{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Reeceville Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":23.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7678647,"projectId":10318308,"letterContent":"I am SO grateful that my previous DonorsChoose project was funded. Because of your generosity, I was able to fill my classroom library with a wonderful collection of hardcover read-aloud books for my English language learners.\r\nWe are a Title I school, and many of our students face financial challenges that can limit their access to high-quality books at home. About 25% of our students come from a variety of Hispanic cultures. Having a diverse classroom library is especially important because it gives students opportunities to see their families, cultures, languages, and experiences reflected in the stories we share.\r\nAt the beginning of the school year, I often see students quietly studying the book covers. Some are still finding the confidence to speak English, but during read-aloud time, their faces light up. They point to familiar characters, repeat new words, laugh at funny moments, and eagerly turn the pages with their classmates. One of the most meaningful moments is watching a student recognize an experience, family tradition, or character that reflects their own life.\r\nThrough read-alouds, my EL students develop vocabulary and listening comprehension, but they also learn to take turns, express their feelings, ask questions, and listen respectfully to one another. A quiet student may not yet be ready to speak in a full sentence, but they can point to a picture, smile at a familiar detail, or share a connection with a partner. Those small moments are important steps toward confidence and belonging.\r\nThe books have been especially meaningful during Hispanic Heritage Month. As we read stories celebrating Hispanic and Latino cultures, traditions, families, and contributions, students proudly recognize pieces of their own lives. I have seen students become excited to share stories about their families, foods, celebrations and communities. Their classmates listen with genuine curiosity, and our classroom becomes a place where differences are not only accepted but celebrated. These conversations help students understand that every family and culture has valuable stories to tell.\r\nOur favorite read alouds so far this year have been: Alma and How She Got Her Name and Where are You From? \r\nThank you to the donors who made this project possible. Your generosity has given my students far more than books. You have given them opportunities to see themselves represented, discover new perspectives, build language skills, and feel welcomed in our Title I classroom. Your support is especially meaningful for our students from Hispanic cultures and for all of our learners who deserve access to engaging, inclusive literature. Long after a read-aloud ends, the confidence and sense of belonging these stories inspire continue to stay with my students. I am truly thankful for the lasting impact your support has made.","fullyFundedDate":1780591593243,"projectUrl":"project/read-aloud-books-for-elementary-english/10318308/","projectTitle":"Read Aloud Books for Elementary English Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reinert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7678647_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1780526192632","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7678647"},{"teacherId":5478500,"projectId":10154071,"letterContent":"Thank you for the support for our STEM classroom. The materials that you funded have been used to help students develop an understanding of the Engineering Design Process.\r\n\r\nUsing the magnet tiles has helped my neurodiverse students who have difficulty with small motor tasks build structures that are able to stand thanks to the magnets. \r\n\r\nThe marble mazes have also been a huge success and are very popular with the students. They love to build a maze and watch the marble spin around the funnel before dropping to the next level. They are now even dropping more than one marble in at a time to predict which will reach the bottom first. \r\n\r\nHaving these materials as a part of the STEM Lab has opened up new opportunities for my students and provided them with tactile materials that support their learning needs.","fullyFundedDate":1775776906420,"projectUrl":"project/building-our-future/10154071/","projectTitle":"Building our Future!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. LEYDEN","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5478500_orig.jpg?crop=379,379,x422,y166&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651596510099","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/leydenstem"},{"teacherId":5478500,"projectId":9927028,"letterContent":"The students absolutely love the earthquake simulators. I used them in adaptive STEM classes so that the students could see the effects of shaking on their block buildings. They spent multiple class periods playing and arranging the blocks on the surface just to turn up the vibration and watch them all tumble down. They loved doing this over and over again. My second graders have been learning about Earth's changes and what makes fast changes or slow changes. They researched landslides and how to help prevent them from destroying a village at the bottom of a hillside. We tested how much sand would move down the hillside by placing their landscapes on top of the Earth shaker and watched as the sand vibrated down the hill.","fullyFundedDate":1765856320823,"projectUrl":"project/shake-shake-shake/9927028/","projectTitle":"Shake, Shake, Shake","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. LEYDEN","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5478500_orig.jpg?crop=379,379,x422,y166&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651596510099","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/leydenstem"},{"teacherId":5478500,"projectId":9888158,"letterContent":"The students of Reeceville Elementary School have been very busy getting ready for the new growing season. They organized our seed starting trays, looked through our seed selections, and calculated what we need to plant now to be ready in the spring. They just started our first trays of tomato and pepper seeds and are anxiously awaiting some growth. Every time our principal or other adult walks into the STEM Lab, the students tell them about the seeds they started in the greenhouse. In the meantime, students planted some flowers in the new soil that was delivered, and they have already germinated and are growing taller and stronger each day.\r\n\r\nThe hydroponic garden was planted a few weeks ago with seedlings that the students started in rockwool. Our adaptive STEM class helped to prepare the plants for transplanting in the hydroponic garden. All this learning and growth is all because of the wonderful support from donors and our community.","fullyFundedDate":1763602267657,"projectUrl":"project/growing-our-future/9888158/","projectTitle":"Growing our Future","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. LEYDEN","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5478500_orig.jpg?crop=379,379,x422,y166&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651596510099","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/leydenstem"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_55723","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":384,"numTeachers":31,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":25,"percentWhite":31,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":33,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":9,"gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":76.3,"schoolId":55723,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Reeceville Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Reeceville Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/coatesville-area-school-district/reeceville-elementary-school/55723"}