{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Gibson Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":43.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9503490,"projectId":9932024,"letterContent":"On behalf of my fifth-grade class, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous support. The new soccer ball has quickly become a favorite during recess. It is our students' sport of choice, and the excitement and joy it brings them each day is truly wonderful to see. They especially love the vibrant colors, and many other students have also enjoyed joining in the games.\r\n\r\nYour kindness also made it possible for us to reward students with candy canes before winter break in recognition of their positive behavior. The students were genuinely grateful, and it was a pleasure to celebrate not only my class but others as well for their efforts and good choices. Of all the treats, the Blow Pops were certainly a highlight!\r\n\r\nThese small rewards make a meaningful difference. As a Title I school, we often do not have funding for extras that help motivate and encourage our students. Your generosity allows us to recognize their hard work, reinforce positive behavior, and create joyful moments in our classroom community. I have already noticed an improvement in student motivation and behavior as a result.\r\n\r\nThank you for thinking of our classroom and for investing in our students. Your support truly means so much to all of us.","fullyFundedDate":1765051770533,"projectUrl":"project/surprise-sweet-treats/9932024/","projectTitle":"Surprise Sweet Treats!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Herba -5th Grade Teacher RM310","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9503490_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x320,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1712442887564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsherba"},{"teacherId":1864600,"projectId":9783887,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support in providing The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies for our fifth-grade students. Your contribution made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and we are grateful for the opportunity to share the impact it has had on our learners.\r\nThrough reading The Lemonade War, students strengthened essential literacy skills such as close reading, citing textual evidence, and identifying themes. The novel encouraged students to think deeply about character motivations, cause-and-effect relationships, and problem-solving strategies, all critical components of fifth-grade reading standards.\r\nBeyond academic growth, this book sparked powerful conversations about friendship, conflict resolution, perseverance, and empathy. Students connected personally with the characters and reflected on how emotions, communication, and choices affect relationships. Many students who were previously reluctant readers became more engaged and motivated, eager to discuss chapters, predict outcomes, and share their opinions.\r\nThe shared reading experience also fostered a sense of community in our classroom. Students collaborated during discussions, supported one another's thinking, and gained confidence expressing their ideas. This growth would not have been possible without your generosity.\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping to create meaningful learning experiences that extend beyond the pages of a book. Thank you for your generous support in providing The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies for our fifth-grade students. Your contribution made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and we are grateful for the opportunity to share the impact it has had on our learners.\r\nThrough reading The Lemonade War, students strengthened essential literacy skills such as close reading, citing textual evidence, and identifying themes. The novel encouraged students to think deeply about character motivations, cause-and-effect relationships, and problem-solving strategies, all critical components of fifth-grade reading standards.\r\nBeyond academic growth, this book sparked powerful conversations about friendship, conflict resolution, perseverance, and empathy. Students connected personally with the characters and reflected on how emotions, communication, and choices affect relationships. Many students who were previously reluctant readers became more engaged and motivated, eager to discuss chapters, predict outcomes, and share their opinions.\r\nThe shared reading experience also fostered a sense of community in our classroom. Students collaborated during discussions, supported one another's thinking, and gained confidence expressing their ideas. This growth would not have been possible without your generosity.\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping to create meaningful learning experiences that extend beyond the pages of a book. Your support is truly appreciated and has left a lasting impact on our fifth graders.","fullyFundedDate":1761139599879,"projectUrl":"project/one-book-a-world-of-opportunity/9783887/","projectTitle":"One Book, A World of Opportunity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shannon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1864600_orig.jpg?crop=641,641,x0,y160&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1759367099104","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1864600"},{"teacherId":10254199,"projectId":9705749,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom. Because of your support, we were able to purchase two new rugs that will be used every single day during all settings in the classroom including instructional time. These spaces instantly make our room feel more welcoming, structured, and comfortable for learning, and the students are already excited to use them.\r\n\r\nYour kindness makes a real impact. These rugs will help create a calm, organized environment for group lessons, reading time, and collaborative activities—moments that truly shape students' confidence and curiosity. We're incredibly grateful for your support and for believing in the importance of creating a positive learning space for all our kids.","fullyFundedDate":1758801826975,"projectUrl":"project/cozy-carpets-stronger-connections/9705749/","projectTitle":"Cozy Carpets, Stronger Connections","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. G","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10254199"},{"teacherId":2005192,"projectId":9540621,"letterContent":"These instruments and supplies are enabling our economically disadvantaged /equity plus students to engage in meaningful and collaborative music making that builds community, teamwork, collaboration and resilience. The instruments give them real life experiences similar to what professional musicians have to work through, in developing teamwork, communication skills, and beginning musicianship skills to perform at higher and higher levels of proficiency. The classroom supplies assist us in maintaining a clean and safe environment where we can focus on learning and building knowledge and skills. Students are enjoying using the new instruments and supplies each day. Thank you for your kind contribution to our music classroom.\r\n\r\nThey were delighted with the new instruments and talked about how damaged the old ones were. They asked to play all of them that day, and wondered when they might be able to play all of them again. Currently we are using them to help with learning music notation on the music staff --- one of our state required objectives and goals for developing musicianship. The color coded boomwackers help them visually distinguish between different pitches and scale degrees. \r\n\r\nAs we work through this unit, we will become more and more proficient at reading music and preparing for middle school music elective courses. Our little ones will use them as a pre-reading exercise that give immediate satisfaction with playing music and working together as a team. Thank you for your kind generosity in helping us purchase these much needed (and much loved) instruments and supplies.","fullyFundedDate":1760693780859,"projectUrl":"project/gibson-grizzlies-need-music-room-supplie/9540621/","projectTitle":"Gibson Grizzlies Need Music Room Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Haight","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2005192_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1481490120595","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/khaight"},{"teacherId":9503490,"projectId":9759126,"letterContent":"My students were excited to hear we got working headphones. They no longer have to try multiple headphones to see if they work or not, simply they just grab a pair.\r\n\r\nThe volume of the headphones can turn up much higher than the other ones did. The ones that I had in my classroom would work sometimes, and sometimes they wouldn't students would complain. They wouldn't be able to hear very well and the prior headphones, and I haven't had a single student complain about being able to hear in these!\r\n\r\nMy students are very thankful for your contribution to our classroom, and helping their educational growth through being able to hear through their headphones. Some students require read aloud for testing, and learning in general. Those students are able to hear read aloud again! Thank you once again, you don't know how much this means to our class.","fullyFundedDate":1758923375164,"projectUrl":"project/brand-new-working-headphones-please/9759126/","projectTitle":"Brand New Working Headphones Please!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Herba -5th Grade Teacher RM310","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9503490_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x320,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1712442887564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsherba"},{"teacherId":7693191,"projectId":9759236,"letterContent":"Wow!!! What a difference these new materials have made! The day our math and science toys arrived, my students' eyes grew wide with excitement. They couldn't wait to touch, build, and explore everything. There were gasps, giggles, and so many \"Look at this!\" moments as they discovered what each new tool could do.\r\n\r\nSince then, our classroom has turned into a space full of curious thinkers and problem-solvers. The magnet sets have become a class favorite; students love experimenting with how the pieces connect and testing how tall they can build before it tips. The marble run sparks endless creativity and teamwork as they design paths and time how long it takes for the marble to reach the end. Our scientific viewers have turned everyday objects into amazing discoveries.\r\n\r\nWhat's been most special is watching my students become more confident as they explore and figure things out on their own. They're learning to ask questions, make predictions, and celebrate mistakes as part of the learning process, something that's been so beautiful to see.\r\n\r\nNext, we'll be using these materials to explore push, pull, and motion in our next science unit. My students are already making predictions about what might happen when we start testing the force of different marble run designs!\r\n\r\nThank you from the bottom of my heart for giving my students the chance to learn in such a joyful, hands-on way. You've brought so much excitement and curiosity into our classroom, and we are so, so grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1759321948410,"projectUrl":"project/stem-tastic-scholars/9759236/","projectTitle":"STEM-tastic Scholars","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pappas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7693191_orig.png?crop=644,644,x0,y19&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716832813297","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7693191"},{"teacherId":7693191,"projectId":9500421,"letterContent":"When our new dollhouse and furniture arrived, the excitement in our classroom was contagious! Students immediately gathered around, pointing out the tiny details and discussing which pieces belonged in which rooms. During dramatic play, I watched them create entire stories together — families eating dinner, friends visiting each other's homes, and even problem-solving when \"someone spilled juice on the floor.\" These resources have opened up new opportunities for collaboration, language development, and creativity in ways that weren't possible before.\r\n\r\nOne memorable moment was when a group of students recreated our own classroom community inside the dollhouse. They gave each doll a \"job\" — teacher, student, and helper — and worked together to build routines, showing how much they've learned about roles and relationships.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward, we'll be connecting dramatic play to our literacy lessons. Students will use the dollhouse to act out stories we read aloud, helping them strengthen comprehension and sequencing skills. These materials are more than just toys; they are tools that nurture imagination, social-emotional learning, and storytelling every day.","fullyFundedDate":1756928088336,"projectUrl":"project/whimsical-world-wonders/9500421/","projectTitle":"Whimsical World Wonders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pappas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7693191_orig.png?crop=644,644,x0,y19&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716832813297","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7693191"},{"teacherId":9503490,"projectId":9124096,"letterContent":"My students truly enjoyed the donations at the end of the year. I was able to give each student a graduation gift goodie bag that included: a positive affirmation bracelet, a fifth grade, graduation keychain, candy, and snacks. The snacks were provided on EOG days as well, and the students really enjoyed having their snack!\r\n\r\nThe students in my class also enjoyed the remaining donations. There is nothing like getting your own gift, and the students were able to say it was their own. I even printed off photos of the students next to the balloons and the sign that said onto MIDDLE SCHOOL! Other classes also took pictures by this decor. Thank you so much for your contribution in my fifth grade classroom, it went beyond my classroom and onto other classrooms in the fifth grade.","fullyFundedDate":1746482414353,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-chairs-for-small-group-snacks/9124096/","projectTitle":"Colorful Chairs for Small Group + Snacks for Scholars!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Herba -5th Grade Teacher RM310","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9503490_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x320,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1712442887564","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsherba"},{"teacherId":9503490,"projectId":9002401,"letterContent":"Thank you for taking the time to donate to my classroom for our stem discovery investigation!\r\n\r\n\r\nThe workbooks were helpful for morning work or for a science warm-up. Not only do the science workbooks contain data in them to help further student's learning, but they also help students to graph information. It is important for them, not only to understand the math portion, but also implementing in science as well.\r\n\r\nMy students scored the highest in their science schoolnet assessment, and I truly believe these hands on materials helped them! My students truly enjoyed these activities, and they learned so much! Thank you!!","fullyFundedDate":1739991566503,"projectUrl":"project/stem-investigation-discoveries-yes-ple/9002401/","projectTitle":"STEM Investigation Discoveries? 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