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I'm so grateful for the donors and donors choose to allow my students and myself the opportunities to have more learning supplies in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1761664685314,"projectUrl":"project/learning-table-for-tk/9819048/","projectTitle":"Learning Table for TK!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"},{"teacherId":233214,"projectId":9694205,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and helping bring stem into the learning of my four-year-olds. With you so much playing in my class and all of these new supplies and materials are a great additions to keep their minds engaged and their bodies active having hands on centers four times throughout the day means we need lots of engaging materials and these have all helped so much and the students love them. Thank you again for your support to me my classroom and all my students who come through it.","fullyFundedDate":1757543681952,"projectUrl":"project/stem-for-tk/9694205/","projectTitle":"STEM for TK","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"},{"teacherId":233214,"projectId":9594414,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity and supporting not only me but my classroom and all the students who come through it. We love music in my class and the Tony box gives us easily accessible music and stories. It has been fun, listening, and learning to all of the new Tonys characters\r\nThe students love the paint with water. We are still working on our fine motor skills and holding a small paintbrush is helping. Plus they're saying a lot cleaner without the use of paint. Thank you again for all of your support.","fullyFundedDate":1755696274662,"projectUrl":"project/music-and-painting/9594414/","projectTitle":"Music and Painting","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"},{"teacherId":233214,"projectId":9444772,"letterContent":"Our dramatic play area has been very successful for my TK students. They look forward to going and playing the seasonal dramatic play and role-playing to match the theme. The students loved making pizza and the pizzeria, apple pie in the apple picking station and are now enjoying our pumpkin patch.\r\nThank you so much for your generosity and donations to help support learning and play in my classroom. Donors choose and donors have made my classroom an ideal place for my four-year-olds to learn thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1752450039911,"projectUrl":"project/dramatic-play-in-tk-pt2/9444772/","projectTitle":"Dramatic Play in TK, pt.2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"},{"teacherId":233214,"projectId":9423877,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation for our class project. Dramatic play in TK is bringing learning to life through imaginative play and creative expression. Our monthly dramatic play area brings seasonal activities to the classroom with hands on learning for the students. \r\nOur latest dramatic play area of an apple stand lets the students pick and sort apples, and bake apple pies. All of the donated supplies and activities bring our dramatic play experience into learning and social skill development. Thank you for your continued support!","fullyFundedDate":1754351787677,"projectUrl":"project/dramatic-play-in-tk/9423877/","projectTitle":"Dramatic Play in TK!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"},{"teacherId":233214,"projectId":9549738,"letterContent":"The tonies box has been so much fun in my TK classroom! We put a character on top of the box and suddenly our students are standing and singing along to fun songs that brighten our day. \r\nI am so grateful for donors who support children's learning and education. Without you, we wouldn't have so many engaging activities that bring learning to life! Thank you for your continued support and encouragement to my students, myself, and our classroom. Music for every day is so much easier with our Tonies box.","fullyFundedDate":1754778471431,"projectUrl":"project/tonies-for-tk/9549738/","projectTitle":"Tonies for TK","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"},{"teacherId":233214,"projectId":9159956,"letterContent":"Thanks again for your support and generosity in helping this project come to life. With teachers pay teachers gift cards, I am able to provide engaging lessons and activities for the students. Moving to transitional kindergarten, I knew I needed to find lessons that meet their needs. \r\nI've purchased a few things already with the gift cards; including new monthly themed centers, environmental print books, and files that will help me begin the year successfully. Thanks for supporting students, teachers, and classrooms!","fullyFundedDate":1745452315570,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-pay-teachers/9159956/","projectTitle":"Teachers Pay Teachers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"},{"teacherId":233214,"projectId":9293902,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity to our classroom. With every donation, our students get a better classroom experience filled with tools that will allow them to learn, grow, and achieve. \r\nTK is all about playing and learning through hands on engaging experiences. Art is an essential element to learning and being able to create without the pressure and fear of failure and mistakes. The new paint and easels will allow students to create masterpieces as part of their learning journey!","fullyFundedDate":1747184921308,"projectUrl":"project/painting-the-rainbow/9293902/","projectTitle":"Painting the Rainbow","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"},{"teacherId":233214,"projectId":9296683,"letterContent":"We just received our packages filled with baby dolls, a highchair dress up clothes and the kids could not be more excited. I know these things will be highly sought after in our free choice center time. I'm so thankful for generous donors and donors. Choose for helping bring this project to life. My transitional kindergarten students will have fun using their imagination, cooperating with one another, and practicing language skills while using these toys and materials. The dress up clothes will go perfect with our community helper theme. Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1746467694706,"projectUrl":"project/dramatic-play-in-tk/9296683/","projectTitle":"Dramatic Play in Tk!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"},{"teacherId":233214,"projectId":9144585,"letterContent":"I'm so excited to be moving to transitional kindergarten next year. We are going to have so much fun learning through play! The interactive felt stories came in and are so cute and fun! Students will be able to listen to nursery rhymes and exciting stories while having a visual of the characters and setting. Students will also then be able to retell the stories while using the felt story pieces! I'm so thankful to have all of these stories and materials to bring literacy to life in my classroom. Thank you and Donors Choose for helping my classroom to be the best it can.","fullyFundedDate":1743047746854,"projectUrl":"project/interactive-felt-stories/9144585/","projectTitle":"Interactive Felt Stories","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"},{"teacherId":233214,"projectId":9049709,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for your support and generosity to help this project become a reality for my classroom. Moving to a new grade level is exciting but it also comes with lots of planning and preparation. Having these new bins and a wide variety of hands on activities and materials will keep students motivated to come to class on time to start their day. \r\nTransitional kindergarten is a great opportunity for children to learn how to play with others, use fine motor skills, communicate, and create. These busy bins are going to be perfect!","fullyFundedDate":1741270752420,"projectUrl":"project/busy-bins/9049709/","projectTitle":"Busy Bins","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dombrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp233214_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652229733275","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-dombrowski"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_54651","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":596,"numTeachers":27,"percentFrplEligible":77,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":66,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"22.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":50.5,"schoolId":54651,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Taft Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Taft Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/riverside-unified-school-district/taft-elementary-school/54651"}