{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Winneconne Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":11.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5381052,"projectId":10151403,"letterContent":"Our classroom feels so much warmer, cozier, and more inviting because of your generous donation! We cannot thank you enough. The twinkle lights hang beautifully above our classroom library, creating a peaceful space where students love to curl up with a book. We've used the picture clips on our class \"fridge\" display to showcase our vibrant class community, and the camera allows us to capture quick, wonderful snapshots of our daily learning moments. Thank you for making our learning environment feel so much like home!","fullyFundedDate":1777988962708,"projectUrl":"project/lights-camera-learning/10151403/","projectTitle":"Lights, Camera, Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mankiewicz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5381052_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1526054749392","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-johnson5"},{"teacherId":5381052,"projectId":10699320,"letterContent":"This DonorsChoose project has transformed our classroom routine in so many wonderful ways! I have quite a few reluctant readers this year, but since they've already devoured our other short historical fiction books, I know these 20 new additions are going to fly off the shelves. The rest of the new books were met with collective \"oohs\" and \"aahs\" the moment I showed them to the class.\r\n\r\nOur 40-Book Challenge has been a huge hit, and these new silicone beads guarantee that every single student can keep tracking their progress all the way to 40 books. Plus, the quiet fidgets will give students the sensory input they need to focus without pulling attention away from learning. We are so grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1790786710605,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-learning-to-life-through-litera/10699320/","projectTitle":"Bringing Learning to Life Through Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mankiewicz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5381052_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1526054749392","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-johnson5"},{"teacherId":5381106,"projectId":10060749,"letterContent":"Thank you all so much for your generosity to our classroom project! When I told my students that we will be receiving more options for flexible seating, they were ecstatic! Cushion seats have been an awesome addition to our classroom. Students are able to be focused each day in their learning and are cognizant of how often they can use certain flexible seating. They know we do not have a flexible seating option for all students, therefore they need to take turns using what we do have.\r\n\r\nThank you for your support in our continued learning!","fullyFundedDate":1777988963361,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-for-successful-learners/10060749/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating for Successful Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kuehnl","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-m-kuehnl"},{"teacherId":5381106,"projectId":10062274,"letterContent":"Recently we had our first indoor recess. Typically students are bummed because they would rather be running around outside, but this time was different. They realized when they came into the classroom, they had new materials to use! They were creating all sorts of things with Legos and working as a team to build! Students have been able to expand their creations with the additional Lego base pieces as well! \r\n\r\nYour generous donations and support of our classroom is appreciated by many! \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for supporting our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1777988961627,"projectUrl":"project/lego-for-creativity/10062274/","projectTitle":"LEGO for Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kuehnl","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-m-kuehnl"},{"teacherId":4670453,"projectId":10181750,"letterContent":"The moment the boxes of individual LEGO kits arrived, my fifth graders' eyes lit up with pure excitement—it was like watching a room full of master builders unwrap the best surprise of the school year. They immediately began pointing out the different colorful bricks and base plates, gasping with delight when they realized these were for our classroom. We've already put them to work as purposeful \"brain break\" stations and collaborative challenges. \r\n\r\nLooking ahead, these materials will continue to be a cornerstone of our daily routines and cross-curricular projects. Thanks to your generosity, my students aren't just taking mental breaks—they are constantly problem-solving, building off each other's ideas, and growing as a team every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1777988963612,"projectUrl":"project/building-fun-and-creativity-in-the-class/10181750/","projectTitle":"Building Fun and Creativity in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roberts","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4670453"},{"teacherId":10328372,"projectId":10234982,"letterContent":"I cannot adequately express my gratitude for your generous contribution to our 4K Magnetic Sensory Adventures project. Your support has transformed our classroom into a space of discovery and wonder. Our students were extremely excited when the packages arrived! The Stand Up Magnetic Design Center developed spatial reasoning and three-dimensional thinking while strengthening fine motor skills essential for writing and other academic tasks. The Magnetic Gears made mechanical concepts visible—students physically see how turning one gear affects another, discovering cause-and-effect relationships through exploration. The Engineer A Coaster Activity Kit introduced foundational physics principles while teaching resilience; when a marble doesn't complete the track, students learn to problem-solve, adjust, and try again rather than seeing failure as an endpoint.\r\nThese materials create a collaborative environment where students build both STEM skills and social-emotional competencies together. Working in pairs or small groups, they naturally practiced communication, turn-taking, and shared problem-solving as they construct gear systems or engineer coaster tracks. The open-ended nature of these resources gives every child—regardless of academic level—an opportunity to contribute meaningfully and experience success. This is especially powerful for students who struggle with traditional tasks, allowing them to demonstrate their thinking in new ways. By investing in these resources, you're building a classroom culture where risk-taking is celebrated, mistakes are valued as learning opportunities, and every student feels empowered to explore and grow together.\r\nLooking ahead, I'm planning to expand our light table explorations into a unit on color mixing and light properties, where students will experiment with transparent objects and observe how light interacts with different materials. As a grade level team we share our resources so the magnetic building opportunities not only benefit my classroom but will also be shared with the other 4K classrooms reaching 100+ students in our learning community.\r\nThank you for believing in our students and investing in their growth.","fullyFundedDate":1777988963484,"projectUrl":"project/4k-magnetic-sensory-adventures/10234982/","projectTitle":"4K Magnetic Sensory Adventures","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ernst","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10328372_orig.jpg?crop=1122,1122,x0,y57&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1790804935269","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10328372"},{"teacherId":4744335,"projectId":10269516,"letterContent":"Thank you for the generous donation. This project enabled my classroom to receive 3D printers, filament and Lego Education kits. \r\n\r\nI am excited to begin a new chapter in our elementary school. Over 800 students will have access to these materials weekly. All grade levels will have an opportunity to be creative and work together to solve problems.\r\n\r\nThe Lego Kits are designed for groups of 4 students. The coding program is easy to manage and a great introduction to the world of coding. I know my students will all be excited to give these materials a try!","fullyFundedDate":1778263475208,"projectUrl":"project/more-steam-momentum/10269516/","projectTitle":"More STEAM Momentum","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4744335_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1504201758139","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4744335"},{"teacherId":4744335,"projectId":10237756,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to the classroom. I am excited to say that we now have four 3D printers that students will get to use in the fall. We were also gifted with boxes of different colored filament.\r\n\r\nThese supplies will help create a new STEAM class in our elementary school. Over 800 students from ages 4K-5th grade will get to create and print small models over the course of the year.\r\n\r\nI am excited to implement these printers. Students will be thrilled to design their own products and watch them come to 3D life!","fullyFundedDate":1777988961869,"projectUrl":"project/powerful-printing-for-a-purpose/10237756/","projectTitle":"Powerful Printing for a Purpose","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4744335_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1504201758139","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4744335"},{"teacherId":4744335,"projectId":10237737,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to my new classroom. The Lego Education materials are highly sought after by STEAM classrooms around the nation. We are very lucky to be gifted these materials.\r\n\r\nI already tried out the kids with a friend's daughters. They both enjoyed building the models and then connecting them online to code them. It is especially helpful that these kits will cover different grade levels. One kit was for K-2, while the other is for 3-5. The AI part of the 3-5 kit is really fun!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1777988962141,"projectUrl":"project/full-steam-ahead/10237737/","projectTitle":"Full STEAM Ahead","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4744335_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1504201758139","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4744335"},{"teacherId":2047721,"projectId":9462960,"letterContent":"The Active Calming Center helped my students develop self-regulation skills and manage their emotions independently. As they used calming strategies, they were able to return to learning more quickly, improve their focus, and reduce classroom disruptions.\r\n\r\nConscious Discipline tools helped create a safe, supportive, and respectful classroom environment. My students learned to recognize and manage their emotions, solve problems peacefully, and build positive relationships with their peers. These strategies increased student independence, improved focus, reduced classroom disruptions, and allowed for more meaningful learning throughout the day.","fullyFundedDate":1755689430188,"projectUrl":"project/peaceful-minds-strong-hearts-creating/9462960/","projectTitle":"Peaceful Minds, Strong Hearts: Creating a Conscious Discipline Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Boyce","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2047721_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660008320311","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2047721"},{"teacherId":2047721,"projectId":9456290,"letterContent":"The decodable books have helped my students build confidence and strengthen their reading skills by allowing them to apply the phonics patterns they are learning in meaningful text. This has improved their decoding, fluency, and overall enjoyment of reading.\r\n\r\nThe classroom toys have promoted creativity, cooperation, and positive social interactions.\r\n\r\nThe gift cards allowed me to purchase additional classroom materials that directly supported student learning and kept our classroom stocked with engaging resources.\r\n\r\nThe drawer system has increased classroom organization and student independence by helping students easily access and return materials, allowing for smoother transitions and maximizing instructional time.\r\n\r\nOverall, these resources have created a more engaging, organized, and supportive learning environment that has positively impacted student success.","fullyFundedDate":1755689429039,"projectUrl":"project/building-minds-and-friendships-through-p/9456290/","projectTitle":"Building Minds and Friendships Through Play and Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Boyce","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2047721_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660008320311","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2047721"},{"teacherId":2462761,"projectId":10243079,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our project, Tiny tools, Big Moves: Strengthening Fine Motor Skills in 4K.\" When my students first saw the amazing new materials laid out on our table, their eyes grew wide with excitement, and they couldn't wait to get their hands on the tweezers, scoopers, playgough, stickers and spray bottles. We have been putting these resources to work daily-using squeeze scoops in our sensory bins, tongs to manipulate small objects, droppers to fill containers with water, chalk for coloring and line-making and playdough to build hand strength. The impact on learning has been profound: I have seen direct improvements in hand strength, crayon and marker control, grip, stamina, and spatial awareness. I am also seeing a huge boost in everyday independence like zipping coats and opening snack wrappers.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite moments occurred during outdoor play, when the children used the spray bottles to spray water over stencils on the blacktop. One child, who previously became frustrated when gripping and squeezing tools, spent 10 focused minutes creating water art. Beaming with pride he yelled, \"Look! My hands are so strong now, I did it all by myself!\"\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, our next steps involve applying these strengthened motor skills directly to letter formation and name writing. Now that my students are developing stronger pincer grips and finger isolation, they will transition to writing with mini-pencils, working on slant boards and vertical surfaces. Your support has laid a vital foundation for their early literacy, we are so grateful for the difference you have made in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1777988963911,"projectUrl":"project/tiny-tools-big-moves-strengthening-fin/10243079/","projectTitle":"Tiny Tools, Big Moves: Strengthening Fine Motor Skills in 4k","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tesch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2462761"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_38673","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":831,"numTeachers":47,"percentFrplEligible":20,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":94,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":1,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"17.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":88.3,"schoolId":38673,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Winneconne Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Winneconne Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/wisconsin/winneconne-community-school-district/winneconne-elementary-school/38673"}