{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Brusly Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":38.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10179579,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making this project happen! I cannot put into words how important this piece of furniture is to our classroom. The one I had last year was on its final wheel, literally. \r\n\r\nIt takes a village to educate our youth and I cannot explain how much you have helped me and us through your generosity of the rolling cart for holding books and materials necessary such as morning message paper, white magnetic board attached for our wish you well conscious discipline routine, and so much more!\r\n\r\nPlease consider donating to future projects if at all possible. Without the support of others, my job would not be done to the standards I feel necessary for them. My students are top priority as is our school. Projects on here allow me the opportunity to help other classrooms as well.","fullyFundedDate":1784929616135,"projectUrl":"project/keep-us-rollin/10179579/","projectTitle":"Keep Us Rollin’","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10387001,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for donating to this project as it is a major part of learning at the beginning of every year. \r\n\r\nPreK students are learning how to regulate their emotions and these tools have and will continue throughout the year provide children with necessary materials to help them stop and think about their feelings as well as just breathe. \r\n\r\nThe mirrors for seeing themselves make faces of how the feel is one of my favorites because it is ok for us to show emotions and I want them to show themselves in a mirror what they look like when they are happy, sad, mad, etc. \r\n\r\nIt takes years to develop emotions and every single thing that I can instill in their minds at an early age in pre-k to better equip them, I will do. I will advocate always for sharing emotions because it is a coping mechanism necessary for life.\r\n\r\nPlease continue to follow our projects and donate in the future if you see it in your heart to do so. Until then, thank you for making a difference today and this school year! Thank you for being a part of the village that helps my students thrive and grow.","fullyFundedDate":1784822518738,"projectUrl":"project/my-feelings-matter/10387001/","projectTitle":"My Feelings Matter","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10303815,"letterContent":"I love to provide students and parents with books each month when possible. These items and books are used to help parents teach at home. Then we send home for kids to keep. \r\n\r\nThe ABC Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, ABC will be used to reinforce ABCs. I'm teaching or trying to reinforce ABCs with students at the beginning of the year and throughout the year. \r\n\r\nBooks are in a series and Chicka, Chicka, BOOM, BOOM is one of my favorite books to use for reinterpretation of skills. My paraprofessional and I gave students this one at meet and greet as a welcome to our class so that we can use them in a way that kids will enjoy learning to read. \r\n\r\nUsing books allows kids to love reading. We use the puppets for kids to retell stories or learn through play. \r\n \r\nWhen writing grants I like to keep in mind the importance of what will be used throughout the year. I know donors get to choose what they want to donate to so I'm so happy very appreciative that I'm able to allow children in our classroom the opportunities to use class sets and give children and their parents opportunities to teach reading at home as well as at home. \r\n\r\nThis one specifically had items to give the students and other things that can help reinforce what is needed to help provide more enriched lives","fullyFundedDate":1783284094418,"projectUrl":"project/story-time-brought-to-life/10303815/","projectTitle":"Story Time Brought To Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10291703,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity, I appreciate you sharing your resources and finances towards this project. My goal is to provide my students with as much literature as possible. This project will provide my kids with two new books. I have a current project with more books to provide even more to send home. The joy I see on their faces when they get their very own books almost brings me to tears. They are amazed that they get to keep the books! It's so precious because they are so excited. These books will provide our students with skills necessary for learning how to read. I am forever thankful for you. I wish I could use other words, but thankful, grateful and blessed by your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1779060824486,"projectUrl":"project/chicka-chicka-boom-boom-im-glad-you/10291703/","projectTitle":"Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom, I'm Glad You're in My Room","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10260997,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping my classroom have the essential items to start the year off right. Our funds have been cut a lot within the last year and this job isn't possible without extra materials. I am constantly writing grants and working on having Fun Fridays each week and these materials will help me jumpstart them at the beginning of the school year.\r\nI am grateful for the support and generosity. I could not do my job without the kindness and support of donors like you and will forever be thankful. You help make a difference and touch so many little minds that you don't even realize. For that, this PreK teacher is beyond thankful.","fullyFundedDate":1778606724214,"projectUrl":"project/the-bare-necessities/10260997/","projectTitle":"The Bare Necessities","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10219037,"letterContent":"As a pre-k teacher, I get to help start children off in their school career. Projects like this one allows me to provide our classroom with the necessary materials to begin with additional materials that otherwise we would not have. I am so grateful to you for your generosity and helping make this project a reality. I cannot wait to get these basic materials and have my classroom set up in style for the upcoming year. I could not teach these additional art skills and organize our materials without this project. You have helped make an impact and I am forever grateful. Please consider donating to our future projects.","fullyFundedDate":1778116504493,"projectUrl":"project/from-the-ground-up/10219037/","projectTitle":"From The Ground Up","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10211602,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making this project happen! I got the laminator this week and it's been put to use. We have end of the year certificates and so many art projects that I needed a working one. I am so appreciative of your help and support and making this project happen. I couldn't provide my class with extra things like laminated certificates, new dramatic play materials. The dramatic play stuff has already been opened and used. The baby bottles and blankets has been a favorite to some of my little girls. They have taken them on \"fishing trips\" bundled up and bottle in tow. It's adorable to see how they use the materials. I can't wait to introduce the new foods. The pizza and ice cream will be a huge hit. I just know it. We had one pizza and it got destroyed so this replacement will help bring that back just in time for our pool party dramatic play.","fullyFundedDate":1776980870463,"projectUrl":"project/jumpstart-to-new-school-year-essentials/10211602/","projectTitle":"Jumpstart to New School Year Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10167442,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations. This project has provided my classroom with the necessary tools for ending the year on a positive note! We needed more lamination, magnets, and the other basic supplies more than anything. I spend alot of my personal money for my classroom, but truly appreciate the generosity given to us. We are a very fortunate community to be supported by supporters like you. I hope you will consider donating to us again in the future. With each year new needs arise. I'm so glad to have you in on our team with the same goal-that being providing the future generation with the necessary tools to be successful.","fullyFundedDate":1774957133275,"projectUrl":"project/locking-in-to-end-the-year-successfully/10167442/","projectTitle":"Locking In to End the Year Successfully","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10042844,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making this project possible. My students are going to have so much fun having a beach take over our classroom. Some of my students otherwise don't get the opportunity to pretend to be a lifeguard, wear floaties, have bubbles and balloons to make for a fun day. Our summer is a few months away, but this project was made with the future in mind. Providing students will experiences like this will be ones they hopefully always remember. They can look back and say, remember that day we had a pool inside our classroom full of balloons and floats to wear and bubbles wands to create a mess, but was so much fun! I can't wait to see their faces. My goal is to try and add some additional things to this summer celebration. Thank you again for helping me make an impact on the future.","fullyFundedDate":1770993644023,"projectUrl":"project/sweet-summertime-celebration/10042844/","projectTitle":"Sweet Summertime Celebration","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10006788,"letterContent":"This project has allowed our classroom to learn and explore with new art materials. Some of which were items that kids would otherwise never have had. Puffle was one of the newest items and they loved it and still do. It's an amazing sensory bin staple item. From now on we will have that as an open sensory bin. Our classroom thrives on art and creativity. This project has provided that for us even more. They have absolutely loved the new dot markers. I especially have loved them too because it's helped with fine motor skills for my growing students. They are helping them to build stronger muscles in their hands to help with their pencil grip in the very near future. I couldn't provide our classroom with these amazing supplies if it weren't for people like you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.","fullyFundedDate":1769632542084,"projectUrl":"project/arts-in-motion/10006788/","projectTitle":"Arts in Motion","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10043164,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in providing our students with new transportation books for our upcoming theme. They even used the boxes the materials were sent in to make a magic school bus and party car! I can't wait to bring those back out during that theme. They have had the best time watching our new materials arrive. \r\nYesterday in learning labs a child was playing with the sculpting lab using play dough and she had remembered a story we read last week and decided to sculpt one of the scenes from the story. Never in a million years would I have thought that a child would go home over the weekend and then return to school and know exactly what she was sculpting because she had seen the book last week. Books make a great resource for kids. It opens up their imagination. I can't wait to introduce them to these new books on transportation. Thank you again for making this possible for our pre-K!","fullyFundedDate":1768968530645,"projectUrl":"project/books-can-take-me-anywhere-help-us-lear/10043164/","projectTitle":"Books Can Take Me Anywhere, Help Us Learn Transportation","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"},{"teacherId":323848,"projectId":10007752,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping make this project come to life for our classroom. I am constantly learning that with each day and week, our classroom needs more materials to better met all our needs and standards. In preschool, children are able to learn so much through hands on and real world experiences. I try my best to provide these, but without specific materials and resources it is very difficult to feel I am doing the best for my students. By having projects in DonorsChoose, I am able to provide my classroom with the materials that I know they deserve to have and use. I love that this project will provide our classroom with all the books we will need to learn and engage with our. transportation theme.\r\n\r\nSome of the books I chose were nonfiction, but some were fiction. Children in my classroom LOVE to be read to! They also LOVE to see the real world pictures. In this project, I am able to provide all of these needs. \r\n\r\nI am beyond appreciative of your generosity and hope that you know how special you are to our classroom. My students have no idea the generosity of this community is because they are so little, but I always make sure to remind them that these were given to us my special people. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.","fullyFundedDate":1768426569563,"projectUrl":"project/books-open-up-a-new-adventure/10007752/","projectTitle":"Books Open Up a New Adventure","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Shera Agosto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp323848_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644856009905","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheraagosto"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_14260","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":490,"numTeachers":43,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":47,"percentWhite":42,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":5,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":3,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 1","studentTeacherRatio":"11.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":61.1,"schoolId":14260,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Brusly Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Brusly Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/louisiana/west-baton-rouge-parish-school-district/brusly-elementary-school/14260"}