{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Weil Pre-Kindergarten - 5 School","outOfStateSupporters":21.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5691841,"projectId":10171600,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"Warm Meals, Ready Minds\" project! Your generosity provided our students with warm, nourishing meals to enjoy during the school day and, when needed, meals to take home with them.\r\n\r\nFor some children, knowing where their next meal will come from is a very real concern. Because of your support, our students could focus less on an empty stomach and more on learning, playing, growing, and being a kid. A warm meal can make such a difference in a child's day—it helps them feel cared for, supported, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThe meals we were able to provide also gave families peace of mind. When a child could take food home, they didn't have to worry as much about when they would eat next. Something as simple as having a meal waiting at home can bring comfort to a child and their family.\r\n\r\nYour donation did more than provide food. You helped remove a worry, fill a hungry belly, and create an environment where children could come to school ready to learn. You reminded our students that their community cares about them and wants them to succeed.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us create warm meals and ready minds! We are incredibly grateful for your kindness and for the difference you have made in the lives of our students and their families.","fullyFundedDate":1784816828402,"projectUrl":"project/warm-meals-ready-minds/10171600/","projectTitle":"Warm Meals, Ready Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Colon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5691841_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534260234151","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5691841"},{"teacherId":5691841,"projectId":10188101,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping fund our project and getting our classroom ready for a brand-new school year! Your kindness has already made such a difference. Our room smells wonderful thanks to the plug-ins, and our beautiful, colorful Post-it Notes are ready to help us create visually appealing anchor charts together beginning on the very first day of school!\r\n\r\nI already know my students will be excited about the chance to chew their Big League Chew in class, too! These fun touches, along with the classroom supplies you helped provide, will make our learning environment welcoming, organized, and exciting from day one.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and helping us create a classroom where learning can begin with smiles, creativity, and enthusiasm. We are so grateful for your generosity and support!","fullyFundedDate":1781547164084,"projectUrl":"project/stocking-up-for-success-small-items-bi/10188101/","projectTitle":"Stocking Up for Success: Small Items, Big Difference","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Colon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5691841_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534260234151","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5691841"},{"teacherId":5896432,"projectId":7721770,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, my students now have a full set of boomwhackers, and they've quickly become one of the most exciting parts of music class. We've been using them to explore pitch and rhythm in a hands-on way — students work in small groups, each holding a different colored boomwhacker, and together they build simple melodies and rhythmic patterns by striking them in sequence. One of my favorite moments was watching a group of students figure out, completely on their own, how to play a familiar tune just by trial and error and listening carefully to each pitch.\r\n\r\nMy students' reaction when they first saw the boomwhackers was pure excitement — lots of wide eyes, big smiles, and immediate requests to \"play the colorful ones!\" Because boomwhackers are so visual and tactile, even students who are usually hesitant to participate were eager to grab one and join in. The color-coding also made it easy for students to start connecting sound to pitch almost instantly, which is a concept that can otherwise be tricky to grasp.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, I'm planning to use the boomwhackers to introduce basic music notation by having students match colors to notes on a staff, and eventually build up to playing short group compositions. Thanks to your support, my students have a fun, engaging tool that's helping them build real musical understanding while having a great time doing it.","fullyFundedDate":1696944161343,"projectUrl":"project/everyone-gets-a-boomwhacker/7721770/","projectTitle":"Everyone Gets a Boomwhacker!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Willard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5896432_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537405544303","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/musicalwillard"},{"teacherId":5896432,"projectId":9942823,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, I now have a padded gig bag for my tuba, and it's already changed how my students experience live music at school. Before this, my tuba mostly stayed in one place because it was such a hassle to move safely — now I can bring it into every classroom, out to assemblies, and even out to the buses for family events. Recently I brought it into a 3rd grade classroom for a lesson on how sound and pitch change with instrument size, and being able to actually set the tuba down in front of the kids (instead of just showing them a picture or video) made the concept click in a way it never had before.\r\n\r\nMy students were thrilled the first time they saw the gig bag show up — a few of them gasped and asked if they could touch it, and one student said it looked like \"a spaceship for the tuba.\" Kids who had only ever seen a tuba in a video were suddenly able to see it up close, ask questions about how it works, and even try to guess how much air it takes to make a sound. That kind of hands-on curiosity is exactly what we hope for in music class, and it wouldn't have been possible without a safe way to bring the instrument to them.\r\n\r\nNext, I'm planning to use the tuba as part of a lesson connecting rhythm and New Orleans brass band traditions — showing students how the tuba carries the bass line in songs like \"When the Saints Go Marching In.\" Students will learn to identify the tuba's role in a band, clap along to syncopated rhythms, and eventually create their own simple bass line patterns. Thanks to your support, I'll be able to bring the actual instrument into every room where this lesson happens, instead of asking students to imagine it.","fullyFundedDate":1765579798242,"projectUrl":"project/it-takes-a-village-to-carry-a-tuba/9942823/","projectTitle":"It Takes A Village To Carry A Tuba!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Willard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5896432_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537405544303","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/musicalwillard"},{"teacherId":9239673,"projectId":10197127,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for the supplies! The students absolutely LOVE the scooters and the misting fan! In fact, the misting fan was charging during one recess period and I had students BEGGING me to bring it out because \"it is so much fun to get sprayed\"! The scooters are a hot item on the playground and give students the ability to master their gross motor movements. The outdoor items have made the students' gross motor time so much fun and the fan is especially helpful for those extra hot days. Thank you for keeping our students \"Cool for the Summer\"!","fullyFundedDate":1777048685659,"projectUrl":"project/cool-for-the-summer/10197127/","projectTitle":"Cool for the Summer","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Keat","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9239673_orig.jpg?crop=1996,1996,x401,y51&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695127550855","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9239673"},{"teacherId":10317870,"projectId":10093904,"letterContent":"The snack donations have made an incredible impact on our classroom each and every day. Many of our students come to school hungry or need an extra boost throughout the day to stay focused and ready to learn. When the snacks arrived, the students were so excited and grateful. Something as simple as having a snack available helped students feel cared for, comfortable, and ready to participate in learning activities. It created a sense of security for many of them, knowing they could count on having something to eat if they needed it.\r\nWe have been using the snacks during testing days, small group instruction, and throughout the school day whenever students need a quick reset or extra support to stay engaged. I have already noticed students being more focused during lessons and better able to manage long stretches of academic work without becoming distracted by hunger. The snacks have also helped build a positive classroom community because students know our classroom is a safe and supportive space where their needs matter.\r\nYour generosity goes far beyond providing food — it helps create an environment where students can focus on learning, building confidence, and doing their best each day. As we continue through the school year, these snacks will continue supporting students during important lessons, assessments, and daily classroom routines. Thank you for making such a meaningful difference in the lives of my students!","fullyFundedDate":1772550269486,"projectUrl":"project/fuel-their-minds-feed-their-futures/10093904/","projectTitle":"Fuel Their Minds, Feed Their Futures","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Montgomery","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10317870_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1765568067016","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10317870"},{"teacherId":5691841,"projectId":10194085,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in supporting our classroom with outdoor equipment, balls, chalk, and helmets. Because of you, my students now have more opportunities to stay active, explore their creativity, and enjoy their time outside in a safe and engaging way.\r\n\r\nHaving a variety of options during outdoor play allows students to burn off extra energy, which helps them return to the classroom more focused and ready to learn. The new equipment also encourages teamwork, imagination, and positive social interactions as they play together.\r\n\r\nYour kindness has made a meaningful difference in our daily routine, and we are so grateful for your support. Thank you for helping create a fun, active, and enriching environment for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1776353559074,"projectUrl":"project/sunshine-smiles-outdoor-fun-for-growi/10194085/","projectTitle":"Sunshine & Smiles: Outdoor Fun for Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Colon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5691841_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534260234151","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5691841"},{"teacherId":7131081,"projectId":9967381,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Donors Choose project, \"Calm Bodies, Kind Choices, and Creative Minds.\" Your generosity has made a powerful impact in our classroom, and we are incredibly grateful for your support.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donations, we have been able to create a calm-down space filled with sensory tools and creative materials that help our students regulate their emotions and express themselves in positive ways. These resources are used daily, whether a student needs a moment to reset, a fidget to stay focused during a lesson, or a creative outlet to work through big feelings. Providing students with these options has helped them build self-control and feel more confident navigating their emotions. Research and classroom experience both show that when students have access to calming tools and creative expression, they are better able to focus, make positive choices, and fully engage in learning.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we are continuing to build on these skills by incorporating more structured social-emotional learning activities into our daily routine. Students are practicing naming their feelings, using calming strategies, and working through conflicts with kindness and empathy. We will also continue using creative projects as a way for students to express themselves and reflect on their experiences. These next steps will help strengthen their emotional awareness, independence, and ability to make positive choices both inside and outside the classroom.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our classroom is a safe, supportive, and creative space where students are learning not just academics, but also how to understand themselves and care for others. Thank you for helping our students grow into kind, confident, and capable learners.","fullyFundedDate":1770391390335,"projectUrl":"project/calm-bodies-kind-choices-and-creative/9967381/","projectTitle":"Calm Bodies, Kind Choices, and Creative Play in Pre-K!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nicole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7131081_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1583688301430","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7131081"},{"teacherId":7131081,"projectId":9950075,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Donors Choose project, \"Blocks, Bites, and Brainpower for Pre-K.\" Your generosity has made a meaningful and immediate impact in our classroom, and we are so grateful for your support and care for our students.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donations, our classroom is now filled with engaging building materials and accessible snacks that support both hands-on learning and student well-being. We use the blocks daily during center time, where students explore building, problem-solving, and imaginative play. At the same time, the snacks have become an important part of our routine, helping students stay energized and focused throughout the day. Having both of these resources has allowed us to support the whole child, meeting their academic and physical needs so they are ready to learn. Research and classroom experience show that when students have access to food and engaging materials, they are better able to focus, collaborate, and participate in meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we plan to build on this excitement by incorporating more structured STEM-based activities using the blocks. Students will begin working on simple building challenges, such as creating structures that can stand on their own or designing homes and communities. We will also continue reinforcing routines around sharing, cooperation, and responsibility during both snack time and center play. These next steps will help strengthen their problem-solving, social skills, and independence.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our classroom is a place where students can build, explore, and grow both academically and personally. Thank you for helping provide the tools and nourishment our students need to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1765310898243,"projectUrl":"project/blocks-bites-and-brainpower-for-pre-k/9950075/","projectTitle":"Blocks, Bites, and Brainpower for Pre-K!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nicole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7131081_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1583688301430","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7131081"},{"teacherId":7131081,"projectId":8817428,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Donors Choose project, \"Classroom Essentials for Little Learners.\" Your generosity has helped provide the foundational tools our students need each day, and we are incredibly grateful for your support and kindness.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donations, our classroom is now better equipped to support both learning and well-being. We are using the new science materials in our science center, where students explore topics like insects, weather, and the world around them through hands-on discovery. The sensory tubes and specimen materials have sparked so much curiosity, students are asking questions, making observations, and engaging in meaningful conversations about what they see. At the same time, the cleaning supplies have helped us maintain a safe and clean environment, which is especially important in a Pre-K classroom where learning often happens on the floor and through play. The snacks have also become part of our daily routine, ensuring students have the energy they need to stay focused and engaged throughout the day.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we plan to continue building on this excitement by expanding our science investigations and incorporating more hands-on exploration into our lessons. Students will begin documenting their observations through drawings and simple discussions, helping to strengthen both their scientific thinking and communication skills. We will also continue reinforcing routines around caring for our classroom space, helping students develop responsibility and pride in their learning environment.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our classroom is a cleaner, more engaging, and more supportive place where students can thrive. Thank you for helping provide these essential resources and for making a meaningful difference in the lives of our little learners.","fullyFundedDate":1733320297081,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-essentials-for-little-learners/8817428/","projectTitle":"Classroom Essentials for Little Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nicole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7131081_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1583688301430","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7131081"},{"teacherId":7131081,"projectId":8500778,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our DonorsChoose project, \"A Fresh Start with a Full Heart.\" Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and we are incredibly grateful for your kindness and support.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donations, we have been able to provide our students with essential hygiene and care items that help them feel comfortable, confident, and ready to learn each day. We've created a designated space in our classroom where students can discreetly access these items whenever they need them. This has become part of our daily routine, ensuring that every child can start their day feeling prepared and supported. Access to basic necessities like hygiene products can significantly reduce stress and allow students to focus more fully on learning and participation.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we plan to continue using these resources while also incorporating lessons around self-care, responsibility, and empathy. We are working on building a classroom culture where students not only take care of themselves but also look out for one another. These experiences are helping them develop important life skills that go far beyond academics.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our classroom is a place where students feel cared for, respected, and ready to learn. Thank you for helping us give our students a truly fresh start—one filled with confidence, dignity, and heart.","fullyFundedDate":1723693109258,"projectUrl":"project/a-fresh-start-with-a-full-heart/8500778/","projectTitle":"A Fresh Start With a Full Heart","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nicole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7131081_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1583688301430","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7131081"},{"teacherId":7131081,"projectId":7933554,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our DonorsChoose project, \"What's Cooking, Pre-K?\" Your generosity has brought hands-on, engaging learning experiences into our classroom, and we are incredibly grateful for your support.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donations, our students are now able to explore learning through dramatic play and hands-on cooking experiences. We have been using the new materials during our center time, where students engage in imaginative play—pretending to cook meals, set up kitchens, and work together as \"chefs.\" These moments have become powerful learning opportunities, helping students build language, social skills, and creativity while having fun. \r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we plan to build on this excitement by incorporating more structured lessons around food, nutrition, and real-world connections. Students will continue developing their language and social-emotional skills through guided play, and we will introduce simple \"cooking\" activities and discussions about healthy choices. These next steps will help deepen their understanding while keeping learning fun and interactive.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our classroom has become an even more joyful, creative, and engaging place to learn. 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