{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Dilworth Elementary School - Latta","outOfStateSupporters":38.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9816873,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for sending us wonderful, new brushes, puffy paint, and glitter. We needed all of these resources so much, so we appreciate the support and generosity you have showed us.\r\n\r\nStudents have completed gingerbread houses, gingerbread clay men, giant paper bag snowflakes, snowmen on coffee filters and watercolor nutcrackers for the holidays. When we return in January, we will start working on our black light pictures, giant cookies and multiple curriculum projects such as chameleons with just a Sharpie for the spring Art Show.\r\n\r\nWithout your help, we could not create all the projects we make. WIth so many students every week, we use so many supplies. You have made such an impact on my year with these students and have made so many happy! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1764676782946,"projectUrl":"project/you-are-what-you-brush/9816873/","projectTitle":"You Are What You Brush!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9899483,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for supporting our need for foil, glue and paper plates. As I write this, we have used half the plates already and one foil roll, so we were in need. The rest of the foil will be used by first graders to create three-dimensional birds to follow their curriculum on flight, skeletal structure, and habitat.\r\nPaper plates are used everyday for paint, projects and decor pieces. Glue is used for attaching decor, mixed with water for painting shiny pictures and making texture patterns.\r\nWe needed all these resources and we so appreciate you helping us receive them.","fullyFundedDate":1764676643433,"projectUrl":"project/glue-markers-plates-and-foil/9899483/","projectTitle":"Glue, Markers, Plates and Foil","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9892038,"letterContent":"I have chosen my classes with excellent behavior and next week, they will be treated to s'mores and hot chocolate, thanks to your generous donation. We appreciate you helping me give my students a treat for working so hard this semester and being \"on fire!\". The s'mores maker is awesome and we have plenty of graham crackers, Hershey bars and hot chocolate. This is such a great reward because our weather has been chilly and the art room is not warm enough. They will love this surprise and are so proud of themselves for being such great classes. Thanks so much for helping me make this happen!","fullyFundedDate":1763165101878,"projectUrl":"project/polar-express-art/9892038/","projectTitle":"Polar Express Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9920762,"letterContent":"This project has been a first for us and the students totally embraced it. I've never seen so much creativity in one place. They went beyond the instructions and created amazing cakes, pies, donuts, cookies and more with realistic painting and wonderful canvas backgrounds.\r\n\r\nWe have displayed these in glass cases in our atrium and on our bulletin boards and people have been so enamored with the intricacies that the students exhibited. They love the tiny soda bottles, coffee cups and snowflakes that added to their creations.\r\n\r\nAll of this would not be possible without your help and suppport. We thank you so much for making this a reality and for giving my students such engaging art classes while learning patience and detailing.","fullyFundedDate":1764676585230,"projectUrl":"project/tiny-art-extras/9920762/","projectTitle":"Tiny Art Extras","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9850104,"letterContent":"This project has been such a blast to do with fifth graders. Their imagination and creativity blows me away. They have such great ideas and I love that they feel they have to freedom in the art room to bring them to life. So many students made a fabulous pie. We painted the canvas and glued on the pie. They went a step further and added things to the canvases such as tiny ants, runaway blueberries or lemon slices. We have displayed these in a glass case downstairs and on a bulletin board in the hallway. Staff and students are always gathering in front of it. This has made quite an impact on our students! Thanks so much for giving my students this opportunity.","fullyFundedDate":1762894403686,"projectUrl":"project/3d-pies/9850104/","projectTitle":"3D Pies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9845857,"letterContent":"We always welcome and appreciate your help and support, your generosity and kinsness. With all the things going on in the world right now, giving students incentives for doing great work is even more important. They have many obstacles but they keep trying, pushing and making their future stronger. Having a small reward in a toy or snack means a lot to them and I am so thankful I have the opportunity to do this for them, thanks to you. We are almost ready to take a break for the holidays and we all have so much to be grateful for. Thanks again.","fullyFundedDate":1762804825763,"projectUrl":"project/treasure-box-incentives/9845857/","projectTitle":"Treasure Box Incentives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9764841,"letterContent":"My students had an absolute blast making sock donuts and they turned out so realistic. The kids were very impressed that a sock could be made into adonut! Thanks for funding us the socks, stuffing and paint to complete this. We could not have made these without your help. \r\n\r\nThis is a project that was requested from five years ago when their siblings made these donuts. I love that it brings such good memories and impact for this group of second graders. \r\n\r\nThanks again! We appreciate you so, so much!","fullyFundedDate":1760482361529,"projectUrl":"project/sock-donuts/9764841/","projectTitle":"Sock Donuts!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9819191,"letterContent":"We really appreciate your funding our art project for fun painting resources. We had a blast using the salad spinners, marbles, and squeegees. They mostly enjoyed the squeegee art as the lines were mesmerizing and the results were phenomenal. We created beautiful backgrounds for our drawings which really added pizazz to the final result. \r\n\r\nWithout your help, we would not have these experiences. My students have wonderful lessons because of your help getting them quality supplies and unusual materials. Thanks so much for all you do fr teachers and their students.","fullyFundedDate":1760481980311,"projectUrl":"project/marbles-salad-spinners-and-squeegees/9819191/","projectTitle":"Marbles, Salad Spinners, and Squeegees","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9759458,"letterContent":"Culture Night is in two weeks and we received the wonderful supplies for the art project students will create that night. This week, they are learning about \"Dia de los Muertos\", watching short videos and creating clay sugar skulls. Last year, we went the sugar route and although fun, it was a huge invitation for ants. \r\n\r\nThis year, students will use black scratch paper and create a sugar skull in rainbow colors. They will receive skeleton lollipops, light up pens and other fun items. It should be a huge success!\r\n\r\nThanks for giving my diverse population ways to learn about other cultures and their traditions. It opens their eyes and their hearts. We appreciate your ongoing support and for giving my students these opportunities.","fullyFundedDate":1758980701174,"projectUrl":"project/dia-de-los-muertos/9759458/","projectTitle":"Dia de los Muertos","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9754527,"letterContent":"New watercolor sets cause big excitement in the art room. When you no longer have to clean your set before using it, that's exciting. Students used new sets today for the first time this year and they were happy kids. The colors are so bright and full. Kindergarteners are mixing colors and created watercolor monsters. Their eyes were huge seeing what colors do when they blend. T\r\n\r\nThanks so much for sending new sets and for funding this request. We are so grateful for the support and help. This gives my students opportunities to use quality supplies, fresh and new, and they love the experience.","fullyFundedDate":1758798680543,"projectUrl":"project/new-watercolor-sets/9754527/","projectTitle":"New Watercolor Sets","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9681432,"letterContent":"We love clay! Students' faces light up when they see me pull out those boxes. I especially like Model Magic because it doesn't crumble, dries quickly, can immediately be painted and there's little to no mess for clean up. It's not all over their little hands and clothes. I'm not running across the school building to find a kiln in a fourth grade classroom. It really helps me teach a technique with no problems.\r\nThanks so much for funding us three boxes of Model Magic. You can see by the pictures that we have been able to create many things! Thanks so much!","fullyFundedDate":1758221352864,"projectUrl":"project/we-love-clay/9681432/","projectTitle":"We Love Clay!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"},{"teacherId":470313,"projectId":9720659,"letterContent":"You can see by our pictures that we use paper plates for so many projects. Recently, we created brownies, candy apples, paint tubes, pencils and ice cream sundaes. Each piece needs a plate to keep names and teacher codes on them so we can move to the next step in the next week. Otherwise, with over seven hundred and seventy students, I could never remember whose was whose.\r\nPaper towels are so great for clean up as with little ones, there are a lot of spills. Thanks for the ample supply of towels.\r\nPaper products seem trivial but they are essential to my art classes. We appreciate your help and support and for understanding this is staple that I usually buy myself.","fullyFundedDate":1758798488426,"projectUrl":"project/paper-products-for-art/9720659/","projectTitle":"Paper Products for Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watkins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp470313_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637524720135","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/victoriawatkbs"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_1593","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":329,"numTeachers":39,"percentFrplEligible":17,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":74,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":9,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"3 - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"8.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":61.3,"schoolId":1593,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Dilworth Elementary School - Latta on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Dilworth Elementary School - Latta","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/north-carolina/charlotte-mecklenburg-school-district/dilworth-elementary-school/1593"}