{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"West Hills Primary School","outOfStateSupporters":50.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8480848,"projectId":9874023,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your contributions to my project, Food for Focus. My second graders look forward to their daily snack each morning. While many bring a snack from home, I have quite a few students that either forget or just don't have the means to bring one. Being able to have extras in the classroom ensures that each child can have a snack. This fuels their long morning between breakfast and lunch. They can focus on their academics rather than a growling belly. The students and I appreciate you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1762641848779,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-focus/9874023/","projectTitle":"Food for Focus","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8480848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730901766384","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8480848"},{"teacherId":5058912,"projectId":10039332,"letterContent":"Our school participates in a program for food security called \"Blessings in a Backpack\". We try to supplement with other items to offer students a little variety. \r\nDuring the winter holidays we receive a great amount of community support, but it wains sometime after that. \r\nYour contribution helped us pack blessing bags for 83 students. These included food that the students can prepare independently and provide weekend food security for them. \r\nStaff and students met after school to pack the bags which were then distributed to students the next day.","fullyFundedDate":1768767858568,"projectUrl":"project/fill-me-up/10039332/","projectTitle":"Fill Me Up","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCanna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5058912_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532962028481","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mccanna4101"},{"teacherId":3776524,"projectId":10023266,"letterContent":"Our third grade students were excited to complete a graphing activity. When we added in the conversation hearts and heart shaped lollipops, the excitement grew to another level!!\r\n\r\nI know my students made connections to graphing and skills were strengthened and reinforced using the materials from this project!! Students were given conversation hearts to tally colors. They then created bar graphs, pictographs, and answered questions regarding their data. \r\n\r\nBasic lessons are made into learning experiences when a little extra effort and thought are put into planning a lesson. These materials did just that!!","fullyFundedDate":1768943338397,"projectUrl":"project/we-love-graphing/10023266/","projectTitle":"We Love Graphing!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shank","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3776524_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749430912581","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shank"},{"teacherId":3776524,"projectId":10023288,"letterContent":"I am so relieved to having a well stocked classroom!! My students could not believe the generosity we received!!\r\n\r\nWe carefully unpacked each box and organized our supplies and snacks. Everyone was so excited to see what was in the next box. The Kleenex were so needed!! Even my students made comments about how much we needed these!! They were quickly placed on a shelf next to our new foaming hand sanitizer.\r\n\r\nThe gloves are of high quality and the students loved them!! We were able to get them passed out right before a large winter storm hit our area. \r\n\r\nThe snacks were perfect for third graders needing something to grab quickly on the go. I am so happy to have these when students request them. \r\n\r\nThese items ranging from cleaning supplies and Kleenex to bandaids and gloves make our classroom an amazing place to learn!! Thank you from my third grade class!!","fullyFundedDate":1768663230054,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-essentials-restock/10023288/","projectTitle":"Classroom Essentials: RESTOCK!!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shank","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3776524_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749430912581","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shank"},{"teacherId":5266261,"projectId":10043836,"letterContent":"My students are loving the snacks at snack time. I have a lot of students who can't afford to bring snacks to school, and we have a late lunch. These snacks give the students energy to make it through their morning. \r\n The winter hats and gloves were a big hit with my students! They enjoyed picking out a color of hat and gloves of their choice. Some students even matched them to their winter coat! These will help my students stay warm in the frigid temperatures. \r\n The Kleenexes are always needed in an elementary classroom during cold season. Students have been using these and the Lysol wipes are used to clean student supplies such as their pencil and desk. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1768947507500,"projectUrl":"project/a-happy-classroom-is-a-healthy-classroom/10043836/","projectTitle":"A Happy Classroom Is a Healthy Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cornetti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5266261_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689820829689","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5266261"},{"teacherId":7611718,"projectId":10044381,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and support of our first grade classroom! Because of you, our students are surrounded by warmth, care, and encouragement every single day. We are so excited to be able to provide students with snacks that will help them get through the day, support healthy learning, and be used as rewards to celebrate hard work and positive choices. Your Teachers Pay Teachers gift card will also allow us to purchase meaningful health education learning supplies that strengthen learning for our entire classroom.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes started arriving, the excitement was impossible to miss! The students eagerly watched as each delivery came in, and opening the boxes truly felt like Christmas morning. They couldn't wait to see what was inside, and their joy filled the room.\r\n\r\nWe also plan to use the cleaning supplies to help decrease germs and sickness, creating a safer and healthier learning environment for everyone. Your kindness has made a lasting impact on both our students' learning and well-being. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and for the love and care you have shared with our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768973321839,"projectUrl":"project/learning-and-leading-a-healthy-life/10044381/","projectTitle":"Learning and Leading a Healthy Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Petras","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7611718_orig.jpg?crop=2128,2128,x37,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1607457393397","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7611718"},{"teacherId":10413586,"projectId":10044686,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and support of our first grade classroom! Because of you, our students are surrounded by warmth, care, and encouragement every single day. We are so excited to be able to provide students with snacks that will help them get through the day, support healthy learning, and be used as rewards to celebrate hard work and positive choices. Your Teachers Pay Teachers gift card will also allow us to purchase meaningful health education learning supplies that strengthen learning for our entire classroom.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes started arriving, the excitement was impossible to miss! The students eagerly watched as each delivery came in, and opening the boxes truly felt like Christmas morning. They couldn't wait to see what was inside, and their joy filled the room.\r\n\r\nWe also plan to use the cleaning supplies to help decrease germs and sickness, creating a safer and healthier learning environment for everyone. Your kindness has made a lasting impact on both our students' learning and well-being. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and for the love and care you have shared with our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1769045949516,"projectUrl":"project/learning-and-leading-a-healthy-life/10044686/","projectTitle":"Learning and Leading a Healthy Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Claypoole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10413586"},{"teacherId":5132388,"projectId":10035617,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and support of our first grade classroom! Because of you, our students are surrounded by warmth, care, and encouragement every day. Your donations provided snacks and food for home, cozy hats and gloves, and take-home packs filled with pencils, crayons, and glue—helping learning continue well beyond the school day.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes started coming in, the excitement was contagious! The students couldn't wait to see what was inside, and opening them truly felt like Christmas morning. From joyful rewards like lollipops to essential supplies that meet real needs, your kindness has made a lasting impact. We are deeply grateful for the love and hope you've shared with our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768923923581,"projectUrl":"project/creating-success-curbing-care-hunger/10035617/","projectTitle":"Creating Success: Curbing Care, & Hunger at School & Home!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rugg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5132388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537032904759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtney-shepard"},{"teacherId":5132388,"projectId":9625326,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom. Because of your support, I was able to purchase engaging math and ELA task cards from Teachers Pay Teachers for my first graders.\r\n\r\nThese task cards have made learning more hands-on, interactive, and exciting for my students. Instead of just sitting and listening, they are actively moving, thinking, collaborating, and problem-solving. This type of learning truly helps my students build confidence and develop a deeper understanding of math and reading skills.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your generosity is helping to spark a passion for learning in my classroom. My students are excited, motivated, and eager to learn each day—and that would not be possible without your support.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for investing in their education. Your kindness is making a meaningful difference in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1764691505814,"projectUrl":"project/tpt-task-cards-for-my-first-graders/9625326/","projectTitle":"TPT Task Cards for My First Graders!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rugg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5132388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537032904759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtney-shepard"},{"teacherId":5132388,"projectId":9910828,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping provide basic needs for our first grade classroom! We are so grateful for the glue sticks, highlighters, pencils, tape and tape dispenser, and the hot glue guns and glue for crafts. These supplies make a huge difference in our students' learning and creativity every day.\r\n\r\nThe glue sticks and hot glue help students complete hands-on projects, from creating fun crafts to building 3D models for science and social studies. We also use them for reading and math activities, like making word and number cards, sorting letters and numbers, and putting together interactive learning games. Pencils are used every day for practicing handwriting, spelling, journaling, and solving math problems. Highlighters help students identify important words in reading, highlight key facts in science, and mark answers in math activities. Tape and the tape dispenser are perfect for building and constructing projects, hanging classroom displays, and even creating simple math or reading manipulatives.\r\n\r\nWith crayons, glue, and these materials, our students can bring their ideas to life while practicing important skills like counting, reading comprehension, writing, and creative problem-solving. Your generosity helps our students learn, explore, and express themselves in meaningful ways, and we are deeply grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1765902476474,"projectUrl":"project/basic-needs-for-1st-grade-fun/9910828/","projectTitle":"Basic Needs for 1st Grade Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rugg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5132388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537032904759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtney-shepard"},{"teacherId":5839098,"projectId":9788858,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our class project. My students are thrilled with the after school tutoring snacks. They're working hard, getting better grades, and are earning reward treats by doing homework, getting good grades on tests and quizzes, beating their old scores, etc. \r\n\r\nI arranged the snacks on a display shelf on top of my file cabinet. Eyes were popping as they located the snack shelf as soon as they entered my classroom. Your kindness has been a great treat, reward, and incentive. Your generosity is much appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1762267700769,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-thought/9788858/","projectTitle":"Food for Thought","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pyle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5839098_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546967887253","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pamelapyle"},{"teacherId":5132388,"projectId":9779081,"letterContent":"When our Teachers Pay Teachers gift card was funded, I couldn't wait to share the news with my new first-grade class. Even though they didn't fully understand what a gift card is, they knew right away that it meant new learning materials were coming—and their excitement filled the room. I explained that generous people had helped us get special resources to make our lessons more fun and engaging, and students immediately began guessing what new activities we might explore. Your support brought so much joy and anticipation to our classroom before we even downloaded the first item.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, I've been able to select curriculum materials that fit our students' needs perfectly. We've already begun using interactive reading activities that help students practice sight words, phonics, and story comprehension in hands-on ways. In math, the printable centers and colorful games I purchased have helped students work on addition, number sense, and problem-solving with confidence. During our social-emotional learning time, we've used reflection worksheets and community-building activities that help students express their feelings, build friendships, and practice kindness. Every resource has made our classroom run more smoothly, more joyfully, and with more meaningful learning moments.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward in the school year, the Teachers Pay Teachers materials will play a huge role in supporting our next steps. Students will soon begin working in small groups for both reading and math, and the activities I've added to our curriculum will help each child learn at a level that's just right for them. We're also preparing to begin our first writing unit, and the prompts and organizers I've purchased will help students learn to express themselves clearly and proudly. Because of your generosity, my students have access to high-quality, engaging lessons that make them excited to learn every single day. We are sincerely grateful for your support and for believing in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1760556525728,"projectUrl":"project/tpt-gift-cards-to-enhance-grade-level-cu/9779081/","projectTitle":"TPT Gift Cards to Enhance Grade Level Curriculum!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rugg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5132388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537032904759","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtney-shepard"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_59699","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":522,"numTeachers":46,"percentFrplEligible":80,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":94,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":1,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 4","studentTeacherRatio":"11.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":49.9,"schoolId":59699,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about West Hills Primary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"West Hills Primary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/armstrong-school-district/west-hills-primary-school/59699"}