{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Hamilton Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":18.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":134485,"projectId":9681753,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my students by donating to my \"Recess Resources\" project. Seems like the playground balls aren't built like they used to be and last barely a year before losing air. So, the students were very excited to see the new balls and catch toys!\r\nI was able to order playground balls in 16\" and 10\" sizes. The younger students love to play with the larger playground balls, while the older students use the 10\" balls in organized games such as four square and wall ball.\r\nThe students enjoy using the catch toys at recess. The catchpads have a velcro surface and use special balls for playing catch. The catch tail balls have a long tail that can be used for both throwing the balls and catching the balls. These activities have provided additional choices for the students at recess.\r\nThank you, again, for your help and support.","fullyFundedDate":1765910190130,"projectUrl":"project/recess-resources/9681753/","projectTitle":"Recess Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Winn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp134485_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516312245295","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristawinn"},{"teacherId":134485,"projectId":9682928,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for contributing to my archery project, \"New Arrows Fly Straight.\" Archery is one of my students' favorite activities to do each year, but it gets frustrating when the arrows get normal wear and tear and no longer fly straight.\r\nWe started our archery unit this week and the kids were so excited to see that we had new arrows! They send you their thanks and appreciation. Everyone noticed the difference in their accuracy with the new arrows.\r\nOur previous arrows lasted about 5 years before the feathers were to ruffled to fly straight. I look forward to an additional 5 years!\r\nThank you for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1764277390686,"projectUrl":"project/new-arrows-fly-straight/9682928/","projectTitle":"New Arrows Fly Straight!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Winn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp134485_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516312245295","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristawinn"},{"teacherId":1553130,"projectId":9923871,"letterContent":"My students have really enjoyed using the tools that we have in our classroom already. They build and create different structures that create a world for them to interact in through play. By providing more toys for them, they are able to share and interact with each other and add to the structures that they have already created. \r\nYour generosity does not go unnoticed by myself or my students. As I was showing them the toys that were donated, due to your donations, they were all very excited and looking forward to using them as soon as possible.","fullyFundedDate":1764232894314,"projectUrl":"project/sparking-creativity/9923871/","projectTitle":"Sparking Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brannan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1553130_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746841690675","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1553130"},{"teacherId":134485,"projectId":9121415,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to my project to purchase a game called \"9 Square in the Air.\" This game is common to the classic game of 4 square, but it is played in the air. A large, PVC pipe structure creates 9 squares. One student stands in each square. The student in the middle square serves (toss or hit) the ball into the air to another square. Students must hit the ball if it comes to their square. Missed hits or misplaced hits require that the students join the wait line and the remaining students rotate around the squares. The goal is to get to the center square, we call it the Hawk square (our mascot) and stay there as long as you can.\r\nThe students were so excited when they walked into the gym and saw the structure. The game directions were simple and they caught on quickly. We played for two weeks and they were disappointed when we needed to put the equipment away. I assured them that the game would come out quite often during the school year.\r\nWe received the activity pack that came along with the game. It had additional equipment that provided alternatives and modifications to the game. We tried out a poster that had an exercise for each square. Whichever square got out, the whole class would do that exercise \"9\" times before rotating. They loved it!\r\nWe look forward to using this equipment again!","fullyFundedDate":1749682738734,"projectUrl":"project/9-square-in-the-air/9121415/","projectTitle":"9 Square in the Air","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Winn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp134485_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516312245295","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristawinn"},{"teacherId":1553130,"projectId":9234792,"letterContent":"It is because of generous donors like you that projects like mine are funded. I wish that I could have captured the squeals that happened as I opened the box and showed them the new Snapbots, Snapdinos and cubes that they would be able to manipulate and play with. So many of my students come to me still working on fine motor skills. These skills are so important as they begin to use a pencil to write and crayons and markers to color and draw with. \r\nWith tools like the ones you helped fund, my students will build strength in their fingers and hands so that they have the stamina to do the academic work that is required in kindergarten. \r\nThank you for donating and funding this project.","fullyFundedDate":1750199218829,"projectUrl":"project/imaginative-and-creative/9234792/","projectTitle":"Imaginative and Creative","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brannan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1553130_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746841690675","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1553130"},{"teacherId":1553130,"projectId":9532184,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping make this project happen. Upon opening the box with my students, they were filled with excitement as we discussed the different ways, we would use these tools to help us practice our skills to become readers this year. \r\nI am looking forward to using the different tools with my students in our small groups that we have during our Reading Intervention Time, RTI. These tools will also be extremely helpful for my volunteers to use with students and practicing skills one on one. \r\nBecause of donors like you my students have access to the tools they need to be successful in kindergarten.","fullyFundedDate":1756154356282,"projectUrl":"project/reading-tools/9532184/","projectTitle":"Reading Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brannan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1553130_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746841690675","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1553130"},{"teacherId":9156988,"projectId":9048267,"letterContent":"The students in my class have been so excited to use the Yoto players during our station time! I purchased several Yoto story cards that accompany some well-loved books that are already in my classroom library. When the students listen to the stories, they grab the book so they can follow along. Their engagement during this independent station is unmatched. Every student in my class has had the opportunity to use the Yoto independently and with a partner.\r\n\r\nSome of the students who are reading at a higher level have benefitted from beginner chapter books, such as the Magic Tree House and Dragon Masters series. Some of the struggling readers are exposed to those titles as well, but have found a love of slowing down while reading picture books.\r\n\r\nThe Yotos have been such a fun new addition to the literacy piece of our classroom. Thanks to the donors, my students are falling in love with books and with reading more than ever before. Thank you for your generosity and your support of ALL different readers!","fullyFundedDate":1737066160185,"projectUrl":"project/yoto-players-for-first-graders/9048267/","projectTitle":"Yoto Players for First Graders!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9156988_orig.jpg?crop=384,384,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736539622425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9156988"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_35492","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":354,"numTeachers":24,"percentFrplEligible":61,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":71,"percentIndigenous":3,"percentLatinx":11,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"14.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":81.6,"schoolId":35492,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Hamilton Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Hamilton Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/port-angeles-school-district-121/hamilton-elementary-school/35492"}