{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Bailey Gatzert Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":18.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9737485,"projectId":10083496,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for funding this project. This project helped breathe new life into the classroom and into our learning rotations. I realized over the first half of the year that our rotations needed more life skills groups that students can actually benefit from and use in their everyday life. I also had many new students join my room that needed more sensory options than what I had. The blankets and pillows are a calm corner favorite and has really helped soothe many students when they are feeling a sensory overload. The light toys, busy boards, and other cause and effect toys have been great additions to stimulate interest and grow connections about how cause and effect work. The kids and I were so excited to get these new supplies and it is all thanks to all of you.","fullyFundedDate":1771008236977,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-the-senses/10083496/","projectTitle":"Learning Through the Senses","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lee","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9737485_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725827607628","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9737485"},{"teacherId":9737485,"projectId":9491117,"letterContent":"Thank you all for you kind and generous donations. These extra storage bins have been a huge help in organizing all of the fun activities that we do during our learning rotations. It has also been great for organizing choice time activities and replacing broken storage bins that needed serious replacing. \r\nHaving enough bins to store all our necessities helps us stay organized and makes clean up so much easier when everything has and place and can get put back where it belongs! Thank you all again for your generosity and support.","fullyFundedDate":1763961693362,"projectUrl":"project/too-much-stuff-not-enough-space/9491117/","projectTitle":"Too Much Stuff, Not Enough Space!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lee","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9737485_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725827607628","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9737485"},{"teacherId":135652,"projectId":9851417,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our DonorsChoose project and helping us bring a Nex Playground into our classroom! \r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the Nex Playground, their excitement was immediate. They could hardly wait to try it out. The interactive games captured their attention and got them moving right away! We are using the Nex Playground as a fun and engaging way to incorporate movement, teamwork, and problem-solving into our week. Students are eager to participate in the activities. It is a joy to see them encouraging one another and celebrating each other in play. I look forward to continuing to use this resource and integrating it into lessons that promote collaboration, social-emotional learning, and healthy movement habits. \r\n\r\nMany thanks for supporting this project and our students!","fullyFundedDate":1769312316884,"projectUrl":"project/active-bodies-sharper-minds/9851417/","projectTitle":"Active Bodies, Sharper Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sanchez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/135652"},{"teacherId":6976729,"projectId":10074971,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, my students are now exploring geography in hands-on, exciting ways! They were thrilled to use the interactive globe, talking map, and atlases to find continents, oceans, and land forms together. \r\n\r\nOne favorite activity was tracing a route from the North Pole to the South Pole while discussing direction and climate. The wiggle stools are also helping students stay focused and engaged during lessons. Thank you for helping make learning active, accessible, and joyful!","fullyFundedDate":1772138055148,"projectUrl":"project/around-the-world-in-a-wiggle-stool/10074971/","projectTitle":"Around the World in a Wiggle Stool","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lamb","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6976729_orig.jpg?crop=664,664,x404,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574890168513","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emlamb"},{"teacherId":6738646,"projectId":10094955,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for these beautiful new books! My students have been loving them. They are so excited to have engaging books to read with characters that look like them. Having books students are excited to borrow, is an important part of developing a lifelong love of reading!\r\n\r\nAdditionally, my students were SO excited to get skin tone bandages in a variety of colors! It brought them a lot of joy to match them to a color close to their actual skin color. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your positive contribution to our classroom! You are so appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1773846917695,"projectUrl":"project/celebrate-black-history-month-with-books/10094955/","projectTitle":"Celebrate Black History Month with Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. De Mello","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6738646_orig.jpg?crop=417,417,x316,y247&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1629851110925","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6738646"},{"teacherId":9737485,"projectId":10079740,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind and generous donations. Because of you we were able to fund this project in record time! The students love all of the activities and it has increased student engagement and participation during work times. Students have been learning some awesome life skills with the dentist kit, toilet toys, dolls, and hygiene supplies. Students have also had such a blast learning about recycling and sorting trash into their proper categories! Play-based learning is so beneficial for its practical skill learning and these activities have created numerous opportunities for students to practice their turn taking and sharing skills. Thank you all again. The impact from your donations will last a lifetime.","fullyFundedDate":1770223816669,"projectUrl":"project/the-game-of-life/10079740/","projectTitle":"The Game of Life!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lee","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9737485_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725827607628","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9737485"},{"teacherId":10424534,"projectId":10073948,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating these rock wall replacements, jump bars, color cones and badminton nets. The kids love them! Each class has gotten to try each of our new items and they have been having so much fun. They have each gotten to find different games that they can play with the different items as well, which has been an amazing insight on their creativity!\r\n\r\nThe Badminton nets are amazing due to the fact that they can be changed to different heights so we can play three different sports with it. The cones have endless things that they can be used with. The jump bars are a plan to crawl under or jump over, and a very exciting addition, limbo! Lastly, the rock wall replacements are a very exciting addition, they just have to be put on the wall. To do this, we have to fix most of the wall. This is going to be a long task but we are all so excited to get it finished for them!","fullyFundedDate":1771183963882,"projectUrl":"project/rising-strong-soaring-to-new-heights-in/10073948/","projectTitle":"Rising Strong: Soaring to New Heights in Physical Education","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mathes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10424534"},{"teacherId":9279033,"projectId":9975976,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project! Our Racial Equity Team has created a special bookshelf for our staff to use throughout the school year to support their teaching. We have a very diverse school community, so these books will specifically support teachers in working with a diverse student body with various backgrounds and cultures. \r\nThey also address classroom management, working with ELL students, and racial bias in schools. All of these topics are relevant to working at our school and are important for our staff to think about as they work with students. \r\nAgain, we are so grateful for your commitment to helping our school. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1767216906442,"projectUrl":"project/reading-for-racial-equity/9975976/","projectTitle":"Reading for Racial Equity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Combs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9279033_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720466429624","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9279033"},{"teacherId":8134758,"projectId":9898121,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in providing materials for this project! Both my class and another of the 4th grade classes completed this project right before winter break. My students were so thrilled, excited and engaged by both the building of the rovers and all of the pre-work that went into them. In budgeting for their project they had to use multiplication, addition and subtraction, which are all 4th grade standards we had been working on. My 4th graders love asking if they will ever actually need what they are learning, so it was so nice for them to see how those skills can be concretely applied in life. I have never seen every single student in my class that engaged in their math! Additionally, it tied in perfectly with what we were doing in our science unit: learning about systems, parts and functions. \r\n\r\nActually making the rovers was fantastic too! They were so excited. The other 4th grade teacher told me her students kept asking her if they really got to make these because they couldn't quite believe it. They did such a good job thinking through what they wanted to include on their rovers and how to build them. Additionally, they showed such great perseverance starting again or trying something new if what they wanted to do did not work. Both classes had a fantastic time creating these from start to finish (including eating them at home afterwards). I had two students mention this project just recently. One student asked when we could do a creative STEM project like the rovers again. The other student let me know that she was so proud of what she made that she never ate her rover and she still has it in her home.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and allowing me to provide this opportunity for the 4th graders at my school. It truly was a memory both the students and I will treasure from this year.","fullyFundedDate":1763772638981,"projectUrl":"project/a-mars-ing-edible-rovers/9898121/","projectTitle":"A-Mars-ing Edible Rovers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Loubet","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8134758_orig.jpg?crop=274,274,x249,y97&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763237603550","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8134758"},{"teacherId":1059805,"projectId":9752837,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, our school's library is bringing magical books to our space! Your support for this project is giving my students the gift of engagement, connection, and a deeper love of reading.\r\n\r\nWith these new read-aloud books, our library will be filled with laughter, curiosity, meaningful discussions, and powerful storytelling moments. For many of our students, the library is where they have the greatest access to books. Because of you, they will experience the joy of gathering together and hearing or reading these magnificent stories!\r\n\r\nYour kindness is more than a donation — it is an investment in literacy, confidence, and a lifelong love of learning. Thank you again for supporting our students' literacy journey!","fullyFundedDate":1767216907306,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-stories-to-life-engaging-read-/9752837/","projectTitle":"Bringing Stories to Life: Engaging Read-Aloud Books for Our Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. D.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1059805_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1451927508008","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1059805"},{"teacherId":6738646,"projectId":9518394,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous contribution to our community of 3rd grade readers! These materials allowed our team to create literacy binders to encourage students to use their resources and work independently. Materials included color copies of anchor charts to support student understanding of various genres of writing, checklists, and close reading strategies. These live in student's desks, and students have constant access to them. Because everything is in one place, it also encourages organization. Our students have really enjoyed having these, and that excitement means they actually use them! \r\n\r\nThank you for helping us get our 3rd graders working independently to engage in literacy!","fullyFundedDate":1762701758289,"projectUrl":"project/reading-binders-to-build-a-community-of/9518394/","projectTitle":"Reading Binders to Build a Community of Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. De Mello","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6738646_orig.jpg?crop=417,417,x316,y247&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1629851110925","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6738646"},{"teacherId":6738646,"projectId":9357167,"letterContent":"Thank you for your incredible contribution to our community. Your support allowed my students to immediately feel welcome in our classroom. Because they had personalized supplies, they knew our room was where they belonged. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, the items in this project helped set them up for success by giving them everything they need to be organized throughout the year. In their desks, everything has a place, and they have all the things they need. This limits the amount of lost work and encourages independence. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for all of your support!","fullyFundedDate":1757434515692,"projectUrl":"project/school-supplies-for-a-successful-year/9357167/","projectTitle":"School Supplies for a Successful Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. De Mello","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6738646_orig.jpg?crop=417,417,x316,y247&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1629851110925","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6738646"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_35950","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":402,"numTeachers":28,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":60,"percentWhite":12,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":9,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":9,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":81.1,"schoolId":35950,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Bailey Gatzert Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Bailey Gatzert Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/district-one-seattle-public-schools/bailey-gatzert-elementary-school/35950"}