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Because of your generosity, I feel more prepared to provide the best care possible, and our students are healthier, safer, and better able to focus on learning.","fullyFundedDate":1748087184322,"projectUrl":"project/professional-development-for-the-school/9360410/","projectTitle":"Professional Development for the School Nurse","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyzette Terman (School Nurse)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9751570_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1735011099225","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9751570"},{"teacherId":9619723,"projectId":9144974,"letterContent":"These desks have changed the way our classroom looks and runs in its entirety. Not only did we end the school year last year with different students utilizing the desks as needed, we started this year off strong with them as well!\r\n\r\nOur students are very used to sitting at tables facing each other, which can be great when working collaboratively. However, many of my students find that they become distracted from their tasks in this set up. The desks gave students the opportunity for some flexibility to allow them more success when working independently or trying to focus during a lesson. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generosity and care!","fullyFundedDate":1741409109865,"projectUrl":"project/standing-tall-in-fourth-grade/9144974/","projectTitle":"Standing Tall in Fourth Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Strange","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-strange-the-o"},{"teacherId":9274642,"projectId":9151244,"letterContent":"Wow! Our students really enjoyed using the foldable tables during the end of last year! We had a lot of review activities to use them with. My students mostly used them as small groups on the carpet to work on worksheets or study. The said it allowed them to focus and get work done.\r\nStudents were also able to use them during testing periods. Some students sat at the tables and others used them as lap desks. We loved the versatile uses for the classroom setting.\r\nAs a teacher, I loved seeing my students use the resources provided in the room to aid in their education. I am so happy that we were able to get this as another flexible seating arrangement.","fullyFundedDate":1743461422254,"projectUrl":"project/working-around-the-room/9151244/","projectTitle":"Working Around the Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Santos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9274642"},{"teacherId":9707077,"projectId":8972277,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, my first-grade classroom received a collection of STEM manipulatives that sparked curiosity, creativity, and a whole lot of joy. When we first opened the materials, my students were beyond excited—grinning ear to ear and eagerly asking, \"Can we use these today?\" It was a moment I won't forget.\r\nWe used the tools to dive into early engineering challenges. One standout project was a bridge-building activity, where students worked in teams to design structures using interlocking blocks. 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Most importantly my students are feeling the impact from the colorful Band-Aids to the calming strips. \r\n\r\nYour support is not just strengthening my clinic, its impacting lives.","fullyFundedDate":1740957107176,"projectUrl":"project/students-with-disabilities-and-their-acc/9132137/","projectTitle":"Students with Disabilities and their Access to a School Clinic","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyzette Terman (School Nurse)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9751570_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1735011099225","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9751570"},{"teacherId":9751570,"projectId":8788314,"letterContent":"Your donation has afforded me the ability to have resources at my fingertips when needed. I used my blood pressure cuff to assess vitals for a student who came in with difficulty breathing. The automatic pressure cuff allowed me to help keep my student calm while I assessed her needs. \r\n\r\nMy younger students appreciate the quickness of being afforded the opportunity to have ice for injuries. The extra underwear for my students helps them feel taken care of when they need an extra change of clothes.\r\n\r\nMy hope is to continue to use my resources donated to me through Donors Choose to develop healthcare plans for students, pass out ice, tend to staff for quick blood pressure readings and ultimately be present for everyone.","fullyFundedDate":1735049820277,"projectUrl":"project/school-health/8788314/","projectTitle":"School Health","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyzette Terman (School Nurse)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9751570_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1735011099225","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9751570"},{"teacherId":9619723,"projectId":8738027,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my project! The headphone splitters are helping my students be able to engage with videos while also being able to charge their devices. 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The students have really been enjoying the atmosphere.","fullyFundedDate":1725724531688,"projectUrl":"project/clean-and-cozy-collaboration/8738027/","projectTitle":"Clean and Cozy Collaboration!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Strange","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-strange-the-o"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_39789","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":572,"numTeachers":42,"percentFrplEligible":69,"percentAsian":13,"percentBlack":18,"percentWhite":18,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":43,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"13.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":49.0,"schoolId":39789,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Occoquan Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Occoquan Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/virginia/prince-william-county-public-schools/occoquan-elementary-school/39789"}