{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Garfield Steam Academy","outOfStateSupporters":46.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8383784,"projectId":10370439,"letterContent":"I can't believe we are already so far into the fall. My students have been loving having some creative tools to make art projects and grow our learning with. So far we have been able to accomplish a few small projects on Fridays, but as we build our maturity and confidence we will be able to use even more of the supplies for deeper exploration and learning. I love having access to lots of high quality materials to share with students to enhance their opportunities. It is always such a privilege to bring new supplies into the classroom and I feel really lucky to be able to share all of this with my students. Thank you for making it possible!","fullyFundedDate":1784396616837,"projectUrl":"project/creative-expression-creates-learning-opp/10370439/","projectTitle":"Creative Expression Creates Learning Opportunities","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lazenby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8383784_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y77&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707588496812","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emorylazenby"},{"teacherId":9117998,"projectId":10211700,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our classroom centers have received an exciting upgrade! These new materials have given my students hands-on opportunities to strengthen fine motor skills, practice literacy, solve problems, and—most importantly—stay actively engaged in their learning.\r\n\r\nMy students were immediately excited when they saw the new materials. There is something special about learning when students get to build, manipulate, create, and experiment instead of always working with paper and pencil. During centers, students are using these resources to practice reading and word skills, strengthen hand-eye coordination and fine motor control, think critically, and work through challenges independently and with their classmates.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite parts has been watching students approach a challenge, realize their first idea didn't work, and then try something different. These centers give them a safe and fun environment to practice perseverance, problem-solving, cooperation, and independence while still reinforcing important academic skills.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue rotating these materials through our centers and connecting them to the literacy and problem-solving skills we are learning throughout the year. As students become more familiar with the activities, they will be able to work increasingly independently, allowing centers to become a place for meaningful practice, creativity, and exploration.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us create a classroom where learning doesn't always look like sitting at a desk. Because of you, my students have more opportunities to learn with their hands, challenge their brains, and discover just how much fun learning can be!","fullyFundedDate":1777858717044,"projectUrl":"project/beyond-worksheets-tangible-problem-solv/10211700/","projectTitle":"Beyond Worksheets: Tangible Problem Solving","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9117998_orig.jpg?crop=360,360,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729288500270","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9117998"},{"teacherId":9117998,"projectId":10228740,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our classroom has its very own \"audiobook recording studio!\" The audio recorders have given my students an exciting new way to practice one of our biggest reading goals: becoming fluent, confident readers.\r\n\r\nStudents use the recorders to read passages and stories aloud, then listen back to their own recordings. Hearing themselves has been incredibly valuable! They are beginning to notice things like reading too quickly or slowly, skipping words, pausing in the wrong places, and whether their reading sounds expressive and natural. Instead of simply being told what they need to improve, they can actually hear it for themselves.\r\n\r\nThe students were SO excited when the recorders arrived. Something that could easily feel like repetitive reading practice suddenly feels like they are recording a real audiobook. They love getting to use the equipment, and even some of my more hesitant readers are much more willing to reread a passage when they know they will get to record it.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to use the recordings to document growth throughout the year. Students will be able to compare newer recordings with earlier ones and hear how much their accuracy, pacing, expression, and confidence have improved. We will continue working toward stronger oral reading fluency while helping students become more independent in recognizing their own strengths and areas for growth.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping turn reading practice into something my students are excited to do. You didn't just provide our classroom with recorders—you gave my students a way to hear themselves becoming stronger readers!","fullyFundedDate":1777998268113,"projectUrl":"project/gsa-records-creating-an-audiobook-recor/10228740/","projectTitle":"GSA Records: Creating an Audiobook Recording Studio","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9117998_orig.jpg?crop=360,360,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729288500270","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9117998"},{"teacherId":9117998,"projectId":10187053,"letterContent":"Our new games have already brought so much excitement, laughter, and learning into our classroom! My students were thrilled when they first saw all of the new game boards and immediately wanted to know when we would get to play. Seeing their excitement over something that encourages them to learn together was such a special moment.\r\n\r\nWe are using these games during centers, intervention time, indoor recess, and other opportunities throughout our school day. They give students a fun way to practice important skills like reading, math, problem-solving, critical thinking, and strategy while also developing skills that are just as important—taking turns, communicating, cooperating, being a good sport, and learning how to handle both winning and losing.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite things has been watching students teach one another how to play. Instead of simply completing another worksheet, they are talking, thinking, explaining their choices, and helping their classmates. They may think they are \"just playing a game,\" but there is so much learning happening around the table!\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue incorporating the games into our classroom routines and connecting them to the skills we are learning throughout the year. As students become more independent with the games, they will be able to use them during small-group and center time with less teacher assistance, giving them another meaningful way to practice while I work with other students.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for giving my students these opportunities to learn through play. Your generosity has helped make our classroom a place where practicing important skills can also mean gathering around a table, laughing with friends, and saying, \"Can we play one more time?\"","fullyFundedDate":1777169398384,"projectUrl":"project/game-on-playing-our-way-to-success/10187053/","projectTitle":"Game On! Playing Our Way to Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9117998_orig.jpg?crop=360,360,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729288500270","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9117998"},{"teacherId":8383784,"projectId":10208930,"letterContent":"This project has been such a blessing so far! I'm thrilled to be able to bring these resources to my classroom and the rest of our building. So far this has looked like sharing the mobile book cart with another third grade class and using it with my own students for book buddies. I have already seen students get excited about the books available to them and being able to push the cart to a different classroom/part of the building has made bringing books back and forth so much easier. Thank you for your generous donations to this project to help it come to life! I can't wait to see how this continues to be used in the future.","fullyFundedDate":1778518854064,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-on-the-move-mobile-book-buddie/10208930/","projectTitle":"Literacy on the Move: Mobile Book Buddies Cart","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lazenby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8383784_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y77&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707588496812","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emorylazenby"},{"teacherId":9616496,"projectId":10236849,"letterContent":"When the boxes of brand-new games and arrived for our \"Building Brains with Board Games\" project, the classroom erupted into absolute excitement. Gasps filled the room as students crowded around, their eyes wide with disbelief that these resources where for them to use. Several children immediately recognized favorites like Sorry! and Uno, while others eagerly pointed out cooperative games they had not played before. That initial moment of wonder set a tone of pure joy, turning our learning space into a hub of anticipation where everyone felt valued and uniquely invested in the upcoming adventures.\r\nToday, these resources are the beating heart of our academic enrichment and social-emotional learning time, transforming how students tackle complex problem-solving. Recently, groups gathered around tables to tackle spatial reasoning challenges and resource-management games, strategizing together, negotiating friendly terms, and communicating their thought processes aloud. Hearing a typically quiet student excitedly explain a multi-step tactical move to their peers—or watching a team collaborate to conquer a difficult cooperative puzzle—demonstrated the profound social and cognitive growth these materials spark daily. Thank you for making these transformative learning moments possible.","fullyFundedDate":1778262174378,"projectUrl":"project/building-brains-with-board-games/10236849/","projectTitle":"Building Brains with Board Games","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bradford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9616496_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723835399196","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9616496"},{"teacherId":8383784,"projectId":10285005,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support of this project! My students have been having the best time watching me unbox all of our new supplies thanks to this grant and can't wait for the chance to use them all in various projects. We are still early in the year so it will be a bit before we get to really launch into all of our cool new supplies, but so far I have seen students create works of art based on the book The Dot. They have used our water color pencils and explored the way these tools work on paper. It has been fun to watch them learn and thrive with our new art supplies and I am looking forward to putting them to even more use in the future.","fullyFundedDate":1779430588809,"projectUrl":"project/watercolor-world-using-new-tools-to-exp/10285005/","projectTitle":"Watercolor World: Using New Tools to Explore Color and Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lazenby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8383784_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y77&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707588496812","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emorylazenby"},{"teacherId":8383784,"projectId":10269484,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contributions to this project! I have been slowly introducing different types of art projects into my classroom on Fridays as an incentive for positive behavior and hard work during the week. So far we have been able to do a bit of painting and a bit of drawing, but I am excited to incorporate even more of the supplies as we continue to grow in our understanding of expectations and improve our fine motor skills as a class. Students love the chance to create and use their imagination to do so. I am thrilled for the opportunity to share such fun and unique tools with my class. It is possible thanks to donors like you.","fullyFundedDate":1778262167286,"projectUrl":"project/colors-colors-everywhere-exploring-art/10269484/","projectTitle":"Colors, Colors Everywhere: Exploring Artistic Expression","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lazenby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8383784_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y77&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707588496812","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emorylazenby"},{"teacherId":3591074,"projectId":10200728,"letterContent":"Several of our microscopes and slides were lost in transition so we had a longer time waiting for all the items to arrive. I haven't had a chance to set this station up for all the students. However, the 5th graders and I have been working on setting up the microscopes and figuring out how things work. Let me tell you, those 5th graders helping me are fully engaged and completely fascinated by the microscopes and slides. I think they tried out every single slide looking at them under the scopes. One students would look and then get his friends attention to come look. It was great to see their curiosity. I can't wait to get them all set up so the rest of my students can experience it also. Thank you for donating to this project. It is greatly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1777858519830,"projectUrl":"project/focus-on-the-small-things/10200728/","projectTitle":"Focus on the Small Things","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCabe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3591074_orig.png?crop=1080,1080,x0,y352&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1575381529528","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3591074"},{"teacherId":3632680,"projectId":10175997,"letterContent":"The puzzle center has been a huge hit with my students! They love to go work on a puzzle after they have completed their work and many of them choose it as their free choice activity when we have special days. \r\n\r\nWatching them interact with each other, working together to sort and fit pieces together has been wonderful. They are talking and actively engaging with each other and I have noticed a difference in the classroom culture. Students who don't normally interact with each other are spending time together and creating new friendships.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous contribution! It is very much appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1775739536906,"projectUrl":"project/puzzle-it-out/10175997/","projectTitle":"Puzzle It Out","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fields","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3632680_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756384051945","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/b-russell"},{"teacherId":9616496,"projectId":10243065,"letterContent":"When our \"Creative Minds\" supplies arrived, my students let out gasps of pure excitement. Seeing the new art supplies and sketchpads made them feel so special knowing supporters cared about their creativity.\r\n\r\nWe immediately put the supplies to work on a science project. It was incredible to watch students bring history to life and express complex ideas through art—especially for those who usually struggle with writing alone.\r\n\r\nNext up, we are using these materials for a collaborative storytelling project where students will design and bind illustrated companion books for our current novel study. Thank you so much for giving our classroom the tools to let imagination soar!","fullyFundedDate":1778502207340,"projectUrl":"project/creative-minds/10243065/","projectTitle":"Creative Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bradford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9616496_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723835399196","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9616496"},{"teacherId":8383784,"projectId":10235365,"letterContent":"This project is in the early stages, but I am so excited to begin implementing all of our new tools soon! Already students are working with me on collaborative writing opportunities and beginning to understand the importance of sentence formation. Soon they will be prepared to begin writing independently and building their knowledge of how to write in more concrete ways. When we get to our unit on personal correspondence I am so excited for the students to get to write their own letters and post cards and send them out. I cannot wait to watch my students grow in this important foundational skill and be excited to continue learning. 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