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We don't have vending machines in our school, and although it can be sometimes disruptive for students to leave class to get a snack, we all know that a student learn best when their basic needs are met.\r\n\r\nThanks again.","fullyFundedDate":1762267480108,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-counseling-office/9866887/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Counseling Office","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Borders","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7266652_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y43&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591732527001","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/counselorsammi"},{"teacherId":8279596,"projectId":8913425,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation of mindfulness supplies, coloring books, and games. My students have really enjoyed having these resources available. We use them as a way for students to take a short break from their classwork when they're feeling overwhelmed or need a moment to reset. It's been especially helpful during long assignments or tough days—students will spend a few minutes coloring or playing a short board game, and then come back to their work more focused and ready to go.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials first arrived, my students were really excited. They were curious about all the new items and quickly started trying them out. It didn't take long for certain supplies—like the coloring books and board games—to become class favorites. Right now, we're continuing to work on building focus and self-awareness through small daily habits like taking meaningful breaks, managing time, and communicating clearly. These supplies have added a simple but really effective way to support those skills in our daily routine.","fullyFundedDate":1730571450419,"projectUrl":"project/mindfulness-for-juniors-and-seniors/8913425/","projectTitle":"Mindfulness for Juniors and Seniors","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dent","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8279596_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1642616850244","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-dent"},{"teacherId":9817913,"projectId":8908992,"letterContent":"The puzzle board, fidgets and coloring supplies have become a key tool for students to take mental health and self-care breaks in directed studies classes. My students all have challenges and barriers to overcome in the school setting, whether it's a reading disability, behavioral challenges or executive functioning differences. Directed Studies class is a place where I support them in completing work, reteach concepts, and teach organizational and social emotional skills. I encourage students to self-regulate their motivation and stress using activities like puzzles, coloring, and the calming corner either before initiating or to reward their hard work. As a veteran educator returning to the classroom after a decade plus in administration, state and college level education positions, it is invaluable to have donors help me rebuild my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1730842003299,"projectUrl":"project/high-school-resource-sped-classroom-ca/8908992/","projectTitle":"High School Resource (SPED) Classroom Calming and Refocusing Area","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Evans","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9817913"},{"teacherId":7266652,"projectId":8852628,"letterContent":"Thank you so much! The impact of you donating to my calm room supplies has been huge! My students are able to utilize crafts and calming materials in our calm room to be able to de-stress and regulate so that they can head back to class and learn. \r\nThey were so excited to see the blocks that they can build things with and more comfortable and flexible seating for whatever needs they had.\r\nWe also were able to have our school therapists utilize the fidgets and other things to use in sessions with their students.\r\nBeing able to have these materials is so important in our school and so fundamental in the mental health of our students.","fullyFundedDate":1730132535750,"projectUrl":"project/calm-room-supplies/8852628/","projectTitle":"Calm Room Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Borders","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7266652_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y43&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591732527001","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/counselorsammi"},{"teacherId":7322747,"projectId":8906482,"letterContent":"Four days are an excellent way for students to interact without an electronic device. Our school has developed an excellent policy so that students never use personal electronics at school. Some students need to relearn how to interact without device devices. Board games give students a structure to interact in a fun low stakes way.\r\n\r\nWhenever I have free time in my class, even just for five minutes students love to go to the back corner of my classroom and pick out a game to play. I love how the students are self directed and find the game that interests them most. Many students have learned new games and have taught them to other students.\r\n\r\nI am really proud of our school for being free of electronic personal devices. And thanks to this money from donors. Choose our students now have great opportunities to play and interact in a healthy way. Thank you so much for giving my students these opportunities. I believe that our students are better off because of it. Overall, I see my students having better mental health this year been in the past five years. Again thank you so much for this donation.","fullyFundedDate":1730411499506,"projectUrl":"project/games-for-better-mental-health/8906482/","projectTitle":"Games for Better Mental Health","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mcleod","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7322747"},{"teacherId":1110009,"projectId":8919768,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting the mental health of our students. Our board game advisory period has been a huge hit! We have 40 or more students every week playing games together, having fun and building relationships across grade level and friend groups. Students who finish a game are welcomed into games in progress when possible and students are expanding their circles of friends.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful that you took this opportunity to help us in this unconventional space and made a difference in the learning and social experience of our students.\r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1730759625758,"projectUrl":"project/building-community-playing-great-games/8919768/","projectTitle":"Building Community Playing Great Games","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crim","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diane-crim"},{"teacherId":1571368,"projectId":8917339,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for helping my 10th and 11th grade students. They are sweet, curious, and from a huge variety of backgrounds. They also spend too much time on their devices and not enough connecting with each other in face to face ways.\r\n\r\nWe are using these materials for building some opportunities for them to connect with each other outside of class. The Stiff book is for a book group related to death and offering opportunities to both laugh and cry together. We met in January and had a really nice time. The puzzles, games and cookies are for connecting and luring kids in after school.\r\n\r\nThanks for funding these materials that will build connection and improve mental health!","fullyFundedDate":1730651247982,"projectUrl":"project/books-puzzles-games-and-snacks-to-buil/8917339/","projectTitle":"Books, Puzzles, Games and Snacks to Build Human Connections","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wickelson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1571368_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1475552253200","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1571368"},{"teacherId":9820326,"projectId":8919785,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting the mental health of our students. Our board game advisory period has been a huge hit! We have 40 or more students every week playing games together, having fun and building relationships across grade level and friend groups. Students who finish a game are welcomed into games in progress when possible and students are expanding their circles of friends.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful that you took this opportunity to help us in this unconventional space and made a difference in the learning and social experience of our students.\r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1730762197359,"projectUrl":"project/better-mental-health-through-community-b/8919785/","projectTitle":"Better Mental Health Through Community Building","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mower","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9820326"},{"teacherId":1564354,"projectId":8908936,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting the mental health of our students. Our board game advisory period has been a huge hit! We have 40 or more students every week playing games together, having fun and building relationships across grade level and friend groups. 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