{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Gocio Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":49.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4630609,"projectId":10063809,"letterContent":"Thank you again for bringing these literacy materials to our class. They were very curious about unpacking and were happy to tear open the boxes. Our students LOVED the cookie shaped letter activity, the stacking alphabet blocks, the CVC Crayon boxes and the mail kit. \r\n\r\nMy students all finish at their own rate, and having literacy manipulatives for early finishers is a blessing. We are giving them hands on letter activities for extra practice, creativity, and positive peer interactions all while their peers finish their work at their own pace.\r\n\r\nI think one of their favorites is the crayon letters because they are realizing they are spelling words! There are self correcting cards so they can see an image on the card as well s the word spelled out. Students are very proud of themselves as well as praising peers. Thank you again for supporting our youngest Gocio Owls!","fullyFundedDate":1770078203677,"projectUrl":"project/language-and-literacy-activities-for-ear/10063809/","projectTitle":"Language and Literacy Activities for Early Finishers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wright","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4630609_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502319858725","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/michelle-s-wright"},{"teacherId":8567798,"projectId":10137188,"letterContent":"I wish you could have heard the CHEERS coming from my students when I opened the Amazon boxes filled with all of the new school supplies. I have never seen a group of kids get more excited for new glue sticks and dry erase markers like this group. Thank you so much for donating and supplying my classroom with the supplies we need to get us to the end of the year. You have not only made my students smile, you have saved my wallet (and sanity) and for that I am so grateful. Supporters like you are rare and I am sending you the biggest hugs. Thank you so much!!!","fullyFundedDate":1773761905263,"projectUrl":"project/boost-to-the-finish-line/10137188/","projectTitle":"Boost to the Finish Line","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hogue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8567798_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660602379362","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8567798"},{"teacherId":7926671,"projectId":9741423,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to my project, \"Ok PreK- Let's Use Our Imagination!\" My students were so excited when we first shared the materials. They absolutely love the Melissa and Doug items for our Home Living area. They have made birthday cakes, pound cakes using the mixer, and pancakes for their imaginary families for breakfast. \r\n\r\nThe doll accessories have helped students expand their imagination to include feeding, diapering and consoling babies (their dolls). They also nurture stuffed animals using the veterinarian kit. \r\n\r\nThe most popular resource has been the small magnetic cubes. My students love anything magnetic and they love to pretend they are building castles with motes, princesses and knights in shining armor.\r\n\r\nAll of the resources you contributed have helped the students expand their imaginations and be more engaged with other students during center play.","fullyFundedDate":1765986874794,"projectUrl":"project/ok-prek-lets-use-our-imagination/9741423/","projectTitle":"Ok PreK - Let's Use Our Imagination!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Maniglia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7926671_orig.jpg?crop=1087,1087,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758406985264","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7926671"},{"teacherId":9182234,"projectId":9887935,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of educational board games for my first grade students! I knew that they would be excited to open them, but their reactions even surprised me! They were absolutely thrilled! Many of my students never had a brand new board game of their own before. So they were very grateful. After they opened up their gifts, they discussed with their classmates who they would be play them with. Some students were looking forward to playing with their siblings. Other students were excited to play with their friends or parents. As their teacher, I'm thrilled that they will be learning at home during Spring Break, while they're having fun! I really appreciate the kindness and generosity of my donors. Thanks!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1772383534719,"projectUrl":"project/help-students-receive-fun-and-educationa/9887935/","projectTitle":"Help Students Receive Fun and Educational Gifts for the Holidays!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hodges","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9182234"},{"teacherId":8186413,"projectId":9910485,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom with the Instax instant camera and film! While many donors use cameras and technology at home, in the classroom this tool becomes a powerful way to celebrate learning and build a positive classroom culture. We use the camera to capture important academic moments—students earning strong grades, showing improvement in reading, completing challenging projects, or receiving classroom awards. The photos become part of a growing \"Wall of Success\" that students can look at every day. Seeing their accomplishments displayed visually helps reinforce effort, persistence, and pride in learning. It also helps students connect their hard work to real, visible recognition.\r\n\r\nWhat excites students most about the camera is the immediacy of it. When they achieve something they are proud of, they get to see the photo develop right in their hands. That moment feels special and memorable for them. Students often gather around to watch the photo appear and celebrate their classmates' accomplishments. It turns academic achievements into shared celebrations, and it encourages other students to work toward their own goals so they can earn a photo moment as well.\r\n\r\nThis is a small, but powerful way to celebrate students!","fullyFundedDate":1766148135184,"projectUrl":"project/snapshots-of-success-celebrating-studen/9910485/","projectTitle":"Snapshots of Success: Celebrating Student Moments All Year Long","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Heard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8186413_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714165525345","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8186413"},{"teacherId":6409466,"projectId":10053543,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our Eyewords Multisensory Sight Word Cards have made a truly meaningful impact in our classroom. The moment the students saw the cards—with their bright visuals, fun motions, and memorable cues—they immediately lit up with excitement. One student said, \"These help my brain remember!\" and another asked if we could \"play the word motions game\" again the very next day. Their enthusiasm has turned our sight‑word practice into one of the most joyful parts of our literacy block.\r\nWe've been using the Eyewords cards in small groups, intervention time, centers, and during one‑on‑one instruction. A favorite routine right now is our \"See It–Say It–Act It\" activity, where students look at the word, say it aloud, and then practice the matching motion. This multisensory approach has been especially powerful for my students with dyslexia and language delays, students who typically struggle to retain high‑frequency words are now recognizing them more quickly and with greater confidence. One of my reluctant readers proudly told me, \"I know this word because of the picture!\" Moments like this show just how much these tools matter.\r\nThanks to you, my students are not only building automaticity with high‑frequency words, they're becoming more fluent, confident, and joyful readers. Our next steps are to incorporate these new sight‑word gains into connected text, helping students apply what they've learned during guided reading and decodable passages. We're also beginning a class \"Sight Word Success Wall,\" where students will celebrate each new automatic word they master using the Eyewords cues.\r\nYour generosity gave my students access to a resource that truly meets their diverse needs. Thank you for believing in them and supporting the power of multisensory literacy instruction. Your gift has made our classroom brighter, more engaging, and full of proud readers who feel successful every day.","fullyFundedDate":1770078205487,"projectUrl":"project/unlocking-reading-through-multisensory-e/10053543/","projectTitle":"Unlocking Reading Through Multisensory Eyewords!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rodgers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6409466_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y317&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1556740973750","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-krodgers"},{"teacherId":7416084,"projectId":9806553,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of our Winter VIP Event! This celebration is incredibly special to our classroom because it recognizes and celebrates the hard work of our third graders who scored proficient on our most recent unit assessment. Our students have been working so hard this year, and having an opportunity to celebrate their effort, perseverance, and success means so much to them.\r\n\r\nThese VIP events have become something our students truly look forward to earning. Seeing their excitement and pride as they participate reminds us just how meaningful these moments are. As you can see from their smiles, this event was another wonderful success! From the \"snowball donuts\" to the snowball guessing game, the snowball slingshot, and special bookmarks, along with the chance to spend time celebrating with friends, every detail helped make the day feel magical for our students.\r\n\r\nYour generosity helped turn a simple celebration into a memorable experience that our students will carry with them long after the day ended. Thank you for helping us recognize their accomplishments and for supporting the joy of learning in our classroom. We are truly grateful for your kindness and support!","fullyFundedDate":1762718220936,"projectUrl":"project/winter-vip-event/9806553/","projectTitle":"Winter VIP Event!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kate Kramer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7416084_orig.png?crop=305,305,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1654043634551","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/katekramer03"},{"teacherId":6409466,"projectId":10012753,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and helping my young readers grow. My students are working hard every day to become confident, independent readers, and your generosity is making a meaningful difference in their learning.\r\nOne of the most effective ways to build phonemic awareness and reading fluency is by allowing children to hear themselves as they read. Whisper Phones make this possible in such a simple, powerful way. By quietly amplifying their own voice, students can focus on the sounds in words, improve decoding and blending skills, and strengthen fluency without distractions.\r\nWith these new Whisper Phones, my students will be able to practice essential reading skills during small-group instruction as well as independent reading time. This resource is especially beneficial for my diverse learners, many of whom are still developing foundational literacy skills and rely on multisensory strategies to support their progress.\r\nAlready, my students are excited to use them, and I can see the boost in confidence as they monitor their own reading and notice their growth. Your gift is not just a classroom tool; it is a step toward helping each child become a lifelong reader.\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for investing in their success. Your kindness will have an impact far beyond this school year.","fullyFundedDate":1770078205896,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-students-hear-themselves-read-wi/10012753/","projectTitle":"Help My Students Hear Themselves Read With Whisper Phones!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rodgers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6409466_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y317&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1556740973750","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-krodgers"},{"teacherId":6409466,"projectId":9831412,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and believing in the power of literacy. As a special education teacher in a 2nd–3rd grade Varying Exceptionalities classroom, I work with students who learn in unique and wonderful ways. My learners are at a wide range of reading levels, and many are still mastering essential foundational skills such as decoding short vowels, vowel teams, digraphs, blends, and even multisyllabic words.\r\nFor students who struggle with reading, encountering books that feel too difficult can be discouraging. But when they are given access to books that match their skill level, and reinforce the same phonics patterns we practice during small‑group instruction, they experience success. And that success truly matters. It boosts confidence, builds momentum, and helps them begin to see themselves as readers.\r\nThanks to your generosity, my students will have more high‑interest, accessible books that they can read, enjoy, and feel proud of. These books will help bridge the gap between instruction and independent practice, giving students meaningful opportunities to apply their decoding skills in real texts. More importantly, they will help nurture a love of reading, something every child deserves.\r\nYour support creates a learning environment where students don't just learn to read, they learn to love reading. Thank you for investing in their growth, their confidence, and their futures.","fullyFundedDate":1764794116073,"projectUrl":"project/building-strong-readers-phonics-focused/9831412/","projectTitle":"Building Strong Readers: Phonics-Focused Books for Our Classroom Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rodgers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6409466_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y317&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1556740973750","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-krodgers"},{"teacherId":9082117,"projectId":9483344,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom! The sensory materials you provided have made a huge difference for my students, especially those with sensory needs. We use the sensory mats during small group and independent work to help students stay regulated and focused. \r\nThe calming tubes have become a favorite in our calm-down area, and I've already seen students independently use them to take deep breaths and return to learning. The sorting animals, counting tools, and bowls are used daily for hands-on math activities like matching colors, sorting, and counting.\r\nBecause of you, my students are growing not only academically, but socially and emotionally as well. Thank you for investing in their success!","fullyFundedDate":1761165906355,"projectUrl":"project/helping-little-learners-grow-through-pla/9483344/","projectTitle":"Helping Little Learners Grow Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Arias","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9082117_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690338675527","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9082117"},{"teacherId":5506830,"projectId":9814741,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, my students' confidence and success in multiplication have grown tremendously. The LCD tablets have transformed the way they practice and engage with math each day. Instead of feeling hesitant to try, students eagerly work through problems, knowing they can quickly erase, adjust their thinking, and try again. This simple feature has encouraged risk-taking and perseverance—two skills that are essential for mastering multiplication. I've seen students who once struggled to recall facts or organize their work now confidently solving multi-digit problems and explaining their strategies to classmates.\r\n\r\nThe tablets have also allowed for more interactive, hands-on learning. Students use them to model partial products, area models, and arrays in a way that feels natural and stress-free. Because they can practice repeatedly without wasting paper, we are able to increase meaningful practice time while keeping engagement high. As a result, multiplication fluency has improved, accuracy has increased, and students are developing a deeper understanding of number relationships. Your support has truly made a measurable difference in both their skills and their belief in themselves as mathematicians. Thank you for helping my students multiply their success!","fullyFundedDate":1760440495859,"projectUrl":"project/weve-got-skills-theyre-multiplying/9814741/","projectTitle":"We've Got Skills - They're MULTIPLYING!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baldwin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5506830_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y484&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760115811815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5506830"},{"teacherId":9448666,"projectId":9859414,"letterContent":"Thank you for giving us such engaging classroom tools to help us review. So far, we have used the jenga blocks to help us review multiplication & division before our last state math test and the basketball hoop to play \"trashketball\" and review for reading with passages and questions.\r\n\r\nAnytime we give students a challenge to go along with their learning we see a huge shift in participation and effort. I am seeing this in every game we've played so far! We are saving the connect four game to review for our final state tests of the year. They know more fun combined with learning is coming and I expect nothing but greatness from it all. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1762810375383,"projectUrl":"project/ready-set-review/9859414/","projectTitle":"Ready, Set, Review!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sparrow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9448666_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1712863591192","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9448666"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_47110","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":654,"numTeachers":55,"percentFrplEligible":86,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":17,"percentWhite":23,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":53,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":50.2,"schoolId":47110,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Gocio Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Gocio Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/florida/sarasota-county-school-district/gocio-elementary-school/47110"}