{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Gocio Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":49.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6654066,"projectId":10457109,"letterContent":"The students are enjoying the various snacks prior to their rehearsals. They provide the boost of energy they need to give their best effort.\r\nThey were so excited to see the boxes as they came in! Some don't have the resources at home to bring extra food and we're so thankful for the donations.\r\nOur first show is coming up next week on Veterans Day. They will be singing, dancing and honoring Veterans throughout our school and community. They have been working hard and are nourished thanks to your gift.","fullyFundedDate":1786542201682,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-superstars/10457109/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Superstars","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Panin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6654066_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1658951444111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cpanin"},{"teacherId":8186413,"projectId":10395449,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us create a classroom that supports curiosity, comfort, and readiness to learn! This project focused on tools, and your gifts support the skills students need to become successful readers and thinkers. Our wobble stools provide an option for movement during learning, and our sensory tools, including the calm-down breathing bracelet kit, help us teach self-regulation. Students can practice using their bracelets as a reminder to pause, breathe, and prepare to return to learning.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom involves asking questions, sharing ideas, and supporting our thinking with evidence. We use our new mobile whiteboard as an inquiry board, giving students a shared space to collect questions, record discoveries, and revisit their thinking as we read and learn. It helps make students' curiosity a visible part of our classroom.\r\n\r\nThese resources offer different ways for students to participate comfortably. Students who benefit from movement have the wobble stools, while those who need a calming strategy can practice with the sensory tools. The inquiry board gives curious thinkers a place to contribute questions that can guide our learning. Thank you for helping us build a classroom where students have more tools to feel supported, participate, and grow!","fullyFundedDate":1785025602707,"projectUrl":"project/wobble-wonder-and-learn/10395449/","projectTitle":"Wobble, Wonder, and Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Heard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8186413_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714165525345","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8186413"},{"teacherId":8186413,"projectId":10215664,"letterContent":"Thank you for filling our classroom with stories that will help our fifth graders grow as readers and as people! Your generosity provided multiple class sets of novels, including Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Bad Beginning, and Wonder. These books give us opportunities to analyze characters' actions and motivations, explore themes, compare perspectives, and support our thinking with evidence from the text. They also open the door to meaningful lessons about friendship, perseverance, empathy, and belonging.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom is an active, shared experience. Through read-alouds, partner reading, independent reading, and class discussions, students practice looking beyond what happens in a story to explain why it matters. Having class sets means students can follow along in their own copies, revisit important passages, and bring evidence to our conversations.\r\n\r\nThese novels offer something for many different readers. Students drawn to magic and adventure can find an inviting world in Harry Potter, while those who enjoy suspense and unexpected twists can explore The Bad Beginning. Wonder gives students opportunities to connect with characters and consider how their words and choices affect others. Providing this variety helps us reach students with different interests and build their enthusiasm for reading. Thank you for making these shared reading experiences possible!","fullyFundedDate":1784761308032,"projectUrl":"project/read-aloud-adventures-building-our-clas/10215664/","projectTitle":"Read-Aloud Adventures: Building Our Classroom Novel Collection","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Heard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8186413_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714165525345","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8186413"},{"teacherId":4630609,"projectId":10255935,"letterContent":"Thank you for bringing this project to our classroom. Our students loved the Kwik Stix tempera paint sticks, and we loved them as well! We love to paint but often cleaning up takes time and is messy. These paint sticks allowed our students to be creative, were perfectly sized for their little hands, and easy for them to use. Clean-up is a breeze! We have been using the three-ring binders to keep their artwork so they will have a great keepsake at the end of the year, and parents will see their progress from the beginning of the year to the end. \r\nWe have not used the journals yet as we are still engaging in activities to strengthen their fine motor skills for writing, but plan on beginning them soon. The giant magnetic notebook page is great for us to use during our whole group time as well as for students to use once moved to the refrigerator. They love to write on vertical surfaces. Our rainbow window blocks are such cool materials to add to our existing wood blocks and are used on their own. Our students like to put 2 different color blocks together to see if they can create new colors.\r\nThank you again for providing us with materials that will not only keep students engaged, but will nurture creativity, independence and confidence in our young students.","fullyFundedDate":1784833374582,"projectUrl":"project/write-the-future-creative-tools-for-lit/10255935/","projectTitle":"Write the Future: Creative Tools for Little Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wright","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4630609_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502319858725","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/michelle-s-wright"},{"teacherId":4630609,"projectId":10255849,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us bring sensational sensory materials into our classroom. My students were eager to get busy with the different sensory sand bins. They LOVED to use the molds, explore the sand and wonder how it stays in the forms they created. They shared with peers, were engaged in activities for longer periods of time, and were joyful in their play. \r\nThe Flower Garden Building kits were a hit on the playground and in the classroom. Students were creative in stacking flowers on top of others and building their \"perfect garden\" while working in small groups and sharing with peers. They began to talk about positional words such as next to, on top, above, and below while engaged in their play. All the materials were LOVED and explored but the pyramid stacking toy was a favorite with a few students. They creatively stacked the parts in different ways while balancing the different pieces, creating structures and designs that were all different. It was engaging, open ended, and kept their interest and sparked their creativity.\r\nHaving this project funded and delivered at the beginning of the school year was super helpful in keeping our students engaged in age-appropriate activities and students were eager to come into class every day. Thank you again for your continued support of our VPK students.","fullyFundedDate":1784768002379,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-play-smarter-days-supporting-t/10255849/","projectTitle":"Sensory Play, Smarter Days: Supporting Title I Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wright","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4630609_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502319858725","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/michelle-s-wright"},{"teacherId":8195715,"projectId":10247662,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generously funding our sports equipment project! Your kindness is helping us create fun and meaningful opportunities for our students to stay active, explore new activities, and enjoy their breaks and free time. These opportunities are so important in our special education classroom because they allow our students to move their bodies, practice social skills, build confidence, and experience the joy of playing together.\r\n\r\nYour generosity means more than just providing sports equipment. You are helping us create a classroom where every student feels included, successful, and excited to participate. Thank you for believing in our students and helping make their school days brighter, happier, and more engaging. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1782751970927,"projectUrl":"project/active-bodies-for-active-minds/10247662/","projectTitle":"Active Bodies for Active Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hickey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8195715_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720475452713","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-j-hickey"},{"teacherId":4630609,"projectId":10255741,"letterContent":"My students were so thrilled to see what was inside the boxes when they arrived. We made predictions of what may be inside the boxes but many of the guesses were much too large to fit in a box such as dinosaurs, unicorns, and rainbows. Students helped open the boxes and were very excited as they took out the toys and materials. \r\nWe worked on a pet theme so when students engaged in pretend play with the Pet Vet materials, they were able to use a stethoscope, pretend to write checklists for the pet owners, give pets pretend medicine fr4om empty bottles, put on bandages, look at pet x-rays while learning and practicing how to share and be a friend. The Squigz manipulative was a favorite activity once the students discovered that the suction cups on the bottom stuck to their foreheads. They were pretending to be unicorns. These manipulatives allowed students to be creative, build, adjust, and rebuild structures. They especially enjoyed the sound effects they made by pulling the suction cups off the tables.\r\nThe loose parts trays, materials, and wood lacing jewels are still encouraging students to explore, make observations, and are helping them develop their fine motor skills. Having the playdough parts to create creatures and add legs and accessories give our students opportunities to be creative as they build and sculpt the playdough to create new characters.\r\nThank you again for your continued support of our class and helping them to learn to collaborate with peers, to explore, create, and have fun. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1785025603137,"projectUrl":"project/closing-gaps-through-play-hands-on-lear/10255741/","projectTitle":"Closing Gaps Through Play: Hands-On Learning for Every Child","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wright","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4630609_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502319858725","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/michelle-s-wright"},{"teacherId":9448666,"projectId":10232169,"letterContent":"The items donated for our classroom centers have made all the difference. It has given students a space to learn, explore, and feel comfortable. We use the headphones daily in our computer centers where students are engaged in their learning programs. We also use the center drawers daily. Students use these to gather and organize their materials and then turn them into me after. The pirate rug has really made our morphology center more welcoming. Kids can't wait to go work there. Thank you impacting our classroom in the best possible way.","fullyFundedDate":1784761307640,"projectUrl":"project/center-stage-learning/10232169/","projectTitle":"Center Stage Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sparrow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9448666_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1712863591192","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9448666"},{"teacherId":7184198,"projectId":10461293,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Read. Return. Repeat. project! These new resources have helped us create an organized, easy-to-use classroom book system that puts books directly into the hands of my first graders. Students are learning how to independently choose books, enjoy them, and return them to the correct place so another reader can discover them. What may seem like simple organization has made a big difference in helping our classroom library feel inviting, accessible, and truly theirs.\r\n\r\nMy students were so excited to see their books organized and ready for them to explore. One of my favorite things has been watching them browse through the choices, find a book that catches their attention, and proudly settle in to read. At this age, building a love of reading is just as important as building reading skills, and having books that students can easily access encourages them to read more often and become more independent.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue building strong reading routines as students' skills grow throughout the year. They will use these books for independent reading, partner reading, and opportunities to practice the phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills we are learning each day. Thanks to your generosity, my students have a classroom library system that can grow with them—and will continue benefiting young readers for years to come. Read. Return. Repeat. really has become part of how we grow as readers!","fullyFundedDate":1787226109584,"projectUrl":"project/rolling-resources-growing-minds/10461293/","projectTitle":"Rolling Resources, Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bakan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7184198_orig.jpg?crop=1300,1300,x0,y13&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692030159914","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/bakan"},{"teacherId":10042688,"projectId":10254665,"letterContent":"Our class likes to move all day long. We were very excited to get the floor-sized hundreds chart, number line, and tens frame! \r\n\r\nThis project helps us visualize the structure of numbers. We are building flexibility for solving problems. We are growing in our number sense. \r\n\r\nWith these tools every student is eager to engage in learning math. Students are learning to count forwards and backwards. Both are essential for fluency in math. The candy land game also helps us build math fluency.\r\n\r\nI am confident this project will help the students in my class to become confident mathematicians. \r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1784767850550,"projectUrl":"project/big-math-big-thinking-floor-sized-lear/10254665/","projectTitle":"Big Math, Big Thinking: Floor-Sized Learning for Curious Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Bradford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10042688_orig.jpg?crop=3300,3300,x0,y33&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748370238240","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10042688"},{"teacherId":10042688,"projectId":10226898,"letterContent":"Our class was tickled when all the supplies began arriving to our classroom. With these we began writing and publishing our First Two Books. Book 1 was a collection of our All About Me pages. Students love seeing their own writing in a real book from our classroom library they can read over and over again. They delight in reading what their classmates wrote as well. Next we published a book that tells about the number of letters in each of our names. \r\n\r\nPublishing these books is engaging my class. Many students are in the emerging stages of reading and writing. They love these books. We have created an authentic audience for their writing. I am confident this project will accelerate literacy development in my students. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1784768002305,"projectUrl":"project/from-readers-to-authors-inspiring-liter/10226898/","projectTitle":"From Readers to Authors: Inspiring Literacy Through Student Publishing","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Bradford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10042688_orig.jpg?crop=3300,3300,x0,y33&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748370238240","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10042688"},{"teacherId":8195715,"projectId":10227397,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for supporting my classroom and giving my students the opportunity to earn special prizes! My students work incredibly hard every day. Some are working on academic skills, while others are working on communication, independence, self-regulation, positive behavior, or simply trying something that feels challenging to them. Being able to recognize their individual efforts with a prize gives them a tangible reminder that their hard work matters. Seeing a student proudly choose a prize after reaching a goal is one of those moments that makes teaching so rewarding!\r\n\r\nThe prizes help support my students by giving them opportunities to experience success, make choices, practice patience, and feel proud of what they have accomplished. For some of my students, celebrating a small success can be incredibly meaningful and can give them the encouragement they need to keep trying. I am truly grateful for your kindness and generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1779306370480,"projectUrl":"project/rewarding-our-superstar-learning/10227397/","projectTitle":"Rewarding Our Superstar Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hickey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8195715_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720475452713","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-j-hickey"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_47110","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":576,"numTeachers":55,"percentFrplEligible":81,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":15,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":59,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":3,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"10.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":50.9,"schoolId":47110,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Gocio Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Gocio Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/florida/sarasota-county-school-district/gocio-elementary-school/47110"}