{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Benjamin Martin Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":66.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2147519,"projectId":9224272,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this class project. My students come from a low socioeconomic area. Books are vital in a classroom because they enhance academic performance, expand vocabulary, and cultivate critical thinking and creativity in students. Most of my students do not have books at home. I encourage them to read and enjoy the various genres. When they are at school, I want them be surrounded with books. \r\nStudents are more likely to read when books are easily accessible and visible. Many times, I give them books at Christmas and at the end of the school year to make sure they have at least a few books of their own. Without your support, this wouldn't be possible.\r\n Thank you so much for your support. The students are always excited to see items delivered to the room. They were very happy to see me take out the headphones.","fullyFundedDate":1744210091677,"projectUrl":"project/we-love-reading/9224272/","projectTitle":"We Love Reading!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hensley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2147519_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490841973587","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/linda-hensley"},{"teacherId":2147519,"projectId":9448434,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this class project. My students come from a low socioeconomic area. Most come to school unable to bring the needed supplies for the classroom. Headphones are needed throughout the day for various activities such as center work and assessments. Having the headphones in class is such an asset to our room. \r\nWe use dry erase markers for various activities such as whole group lessons and they use them in centers for reading and math. \r\nThank you so much for your support. The students are always excited to see items delivered to the room.","fullyFundedDate":1757423411596,"projectUrl":"project/listen-up-and-write-it-down/9448434/","projectTitle":"Listen Up and Write It Down!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hensley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2147519_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490841973587","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/linda-hensley"},{"teacherId":2147519,"projectId":9220885,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this class project. My students come from a low socioeconomic area. Most come to school unable to bring the needed supplies for the classroom. Headphones are needed throughout the day for various activities such as center work and assessments. The students who cannot afford to purchase the items should not feel bad for not having it. I try to make sure I do as much as I can to see that they have what they need and never feel bad. Having the headphones in class is such an asset to our room. Thank you so much for your support. The students are always excited to see items delivered to the room. They were very happy to see me take out the headphones.","fullyFundedDate":1746711136292,"projectUrl":"project/listen-up/9220885/","projectTitle":"Listen Up!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hensley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2147519_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490841973587","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/linda-hensley"},{"teacherId":1001243,"projectId":8972889,"letterContent":"There are few things in life as satisfying as that moment when you help a kid find THAT book. The one that they fall in love with. The one they want to check out again and again! Thanks to your kindness and generosity, this project helped me bring dozens of those kinds of books into my library! They have been wildly popular and are constantly checked out. \r\n\r\nEvery reader requires something different and it sometimes takes trying lots of new things to find that perfect winning book. We found lots of those in this project! Thank you for supporting a love of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1734117207774,"projectUrl":"project/fuel-the-shelves-feed-the-minds-part-2/8972889/","projectTitle":"Fuel the Shelves, Feed the Minds: Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1001243_orig.jpg?crop=1212,1212,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679950565759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jenni-clark"},{"teacherId":1001243,"projectId":8972789,"letterContent":"There are few things in life as satisfying as that moment when you help a kid find THAT book. The one that they fall in love with. The one they want to check out again and again! Thanks to your kindness and generosity, this project helped me bring dozens of those kinds of books into my library! They have been wildly popular and are constantly checked out. \r\n\r\nEvery reader requires something different and it sometimes takes trying lots of new things to find that perfect winning book. We found lots of those in this project! Thank you for supporting a love of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1733806798751,"projectUrl":"project/fuel-the-shelves-feed-the-minds-part-1/8972789/","projectTitle":"Fuel the Shelves, Feed the Minds: Part 1","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1001243_orig.jpg?crop=1212,1212,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679950565759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jenni-clark"},{"teacherId":3666548,"projectId":8793973,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support in enhancing our outdoor space! Your donation has made a huge impact on our students. The bouncy balls are helping kids stay active while they learn, providing a fun way to burn energy and focus better. The chalk has turned our pavement into a canvas for creative expression, where students draw, write, and create outdoors. The musical instruments have brought a new level of excitement, allowing students to explore rhythm, collaborate, and enjoy music together.\r\n\r\nThanks to you, our outdoor space has become a dynamic learning environment where kids are more engaged, creative, and energized. We're incredibly grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1733333925310,"projectUrl":"project/adventure-awaits-enhancing-outdoor-play/8793973/","projectTitle":"Adventure Awaits: Enhancing Outdoor Play with Exciting New Toys","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Burns","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3666548_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1467904803694","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-kburns"},{"teacherId":2440066,"projectId":8656020,"letterContent":"We have received your generous gifts of the Art Journals. We began using them as soon as they were in the students hands. The students have been using the new journals to express their creativity during journal time. They are given a prompt much like a writing prompt in ELA class but instead of writing the students draw pictures according to how they interpret the prompt. With their new journals in hand not only did they work of being creative I saw an increase in care in their skills as they began to practice their coloring techniques and shading skills along with drawing. With the nice drawing paper in the journals the students found themselves not only drawing the main subject of their image but adding to their work with backgrounds and foregrounds. The students took their self expression to a whole new level thanks to your generosity. \r\nThe day The students received their Journals they had their falling apart, quickly made journals of stapled together copy paper and construction paper for their drawing prompts. When I passed out the nicer sewn drawing journals of actual drawing paper I wish you could have seen their reactions. There were smiles of excitement, looks of amazement, shouts of \"Yeah!\" and questions of \"These are really for us?\"\r\nI look forward to all my students will be able to do as they develop their own skills in the future. thank you for your generosity in contributing to these children's education and self esteemed as you just told them through your kindness that they too are important.","fullyFundedDate":1734099948462,"projectUrl":"project/journaling-through-art/8656020/","projectTitle":"Journaling Through Art","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gray","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2440066"},{"teacherId":2147519,"projectId":8747154,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. My students are truly lucky to receive the wonderful items that have been purchased for them.\r\n\r\nThe workbooks they use are for our reading small groups or working at home. The students are on different reading academic levels so I have a few different groups that rotate to me daily. They enjoy working out of the workbooks and the various activitites they get to work on. Workbooks offer a variety of lessons including phonics, phonemic awareness, reading and comprehension. The stories are written to keep their attention and they enjoy writing in them.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your donations to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1726659459808,"projectUrl":"project/lets-work/8747154/","projectTitle":"Let's Work!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hensley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2147519_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490841973587","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/linda-hensley"},{"teacherId":2147519,"projectId":8838406,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this project. My students love reading It helps improve their vocabulary, communication, and grammar skills. It also improves their writing skills. Reading is essential to just about everything in life so it's important for them to have a great foundation.\r\n\r\nAs a child reads, they can begin to imagine where the characters are. They might even create their own little world. Reading enhances their imagination by forcing them to picture what the character actually looks like and who they are.\r\n\r\nIt is important to start at a young age and teach your child the value of reading so they will grow to practice it often and value their ability to do so.\r\n\r\nThese books were given to my students to take home for Christmas. Many of my students do not own any books or they may own just a few. I wanted them to have something to read over the Christmas break.\r\n\r\nThank you again for donating to this project. My students were very excited to receive them.","fullyFundedDate":1728067384768,"projectUrl":"project/read-all-about-it/8838406/","projectTitle":"Read All About It!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hensley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2147519_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490841973587","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/linda-hensley"},{"teacherId":1001243,"projectId":8834799,"letterContent":"I want to express our heartfelt thanks for your generous donation in purchasing books for our Jr. Tiger Book Club! Your thoughtful contribution is helping to bring the joy of reading to our young learners and they are so excited to come read every week.\r\n\r\nThanks to your kindness, our students now have their very own copy of their book club book that they will get to keep once we finish reading it. This book club has sparked their imaginations, encouraged their love of reading, and has fostered a sense of community and shared learning. The book club is already proving to be an inspiring space for students to connect with each other, discuss stories, and develop a lifelong passion for reading.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness and support. We look forward to seeing how these books will help our students grow as readers and thinkers!","fullyFundedDate":1727983358154,"projectUrl":"project/growing-budding-readers-with-jr-tiger-b/8834799/","projectTitle":"Growing Budding Readers With Jr. Tiger Book Club","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1001243_orig.jpg?crop=1212,1212,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679950565759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jenni-clark"},{"teacherId":1001243,"projectId":8702569,"letterContent":"This rug has been a complete game changer in the school library. Thanks to your thoughtful donation, our students now have a comfortable and inviting space to read, learn, and explore. The rug adds warmth and a sense of belonging to the library, creating an environment that fosters creativity and curiosity. It is more than just a floor covering—it is a space where imaginations can grow and friendships can form.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly fortunate to have donors like you who care so deeply about enriching the educational experiences of our students. Your kindness is appreciated more than words can express. Thank you once again for your generosity. Your support is making a lasting impact on our school community.","fullyFundedDate":1726662424724,"projectUrl":"project/a-spot-for-you-and-a-spot-for-me/8702569/","projectTitle":"A Spot for You and a Spot for Me!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1001243_orig.jpg?crop=1212,1212,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679950565759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jenni-clark"},{"teacherId":8837848,"projectId":8770409,"letterContent":"I was so excited to get these magnetic boards to use with our new phonics curriculum. I already had many magnetic letters and no boards to use it with. With your help, my students are now able to use these for our phonics lesson. We use these daily. Students get really excited when its time to take the magnetic boards and spell words through chaining. This also allows me to observe students learning and identify which students need reteaching of the phonics lessons. We are so grateful for your generous giving. My students and I thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1726695584682,"projectUrl":"project/watch-the-magnetic-happen/8770409/","projectTitle":"Watch the ‘Magnetic’ Happen!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Demette","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8837848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691847632751","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8837848"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_1403","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":485,"numTeachers":42,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":59,"percentWhite":11,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":15,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":33.5,"schoolId":1403,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Benjamin Martin Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Benjamin Martin Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/north-carolina/cumberland-county-schools/benjamin-martin-elementary-school/1403"}