{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Padron Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":19.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9282836,"projectId":9287098,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to our classroom! Your support has made such a positive difference in my students' daily learning and growth.\r\n\r\nThe laminating machine has been an incredible resource. I've been able to laminate our morning work materials, which students use every day to practice writing their names, numbers, and letters. This not only keeps the materials durable but allows students to revisit and improve their handwriting and letter formation daily.\r\n\r\nThe projector has quickly become a classroom favorite! It's helping students develop their fine motor skills as they focus on tracing projected images. It's also been a wonderful tool for teaching detail—a skill we'll soon apply to our writing as we begin adding more detail to our sentences. Additionally, it's supported our phonics lessons, as students practice writing the words that match the images.\r\n\r\nThe magnetic tiles have inspired creativity and collaboration in ways I didn't anticipate. My students are becoming little engineers, working together to plan and build their designs. These tiles encourage problem-solving, teamwork, and imaginative thinking. Often, students extend their learning by creating letters, numbers, or objects and connecting them to sounds or words we're learning—for example, saying, \"This is a car, and car starts with C!\"\r\n\r\nYour generosity has enriched our classroom in so many ways. Thank you for giving my students hands-on, engaging opportunities to learn, create, and grow every day.","fullyFundedDate":1752899385207,"projectUrl":"project/growing-creativity/9287098/","projectTitle":"Growing Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pizarra","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9282836_orig.jpg?crop=598,598,x69,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740100536802","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9282836"},{"teacherId":104945,"projectId":8933953,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation. We have created a beautiful garden with the seeds and plants we ordered. The students have become stewards of nature and the environment. \r\nIt has been amazing to wath the students plant the seeds and seedlings. It has been beautiful to watch the plants grow and see the life cycle of plants. It has also been delicious to taste the mint and parsley. It has been wonderful to smell the lavender and eucalyptus. \r\nWhile the students learn about the life cycles of plants, they are also learning about sustainability and how they can grow their own food. The students were so excited to receive the materials and they are excited about science every day. The students spend recess time in the garden as well. We are happy to share our garden with the school and teach other students and classes about plants. Thank you for your support and help. We appreciat you!","fullyFundedDate":1741486574192,"projectUrl":"project/how-does-your-garden-grow/8933953/","projectTitle":"How Does Your Garden Grow?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. G.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp104945_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452215896239","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cgarcia"},{"teacherId":9282836,"projectId":9124110,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in funding our classroom project. Your donations made it possible for us to receive much-needed headphones and a cd player (listening center), and the impact on my students has been truly remarkable.\r\n\r\nWith these new resources, my students have been able to focus more deeply on listening to stories, which has significantly improved their listening comprehension skills. They've been excited and engaged every time we use the materials, and this enthusiasm has translated into real academic growth.\r\n\r\nIn addition to better comprehension, I've seen a noticeable improvement in their writing. Listening to stories has inspired them to write about their favorite parts, helping them develop both creativity and writing skills.\r\n\r\nYour kindness and investment in our classroom are making a lasting difference. Thank you again for believing in our students and helping them succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1740495146418,"projectUrl":"project/listen-to-stories-to-help-develop-critic/9124110/","projectTitle":"Listen to Stories to Help Develop Critical Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pizarra","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9282836_orig.jpg?crop=598,598,x69,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740100536802","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9282836"},{"teacherId":104945,"projectId":9101324,"letterContent":"My students were thrilled when they saw the smelly pencils, smelly stickers, smelly markers, big box of paper, and Cricuit die cut machine with tools and vinyl.\r\nOn a daily basis, students are inspired to write, illustrate and design with their amazing creativity. They have created vinyl names for cups and their school shirts. They feel so happy selecting the font, then typing out the names and watching the machine cut out their designs. When they put the names on the cups and the shirts, they use them with pride, knowing that they created them.\r\nIn addition, their writing has improved so much. They find a lot of joy in using smelly pencils, smelly markers and smelly stickers to write every day. They said they feel like true authors. They are extremely excited to illustrate their work. \r\nThese little things have made a big difference in their writing. We hope to continue personalizing items such as clipboards, school boxes, headphones and other items that make them feel special. I am looking forward to seeing their writing and book making skills grow as the school year progresses. Thank you for inspiring my students to become authors, designers and creators!","fullyFundedDate":1739223803577,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-basics-for-first-grade-literac/9101324/","projectTitle":"Classroom Basics for First Grade Literacy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. G.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp104945_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452215896239","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cgarcia"},{"teacherId":9765014,"projectId":8803207,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of the printer and laser pointer. These tools are already making a big difference in my third-grade classroom! The printer allows my students to read and engage with full-color images, which helps bring our lessons to life. The laser pointer has also been a great addition, helping my students focus on anchor charts and improving their ability to follow along during lessons.\r\n\r\nThe most exciting part for my students is how interactive the learning has become. One student who previously struggled to stay focused is now much more engaged with the lessons, especially with the laser pointer guiding them through the content. They love using it to participate!\r\n\r\nYour thoughtful gift has truly enhanced their learning experience, and we are all so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1734099412644,"projectUrl":"project/reading-as-a-colorful-world/8803207/","projectTitle":"Reading As a Colorful World!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Benítez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9765014_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726993833133","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9765014"},{"teacherId":5177650,"projectId":8675811,"letterContent":"A story time to remember was a wonderful way to teach my students about characters in a story, the plot of a story, compare and contract, sequence of events, informational books, non-fictional books and fictional books. All lessons are essential in their development of their learning. My students enjoy listening to a new book daily on our round alphabet carpet as it is a good way to introduce a new story daily. My students get so into each story and they love learning about new stories and new characters and the important messages each books brings. I am so happy to have a wonderful collection for many years to come thank you again for your generous donations.","fullyFundedDate":1730419953987,"projectUrl":"project/a-story-time-to-remember/8675811/","projectTitle":"A Story Time to Remember!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Davila","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5177650_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641423336521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5177650"},{"teacherId":5177650,"projectId":8501773,"letterContent":"Hi, Once again thank you for your generous donations. The \"Dry Erase Boards\" has made a huge impact in my classroom. My students use them to draw and write their thoughts to participate in lesson discussions for all core subjects daily. My students were so happy when they saw their new dry erase boards that includes the boards organization tool kit that keeps the boards nicely organized. They asked me if the boards are for them to use and I said, \"yes of course, it was a donation for our classroom\". The next steps is to allow them to use them during independent learning stations as this will allow my students to use them as a resource. We appreciate your donations for making this school year a fun learning year for us all.","fullyFundedDate":1724027437666,"projectUrl":"project/write-your-ideas-through-dry-erase-board/8501773/","projectTitle":"Write Your Ideas Through Dry Erase Boards","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Davila","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5177650_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641423336521","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5177650"},{"teacherId":104945,"projectId":8711369,"letterContent":"My students have access to snacks every day. We use them as a celebration after finishing a challenging project. I hand them out as a reward for positive praise we hear in the cafeteria or in the hallway. At the end of the day, I ask students if anybody needs a snack for homework time at home. Sometimes the students ask me for a snack for their sibling or another family member. The great thing is we have plenty of snacks to do this on a daily basis. \r\nMy students are so grateful. They know that when they do not have food at home, they can ask me for a bag of take home snacks. If they are too shy to say so, then I offer snacks in our treasure box as rewards they can earn just by doing small acts of kindness at school.\r\nMy students are sweet, inquisitive and have the biggest hearts. Some are political refugees, they often come from single parent homes or are being raised by grandparents. Many have amazing stories of overcoming struggles just to get to where they are. They are grateful to be at a school where there is electricity, heat and a warm meal every day. Your generous donation has made it possible for them to have access to snacks anytime they need them. We appreciate your support!","fullyFundedDate":1725740954731,"projectUrl":"project/fight-hunger-with-snacks/8711369/","projectTitle":"Fight Hunger with Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. G.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp104945_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452215896239","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cgarcia"},{"teacherId":1498444,"projectId":5172323,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support of our We Are All Valuable in the World! Project, our Pre-K students now have engaging new books and learning tools that make reading time truly special. Titles like ¡Solo Pregunta!, El día en que descubres quién eres, and All Are Welcome have introduced our little learners to themes of courage, identity, and inclusion, all at their level. We've also been using The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! For lots of laughs as we talk about starting school, and B is for Breathe to explore positive ways to handle big feelings. These stories spark conversation, imagination, and essential early literacy skills, such as listening, retelling, and connecting text to self.\r\n\r\nOur classroom has also come alive with hands-on exploration thanks to the magnetic letter and number construction set. The students love building letters with the foam shapes, practicing the alphabet in a way that feels like play. This has been especially helpful for our emergent readers who are still connecting sounds to symbols. Even the smallest hands feel successful when they can \"make a B\" or \"spell their name\" with magnets.\r\n\r\nOne of my quieter students has particularly connected with 'All Are Welcome'. He often points to the illustrations and says, \"That's me!\" or \"That's my friend!\", a clear sign that he feels seen and valued through these stories. Watching him and his classmates build confidence, both in reading and in sharing their feelings, has been an inspiring reminder of how powerful these resources are.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our youngest learners are experiencing the joy of stories while also learning that they are valuable and capable in the world. 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