{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"John M Gomes Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":12.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2374238,"projectId":10180746,"letterContent":"Thank you very much! I was thrilled that this project was funded in time for my first graders to become budding biologists.\r\n\r\nThey were full of awe and wonder watching live caterpillars develop and transform into beautiful butterflies. Each day, we made observations and recorded information in our observation data sheets - just like \"real scientists.\"\r\n\r\nThis project provided thematic learning about butterflies across the curriculum, which was quite meaningful for my students. We read about butterflies, decorated, scratch-art butterflies, and used plastic butterfly counters for our math stories. These amazing materials provided opportunities to explore, experiment, and engage with science.","fullyFundedDate":1776027457897,"projectUrl":"project/explore-experiment-and-engage-with-sc/10180746/","projectTitle":"Explore, Experiment, and Engage with Science!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2374238_orig.jpg?crop=2264,2264,x1082,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1563586022761","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lisagarcia"},{"teacherId":2374238,"projectId":9050798,"letterContent":"This was a fun project for a fun group of first graders who had a lot of STEAM. \r\n\r\nMy class loved making their STEAM planes with ingenuity and creativity. Decorating their planes with colorful sharpies made each plane unique. Flying the planes in the field was a wonderful sight that I will always remember.\r\n\r\nThis group were especially delighted to create huge, colorful Mexican flowers for Mother's Day and amazing tropical sunsets with oil pastels on canvas boards for Father's Day. They happily designed their individual paper doll puppets, creating their own mini-me. My first graders also loved using sidewalk chalk with friends and decorating the playground.\r\n\r\nThe special decorative lamps provided ambience and USB ports to power technological devices. Thank you very much for providing all of these fun experiences with STEAM!","fullyFundedDate":1737979595978,"projectUrl":"project/weve-got-steam/9050798/","projectTitle":"We've Got STEAM!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2374238_orig.jpg?crop=2264,2264,x1082,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1563586022761","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lisagarcia"},{"teacherId":2374238,"projectId":9106720,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting \"Reading Rainbow Nook.\" I was excited to brighten my classroom and gain better organization for my students. \r\n\r\n After a hot active California lunch recess, the children loved entering the darkened class with the soft lighting to calm down while everybody enters. Then students are called in small groups to select a book to read from our organized book tubs. Then they sit on the rainbow rug for quiet reading. Often, I sat with a small group. Students sat on the colorful stools and enjoyed small group reading. The mini baskets were also very helpful in housing geo-board rubberbands and other math manipulatives for Daily 3 Math. \r\n\r\nOverall, this was a very successful project and improved classroom ambience and organization. These materials made my classroom more comfortable, colorful. and inviting. I appreciate your support.","fullyFundedDate":1741422430074,"projectUrl":"project/rainbow-reading-nook/9106720/","projectTitle":"Rainbow Reading Nook","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2374238_orig.jpg?crop=2264,2264,x1082,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1563586022761","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lisagarcia"},{"teacherId":2374238,"projectId":7462083,"letterContent":"Wow, my first graders in 2023 will begin 5th grade soon, but it seems like yesterday that this sweet group of first graders shared a wonderful year with me. It has been a pleasure watching them grow. That year was a great year of fun with activities from this special project. My students absolutely loved making their paper doll puppets and decorating them with jewels, yarn, feathers, buttons, and googley eyes. I still remember how cute their paper dolls looked strung across the board and holding hands. My students loved decorating the paper mache boxes, which they used for their student store coins. Imagine how proud the felt shaking their colorful money boxes each time as they earned money or went to the student store. This project also provided model magic clay for miniature sculptures. They made mini duck ponds, sushi rolls, caterpillars and little roses. This project funded a lot of fun for a fabulous group of first graders.","fullyFundedDate":1691019806097,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-school-basics-for-my-little-ones/7462083/","projectTitle":"Back-to-School Basics for My Little Ones!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2374238_orig.jpg?crop=2264,2264,x1082,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1563586022761","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lisagarcia"},{"teacherId":2374238,"projectId":9613241,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this project, that provided essentials for health and wellness. The sanitizer and masks helped us start the year off, prioritizing healthy routines. My students were more conscientious about sanitizing before lunch and after recess. Overall, we were healthier and avoided some common colds. They did enjoy the sensory sea lamp, especially during calm down time and sensory learning activities. The modeling clay was a favorite activity. My students loved mixing the clay and creating new colors from the primary shades. They made cupcakes, critters, and other cute creations. Working with clay had a very soothing effect for my first graders and provided a fun rainy day recess activity as well. I truly appreciate your support to maintain health and wellness for me and my students.","fullyFundedDate":1755748346495,"projectUrl":"project/health-wellness-in-first-grade/9613241/","projectTitle":"Health & Wellness in First Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2374238_orig.jpg?crop=2264,2264,x1082,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1563586022761","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lisagarcia"},{"teacherId":2374238,"projectId":9959412,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your generous support. My first grade artists loved this project. They enjoyed writing in their colorful books and illustrating them with fancy pens. They definitely ere more excited about writing. Children wrote about themselves, animals, and other high interest topics. \r\n\r\nThey created beautiful tropical sunsets on canvas boards using oil pastels and proudly displayed these works of art at Open House. These masterpieces were impressive and my students cannot wait to take them home.\r\n\r\nThey also loved decorating the scratch art butterflies, using intricate patterns and symmetry. Our final project will be the STEAM planes. This is an annual favorite and my students are looking forward to it. They will decorate, assemble, and test fly their creations next week. This will be a great end of the year activity and watching their creative planes take flight in the great outdoors will be wonderful. Thank you for inspiring learning!","fullyFundedDate":1771531087176,"projectUrl":"project/art-expression-in-first-grade/9959412/","projectTitle":"Art Expression in First Grade!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2374238_orig.jpg?crop=2264,2264,x1082,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1563586022761","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lisagarcia"},{"teacherId":1077215,"projectId":9966176,"letterContent":"The STEM area has been a huge hit in our classroom! These light and sound activities have brought a new level of thinking and learning to our classroom. We have students that have taken so much interest in this new play area. All the while they're carrying on an intense discussion with their peers as they are creating, discovering, sharing and celebrating their success in finding. It is so much fun to observe these discoveries in interactions.\r\n\r\nThese activities has also been great incentives for some of our students that need that extra push to stay engaged or students that need a reward for making good choices during the day. It is so nice to have something to challenge them as a reward!","fullyFundedDate":1766511469838,"projectUrl":"project/full-stem-ahead-through-music-and-light/9966176/","projectTitle":"Full STEM Ahead Through Music and Light","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barcelos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1077215_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769195662891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianabarcelos"},{"teacherId":1077215,"projectId":9463208,"letterContent":"We are so thankful to have this project funded. These essential writing resources would have taken a huge chunk out of our classroom funds. Funding is very limited in our classroom and I very much appreciate the generosity of all the donors. You helped fund journals for every single student in my classroom and a new whiteboard for small groups. \r\n\r\nWriting can be one of the hardest subjects for our kids. The journals are so helpful in our every day writing lessons. Children are able to express feeling and concerns in this particular journal. They also can write about fun topics like their weekend or ROblox. The children get a lot out of it.\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,","fullyFundedDate":1755908607970,"projectUrl":"project/writing-center-time/9463208/","projectTitle":"Writing Center Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barcelos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1077215_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769195662891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianabarcelos"},{"teacherId":1527237,"projectId":9646298,"letterContent":"The new laptop has arrived and is coming to great use! Students have started working on a Slides presentation connected to topics in our social studies curriculum and are using the new computer for presentations. The quality of work the students have produced so far has been impressive. \r\n\r\nThe computer has had a number of additional uses already as well. For instance, we've been able to use it to project educational videos in multiple subject areas. Additionally, I've been able to show the class examples of completed essays so that students have a model that they can refer to when writing. These are just a couple of quick examples and really just the beginning.\r\n\r\nThanks for making such a huge difference. Your donation is greatly appreciated and we can't thank you enough!","fullyFundedDate":1757564128973,"projectUrl":"project/students-teaching-other-students/9646298/","projectTitle":"Students Teaching Other Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ashraf","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-ashraf"},{"teacherId":1077215,"projectId":9608366,"letterContent":"We, my students and I, would like to sincerely thank the parents in our classroom for their generous donation of window shades. Your support means so much to us and helps make what we do possible. The curtains we had previously were not wide enough and did not fully cover our large windows. It made me feel uneasy about being in the classroom at times knowing what is happening with violence throughout all of the United States. \r\nWe are incredibly thankful for your kindness. Your thoughtfulness helps keep our classroom safer and more comfortable, and we are truly grateful for your care and support.","fullyFundedDate":1762231021002,"projectUrl":"project/safe-environment-for-learning/9608366/","projectTitle":"Safe Environment for Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barcelos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1077215_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769195662891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianabarcelos"},{"teacherId":1077215,"projectId":9329786,"letterContent":"A huge thank you to all that donated. These items have made such a difference during our recess indoor time which includes over 28 children. Our older toys were falling apart or just boring because it's all we had. Most importantly, all students feel more included during indoor recess, even those with physical challenges because the new toys are very inclusive. The children absolutely love the new toys! They incorporate the new toys with the old toys, which is an added bonus. We are very grateful with all the new items to our indoor recess.","fullyFundedDate":1755215330528,"projectUrl":"project/indoor-recess-through-stem/9329786/","projectTitle":"Indoor Recess through Stem","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barcelos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1077215_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769195662891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianabarcelos"},{"teacherId":1527237,"projectId":9508810,"letterContent":"The subscription to BrainPOP has arrived and been activated! It has already come to great use. For example, students watched a video on ecosystems and then answered questions about the concepts through an interactive quiz that is part of the program. We have also used BrainPOP during a social studies unit on American Indians. Students learned about different Native American cultures and the high-quality visuals contained in the BrainPOP videos are particularly helpful to visual learners and those acquiring English as a second language. \r\n\r\nThe videos on ecosystems and American Indians were a great start. However, soon we will be exploring many more topics. \r\n\r\nYour donation is greatly appreciated and we can't thank you enough! The subscription to BrainPOP is a great tool as it helps enhance students' understanding of concepts being studied. Thank you so much for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1755707799505,"projectUrl":"project/deeper-understanding-through-brainpop/9508810/","projectTitle":"Deeper Understanding Through BrainPOP!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ashraf","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-ashraf"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_3811","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":501,"numTeachers":34,"percentFrplEligible":14,"percentAsian":83,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":4,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":6,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":87.3,"schoolId":3811,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about John M Gomes Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"John M Gomes Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/fremont-unified-school-district/john-m-gomes-elementary-school/3811"}