{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Paxinosa Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8667407,"projectId":8706091,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your generous contributions to our classroom. Your support has allowed us to purchase a high-quality printer, a supportive teacher's chair, and essential cleaning supplies that have already begun to transform our daily environment. The new printer ensures that every student has immediate access to the worksheets and creative projects they need to succeed, while the ergonomic chair provides a much-needed foundation for long hours of planning and instruction. These aren't just pieces of furniture or equipment; they are the tools that help our classroom function smoothly and efficiently.\r\n\r\nBeyond the hardware, your investment in our cleanliness supplies has made a profound impact on the health and morale of our students. Having a well-stocked supply of sanitizing wipes, organizers, and cleaning tools allows us to maintain a safe, sparkling space where children feel proud to learn and grow. It is heartwarming to know that our community values the small, practical details that make a school day possible. Thank you for your kindness, your belief in our mission, and for making our classroom a better place for everyone.","fullyFundedDate":1724887735532,"projectUrl":"project/fighting-financial-barriers-to-teaching/8706091/","projectTitle":"Fighting Financial Barriers to Teaching and Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fowler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8667407_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662134521228","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8667407"},{"teacherId":8667407,"projectId":7408457,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your incredibly generous donations to our classroom. It is truly heartening to see such a dedicated community rally behind our students' learning environment. Because of your contributions, we have been able to secure essential supplies and specialized resources that directly enhance our daily activities and spark curiosity in every corner of the room.\r\n\r\nThese gifts do more than just fill our rooms; they send a powerful message to our students that their education is valued by the community around them. Seeing the excitement on their faces as they enter our comfy classroom has been a highlight of our term. Your kindness ensures that every child in our class has the tools they need to explore, create, and succeed.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your partnership and for investing in our students' futures. We are so lucky to have your support!","fullyFundedDate":1688587374028,"projectUrl":"project/getting-out-of-the-darkness-and-into-the/7408457/","projectTitle":"Getting Out of the Darkness and Into the (Soft) Light!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fowler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8667407_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662134521228","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8667407"},{"teacherId":6624020,"projectId":8513775,"letterContent":"Flexible seating has completely transformed the way my students learn and interact in our classroom. Students now choose seating that best supports their learning needs — from wobble stools and floor cushions to flexible chairs and collaborative tables. One memorable moment was during our small-group reading rotations: students independently moved into comfortable, focused spaces and stayed engaged for longer periods of time. I noticed fewer disruptions, more on-task behavior, and stronger collaboration as students worked together while feeling physically comfortable and supported.\r\nWhen the students first saw the new seating options, their excitement was immediate and contagious. There were smiles, cheers, and eager hands raised to try each option. More importantly, they quickly learned how to use the seating responsibly. Many students shared that they felt \"more comfortable,\" \"more focused,\" and \"more relaxed\" while learning. For some students who struggle with attention or sensory needs, this seating has made a noticeable difference in their ability to participate and stay engaged.\r\nNext, we are using our flexible seating during writing workshops and project-based learning activities. Students are currently working on extended writing pieces and collaborative projects, and the seating allows them to move, discuss ideas, and problem-solve together in ways that traditional desks did not allow. Because of your generosity, our classroom feels more inclusive, student-centered, and supportive of different learning styles. Thank you for helping create a space where every student can feel comfortable, confident, and ready to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1723642036240,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-comfortable-learning-f/8513775/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating: Comfortable Learning for 5 Year Olds","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. McNeil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6624020_orig.jpg?crop=3193,3193,x399,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723054249320","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6624020"},{"teacherId":7101247,"projectId":9675712,"letterContent":"We are beyond thankful for your generous donation. We have received all of the items at this point and have already started using many of them. \r\n\r\nWith the germs going around we have been able to put to good use the wipes and disinfectant spray every day. We have also already started using the tissues. These materials have helped keep our classroom clean and free from as many germs as possible. This has allowed for more students to stay in school and stay healthy, as well as myself. \r\n\r\nI am very appreciative of all of these. We have also been able to use the glue sticks and the playdoh in our learning. \r\n\r\nLastly, the amount of snack we have now is amazing. I am able to provide a snack to my students who do not have anything from home. This has put an ease on my mind as well as a smile on happy and hungry kindergartener's faces.","fullyFundedDate":1767059806947,"projectUrl":"project/goodbye-germs-hello-school/9675712/","projectTitle":"Goodbye, Germs! Hello, School!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sella","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7101247_orig.jpg?crop=571,571,x882,y760&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1580426708189","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7101247"},{"teacherId":8669959,"projectId":9694289,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, our classroom now has sensory resources that are making a meaningful difference in how students learn, focus, and regulate their emotions each day. We are using these items during independent work time, small groups, and moments when students need a reset. One particularly powerful moment was watching a student who often struggles to stay engaged use a sensory tool to calm their body and successfully complete an entire assignment. These materials have helped create a more supportive and inclusive learning environment where students feel safe and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the new sensory items, their excitement was immediate! They were curious, eager, and proud to explore tools designed just for them. Many students shared how the items helped them feel calmer, more focused, or more comfortable during challenging tasks. It was heartwarming to see students learn how to choose the tools that best support their individual needs and to respect how others use them as well.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, we can now continue building students' self-regulation and independence skills as part of our daily classroom routine. Our next steps include incorporating these sensory tools into ongoing lessons, small-group instruction, and social-emotional learning activities. Your generosity has given students resources that will benefit them not just academically, but emotionally as well. Thank you for giving our classroom the tools to thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1764679656065,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-equals-success/9694289/","projectTitle":"Sensory equals Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reese","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8669959_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768841474460","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8669959"},{"teacherId":4645763,"projectId":9644170,"letterContent":"These resources have become the foundation of our \"School-Wide Superstars\" initiative. Rather than staying in one classroom, these prizes are used by all teachers and staff—from the cafeteria to the playground—to catch students being \"extraordinary.\"\r\n\r\nA specific moment: During a recent recess, a 5th grader noticed another student sitting alone. Without any adult prompting, the student walked over and started helping the student find someone to play with. Because of your donation, we were able to recognize that 5th grader in front of their peers later that day. It wasn't just about the prize; it was about the entire school seeing that kindness is our highest priority.","fullyFundedDate":1760446586887,"projectUrl":"project/every-day-counts-perfect-attendance-fun/9644170/","projectTitle":"Every Day Counts! Perfect Attendance Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. DEmilio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4645763_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502655574991","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4645763"},{"teacherId":2955815,"projectId":9642793,"letterContent":"Through getting this project funded, we have been able to provide the kindergarten students with various hands on learning experiences that align with our content we are teaching in science. We rotate between social studies and science content, but the students get so excited for our hands on learning activities when we are in science! The students have explored with our ladybug house, using materials purchased to create pulls and pushing objects, weather charts and color spectrum wheels, and gloves to experiment with some fresh snow. \r\n\r\nWe can not wait to start our second half of the school year where we will have even more fun science experiments for the students to participate in both indoors and outdoors.","fullyFundedDate":1757511058358,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-science/9642793/","projectTitle":"Hands-on Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Markert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2955815_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469240379513","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2955815"},{"teacherId":10095059,"projectId":9502922,"letterContent":"I can't begin to explain how excited and absolutely overjoyed I was when I received the news about your generous donation to my classroom project for my first graders. This was my first project with Donors Choose, and without your support, I could have never made this exciting experience happen for my students.\r\n\r\nThe students at my school come from an economically disadvantaged community, and while my school does an amazing job supporting them and their families, I wanted to provide them with materials in the classroom that they otherwise may not have access to. Right now, STEAM is not part of our educational curriculum, so I felt it was important to give them the opportunity to experiment with and enjoy activities that allow them to be creative, innovative, and independent. Your donation has allowed them to do exactly that. Their excitement and joy have not waned since first using the materials, and I am amazed at the things I see them create on a regular basis. They love to share their ideas, work together, and problem solve while building, designing, and bringing their ideas to life. Being able to start their day in a hands on way has made quite an impact. \r\n\r\nYour generosity will never be forgotten by these children, their teacher, and children to come in the future! We thank you truly from the bottom of our hearts.","fullyFundedDate":1755729529312,"projectUrl":"project/1st-grade-stem-kits-for-soft-starts/9502922/","projectTitle":"1st Grade STEM Kits for Soft Starts","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Buskirk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10095059"},{"teacherId":7101247,"projectId":9675740,"letterContent":"We appreciate your donation so much. My student's faces were full of smiles as we opened the packages when they got here. The day after we got them, we used them right away for STEM centers. \r\n\r\nThey loved being able to create and imagine different things to create. They were using their imaginations, and creative thinking to make amazing buildings, innovative items, and had so much fun doing so. My class was full of focused learners, laughter and smiles. \r\n\r\nThis is all because of your generosity. We cannot thank you enough for bringing such important tools to my kindergarteners. They will use these for years and years to come to help with so much of their needed development. \r\n\r\nTHANK YOU!","fullyFundedDate":1759411944092,"projectUrl":"project/look-at-what-i-made/9675740/","projectTitle":"Look At What I Made!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sella","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7101247_orig.jpg?crop=571,571,x882,y760&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1580426708189","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7101247"},{"teacherId":10073507,"projectId":9452317,"letterContent":"Your wiggle cushions and stools have created flexible seating throughout the day. The students can get their wiggles out and focus on instruction! Students love using white boards to quickly show what they know! It is an engaging way to review every day skills! Our steam bins get used daily, students are creative and use their imagination to collaborate with their classmates. Your donations have meant so much to our class and we have already grown so much! We will continue to use all of these materials throughout the year to collaborate, engage, and grow our students minds and skills!","fullyFundedDate":1752765228774,"projectUrl":"project/inspiring-every-learner-through-love-st/9452317/","projectTitle":"Inspiring Every Learner Through Love, STEAM, and Positive Growth","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dailey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10073507"},{"teacherId":2955815,"projectId":9539236,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your continued kindness and support to my kindergarten classroom!! From fulfilling this project, the students have been able to have such a love for learning and reading!! The students have thoroughly enjoyed using the flashlights and reading their leveled readers with their peers as well as the auditory phones and whisper reading in their ears to hear what they are saying. \r\n\r\nThere were a few materials that had to be substituted, but with the new resources the students have been doing such an amazing job exploring their reading curriculum.","fullyFundedDate":1755892411988,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-necessities-to-be-school-ready/9539236/","projectTitle":"Classroom Necessities to Be School Ready","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Markert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2955815_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469240379513","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2955815"},{"teacherId":2955815,"projectId":9409029,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of your kindness in donating to my project to create such a wonderful, colorful, and inviting classroom for my new class of kindergarten students. The students love recognizing their classroom cubby by the color they selected in the beginning of the school year. The calm down corner did move within our science area to provide more privacy and regulation strategies to help students who have big feelings or need help regulating those feelings throughout the school day when things are a challenge for them. \r\n\r\nI can not thank you enough for all of your help and kindness in getting this project fulfilled and materials to strengthen my classroom community.","fullyFundedDate":1750774743361,"projectUrl":"project/storage-writing-and-flexible-seating/9409029/","projectTitle":"Storage, Writing, and Flexible Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Markert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2955815_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469240379513","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2955815"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_90632","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":576,"numTeachers":47,"percentFrplEligible":69,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":18,"percentWhite":17,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":50,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":65.5,"schoolId":90632,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Paxinosa Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Paxinosa Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/easton-area-school-district/paxinosa-elementary-school/90632"}