{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Peninsula Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":32.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":324107,"projectId":9870563,"letterContent":"I am thrilled to share the positive impact your generous contributions have made in our classroom. When my students first saw the new resources funded by this grant, their eyes sparkled with excitement, and their interest certainly peaked. They were grateful and eager to incorporate these new tools into their daily routines. After we discussed expectations, students quickly began trying out the various fidgets, and now every child has had at least one opportunity to use a tool that helps them focus.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, the noise-blocking headphones have become an essential part of our writing sessions, allowing students to concentrate and transfer their ideas onto the page without distraction. The engaging pens have also had a similar effect whenever kids need to record their thinking on paper. Students have used them for a phonics and spelling assessment, as well as while summarizing a book they studied in literacy. Left-handed students have discovered that the flair pens don't smear, making writing a smoother experience for them.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, I plan to keep these resources readily available for students as needed. I will also continue to identify additional items that can further support my students' learning needs and may explore writing additional grants in the future to expand these opportunities. Your contributions have truly enriched our classroom environment, and I can't wait to see how my students continue to thrive with these resources! Thank you once again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1763150965900,"projectUrl":"project/making-hard-work-enjoyable-empowering-t/9870563/","projectTitle":"Making Hard Work Enjoyable: Empowering Tools for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp324107_orig.jpg?crop=2368,2368,x161,y574&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758846386512","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/windyford"},{"teacherId":10175249,"projectId":9590100,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to support my amazing group of first graders. Everyday when they come to school, they walk into a room that feels safe and welcoming. With the help of your donation, I am able to teach without having the added worry of making sure I have the supplies needed to make learning both accessible and joyful. Because in my room, all learning should be fun! \r\nOne of the most appreciated items that was funded through this project was the galaxy-patterned-light-covers. I have a few neurodivergent learners and harsh lighting can be distracting, at best, and overstimulating which can lead to not fun outcomes. These light covers are helpful for all and helps make our classroom feel more comfortable. \r\nHowever, the light covers were just the tip of the iceberg! Job charts, dot spots and calendar supplies help us all to know what is expected and helps keep routines consistent. \r\nI cannot overstate how much this funded project has helped me in transitioning back to my own classroom. Not having to worry about necessary supplies that I know are crucial to the success of my students has truly helped me to focus on their needs and how to best meet them where they are academically and social-emotionally. Thank you again for supporting my amazing first graders!","fullyFundedDate":1755706203403,"projectUrl":"project/first-grade-is-the-best-grade/9590100/","projectTitle":"First Grade Is the Best Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gloria","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10175249_orig.jpg?crop=915,915,x32,y28&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755124226666","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10175249"},{"teacherId":324107,"projectId":9792311,"letterContent":"I wanted to take a moment to share how we are using the new resources provided through your generous support for our Schoolyard Birds unit. Our bird guides and binoculars are conveniently set up in front of the windows facing the courtyard, allowing students easy access whenever a new bird arrives at our feeders. This setup not only encourages observation but also fosters a calming environment. We have created a \"calming station\" where students can bird watch to help regulate their emotions, particularly when they are experiencing heightened feelings. Thanks to your contributions, we have ample bird seed to last through the winter, ensuring our feathered friends are well-fed and hopefully attracting many new species to our schoolyard. When our students first saw the materials, they eagerly engaged with the guides and binoculars, using the ASL bird symbol to alert me whenever they spotted a bird. If we identify a new species, we take quick breaks for impromptu bird watching, allowing their enthusiasm to deepen their connection to nature.\r\nLooking ahead, our next steps involve continuing our birdwatching activities and participating in Feedwatch, a citizen science project that collects valuable data on birds and their migration patterns. This initiative will enhance their observational skills and instill a sense of responsibility and contribution to scientific research. Your support has made a significant impact on our classroom, and we are grateful for the opportunity to provide these resources for our third grade students. Thank you once again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1760655116159,"projectUrl":"project/courtyard-birdwatching/9792311/","projectTitle":"Courtyard Birdwatching","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp324107_orig.jpg?crop=2368,2368,x161,y574&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758846386512","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/windyford"},{"teacherId":324107,"projectId":9767859,"letterContent":"Our students have been thrilled to explore the new watercolor supplies in our classroom, including high-quality watercolor paper, brushes, palettes, and vibrant paints. One memorable project was at the end of our Botany unit, where students used materials to create magnified watercolor paintings of parts of the Theobroma cacao tree, the central plant of our study. When the new supplies first arrived, the excitement was palpable—students were immediately drawn in by the beautiful materials and eager to begin painting. As they worked, their focus deepened, and their natural creativity flourished. They began experimenting with brush techniques, layering colors, and thinking more intentionally about how to represent what they had learned.\r\n\r\nThese watercolor materials will continue to play a key role as we move through the rest of the school year. Students will create artwork connected to upcoming units, including Schoolyard Birds, The Sea, Outer Space, and Immigration. The calm, focused energy they bring to painting makes it an ideal way to reinforce academic content in a hands-on, expressive way. Our next steps include designing additional art-integrated projects that help students make lasting connections. With these new resources, we're not only enriching their understanding but also giving our students a powerful outlet for creativity and personal expression.","fullyFundedDate":1759125823461,"projectUrl":"project/pigment-paper-lets-paint/9767859/","projectTitle":"Pigment & Paper: Let's Paint","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp324107_orig.jpg?crop=2368,2368,x161,y574&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758846386512","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/windyford"},{"teacherId":324107,"projectId":9726271,"letterContent":"The new Fundations whiteboards have become an essential part of our daily phonics lessons, offering a consistent and engaging tool for both instruction and practice. Each day, students use these boards to work on their cursive handwriting, with the built-in line guides helping them form letters correctly and confidently. The whiteboards also support our spelling instruction, allowing students to visually break down and mark up words. One particularly successful moment was when students practiced adding vowel suffixes to 1-1-1 words like run to form running—they could clearly see and understand the rule in action. The boards have truly elevated our ability to teach foundational phonics skills in a hands-on, student-centered way.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward in the school year, students will continue using their whiteboards to build on what they've already learned. With a strong grasp on concepts like closed syllables and closed syllable exceptions, they are now ready to explore more advanced phonics patterns and spelling rules. These whiteboards will continue to be a key tool in helping students master how words work. New third-grade students joining our classroom will be seamlessly included in these lessons, as each one will have a whiteboard ready for them. Because of their durability and design, these whiteboards will support student learning for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1758901521026,"projectUrl":"project/whiteboard-writing-practice-write-on/9726271/","projectTitle":"Whiteboard Writing Practice? \"Write on!\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp324107_orig.jpg?crop=2368,2368,x161,y574&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758846386512","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/windyford"},{"teacherId":8780188,"projectId":9628897,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom! Your art supply donations have already made a big impact on student's learning. We recently did an author study on Aaron Reynolds, and the new materials brought our lessons to life in such a fun and meaningful way. The students especially loved creating art projects inspired by Creepy Carrots! Your kindness helped make reading come alive through art and creativity. Thank you for supporting imagination in our classroom. We're so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1759126183120,"projectUrl":"project/art-supplies-for-second-graders/9628897/","projectTitle":"Art Supplies for Second Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Natalie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8780188_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753113402681","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8780188"},{"teacherId":8780188,"projectId":9485433,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our 2nd-grade classroom through DonorsChoose! We are incredibly grateful for your kindness and for helping us get the essentials we need to make learning joyful, focused, and creative. We were able to start our school year with some supplies we needed. \r\n\r\nThanks to your donations, we now have watercolor paints that have already sparked some amazing artwork and brought out our students' creativity. The new headphones are helping students focus better during independent learning time, especially during reading and math activities on their devices. Your contribution of snacks has helped keep hungry minds fueled and ready to learn each day—it's made a huge difference!\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you for being a part of our learning community!","fullyFundedDate":1753554558642,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-essentials-for-2nd-graders/9485433/","projectTitle":"Classroom Essentials for 2nd Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Natalie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8780188_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753113402681","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8780188"},{"teacherId":8780188,"projectId":9414180,"letterContent":"It was such a relief to have this project funded just in time my new group of second graders this school year! We just finished our first week of school and I can't tell you how many times we used our new easel. It is such an integral part of our classroom routine and we have already used it for so many community conversations, routines, and new learning. Thank you so much for your generosity in supporting this project and giving my classroom something that we use every single day. My second graders and I appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1753291824832,"projectUrl":"project/2nd-grade-teaching-easel/9414180/","projectTitle":"2nd Grade Teaching Easel","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Natalie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8780188_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753113402681","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8780188"},{"teacherId":8780188,"projectId":9373977,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project! We will start this module in the Spring, and these books will play such an important role in my second graders building background knowledge necessary to understand our Literacy module on the Civil Rights era. This is such an important topic that requires so much background knowledge to develop understanding for this age group. I'm excited to incorporate these books which will help students learn about such an important era in our history. Big thank you from my second graders and I!","fullyFundedDate":1752696195530,"projectUrl":"project/civil-rights-unit-books-for-2nd-graders/9373977/","projectTitle":"Civil Rights Unit Books For 2nd Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Natalie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8780188_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753113402681","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8780188"},{"teacherId":397619,"projectId":8962212,"letterContent":"My students and I LOVE the sensory bins. They truly were a joy for both morning soft start work and also early finisher work. Children were creative and happy while working with the sensory bins. They loved the autonomy of choosing from the many different bins. They used teamwork to create and play together. We had our third grade big buddies come on to do sensory bins. Apparently the appeal is ageless because they loved them as well. \r\nI cannot wait to use these bins year after year. They truly are a benefit to our class.","fullyFundedDate":1739569872509,"projectUrl":"project/help-give-my-students-sensory-bins-for-l/8962212/","projectTitle":"Help Give My Students Sensory Bins For Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hilary","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp397619_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1521748469990","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/hilary-benoit"},{"teacherId":8780188,"projectId":9237938,"letterContent":"A huge thank you from my second graders and I for funding my project! These supplies were much needed to finish our school year strong. Students were very excited about the flair pens in particular! We use them for writing and had just ran out of our last ones. Students used the paint for models for our Landforms unit in Science. We use tissue, hand sanitizer, and cleaning wipes multiple times a day and we had just run through all of our yearly supplies. Thank you for your kindness and generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1745266338899,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-essentials-for-2nd-graders/9237938/","projectTitle":"Classroom Essentials for 2nd Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Natalie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8780188_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753113402681","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8780188"},{"teacherId":8780188,"projectId":8969233,"letterContent":"Your donation made such an impact on my students this year. Thank you so much for helping me with my goal of ensuring every student in my classroom has a snack available to them during the school day for our snack time. As mentioned in my project, we had a large percentage of students who did not have a snack for our snack time. Having a mid morning snack makes such a difference for student focus and emotional regulation. 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