{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Chincoteague Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6719185,"projectId":9730082,"letterContent":"We have really enjoyed using our resources from Sensory STEM Sprinkling. The students have really utilized fine motor skills and development with the dinosaur excavation set, the lock and key activity, and the magnet chips and wand. The kids were so excited when the supplies arrived and they each needed to try out every item as soon as possible! It was an amazing thing to see them so excited about learning and using those STEM skills. We have done them whole group and in small group and the enthusiasm and motivation continues each time. There are new things to try and do and the sensory beads and pluffle have made simple tasks like letter and number review a whole new adventure. Thank you for making learning fun, engaging, and something we all look forward to each day!!","fullyFundedDate":1758731713346,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-stem-sprinkling/9730082/","projectTitle":"Sensory STEM Sprinkling","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Giddings","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6719185_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597027496340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6719185"},{"teacherId":6719185,"projectId":9495091,"letterContent":"This technology is wonderful for all my students, but most especially because it is geared toward reading to students, helping those that can't yet read alone. It allows my students to track along with books while a voice is reading to have them match voice to print. I wish I could read to my students all day long, but when I can't, the Tonie box can! And it allows for our favorite books to be read aloud or....I can even record what I want them to listen to! \r\n\r\nStudents are so excited about this new technology that some have even asked for their own Tonie's for Christmas gifts! What could be better than instilling the love of reading in a child?! \r\n\r\nThis technology has made more reading in our classroom possible and fun! Thank you for this technology that continues to grow as new Tonie characters come out to satisfy students in the newest stories by their favorite authors!","fullyFundedDate":1757505007625,"projectUrl":"project/tonie-box-for-reading-to-knock-off-our-s/9495091/","projectTitle":"Tonie Box for Reading to Knock Off Our Socks!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Giddings","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6719185_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597027496340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6719185"},{"teacherId":7418757,"projectId":9412463,"letterContent":"My students have loved getting to use our new headphones during our daily computer time. The bright colors help us to stay organized and students have done a great job with taking care of them so far. \r\n\r\nThe colored tape has helped us stay organized when we go to get our computers out. Students know what color their computer has on the side and can easily identify the correct one. It also helps ensure they plug their charger into the correct spot. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping us to replace our old and broken headphones with these bright and fresh new ones!","fullyFundedDate":1754167955918,"projectUrl":"project/do-you-hear-what-i-hear/9412463/","projectTitle":"Do You Hear What I Hear?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Burford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7418757_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682471021066","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7418757"},{"teacherId":10063932,"projectId":9559272,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your contribution to our classroom. We have utilized the basketball hoop nearly everyday. We have noticed each of students benefit in different ways from having this in our classroom. One student has taken so much interest her parents are signing her up for recreation basketball. Another, who only ever wants to paly with puzzles, has branched out to this activity. For all of the students it is encouraging peer interactions, teamwork, and an attitude of being able to accomplish something. \r\n\r\nHaving an indoor/outdoor play option is also wonderful for those days when indoor recess is required. The basketball hoop is just the right size for our classroom and we have enough space to utilize it for games and even learning activities such as math. And I, along with the assistants in the room, love to play along too.","fullyFundedDate":1754885938649,"projectUrl":"project/moving-with-exceptionalities/9559272/","projectTitle":"Moving with Exceptionalities","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. J","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10063932"},{"teacherId":9936949,"projectId":9214524,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to Light The Way! With your help, we received enough 11\" x 17\" to complete 7 stations in our artroom.\r\n\r\nThis is so exciting because most of the children in our elementary school have never used one before. I dim the lights, get out the luminesce geo tiles, and watch their faces light up. They love building and creating with illuminated architecturals. \r\n\r\nI love that this inspires them to draw. \r\n\r\nNow that we have this equipment and materials, we do inquiry-based learning projects. It is so important for children to push the boundaries of their thinking into uncharted areas. Having the use of these light tablets affords them the opportunity to design and build at their learning pace and style. They also think conceptually as they do observational drawings of their creations. Creativity does not end. \r\n\r\nIn addition to this, older students use these light tablets to improve their drawing skills. They can take an original photo, sketch it, then turn the sketch into a painting if they choose. Having the light tablets helps the students take their original artwork to new levels.\r\n\r\nYour contribution to our program will be appreciated for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1746785637556,"projectUrl":"project/light-the-way3-with-light-tablets-ill/9214524/","projectTitle":"Light the Way3! With Light Tablets & Illuminated Building Tiles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schubert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9936949_orig.jpg?crop=180,180,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741286385868","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9936949"},{"teacherId":9936949,"projectId":9146532,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to Light The Way! With your help, we received enough 11\" x 17\" to complete 7 stations in our artroom.\r\n\r\nThis is so exciting because most of the children in our elementary school have never used one before. I dim the lights, get out the luminesce geo tiles, and watch their faces light up. They love building and creating with illuminated architecturals. \r\n\r\nI love that this inspires them to draw. \r\n\r\nNow that we have this equipment and materials, we do inquiry-based learning projects. It is so important for children to push the boundaries of their thinking into uncharted areas. Having the use of these light tablets affords them the opportunity to design and build at their learning pace and style. They also think conceptually as they do observational drawings of their creations. Creativity does not end. \r\n\r\nIn addition to this, older students use these light tablets to improve their drawing skills. They can take an original photo, sketch it, then turn the sketch into a painting if they choose. Having the light tablets helps the students take their original artwork to new levels.\r\n\r\nYour contribution to our program will be appreciated for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1742411876014,"projectUrl":"project/light-the-way-ii-light-tablet-and-illum/9146532/","projectTitle":"Light the Way Ii: Light Tablet and Illuminated Geometric Shapes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schubert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9936949_orig.jpg?crop=180,180,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741286385868","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9936949"},{"teacherId":9936949,"projectId":9146146,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to Light The Way! With your help, we received enough 11\" x 17\" to complete 7 stations in our artroom.\r\n\r\nThis is so exciting because most of the children in our elementary school have never used one before. I dim the lights, get out the luminesce geo tiles, and watch their faces light up. They love building and creating with illuminated architecturals. \r\n\r\nI love that this inspires them to draw. \r\n\r\nNow that we have this equipment and materials, we do inquiry-based learning projects. It is so important for children to push the boundaries of their thinking into uncharted areas. Having the use of these light tablets affords them the opportunity to design and build at their learning pace and style. They also think conceptually as they do observational drawings of their creations. Creativity does not end. \r\n\r\nIn addition to this, older students use these light tablets to improve their drawing skills. They can take an original photo, sketch it, then turn the sketch into a painting if they choose. Having the light tablets helps the students take their original artwork to new levels.\r\n\r\nYour contribution to our program will be appreciated for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1742412077494,"projectUrl":"project/light-the-way-with-light-tablet-illum/9146146/","projectTitle":"Light the Way! With Light Tablet & Illuminated Building Tiles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schubert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9936949_orig.jpg?crop=180,180,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741286385868","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9936949"},{"teacherId":9936949,"projectId":9282926,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to Light The Way! With your help, we received enough 11\" x 17\" to complete 7 stations in our artroom.\r\n\r\nThis is so exciting because most of the children in our elementary school have never used one before. I dim the lights, get out the luminesce geo tiles, and watch their faces light up. They love building and creating with illuminated architecturals. \r\n\r\nI love that this inspires them to draw. \r\n\r\nNow that we have this equipment and materials, we do inquiry-based learning projects. It is so important for children to push the boundaries of their thinking into uncharted areas. Having the use of these light tablets affords them the opportunity to design and build at their learning pace and style. They also think conceptually as they do observational drawings of their creations. Creativity does not end. \r\n\r\nIn addition to this, older students use these light tablets to improve their drawing skills. They can take an original photo, sketch it, then turn the sketch into a painting if they choose. Having the light tablets helps the students take their original artwork to new levels.\r\n\r\nYour contribution to our program will be appreciated for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1746786307638,"projectUrl":"project/light-the-way4-with-light-tablets-ill/9282926/","projectTitle":"Light the Way4! With Light Tablets & Illuminated Building Tiles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schubert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9936949_orig.jpg?crop=180,180,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741286385868","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9936949"},{"teacherId":6719185,"projectId":9230822,"letterContent":"We cannot tell you how immensely excited both students and teacher were to receive this funded project and its books. The author Mo Willems is our favorite and being able to have the complete set of the hardback Piggie and Gerald books is just a dream come true for kindergarten! These books are awesome because the text is simple and predictable so the kids can help read it, but it is amusing and can be made readily into writing prompts and extended retellings. \r\nIn my classroom, the story time routine of carpet is magical. It is engaging, exciting, and opens doors of possibilities for students that have never had that love of reading and being read to before! Kids are hanging on to each page, ready for what will happen next. All of my learners are loving our new texts, but the students that have never been to school before (no pre-kindergarten experience) are really like little sponges. They are soaking up each book to make sure they don't miss a thing! \r\nThank you for making our classroom an adventure that all students want to join along with!","fullyFundedDate":1753289051560,"projectUrl":"project/reading-revs-up-kinders/9230822/","projectTitle":"Reading Revs Up Kinders","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Giddings","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6719185_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597027496340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6719185"},{"teacherId":6719185,"projectId":9237781,"letterContent":"We are so excited about our Tuff Tray. It has been so much fun and such a good learning experience and it is just our first week with it! We used the first set up as a farm unit. Students had farm animals to explore, crops to sort, the beads to spell farm, and tongs to use for fine motor building. \r\n\r\nThe students could not WAIT for their turn to explore the Tuff Tray! They were so excited and engaged in the activity and wanted to immediately know when it would be their turn again. \r\n\r\nI am planning many different themes/activities for our STEM use of the Tuff Tray in the coming weeks: sorting colors in the rainbow pom pom center, making patterns using autumn pattern pieces, alphabet find and sort using colored sand for the sea shore set. The possibilities are endless. The best part is though they are learning, they are also playing and having fun. What an amazing resource for our classroom! Thank yoU!","fullyFundedDate":1750255574699,"projectUrl":"project/tuff-tray-turns-tactile-touch-into-teach/9237781/","projectTitle":"Tuff Tray Turns Tactile Touch Into Teaching Triumph","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Giddings","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6719185_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597027496340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6719185"},{"teacherId":6719185,"projectId":9057129,"letterContent":"The materials provided for by the project \"Mesmerizing Mastery\" have afforded my kinder students so many wonderful new skills. The giant ABC beads have made letter sequencing and spelling a fun and fashionable center. The mini magnadoodles have been a life saver as fine motor practice is so essential. They make it possible to practice letters and short sight words without paper and pencil; thus making it more engaging for all students. \r\nMy boy students really enjoy the ABC race car track. They build the track sequencing the letters and then 'drive' around the track making the sounds to match each letter. \r\nThe students are so excited with our new materials because they know that it is fun and they get to work with partners. The new materials keep them wanting to learn and try new things in the classroom! \r\nI am excited to see my students this year experiment with the ice cream count and sort game. We have a new math curriculum and I think this fun game will allow them to explore and extend their knowledge while having fun and making them more courageous in math extension. \r\nThank you for making kindergarten a terrific place for students to learn and grow!","fullyFundedDate":1741878051669,"projectUrl":"project/mesmerizing-mastery/9057129/","projectTitle":"Mesmerizing Mastery","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Giddings","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6719185_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597027496340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6719185"},{"teacherId":6719185,"projectId":9212652,"letterContent":"The items that were afforded to my students through the Laughs and Learning project have made back to school such a fun and rewarding time. The cookie jar number identification game is perfect for differentiating my students' individual needs while also reminding them of a class favorite \"Who Stole the Cookies\" song. The giant dominoes are a huge hit and inspire everyone to practice counting and matching sets. And the ABC sorting box has made letter and sound match fun and easy! \r\nWhen the students get to use our materials in the classroom in whole and small groups, they are just so excited. They know they are learning but it is fun and easy to get them motivated and its them that doesn't want to stop! As the students get better at both sounds and number identification, I can make the games more challenging and add items and higher numbers to the mix. \r\nThe best projects are those that grow with the students' abilities. Thanks for making it possible!","fullyFundedDate":1743793414012,"projectUrl":"project/laughs-and-learning/9212652/","projectTitle":"Laughs and Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Giddings","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6719185_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597027496340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6719185"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_33444","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":241,"numTeachers":14,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":14,"percentWhite":78,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":4,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"17.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":66.0,"schoolId":33444,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Chincoteague Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Chincoteague Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/virginia/accomack-county-school-district/chincoteague-elementary-school/33444"}