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Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1755890857385,"projectUrl":"project/learning-to-read-and-use-maps/9545931/","projectTitle":"Learning to Read and Use Maps","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grasdalen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4559325_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502209762171","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lisagrasdalen"},{"teacherId":6742477,"projectId":9208977,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your very generous donation to our first-grade inclusion classroom! The students were all smiles to receive a package in the mail. Your kindness and generosity help us learn, explore, and grow every single day. We were able to get the necessary supplies and materials to make learning fun, engaging, and accessible for students of all needs. Our classroom is so, so grateful for your thoughtfulness. You've made a big difference in our school year, and we appreciate it very much!","fullyFundedDate":1746635881595,"projectUrl":"project/3-drawers-for-independence/9208977/","projectTitle":"3 Drawers for Independence","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Millard-Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6742477_orig.jpg?crop=1952,1952,x0,y299&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1713301168540","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/keatynmillardsmith"},{"teacherId":10053148,"projectId":9405547,"letterContent":"Our students were immediately drawn to the colorful and engaging nature of the Pop Its and were so excited to use them. These tools have quickly become a favorite in our classroom and have made counting practice something they look forward to each day.\r\n\r\nSo far, students have used the Number Pop Its for counting to 100 and back, and they've truly enjoyed this interactive approach. We have even started using the Pop Its to help count on from a given number. Exploring different counting strategies in a hands-on, visual, and tactile way has supported all learning styles.\r\n\r\nThese tools have also helped maintain focus during math time by providing a simple, effective resource that's easy to use and doesn't require a lengthy clean-up process (something I especially appreciate!).\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping to bring such a valuable and versatile learning tool into our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1751760546415,"projectUrl":"project/square-one/9405547/","projectTitle":"Square One","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Diaz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10053148"},{"teacherId":1125658,"projectId":8617014,"letterContent":"Our class loves the STEM Kits and have been enjoying them for team building as well as indoor recess choice time. They have designing different types of structures based on the instruction and have been working together to accomplish their mission. Students have enjoyed using the magnetic tiles to build different types of structure. Last, being able to work with a partner in building their remote controlled cars have been an exciting science project. It has also been a great way to use their reading skills for real world application. This project has taught my students patience, persistence, teamwork and trouble-shooting skills. Thank you for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1729617700886,"projectUrl":"project/stem-kits-for-smart-science-students/8617014/","projectTitle":"STEM Kits for Smart Science Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Yee","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jeanette-yee"},{"teacherId":1125658,"projectId":6835862,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing us our charging station. We now have an organized way to charge our Chromebooks and our technology is ready for us when we need to use them. We use our Chromebooks daily for personalized reading and math lessons on iReady. We also use it to practice our math facts and play math games that reinforce the math concepts that we have learned. We use our Chromebooks to access our Google Classroom assignments and for writing our stories and essays. Having a way for us to charge our technology is a huge gamechanger. We use to have a cardboard mailbox to store our chromebooks but they weren't very sturdy and often times the chargers would get disconnected. Now our metal charging station keeps our Chromebook safe and charged. Thank you so much for your help with our technology needs.","fullyFundedDate":1673015686093,"projectUrl":"project/power-charge-our-charging-station/6835862/","projectTitle":"Power Charge our Charging Station","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Yee","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jeanette-yee"},{"teacherId":4559325,"projectId":9020928,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this diverse book library for my students. They love seeing themselves in picture books and as characters in chapter books, and they love learning about other cultures. Many cultures were represented in these books, including Indigenous, African American, Pacific Islander, Afghan, Hispanic, Deaf, Asian, and others. There were several books just about identity to foster appreciation of self and others. Some books were multilingual, English and Spanish. These help my Spanish-speakers better learn English and frequently students partner-read those books. \r\n\r\nStudents go home and tell their families about their day. I'm sure it feels wonderful to know their children are supported and valued for whoever they are, and that their children feel they belong in our classroom and school.","fullyFundedDate":1744224607661,"projectUrl":"project/multicultural-and-diversity-book-collect/9020928/","projectTitle":"Multicultural and Diversity Book Collection","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Grasdalen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4559325_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502209762171","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lisagrasdalen"},{"teacherId":3630538,"projectId":8862030,"letterContent":"Students rush into my classroom at the start of their learning block to get their graphic novel and settle into reading. The favorite have been ghost stories and spooky stories, a long with some very intriguing historic fiction. Many of the books resonate with my students' identities, and they love seeing books with likable characters that look like them. Thank you for providing my students with so many engaging, interesting books that have made them excited about independent reading and coming to class.","fullyFundedDate":1737248653118,"projectUrl":"project/graphic-novels-for-refugee-and-immigrant/8862030/","projectTitle":"Graphic Novels for Refugee and Immigrant Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lesli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3630538_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1468446618556","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3630538"},{"teacherId":9887833,"projectId":9058202,"letterContent":"I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to share how incredibly impactful your generous donation has been in our classroom. Thanks to your support, the students have had the opportunity to engage with exciting new materials, and the results have been truly heartwarming.\r\n\r\nOne of the highlights of your donation has been the Jump Rope into Success Goal-Setting program. The students have fully embraced this challenge and are working hard to improve their jump rope skills. They've set individual goals, as well as a class goal to reach a total of 500 jumps by the end of the school year. When we first started, many students were only able to complete 3-5 jumps, but already, we are seeing huge improvements. The best part is that many students are asking to take their jump ropes outside during recess to practice even more. This shows just how motivated and excited they are to hit their goals!\r\n\r\nIn addition to the jump ropes, the art supplies you provided have had an equally positive impact. The students have loved exploring their creativity with these new materials, and our classroom has transformed into a vibrant space filled with their one-of-a-kind art pieces. One project, in particular, has become a classroom favorite—creating butterflies using coffee filters and liquid watercolors. These beautiful butterflies now fly overhead daily in our classroom, and the students are excited to take them home at the end of the year as a reminder of their hard work.\r\n\r\nThe excitement was palpable when the boxes started arriving! The students were so curious to see what was inside, and during the unboxing, the joy and excitement in the room were contagious. They're also thrilled that they'll be able to take home their jump ropes and water bottles once we're finished using them in class.\r\n\r\nYour donation has brought so much joy, motivation, and creativity into our classroom. The students have gained new skills, and more importantly, they've learned the value of setting and achieving goals while expressing themselves through art. I can't thank you enough for your kindness and generosity. The impact on my students' learning experience has been invaluable, and I'm deeply grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1736990525261,"projectUrl":"project/jump-rope-into-success-goal-setting-thr/9058202/","projectTitle":"Jump Rope Into Success: Goal Setting Through Fitness!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wammer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9887833"},{"teacherId":4559325,"projectId":8802837,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my geography learning project. My students love learning about the U.S. and countries all around the world. The large floor map puzzles are a big hit. Students like to assemble them again and again and feel very proud each time. I know the repetition helps them learn the names of the continents, oceans, countries, and states just as it helped me when I was little. They love looking through the atlases and finding places they've been or want to go.\r\n\r\nWe work through one lesson per week in our map skills workbooks. Some aspects of maps we've learned so far include hemispheres of the globe, the cardinal directions, the continents and oceans, understanding lines of longitude and latitude, and the map scale (relative distance on a given map). My students highlight important information in our reading, and we practice capitalization and spelling when filling in our responses. 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