{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"C Strange Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":32.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9092608,"projectId":9703844,"letterContent":"This project, which brought us new art, building, and outdoor supplies, has had a profound impact on my students' learning by connecting hands-on play directly to academic skills. Students were beyond excited to receive new materials. I have been able to accomplish so much more in my teaching, specifically by creating a dedicated creative space where students use the building materials to solve open-ended design challenges, dramatically improving their spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills. Thank you to our donors for recognizing the value of supporting creativity and innovation in the classroom! \r\nWe took our students on an art journey. The supplies were laid out, and students were allowed to create freely. After the art was displayed and we went on an art walk to observe others' work and offer feedback. Thank you to our donors for recognizing the value of supporting creativity and innovation in the classroom! \r\n\r\nWith gratitude, Mrs. King","fullyFundedDate":1762545244644,"projectUrl":"project/amazing-imaginations/9703844/","projectTitle":"Amazing Imaginations!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. King","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9092608_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757514182526","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9092608"},{"teacherId":9975880,"projectId":9450624,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations for our students at Curtis Strange. The food and snacks you purchased have helped many of our students who either do not get a snack from home, or come to school late and miss breakfast all together.\r\n\r\nWhen school started and students saw the new snacks they were so excited! They know that they can always get a snack from me if and when they need it. When they ask where the snacks come from, I am able to tell them that they came from generous people who are looking out for them.","fullyFundedDate":1756327317571,"projectUrl":"project/feed-our-brains/9450624/","projectTitle":"Feed Our Brains!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rules","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9975880"},{"teacherId":4541399,"projectId":9847747,"letterContent":"Hip Hip Horray our LCD boards have arrived and we couldn't be more excited ! My students have been waiting and hoping for this day for some time and its finally here thanks to you and your amazing support! \r\n\r\nNo more lost marker caps and expensive Expo markers running out of ink. We have reusable sustainable boards to do our math and practice writing on and we are so very excited to begin to use them. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting my students needs and providing tools to make learning fun and meaningful for them.","fullyFundedDate":1763555079506,"projectUrl":"project/lcd-boards-inspire-math-and-reading-and/9847747/","projectTitle":"LCD Boards Inspire Math and Reading and STEM Learning","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":2460874,"projectId":9571728,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom snack program. Your donation of Goldfish, Cheez-Its, and other healthy snacks has made an immediate and meaningful difference in our students' day-to-day learning. Having access to a quick, nutritious snack helps students stay focused, energized, and ready to learn—especially during those long stretches between meals.\r\n\r\nFor many of my students, these snacks provide the boost they need to stay engaged during lessons and small-group activities. I've already seen improvements in their stamina and attentiveness, and the smiles when they see their favorite snacks are priceless.","fullyFundedDate":1756249856993,"projectUrl":"project/snackademia-feeding-curiosity-creativ/9571728/","projectTitle":"Snackademia: Feeding Curiosity & Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2460874_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519962472950","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-miller12"},{"teacherId":4541399,"projectId":9798349,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and kindness in helping to provide snacks for the students . Now, more than ever our students need help and support with food insecurity and with hunger. Having a snack each day at school helps to fill the gaps for these amazing kids! Being able to provide for their needs is very important to them and helps them to feel loved, safe, and secure. I want to thank you for that more than anything. All of this trickles down to being able to learn and focus on their goals and achieve more in school. \r\n\r\nThank you for making a difference for so many great kids!","fullyFundedDate":1762874345209,"projectUrl":"project/a-snack-a-day-keeps-the-hunger-at-bay/9798349/","projectTitle":"A Snack a Day Keeps the Hunger at Bay","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":2460874,"projectId":9548482,"letterContent":"When my students returned to the classroom and saw the new supplies, they were so excited. \r\n\r\nWe've already put these materials to good use. The new whiteboard markers have been essential during our daily math problem-solving warm-ups. Students come to the board confidently to show their thinking, and the clear, bold writing helps everyone follow along. The pencil holder has helped us stay organized during rotations, and the cleaning wipes and Kleenex have been incredibly helpful in keeping our classroom clean, healthy, and ready for learning each day.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our current lessons, these materials will support students as they move into a new writing project. They'll be planning, drafting, and sharing their work with classmates, and the whiteboards and markers will be used for brainstorming sessions while the organizational tools help keep supplies accessible.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our classroom. Your generosity has made our learning environment more organized, comfortable, and engaging, and my students feel the difference every single day","fullyFundedDate":1755709675113,"projectUrl":"project/no-pencil-left-behind-stocking-up-for-s/9548482/","projectTitle":"No Pencil Left Behind: Stocking Up for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2460874_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519962472950","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-miller12"},{"teacherId":9975880,"projectId":9208049,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help! The students at Strange have greatly benefited from your generous gifts. From the fidgets and canopy to the snacks, every student has somehow used these items in one way or another.\r\n\r\nThe canopy is used often by students who need a calm space to feel safe and secure. they are able to have the drapes fully around them and be closed in a calm space. The fidgets are used DAILY by kids, either to calm down or just to play with during a break.\r\n\r\nAll of our students deserve a space where they can feel safe and secure. Your donations have helped with that.","fullyFundedDate":1743988941542,"projectUrl":"project/a-cool-and-calm-counseling-room/9208049/","projectTitle":"A Cool and Calm Counseling Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rules","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9975880"},{"teacherId":4666524,"projectId":9203532,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing the materials I've asked for in my music classroom. The ability for each student to have a white board and marker is immense. I've also thoroughly enjoyed seeing the kids faces every tine I take a puppet down from my new puppet tree or book from my new bookshelf. \r\n\r\nIt's been amazing. Thank you also for the triangles. We used them last week when learning a pumpkin song!\r\n\r\nIt's an immense relief to be able to see my students glean impactful experiences here in my music room thanks to the added resources you've provided.","fullyFundedDate":1752586494726,"projectUrl":"project/making-music-come-alive-expanding-our-m/9203532/","projectTitle":"Making Music Come Alive: Expanding Our Music Room Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Myrum","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4666524_orig.jpg?crop=2042,2042,x0,y346&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742604305976","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4666524"},{"teacherId":2460874,"projectId":9203299,"letterContent":"Our students were so happy to participate in a rocket project. Students each build their own rocket. They were able to learn the different parts of the rockets, learn the vocabulary terms associated, and design the outside of their own rocket. \r\n\r\nOur team created a whole rocket unit which culminated in the launching of the rockets. Parents were invited to come watch. It was a beautiful day. The students were so excited to watch them shoot up into the air. They then needed to go find them in the field. A few did not launch properly but those students still had a blast. \r\n\r\nWe also created a family night were parents and students could come and build a rocket together and then launch it on our launch day. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness and support to this project.","fullyFundedDate":1751039194200,"projectUrl":"project/ready-for-liftoff-5th-graders-launch-in/9203299/","projectTitle":"Ready for Liftoff: 5th Graders Launch into STEM!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2460874_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519962472950","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-miller12"},{"teacherId":10075066,"projectId":9679053,"letterContent":"Many of my students did not come to school with over the ear headphones. With this donation we were able to provide all of kindergarten with enough to supply each student without headphones a pair and have extra for future students. We all know that headphones are bound to break and having a supply in the closet will help prevent those students from working in a distracting environment. Headphones are expensive and if they break continuously the likelihood a family could continue to supply them. This donation allows the kindergarten team the ability to have a distraction free environment for all kids and we could not thank you enough.","fullyFundedDate":1758058261586,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-kindergarten/9679053/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moddes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10075066_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757327376818","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10075066"},{"teacherId":10075066,"projectId":9455286,"letterContent":"My students have had the pleasure to work with materials from your generous donation now for two months. Many of the items donated from help us create creative ways to cultivate a learning environment. We do a lot of hands on activities and needed the supplies to do so. Markers, crayons, bingo stamps all help with different activities in both reading and math project. We all know kindergarten students go through supplies rapidly and having extra from these big packs allows us to keep the supplies throughout a majority of the school year. We are also so grateful for the whiteboards. When I got into my classroom, we had whiteboards for each student but they were covered in scratches, marker that wont come off, drawings, etc. that just made using them very difficult. We use these all the time for large group and small groups. The snacks and bags were great for our recent fieldtrip allowing all of our students to have a snack during the long day. We could never thank you enough.","fullyFundedDate":1756679128279,"projectUrl":"project/cultivating-a-creative-learning-experien/9455286/","projectTitle":"Cultivating A Creative Learning Experience For My First Year Teaching","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moddes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10075066_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757327376818","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10075066"},{"teacherId":4541399,"projectId":9828107,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for the help with our white board transformation. We have been wishing all year for this project to get funded all year and and now it has come to life thanks to you and your help. Having updated classroom boards like white boards helps us to increase our ability to grow as learners and future leaders. The students will use the white boards to help them collaborate and learn. \r\n\r\nIts all thanks to you and your act of kindness and generosity. 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