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My students are totally invested and engaged when I have a lesson that uses technology and we have been having such a blast since we have received these working and comfortable headphones. We have been able to use these apps to take our learning and presentations to the next level. Our old headphones were broken or uncomfortable and we would waste so much learning time trying to use them. 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Your generous gift is something that is enjoyed by my students every single day and it has such a great impact on their learning and future. I believe so strongly in instilling a love of reading and books at an early age and fostering that love and growth could never be possible without the support of donors like you. Since they received news that the proposal was funded, my students are constantly asking me about you and truly think of you as their friend. On behalf of my 25 bookworms and of the hundreds of students that have yet to benefit from your generous donation, thank you!!!","fullyFundedDate":1746471142032,"projectUrl":"project/help-feed-my-bookworms/9258932/","projectTitle":"Help Feed My Bookworms!!!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gupta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp272248_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507420725268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/272248"},{"teacherId":272248,"projectId":9236985,"letterContent":"I cannot begin to tell you about the excitement and joy that my beautiful students felt when I opened the brand new books and unveiled them in our classroom library. They immediately grabbed books and partners and found cozy spots around the room to read and continued to do so until I had to stop them for lunch. Some of my children even wanted to take their books with them to the cafeteria so that they could read during recess time. Your generous gift is something that is enjoyed by my students every single day and it has such a great impact on their learning and future. I believe so strongly in instilling a love of reading and books at an early age and fostering that love and growth could never be possible without the support of donors like you. Since they received news that the proposal was funded, my students are constantly asking me about you and truly think of you as their friend. 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Your generous gift is something that is enjoyed by my students every single day and it has such a great impact on their learning and future. I believe so strongly in instilling a love of reading and books at an early age and fostering that love and growth could never be possible without the support of donors like you. Since they received news that the proposal was funded, my students are constantly asking me about you and truly think of you as their friend. On behalf of my 25 bookworms and of the hundreds of students that have yet to benefit from your generous donation, thank you!!!","fullyFundedDate":1744243616923,"projectUrl":"project/help-feed-my-bookworms/9136567/","projectTitle":"Help Feed My Bookworms!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gupta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp272248_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507420725268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/272248"},{"teacherId":272248,"projectId":9204426,"letterContent":"I cannot begin to tell you about the excitement and joy that my beautiful students felt when I opened the brand new math materials and unveiled them in our classroom. They are so excited to learn math now because we have engaging and hands on materials to help construct our knowledge of difficult concepts. Your generous gift is something that is enjoyed by my students every single day and it has such a great impact on their learning and future. I believe so strongly in instilling a love of math and learning at an early age and fostering that love and growth could never be possible without the support of donors like you. Since they received news that the proposal was funded, my students are constantly asking me about you and truly think of you as their friend. On behalf of my 25 mathematicians and of the hundreds of students that have yet to benefit from your generous donation, thank you!!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1742914578089,"projectUrl":"project/support-my-master-mathematicians/9204426/","projectTitle":"Support My Master Mathematicians!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gupta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp272248_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507420725268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/272248"},{"teacherId":272248,"projectId":9175447,"letterContent":"I cannot begin to tell you about the excitement and joy that my beautiful students felt when I opened the brand new books and unveiled them in our classroom library. They immediately grabbed books and partners and found cozy spots around the room to read and continued to do so until I had to stop them for lunch. Some of my children even wanted to take their books with them to the cafeteria so that they could read during recess time. Your generous gift is something that is enjoyed by my students every single day and it has such a great impact on their learning and future. I believe so strongly in instilling a love of reading and books at an early age and fostering that love and growth could never be possible without the support of donors like you. Since they received news that the proposal was funded, my students are constantly asking me about you and truly think of you as their friend. On behalf of my 25 bookworms and of the hundreds of students that have yet to benefit from your generous donation, thank you!!!","fullyFundedDate":1743009873282,"projectUrl":"project/feed-my-bookworms/9175447/","projectTitle":"Feed My Bookworms!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gupta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp272248_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507420725268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/272248"},{"teacherId":272248,"projectId":9128978,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your extremely generous donation! I was thrilled to be able to provide new books to my voracious readers. Thanks to you, my students are now able to read new books from popular series such as I Survived and Princess in Black. They are spending any free time they have in the classroom reading the books and I am so excited that they are now part of our classroom library. Thank you so much for supporting my students. Donors like you are truly the best and we appreciate your generosity immensely! Thanks again for all your amazing help!","fullyFundedDate":1741651138051,"projectUrl":"project/feed-my-bookworms/9128978/","projectTitle":"Feed My Bookworms!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gupta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp272248_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507420725268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/272248"},{"teacherId":272248,"projectId":8838764,"letterContent":"I cannot begin to tell you about the excitement and joy that my beautiful students felt when I opened the brand new toys and art materials and unveiled them in our classroom. They immediately wanted to play with everything. Your generous gift is something that is enjoyed by my students every single day and it has such a great impact on their learning and future. I believe so strongly in instilling a love of the arts and play at an early age and fostering that love and growth could never be possible without the support of donors like you. Since they received news that the proposal was funded, my students are constantly asking me about you and truly think of you as their friend. On behalf of my 25 scholars and of the hundreds of students that have yet to benefit from your generous donation, thank you!!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1733757184669,"projectUrl":"project/toys-for-tots/8838764/","projectTitle":"Toys for Tots!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gupta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp272248_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507420725268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/272248"},{"teacherId":272248,"projectId":8975575,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! With these materials, my students will be able to strengthen their reading skills whilst discovering the joys of reading. It is with these books that you have so generously provided that my students will develop a lifelong love of reading and passion for books.\r\n\r\nI continue to teach with the belief that all students, no matter what communities they live in, can achieve at high levels. I know that this important work cannot be done without the continued support of donors like you. It is deeply appreciated by me and the hundreds of students that will benefit from these materials in the years to come. 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