{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Hobbs Williams Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":23.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8810473,"projectId":10226854,"letterContent":"My students have already benefited so much from the materials provided through this project! I used the cardstock and laminating supplies to create durable learning games and activities for our classroom stations. The mesh zipper bags keep game pieces together and organized so students can independently get the materials they need and put them away when they are finished. The dry erase markers are used daily with station activities, spelling word practice, and student whiteboards, allowing students to practice skills over and over.\r\n\r\nThe sheet protectors have also been incredibly useful. I use them in student folders to hold reusable math mats and homework materials, while the shoe organizer now keeps our construction paper sorted and easy to access. These may seem like simple supplies, but together they have helped me create a more organized classroom where students can independently access hands-on materials for practicing the skills we are learning.\r\n\r\nAs we continue through the year, I will create and rotate station activities as new skills are introduced. These reusable materials allow my students to spend station time actively reading, writing, practicing math skills, and working independently while I provide targeted instruction to small groups. Thank you so much for investing in my classroom and helping provide materials that we will continue using throughout the school year!","fullyFundedDate":1778032796906,"projectUrl":"project/learning-that-lasts-beyond-the-laminatio/10226854/","projectTitle":"Learning that Lasts Beyond the Lamination","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. James-Chaney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8810473_orig.jpg?crop=543,544,x0,y32&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666638017111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8810473"},{"teacherId":10093961,"projectId":9643830,"letterContent":"Since receiving these new multimedia tools, the impact on my students has been remarkable. The document camera, projector, and presentation tools have transformed our classroom into a truly interactive learning environment. My students now have daily opportunities to take ownership of their learning, explain their thinking, and present their ideas with confidence.\r\nOne of the biggest changes has been in student engagement and participation. Students who were once shy or hesitant to speak have become eager to share their work using the document camera. Whether it's solving a math problem or showing their writing, they now proudly step to the front of the room and explain their thought process to their classmates. This has strengthened their critical‑thinking skills, math communication, and academic vocabulary.\r\nThe ability to create Canvas and PowerPoint presentations has also opened exciting new learning opportunities. Students are developing foundational technology skills that mirror what professionals use every day. They collaborate on slides, practice digital citizenship, and learn how to present information clearly. These activities have noticeably improved their organization, creativity, and confidence as young learners.\r\nOur classroom conversations have become richer and more student‑led. When students share their work under the document camera, classmates ask questions, suggest strategies, and build on each other's ideas. This has created a more collaborative and supportive classroom culture where every student's voice matters.\r\nMost importantly, these tools help students believe in themselves. They feel empowered, capable, and proud to use real professional tools to showcase what they know. Their faces light up when they see their work projected for everyone to learn from.\r\nThanks to your support, my students are not only learning content—they are developing the presentation, communication, and technology skills they will carry into middle school, high school, college, and beyond.","fullyFundedDate":1766457735548,"projectUrl":"project/multimedia-interactive-classroom/9643830/","projectTitle":"Multimedia Interactive Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Arzola","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10093961_orig.jpg?crop=693,693,x1426,y746&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753577950837","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10093961"},{"teacherId":8810473,"projectId":9151268,"letterContent":"My students were excited to see unopened boxes of materials enter our room at the end of the last school year. They took guesses to see if they could figure out what was inside! I can pull something as simple as folders out and they oooo and ahhhh. I was fortunate enough to loop up to 1st grade with my Kindergarteners, so everything we received last year moved with us to 1st grade.\r\n\r\nMy class loves \"playing\" station games (they tend to forget they're actually learning), so I had a blast creating new station games over the summer to meet the needs of 1st grade. I used the cardstock and laminating film to create games and task cards, and then used the pouches to keep everything for that station nice and tidy. The folders and page/sleeve protectors were used to create Math folders to use during whole group lesson time. They can use dry erase markers to write on the math work mat and then erase it off and use again another day. \r\n\r\nThe smaller items such as magnets, binder clips and staple remover have helped me post special charts on our white board, clips sets of books together for organization, and saved my fingernails when the staple and wall didn't want to cooperate. I added the paint and tweezers to the list for use with Kindergarten, so we haven't used those yet in 1st grade, but I'm sure I will think of something to allow us to get to use them this year. \r\n\r\nAgain, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping supply me with the materials needed to create fun and engaging games/tasks that help us get away from just using worksheets.","fullyFundedDate":1746482871643,"projectUrl":"project/from-paper-to-play-creating-games-for-k/9151268/","projectTitle":"From Paper to Play: Creating Games for Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. James-Chaney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8810473_orig.jpg?crop=543,544,x0,y32&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666638017111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8810473"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_97120","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":570,"numTeachers":40,"percentFrplEligible":90,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":12,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":78,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":76.8,"schoolId":97120,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Hobbs Williams Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Hobbs Williams Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/texas/grand-prairie-independent-school-district/hobbs-william-elementary-school/97120"}