{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Garden City Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":47.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":10237021,"letterContent":"What a treat to get these books in time for our final checkout of the year! Kids were asking to put holds on them even as I was sticking on bar codes and entering them into the catalog. \r\n\r\nThe graphic novels especially caused a ton of excitement - students were so happy that we now have the next volume in multiple series that they love! \r\n\r\nAnd I am especially excited to add top-quality early readers to our collection - that part of the library is often overlooked when we make purchases, but my goal is to build it up to one of the biggest sections, because that's where so many of our K-2 students are in their independent reading skills. \r\n\r\nThanks for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1778021059551,"projectUrl":"project/searching-for-series-help-fill-our-coll/10237021/","projectTitle":"Searching for Series: Help Fill Our Collection Gaps!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"},{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":9572008,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making it possible for my students to take home books that I read to them, rather than having to tell them that I only had a public library copy. You helped add to the fun and excitement of our Mock Award unit.\r\n\r\nThe kids were thrilled by the foldout spread in \"Fireworks,\" laughed when they realized a crab was narrating \"Don't Trust Fish,\" marveled at the facts in \"Toes, Teeth, and Tentacles\" - we kept switching over to YouTube to watch videos of such featured animals as the tripod fish - and ADORED \"Little Freddie Two Pants.\"\r\n\r\nI adore Little Freddie as well, and plan to start the new school year reading it to K as an introduction to rules and routines (even if Freddie never follows them). \r\n\r\nThank you for adding to our collection!","fullyFundedDate":1755734768433,"projectUrl":"project/for-those-about-to-mock-award-contende/9572008/","projectTitle":"For Those About to Mock: Award Contenders Needed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"},{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":9264033,"letterContent":"You have made my life so much easier by providing the books the kids are looking for! I love that I'm able to hand them the next volume in a series, instead of having to tell them we have to wait until next year when I place my annual order. \r\n\r\nWhile some people still turn up their noses at graphic novels as \"not REAL books,\" they're what students want. Reading is reading. The pictures help lure reluctant readers and help decipher vocabulary. These books get kids excited about reading as a leisure activity and off screens. Thanks for adding more to our collection.","fullyFundedDate":1746475887852,"projectUrl":"project/searching-for-series-help-fill-our-coll/9264033/","projectTitle":"Searching for Series: Help Fill Our Collection Gaps!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"},{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":9238390,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for adding new titles in beloved series to our library! It makes my job so much easier to be able to say \"Yes, we have the next one\" when kids get pulled into a series of books and can't wait to read the next one in order. \r\n\r\nGraphic novels are here to stay, and as much as I would like to have my students reading more traditional chapter books, all I really care about is that they are reading at all. \r\n\r\nThanks for helping to fill our shelves! It really means a lot to have your support.","fullyFundedDate":1744202079759,"projectUrl":"project/searching-for-series-help-fill-our-coll/9238390/","projectTitle":"Searching for Series: Help Fill Our Collection Gaps!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"},{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":9098929,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making it possible for my students to take home books that I read to them, rather than having to tell them that I only had a public library copy. You helped add to the fun and excitement of our Mock Award unit. \r\n\r\nThe kids asked if they could play the game featured in \"Go and Get with Rex,\" which was so cute. And they loved seeing videos of David Attenborough, the subject of \"Wild Places,\" including when he hung out with a sloth. \r\n\r\nSpeaking of which, \"Hello, I'm a Sloth\" was one of our Mock Sibert winners, and \"The Squish\" won Mock Caldecott. I'm attaching some of the students' opinions and artwork.","fullyFundedDate":1738799254974,"projectUrl":"project/for-those-about-to-mock-award-winners/9098929/","projectTitle":"For Those About to Mock: Award Winners Wanted!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"},{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":10158251,"letterContent":"I need to get better about taking photos of the books before I let kids take the out! \r\n\r\nAs predicted, all of these titles have gone out the door as soon as students knew there were available. There was clapping, laughing, and even jumping up and down.\r\n\r\nBeing able to give the next book in a series to a kid who is dying to read it is a highlight of my job. Thank you so much for making this possible for so many students! \r\n\r\nAnd if you are in need of reading ideas for the kids in your life, know that anything on this project list is well loved!","fullyFundedDate":1773874970094,"projectUrl":"project/searching-for-series-march-2026-help-fi/10158251/","projectTitle":"Searching for Series March 2026: Help Fill Our Collection Gaps!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"},{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":9996749,"letterContent":"I'm sorry I don't have that many photos, but nearly all of the books have flown off the shelves and then been snatched out the return bin as soon as they come back.\r\n\r\nIn fact, students have been asking me, \"Where are the 'First Cat in Space' / 'Pizza and Taco' books?\" because their bins are completely empty. Long-time \"My Weird School\" fans are happy to have more volumes. And we really needed a replacement copy of the OG \"Click\" book, since the series is so popular but kids weren't able to start with book 1. \r\n\r\nKids are doing booktalks on these books and creating even more demand!\r\n\r\nThanks for helping to make reading a fun activity for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1771011983716,"projectUrl":"project/searching-for-series-help-fill-our-coll/9996749/","projectTitle":"Searching for Series: Help Fill Our Collection Gaps!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"},{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":9825294,"letterContent":"Better late than never to thank you so much for your support! All of the books you funded have been checked out, most of them many times over.\r\n\r\nLooking back at the list of books, I realized that some of them haven't spent more than a day or two on the holds shelf before going home with a new student. They are crazy for the capybaras, the cookbooks, and the cute animals. Including the goats, which just went back out the door this afternoon. \r\n\r\nKids have shown me their Art Hub drawings and told me about desserts they made. \r\n\r\nYou are helping to make reading a fun activity for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1761449335404,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-knowledge/9825294/","projectTitle":"We Need Knowledge!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"},{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":9540443,"letterContent":"Better late than never to thank you so much for your support! All of the books you funded have been checked out, most of them many times over, and several have readers still waiting on the holds list.\r\n\r\nThe kids who return \"Wagnificent\" are thrilled when I ask if they want to read the next book; the kids whose classroom teacher read them the first \"Planet Omar \" last year pounced on the next books; and the girls who LOVE the \"Click\" graphic novels LOVE that we have more. \r\n\r\nYou are helping to make reading a fun activity for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1756944637864,"projectUrl":"project/searching-for-series-help-fill-our-coll/9540443/","projectTitle":"Searching for Series: Help Fill Our Collection Gaps!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"},{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":9921118,"letterContent":"I'm sorry I don't have that many photos, but nearly all of the books have flown off the shelves and then been snatched out the return bin as soon as they come back.\r\n\r\nIn fact, students have been asking me, \"Where is the 'Press Start' bin?\" because it is completely empty. The \"Pocket Peaches\" books each have literally a dozen holds, with \"Hooky\" and \"Splatoon\" volumes not too far behind. \r\n\r\nKids are doing booktalks on these books and creating even more demand! \r\n\r\nThanks for helping to make reading a fun activity for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1764693545509,"projectUrl":"project/searching-for-series-help-fill-our-coll/9921118/","projectTitle":"Searching for Series: Help Fill Our Collection Gaps!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"},{"teacherId":2225420,"projectId":8972208,"letterContent":"Better late than never to thank you so much for your support! All of the books you funded have been checked out, most of them many times over. In fact, the Cardboard Kingdom books just came back today from a student who declared them to be awesome and posted in his class' Google Classroom that everyone should read them. \r\n\r\nThe One and Only books also got returned within the past few days and are back on the holds shelf for kids who were waiting for them. FGTeeV has a long holds list as well.\r\n\r\nYou are helping to make reading a fun activity for my students!\r\n\r\nHappy New Year!","fullyFundedDate":1733273110195,"projectUrl":"project/searching-for-series-help-fill-our-coll/8972208/","projectTitle":"Searching for Series: Help Fill Our Collection Gaps!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2225420_orig.png?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689031638879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmooreslibraries"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_91482","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":538,"numTeachers":19,"percentFrplEligible":53,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":45,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":32,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":6,"gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"28.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":52.3,"schoolId":91482,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Garden City Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Garden City Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/rhode-island/cranston-public-school-district/garden-city-elementary-school/91482"}