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The headphones are well constructed and fit each student perfectly.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my students and school, thank you for your consideration in funding our need!","fullyFundedDate":1757423329598,"projectUrl":"project/kids-need-to-hear-to-use-computerized-re/9691566/","projectTitle":"Kids Need to Hear to Use Computerized Resources!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cowan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4108353"},{"teacherId":8539485,"projectId":9289374,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your generous donation so that my students could start the year with hands on projects. We have used our crayons to color projects like animals that correspond to letters and playdoh to help with our fine motor strength and learn our numbers. We have used used the glue to various projects like creating rainbow fish. We have used the pencils to learn how to write our letters each day. \r\n\r\nThank you again, my students have appreciated having the supplies and are excited to get to continue using them.","fullyFundedDate":1754848372538,"projectUrl":"project/needed-supplies-to-start-next-school-yea/9289374/","projectTitle":"Needed Supplies to Start Next School Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8539485_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1658427992508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8539485"},{"teacherId":9460967,"projectId":9425542,"letterContent":"Having a genre centered library is inviting and gives students the independence and confidence to find books on their own. As students walk in they see books looking back at them, and often know what book they want before it's time to checkout. For the younger grades, having a carpet with defined spaces makes them feel like they belong and have a place all there own. The change is an ongoing process, but with the changes that have already been implemented I have seen students have independence during checkout.\r\n\r\nHaving forward facing bins for our most popular books makes it easier for students to find what they are looking for. Having rotating bins allows for exploration of 'new' (forgotten favorite) books. Some favorite books that had not been checked out in a long time were placed forward facing in a bin, and they started to fly off the shelves. Small or odd shaped books often get lost on the shelves, but the bins have helped them become visible and easy to find.\r\n\r\nMy favorite part of this process has been the smiles on my students faces every time they see something new or changed. They are noticing and engaging in the library in a positive way!","fullyFundedDate":1756387077156,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-genre-centered-elementary-lib/9425542/","projectTitle":"Creating a Genre Centered Elementary Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Myers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9460967_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753149352099","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9460967"},{"teacherId":2093179,"projectId":9711167,"letterContent":"We have had a busy start to the school year with lots of learning and technology time. The headphones I had been using with students were falling apart from having been used by students for the last decade. The students at my school are used to hand-me-down items because they are unable to afford their own headphones for school. With tight budget cuts there were no funds for headphones, even though they are an essential tool students need for learning in the 21st century. Your donations saved the day and students were able to have access to brand new headphones.\r\n\r\nStudents are able to use these headphones for fundamental reading practice, like phonics, to better sound out words as they are reading. Students are also able to access many of the online reading resources to listen to audio books and hear fluent readers read. These headphones are especially helpful to our multilingual learners who are learning English as a second language.\r\n\r\nThe microphone has been so helpful to me this year as I am able to be heard clearly by all students and help project my voice. Students can hear directions and follow along with activities because they can easily hear the teacher.\r\n\r\nWe are so appreciative of having these technologies, it has made learning so much easier for students and makes them feel valued by the community.","fullyFundedDate":1758837462364,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-to-harness-hope/9711167/","projectTitle":"Headphones to Harness Hope","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lioy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2093179_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723763847481","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lioy"},{"teacherId":2093179,"projectId":9564176,"letterContent":"We have had a very exciting start to our school year and the books you provided in this project really helped to jump start our reading. My class was so excited when our brand new books arrived. They were so enthusiastic to start reading together in their books clubs. When reading these books we are able to practice character development and identifying themes. By learning from these books we can have in-depth discussion about life and the lessons we can learn from literature.\r\n\r\nThe goal of this project was to have new, relevant books that would peak student interest and encourage their love of reading. These books clubs have created a space for students to read together and be social and have fun with reading. These book clubs help students learn to be accountable to each other and set reading goals. Students are able to take ownership of their learning and encourage one another. Having these amazing resources available to students has brought so much joy to our classroom.\r\n\r\nI am so appreciative of your support of our students and our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1756387049691,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-diverse-book-clubs/9564176/","projectTitle":"Books for Diverse Book Clubs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lioy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2093179_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723763847481","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lioy"},{"teacherId":5737684,"projectId":9608422,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations to helps support our class store. My students have enjoyed being able to earn and spend money on items that you contributed to our class store. I have seen more students engaged in their learning wanting to earn more money to buy things from our store. For this I cannot thank you enough! \r\n\r\nI have students who are rarely engaged in their learning fully engaged in hopes of earning money to buy their wish list item in our class store. Having these items in the class store has allowed my students to make goals to earn money, too earning money in the classroom and deciding whether to spend or save depending on the item they have been wanting. \r\nAgain, thank you from the bottom of my teacher hear for making my class store a huge hit!","fullyFundedDate":1755521919738,"projectUrl":"project/3rd-grade-class-store/9608422/","projectTitle":"3rd Grade Class Store","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jacob","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5737684_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666321450287","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5737684"},{"teacherId":6387722,"projectId":9374944,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing oodles of graphic novel series to our kids. Our kids were so excited to see new graphic novel series and new additions to their current series. They have been so excited and thrilled to read, even when they are not necessarily supposed to which we see as a win. Our kids have been so excited to read the next book in their favorite graphic novel series and have had such a great time exploring the new similar series that you donated to our school. Thank you so much for supporting reading excitement in our school. Our kids benefit so much from your generosity and support.","fullyFundedDate":1756387078693,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-love-of-reading-through-graph/9374944/","projectTitle":"Creating a Love of Reading Through Graphic Novel Series","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chamberlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6387722_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591044131941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jodi-chamberlin"},{"teacherId":6387722,"projectId":9374646,"letterContent":"My students were so thrilled when they saw all of these new graphic novels. They have been so excited to read and have been asking to read more and more. They have been asking to take books home to read, take books to their home classroom, and asking to read during their recess time. They have been sharing their new favorite books with their classmates, teachers, and families. They have becoming reading machines. My students really struggle to decode and have had many past negative experiences about reading and had beliefs that they couldn't read. These books have helped changed their negative opinions about reading and they have begun to love reading more and more. Thank you so much for your generosity to make this happen.","fullyFundedDate":1756387077826,"projectUrl":"project/creating-an-inclusive-environment-with-d/9374646/","projectTitle":"Creating an Inclusive Environment with Diverse Graphic Novels","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chamberlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6387722_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591044131941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jodi-chamberlin"},{"teacherId":6387722,"projectId":9372685,"letterContent":"My students were absolutely thrilled when they saw these books for the first time. They have been having a blast reading the new books during book club and during independent reading time when there is time at the end of our reading intervention groups. They have been sharing their new favorite books with other classmates, their teachers, and even requesting them for holiday gifts to their families. Your generous donation has created huge momentum for reading excitement in our whole building. Our students at Larchmont are so thankful for all of your support.","fullyFundedDate":1756387077367,"projectUrl":"project/social-justice-and-equity-one-book-at-a/9372685/","projectTitle":"Social Justice and Equity One Book at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chamberlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6387722_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591044131941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jodi-chamberlin"},{"teacherId":8539485,"projectId":9289424,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your donation, so my class this year can have different play centers including play sets that has food from different cultures. \r\n\r\nWhile my students this year have not gotten to play with them, they have seen them and are excited to play with them soon. We just have to learn how to take care of them first. We will cycle through each play center through out the school year. \r\n\r\nThank you again. We really appreciate your donation and support. I am sure the students will love them as they practice their social skills.","fullyFundedDate":1746787329797,"projectUrl":"project/pretend-play-sets-for-kindergarten/9289424/","projectTitle":"Pretend Play Sets for Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8539485_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1658427992508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8539485"},{"teacherId":6387722,"projectId":9375189,"letterContent":"The start of the school year has been so exciting for our students thanks to your generous donation for graphic novels for our classroom. Our students were so excited to see the new graphic novels for the first time and have been having a blast choosing new books to read from during reading time, their spare time, and book club during their recess time. \r\n\r\nMany of our kids were very thrilled when they saw that we now have a complete set to the Babysitters Club and the Little Sisters Club graphic novels. Many of our students were also very excited to explore new titles they had never heard of, and it has been an amazing experience for them. Our students and I are very thankful for your generous support to our classroom. I am so thrilled to see our classroom library reach every student in our building this year.","fullyFundedDate":1756387068944,"projectUrl":"project/diverse-graphic-novels-to-increase-excit/9375189/","projectTitle":"Diverse Graphic Novels to Increase Excitement About Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chamberlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6387722_orig.jpg?crop=953,954,x0,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1591044131941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jodi-chamberlin"},{"teacherId":2093179,"projectId":9166130,"letterContent":"I cannot begin to express how grateful I am to you for funding this project. My students were so excited when these books arrived. My class crowded around the books and helped me to decide what books to assign to each book club. My students loved feeling a part of a special club. By being in the club it helped encourage them to reach their reading goal each week to stay on track with their club. These books helped to motivate and excite my students to read through the end of the school year.\r\n\r\nThese specific books were chosen because they were relatable to students and their unique backgrounds. I was able to have amazing conversations with the groups about themes of kindness, empathy and understanding differences. I was blown away by the insight of my students and how they were able to apply the themes in these books to their own lives. \r\n\r\nYour donation truly made an impact in the lives of my students. I am so appreciative of your support and I cannot wait to continue using this books with future classes.","fullyFundedDate":1743358843887,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-budding-book-clubs/9166130/","projectTitle":"Books for Budding Book Clubs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lioy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2093179_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723763847481","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lioy"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_36354","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":303,"numTeachers":22,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":18,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":34,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"13.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":79.0,"schoolId":36354,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Larchmont Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Larchmont Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/tacoma-public-schools/larchmont-elementary-school/36354"}