{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mort Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":26.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4842951,"projectId":9794429,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating this food for my class. Your generosity helped us create a meaningful lesson about how powerful it can feel to give. Many of our students come from families who are currently struggling, and our school pantry serves between 30 and 80 families twice a week. Several of my own students' families rely on it as well.\r\n\r\nYour donation allowed my class to learn that giving strengthens a community and that all of us, at different moments in life, may need a little help. I truly appreciate the kindness you shared with my students.","fullyFundedDate":1762892082268,"projectUrl":"project/enough-food/9794429/","projectTitle":"Enough Food?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bentley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4842951_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1554471522168","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4842951"},{"teacherId":10005586,"projectId":9750071,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and my students! It means so much to have support from people like yourselves. Your donation has made high quality and engaging literacy activities available to my students that would not have been possible without your support. \r\n The resources that I was able to purchase with your Teachers Pay Teachers gift card donation are already making a meaningful impact in my classroom. I've been able to get some engaging phonics games based on what we are learning in UFLI. Additionally, I have got a few other materials such as fluency passages for the students to practice reading. \r\n Again, I can not thank you enough for helping support students literacy skills in my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1762293452039,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-activities-for-literacy/9750071/","projectTitle":"Engaging Activities for Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Price","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10005586"},{"teacherId":5043605,"projectId":9266577,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing quality STEM education for my students. Your donation will ensure that all students have access to a quality STEM learning environment.\r\n\r\nMy students love building and learning with the educational LEGO STEM kits.\r\nI asked them what they learned with these kits and they stated:\r\n\r\n\"We learned that failure is a part of learning because in some places we used the wrong piece. We realized that we couldn't connect it the next part, so we took it out and found the right piece.\"\r\n\r\n\"We also learned about kinetic energy. The LEGO person used mechanical energy to move the ball. The more swinging force, the farther the ball traveled.\"\r\n\r\nI am so grateful to you for giving these fantastic STEM learning experiences to my students.","fullyFundedDate":1755920272042,"projectUrl":"project/stem-education-for-all-students/9266577/","projectTitle":"STEM Education for All Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Huitt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5043605_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532551347776","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-huitt"},{"teacherId":898195,"projectId":9233267,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! The books you helped fund have been used everyday as part of our curriculum. With the help of people like you we were able to stock our library with high interest books.\r\n As you may already know, literacy and good reading habits are a vital part of building a well rounded student who excels academically. Our hope is that exposure to these well know stories contributes to an understanding of basic story elements as well as a love for reading that lasts a lifetime. Thank you for being part of making it happen.","fullyFundedDate":1754019910470,"projectUrl":"project/read-your-heart-out/9233267/","projectTitle":"Read Your Heart Out","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brouillard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp898195_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1619996330146","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-brouillard"},{"teacherId":10008607,"projectId":9295924,"letterContent":"I am profoundly grateful for the donors whose generosity has brought love and support to our clinic. The children's eyes sparkled with wonder and delight as they beheld the new ice maker. The magnifier and lice kits will provide invaluable assistance in addressing the pressing needs of low-income families. May God bless the entire team and donors whose contributions have made possible a brighter, cleaner environment for our clinic. The impact that donor funding provided will continue to improved our services to maintain clean environment free from illness and prevention of infection.","fullyFundedDate":1754744973105,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-me/9295924/","projectTitle":"Healthy Me","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Leyton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10008607"},{"teacherId":810518,"projectId":9479293,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my Pre-K classroom project. Your donation made it possible for my students to receive a variety of engaging learning toys that help them build important early skills such as recognizing letters and numbers, identifying sounds, and practicing counting. The imaginative play toys also encourage creativity and language development.\r\n\r\nMany of my students are learning to speak English, and these toys will be wonderful tools to support their learning at home. Since our school serves a high-poverty community, many children do not have access to educational materials outside of school. Your generosity is giving them valuable opportunities to learn and grow with their families.","fullyFundedDate":1761948244911,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-play/9479293/","projectTitle":"Learning Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Boucher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/810518"},{"teacherId":810518,"projectId":9793906,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in funding pantry staples for our school food pantry. Your kindness could not have come at a more critical time. Our shelves have been empty due to a significant decrease in food donations, leaving us unable to meet the needs of the many families who rely on our pantry each week. Your contribution has changed that. Because of you, we are now able to restock our shelves and open our doors this week to families who are truly struggling with food insecurity.\r\n\r\nYour generosity provides more than just food. It offers comfort, hope, and stability to families in our community who need it most. Each item you've helped us provide represents a meal shared, a worry lifted, and a reminder that our families are not alone. We are deeply grateful for your compassion and commitment to supporting our school and the community we serve.","fullyFundedDate":1760465011586,"projectUrl":"project/nourish-and-thrive/9793906/","projectTitle":"Nourish and Thrive","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Boucher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/810518"},{"teacherId":810518,"projectId":9619503,"letterContent":"The grant for our Pre-K Food Pantry has made a powerful impact, not only by providing food for families living in poverty, but also by teaching our youngest students the importance of helping others.\r\n This project became more than just filling shelves, it became a hands-on service-learning opportunity for our Pre-K students. Through age-appropriate activities, our children helped sort food, stocked pantry items, and learned what it means to care for others in their community. They asked thoughtful questions, shared their own observations, and showed a remarkable sense of empathy.\r\n For many of our families, food insecurity is a daily reality. The pantry has become a vital resource, offering healthy food and a sense of dignity and hope. Parents have shared how much it means to know the school is a safe and supportive space when times are tough.\r\n And for our students, the experience has planted early seeds of compassion, responsibility, and service. They are learning that even at four and five years old, they have the power to make a difference. This grant didn't just feed families, it empowered children to care, act, and lead with kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1758295871822,"projectUrl":"project/grains-of-hope/9619503/","projectTitle":"Grains of Hope","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Boucher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/810518"},{"teacherId":9646786,"projectId":9320793,"letterContent":"Thank you do much to all those who have given to my classroom and school to try and combat hunger in high poverty areas. These supplies will go a long way to help fill the shelves of our community pantry and make the lives of some of our students just a little bit easier. Learning can be very difficult on an empty stomach and this will go a long way to help students and their families feel encouraged and supported. By helping to fuel our students bodies you will also help them to fuel their minds to help them learn and grow academically.","fullyFundedDate":1746786127161,"projectUrl":"project/fighting-hunger-fosters-learning/9320793/","projectTitle":"Fighting Hunger Fosters Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. VanBibber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9646786_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746750719327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9646786"},{"teacherId":9646786,"projectId":9287158,"letterContent":"Thank you to all of the generous donors that have given to my classroom. Reading is so important for students and fostering a love for reading is essential in a prek classroom. My students love exploring books and finding new stories to dice into. We have not had proper book shelves and these new shelves will go a long way to display the many amazing books that they will be exploring this year. By creating an organized and inviting library this will encourage students to interact with books more often and hopefully foster their love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1746785859132,"projectUrl":"project/displaying-books-inspires-reading/9287158/","projectTitle":"Displaying Books Inspires Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. VanBibber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9646786_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746750719327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9646786"},{"teacherId":9646786,"projectId":9287096,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating such wonderful resources to my classroom. Teaching prek requires many engaging materials to keep students interested. With these new classroom materials, toys, and manipulative, my students will be so much more encouraged to participate and challenge themselves to complete activities. These resources will also make wonderful incentives for students to complete activities and engage with the materials with their peers. Thank you so much to all who donated and brought just a little more joy to the students in my class.","fullyFundedDate":1746785634568,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning-inspires/9287096/","projectTitle":"Hands on Learning Inspires","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. VanBibber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9646786_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746750719327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9646786"},{"teacherId":9646786,"projectId":9278379,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for all those who donated and made this project possible. In a prek classroom naptime is essential and very important to student learning. My student take in so much new information and use up so much energy learning and having fun. It is important that they are able to rest. And having comfortable nap mats just makes getting that rest so much better. These students have been used to using older second hand mats and they are so happy to get these nice new comfortable and colorful nap mats. Thank you so much to all those who gave and made this possible for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1746785475490,"projectUrl":"project/rest-is-best/9278379/","projectTitle":"Rest is Best","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. VanBibber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9646786_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746750719327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9646786"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_46356","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":731,"numTeachers":76,"percentFrplEligible":72,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":18,"percentWhite":5,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":69,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":73.2,"schoolId":46356,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Mort Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Mort Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/florida/hillsborough-county-public-school-district/mort-elementary-school/46356"}