{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sutton Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":27.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7011976,"projectId":9850768,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your gracious donation to our classroom. Your project has alleviated our classroom environment immensely. Thanks to the sound panels we have installed around the room, we no longer have a terrible echo. \r\nThe room is more comfortable and my students are able to be calmer and more focused. Your impact on my classroom will always be appreciated. \r\nThank you once again for funding our project and helping us with our day to day environment. \r\nYour donation will be in our classroom for years to come bringing joy to our students.","fullyFundedDate":1766808526251,"projectUrl":"project/sound-solutions-help-us-create-a-quiete/9850768/","projectTitle":"Sound Solutions: Help Us Create a Quieter Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pinera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7011976_orig.jpg?crop=493,493,x25,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1575473385814","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrspinera"},{"teacherId":8059523,"projectId":9885290,"letterContent":"Here is a heartfelt 500-word thank you message you can use or adjust for your classroom:\r\n\r\n⸻\r\n\r\nThank you so much for providing books and book bags for my classroom. Your generosity has made a meaningful and lasting impact on my students, and I am incredibly grateful for your support. Because of you, my students now have greater access to stories, knowledge, and opportunities that will help shape their love for learning.\r\n\r\nBooks are more than just pages with words — they are windows into new worlds, mirrors that reflect our own experiences, and doors that open endless possibilities. For many of my students, having their own book to take home is a powerful and exciting experience. The book bags make it even more special. They give students a sense of ownership and pride as they carry their books between school and home, showing their families what they are reading and learning.\r\n\r\nYour thoughtful contribution encourages literacy beyond the classroom walls. When students take books home in their own book bags, they are more likely to read with their families, practice important skills, and build positive reading habits. These moments help strengthen family connections and reinforce the importance of education in a child's daily life.\r\n\r\nIn the classroom, the new books have already sparked excitement and curiosity. Students eagerly explore different genres, discover new favorite characters, and engage in meaningful discussions. Having a variety of books allows me to better meet the diverse interests and reading levels of my students. Every child deserves to see themselves represented in stories and to explore topics that inspire them. Your donation helps make that possible.\r\n\r\nBeyond academics, your generosity sends a powerful message to my students: that their education matters and that there are people who care about their success. That feeling of being supported and valued builds confidence and motivation. It reminds them that their community believes in their potential.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, it is incredibly heartwarming to witness the joy on my students' faces when they receive something that is truly their own. The excitement of choosing a book, placing it carefully in their bag, and preparing to take it home is something I will never forget. These are the small moments that make a big difference.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in my classroom and in the future of my students. Your kindness and generosity are deeply appreciated, and the impact of your gift will continue long after the books are read and re-read. Because of you, my students are building stronger literacy skills, greater confidence, and a lifelong love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1766808526230,"projectUrl":"project/love-for-reading/9885290/","projectTitle":"Love for Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8059523_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y69&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728000477744","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8059523"},{"teacherId":7442587,"projectId":9700752,"letterContent":"Thank so much for your commitment to public education and for the difference that you make in the lives of little learners. Thanks to you we have a vacuum that we can use in the classroom for small clean up jobs. My little ones love it because I can quickly vacuum areas in the room and the floor looks clean almost instantly. Thank you also for the better than paper bulletin board material that you made possible for us to have. I will now be able to finish changing the bulletin board so our classroom can look bright and welcoming. Thank you also for the ear buds. As soon as my little ones saw that we had received our new set of earbuds they were super excited. Thank you, because all these materials would not have been possible without your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1760767836118,"projectUrl":"project/kinder-needs/9700752/","projectTitle":"Kinder Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7442587_orig.jpg?crop=1699,1699,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597298871636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7442587"},{"teacherId":7442587,"projectId":9599498,"letterContent":"It has been absolutely wonderful to have the notebooks that were made possible because of you wonderful donors. My little ones Were absolutely thrilled to see their new notebooks. When I saw the joy on their faces as I gave them their new notebooks, I thought of you and how amazing it is that your gift and commitment to education bring joy to the little learners. Because of you, my little ones have been encouraged to write more and to practice their spelling. You have made a world of difference in the lives of my little ones because now they are eager to write responses to text and to practice their number bonds. A million thanks to you!","fullyFundedDate":1758289233392,"projectUrl":"project/notebooks-for-k/9599498/","projectTitle":"Notebooks for K","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7442587_orig.jpg?crop=1699,1699,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597298871636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7442587"},{"teacherId":7011976,"projectId":9710519,"letterContent":"Thank you so much again for your gracious donation! We received the rug you donated and immediately put it to use! We use it every single day, every single class. It makes our classroom look lovely and it helps us have somewhere to sit during the lesson portion of class. \r\nThank you very much for your contribution! The rug will be used for many years to come as a place where students can sit to share ideas and learn. \r\nWe use it for flexible seating as well. \r\nIt is very beautiful and very comfortable. My students are very thankful!","fullyFundedDate":1758382861378,"projectUrl":"project/a-place-to-sit-and-learn/9710519/","projectTitle":"A Place to Sit and Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pinera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7011976_orig.jpg?crop=493,493,x25,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1575473385814","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrspinera"},{"teacherId":7442587,"projectId":9423558,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all the fun materials that we have received thanks to your great generosity. My students told me to make sure that I mention that they absolutely love all the face paint. They had so much fun getting their favorite designs painted on them. The other part of the paint that they loved were the stencils. They were able to choose their favorite from a great variety. This would not have been possible without you great donors with such a wonderful giving heart. We will soon use the string curtains, and I assure you that my little ones will have a blast when we use them. A million thanks for everything!","fullyFundedDate":1752758889216,"projectUrl":"project/fun-for-k/9423558/","projectTitle":"Fun for K","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7442587_orig.jpg?crop=1699,1699,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597298871636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7442587"},{"teacherId":7442587,"projectId":9459475,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the difference you make in public education. Because of your contribution to our classroom, we now have walls that look bright and beautiful. The Better Than Paper bulletin board material that we have been blessed with, makes our classroom shine. It is important to mention that none of these materials would have been accessible to us without your generosity. My little ones absolutely love how our bulletin boards look and they let me know often. Because of you, every time our work is posted on the bulletin boards, it is enhanced by the beautiful background created with the Better Than Paper material. A million thanks!","fullyFundedDate":1753286162522,"projectUrl":"project/bright-walls-for-k/9459475/","projectTitle":"Bright Walls for K","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7442587_orig.jpg?crop=1699,1699,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597298871636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7442587"},{"teacherId":7442587,"projectId":9123897,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping our project come to life. Thanks to your great generosity we now have a pack of 32 LCD writing tablets. Anytime we need to write on a dry erase board we are able to use our LCD writing tablets and my little ones love them, so they enjoy writing on them. We are so blessed to have them because we write on them and do not have to worry about making a mess with markers. This is all thanks to you wonderful donors. We also received the gallon of glue which we will use on one of our Science projects and I am sure my little ones will love it. The slime charms will be used along with the glue, and the baskets will be used for a later activity. We have received all these awesome materials that make learning fun and engaging and it could only be possible because of you. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.","fullyFundedDate":1752757285399,"projectUrl":"project/kinder-needs/9123897/","projectTitle":"Kinder Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7442587_orig.jpg?crop=1699,1699,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597298871636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7442587"},{"teacherId":7442587,"projectId":9099440,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping our project come to life. It is thanks to you that we now have some amazing materials for my little ones to enjoy. First of all, the Transformable Chain Robot Finger Toys have been a class favorite. My little ones received one on the first day of school and they were thrilled to play with it. Since it is so much fun, I have made it available to reinforce good classroom habits and my little ones work hard to make sure they can earn another. The Dog Man books are absolutely wonderful because they encourage my little ones to want to read. Anytime I tell them to choose books to read, the Dog Man books are their favorites. Lastly, all my little ones love the stickers and work hard to make sure they get one of the many amazing stickers. We greatly enjoy all of these materials because you made this project come to fruition. A million thanks to you!","fullyFundedDate":1750254076886,"projectUrl":"project/resources-for-k/9099440/","projectTitle":"Resources for K","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7442587_orig.jpg?crop=1699,1699,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597298871636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7442587"},{"teacherId":39975,"projectId":9083915,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your generosity and willingness to make a difference in my students' lives. \r\nYou've made a positive impact on my students' academic journey by providing them with materials that help them develop their writing skills. \r\nMy students have enjoyed all these materials during workstations and independent practice. They use these materials on a daily basis.\r\nThank you again for deciding to donate to my class, for you kindness and generosity. I will never forget your thoughtfulness.\r\nSincerely,\r\nPatricia Trujillo","fullyFundedDate":1740693242364,"projectUrl":"project/pk-materials/9083915/","projectTitle":"PK Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Trujillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp39975_orig.jpg?crop=329,329,x0,y7&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588690669018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/39975"},{"teacherId":7442587,"projectId":9274853,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing our project to life. I cannot even begin to tell you how excited my little ones were when they saw our resources arrive. Our new set of chair pockets has come at just the right time and my little ones were so thrilled to have their new chair pockets to organize their notebooks and workbooks. The set of rechargeable batteries have been so helpful because our microphone was not performing at its best with the battery it had, but ever since I changed it to one of the batteries we received, it has been performing at a completely different level. This is awesome because we use the microphone quite a bit. Our new speaker makes it so much better to hear our learning videos and the LCD writing tablets make learning fun. All of this was made possible because you care about public education. A million thanks to you!","fullyFundedDate":1746548969763,"projectUrl":"project/kinder-resources/9274853/","projectTitle":"Kinder Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7442587_orig.jpg?crop=1699,1699,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597298871636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7442587"},{"teacherId":7442587,"projectId":9118628,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making our project come to life. This project would not have come to life without your support. The fact that you care so much about education encourages me to do my very best every day when teaching my little ones. The resources that we will receive through this project are a blessing for my little ones and I. Thank you so much for the wireless microphone, it has been absolutely fantastic to be able to use it to enhance the voice of my little ones when sharing because all of them want to use the microphone. The stickers are very popular, and the double-sided tape has been so helpful when holding something on the wall.","fullyFundedDate":1744033044614,"projectUrl":"project/kinder-needs/9118628/","projectTitle":"Kinder Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7442587_orig.jpg?crop=1699,1699,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597298871636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7442587"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_17241","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":921,"numTeachers":65,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":7,"percentBlack":7,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":77,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":72.7,"schoolId":17241,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Sutton Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Sutton Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/texas/houston-independent-school-district/sutton-elementary-school/17241"}