{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"River Heights Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":38.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9558601,"projectId":10180235,"letterContent":"The donations have brought new energy and excitement to our classroom! The science experiment supplies, art materials, and team-building activities have given my students more opportunities to learn through hands-on experiences, creativity, and collaboration. When they first saw all the materials, they were excited to explore and immediately began talking about what they could create and discover.\r\n\r\nWe used these resources to conduct engaging science experiments, complete creative art projects, and participate in activities that strengthen teamwork and communication. These experiences allow students to learn by doing while building confidence and important social skills. Our next steps are to continue exploring, creating, and working together as we begin new classroom projects. I am so grateful to our donors for making these meaningful learning experiences possible!","fullyFundedDate":1778062043793,"projectUrl":"project/brains-in-action-summer-stem-fun/10180235/","projectTitle":"Brains in Action: Summer STEM Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Redepenning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9558601_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x0,y34&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719580540362","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9558601"},{"teacherId":9558601,"projectId":10082048,"letterContent":"The snacks, candy, and small prizes have become wonderful tools for encouraging and celebrating my students. We use them as positive reinforcement when students demonstrate kindness, effort, good choices, or academic growth. Their excitement when they first saw the materials was contagious—they were so happy to know that they had special rewards to look forward to.\r\n\r\nThese resources help create a positive classroom environment where students feel motivated and proud of their accomplishments. As we continue our current lessons and projects, we will keep encouraging students to set goals, work together, and celebrate their progress. Thank you for helping make learning more rewarding and meaningful for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1777999267223,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-smiles-and-classroom-prizes/10082048/","projectTitle":"Snacks, Smiles, and Classroom Prizes","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Redepenning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9558601_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x0,y34&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719580540362","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9558601"},{"teacherId":9558601,"projectId":10052485,"letterContent":"Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in our classroom. The socks, underwear, pants, and snacks provide more than basic necessities—they help my students feel cared for, comfortable, and ready to learn. When they first saw the materials, they were excited and grateful, and it was heartwarming to see their smiles.\r\n\r\nThese resources allow my students to focus less on what they may be missing and more on learning, participating, and being successful. As we continue our classroom lessons and projects, your support reminds them that there are people who believe in them and want to see them thrive. Thank you for helping create a classroom where every student feels supported and valued.","fullyFundedDate":1777999275155,"projectUrl":"project/basics-that-make-a-big-difference/10052485/","projectTitle":"Basics That Make a Big Difference","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Redepenning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9558601_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x0,y34&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719580540362","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9558601"},{"teacherId":10222255,"projectId":10322211,"letterContent":"My students have been so excited to use our new classroom resources, and each item has added something special to our learning environment. The push lights have been especially helpful because students can see their voice level from anywhere in the classroom. This has helped them become more independent and aware of how their choices affect our learning environment. The hanging lights have also created a warm, welcoming atmosphere that makes our classroom feel inviting and comfortable for learning. The magnetic hanging rod has been perfect for displaying our flip calendar, and changing the calendar has become a classroom job that gives one student a special responsibility each day.\r\n\r\n\r\nMy students were very excited when they first saw all of the new materials. They immediately noticed the changes in the classroom and were eager to see how everything would be used. Our magnetic bookshelf has been a wonderful addition because it gives us a place to display books along with seasonal decorations that we can change throughout the year. The mailbox system has also made a big difference. Students can visually check their mailbox to see if they have work or papers to take home, which encourages organization and independence. Seeing students take ownership of these simple classroom routines has been one of my favorite parts of having these new resources.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward, we will continue using these materials to build independence, responsibility, and a positive classroom community. Students will continue taking turns with classroom jobs, including managing our flip calendar, checking their mailboxes, and helping care for our classroom displays. We will also continue using the push lights throughout our lessons so students can monitor their own voice levels and make adjustments when needed. These resources may seem like small additions, but they have made our classroom more organized, welcoming, and student-centered. I am so grateful to our donors for helping create a classroom where my students can learn, grow, and take pride in their space!","fullyFundedDate":1787265962582,"projectUrl":"project/peaceful-productive-and-positive-class/10322211/","projectTitle":"Peaceful, Productive, and Positive Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schultz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10222255_orig.jpg?crop=315,315,x0,y13&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756084203175","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10222255"},{"teacherId":4549843,"projectId":10218616,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping with our classroom economy by purchasing incentives for my fifth graders. When I showed my students they were so excited to see all of the different things that they can earn. I think the thing that surprised them the most was the variety. This next week, as a class we are going to price each of the items so they can be purchased. I can't wait to see how it affects student behavior. I have some very competitive students on my class list this year and I think this will be a game changer!","fullyFundedDate":1778061896990,"projectUrl":"project/economy-incentives-for-superkids-2/10218616/","projectTitle":"Economy Incentives for SuperKids 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bauer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4549843_orig.png?crop=774,774,x0,y51&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784644537116","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4549843"},{"teacherId":4549843,"projectId":10218555,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to fund this project for our classroom. Many of my students did bring the required items to school in the Fall but now that we are close to the end of the year they are needing new items. Often times pencils and notebooks get lost throughout the year. It was great to be able to give them the items that they needed to be successful for the rest of the school year. Next year I plan on offering the left over items to my new fifth graders who do not come with the required or requested items! It's a great way to start the school year, feeling prepared!","fullyFundedDate":1778061910476,"projectUrl":"project/sharp-composed-and-organized-5th-grader/10218555/","projectTitle":"Sharp, Composed and Organized 5th Graders 2!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bauer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4549843_orig.png?crop=774,774,x0,y51&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784644537116","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4549843"},{"teacherId":4982665,"projectId":10066468,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contribution to fund my project, \"Calm Minds, Ready to Learn.\" Because of your generosity, my students are able to use appropriate tools for regulating their emotions and bodies throughout the day. In turn, they are able to maintain stamina in their classrooms for longer periods of time and when needed can come into my room to take breaks and use the provided tools.\r\n\r\nMy students are especially enjoying putting the sensory lights, owl breathing pal, and squish balls to good use to help them calm their big emotions. In addition, students who are meeting their behavior goals are rewarded with the figuring erasers and the Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head set will be used in my small groups for teaching emotion regulation. \r\n\r\nMy students were so excited when they first saw these materials had arrived in our classroom. They immediately ran over and all wanted to start using them. The excitement and smiles on their faces was priceless! Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1778061929252,"projectUrl":"project/calm-minds-ready-to-learn/10066468/","projectTitle":"Calm Minds, Ready to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vahlenkamp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4982665_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770061166100","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4982665"},{"teacherId":3738150,"projectId":10003938,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our classroom. Your generosity has allowed us to reach our goal to reorganize our classroom library. I am excited to use these bins to organize our bins into genres, series, topics, etc. This organization will help students find books of their interest easier, hopefully promoting more and more books being read. This will also help our classroom library stay organized with the stickers. When books need to be re-shelved, the stickers will have numbers of the bin they should be placed back in.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1778017873686,"projectUrl":"project/library-bins/10003938/","projectTitle":"Library Bins","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Creaser","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3738150_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505394421414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3738150"},{"teacherId":3738150,"projectId":10103948,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our classroom. Your generosity has helped us reach our goal of funding snacks for all of our end of the year assessments. With your donation, we received some healthy snack options, mints and gum to help push us through. We know that our basic needs need to be met before students are able to perform their very best. If a student is hungry, successful testing sessions will be very difficult. Providing healthy snacks will help fill these needs. Also, gum and mints have shown to help concentration, which will come in handy during some of our longer sessions!","fullyFundedDate":1778061885930,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-to-fuel-state-testing/10103948/","projectTitle":"Snacks to Fuel State Testing","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Creaser","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3738150_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505394421414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3738150"},{"teacherId":3738150,"projectId":10207928,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our classroom. Your generosity helped us reach our goal of filling our classroom store with brand new goodies! They are so thrilled to see a stocked classroom store!\r\n\r\nEach student in our classroom has a specific \"job\" to do at the end of the day or throughout the day. Some of these jobs include our mail person, stool stacker, pillow patrol, tech team plus many more. Having each student help take care of our classrooms gives them pride and ownership in our \"home away from home\". Students are then paid for doing their jobs in our classroom economy and are able to purchase items in our classroom store. The takis are a big hit!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMrs. CreaserThank you so much for helping us","fullyFundedDate":1778061916023,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-community-store/10207928/","projectTitle":"Classroom Community Store","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Creaser","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3738150_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505394421414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3738150"},{"teacherId":4058880,"projectId":9876875,"letterContent":"Our Science Olympiad competition was last Saturday, and the students did incredibly well! Their success is a direct result of both their hard work and your generous donation.\r\n\r\nBecause we had access to prepackaged event materials, I was able to spend less time gathering supplies and more time supporting students as they experimented, practiced, and prepared for their events. This year's events included Mission Possible, where students designed and built their own Rube Goldberg machines; Mystery Liquids, where they solved a crime by identifying unknown substances; Disease Detectives; and many more.\r\n\r\nOne of the highlights was watching students use the chromatography kit. Their curiosity and excitement were evident as they observed how different inks separated into unique patterns, colors, and lengths. Moments like these truly brought science to life for them.\r\n\r\nI am confident that these hands-on experiences made a lasting impression on my students, and they were all made possible because of your support. Thank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1762971990503,"projectUrl":"project/science-olympiad-materials/9876875/","projectTitle":"Science Olympiad Materials!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. J","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4058880_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1479693426003","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4058880"},{"teacherId":4982665,"projectId":10066634,"letterContent":"It was a rewarding experience to see my students react when they first opened the materials that you donated to our classroom. They were excited and eager to try everything out. They especially like the magnetic building blocks and magnetic men. \r\n\r\nSTEM play can have a meaningful impact on children's social-emotional development and behavioral regulation. When children engage in hands-on problem solving, building, experimenting, and collaborative exploration, they naturally encounter challenges that require patience, persistence, and flexible thinking. These experiences help them develop emotional resilience, as they learn to cope with frustration, manage setbacks, and celebrate small successes. \r\n\r\nSTEM play often occurs in group settings, which fosters communication, cooperation, and empathy; children must share ideas, negotiate roles, and listen to others' perspectives, strengthening their social skills. My students have been using the donated materials in small social-emotional learning groups to achieve these goals.\r\n\r\nMy students have been using the donated materials by themselves as well to help them regulate their emotions when they come to take breaks. The structured yet open-ended nature of STEM activities supports behavioral regulation by encouraging focus, planning, and self-monitoring. As children work toward a goal—such as completing a design or solving a problem—they practice controlling impulses, following sequences, and adjusting their behavior based on feedback. \r\n\r\nThank you for donating toward our project!","fullyFundedDate":1774443282789,"projectUrl":"project/building-calm-through-stem-play/10066634/","projectTitle":"Building Calm Through STEM Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vahlenkamp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4982665_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770061166100","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4982665"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_37284","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":435,"numTeachers":29,"percentFrplEligible":62,"percentAsian":20,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":65,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":4,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":7,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"15.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":61.3,"schoolId":37284,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about River Heights Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"River Heights Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/wisconsin/school-district-of-the-menomonie-area/river-heights-elementary-school/37284"}