{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Charles Haskell Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":44.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":131965,"projectId":10603197,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping bring such a unique and engaging learning experience into our speech language therapy classroom! Our jumping spider and its accessories will be a wonderful tool for encouraging communication, curiosity, and meaningful language practice. Students are excited to observe the spider, ask questions, make predictions, describe what they see, learn new vocabulary, and participate in conversations with their peers.\r\n\r\nThe spider also provides natural opportunities to target speech and language skills such as following directions, sequencing, answering questions, expanding sentences, and practicing social communication. For some students, quietly observing our classroom pet can also provide a calming sensory break before returning to therapy activities. Your generosity has helped us create memorable learning experiences that make communication practice exciting, meaningful, and fun.","fullyFundedDate":1789427235366,"projectUrl":"project/jumping-into-speech-language/10603197/","projectTitle":"Jumping Into Speech & Language!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp131965_orig.jpg?crop=1219,1219,x0,y423&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630464957655","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kim-kysar"},{"teacherId":2820806,"projectId":10541263,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful for the generous support provided through the Speechie Classroom Completion grant. This grant has helped provide important materials and resources that support students throughout their speech-language therapy experience and has allowed me to create a more complete, welcoming, functional, and engaging therapy classroom. A speech-language therapy room is more than simply a place where students practice sounds or answer language questions. It is a space where students build confidence, learn to communicate their wants and needs, develop social and academic language, practice skills that can be challenging, and discover that they are capable of making progress. The items provided through this grant have helped make that environment even more supportive and student-centered. Having access to appropriate therapy materials means that I can provide activities that are engaging while still targeting the individualized goals outlined for each student. The resources can be used to support articulation, phonological awareness, vocabulary, receptive and expressive language, comprehension, narrative skills, social communication, fluency, and functional communication. Thank you so much for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1788096169311,"projectUrl":"project/speechie-classroom-completion-26-27/10541263/","projectTitle":"Speechie Classroom Completion (26-27)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2820806_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x175,y60&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659494890079","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2820806"},{"teacherId":2820806,"projectId":10149436,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful for the generous grant that provided literacy-based units for our elementary speech-language therapy students. This funding has made a meaningful difference in my ability to provide engaging, purposeful, and academically connected speech and language therapy. Literacy and communication are so closely intertwined, and having high-quality, literacy-based materials allows me to address speech and language goals in a way that feels natural and relevant to students' everyday learning experiences. Rather than working on individual skills in isolation, these units allow students to practice vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, narrative language, articulation, phonological awareness, sequencing, inferencing, problem-solving, and expressive and receptive language skills through meaningful stories and activities. The grant has given me access to resources that I can use across a wide range of elementary ages and abilities, making it possible to individualize instruction while still maintaining a common theme and engaging context.","fullyFundedDate":1778006490945,"projectUrl":"project/seasonal-stories-building-speech-and-la/10149436/","projectTitle":"Seasonal Stories: Building Speech and Language Through Thematic Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2820806_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x175,y60&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659494890079","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2820806"},{"teacherId":2820806,"projectId":10449321,"letterContent":"Receiving such a generous grant donation to support our speech-language therapy classroom has made a tremendous impact on our students and the way we are able to provide meaningful, motivating, and individualized therapy. I am incredibly grateful for the generosity and confidence that went into funding this grant. The purpose of this project was to create and maintain a behavior and motivation \"Treasure Box\" system that could be used throughout speech-language therapy to encourage positive participation, reinforce communication goals, celebrate student successes, and help students develop the confidence they need to become successful communicators. For many of the students I serve, attending speech therapy can involve challenges that extend beyond the specific communication skill we are targeting. Some students struggle with attention, frustration, confidence, self-regulation, transitions, or simply finding the motivation to participate in a task that feels difficult. Having a well-stocked Treasure Box has given me an additional tool to help make therapy feel positive, exciting, and rewarding. The items purchased through this grant have allowed students to work toward tangible rewards while also learning important skills such as persistence, delayed gratification, making choices, following expectations, and taking pride in their accomplishments. Something as simple as allowing a student to choose a small prize after working hard can completely change the atmosphere of a therapy session. Students who may initially say, \"I can't do that,\" are often much more willing to try when they know their effort will be recognized and celebrated. The Treasure Box is not simply a collection of toys or prizes; it has become a tool for building relationships, encouraging perseverance, and creating positive associations with speech and language therapy.\r\n\r\nI cannot thank the donors enough for investing in our students and in the work that happens within our speech-language therapy classroom. Your generosity has provided much more than prizes—it has provided opportunities for encouragement, confidence, independence, communication, and success.","fullyFundedDate":1787691588643,"projectUrl":"project/speechie-treasure-box-time/10449321/","projectTitle":"Speechie Treasure Box Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2820806_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x175,y60&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659494890079","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2820806"},{"teacherId":7944901,"projectId":10186519,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of science supplies to our classroom! Your kindness is helping us make science more exciting, hands-on, and engaging for our first graders.\r\n\r\nThe galaxy light and jellyfish lamp are especially exciting! They will help bring our science learning to life and give our students fun, visual ways to explore topics like space, light, animals, and the world around them. I know these will quickly become classroom favorites!\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping create a classroom where curiosity, wonder, and discovery are encouraged every day. Your generosity makes a difference in the lives of our young scientists!","fullyFundedDate":1776101860272,"projectUrl":"project/houston-we-have-a-solution-future-astr/10186519/","projectTitle":"Houston, We Have a Solution: Future Astronauts at Work","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arbuckle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7944901_orig.jpg?crop=2796,2796,x0,y139&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628174210139","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7944901"},{"teacherId":7726506,"projectId":10540402,"letterContent":"The materials provided through this project have made a meaningful difference in our special education classroom by giving students access to engaging, hands-on resources that support their individual learning needs. Stickers, craft supplies, sensory materials, motivators, and other consumables have allowed us to make daily instruction more interactive, creative, and accessible for our students.\r\n\r\nThese resources have helped us provide individualized opportunities to strengthen communication, fine motor skills, independence, participation, and positive behavior. Students are more motivated to engage in activities when materials are meaningful and suited to their interests and needs. Having these supplies readily available has also allowed us to adapt lessons and activities so that every student has opportunities to participate successfully, build confidence, and experience the pride that comes from reaching personal goals.","fullyFundedDate":1787884277669,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-every-learner/10540402/","projectTitle":"Empowering Every Learner!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7726506_orig.jpg?crop=337,338,x0,y52&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694016899769","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7726506"},{"teacherId":7726506,"projectId":10430979,"letterContent":"Our monthly incentive celebrations have made a meaningful impact on our special education students by giving them something exciting to work toward while reinforcing positive behaviors, independence, and social-emotional growth. The popcorn and slushy supplies have helped us create celebrations where students feel recognized and proud of their accomplishments.\r\n\r\nThese events also provide valuable opportunities for students to practice communication, conversation, turn-taking, patience, teamwork, and appropriate social interactions in a natural and enjoyable setting. Students learn to celebrate not only their own achievements but also the successes of their peers. The motivation these celebrations provide carries into the classroom throughout the month, encouraging students to stay engaged, make positive choices, and continue working toward their individual goals.","fullyFundedDate":1787865615341,"projectUrl":"project/popcorn-slushies-smiles/10430979/","projectTitle":"Popcorn, Slushies, Smiles!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7726506_orig.jpg?crop=337,338,x0,y52&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694016899769","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7726506"},{"teacherId":8318459,"projectId":10250246,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of items and supplies for our classroom! Your kindness and support mean so much to me and my students!\r\n\r\nThe toys, games, and supplies you provided will give my students wonderful opportunities to learn, play, create, and explore! These materials will help make our classroom a more engaging and joyful place where students can learn through hands-on experiences! We particularly are really enjoying our new farm animals for our farm animal unit! \r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your generosity and for thinking of our classroom! Your support makes a meaningful difference in the lives of my students, and we appreciate everything you have done for us!","fullyFundedDate":1778019598530,"projectUrl":"project/purposeful-play-in-pre-k/10250246/","projectTitle":"Purposeful Play in Pre-K","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Scharbor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8318459"},{"teacherId":131965,"projectId":10540267,"letterContent":"This project will have a meaningful impact on our students by creating a speech classroom that is calm, welcoming, organized, and responsive to a wide range of individual needs. Sensory tools, calming resources, fidgets, and flexible supports will give students practical ways to regulate their bodies, maintain attention, and feel more comfortable participating in speech and language activities. When students are regulated and engaged, they are better able to communicate, listen, practice new skills, and build confidence. Organizational materials will also make a significant difference by keeping resources accessible, reducing time spent searching for materials, and maximizing valuable instructional time. Together, these resources will help create an environment where every student can feel supported, successful, and ready to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1787839650044,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-success/10540267/","projectTitle":"Sensory Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp131965_orig.jpg?crop=1219,1219,x0,y423&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630464957655","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kim-kysar"},{"teacherId":131965,"projectId":10463224,"letterContent":"The reward dispensers provided through this project have added an exciting and engaging way to recognize the hard work and progress of our special education students. Filled with small snacks and incentives, the dispensers give students something tangible to work toward while helping us reinforce positive behavior, participation, perseverance, and academic effort throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nMore importantly, these dispensers have become valuable tools for teaching skills that extend far beyond earning a treat. Students practice making choices, following expectations, waiting appropriately, communicating wants and needs, and experiencing the connection between effort and positive outcomes. The excitement surrounding the dispensers has helped increase motivation and engagement while allowing us to celebrate successes both big and small. These materials have helped us create a positive classroom culture where students feel recognized, encouraged, and proud of their accomplishments.","fullyFundedDate":1787164795388,"projectUrl":"project/dispensing-little-rewards/10463224/","projectTitle":"Dispensing Little Rewards!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp131965_orig.jpg?crop=1219,1219,x0,y423&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630464957655","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kim-kysar"},{"teacherId":7726506,"projectId":10445169,"letterContent":"The pillows and blankets provided through this project will transform our literacy corner into a warm, welcoming space where students feel comfortable slowing down and engaging with books. For our special education students, having a cozy and inviting environment can make a meaningful difference in their willingness to participate in reading activities, explore books independently, and spend more time developing important literacy skills.\r\n\r\nThis space has become about much more than comfort. Students are strengthening language, vocabulary, comprehension, communication, and social skills while learning to see reading as an enjoyable experience rather than simply an academic task. The literacy corner also provides a calming space where students can regulate, reset, and return to learning ready to participate. 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