{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Spartanburg Preparatory School","outOfStateSupporters":28.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9967592,"projectId":9162092,"letterContent":"The students and I are very thankful for the major contributions that you made. The children were excited to read the book with their families. The children got to explore the pages in the book with me as I explained that they can reach for their goals and be whatever they wanted in life. The students were able to gain social skills by reading with their peers and discussing the beautiful pictures in the book.\r\n\r\nSPS classroom 102 sends a heartfelt thank you to each of you. Your donation will help each child in my classroom to enhance academically and gain awareness of their future. Thank you for all that you have done to ensure our future leaders are successful.","fullyFundedDate":1742509378346,"projectUrl":"project/oh-the-places-theyll-go/9162092/","projectTitle":"Oh the Places They'll Go!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wood","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9967592_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y240&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741806107606","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9967592"},{"teacherId":9755106,"projectId":9055156,"letterContent":"Our class was so excited to receive the snack donations from our DonorsChoose project! Having these snacks on hand helps keep little tummies full so our students can focus, learn, and grow.\r\n\r\nAs you can see from the smiles, the treats brought lots of joy to our classroom. From cookies and crackers to fruit pouches and Pirate's Booty, each item makes a difference in our day.\r\n\r\nYour generosity means so much—not only to our students, but also to our families and the entire school community. Thank you for supporting our learners in such a thoughtful and practical way.","fullyFundedDate":1746621211187,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-snacks/9055156/","projectTitle":"Healthy Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Avakian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9755106_orig.jpg?crop=983,983,x0,y29&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726615138109","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9755106"},{"teacherId":9968451,"projectId":9169963,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your generous donations, because of your support we were able to be fully funded within a hour of the project being posted! We had a small bump in the road, we had to send back the first swing stand due to some broken parts. However, I am happy to report that a replacement had been sent and worked perfectly!!! I was so excited to set up the swing so that my students could begin the year with some new sensory experiences. This year I have a couple of new students in my class as well who have greatly benefited from both the swing and the spinning chairs! Every student has been in the sensory swing and taken a spin on the chairs. There seems to be a unanimous love for both items! This is all thanks to your love and support, thank you so much!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1742570521494,"projectUrl":"project/swinging-into-self-regulation/9169963/","projectTitle":"Swinging Into Self-Regulation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Loftis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9968451_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742554538064","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9968451"},{"teacherId":9755106,"projectId":8795755,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, our classroom now has a vibrant new way to learn—and my students are loving it! When the felt boards and materials arrived, the excitement was immediate. Students rushed over to explore, running their fingers over the pieces and asking how they could use them. It was a beautiful moment of curiosity and joy. We kicked things off by retelling The Very Hungry Caterpillar using felt story pieces. Each student had a chance to add to the board as we walked through the story together. It was amazing to watch even my quietest students get involved and light up as they participated.\r\nSince then, the felt boards have become a daily tool in our classroom. In our literacy center, students use felt letters to build sight words and practice spelling. During math, they use felt numbers and symbols to model addition and subtraction problems, helping them visualize and understand math concepts in a hands-on way. For science, we've used the boards to explore the butterfly life cycle and other topics by moving felt images to show each stage. This tactile and visual method makes abstract ideas more concrete and memorable.","fullyFundedDate":1736372165620,"projectUrl":"project/touchable-tales-interactive-felt-story/8795755/","projectTitle":"Touchable Tales: Interactive Felt Story Boards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Avakian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9755106_orig.jpg?crop=983,983,x0,y29&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726615138109","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9755106"},{"teacherId":9652549,"projectId":8642368,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. Because of you, students have been able to collaborate in a comfortable space together. In middle school, trying to work at the desks becomes a little more difficult because students are not 1st and 2nd graders and require a little more room. Our table has made it so much easier for groups to work together. The stand has also been helpful because I have been able to work with a student, and \"roll\" to the next! The built-in desk under the adjustable table has made it so easy for me to store necessary materials that I can use when working with my kids. Please know that your kindness is beyond appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1733288044182,"projectUrl":"project/collaboration-station/8642368/","projectTitle":"Collaboration Station","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pinckney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9652549_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y964&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723518330300","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9652549"},{"teacherId":3693570,"projectId":9239592,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in donating to my project! I love doing read alouds every day with my new learners! They are able to learn a lot of new vocabulary from the books I read, as well as use their imaginations and transform themselves into the characters in the books we read! They are able to start learning how to read correctly by listening to me, they can hear all the fun and funny voices I use for the different characters, and they can also learn how punctuation works with inflectional endings as well! \r\n We start to learn how to retell a story and I can ask them questions about what they heard. These are good skills to start practicing and learning now, as they will have to do them when they get older. They also begin to learn the parts of a book and how to hold and read a book correctly! My favorite thing is when I see my students playing in the book center, \"reading\" a book, and especially when they pretend to be the teacher and hold the book out the way I do to show all the pictures to their friends! \r\n They are like little sponges, and when you read familiar stories to them they are able to retell those stories again by \"reading\" them themselves! There's nothing better than seeing the look on their sweet faces when they think they can finally read a book on their own, and how excited they get when they can say the lines the right way! With these books in our classroom, we can continue to add to the joy and their love of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1744212478268,"projectUrl":"project/extra-extra-read-all-about-it/9239592/","projectTitle":"Extra, Extra, Read All About It!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Page","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3693570_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469394379116","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3693570"},{"teacherId":3125238,"projectId":9049687,"letterContent":"There is nothing sweeter than holding a brand new sharpened pencil. Because of your generous donation, each student receives a brand new pencil every Monday. The students enjoyed picking out a pencil grabber to put on their pencil. Each pencil grabber was unique from space ships, to kittens, to food. It was wonderful to see their smiling faces as they felt like they could choose how to personalize their pencil. \r\n\r\nStudents still use their pencil for a lot of activities, especially in English Language Arts. Every Friday students take a digital test, which helps them receive instant feedback as well as prepare them for the standardized tests which are all on the computer. However, I print out a copy of the test each week, so when we review it students can use Close Reading Strategies. They underline key words, circle words they don't know, and use the process of elimination to help determine the best answer. \r\n\r\nStudents also use their pencils for writing and drawing. I love to see all their minds can create with a pencil and paper. I cannot thank you enough for providing this essential tool for all of the 3rd grade students at Spartanburg Prep.","fullyFundedDate":1736976534397,"projectUrl":"project/please-provide-pencils/9049687/","projectTitle":"Please Provide Pencils","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Warnock","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3125238_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596633581003","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3125238"},{"teacherId":8787880,"projectId":8484881,"letterContent":"The books you donated, especially the class set of Johnny Tremain, have fostered a thirst for reading with my students. Each day we read, they want to know more, and don't want to leave my classroom! We begin novels by perusing the covers, information about the author, and the illustrations. Students make predictions about what will happen in the book. We also read about the author to understand why the author writes about a particular topic or creates the characters they way they do. We talk about the text feature, \"table of contents\", and talk about what we think each chapter will be about. Once we have done that, we begin reading the chapters. By this point, students are fully invested. \r\n When teaching a novel, I teach the elements of plot (Freytag's Pyramid) with a movement activity. As we read, we create a Google Slide for each chapter. We add specific details that support each element. At the end of the book, students create a poster of the Freytag's model to give a visual representation of the plot structure. All my students love when we read a new book together. We try to incorporate poetry as well. Students write limericks by creating plot structure to develop their poems.\r\n On Fridays, we sit in a circle, and students are given a plush animal to hold while they read. They really love learning about different places, idioms, dialects, cultures, and vocabulary in the world, and they really get excited to read and talk about our books. It warms my heart, and it brings our class together like a family. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for supporting our class!","fullyFundedDate":1730396867928,"projectUrl":"project/one-nation-five-novels-bringing-histo/8484881/","projectTitle":"One Nation, Five Novels: Bringing History to Life Through Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Walker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8787880_orig.jpg?crop=1380,1380,x0,y174&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720382548985","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8787880"},{"teacherId":4020524,"projectId":8522531,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for your generous donations! I cannot begin to tell you how helpful these items have been for my students this year so far. From tissues to band-aids, to snacks and even UV lights for a fun glow project, these items have made our semester so much better!\r\n\r\nI teach a huge amount of students, and every day, several of them are needing band-aids, snacks, or tissues. I truly appreciate these basic items that help keep them safe, clean, and fed! I also really appreciate the prizes and candy for my prize box. I am so grateful for these donations so that I can keep students positively rewarded and motivated to learn with fun items.\r\n\r\nI use the hot glue gun, paint sticks, and other items on a weekly basis! I have been so appreciate to have these essentials for the art room that make my days and weeks go so much smoother! Hanging up artwork for display has been so much easier with my new glue gun as well and is helping me decorate our school more efficiently.\r\n\r\nThe students LOVE the UV lights. We just completed a fun and fascinating unit on underwater creatures that glow! I turned on the UV lights, and we used glowing art materials to transform the art room into a glowing learning space. This inspired so many students, and I will teach with these lights for YEARS to come!\r\n\r\nThank you SO much for your generosity! It has truly improved our art room, and helped make learning more comfortable and fun!","fullyFundedDate":1723027174219,"projectUrl":"project/essentials-and-unique-finds-for-the-art/8522531/","projectTitle":"Essentials and Unique Finds for the Art Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tucker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4020524_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1481998576284","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/missdobbsartroom"},{"teacherId":4020524,"projectId":8509346,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for what you did to help improve our art room, and help add exciting learning materials into our space! \r\n\r\nYour generous donations have helped transform our art classroom into a more personalized and exciting learning space! The students were so excited at the beginning of the semester when they saw our brand new whiteboards, binders, and sketchbooks. These are materials we have never had before, and they have helped students achieve much more personalized learning experiences. Students eagerly draw and create in their sketchbooks, on the whiteboards when they are done early with their work, and fill up their binders with our lesson handouts and lesson activities. \r\n\r\nWe have added a fun activity called Whiteboard Critique to the end of each of our project units: students set out the whiteboards next to their art projects on tables, \r\nand then the students rotate around the room, looking at each others' artwork, and they write positive and uplifting notes to each other on the whiteboards. It is so much fun and a positive experience for the students to get uplifting feedback. It is a great confidence booster for the kids, and I enjoy teaching them to treat each other with respect through positive whiteboard messages. \r\n\r\nI cannot believe how much these materials have added to the positive environment in our art room, and have helped the flow of our classroom and the flow of learning! I and the students are so grateful to all of you for your generous donations and help for our art room! 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