{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mary Tsukamoto Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":15.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3078640,"projectId":10165837,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our DonorsChoose project. Your support means more than words can fully express, and we are incredibly grateful for your investment in our students and their education. Because of your kindness, our classroom is becoming a place where students have greater opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed.\r\n\r\nEvery day, our students come to school eager to explore new ideas, develop new skills, and challenge themselves academically. The resources provided through your donation will help make those experiences richer and more meaningful. Whether the materials are books, technology, hands-on learning tools, art supplies, or other educational resources, they will have a direct and lasting impact on the learning experiences of our students. These resources will help create engaging lessons, encourage creativity, and support different learning styles so that every student has the opportunity to thrive.\r\n\r\nYour generosity also sends an important message to our students: that there are people beyond the walls of our school who care about their education and believe in their potential. Many students may never meet the donors who support their classrooms, but they will benefit from your kindness every day. Knowing that someone took the time to contribute to their success helps students feel valued, encouraged, and inspired to do their best.\r\n\r\nAs educators, we constantly look for ways to provide meaningful opportunities that spark curiosity and foster a love of learning. Unfortunately, classroom needs often exceed available budgets. Donations like yours help bridge that gap and allow us to provide resources that otherwise might not be possible. Because of your support, we can offer experiences that make learning more engaging, interactive, and memorable.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your gift extends far beyond a single lesson or school day. The materials and opportunities you have helped provide will support student growth throughout the year and, in many cases, for years to come. Students will use these resources to build knowledge, strengthen critical thinking skills, collaborate with classmates, and develop confidence in their abilities. These are benefits that will continue to influence them long after they leave our classroom.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of our entire classroom community, thank you for your generosity, compassion, and commitment to education. We are truly grateful that you chose to support our project. Your contribution is helping create a positive learning environment where students can explore their interests, reach their goals, and discover what they are capable of achieving.\r\n\r\nThank you for making a difference in the lives of our students. Your kindness and support are appreciated more than you know, and we are excited to put these resources to use. We look forward to seeing the many ways our students will benefit from your gift and the opportunities it will create for them.\r\n\r\nWith sincere gratitude,","fullyFundedDate":1774231097772,"projectUrl":"project/crawling-into-curiosity-a-ladybug-journ/10165837/","projectTitle":"Crawling Into Curiosity: a Ladybug Journey","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pate","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3078640_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1515802166101","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-ellenpate"},{"teacherId":3065162,"projectId":10149583,"letterContent":"Thank you all so very much for your generosity to my students and entire grade level team.\r\nYear after year my third grade students are captivated by the novel Because of Winn-Dixie. Previously to receiving the generous donations for this project, I borrowed class sets of the novel from a teacher friend at another school.\r\nWe now have our own class set and future third graders at our school will continue to enjoy this novel.\r\nThank you again so very much for guaranteeing that this third grade tradition continues to enhance our students.","fullyFundedDate":1773845852090,"projectUrl":"project/because-of-winn-dixie-chapter-books/10149583/","projectTitle":"Because of Winn-Dixie Chapter Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Westlake","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3065162_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1588690555487","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-westlake"},{"teacherId":3078640,"projectId":9665993,"letterContent":"Your generous donation of birthday T-shirts made our students feel celebrated, special, and valued on their birthdays. For many children, receiving a birthday shirt transformed an ordinary school day into a memorable occasion and gave them a visible way to share their special day with classmates. The shirts helped create excitement and joy while fostering a sense of belonging within our school community.\r\n\r\nThe birthday T-shirts also helped ensure that every student could be recognized and celebrated equally. Seeing students proudly wear their birthday shirts brought smiles, boosted confidence, and created positive memories that will last long after their birthdays have passed. Your kindness helped us build a classroom culture where every child feels seen, appreciated, and important. Thank you for making our students' birthdays even more meaningful.","fullyFundedDate":1756756238015,"projectUrl":"project/a-cherished-memory-for-my-tk-students/9665993/","projectTitle":"A Cherished Memory for My TK Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pate","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3078640_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1515802166101","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-ellenpate"},{"teacherId":8054515,"projectId":9898550,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support in providing books for my students! This project provided Pete the Cat books for my entire class, which in turn helped them develop excitement for reading! \r\n\r\nThe books were originally due to be delivered before Christmas, however, they came late. So I saved them for our Read Across America week, which lined up with the start of our March break.\r\nNot only were my students excited, they went home with something to read while we are out of school for an entire month. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1764480426634,"projectUrl":"project/holiday-gifts-to-encourage-reading-at-ho/9898550/","projectTitle":"Holiday Gifts to Encourage Reading at Home","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jackson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8054515_orig.jpg?crop=814,814,x358,y471&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763262607308","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8054515"},{"teacherId":6635287,"projectId":9641608,"letterContent":"I cannot express my appreciation enough for your support with my novel project. My students have so greatly enjoyed reading this novel together as a class, more than I even could have anticipated! It helped us spark meaningful conversations and connect to our own lives and the real world, all while learning new vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.\r\nSince taking a break from our textbook curriculum and doing a novel study for our ELA curriculum instead, reading and learning has grown to be so much more engaging. I have seen students who often never participated or wanted to read, now regularly doing so, or engaging in our discussions.","fullyFundedDate":1758827041942,"projectUrl":"project/building-empathy-one-novel-at-a-time/9641608/","projectTitle":"Building Empathy, One Novel at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Langlois","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6635287_orig.jpg?crop=338,338,x10,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755901670096","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6635287"},{"teacherId":9846249,"projectId":9720431,"letterContent":"Thank you so much again for your generous donations. The Wild Robot has been such a wonderful unit in our classroom. Students are excited to visualize, predict, and connect ideas across subjects! We have started a unit on weather simultaneously which has been an excellent interdisciplinary addition to our curriculum. \r\nStudents are loving learning new vocabulary words and are even challenging themselves casually in conversation each day! With that being said, they are continuing to build reading fluency as they learn new words!\r\nThis would not be possible without you all. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1758332400396,"projectUrl":"project/the-wild-robot-novel-study/9720431/","projectTitle":"The Wild Robot Novel Study","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ledesma","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9846249"},{"teacherId":8817676,"projectId":9089617,"letterContent":"Your donations filled the need our classroom had for the remainder of the year. My students work was vibrant, and radiated all of their hard work throughout the school year. Thank you for providing what I, nor their parents could provide. \r\n\r\nThe items were used to fulfill our school AVID goals, complete unit projects, art projects, buddy projects, and much more. We were also able to distribute items to students to take home to complete assignments as needed. \r\n\r\nAgain, I truly appreciate all of the donations we received and I couldn't continue this work without your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1739888135670,"projectUrl":"project/steam-shout/9089617/","projectTitle":"S.T.E.A.M & Shout!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8817676_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755624725796","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8817676"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_59298","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":964,"numTeachers":36,"percentFrplEligible":67,"percentAsian":42,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":7,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":31,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":1,"percentMultiracialImputed":7,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"26.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":85.0,"schoolId":59298,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Mary Tsukamoto Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Mary Tsukamoto Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/elk-grove-unified-school-district/mary-tsukamoto-elementary-school/59298"}