{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Gordon McCaw Steam Academy","outOfStateSupporters":30.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7799157,"projectId":10003210,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our classroom library. I find that my 2nd graders are divided between their love for fiction books and non fiction books. Thanks to your generous donations, our non fiction and chapter book library expanded greatly! I have students that are far above grade level in reading, so giving them more of a selection in their reading level was so impactful and meant the world to them! \r\n I was able to get a large variety of books, and they are ones they always request, it even encouraged some of my fiction lovers to get excited about non fiction! Chapter books are started in second grade, so having a large variety for varied interests is so important!\r\n I always love when my kids get even more excited about reading, so thank you for being a part of that!","fullyFundedDate":1768499527491,"projectUrl":"project/expand-our-classroom-library/10003210/","projectTitle":"Expand Our Classroom Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jordan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7799157_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1624230438572","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7799157"},{"teacherId":795656,"projectId":5874065,"letterContent":"This project has helped my library of nonfiction books grow for the increasing demand on students to read nonfiction books. My students have more options to read. \r\n\r\nAlso, students now can read a variety of text complexity. The books have go over a a wide range of science topics we study in 3rd grade. The books will be put to good use this year and beyond.\r\n\r\nFinally, the students have been checking out their favorite nonfiction book series called \"Who Would Win?\" They appreciate the new variety they have that engages them in a different style of writing than many other nonfiction books.","fullyFundedDate":1633367837266,"projectUrl":"project/nonfiction-ninjas/5874065/","projectTitle":"Nonfiction Ninjas","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. DeMott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/795656"},{"teacherId":310521,"projectId":10153610,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for helping me organize my supplies. Having a large music stand has been so very helpful in gathering all the things. I am able to keep my sheet music, lesson plans, seating charts, ensemble attendance sheets, pencils, clip on tuner, recorder and more all together in one place. \r\n\r\nBeing organized with a space that makes sense has really decreased the daily sress from the clutter struggle. With limited space in my music room, this conducting stand has been such a positive upgrade.\r\n\r\nI am grateful for your help.","fullyFundedDate":1776439759436,"projectUrl":"project/comfortable-conducting/10153610/","projectTitle":"Comfortable Conducting","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barnes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp310521_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449855137772","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supersteitle"},{"teacherId":2938201,"projectId":9990530,"letterContent":"The draw and write wipe boards, dry erase markers, primary composition notebooks, crayons and markers, plastic sleeves, colored cardstock and paper, aquarium plants, and butterfly garden were a big hit in our classroom!\r\n\r\nDraw and write wipe boards with dry erase markers were great for small groups. The crayons and markers were just what scholars needed to create colorful illustrations to match their writing. Plastic sleeves allowed us to expand our desk folder resources, and colored cardstock and paper brought colorful celebrations. The butterfly habitat brought butterflies into our classroom and aquarium plants brightened up both Biorb tanks. Composition notebooks were the perfect gift to send home with students to continue writing all summer long. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous donation!","fullyFundedDate":1768180715825,"projectUrl":"project/butterflying-celebrating-illustrating/9990530/","projectTitle":"Butterflying, Celebrating, Illustrating, Writing, Goal Setting, Oh My!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Colgate","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2938201_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1467150449874","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jessica-colgate"},{"teacherId":310521,"projectId":10153513,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donation to my music classroom. The percussion instruments are so fun to play! The kids love them and were so happy and surprised to open packages and start trying them out right away. We love using these instruments for story telling and sound effects. It is in their nature to explore and experiment and percussion instruments let them do just that! My music room is full of fun sounds and tons of smiles. Thank you again for helping us making story telling magical and musical in my room.","fullyFundedDate":1776112300532,"projectUrl":"project/super-sound-effects/10153513/","projectTitle":"Super Sound Effects","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barnes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp310521_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449855137772","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supersteitle"},{"teacherId":310521,"projectId":10063730,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donation and support of my music classroom. The kids were so excited to see the two new stacks of stools coming into the room. Parent volunteers assembled the stools for us and it created a moment of connection for me, the parents and their kids who were proud to see their parents helping. \r\n\r\nThe stools were so needed and the kids are so happy to have a proper seat to sit behind drums and play with good technique. I am pleased that kit gives them better posture and they aren't having to sit on their knees for long periods of time. \r\n\r\nWe appreciate you and your donation to help keep us drumming!","fullyFundedDate":1776138992069,"projectUrl":"project/take-a-seat-and-drum-the-beat/10063730/","projectTitle":"Take a Seat and Drum the Beat","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barnes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp310521_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449855137772","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supersteitle"},{"teacherId":310521,"projectId":10063732,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind support of my music room project. My students are so excited about getting more percussion instruments. They absolutely love exploring and performing with unpitched percussion. We have started using the instruments and it is so fun and satisfying to use them for story telling activities, sound effects and song repertoire for a sound carpet enhancement.\r\n\r\nKida are natural music makers and percussion is the first experience they get playing patterns, watching for cues and keeping the steady beat. Thank you for setting us up for more success!","fullyFundedDate":1776107307045,"projectUrl":"project/percussive-play/10063732/","projectTitle":"Percussive Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barnes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp310521_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449855137772","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supersteitle"},{"teacherId":7072529,"projectId":9998782,"letterContent":"Thank you for the generosity with your donation. Your donation provided supplies that will help create a classroom environment where students can learn and reach their maximum potential.\r\n\r\n I am especially grateful for the many books that were purchased. Reading helps students become better readers! Having a variety of books helps reach their many interests and different reading levels. These books are always accessible to students, both in the classroom and to be taken home.\r\n\r\nMy students have loved reading these books. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1769090868925,"projectUrl":"project/books-and-classroom-supplies/9998782/","projectTitle":"Books and Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ovard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7072529_orig.jpg?crop=2701,2701,x591,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633660455527","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7072529"},{"teacherId":310521,"projectId":10018319,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and the needs of my students. Having an extended recorder consort is so helpful in demonstrating size vs sound, one of our many music standards to cover (it also hits a science standard as well).\r\n\r\nI personally enjoy having a consort for variety of sound that I can use with songs of different moods and timbres, movement activities and more. Giving the students a voicing option and extended range is so beneficial to their learning.\r\n\r\nWe all love the new recorder consort! Thank you so much for your generous and kind support.","fullyFundedDate":1768674208471,"projectUrl":"project/recorders-ready/10018319/","projectTitle":"Recorders Ready!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barnes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp310521_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449855137772","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/supersteitle"},{"teacherId":7653516,"projectId":10009774,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom. The labels have really helped me to add vocabulary and pictures so my students can read while cleaning up. They have enjoyed building the cake and using math along with their dramatic play.\r\n\r\nThe dot markers and pony beads have been so much fun . My students love to create bracelets and artwork for the walls.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my classroom. My students tend to come from lower income households, and do not have the same toys and materials available in their households - so I like to provide as many experiences in school as possible.","fullyFundedDate":1768623493486,"projectUrl":"project/organization-art-and-math/10009774/","projectTitle":"Organization, Art, and Math","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Julia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7653516_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631161522538","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7653516"},{"teacherId":10105912,"projectId":9996447,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom! My students use the headphones daily, and the chair bands and privacy dividers have been huge for helping them stay focused during independent work time. We also finally have enough expo markers and erasers to go around. They were so excited when everything arrived, especially the new books, which they've been eager to read and share. We've been using everything daily, and it's made our classroom feel calmer, more organized, and more productive. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1768162411135,"projectUrl":"project/tools-to-learn-fidgets-to-focus-books/9996447/","projectTitle":"Tools to Learn, Fidgets to Focus, Books to Inspire","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gauthier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10105912_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754022036634","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10105912"},{"teacherId":9354855,"projectId":9998036,"letterContent":"Through your gratuitous donations I have been able to help students across the local Henderson community to communicate their feelings, to learn the connection between letter and sound, and to learn self-regulation. It is an honor to continue to serve the community I live in and I am priveledged to receive more materials to use, year after year, across these schools. I thank you for your investment in our children, furthering the development of our future, and increasing the quality of life of our amazing early childhood teachers and special educators!","fullyFundedDate":1768155248650,"projectUrl":"project/mr-browns-speech-therapy/9998036/","projectTitle":"Mr. Brown's Speech Therapy","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9354855_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699978220103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9354855"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_82937","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":751,"numTeachers":44,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":6,"percentBlack":14,"percentWhite":29,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":36,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":11,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"17.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":69.7,"schoolId":82937,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Gordon McCaw Steam Academy on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Gordon McCaw Steam Academy","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/gordon-mccaw-elementary-school/82937"}