{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Rock Lake Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":65.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2459841,"projectId":10405021,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our third-grade classroom and funding our project! Because of your generosity, our Math Night was an incredible success.\r\n\r\nThe fun pencils and prizes brought so much extra excitement to the event. Watching the students' faces light up as they solved math challenges and earned their rewards was truly priceless. Having these incentives made math feel less like work and more like a celebration, encouraging active participation from every single student.\r\n\r\nYour kindness directly impacts our classroom community by making learning engaging, hands-on, and joyful. Thank you for believing in our students and investing in their education—it means the world to all of us!\r\n\r\nWith deep gratitude,\r\n\r\nNancy Place","fullyFundedDate":1787844126048,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-back-back-to-school-supplies/10405021/","projectTitle":"We are Back: Back to School Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Place - Super Scholars","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2459841_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665791419601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nancy-place"},{"teacherId":7584425,"projectId":10295742,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating equipment for our students to enjoy during recess! Your generosity provides our students with opportunities to be active, have fun, build friendships, and develop important teamwork skills. We truly appreciate your support in helping make recess an exciting and meaningful part of their school day! The new equipment gives students more opportunities to participate in physical activities, practice teamwork, share with others, and develop communication and problem-solving skills. It also encourages students who may not always participate in traditional recess activities to find something they enjoy.","fullyFundedDate":1789564093964,"projectUrl":"project/run-kick-hop/10295742/","projectTitle":"Run, Kick, Hop","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kinchen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7584425_orig.jpg?crop=739,739,x0,y2&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601592583857","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7584425"},{"teacherId":7584425,"projectId":10295672,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of pencils, sharpeners, and desk organizers for my students.\r\n\r\nThe pencils and sharpeners are essential classroom supplies that help students complete their daily assignments, take notes, solve problems, and express their ideas. Having reliable pencils and sharpeners readily available allows students to stay focused on learning instead of worrying about missing or broken supplies.\r\n\r\nThe desk organizers are helping students keep their materials neat, accessible, and easy to find. An organized workspace encourages responsibility, independence, and better focus throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is making a meaningful difference in our classroom. Thank you for providing resources that support my students' learning, organization, and success.","fullyFundedDate":1789591229361,"projectUrl":"project/write-to-the-point/10295672/","projectTitle":"Write to the Point","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kinchen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7584425_orig.jpg?crop=739,739,x0,y2&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601592583857","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7584425"},{"teacherId":7584425,"projectId":10292063,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of headphones and snacks for my students!\r\n\r\nThe headphones are helping students stay focused and engaged while using technology for reading, learning activities, assessments, and individualized practice. They allow students to listen carefully without distractions and work at their own pace. The snacks are also a meaningful support. Some students need a little extra nourishment between meals, and having snacks available helps them feel comfortable, focused, and ready to learn. Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1788993983507,"projectUrl":"project/i-can-finally-concentrate/10292063/","projectTitle":"I Can Finally Concentrate","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kinchen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7584425_orig.jpg?crop=739,739,x0,y2&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601592583857","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7584425"},{"teacherId":9880173,"projectId":10332390,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your donation to our music classroom! Your support has made a meaningful difference in the way our students learn, explore, and experience music.\r\n\r\nThe pool noodles have become an especially valuable part of our developmental curriculum for keeping a steady beat. Students in kindergarten and first grade may be able to tap a steady beat on their laps, but once they are given an object such as a mallet or boomwhacker, they often have difficulty maintaining that same steady beat. The pool noodles provide a wonderful stepping stone between using their hands and manipulating a musical instrument. Because they are lightweight and easy to grip, students are able to develop the coordination and motor skills needed to transfer the steady beat from their hands to an object.\r\n\r\nWe are also incredibly thankful for the egg shakers. Before your generous donation, we simply did not have enough egg shakers for every student. Now, each student is able to have their own shaker during music activities. This has made a big difference in student participation and allows every child to actively engage in our music-making experiences.\r\n\r\nThe older students especially love the added \"sound effect\" instruments in our collection. These instruments open the door to endless creativity as students experiment with different sounds and discover how they can enhance and contribute to the music we create together. \r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in my students and helping me create a richer, more engaging music experience. Your generosity is giving the students opportunities to learn, create, and make music in ways that would not otherwise be possible. I truly appreciate your support of the Rock Lake music program!","fullyFundedDate":1783012634783,"projectUrl":"project/creative-movement-meets-musical-learning/10332390/","projectTitle":"Creative Movement Meets Musical Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dufresne","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9880173"},{"teacherId":7584425,"projectId":10382414,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of headphones to our classroom. Your kindness and support are making a meaningful difference in our students' learning experience.\r\n\r\nThese headphones will provide students with the opportunity to focus, engage with digital learning activities, and work independently in a productive learning environment.\r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your commitment to supporting education and helping provide resources that benefit our students. Your generosity reminds us that when our community invests in our children, we are helping create opportunities for them to learn, grow, and succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1785972165056,"projectUrl":"project/i-need-to-be-focused/10382414/","projectTitle":"I Need to Be Focused","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kinchen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7584425_orig.jpg?crop=739,739,x0,y2&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601592583857","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7584425"},{"teacherId":2459841,"projectId":10134025,"letterContent":"t can be difficult to concentrate on a math lesson or a reading assignment when you don't have proper winter gear, well-fitting clothes, or clean basics. Basic needs are the absolute foundation of a student's success. By helping us stock our classroom with essential clothing items, you are removing a significant burden from our students and their families.\r\n\r\nYour generosity does far more than just provide physical garments. It restores dignity, builds self-esteem, and sends a powerful message to my students: that there are kind people in the world who care deeply about their well-being and stand in their corner. The relief and joy this brings to our school community is hard to overstate.\r\n\r\nThank you for choosing to invest in our students' everyday lives, for recognizing that learning starts with basic care, and for making our classroom a safer, more supportive place. Your kindness will have a lasting impact long after the school day ends.","fullyFundedDate":1778519595380,"projectUrl":"project/too-cool-for-school-school-wide-clothin/10134025/","projectTitle":"Too Cool for School: School-wide Clothing Project!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Place - Super Scholars","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2459841_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665791419601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nancy-place"},{"teacherId":2459841,"projectId":10134023,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support of our classroom project, \"Schoolwide Book Project.\" When I first posted this project, it came from a very real need: to give my students access to books that spark their imaginations, reflect their lived experiences, and make reading feel like an adventure rather than a chore. Thanks to your kindness, that vision is becoming a reality.\r\n\r\nIn our classroom, books are far more than just paper and ink. They are mirrors that show my students they matter, windows into worlds they've never seen, and stepping stones toward academic confidence. Many of my students do not have extensive libraries at home, so our classroom shelves serve as their primary gateway to new ideas. Having fresh, high-interest books available changes the entire energy of our reading time—reluctant readers suddenly become eager, and avid readers find new challenges.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes arrive and we unbox these new titles together, I know it is going to be a moment filled with genuine excitement. Beyond the physical books, your gift sends a powerful message to my students: that someone out in the world, whom they've never even met, believes in their potential and cares about their education.\r\n\r\nThank you for choosing to invest in our classroom, for supporting public education, and for helping me cultivate a lifelong love of learning in these amazing kids. Your generosity truly means the world to us.\r\n\r\nWith immense appreciation and warmest regards,","fullyFundedDate":1778519596860,"projectUrl":"project/reading-rocksschoolwide-book-project/10134023/","projectTitle":"Reading Rocks:Schoolwide Book Project!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Place - Super Scholars","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2459841_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665791419601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nancy-place"},{"teacherId":2459841,"projectId":10252506,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous donation to our May Testing Treats project. As any teacher or student can tell you, May is a famously exhausting time of year, filled with rigorous standardized testing. Thanks to your kindness, we were able to bring a little bit of joy and comfort into the classroom during a very stressful week.\r\n\r\nTaking a long, high-stakes test requires an incredible amount of mental stamina. Having special snacks and treats available gave my students a much-needed brain break and a physical energy boost when they started to hit a wall. More importantly, it showed them that people in their community are cheering them on and recognize how hard they are working.\r\n\r\nSeeing their faces light up when the snack basket came around was a bright spot in our testing days. Thank you for making them feel cared for, for keeping their brains fueled, and for helping us conquer testing season with a smile!","fullyFundedDate":1778152019812,"projectUrl":"project/happy-may-end-of-year-testing-treats/10252506/","projectTitle":"Happy May: End of Year Testing Treats!!!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Place - Super Scholars","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2459841_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665791419601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nancy-place"},{"teacherId":2459841,"projectId":10281158,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my end of the year prize project! Over the last few weeks we have been able to celebrate the end of testing season and I was able to reward my students for their academic growth! \r\nThank you for your generosity through your charitable donation! I really love being a teacher and especially when I can celebrate my hardworking scholars! My students have grown tremendously this year and I am so proud of their progress! Thanks again for the way that you chose to support my students and my school! Thanks again!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1778513920836,"projectUrl":"project/may-mayhem-end-of-the-year-prize-projec/10281158/","projectTitle":"May Mayhem! End of the Year Prize Project!!!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Place - Super Scholars","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2459841_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665791419601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nancy-place"},{"teacherId":7584425,"projectId":10013698,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of these amazing students. They are very appreciative. It takes dedication and patience to foster an atmosphere so that they will thrive. I can't find the words to express how grateful my students and I are for your thoughtfulness. It truly takes a village to raise these students and we are truly grateful that you have chosen to be a part of the village. It's important for the students to know that there are people that love and care for them. Again thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1772550276295,"projectUrl":"project/ready-set-munch-and-learn/10013698/","projectTitle":"Ready, Set, Munch, and Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kinchen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7584425_orig.jpg?crop=739,739,x0,y2&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601592583857","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7584425"},{"teacherId":2459841,"projectId":10006492,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for donating to this project. My school is home to 350 very hardworking students and teachers. We work together (student and teacher) in order to help each child to reach their academic goals. We work hard daily to conquer reading, math and science strategies in order challenge our learning a d develop lifelong learners.At the same time we really believe in rewarding students in order to celebrate them and keep them motivated to work hard and make great choices.Thanks again for your generosity... I really appreciate it!!!","fullyFundedDate":1772771590725,"projectUrl":"project/snack-attack-schoolwide-scholars-snack/10006492/","projectTitle":"Snack Attack: Schoolwide Scholars Snack Project!!!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Place - Super Scholars","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2459841_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665791419601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nancy-place"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_46730","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":319,"numTeachers":25,"percentFrplEligible":83,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":81,"percentWhite":2,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":15,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":0,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":34.1,"schoolId":46730,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Rock Lake Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Rock Lake Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/florida/orange-county-public-schools/rock-lake-elementary-school/46730"}