{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Salem Woods Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":53.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9130522,"projectId":9876949,"letterContent":"From the very bottom of our hearts, thank you for supporting our DonorsChoose project, \"Paying Kindness Forward.\" Because of your generosity in providing card stock, acrylic markers, and wooden ornaments, our students were able to turn simple materials into meaningful acts of kindness that reached far beyond our classroom walls.\r\n\r\nYour donation arrived at the perfect time. As winter approached and our school began preparing for family events, our students were buzzing with excitement and ideas. With the beautiful card stock you provided, they created paper snowflakes. These handmade decorations transformed our hallways and gym, families who attended our winter events were welcomed by student-made snowflakes, and many commented on how warm and inviting our school felt.\r\n\r\nOne of the most special parts of this project was decorating the wooden ornaments you provided. Students thoughtfully designed each ornament with messages of encouragement, gratitude, and hope. We talked extensively about what it means to \"pay kindness forward,\" and students reflected on how small gestures can have a big impact. These ornaments were not just art projects—they were kindness gifts. Many were given to classmates, teachers, and family members, while others were shared with community members who could use an extra smile. Watching students carefully wrap their ornaments and explain the meaning behind their designs was truly powerful.\r\n\r\nYour support also enabled us to create holiday cards for our local senior center. Using the card stock and acrylic markers, students crafted personalized cards filled with warm wishes and thoughtful messages. We discussed how the holiday season can sometimes feel lonely for seniors, and students took this to heart. They wrote notes, cheerful drawings, and wishing recipients health and happiness. When I delivered the cards, the staff at the senior center expressed deep appreciation and handed them out to residents and visitors.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of our entire class, our school community, and the seniors who received heartfelt holiday wishes, thank you for helping us pay kindness forward. Your support has created ripples of joy that continue to spread.","fullyFundedDate":1763485806027,"projectUrl":"project/kindness-challenge-paying-it-forward/9876949/","projectTitle":"Kindness Challenge: Paying it Forward","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlichemeyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9130522_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728013384645","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9130522"},{"teacherId":10302590,"projectId":9910040,"letterContent":"This was an exciting project that all students in our school could participate in during our schoolwide Kindness Week Celebration. Students used the materials to make Kindness Keychains to give to someone in our school community. Students asked questions about who they could give their keychain to and we talked about what they might say when they gave it to their special person. We discussed that kindness is about our words and actions towards others and how this project lets them speak kind words and use their actions to show kindness to others.\r\n\r\nStudents loved that they were making keychains with beads, as it was a different project that they had not made before. With the variety of bead and cording colors students were happy they were able to choose their favorite colors and be really creative with their patterns and designs. We live in the Seattle area and many students were excited to make Seahawk colored keychains, because they had just won the Super Bowl. \r\n\r\nA special moment happened when I saw two students exchange keychains. The students took turns sharing heartfelt reasons why they wanted to give their friend the keychain. Both students smiled at each other and gave each other a big hug. It was inspiring and encouraging to see how happy the students were to show kindness to each other. \r\n\r\nNext month we are focusing on integrity. Doing the right thing when no one is looking.\r\n\r\nThank you for your generous contribution!","fullyFundedDate":1765556912533,"projectUrl":"project/beads-of-kindness-a-social-emotional-le/9910040/","projectTitle":"Beads of Kindness: A Social-Emotional Learning Project","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Morgan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10302590"},{"teacherId":9334867,"projectId":9767483,"letterContent":"We just want to thank you again for your generous donation. Our fourth grade big buddies and our kindergarteners worked very hard on creating friendship bracelets and painting kindness rocks for our upcoming kindness week. \r\n\r\nThis week our students will give out kindness bracelets to students around the school. We will also be placing our painted kindness rocks around the school grounds for all students to view. We are hoping this makes an impact and brings smiles to our friends. \r\n\r\nAgain, the materials that you helped provide gave us the ability to come together and talk about kindness. Thank you for your kindness and generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1760630647160,"projectUrl":"project/big-buddies-spreading-kindness/9767483/","projectTitle":"Big Buddies-Spreading Kindness","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9334867_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y98&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1697591764844","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9334867"},{"teacherId":1824983,"projectId":9700346,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our 5th grade students and their science learning. Your contributions have had a meaningful impact on how our students experience and understand science in the classroom.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our class now has access to a subscription to Generation Genius, an engaging online collection of science videos that helps bring complex concepts to life. These videos support student understanding by explaining scientific ideas in a clear, exciting, and student-friendly way. They spark curiosity, encourage questions, and help students build a strong foundation before diving deeper into each topic.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the science tools you provided have allowed students to conduct a variety of hands-on experiments throughout the year. Being able to actively explore, test ideas, and observe results helps students better understand the science we are learning and makes lessons more meaningful. These tools turn abstract concepts into real experiences and give students the opportunity to think and work like real scientists.","fullyFundedDate":1758599126637,"projectUrl":"project/stem-kitchen-sink/9700346/","projectTitle":"STEM Kitchen Sink","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1824983_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y368&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758600438578","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/seahawksteacher"},{"teacherId":1824983,"projectId":9666370,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our 5th grade classroom and for helping us bring an amazing vending machine to our students. Your contribution created an exciting, meaningful learning experience that our students will remember for years to come.\r\n\r\nThrough this project, students were given the opportunity to design and create their own prizes to include in the vending machine. They were thrilled to see their ideas come to life and even more excited about the chance to earn the items they created. The pride, creativity, and motivation this project sparked in our classroom was incredible to witness.\r\n\r\nBeyond the excitement, this experience was a powerful lesson in financial literacy. Students had to think critically, plan carefully, and execute their ideas using math every step of the way. They practiced budgeting, pricing, problem-solving, and decision-making while learning how math applies to real-world situations. This hands-on approach helped deepen their understanding and made learning both engaging and meaningful.","fullyFundedDate":1757423326605,"projectUrl":"project/vending-machine-marketing/9666370/","projectTitle":"Vending Machine Marketing","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1824983_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y368&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758600438578","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/seahawksteacher"},{"teacherId":1824983,"projectId":9620300,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my 5th grade classroom. Your kindness and willingness to invest in our students truly means more than words can express.\r\n\r\nBasic classroom supplies may seem small, but they play an essential role in our students' daily learning. Items like notebooks, pencils, paper, and art materials are used throughout the entire year to help students stay organized, practice new skills, and bring their ideas to life. Having consistent access to these supplies allows every student to fully participate, focus on learning, and feel prepared and confident in the classroom.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, I am able to create engaging, hands-on lessons that encourage creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. These materials help transform lessons into meaningful experiences — from writing projects and math activities to science experiments and creative work that students are proud of. Your generosity helps make our classroom a place where learning is exciting and every child feels supported.","fullyFundedDate":1762267470097,"projectUrl":"project/basics-for-the-year/9620300/","projectTitle":"Basics For the Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1824983_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y368&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758600438578","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/seahawksteacher"},{"teacherId":2029942,"projectId":9767972,"letterContent":"Our world needs a lot more kindness right now and kids are the best choice to spread it. Completing projects that allow them to show people they care is a part of teaching that I couldn't live without. Thank you so much for contributing to our ability to spread kindness in our community. \r\nChildren loved the beautiful yarn and tools for crotchet. We stop class everyday with 10 minutes to crotchet our projects. They also love the materials they have for making beautiful cards to share. \r\nThank you for all you do to support children learning about more than just academics.","fullyFundedDate":1759770446651,"projectUrl":"project/sharing-art-sharing-kindness/9767972/","projectTitle":"Sharing Art-Sharing Kindness","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Heit","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2029942_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499366266181","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/angela-heit"},{"teacherId":1824983,"projectId":9723290,"letterContent":"Thank you so much Donors for helping me get much needed science STEM supplies for my classroom. Being able to see bugs up close and personal daily in our classroom has been amazing. The amount of understanding and learning that my students have about ecosystems and matter cycling just from being able to observe our terrariums daily has been incredible. My most favorite activity has been our initial terrarium obsevations where students get to \"dig\" into the terrariums and discover the Bess Beatles. They are a HUGE surprise, literally. I would never be able to get such amazing things for my students without your support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.","fullyFundedDate":1759442484552,"projectUrl":"project/stem-bugs/9723290/","projectTitle":"STEM Bugs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1824983_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y368&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758600438578","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/seahawksteacher"},{"teacherId":2029942,"projectId":9613699,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing these basic resources to help us get organized. Material management is such an important skill to build in the elementary grades. Students can build these skills more easily when they have access to quality organization materials. \r\nThe folders, notebooks, and other organization tools are things that are good to have as common supplies. When all students have the same materials available, we have a more equitable environment. \r\nThank you again for your contribution to our community!","fullyFundedDate":1763610755317,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-organization-to-start-the-year/9613699/","projectTitle":"Classroom Organization to Start the Year Right!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Heit","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2029942_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499366266181","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/angela-heit"},{"teacherId":4265085,"projectId":9281418,"letterContent":"The new resources that came from this project have been used and appreciated by my students, myself and the support staff at my school. When I showed the class all the new supplies, they cheered! They were so excited for all the learning and idependent work they would get to do because of these resources. Many of the students help organize the Literacy Center tubs, creating a sense of ownership in the resources. They take better care of them and help their classmates learn how to take better care of them as well.","fullyFundedDate":1746786226206,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-centers-tub-essentials/9281418/","projectTitle":"Literacy Centers Tub Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Butterfield","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4265085_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y386&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1697606682326","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4265085"},{"teacherId":1824983,"projectId":9310806,"letterContent":"Thank you so much helping me get snacks into the hands of my students. It doesn't seem like a big deal, but when students are hungry, it is a barrier to learning. With your support, our snack bin was full each day for the last few months of the year and students could get a snack when they needed it. This definitely helped get them through the year. We were also able to use some of the snack during our testing season. Students test for a whole month and work so hard. It was really nice to be able to give each of them snacks each day. I would not be able to take care of my students as well if it weren't for donors like you. Thank you so much for helping me meet the needs of my students. We appreciate you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1746486099072,"projectUrl":"project/snack-time/9310806/","projectTitle":"Snack Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1824983_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y368&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758600438578","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/seahawksteacher"},{"teacherId":1824983,"projectId":8722733,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us get subscriptions to the Glowforge platform and to Generation Genius Science. Thanks to your help our class was able to do amazing science projects throughout the year. Some of our favorites were making stream tables for to model how dams work after watching videos on weathering, erosion and deposition and learning about how the Earth rotates and revolves to explain how the sun rises in East and sets in the West. We were also able to create some cool keychains with the Glowforge program and we made food trucks where students needed to design a logo, menu, and actually build 3D food trucks. We had a blast with all these experiments and will continue to use these subscriptions into next year to further our STEM learning. Thank you so much for supporting our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1731561557957,"projectUrl":"project/science-math-and-marketing-fun/8722733/","projectTitle":"Science, Math and Marketing Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1824983_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y368&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758600438578","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/seahawksteacher"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_48831","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":516,"numTeachers":27,"percentFrplEligible":30,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":71,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":13,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"1 - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"19.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":46.7,"schoolId":48831,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Salem Woods Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Salem Woods Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/monroe-school-district/salem-woods-elementary-school/48831"}