{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Durant Road Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":24.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5097876,"projectId":10118142,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support in funding our classroom project. Because of your kindness, our kindergarten students now have access to much-needed underwear and socks. At this age, accidents and unexpected situations happen, and having these essential items readily available helps preserve each child's dignity, comfort, and confidence throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nYour donation does more than provide clothing—it creates a safe and caring environment where children can focus on learning, playing, and growing without embarrassment or worry. It also allows us, as educators, to respond quickly and compassionately to our students' needs.","fullyFundedDate":1772550289277,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-essentials-underwear-and-s/10118142/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten Essentials: Underwear and Socks!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Santelli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5097876_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657576255958","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-rogers1"},{"teacherId":5097876,"projectId":10087553,"letterContent":"Thank you once again for funding this project. Already the Letterland decodable books have been put to use. We have read many of the books from the set. The children are enjoying reading the books and seeing the letterland characters appear in the books also. Their reading fluency is improving as we progress through the school year. The children enjoy reading decodable books that are of an appropriate level for them. We are now learning about word families and it is great that there are books specifically made to ensure the children have a rich text for supplement their whole group instruction. Once again, thank you","fullyFundedDate":1773073187680,"projectUrl":"project/project-4-letterland-decodable-books/10087553/","projectTitle":"Project #4: Letterland Decodable Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Santelli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5097876_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657576255958","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-rogers1"},{"teacherId":5097876,"projectId":10037907,"letterContent":"Thank you once again for funding this project. Already the Letterland decodable books have been put to use. We have read many of the books from the set. The children are enjoying reading the books and seeing the letterland characters appear in the books also. Their reading fluency is improving as we progress through the school year. The children enjoy reading decodable books that are of an appropriate level for them. We are now learning about word families and it is great that there are books specifically made to ensure the children have a rich text for supplement their whole group instruction. Once again, thank you","fullyFundedDate":1770393726941,"projectUrl":"project/project-2-letterland-decodable-books/10037907/","projectTitle":"Project #2: Letterland Decodable Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Santelli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5097876_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657576255958","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-rogers1"},{"teacherId":4548095,"projectId":10137010,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support of this project! Because of you, we were able to purchase dozens of excellent new books for our library. As a fairly new librarian, I am doing all I can to find ways to improve our library collection, since so many of our books are outdated. DonorsChoose has really helped!\r\nMany of my older students are caught up in the series called \"Wings of Fire.\" This series was recently released in a graphic novel format. It is my hope that many students will be drawn to the graphic novels first, but will then graduate to read the original novels. We were also able to purchase an art book that teaches how to draw Wings of Fire pictures.\r\nWe were also able to build up areas of nonfiction with several new Science Comics books. These books are graphic novel books that teach about various topics such as cars, frogs, or rocks and minerals. Because kids love graphic novels, they are drawn to these books. But they can learn so much information from them. I love it!\r\nThank you for helping me make my library a more exciting place of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1773843290346,"projectUrl":"project/we-love-books/10137010/","projectTitle":"We Love Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. McKey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4548095_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771243029782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dan-mckey"},{"teacherId":4548095,"projectId":10157402,"letterContent":"Wow! These nonfiction books are amazing! I have started showing them to students as their classes come to the library, and the students are really excited to start reading them.\r\nThank you so much for allowing me to build up some weak sections of our library collection. \r\nI think I am most excited about a series called \"Medical School for Kids.\" Our future doctors and nurses are going love reading Cardiology for Kids, Anesthesiology for Kids, and even Gastroenterology for Kids. I have had a former nurse take a look at the books and she was impressed. They are written on a 3rd grade level, but there was plenty of information that was new to me. At my age, I need to make sure we have plenty of good doctors and nurses ready to go in the future. These books may get some of our students inspired to head to medical school.\r\nI also love a series of physical science books including Matter and Energy. \r\nAnother series that children are going to love if they can stop giggling is from Picture Book Science. It is all about animal adaptations, and includes titles like Spit Nests, Puke Power, and other Brilliant Bird Adaptations. \r\nMany of my students would read only graphic novels if we let them. But these exciting new nonfiction books are catching their attention. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1773858971507,"projectUrl":"project/non-fiction-addiction/10157402/","projectTitle":"Non-fiction Addiction!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. McKey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4548095_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771243029782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dan-mckey"},{"teacherId":4548095,"projectId":10035624,"letterContent":"My students were very excited when I showed them all these new soccer books. Now it is hard to keep these books on the shelves! I like that we were able to get a variety of soccer books at a variety of reading levels. So I can have Kindergarten students and 5th graders enjoying some of these books. Plus, some of the books are informational, while others are sports stories.\r\nI am hoping that some of my reluctant readers that love soccer will be drawn into reading these books and will start to develop a love of reading. \r\nThank you for helping me build up a weak spot in my library collection. Most of my soccer books before this project were pretty old, but students were still checking them out. Now we have brand new books. I like the phrase, \"Nothing but the best books for our kids.\" Thank you for helping make this happen.\r\nI will keep working at building up weak sections of our library. I don't get a lot of money allotted to purchasing new books each year. So DonorsChoose has really helped me get more books, and the students are loving them.\r\nThank you so much for giving my students these books!","fullyFundedDate":1773833115927,"projectUrl":"project/goooooooooooooal-soccer-books-for-kids/10035624/","projectTitle":"Goooooooooooooal! Soccer Books for Kids!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. McKey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4548095_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771243029782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dan-mckey"},{"teacherId":4548095,"projectId":9860461,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this STEM and Lego project! My students love learning with Lego, and I have seen them grow in their skills.\r\nThis project involved building four new Lego sets. We have completed the Minerals Collection and it is being displayed in the library, right on my desk presently. A girl who was celebrating Ramadan came to the library over her lunch period and worked on this set. She was so excited when she got it done. I took a picture of her with the set and sent it to her mother who was also very excited.\r\nThe hibiscus flowers look amazing, and they are also being displayed in the library.\r\nThe pirate ship is over halfway done. The students working on that one hit a snag and couldn't figure out the next step. (Some of these really are pretty difficult.) I am helping them keep going.\r\nThe castle is partly finished. I am guessing we will complete this one in a few weeks. This will look really good in the library. \r\nI love watching students work, problem-solve, and collaborate together on these sets. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1771028771602,"projectUrl":"project/building-engineering-and-social-skills-t/9860461/","projectTitle":"Building Engineering and Social Skills through LEGO","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. McKey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4548095_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771243029782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dan-mckey"},{"teacherId":4548095,"projectId":9860492,"letterContent":"My students absolutely love graphic novels! I really do think these books especially help some of my reluctant readers. The pictures give a lot of support to readers. \r\nSome of my younger readers love the Pizza and Taco books and the Magic Tree House graphic novels. It is my hope that these graphic novels will lead students to read more of the original Magic Tree House books.\r\nSeveral of my older readers really enjoy the Percy Jackson series. Again, it is my hope that the graphic novel versions of these stories will lead readers into the original series. I am seeing that happen, and that makes me happy. I want readers to enjoy graphic novels, but I also want them to become well-rounded readers.\r\nThank you so much for helping me build up my library, and for building up my graphic novel section, since that is an area that is used extensively. \r\nI love the variety that this project gives us. Some students seem to just want to read Dog-Man. This provides a lot more enjoyable graphic novels for kids to sample. \r\nWe are so blessed to have donors like you that believe in our children and provide so much that we cannot do on our own.\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1768501434636,"projectUrl":"project/greedy-for-graphic-novels/9860492/","projectTitle":"Greedy for Graphic Novels!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. McKey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4548095_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771243029782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dan-mckey"},{"teacherId":4548095,"projectId":9969196,"letterContent":"My students really enjoyed putting these Lego sets together! Mario Kart was especially a big hit! It gets a lot of attention displayed in our library. Students also really enjoyed the Disney Princesses and Pets. Our Winnie the Pooh is not completed yet, but it is coming along very well.\r\nThese sets, as you know, are quite expensive. The majority of our students may never get a chance to work with many sets like these. Thank you so much for providing them this opportunity.\r\nI have seen students grow in so many ways through Lego. I know they are developing problem-solving skills, but I also enjoy watching them grow in creativity, communication, and collaboration.\r\nThank you for building into my students and into my library. Because of you, our students have had a rich experience to learn STEM skills, and my library is starting to look like a Lego showcase. It makes our students smile when they come into my library, and that is a good thing! \r\nThank you! Thank you! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1768434346231,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-play/9969196/","projectTitle":"Learning through Play!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. McKey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4548095_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771243029782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dan-mckey"},{"teacherId":978938,"projectId":9863284,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. This project has had a tremendous impact on my class. We recently completed opinion essays, and not only were students more organized, but the multi-pocket writing folders helped them clearly see the entire writing process from beginning to end. The colored pencils were especially useful during both the prewriting and revising stages. Students also love the lap desks, which give them the flexibility to work comfortably around the room. This has truly been an incredible project that will benefit students for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1771525350869,"projectUrl":"project/providing-the-basics-writing-supplies-f/9863284/","projectTitle":"Providing the Basics: Writing Supplies for Every Student","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Saunders","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp978938_orig.jpg?crop=1138,1138,x0,y208&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724844347032","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/978938"},{"teacherId":10176851,"projectId":9595093,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom—your generosity truly means more than I can put into words. My students and I were so excited to receive these new resources, and they have already made a big impact on our learning.\r\n\r\nWe've been using the materials in small group math, especially as we work through dividing with two-digit divisors and making sense of remainders (which is no small task in 5th grade!). Having these tools has helped my students slow down their thinking and actually see what's happening in the problem instead of just guessing or rushing through. One moment that stuck with me was a student who usually hangs back suddenly jumping in to explain their strategy to the group—and they were right. That kind of confidence is huge.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, we're going to keep using these resources to support our small groups and build stronger problem-solving habits. My goal is to help students not just get answers, but understand how they got there and feel confident explaining their thinking. These materials are helping make that happen.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in my students. You've made a real difference in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1765205114835,"projectUrl":"project/lids-for-a-cleaner-critter-free-campus/9595093/","projectTitle":"Lids for a Cleaner, Critter-Free Campus","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10176851_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y512&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755567831114","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10176851"},{"teacherId":4548095,"projectId":9891081,"letterContent":"My students absolutely love building with Lego Tubes. They especially enjoy making elaborate marble runs and watching the ball go all the way down their creations. They also like trying to follow the directions on the provided large cards to make special animals and designs. Others simply enjoy being completely creative and building their own creations.\r\nI have seen students improve on collaboration and communication skills with Lego and with these Lego Tubes. I have seen them show their creativity. I have seen them improve problem-solving skills. I love seeing the joy they show as they figure things out and complete projects.\r\nThank you so much for supporting this project! Thank you for building into the lives of my young engineers!","fullyFundedDate":1764778795487,"projectUrl":"project/building-tubes-and-creativity-in-stem/9891081/","projectTitle":"Building Tubes and Creativity in STEM!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. McKey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4548095_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771243029782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dan-mckey"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_1824","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":567,"numTeachers":51,"percentFrplEligible":62,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":29,"percentWhite":34,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":28,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":75.9,"schoolId":1824,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Durant Road Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Durant Road Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/north-carolina/wake-county-public-school-system/durant-road-elementary-school/1824"}