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This has led to more interest in the math centers and students have grown tremendously in their math skills.\r\n\r\nThank you so much again for your support and love. We are a very grateful Kindergarten classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1749822552330,"projectUrl":"project/spaces-for-math-workplaces/9274730/","projectTitle":"Spaces for Math Workplaces!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gordon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8914422_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1747914136652","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gordonkinders"},{"teacherId":8914422,"projectId":9253656,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your gracious donations for our books. The students are so excited to be reading the series now. We complete read alouds as a whole group and students have enjoyed reading them on their own.\r\n\r\nThe students are becoming more confident and independent with their reading skills. These books have helped them to read more fluently as well as to increase their interests in reading other books as well.\r\n\r\nEven the students who are behind academically have picked up these books and are excited to be able to understand texts closer to their levels. \r\n\r\nWe will be eternally grateful for your support. Thank you so much again from Mrs. Gordon's Kindergarten Students!","fullyFundedDate":1754829459913,"projectUrl":"project/inspiring-young-readers-and-writers-thro/9253656/","projectTitle":"Inspiring Young Readers and Writers Through Mo Willems Series!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gordon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8914422_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1747914136652","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gordonkinders"},{"teacherId":9710361,"projectId":9451303,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to our classroom. Your donation helped get us through the first 2 quarters of the school year. It helped us grow our minds and helped our tummies as well. With your help, Hunts Dream Team has overcome many obstacles. We have grown as a class and as a family! The students in room 130 has faced many things. But with your donation, we have grown to be a great community. The resources you helped provide, has giving us joy and peace. It has taught us to share and team work. Thank you Thank you Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1759257109836,"projectUrl":"project/hunts-dream-team-fuel/9451303/","projectTitle":"Hunt's Dream Team Fuel","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hunt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9710361"},{"teacherId":6484449,"projectId":9267141,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of our classroom. These games, activities, and supplies are helping students with daily learning and another important skill, critical thinking. Having the skill and confidence to participate in class and activities and lessons that is important to the academic success of students in second grade. Math, in particular, requires students to get more deeply into thinking, reasoning, and problem solving in second grade. Instead of just counting and adding two given numbers, second grade students get more deeply into problem soloving and critical thinking. Your support helps give my students additional opportunities to do this critical thinking. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1752162181366,"projectUrl":"project/brain-building-with-logic-puzzles/9267141/","projectTitle":"Brain Building With Logic Puzzles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Truesdell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6484449_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757043585836","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6484449"},{"teacherId":7730866,"projectId":9235271,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations. The students use the weighted animal in the calming corner when they are upset. It helps them regulate their emotions and join us when they are ready. The calming strips help them at their desks. The books are used in the morning during our class meetings. We talk about strategies to use when they are upset or frustrated. \r\nThe students enjoyed all the items that your generous donation provided us. They are very useful and helpful tools to help with their emotions.","fullyFundedDate":1746787018074,"projectUrl":"project/regulating-emotions/9235271/","projectTitle":"Regulating Emotions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Walczak","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7730866_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1611355131970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7730866"},{"teacherId":7730866,"projectId":9629906,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity for donating to our classroom. The students were so excited to see all the snacks that we received due to your generosity. They enjoy trying new healthy snacks. It gives them the energy they need to help them finish their day strong. \r\nThey enjoyed all the different healthy snacks. The snacks help fuel their minds and body and they can continue with their learning. Thank you again for helping fund heathy snacks for my classroom. The students and I appreciate you.","fullyFundedDate":1756250138359,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-snacks-to-fuel-our-minds-and-bod/9629906/","projectTitle":"Healthy Snacks to Fuel our Minds and Body","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Walczak","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7730866_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1611355131970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7730866"},{"teacherId":7730866,"projectId":9317883,"letterContent":"Thank You so much for the donation of healthy snacks. My students loved them. They enjoyed trying new foods and asking where they can get them. The Edamame beans were the new favorite this year, along witht he GoGo squeez pouches. They wre so excited when we opened the boxes, and coulden't wait to try them,\r\n\r\nThank you again so much for your generosity of providing snack to my students. The snacks help them finish out the day strong. Our lunch is early and they get hungry in the afternoon, so this helps fill up their bellies to get us through the rest of the day.\r\n\r\nI enjoy providing my students healthy snacks to show them that they can be just as delicious as the other snacks they get. Thank you again for your donation to help out my classroom. My students and I appreciate it so much.","fullyFundedDate":1746787150735,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-snacks-to-fuel-our-body-and-brai/9317883/","projectTitle":"Healthy Snacks to Fuel Our Body and Brain","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Walczak","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7730866_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1611355131970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7730866"},{"teacherId":10074194,"projectId":9453657,"letterContent":"All of the supplies that I ordered are being put to good use. The amount of snacks that were purchased are definitely the groups favorite. Everyday they get to re-charge their brains after working hard with a snack of choice. Since most of my students don't bring a snack from home and only eat what our school provides, they truly enjoy a nice snack. \r\n\r\nAs for the other classroom supplies (calming corner, bulletin board themes), the children loved to see their new space. The calming corner bean bag chair is a bit hit and it allows each student to have a place to relax, read, regulate, or just chill. The bulletin board decor has made the classroom \"our space\" and makes for a good conversation piece. It is incredible to hear them ask about the famous people who have made such impactful changes to our world. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for supporting my classroom and helping us blossom into 2025!","fullyFundedDate":1752688953252,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-blossom-into-2025/9453657/","projectTitle":"Help Us Blossom into 2025!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10074194"},{"teacherId":3855699,"projectId":9201961,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! Without your donation, I would be spending unnecessary monies replacing damaged books and my students were able to choose a new bookmark to start their school year off right!\r\n My students absolutely loved the bookmarks and were so excited to start using them. When promoting reading, small tokens like these help immensely! 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All of this thanks to you and your generosity. \r\n\r\nYou our special friend are the real rock star in all of this and we can not thank you enough or be more grateful than we already are! \r\n\r\nAll our best to you!","fullyFundedDate":1746531796228,"projectUrl":"project/champion-test-takers-deserve-rewards/9145333/","projectTitle":"Champion Test Takers Deserve Rewards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Anderson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4541399_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516846428484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4541399"},{"teacherId":4541399,"projectId":9304610,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my students and their mission to spread joy and fight hunger for the elderly ! Our project was supported by you and loved by the elderly who received care bags from the students. \r\n\r\nThe students made care notes and had so much fun adding snacks and happy notes to the pacages. 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About this school
Brass Community School is
an urban public school
in Kenosha, Wisconsin that is part of Kenosha Unified School District 1.
It serves 326 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
Its teachers have had 343 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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65%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Brass Community School
$121,467
raised using DonorsChoose
343
projects
funded
60
teachers
funded
654
donors
47
projects
for
basic supplies
27
projects for
technology
31
projects for
books
13
projects
for
art supplies
Brass Community School has received support from
337 individuals from Wisconsin and
317 individuals out-of-state.