{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Denbigh Early Childhood Center","outOfStateSupporters":55.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3968987,"projectId":10180169,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your help in acquiring new chair pockets for our preschool classroom. We aim for our preschoolers to be independent, so having their materials easily accessible is very important. We are preparing our students for kindergarten success! The kids are also super proud of themselves and gain confidence when they are able to do things on their own. We want to thank you again, for supporting our classroom experiences and making it possible for our little ones to be successful while at school.","fullyFundedDate":1778025838832,"projectUrl":"project/prek-chair-pockets/10180169/","projectTitle":"PreK Chair Pockets","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pearson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3968987_orig.jpg?crop=3040,3040,x358,y1156&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701503071885","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pearson31"},{"teacherId":3968987,"projectId":10180191,"letterContent":"We are so thankful our snack project funded! This will be our last snack projectfor this school year! This will get us through the end of the school year and provide snacks for our upcoming field trip and end of the year celebration. Our students are so grateful to be able to choose from a variety of snacks. We haven't had Ritz Bits or Cookies in a while so I know the kids are going to be super excited about that! Thank you again. We are truly grateful for the generous support! Please stay safe and be blessed, always.","fullyFundedDate":1778003171217,"projectUrl":"project/can-i-have-a-snack/10180191/","projectTitle":"Can I Have A Snack?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pearson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3968987_orig.jpg?crop=3040,3040,x358,y1156&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701503071885","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pearson31"},{"teacherId":3968987,"projectId":10135847,"letterContent":"We are so appreciative of your care and interest in our classroom environment! Thank you so much for helping us to get new foam interlocking puzzle mats for our classroom. They are cushioned and truly look amazing! The foam mats really do transform the look of our room. We have lots of choice time throughout the day, but we also spend whole group time together and the foam mats are a super comfortable place for our students to gather, learn, and discuss. Thank you again for supporting our classroom and our students. Please stay safe and be blessed, always!","fullyFundedDate":1774963768276,"projectUrl":"project/comfy-classroom/10135847/","projectTitle":"Comfy Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pearson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3968987_orig.jpg?crop=3040,3040,x358,y1156&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701503071885","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pearson31"},{"teacherId":3968987,"projectId":10176935,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing our preschoolers with more Art materials. The cardstock is used for student created books! Our preschoolers have been learning letter names and letter sounds all school year long. Now, they are applying that letter knowledge to their writing and creating their own books! I want them to be durable and long lasting, so we print on cardstock. Then, the books are laminated and put through the binding machine, and added to our classroom library. Students love reading their own stories! We used hot glue for the gumball machines we made during The Ball Study. We have been investigating balls all month and our culminating activity was gumball math! We used dice to join numbers and used Skittles for gumballs. It was such a fun activity! Thank you again, for making it possible!","fullyFundedDate":1776094109982,"projectUrl":"project/awesome-art/10176935/","projectTitle":"Awesome Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pearson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3968987_orig.jpg?crop=3040,3040,x358,y1156&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701503071885","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pearson31"},{"teacherId":3968987,"projectId":10156482,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us to bring more social emotional learning books to our preschool classroom. Social Emotional Learning is so important for early childhood education. We have a reading block built into our school day, just to teach students how to deal with their big emotions. These social emotional learning books are so perfect for our littles, teaching them manners, how to behave or react in social situations. We are so appreciative of your generous support! Thank you again, for helping us to make these learning experiences possible for our students. We are so grateful. Please stay safe, and be blessed, always!","fullyFundedDate":1773833650892,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-sel/10156482/","projectTitle":"Books for SEL","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pearson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3968987_orig.jpg?crop=3040,3040,x358,y1156&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701503071885","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pearson31"},{"teacherId":3968987,"projectId":10163684,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing our preschoolers with decodable readers! Several of our students have shown the ability to sound out words and these decodable readers are a great introduction to reading for our students. They have been practicing pointing to the words, and hopping over the spaces. We have even used whisper phones while reading. Thank you again, for your support and generous care into our classroom learning experiences. We are so grateful for you! Please stay safe, and be blessed, always!","fullyFundedDate":1774031078676,"projectUrl":"project/decodable-readers/10163684/","projectTitle":"Decodable Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pearson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3968987_orig.jpg?crop=3040,3040,x358,y1156&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701503071885","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pearson31"},{"teacherId":3968987,"projectId":10075559,"letterContent":"Preschoolers gravitate towards anything magnetic. It's like magic! We added mini magnetic tiles sets to our Morning Experiences and Provocations and we are sending each child home with a mini magnetic tiles building set so they can build, create, and explore some more at home! This is a great STEM activity for students to do, portable, and easy to setup, and clean up. Thank you for creating a memorable learning experience for our preschoolers! We appreciate your support and care for our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1774963742834,"projectUrl":"project/mini-magnetic-tiles/10075559/","projectTitle":"Mini Magnetic Tiles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pearson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3968987_orig.jpg?crop=3040,3040,x358,y1156&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701503071885","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pearson31"},{"teacherId":3968987,"projectId":9338187,"letterContent":"We are so excited we got to create our own bouncy balls! We are currently investigating balls and this week's investigation question is, \"Do all balls bounce?\" We learned that all balls do not bounce. We dropped a medicine ball and it did not bounce. The investigation question for this week was the perfect time for us to try making our own bouncy balls. We tested our balls and they all bounce! Thank you for helping to make this Ball Study so fun! Next, we are investigating what balls are made of. We can't wait to learn more about balls!","fullyFundedDate":1750894663130,"projectUrl":"project/bouncy-ball-stem/9338187/","projectTitle":"Bouncy Ball STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pearson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3968987_orig.jpg?crop=3040,3040,x358,y1156&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701503071885","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pearson31"},{"teacherId":3968987,"projectId":9928799,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us bring more Kwik Stix paint sticks into our classroom. Every school year this turns out to be one of the students' favorite art tools. I love that the paint sticks draw smoothly and dry super fast. After 60 seconds, the paper is completely dry and students can put their art in their backpack to take home. I also enjoy how easy it is to clean up. They are washable, so if it gets on tables or clothes, it will wash right out. Our students love being creative with their Kwik Stix. Thank you again, for making such a fun art experience possible.","fullyFundedDate":1767217348038,"projectUrl":"project/building-self-confidence-with-kwik-stix/9928799/","projectTitle":"Building Self-Confidence With Kwik Stix","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pearson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3968987_orig.jpg?crop=3040,3040,x358,y1156&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701503071885","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pearson31"},{"teacherId":1736293,"projectId":9712634,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through this DonorsChoose project. When my students first saw the light table materials, their excitement was immediate—they were eager to explore and couldn't wait to get their hands on the glowing letters and numbers. What might look like simple materials quickly turned into a meaningful learning experience as students began sorting letters, building names, and counting with purpose.\r\nOne of my favorite moments was watching a small group of students use the transparent letters to spell their names on the light table. As they worked together, they started talking about letter sounds, helping each other find the right letters, and proudly showing their work. The light table naturally encouraged conversation, teamwork, and confidence in a way that felt both playful and purposeful.\r\nWe will continue using these materials to enhance early literacy and math skills through hands-on exploration. As students develop, we will introduce the letters and numbers in more advanced activities such as word building, patterning, and problem-solving. Your support has created opportunities for meaningful, engaging learning, and I am very grateful for the positive impact you've made in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1757900214862,"projectUrl":"project/light-it-up-hands-on-learning-with-ligh/9712634/","projectTitle":"Light It Up: Hands-On Learning With Light Table Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nora Macdonald","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1736293_orig.png?crop=854,854,x77,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746132954802","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1736293"},{"teacherId":1736293,"projectId":9307887,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. Having a kidney-shaped table for teaching letter sounds (with proper mouth formation), counting, and writing makes it much easier for students to see and reach one another. The kidney shape encourages meaningful conversations and supports the use of learning strategies, such as Turn-N-Talk, with friends. This table has become the class favorite for \"teacher time,\" and it is used all day, every day—for help with counting, learning to cut with scissors, creating art projects, and more. Words cannot express how much this gift means to our room! Thank you again for your generosity and thoughtfulness.","fullyFundedDate":1752271572023,"projectUrl":"project/where-learning-comes-full-circle/9307887/","projectTitle":"\"Where Learning Comes Full Circle\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nora Macdonald","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1736293_orig.png?crop=854,854,x77,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746132954802","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1736293"},{"teacherId":1736293,"projectId":9419618,"letterContent":"My students were so excited when they saw all the fun \"toys\" we received to help them learn to count and read letters. In preschool, learning needs to be hands-on, concrete, include moving parts, and be visually appealing to keep students engaged. This is especially important when they are asked to leave their favorite center to work in a small group. Thank you very much for providing the perfect resources for my amazing little learners. They love all of the resources, especially the robot letters and numbers! I knew it was a special gift when they asked to play with them again and again. Most resources lose their excitement quickly, so I constantly change things up to prevent boredom. Every time I put the locks, cars, and robots away, they beg me to get them back out. If only you could visit and see their growing minds at work! Your gift has made a big difference in my class. They are engaged and using letter names and sounds throughout the day. Their exposure to numbers and willingness to count have also grown. Thank you so much for supporting my students, my classroom, and Donors Choose. I couldn't make this big an impact without you!","fullyFundedDate":1750814618130,"projectUrl":"project/driving-building-unlocking-with-num/9419618/","projectTitle":"Driving, Building, Unlocking... 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