{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Cedar Bluff Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":48.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":837461,"projectId":10002962,"letterContent":"We received the new scanners and my students are delighted. They are able to scan their books for check out and check in with no problems. These scanners work great and allow our library inventory to be correct because the students are scanning reliably. Giving students this responsibility makes them proud of what they are checking out. Students of all ages love to be independent and these new scanners give them a sense of accomplishment. \r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity and support of education.","fullyFundedDate":1769094507605,"projectUrl":"project/scanning-books-to-read-more/10002962/","projectTitle":"Scanning Books to Read More","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Richardson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp837461_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699448197897","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nicole-richardson"},{"teacherId":837461,"projectId":9696362,"letterContent":"Our School Stem Night has been rescheduled so I decided to hold a Stem Week in the Library instead. The students were extremely excited to get to make all the things they could think of with the supplies provided by this project. They were very creative and used these materials in ways I had never dreamed. \r\n\r\nThese materials will be used again when our Stem Night is held for the parents and students at a later date. Students are really looking forward to a night with their grown-ups to create and build. \r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1759090203136,"projectUrl":"project/stem-night-fun/9696362/","projectTitle":"STEM Night Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Richardson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp837461_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699448197897","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nicole-richardson"},{"teacherId":789166,"projectId":9789894,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your donations to my Lego Spike Essentials kit for my STEM classroom. There are so many things I LOVE about this kit and the many ways I am able to use it in my classroom. It has been a powerful tool for supporting STEM because it combines hands-on building with coding and problem-solving in an engaging, age-appropriate way. Students use colorful LEGO pieces, motors, and sensors to design and build interactive models, then bring them to life through simple programming, which introduces key concepts in engineering, computer science, and mathematics. All of the grade levels I work with have been able to complete guided challenges and open-ended projects where they have learned to develop critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration skills while exploring real-world STEM applications. The kit also supports differentiated instruction, allowing me to adapt lessons for all skill levels, making STEM accessible and exciting for all students.","fullyFundedDate":1766974943910,"projectUrl":"project/building-future-innovators-with-lego-spi/9789894/","projectTitle":"Building Future Innovators with LEGO Spike","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kerstetter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp789166_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1531369709662","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-kerstetter"},{"teacherId":837461,"projectId":10007955,"letterContent":"My students love the new winter books. We got them just in time to end the season and reprise them again when we had a spring snowfall. \r\n\r\nThe Seek and Find box was a huge hit. I created a checkoff sheet for each student to look for the items in the box. They had 5 minutes to count and record how many of each item they could see. They wanted to do the activity every time they came to library class during the season. I plan on continuing to update the box with different themes all through the year. \r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1770741838853,"projectUrl":"project/winter-time-fun/10007955/","projectTitle":"Winter Time Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Richardson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp837461_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699448197897","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nicole-richardson"},{"teacherId":837461,"projectId":9568941,"letterContent":"The materials you provided with this project are in full implementation. I have been able to already save/repair dozens of books. \r\n\r\nStudents are always upset when they accidently damage a book by dropping it or loving it too much. And, let's be honest, some book bindings are not very strong. This repair machine has provided me the ability to repair many books that might have otherwise been discarded. The ability to used hot melt glue to repair a spine makes for a long-term solution to improve a weak binding or book damaged by dropping. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1762267503832,"projectUrl":"project/making-our-books-strong/9568941/","projectTitle":"Making Our Books Strong","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Richardson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp837461_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699448197897","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nicole-richardson"},{"teacherId":8181884,"projectId":9818007,"letterContent":"These new cryptid books were used in a fantastic research lesson. Students debated about which cryptid would win in a head to head battle using previous knowledge and the images I provided. We talked about how important it is to have a source to support claims. We looked at a published book on animal symbiosis that was vetted by experts that had \"facts\" that were easily proven false when deeper research was conducted to investigate and confirm animal relationships. Researching crytpids proved very helpful. All facts had to have a source as the very nature of cryptids are completely sourced from unreliable and unverified claims. \r\n\r\nThen, students were given time to research using books and approved databases to gather cryptid \"facts.\" I have two classes at a time. It was a showdown of red class versus blue class. Which class would have better facts to defend if big foot or yeti would win in a head to head confrontation? In one class, the student that had a bigfoot fact forgot to record the source information. The yeti geography fact won because sources were essential to defending any claims. After each class battled 3 pairs of cryptids, students had mini fact battles with their table partners. At one table, Chupacabra facts were pitted against the Kraken. The Kraken facts proved superior as the student who recorded Chupacabra facts did not include facts about eating habits. \r\n\r\nThis lesson taught students a valuable lesson. First, knowing source material and researching deeply is essential. Second, students need to evaluate which facts are most important to record and share with classmates. Our cryptid books have stayed checked out since this research unit ended. Thank you for inspiring my students. Bonus- I learned the best facts gathered were from students using books rather than databases. In the future, I will be adding more books on topics students will research during library classes. My goal is to increase student participation and engagement with research skills. Clearly, having more books on a topic is going to help my students become better at research and is the best path forward.","fullyFundedDate":1765725491680,"projectUrl":"project/creepy-cryptids-battle-head-to-head-in-b/9818007/","projectTitle":"Creepy Cryptids Battle Head to Head in Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stansbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8181884_orig.jpg?crop=1030,1030,x1370,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716655693117","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stansbury"},{"teacherId":8181884,"projectId":9549884,"letterContent":"My students love to earn special rewards. I have been giving out the googley eyed pompom for students that go above and beyond working with classmates. Teamwork can be a challenge especially when reading is involved and one student takes more time than a peer might take. When I see students using their heart and reading skills to help each other cross a finish line, then I love to reward them both. I gave another student an I Love Reading bracelet for sharing about a reading series they enjoy with the class. One class was very engaged in a World War II reading quiz. Every student received a reading tracker book mark to celebrate their reading chops at completing a reading quiz challenge and doing it with enthusiasm. Thank you for giving me reading rewards to encourage and motivate students with reading tasks and reading progress throughout the school year. \r\n\r\nAll students during library time have access to appropriate content and grade level reading levels that will grow their reading skills at each student's pace, but giving access to more challenging books to 1 or 2 students during a library class is challenging in terms of classroom management and serving the whole room's needs. The green lanyards are a big hit among my younger students who are ready for challenging content. The lanyard is a green light to additional areas of the library during morning open access checkout. I have a regular crew that shows up wearing their green lanyard in the mornings. Having access to more books means the world to them. I appreciate the student is reading books they enjoy and find appropriately challenging. I am especially grateful that students that need to be practicing reading at their level aren't being held back. I'm able to give these friends one on one time to help ensure the book they select is a good fit for their maturity level in addition to reading level. I prefer to give access to additional books whenever it is needed- the lanyards are giving us that freedom. Thank you so much for giving us the tools we need to empower student choice and challenge students with more robust reading level books where it is warranted.","fullyFundedDate":1761936834899,"projectUrl":"project/reading-rewards-books-marks-pom-pom-c/9549884/","projectTitle":"Reading Rewards - Books Marks, Pom Pom Creatures and More","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stansbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8181884_orig.jpg?crop=1030,1030,x1370,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716655693117","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stansbury"},{"teacherId":837461,"projectId":9695049,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my project. My students loved learning about how animals prepare for winter and were excited for the additional materials provided for the activities. \r\nThe Seek and Find was a big hit! They found several different ways to interact with this activity. They would find one of every item listed, count how many of each item were listed, and compare their answers with their friends. This was a great reinforcement for the information they learned about in the lesson. \r\nYour generosity is greatly appreciated","fullyFundedDate":1758829687793,"projectUrl":"project/acorns-for-winter/9695049/","projectTitle":"Acorns for Winter","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Richardson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp837461_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699448197897","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nicole-richardson"},{"teacherId":789166,"projectId":9478017,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to receive the items needed to build our pumpkin catapults. I think this may have been their favorite activity so far this year. \r\n\r\nWe began by learning about physics and the history of catapults and how they affected certain areas during history. We also learned about the activity of pumpkin launching that has begun taking place annually in many places across the country. They were very interested to learn about this information as well as being able to hand a hands on experience. \r\n\r\nStudents received the challenge of building their own. They had options between spoons and bottle caps to use as the \"pumpkin\" holder. They were able to explore between the different number of popsicle sticks and tightness of the rubber bands. Of course, the enjoyed launching pumpkins to see whose can go the farthest. \r\n\r\nNone of this would have been possible without your generous donations.","fullyFundedDate":1755734243147,"projectUrl":"project/launching-into-stem/9478017/","projectTitle":"Launching into STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kerstetter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp789166_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1531369709662","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-kerstetter"},{"teacherId":8181884,"projectId":9841363,"letterContent":"My 4th grade students had a reading day lesson this week, but I took time out for one 4th grade class to explore the How to Lego building books instead of a more traditional reading experience. The students were so excited. The only complaint I had from students was that I didn't have enough books and that we needed more. Students were inspired to create from the books and also made independent creations. My favorite creation was the Star Wars ship from picture #3. The students worked hard to make the fighter match the picture from the book. Another group showed me the pictures and designs in their book and exclaimed 'how pretty the designs were.' One student really wanted to make the hot dog car, but his table mates wanted to make the blue hot rod car. Clearly, we have a winner of a new book series and winning activity that should be repeated as a reward day in the near future. One thing I know about this generation is that they need to grow interests outside of those from technology. I am so grateful I could grow their imagination this week. Now they have a new collection of Lego how to books to read. Finally, they may become inspired to become engineers, artists, or just to grow their skills in a hobby. Thank you for this priceless gift for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1762267456882,"projectUrl":"project/how-to-build-lego-books-engineering-ar/9841363/","projectTitle":"How to Build Lego Books: Engineering, Art, Reading = Win-Win!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stansbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8181884_orig.jpg?crop=1030,1030,x1370,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716655693117","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stansbury"},{"teacherId":8181884,"projectId":9459678,"letterContent":"Our 4th grade and 1st grade reading buddies was a huge success. We had three first grade classes come visit. Each student was paired with two or three fourth grade students. Before our first grade friends arrived, I taught our fourth graders how to read to a younger student. We discussed reading a story book with emotion, dramatic pauses, and pausing to let first grade students read aloud high frequency words they might know. I also made sure to point out that first graders sometimes were strong readers and might enjoy reading aloud to the fourth grade students. Each group read 2 - 4 stories each. \r\n\r\nThe first grade students loved reading aloud to their fourth grade buddies. They were able to show off some of the words they learned to read this school year. Our fourth grade students were eager to read aloud with first grade in the future. They said it was a rewarding activity and were impressed with their buddy's reading chops. All three first grade teachers agreed they would like to do this activity again in the spring. Thank you so much for adding these fun read aloud books to our library for this activity. Whenever we can provide authentic reading experiences we are advancing reading enjoyment and skills for all involved. I am beyond grateful for your support of our project.","fullyFundedDate":1755720973314,"projectUrl":"project/reading-with-a-buddy-4th-grade-reads-w/9459678/","projectTitle":"Reading with a Buddy - 4th Grade Reads with 1st","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stansbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8181884_orig.jpg?crop=1030,1030,x1370,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716655693117","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stansbury"},{"teacherId":8625169,"projectId":9474386,"letterContent":"I am so excited to show you what we have done with the products we purchased from your donation! Our textured acrylic paintings on the canvas boards came out amazing! Students had a wonderful time trying our new acrylic mediums amd techniques!\r\nThank you for making this special project become a reality for my students. I am sure they will keep their paintings for many years to come. Also, we were able to finish their paintings just in time for their music program! So the art is decorating the hallways. They are so proud! Your donation has made such a difference in our art program!","fullyFundedDate":1758636775444,"projectUrl":"project/captivating-canvases/9474386/","projectTitle":"Captivating Canvases","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Eng","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8625169_orig.jpg?crop=2741,2741,x537,y282&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673010272588","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8625169"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_92781","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1226,"numTeachers":79,"percentFrplEligible":19,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":57,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":21,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"15.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":51.4,"schoolId":92781,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Cedar Bluff Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Cedar Bluff Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/tennessee/knox-county-schools/cedar-buff-elementary-school/92781"}