{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Joseph Pennell Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":36.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8953264,"projectId":10185984,"letterContent":"On behalf of my kindergarten classroom, I want to express my gratitude for your generous support in providing my students with copies of The Night Before First Grade alongside personal writing journals. These resources have played a crucial role in helping my students process feelings about growing up and make a smooth, confident transition into first grade.\r\nReading the book gave the students a comforting, relatable look at what lies ahead, from meeting new teachers to navigating new routines and making new friends. Personal journals provide a safe space for daily writing practice, giving them ownership over their work.\r\nThe transition mission was a success! Thank you once again.","fullyFundedDate":1778002786940,"projectUrl":"project/the-transition-mission/10185984/","projectTitle":"The Transition Mission","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Perez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8953264"},{"teacherId":8953264,"projectId":10270397,"letterContent":"On behalf of my kindergarten classroom, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous support in providing us with an art projector and art supplies. These resources have transformed how students engage with visual arts and creative writing.\r\nThe projector lets us display high-resolution work, picture book illustrations, and real-world scenes directly on the smartboard. Seeing these images on a large scale captivates their attention, sparking curiosity and setting off rich discussions about characters, settings, and events.\r\nWith various art supplies organized in vibrant buckets, students create detailed illustrations for their own stories. As they choose colors and textures, they naturally learn to apply descriptive language, which directly translates into richer discourse and early sentence building.\r\nBecause of your gift, my kindergarteners don't view writing as a literacy drill; they see themselves as real authors and illustrators.","fullyFundedDate":1778276394896,"projectUrl":"project/a-kindergarten-tale/10270397/","projectTitle":"A Kindergarten Tale","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Perez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8953264"},{"teacherId":5977666,"projectId":9136103,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations towards our project. With your help, we were able to purchase already created themes revolving around all different topics to better support our students. We strategically use these theme days on early dismissal days when students have been notoriously absent in the past. Instead of missing school, the students have been excited to join us and beg family members to make sure they are here and on time. So much more learning takes place and the students have been doing so much better academically because of these days. Thank you so much again for making this a reality!!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMs. Overbeck","fullyFundedDate":1746787227415,"projectUrl":"project/inner-and-outer-excellence/9136103/","projectTitle":"Inner and Outer Excellence","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Overbeck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5977666_orig.jpg?crop=764,764,x559,y20&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565666416179","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-overbeck"},{"teacherId":5977666,"projectId":9938382,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations towards our project. With your help, we were able to purchase already created themes revolving around all different topics to better support our students. We strategically use these theme days on early dismissal days when students have been notoriously absent in the past. Instead of missing school, the students have been excited to join us and beg family members to make sure they are here and on time. So much more learning takes place and the students have been doing so much better academically because of these days. Thank you so much again for making this a reality!!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMs. Overbeck","fullyFundedDate":1767136390888,"projectUrl":"project/experiences-that-will-last-a-lifetime/9938382/","projectTitle":"Experiences that will last a lifetime","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Overbeck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5977666_orig.jpg?crop=764,764,x559,y20&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565666416179","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-overbeck"},{"teacherId":5977666,"projectId":10214392,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating towards our end-of-year community service project. As a grade, we enjoyed making blessing bags to give to our local homeless shelters and food kitchens. The students all felt a major sense of pride and accomplishment.\r\n\r\nThey were very excited that they had the ability, through the kindness of others, to be able to accomplish their goals. In addition to the blessing bags, every scholar wrote motivational notes to be included to make sure the recipient felt the love they had poured into each and every bag.","fullyFundedDate":1779464120000,"projectUrl":"project/helping-the-homeless-in-our-community/10214392/","projectTitle":"Helping the Homeless in our Community","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Overbeck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5977666_orig.jpg?crop=764,764,x559,y20&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565666416179","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-overbeck"},{"teacherId":3527258,"projectId":9952697,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in helping to fund my project. All the supplies that were donated have been and will continue to be used to help keep our classroom safe and healthy. Being able to utilize your donations has helped us to wipe away germs to prevent illnesses and keep us coming to school!\r\nThe students were very happy to see all the supplies. They actually love to help clean!! As a class, we are thankful that we are able to keep our environment a place that is enjoyable to be in.","fullyFundedDate":1769191999055,"projectUrl":"project/help-keep-my-classroom-clean/9952697/","projectTitle":"Help Keep My Classroom Clean!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fuhrmeister","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3527258"},{"teacherId":5977666,"projectId":9127921,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating towards our classroom refill the basics project. With the generous help from donors like you, I was able to refill our dwindling supply of tissues, pencils, and so much more! Thanks to you, we were able to end our school year without hurting noses from scratchy tissues. We had plenty of tissues for everyone to keep their noses clean. Thank you so much for keeping our students' noses fresh and clean. Due to this, they are in school and ready to learn this school year!\r\n\r\nI appreciate the support in ensuring my students have all their needs met while they are at school.","fullyFundedDate":1740617609137,"projectUrl":"project/refilling-the-basics/9127921/","projectTitle":"Refilling the Basics!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Overbeck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5977666_orig.jpg?crop=764,764,x559,y20&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565666416179","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-overbeck"},{"teacherId":5977666,"projectId":9276201,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating towards our end-of-year community service project. As a grade, we enjoyed making blessing bags to give to our local homeless shelters and food kitchens. The students all felt a major sense of pride and accomplishment. \r\n\r\nThey were very excited that they had the ability, through the kindness of others, to be able to accomplish their goals. In addition to the blessing bags, every scholar wrote motivational notes to be included to make sure the recipient felt the love they had poured into each and every bag.","fullyFundedDate":1745597258655,"projectUrl":"project/helping-the-homeless-in-our-community/9276201/","projectTitle":"Helping the Homeless in our Community","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Overbeck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5977666_orig.jpg?crop=764,764,x559,y20&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565666416179","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-overbeck"},{"teacherId":8953264,"projectId":9930831,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support. We have been extremely busy working, testing, and creating. The supplies that were gifted to us have helped tremendously. Engagement is evident, communication and collaboration are flourishing, and our classroom is a more productive place for learning.\r\nThe students really love the standing mobile desk. We use this mostly when using the document camera. This is where the students share their work and provide meaningful and positive feedback to each other. The work is projected on the Smartboard, and everyone looks forward to the opportunity to share their thinking and learning.\r\nThank you again for your generosity. It is truly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1764727596512,"projectUrl":"project/gettin-creative-with-it/9930831/","projectTitle":"Gettin' Creative With It!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Perez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8953264"},{"teacherId":2584557,"projectId":9447336,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. My students are enjoying the Scholastic News Magazine each week. We have learned so many new things from this great resource. Students have learned about penguins, groundhogs, how maple syrup is made, President's Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. I love how the magazines tie in with some of the holidays that student's have off for. It's a great visual for student's. \r\n\r\n Students are engaged and look forward to the day we use the Scholastic Magazine. \r\nSo thank you for helping a teacher make learning fun!","fullyFundedDate":1762305667408,"projectUrl":"project/lets-make-learning-fun/9447336/","projectTitle":"Let's Make Learning Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dunphy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2584557"},{"teacherId":5977666,"projectId":8325708,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to my project. My class and I were afforded the opportunity to view praying mantis' and painted lady moths go through all of the stages of the life cycle. \r\n\r\nBeing able to view the life cycle firsthand helped to develop their understanding of each stage. It was amazing to hear the excitement and questions that sparked further interest. We proceeded into extra units with different creatures based on the students curiosity. All of this lead to amazing conversations.","fullyFundedDate":1713886653250,"projectUrl":"project/interesting-insects/8325708/","projectTitle":"Interesting Insects","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Overbeck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5977666_orig.jpg?crop=764,764,x559,y20&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565666416179","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-overbeck"},{"teacherId":8953264,"projectId":9483973,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this project. A classroom rug may seem small, but it has made a significant impact. This rug is beautiful! It is the highlight of our room. The brightly colored circles add just the right amount of flair to our gathering place. \r\nIts bright design enlivens our space and gives each student a personal place in our room, building excitement and ownership. The students were eager to choose their favorite color as they \"claimed\" their specific spot. \r\nEngagement in our classroom and communication skills have increased tremendously. Students can easily tell if someone is absent or sitting on the wrong circle. They even like to make sure the rug stays clean! Thank you once again.","fullyFundedDate":1755446086326,"projectUrl":"project/the-gathering-place/9483973/","projectTitle":"The Gathering Place","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Perez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8953264"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_47718","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":301,"numTeachers":26,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":87,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":5,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":63.6,"schoolId":47718,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Joseph Pennell Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Joseph Pennell Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/philadelphia-city-school-district/joseph-pennell-elementary-school/47718"}