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My Prek students were excited to go into the centers with their friends.","fullyFundedDate":1774963791486,"projectUrl":"project/basic-supplies-alphabet-letters-for-lit/10096388/","projectTitle":"Basic Supplies: Alphabet Letters for Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gurrola","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2230484_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744130138061","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/prek-class"},{"teacherId":2230484,"projectId":10131443,"letterContent":"First of all I want to start off by thanking you for giving my students the opportunity to enjoy and work on the project. This water day project was very helpful in order the students water day to be successful. My students loved visor hats I had them decorate the hats and out their name on them. They enjoyed decorating their water bottles with stickers to personalize them. The rolling cooler was very helpful to keep my students water bottles cold and students cool. My students also really enjoyed using the bubble machine throughout the day.","fullyFundedDate":1774963668717,"projectUrl":"project/water-day-for-the-littles/10131443/","projectTitle":"Water Day for the Littles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gurrola","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2230484_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744130138061","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/prek-class"},{"teacherId":2230484,"projectId":9969567,"letterContent":"First of all I would like to thank you for believing in this project and my students. My students faces would light up every time we would place a different backdrop for the holidays and different seasons. \r\nWe place the seasonal backdrops in the dramatic play center, the students were always looking forward to see the different backdrops and learn about the seasons. We would also take pictures of the students playing and send to the families. \r\nWe also had a backdrop for the end of year, it was a welcoming summer backdrop which was also used for the end of year ceremony.","fullyFundedDate":1774963751242,"projectUrl":"project/seasonal-backdrops-for-dramatic-play/9969567/","projectTitle":"Seasonal Backdrops For Dramatic Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gurrola","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2230484_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744130138061","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/prek-class"},{"teacherId":9730411,"projectId":10042347,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations in helping give my students books that they can take with them as they go through school. I was able to write messages in every book and then I gifted them to my students at the end of the school year. Whenever they get older, they will be able to read it and think awe I remember my PreK teacher. Your generosity does not go unnoticed, and my students and I really appreciate you for everything that you have done to make my dream become a reality. Thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1773842042962,"projectUrl":"project/oh-the-places-theyll-go/10042347/","projectTitle":"Oh the Places They'll Go","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.Reyes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9730411_orig.jpg?crop=2532,2532,x429,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1773853695298","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9730411"},{"teacherId":9730411,"projectId":10037187,"letterContent":"First and foremost, Thank you so much for your very generous donation. Thank you for helping get some fun STEM activities for my students to enjoy. \r\nWith your generosity, my students were able to enjoy lots of new centers and they had an amazing time building with their classmates and pretending to be different animals. Your generosity does not go unnoticed, and I appreciate all of your support in helping make my classroom a fun interactive way to learn for my students to enjoy and want to come to school every day.","fullyFundedDate":1769183597959,"projectUrl":"project/stem-centers/10037187/","projectTitle":"Stem Centers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.Reyes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9730411_orig.jpg?crop=2532,2532,x429,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1773853695298","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9730411"},{"teacherId":9730411,"projectId":9773263,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation with your help I was able to create sensory bins for my students to use. They absolutely love them. I appreciate your support in helping make my classroom a fun environment for my students to enjoy.\r\nYour generosity does not go unnoticed; we appreciate all of your help and support in my classroom. The kinetic sand was a hit they kids wanted to play with it multiple times a day! The markers were a great help to our students that still struggled to write their names.","fullyFundedDate":1769657830556,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-bins-and-markers/9773263/","projectTitle":"Sensory Bins and Markers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.Reyes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9730411_orig.jpg?crop=2532,2532,x429,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1773853695298","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9730411"},{"teacherId":8731807,"projectId":9888146,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of the Pete the Cat book. This book will help my young student foster a life long love for reading. \r\n\r\nThis book incorporates phonic instruction, which helps my students develop reading skills, promote vocabulary expansion through repetitive and rhyming text. \r\n\r\nThe colorful illustrations capture children's attention, encouraging a love for reading. \r\n\r\nThank you once again for your kindness and support. Your generosity makes a meaningful difference in our educational journey.","fullyFundedDate":1764608896742,"projectUrl":"project/the-magic-of-christmas-stories/9888146/","projectTitle":"The Magic of Christmas Stories!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Leal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8731807"},{"teacherId":9062584,"projectId":9903561,"letterContent":"Our students have been so excited to use the new resources in our classroom! We've been incorporating them into our learning centers, especially during hands-on activities that support early literacy and social-emotional development. \r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their faces lit up with excitement and curiosity. They were eager to explore, touch, and engage right away. Many of them immediately began asking questions and collaborating with their peers, which created a joyful and inviting learning environment.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, we are now able to take our learning even further. Our next steps include continuing to build independence in our students by encouraging them to use these tools to support their own learning and emotional regulation. We will also be integrating the materials into small group instruction to target specific skills and track student growth over time.\r\n\r\nYour support has truly made a lasting impact in our classroom—thank you for helping our students thrive!","fullyFundedDate":1763554011289,"projectUrl":"project/stem-for-prek-3/9903561/","projectTitle":"STEM for PreK 3","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vaca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9062584_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y386&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695228579437","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vacapk3"},{"teacherId":2230484,"projectId":9982537,"letterContent":"I want to start by saying thank you so much for this great experience my students are having because of your donations to this project. This project introduced my students to learning about a new country and celebrations. They were so excited when they walked in the class and saw the classroom decorated and when I explained to my class why we are celebrating and learning about the Chinese New Year. They started cheering from the excitement about the Chinese New Year. I read them books that I received from this project, showed them a few mini videos of the parade.","fullyFundedDate":1767725643092,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-the-chinese-new-year-with-pr/9982537/","projectTitle":"Celebrating the Chinese New Year with Prek","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gurrola","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2230484_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744130138061","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/prek-class"},{"teacherId":2230484,"projectId":9969124,"letterContent":"I would like to start by letting you know how thankful I am for this wonderful gift you have given my class. They get excited when they start seeing the boxes come in, and are thrilled to start using the art materials. \r\nAt the moment we are working on animal theme unit. Our current project they will be making a bird by and designing their own feathers. They are excited to start using the feathers and sequences we got on this project. \r\nThe art center now has some amazing things and the students will be able to use their imaginations to create.","fullyFundedDate":1769682515758,"projectUrl":"project/pre-k-lets-get-creative-with-art/9969124/","projectTitle":"Pre-K, Let's Get Creative With Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gurrola","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2230484_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744130138061","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/prek-class"},{"teacherId":2230484,"projectId":9965414,"letterContent":"Thank you for believing in my students literacy foundation. My Prek students were very excited when they saw the new literacy center items. When the students saw the book series \" If You Give A Mouse a Cookie\" they were the most excited. So I was able to but them in the class library center right away, and I have been reading one daily during read aloud time. \r\nThey also have been enjoying the light table alphabet and word tiles,they keep busy and quite working in that center. \r\nAnother student hit was the alphabet pocket chart along with the alphabet soup flash cards. \r\nThe literacy block is so much more fun compared to before, thank you for helping me give them the strong learning foundation.","fullyFundedDate":1766333346794,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-strong-literacy-foundation-in/9965414/","projectTitle":"Building a Strong Literacy Foundation in PreK","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gurrola","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2230484_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744130138061","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/prek-class"},{"teacherId":2230484,"projectId":9643555,"letterContent":"Thank you for giving my students the supplies needed to have a successful year. We are using the laminating machine and sheets constantly to make number and alphabet flash cards and picture name tags for the students to use. We also have been laminating student work and art projects. \r\nThe file folders are very helpful to keep student work files and keeping their test data organized. 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