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I am truly grateful for your generosity and belief in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1758054790123,"projectUrl":"project/smart-readers-savvy-savers-phonics-f/9669634/","projectTitle":"Smart Readers, Savvy Savers: Phonics & Financial Literacy Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp195063_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523937224048","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-buzdugan"},{"teacherId":195063,"projectId":9683380,"letterContent":"The materials you provided have touched our classroom in the most beautiful ways. Your generosity has brought opportunities to my students—many of whom come from low-income families and face daily adversity—that they would not have otherwise had access to. 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You have made our classroom a place filled with possibility.\r\n\r\nThank you, from the bottom of my heart, for making such a meaningful difference in the lives of my students.","fullyFundedDate":1757522082837,"projectUrl":"project/stem-stories-building-readers-and-engin/9683380/","projectTitle":"STEM Stories: Building Readers and Engineers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp195063_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523937224048","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-buzdugan"},{"teacherId":5615647,"projectId":9285413,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom. Staying healthy is one of our top priorities, and your generosity is helping us keep our learning environment safe throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nWith your support, I was able to replace the filter in our air purifier. 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Students enjoy our classroom environment. Students have a place to sit in calming corner. Students also use the corner for small group and indoor recess. The organization bags keep our things organized. Students are always happy to see new resources in our classroom. Thank you again for your support. Because of you, students are able to thrive in an welcoming environment.","fullyFundedDate":1696253442731,"projectUrl":"project/its-game-time-time-to-learn/7476645/","projectTitle":"It's Game Time! Time to Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bates","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5615647_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660404518778","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-garrison"},{"teacherId":5615647,"projectId":8841511,"letterContent":"The students enjoy reading the books. Students were able to read on their own or follow along to a video of me reading. 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They are excited to earn \"classroom currency,\" set financial goals, and make thoughtful choices about their purchases.\r\n\r\nYour contribution is helping build life skills that will last well beyond this school year. You didn't just give supplies—you gave my students a sense of responsibility, empowerment, and excitement for learning.","fullyFundedDate":1756670776852,"projectUrl":"project/class-store/9660231/","projectTitle":"Class Store","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp195063_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523937224048","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-buzdugan"},{"teacherId":5615647,"projectId":8206598,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping bring our project to life! The decorations enhanced our classroom environment. The organization materials are helping us stay organized. Students loved the basketball stress ball given to them. The mini rug is used in our calming area. Students also enjoy using the rug during small group time. Thank you for all of your support to our classroom. We appreciate your support. Because of you, students are able to receive the materials needed to continue to grow in their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1716559332331,"projectUrl":"project/yes-to-engaging-resources/8206598/","projectTitle":"Yes to Engaging Resources!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bates","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5615647_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660404518778","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-garrison"},{"teacherId":5615647,"projectId":9278894,"letterContent":"Students had the opportunity to engage in fun activities counting down to summer. Thank you for supporting our class in helping us receive the materials needed to be an fun and enjoyable experience. Students received materials to engage in fun lessons in class and materials to take home over the summer. I enjoy finding things to that goes beyond the classroom. I am sure the students continued to use the materials throughout the summer. Thank you again for supporting our classroom and helping us reach our goal!","fullyFundedDate":1746786876168,"projectUrl":"project/its-a-celebration-abc-countdown-to-sum/9278894/","projectTitle":"It's a Celebration! Abc Countdown to Summer!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bates","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5615647_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660404518778","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-garrison"},{"teacherId":4185736,"projectId":9195029,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your gratitude in choosing my students classroom project to be completed. With your support and donations my students are able to have a rich classroom experience and have snacks available to use during instructional breaks or for students who just need an additional pick me up snack. Having these items allows my students not to worry when we have specific resources available to meet there needs daily at school. My students and I appreciate this support considering there are several other classrooms you could've donated to, but you chose ours. 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We are so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1750774723330,"projectUrl":"project/organizing-students-corner/9292080/","projectTitle":"Organizing Student's Corner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp195063_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523937224048","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-buzdugan"},{"teacherId":195063,"projectId":9277829,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations for our writing journals project! Although this school year is about to be over we will be ready to write next school year. I am confident that my students' writing skills will increase, they love writing and illustrating stories. Your donation of writing journals is going to make that possible. Writing knowledge will follow my students throughout their life. 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