133,"projectId":9416361,"letterContent":"The new technology has made a remarkable difference in how my students learn and how I support them during lessons. The new headphones and mice have improved focus, allowing students to work more independently and engage deeply in digital activities without distractions. The iPad display stand has been a huge help for me as a teacher—it allows me to easily monitor student progress, give timely feedback, and ensure that everyone is on task and supported during technology-based lessons. These tools have created a more organized, efficient, and engaging classroom environment for all learners.\r\n\r\nWhat excites my students most is how smoothly they can now participate in hands-on STEM and technology projects. They love being able to hear instructions clearly, use the mice to navigate programs more easily, and explore creative tasks with confidence. The classroom feels more connected and purposeful, and I can see their excitement every time they successfully complete a new challenge. Your generosity has helped build a space where my students can learn, create, and thrive with technology—and I'm so grateful for the difference you've made.","fullyFundedDate":1757726226708,"projectUrl":"project/click-listen-and-learn/9416361/","projectTitle":"Click, Listen and Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2399133_orig.jpg?crop=1000,1000,x0,y63&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601066538631","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2399133"},{"teacherId":9049992,"projectId":9666217,"letterContent":"Thank you all so much for your generous donations. The families of my students will be grateful for health snacks when I'm able to send them home. The products are tasty, healthy snacks like granola bars. \r\nI am excited to be able to give them out. I believe the families will be grateful for the treats. \r\nThe students in my class have already benefited from the snacks. They have enjoyed the health treats. 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