{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Gates Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":35.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2901879,"projectId":9814051,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, families facing food insecurity in our community will receive snack. Your donation has directly funded our snack project, ensuring that children and parents have access to nutritious, easy-to-grab food during difficult times.\r\n\r\nStudents organized and help make to-go bags to distribute to families. A simple snack can provide more than just energy; it offers comfort and dignity to a family in need. We are deeply grateful for your support. Thank you for making a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1762888796917,"projectUrl":"project/providing-security-and-nourishment/9814051/","projectTitle":"Providing Security and Nourishment!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. A. Gutierrez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2901879_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532008351397","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2901879"},{"teacherId":2535014,"projectId":9692767,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this project. My students were able to use the airplane toy set an observed how the plane was built and define parts of the airplane. They were working into small groups and research to discover how does an airplane fly. After they had a discussion among their group members, they first sketched their airplane design on a paper, then transform their unique airplane on the doodle mat and present to the class. \r\n\r\nOnce again, I would like you to know that your support and contribution to education, students, and teachers like me, means so much more than you'll ever know! Thank you so much for providing us with such a powerful tools that will last for years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1758153222706,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-soaring-to-stem-aviation/9692767/","projectTitle":"We Are Soaring to STEM Aviation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. She","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2535014_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600317507722","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2535014"},{"teacherId":258948,"projectId":9964951,"letterContent":"We want to wish you a Happy New Year or Gung Hay Fat Choy in Chinese. The children have been working very hard all year and this second semester is going to be great! \r\nThe Lunar New Year crafts have begun with red envelopes. The cellophane bags give it a nice touch as it looks store bought. I read them the stories from Lucky Red: A Lunar New Year Tale and Tet in Vi: Vi's little stories about Tet in Vietnam and they loved it! I needed the scissors as the one I had was old and not very sharp. The plug in makes our room smell really nice and inviting and the step stool helps us get things from the high shelves.","fullyFundedDate":1767726205811,"projectUrl":"project/lunar-new-year-2026/9964951/","projectTitle":"Lunar New Year 2026","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yokoyama","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp258948_orig.jpg?crop=2040,2040,x105,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574044923327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/yokoyama"},{"teacherId":258948,"projectId":9963048,"letterContent":"We want to wish you a Happy New Year or Gung Hay Fat Choy in Chinese. The children have been working very hard all year and this second semester is going to be great! \r\nThank you so much for the yellow and blue cardstock and paper. The fans we made came out great and we will continue to use the paper throughout the year. The deodorant was passed out to some of the children who need it after lunch. I gave it to their parent first so they understood why they were getting it. The red bags hold all their crafts they have been making for the Lunar New Year.","fullyFundedDate":1765996589809,"projectUrl":"project/year-of-the-horse/9963048/","projectTitle":"Year of the Horse!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yokoyama","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp258948_orig.jpg?crop=2040,2040,x105,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574044923327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/yokoyama"},{"teacherId":258948,"projectId":9961421,"letterContent":"We want to wish you a Happy New Year or Gung Hay Fat Choy in Chinese. The children have been working very hard all year and this second semester is going to be great! The earn points from Class Dojo for being kind, doing work, coming to school and getting good grades. At the end of each month, they use their points for a reward day where I let them purchase fidgets, toys, stickers and other items. They purchased the boba squishies immediately when they saw them! The chinese yoyo's and rattle were another great item that they take outside at recess if they don't want to run around.","fullyFundedDate":1766094380610,"projectUrl":"project/drums-boba-and-squishies-oh-my/9961421/","projectTitle":"Drums, Boba, and Squishies Oh My!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yokoyama","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp258948_orig.jpg?crop=2040,2040,x105,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574044923327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/yokoyama"},{"teacherId":258948,"projectId":9958211,"letterContent":"Gung Hay Fat Choy or Happy New Year in Chinese! We celebrate this wonderful tration every year at our school. Our favorite even is the lunch we have to celebrate the new year. I wanted to try out the boba before our event and it was delicious. We used the tea bags to brew and added the creamer. Then we cooked the boba and added sugar to give it a sweet chew. Together, it was a delicious drink that everyone is very familiar with. We asked for moon pies to eat when I read them the story about the moon festival. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1765914813542,"projectUrl":"project/we-love-boba/9958211/","projectTitle":"We Love Boba!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yokoyama","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp258948_orig.jpg?crop=2040,2040,x105,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574044923327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/yokoyama"},{"teacherId":258948,"projectId":9930650,"letterContent":"Gung Hay Fat Choy! Thank you so much for making the 2026 Lunar New Year a success. I have already started putting the gold coins, fortune fish, and fortune in the red envelopes. We also included stickers for every student so when they open their red envelope, they will have a little surprise.The fans are beautiful and are decorated on our bulletin board. We have many Asian students at our school and we want to be culturally inclusive to all students and it's wonderful to see so many smiling faces around campus.","fullyFundedDate":1765985072955,"projectUrl":"project/happy-lunar-new-year/9930650/","projectTitle":"Happy Lunar New Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yokoyama","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp258948_orig.jpg?crop=2040,2040,x105,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574044923327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/yokoyama"},{"teacherId":258948,"projectId":9889862,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding this project. The projector works beautifully and it is so fast. The picture is very clear as it projects on the dry erase board in the front of the class. Every morning we watch a morning video that contains a social emotional lesson. We used the alarm clock on a few occasions when a student gets so upset that he needs time in the calming corner. Last, the story teller book is actually used by everyone. They love it! The table is perfect and the kids put their drawing on it when they are done calming down in the calming corner.","fullyFundedDate":1765569768669,"projectUrl":"project/write-read-watch-and-reflect/9889862/","projectTitle":"Write, Read, Watch and Reflect","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yokoyama","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp258948_orig.jpg?crop=2040,2040,x105,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574044923327","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/yokoyama"},{"teacherId":1284310,"projectId":9874660,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support. My students are almost ready to begin telling time on analog clocks but this large digital clock is awesome and so helpful. My students will now be able to tell time and compare it to the analog clock to confirm the time. I also love that this digital clock has an option for the days and months to be displayed. \r\nMy lefty students are also so grateful for their lefty scissors. They enjoy using their scissors to cut during their art projects and during their phonics cut and paste activities. Lastly, thank you also for our dry erase markers. We were running so low and now we can write on without any worries of running out of ink.\r\nHope you're enjoying your holiday season surrounded by friends and family. Wishes for a prosperous and healthy New Year!","fullyFundedDate":1764600593178,"projectUrl":"project/telling-time-one-day-at-a-time/9874660/","projectTitle":"Telling Time One Day at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Contreras","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1284310_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1464735042663","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nora-contreras"},{"teacherId":1284310,"projectId":9645486,"letterContent":"Thank you for completing our counting collection items. My first graders love counting items and organizing them into different groups. They especially love working with a partner and negotiating and talking to their partner on how they want to organize their collection. Listening to their thinking process and explaining their collection to others is beyond impressive and fun to witness. \r\nThese items helped complete our collection. The little bears came in three different sizes and colors so the variety of sorting and counting varied. The little eraser apples also added to the variety and the kids loved arranging them in groups of five and ten, the friendly numbers. \r\nThank you once again and Happy Holidays to you and yours.","fullyFundedDate":1764600596970,"projectUrl":"project/lets-count-on-with-counting-collections/9645486/","projectTitle":"Let's Count On With Counting Collections!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Contreras","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1284310_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1464735042663","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nora-contreras"},{"teacherId":1381651,"projectId":9704605,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity in funding this project. My students love flashlight Friday's. This is helping them become fluent readers and writers. They love their new lights because it allows them to have their hands free to correctly hold their book and turn the pages. We truly have been amazed by all the wonderful donors who continue to help us grow and learn so we can continue to grow and learn. My students have made many gains and we thank you for being part of that growth. We truly appreciate your help in helping us succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1760539211046,"projectUrl":"project/flashlight-friday/9704605/","projectTitle":"Flashlight Friday","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zepeda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1381651_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x510,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1663291292519","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lzepeda"},{"teacherId":332844,"projectId":8966562,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for donating these books to our fourth grade students! They have been a great addition to our grade level. They are currently being read by our fourth graders in our dual language classroom, and they love it! The book is fun and engaging, which is perfect for building vocabulary and comprehension skills. They love reading the book every day, and they practice writing skills as they summarize the chapters they have read. These books will be shared with another fourth grade class soon. We are hoping that reading a book like The Wild Robot will foster a love reading in our students. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1733853130242,"projectUrl":"project/the-wild-robot-for-a-wild-novel-study/8966562/","projectTitle":"The Wild Robot for a Wild Novel Study","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Barraza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp332844_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y142&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1635888014937","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/j-barraza"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_7430","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":461,"numTeachers":31,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":16,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":2,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":79,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":64.8,"schoolId":7430,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Gates Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Gates Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/los-angeles-unified-school-district/gates-street-school/7430"}