{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Swegle Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":18.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2456693,"projectId":9000707,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting reading instruction in my primary classroom. This project has left a tremendous impact on all my primary students especially the students learning English as a second language. These resources are a staple of our independent and small group center time in the classroom. able to practice our phonics skills with the decodable resources included in this project during small groups with my students. Students were so engaged in the differentiated decodable book resources throughout this whole year. These decodables have had a tremendous impact on my primary student's confidence when reading. They get so excited to read the words confidently and at times literally shouting out in shock, \"Mrs. Beus I just read that whole sentence. I'm a reader!\" I am so thankful for your support of our classroom learning community. My students and I cannot thank you enough for your generous contribution. Thank you so much for supporting the foundational literacy skills in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1738074018209,"projectUrl":"project/first-graders-need-books-to-learn-to-dec/9000707/","projectTitle":"First Graders Need Books to Learn to Decode!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2456693_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470720324537","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-beus"},{"teacherId":2456693,"projectId":8869823,"letterContent":"This project has left a tremendous impact on all of my primary students especially the students learning English as a second language. I have several students that have never attended kindergarten this year along with 2 refugee students. We've used the magnetic letters to help with alphabetic mastery, the magnetic word patterns have helped facilitate the learning of those patterns with all my primary students in small group setting, the sand and the trays have been used in a variety of ways to solidify concepts of literacy that we are learning. These resources have been so beneficial to have some of my students engage in hands on activities to help develop their early literacy, language, and fine motor skills during foundational skills time. I used the sand for a dinosaur themed review of CVC words. Students were so excited to be a \"paleontologist\" of words for a day and uncover, read, and write them. \r\n\r\nWith your support I was able to create engaging and interactive phonics and writing skill practice with the resources included in this project. Students were able to identify letters, write the sounds they heard when stretching out words, writing words with patterns we'd practiced in our literacy lessons, and practicing writing their high frequency words. Students were so engaged in the differentiated resources throughout this whole year. Most importantly, this project has taken struggling primary readers to confident readers with the repeated practice of high frequency word reading and word chaining activities. The centers have become a daily part of our learning. I just wanted to let you know that as a donor when you support these projects, you're changing not only the learning environment, but also the lives of so many students. I am so thankful for your support of our classroom learning community. My students and I cannot thank you enough for your generous contribution. I was standing in the hallway and one of my students read the paper I had in my hand that said, \"You can do this!\" and cheered aloud while shouting \"Mrs. Beus, I read that.... I actually read those words. I'm a reader!\" This student started the year in January reading 5 words a minute to reading 50 words a minute in April. With your donation you've built confident readers and for that I cannot thank you enough for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1735236337872,"projectUrl":"project/interactive-reading-materials-to-help-us/8869823/","projectTitle":"Interactive Reading Materials to Help Us Learn to Decode!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2456693_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470720324537","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-beus"},{"teacherId":2456693,"projectId":8500858,"letterContent":"My project aimed to enhance students' empathy, cultivate a positive classroom culture, and solidify students' emotional intelligence and response to others by engaging with SEL resources that were connected to the experiences they would have in the classroom setting every day. The children's social emotional books provided the perfect avenue to continue to deepen our discussions around our emotions, building empathy for each other, sharing and social skills, and most importantly how to be flexible when working with other classmates.\r\n\r\nI cannot express how thankful I am for your generosity. These materials have provided my students endless sessions of using the social emotional skills that we are practicing in the classroom. Participating in structured play with the magna tiles and the building blocks provided students with the opportunity to dig deep into their Toolbox of strategies when a conflict arose when playing together. With my help in these situations' students found a way to use their words tool and solve their problems in the moment while also being able to build tolerance and empathy in everyday experiences. \r\n\r\nThese resources have helped my students become more compassionate to each other. You have been very beneficial in helping my students become better friends, and citizens! Thank you again from the bottom of my heart.","fullyFundedDate":1735236337756,"projectUrl":"project/compassionate-kids-in-first-grade-need-s/8500858/","projectTitle":"Compassionate Kids in First Grade Need SEL Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2456693_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470720324537","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-beus"},{"teacherId":2456693,"projectId":8928505,"letterContent":"I wanted to start off by expressing my gratitude that you chose to help fund this project for my students and our classroom. I am so thankful to have donors out there that are willing to help support STEM skills in the primary classroom. These resources have created hours of skill building throughout the course of this school year. My classroom this year has diverse social, emotional, and behavioral needs. Some of my young students have missed opportunities to socialize and use social skills to cooperatively solve problems and play together. The panda village has been a central part of our hands on learning. Challenging students to build their villages in a specific way i.e. three tiers with an enclosed structure for the rain, creating a place where they can all talk and share about their day, or creating a structure taller than themselves and measuring it. \r\n\r\nThis school year, I have had six students in my first-grade classroom that have never been to school before, and these resources have been a critical component as we learn how to navigate the world and school together this year. The measurement and fractions resources have been instrumental in teaching these concepts to my students in small groups to lay the foundational vocabulary for these big concepts in mathematics. Students in my small groups are able to identify the numerator and denominator in a fraction as well as building fractions in halves, thirds, and quarters. \r\n\r\nI am so grateful that we have donors out there like you that support students' love for learning through curiosity and hands-on learning materials. I cannot accurately express how treasured these materials are with my first graders in the classroom. They are always begging to do free choice building centers every week. Thank you for making learning and problem solving accessible for all my students.","fullyFundedDate":1733235404560,"projectUrl":"project/engineering-our-future-with-stem/8928505/","projectTitle":"Engineering Our Future with STEM!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2456693_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470720324537","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-beus"},{"teacherId":2456693,"projectId":8917406,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting math instruction in my primary classroom. These resources are a staple of our independent center time in the classroom. For my students that never attended kindergarten they have loved using the wild animal and fish counters during small group counting instruction to help their 1-1 correspondence and adding and subtracting within 5. I have been able to use the scaffolded math centers to help students work on their individual math needs to fill their gaps in numeracy skills. I can't express enough thanks for providing much needed materials in the classroom that allow students the opportunity to visualize what is happening in a math equation in a way that is developmentally appropriate to their age and interest level. I am so grateful that we have donors out there like you to support mathematics in our primary classroom and make this project a reality. Thanks again for being a champion of early numeracy.","fullyFundedDate":1733235404353,"projectUrl":"project/math-centers-help-us-focus/8917406/","projectTitle":"Math Centers Help Us Focus!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2456693_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470720324537","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-beus"},{"teacherId":2456693,"projectId":8750701,"letterContent":"With your support I was able to create engaging and interactive phonics and writing skill practice with the resources included in this project. At the time of writing this donor choose I didn't know that I would have 6 first graders enrolled that had never attended Kinder. This project was instrumental in taking some students that had never even held a pencil before stretching out the sounds to write a full sentence. This project has also taken struggling readers to confident readers with the repeated practice of high frequency word reading. The centers have become a daily part of our learning. I am so thankful for your support in our classroom learning community. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1733281448170,"projectUrl":"project/fall-in-love-with-reading-and-writing-in/8750701/","projectTitle":"Fall in Love With Reading and Writing in Primary","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2456693_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470720324537","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-beus"},{"teacherId":2456693,"projectId":8894503,"letterContent":"The students were so thankful when I told them that we were going to be getting a new bigger rug to fit them all on it. My many thanks for your generous support cannot be accurately conveyed for bringing this project to life. It is so dear to my heart. I teach first grade and the rug is the heart of the primary classroom, it's what makes our classroom feel like home. We start the mornings with circle and share and everyone can spread out around the carpet and make connections to our social emotional learning for the day or share what they did on the weekend and make connections with each other and myself. The carpet is what grounds us in coming together to meet each other as a classroom family throughout the day.\r\n\r\nThe new classroom rug has given everyone their own defined personal space. I want to express my deepest gratitude. Your kindness has made such a positive difference for my students. Thanks to you, they now have a comfortable, inviting space to gather for lessons, story time and group activities. Rather than learning from their desk, all students can now be comfy on the rug during whole group instruction, read-alouds, partner/group collaborations sprawled out on the rug. My favorite is when students grab a clipboard and sprawl out on the carpet and work on their work independently. As a student said, \"When we're on the carpet I feel safe and heard. I learn best on my tummy.\" I can't thank you enough for your donation to our classroom. You have helped provide my students with a safe place to learn, grow, and explore every single day. I cannot thank you enough. Thanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1731087178355,"projectUrl":"project/a-classroom-rug-for-our-classroom-family/8894503/","projectTitle":"A Classroom Rug For Our Classroom Family!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2456693_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470720324537","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-beus"},{"teacherId":2456693,"projectId":8784781,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping support math instruction in my classroom. Students have loved using the grocery store imaginative play area to solidify the use of buying and saving money. These hands on individual money kits, cash register, and food manipulatives have helped my students to explore money in a fun and engaging way. They were able to identify coins and their values, make change for products and practice interpersonal communication skills. \r\n\r\nThe individual student money kits have helped when students were trying to visualize the place value of numbers in money and identifying the names and values of coins and bills. By using these hands on math manipulatives and store students were able to explore concepts of money in authentic ways. Students were able to lay the foundations of their financial literacy skills that will last a life time. I am so grateful that we have donors out there like all of you to support mathematics in my classroom and make this project a reality. Thanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1728059173553,"projectUrl":"project/money-matters-in-first-grade-math/8784781/","projectTitle":"Money Matters In First Grade Math!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2456693_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470720324537","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-beus"},{"teacherId":2456693,"projectId":8487095,"letterContent":"Words cannot express how grateful I am to be able to read these resources in order to help my instructional practices in the classroom with my students. Some of these texts I've read more than once because once wasn't enough to implement all the wonderful instructional practices into my classroom. Thank you for supporting my effort to educate myself with resources aligned to SOR in order to best help my students learn critical skills. These materials have been so useful to use to not only train staff members on best practices of reading instruction during my professional developments as the foundational skills specialist but also to help my first graders that I coteach who are some of our most struggling students gain access and feel successful in reading and writing. Your impact and gift of giving a child access to reading and writing is a truly magical experience. I cannot thank you enough!","fullyFundedDate":1726772528655,"projectUrl":"project/powerful-and-impactful-professional-deve/8487095/","projectTitle":"Powerful and Impactful Professional Development in Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2456693_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470720324537","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-beus"},{"teacherId":9465636,"projectId":8960065,"letterContent":"My students are using our flexible seating DAILY. After we went over our classroom expectations and routines for our flexible seating they began using them for independent work time, silent reading, and also as a reward. During independent work time, students love to use their flexible seating options to complete their math and literacy assignments. Many of them also love to choose the wobble cushions, stadium chairs, and bean bags to find a comfy spot for silent/partner reading.\r\n\r\nWhen my students found out about our flexible seating, they were so excited and grateful. All of them were so quick to want to establish rules/expectations on how to appropriately handle the seats! Since then, all of them have shown to be so responsible and respectful when using our flexible seating.\r\n\r\nNow that we have established our routines and expectations for our flexible seating, our class is wanting to host k-2 students for reading buddies and they are very eager to share their flexible seating with their buddy!\r\n\r\nI cannot express how much it means to me and my students you generosity. Thanks to you all, I am able to make our classroom a welcoming, fun, and exciting learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1734635824746,"projectUrl":"project/essential-classroom-furniture-for-flexib/8960065/","projectTitle":"Essential Classroom Furniture for Flexible, Engaged Student Learning and Comfort","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flores","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9465636_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1732323803379","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9465636"},{"teacherId":8665923,"projectId":8862861,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for supporting my classroom. Your generosity has helped our classroom become a calm and supportive learning environment for all students! The sensory tools are being used multiple times a day by all students, and many of the tools are being utilized specifically in our calming corner. Students are learning and practicing self regulation and calming strategies thanks to you!\r\n\r\nEach of my 27 students were absolutely shocked and surprised when the packages arrived. Many could not believe that complete strangers cared so much about them, and wanted them to have tools to be successful. We have been able to successfully create a flexible seating system so that everyone is able to benefit from these tools. \r\n\r\nThank you for caring about us!","fullyFundedDate":1729042375381,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-supports-for-success/8862861/","projectTitle":"Sensory Supports for Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Becker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8665923_orig.png?crop=415,415,x0,y9&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680995634871","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/missbecker0"},{"teacherId":2456693,"projectId":8501389,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to this project. The new classroom rug has allowed students to spread out comfortably, so everyone has their own personal space. The rug has helped my students stay safe and in their learning spot with this large, comfortable, organized classroom rug. Rather than learn from their desk, all students can now be comfy on the rug during whole group instruction, read-alouds, partner/group collaboration. I can't thank you enough for your donation to our classroom. 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