{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Abraham Lincoln School 22","outOfStateSupporters":24.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9937462,"letterContent":"Thank you for your kind generosity in donating white gloves and black lights for my students' performances this year! My students were eager to put on the gloves and see theirselves performing under black light when they came in the music room. I video taped them and took their picture to show them how they would look. The experience helped even the most reluctant student to engage in performing because they felt more comfortable with their hands showing than their whole body. Their mouths even glowed as they sang. My bucket drummers eagerly demonstrated skills they had learned using white gloves because it looked \"cool\" under black light. For every student, performing with white gloves under black light increased their proficiency in their performance and unity with the whole group doing the same movement or rhythm at the exact same time. The chorus performed \"Feliz Navidad\" for the Principal's Breakfast with the gloves and black light. They started the song with the lights on and in the middle of the song when the key changed, the custodian turned the lights off and turned the black lights on. The audience was astonished at the special effect and said it was the best performance they had ever seen! The \"Bucket Bunch\", 60 fourth grade students, also performed with black lights and white gloves for the \"Principal's Breakfast\". Thanks to your donation, every student wore a pair of white gloves while they played with white duck taped sticks under black light! I plan to have the students perform again in January for our Winter Concert and in June for our Spring Concert. Your donation gave my students a memory they will never forget!","fullyFundedDate":1764727458231,"projectUrl":"project/you-light-up-my-life-black-lights-and-w/9937462/","projectTitle":"You Light Up My Life: Black Lights and White Gloves","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9920798,"letterContent":"\"You light up my life\" would be an underestimate of what your donation of black lights and white gloves has done for my students. Having black lights and gloves has helped my students be more attentive to developing their skills at singing and playing the bucket drums. They were excited to see the black lights on when they came into my music class. They were eager to see what glowed in the dark and why somethings glowed and somethings did not. When every student had their gloves on, I took a picture. I video taped them singing so they could see how they look with blacklight on their gloves. When they saw it, they realized how much they have to be paying attention to every move they make to make sure it looks good. Students who were barely singing or signing now eagerly engaged in their performance so they would look good under black light. . Having black light and gloves helped make their performances \"shine\". Other students in the school who saw them perform asked if they could join chorus and bucket drumming. The students performed \"Feliz Navidad\" with gloves under black light for the Principal's breakfast. It was the most attended event this year! Your donation gave my students a unique performance and a memory that will last their lifetime!","fullyFundedDate":1764584970649,"projectUrl":"project/light-up-our-musical-performances-with-b/9920798/","projectTitle":"Light Up Our Musical Performances with Blacklights and White Gloves!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9611111,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind generosity to provide my chorus students with matching t-shirts. Your donation made my chorus \"United in Song\". Without your donation, I would have to safety pin white thift store t-shirts and black pants to fit them. I'm so thankul for people like you so that I didn't have to do that! A colleague put a \"Shark Singers\" transfer on each of the t-shirts with a Cricket machine. The students were so excited to see a t-shirt on their assigned chair when they entered the music room the day of their performance. They performed 3 concerts in one week in the community. Their performance was at the transit system bus terminal for commuters in and out of the city. Their second performance was for parents at the \"Principal's Breakfast\". The last one was presented at the county building for county legislators. They were the only elementary chorus invited to perform at the event. Other ensembles were from the suburban middle and high schools. Their performance resulted in legislator's funding for transportation fo trhem to perform at the capitol next year in March for \"Music in Our Schools Month\". They will be performing more concerts this year in their matching t-shirts! Your donation gave my students pride in their performance and a memory that will last them a lifetime!","fullyFundedDate":1758811813704,"projectUrl":"project/voices-united-in-song-matching-t-shirts/9611111/","projectTitle":"Voices United in Song: Matching T-shirts Needed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9727200,"letterContent":"Thanks you for your kind donation of matching t-shirts that helped my students look great when they sang at the Brown Bag Concert for the county legislatures at the County Building. My chorus was the only elementary chorus that were invited to perform! The other ensembles were from suburban middle and high schools. You evened the playing field by helping my students to look and sound as good as them. Their performance earned them approval of funding by legislatures who heard them to perform at the state capitol next year! This would not have been possible without your generosity! In the past I have had to purchase white shirts and black pants from thrift stores and safety pin them to fit the students size. Thanks to your donation, I was able to have a transfer with \"Shark Singers\" put on the t-shirts and every one of the students wore them proudly as they performed! You helped my students to \"Sing it Out\" from their hearts and feel proud of their accomplishment and pride in the way they looked and sounded! They will cherish the memory for the rest of their lives!","fullyFundedDate":1758636518513,"projectUrl":"project/sing-it-out-help-our-chorus-look-and-so/9727200/","projectTitle":"Sing It Out: Help Our Chorus Look and Sound Good!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":197300,"projectId":9454590,"letterContent":"It's hard to describe the joy that a seemingly simple device has brought to our classroom. Please know that by helping us purchase the Yoto player for my class, you are positively impacting the educational experience of 24 kindergarteners...and many more in the years to come!\r\nFrom the moment students arrive in my classroom, they are greeted with music from live radio stations from their countries of origin. Through the Yoto, we have enjoyed everything from Colombian vallenatos to cumbias and traditional children's songs. Even listening to some local radio commercials gives students a little taste of home! This particular group of students loves to dance more than any I've ever had, and one of our favorite ways to celebrate perfect attendance (or just to get our wiggles out) is with an impromptu dance party.\r\nDon't worry, the Yoto player also helps us during independent work or yoga, when we listen to calming or classical music. Students are beginning to learn how to use the Yoto independently in small groups to listen to pre-recorded stories read by me or professionally produced tracks. It reminds me of photos from the 1930s showing children gathered around radios to hear stories. This practice is helping improve their listening skills and sparking their imaginations.\r\nI am especially excited for the day when students become more proficient readers and can record themselves reading stories for their classmates. This will be an incredible confidence builder for some, and a motivating incentive for others!\r\n\r\nThank you again so much for sponsoring this project and bringing bilingual and bicultural music and literacy to my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1755948367269,"projectUrl":"project/please-press-play-on-read-aloud-magic-in/9454590/","projectTitle":"Please Press Play on Read-Aloud Magic in English and Español!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/197300"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9474931,"letterContent":"Since a picture is worth a thousand words I wanted you to see the expressions on the faces of the students as they played the Boomwahcker tubes you provided for them and I didn't want you to wait until January to see them. The students were so excited to play them that I decided to get them out right away. Many of the students come from other countries and don't know how to speak English, but they easily matched the color of the Boomwhacker with the display and were able to play simple songs without much practice. It made them feel a part of the class and welcomed to school. \r\nRight away they were able to read music through playing colors and letters. Playing the Boomwhackers increased their tracking and improved their reading fluency. They were reading pitches before they could even read words! They copied and read rhtyms with the Boomwhackers. Having to play only one note in a song and then trade with another student helped their social-emotional competency, memory, attention, and problem solving skills. They developed confidence and pride in their accomplishment through performance. \r\nPerforming with Boomwackers increased student engagement in otherwise shy students or those who lack language skills. I plan to have them perform for parents in a concert and at the Principal's Breakfasts this year. Your donation helped my students to go \"BOOM! BOOM! in the music room this year!","fullyFundedDate":1753822025041,"projectUrl":"project/boom-boom-boom-in-the-music-room/9474931/","projectTitle":"Boom! Boom! Boom in the Music Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9279436,"letterContent":"I extended the time so that I could send you more pictures of the student performances with the Black Light sticks. Now I can show you the impact throgh the pictures I took. When the students received the black light sticks, they were very excited to play with them. Their faces lit up with excitement! Since I got the drumsticks right before December, I decided to let them play with them on the floor along with Youtube Christmas songs with examples of bucket drumming. They copied rhythms that were played. Then they learned to read standard rhythmic notation. \r\nAfter I got bucket drums, they played on them with the light up drumsticks. A colleague just happened to have some blacklights and I had some white gloves from a sign language choir. Together with the black light sticks, they learned to play bucket drum pieces. They played rhythms for the other students and put them into a bucket drum piece. Some students from other countries came to our school along with other students who had never played in an ensemble. They eagerly got their classwork done so that they could come to the music room to play with the light up drumsticks and bucket drums. They will be playing in the Winter Concert this year. Your donation helped my students keep the beat going on in the midst of their chaotic improverished lives by performing with the light up drumsticks. I'm sure they will remember the unique experience for the rest of their lives thanks to your kind generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1746460502672,"projectUrl":"project/the-beat-goes-on-light-up-drumsticks-ne/9279436/","projectTitle":"The Beat Goes On! Light Up Drumsticks Needed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9204766,"letterContent":"Words can't describe the expression on the faces of my students when they saw the light up drumsticks. They immediately wanted to play with them! I took their picture with the lightup drumsticks and sent it to their parents to see. They played on the floor at first, but then I formed a bucket drum group. They copied rhythm patterns that I played. They quickly learned to play a bucket drum piece and will be playing it for the Winter Concert. One of my colleagues just happened to have black lights and a church organization volunteered to reimburse me for white hats that would glow in the dark. I happened to have some white gloves that I used for sign language choir and they glowed under blacklight. They got their classwork done so that they could come to practice with the drumsticks. Having this opportunity for them helped them have a positive self esteem from being in a group. They soon began tapping out rhythms for other students to copy and combine into their own composition. They also learned to read rhythmic notation. \r\nAll of the students in the bucket drum group are new to our school. They are all sixth graders and not belong to any other ensemble. Some came fro another country. They were excited to get to be in a group and perform at school. They are planning to play in our winter concert and for the Principal's breakfast. Your donation did \"Light up their lives\" and helped them be seen and heard. I'm sure they will never forget the experience you gave them through your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1743024184045,"projectUrl":"project/seen-and-heard-light-up-drumsticks-lig/9204766/","projectTitle":"Seen and Heard: Light up Drumsticks Light Up Lives!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":7190144,"projectId":4866725,"letterContent":"Having tablets in our classroom lets my students explore, practice, and create in ways we could not before. They can work on math apps that give instant feedback, read digital books at their own level, and use learning games that build phonics and vocabulary skills. This technology helps me meet each child where they are, so students who need more support can receive it immediately, while those who are ready to stretch can move ahead. Tablets also provide my class with access to tools such as translation, speech-to-text, and drawing apps, which help English language learners and students with special needs participate fully.\r\n\r\nTablets make learning exciting and hands-on. My students can research topics for science and social studies, create presentations or videos to show what they have learned, and even record themselves reading to build fluency. Working on tablets also teaches important 21st-century skills like digital responsibility, problem-solving, and creativity. With these devices, learning becomes more personal, interactive, and fun—helping every child feel successful and prepared for the future.","fullyFundedDate":1587212187269,"projectUrl":"project/tablets-needed-for-distance-learning/4866725/","projectTitle":"Tablets Needed for Distance Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hepburn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7190144_orig.jpg?crop=1384,1384,x424,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1587068755050","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7190144"},{"teacherId":197300,"projectId":9036429,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping us gift Curious You to each of our kindergarten graduates. This meaningful book was the perfect way to celebrate their big day. It speaks to courage, curiosity, and the bright futures ahead. As part of our graduation ceremony, I had the joy of reading it aloud to the class and their families, and the students were thrilled to take home their very own copy. Inside each book, we included a class photo and a QR code that families can scan to listen and read along with me at home, helping us extend the celebration and the message of encouragement beyond the classroom.\r\n\r\nWhat made this gift even more special is that Curious You is a bilingual book, presented in both English and Spanish, making it accessible and personal for every child and their family. Your donation allowed us to honor our students in a thoughtful, lasting way—one that recognizes both their achievements and their potential. On behalf of our students and their families, thank you for making this moment so memorable.","fullyFundedDate":1737043091293,"projectUrl":"project/bilingual-students-deserve-bilingual-boo/9036429/","projectTitle":"Bilingual Students Deserve Bilingual Books to Celebrate Kindergarten Graduation!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/197300"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":9142304,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation of matching t-shirts for my chorus to wear when they are performing. I really appreciate you donating soon enough for us to get the shirts imprinted with our school name and \"Shark Singers\". I showed the transfer to my students and told them that I hoped that we could get the t-shirts. I paid for and ordered the transfers of the image in hopes that someone like you would provide the shirts. Thank you for rewarding my faith by donating the money to purchase the t-shirts. It wasn't long after I received the transfers that your donation was made and a volunteer that had a heat transfer machine was able to start imprinting the t-shirts with the transfers. \r\n\r\n I'm sure you can tell from the pictures of students that your donation brought smiles to my chorus students' faces when they saw their \"Shark Singers\" t-shirts that you donated. \r\nThey proudly wore them to the Music Days event in the community and received a plaque of recognition for being the best chorus by the judge. You provided them with a lifetime opportunity to perform with other choirs from all over the state. The 30 grade 3-6 students looked as good as they sounded and sensed unity and pride in their performance. \r\nI appreIciate the financial help you gave to make my \"Shark Singers\" shine!","fullyFundedDate":1742495008596,"projectUrl":"project/shark-singers-give-my-students-the-shir/9142304/","projectTitle":"Shark Singers: Give My Students the Shirt Off Your Back!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"},{"teacherId":416279,"projectId":8889763,"letterContent":"Words cannot express the difference you made in the lives of my students. Students used the djembe drums as an outlet for their emotions and improved mental health. Providing the students with an opportunity to hit a drum instead of other students helped them release their negative emotions and brought calmness to their body. They were able to concentrate on learning instead of the problems they have. Their hands were so busy playing the drum that for the time I had them they forgot the anger they had inside them. \r\nClassroom teachers commented on how calm the students were after music class. The students \"talked\" on the drums instead of saying bad words and no one but them knew what they were saying. The result was that they vented their anger on a drum. They thought of the words they wanted to say and then played them on the drum. The djembe drum brought an alternative for negative behavior and improved their learning. Thank you for providing an acceptable and positive outlet for their feelings through your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1730394195154,"projectUrl":"project/go-ahead-and-hit-me-mental-health-heali/8889763/","projectTitle":"Go Ahead and Hit Me! Mental Health Healing With Drumming","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp416279_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1549719123601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-hamilton"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_21485","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":524,"numTeachers":42,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":26,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":66,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"12.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":75.6,"schoolId":21485,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Abraham Lincoln School 22 on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Abraham Lincoln School 22","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/rochester-city-school-district/lincoln-school-22/21485"}