{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Alice Ott Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":27.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10560990,"projectId":10408323,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our Classroom Community through Games project! My first round of students had an amazing time with this project, and I look forward to sharing it with many more students over this year and beyond. \r\n\r\nStudents used the variety of games you were able to provide to practice critical thinking skills, teamwork, sportsmanship, reading, and math in a unique way that also gave them a much-needed brain break from the general stressors of middle school. ALL students reported in their reflection that they felt their teamwork and communication skills had improved. Many students reported their favorite game as one they had never played before this class. Thanks to your donations, students were able to have new experiences and new favorites! Clue, Checkers, and Tapple were especially a big hit!\r\n\r\nStudents wrapped up this unit by creating their own games inspired by the games they played. It was so gratifying as a teacher to see them create games that were \"complicated, but fun\" and add elements that they enjoyed from other games. I'm excited to keep this project going for more and more students.","fullyFundedDate":1786313029194,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-community-through-games/10408323/","projectTitle":"Classroom Community through Games!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Magorien","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10560990_orig.jpg?crop=4030,4031,x0,y510&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784911759390","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10560990"},{"teacherId":8540596,"projectId":10732726,"letterContent":"Students have been so excited as we have waited to receive the water dispenser. They have looked forward to getting a drink right here in our classroom without having to go across the building to the nearest filtered water fill station.\r\n\r\nThe closest water fill station is far enough from my classroom that it takes too long and students miss class to go get water. By having this dispenser in the room, students will be in class more and not miss math instruction. \r\n\r\nWe appreciate your donation so we can have safe fresh water without leaving the room.","fullyFundedDate":1792587950102,"projectUrl":"project/water-dispenser-and-cups/10732726/","projectTitle":"Water Dispenser and Cups","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8540596_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686699969523","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8540596"},{"teacherId":8540596,"projectId":10704251,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my students in math with snacks. They love receiving a snack and it helps them to stay focused for the class period.\r\n\r\nI use the snacks that you help to fund for students who have last lunch, missed breakfast, or just need a snack. The impact on the students is tremendous because they can stay focused on working since they aren't focused on their hunger.\r\n\r\nEach time that new snacks come, students are excited to see what came and they look forward to having those choices added to the snack bin.\r\n\r\nThere is never a class period that passes without several students reminding me that they are hungry and these snacks make a huge difference in how my students learn.","fullyFundedDate":1792595914821,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-snacks/10704251/","projectTitle":"Snacks, Snacks!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8540596_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686699969523","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8540596"},{"teacherId":8540596,"projectId":10677046,"letterContent":"Students are always excited when we get new prizes for our prize box! The fidgets in my prize box are very helpful for students who need to use them to focus. They go in my prize box because everyone has a chance to win a prize. Students just need to use their scratch paper. \r\n\r\nThank you for donating towards this project as it will really help students who need that extra boost to focus. \r\n\r\nThis project also included laminate pouches. Students don't really have an interest in laminate, but they do love to pick apart anything that I put on a desk that's paper. By laminating things ahead of time they hold up better.","fullyFundedDate":1790603142768,"projectUrl":"project/fidgets-and-laminate/10677046/","projectTitle":"Fidgets and Laminate","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8540596_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686699969523","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8540596"},{"teacherId":2519794,"projectId":10130679,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for your support for my ELD students. In the past months, students from many different languages have had access to the Airpod translation technology and has helped so many teachers with more inclusive environments. Students also have used them to communicate with peers in class and more students have learned to use the technology for helping their parents at home. I see it like a little wave that started in our classrooms, but then students started moving the wave on their own for helping others. I am stunned at how one match can light another one and another one and another one just by showing the way. \r\n\r\n\r\nI am extremely thankful for your support and love being a teacher every day!","fullyFundedDate":1775753831323,"projectUrl":"project/breaking-language-barriers-with-airpods/10130679/","projectTitle":"“Breaking Language Barriers With AirPods”","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Flores","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2519794_orig.jpg?crop=180,180,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1772640607763","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2519794"},{"teacherId":8540596,"projectId":10600216,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to see that I ordered new things for my prize bin. The fidgets were a big hit. \r\n\r\nRewarding students for using scratch paper encourages them to use scratch paper and show their work instead of guessing.\r\n\r\nHaving prizes that kids really want helps with that whole process. \r\n\r\nBecause we write on a whiteboard a lot, having new markers and decent erasers is really important. It allows us to have students working collaboration and each student can have a different color marker.","fullyFundedDate":1789242343765,"projectUrl":"project/math-tools/10600216/","projectTitle":"Math Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8540596_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686699969523","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8540596"},{"teacherId":8540596,"projectId":10436672,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to my Otter Pop Project. Having a cool treat on hot days is very impactful because my classroom doesn't have air conditioning and the cool treat allows my students to take a quick Otter Pop break and then go right back to working.\r\n\r\nStudents get excited when the boxes get delivered. They will ask most days if I have enough frozen Otter Pops to give out. Of course, I don't give them out daily but save them for the hottest days.\r\n\r\nIt really helps when our classroom is above 90 degrees!","fullyFundedDate":1787261702999,"projectUrl":"project/otter-pops/10436672/","projectTitle":"Otter Pops!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8540596_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686699969523","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8540596"},{"teacherId":8540596,"projectId":10435944,"letterContent":"I use the snacks that you help to fund for students who have last lunch, missed breakfast, or just need a snack. The impact on the students is tremendous because they can stay focused on working since they aren't focused on their hunger. \r\n\r\nEach time that new snacks come, students are excited to see what came and they look forward to having those choices added to the snack bin. \r\n\r\nThere is never a class period that passes without several students reminding me that they are hungry and these snacks make a huge difference in how my students learn.","fullyFundedDate":1787285179149,"projectUrl":"project/math-snacks/10435944/","projectTitle":"Math Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8540596_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686699969523","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8540596"},{"teacherId":8683811,"projectId":10243406,"letterContent":"When I opened the box and mounted the oversized timer on the board, the room went completely quiet for a second before a wave of wide-eyed curiosity took over. Middle schoolers thrive on visual structure, but time is often abstract for them—telling a twelve-year-old they have \"ten minutes left\" rarely translates to a realistic pace. Having that bright red disk clearly visible from anywhere in the room grounded them immediately. It stripped away the guessing game and gave them a physical anchor for their workday.\r\n\r\nWe put it to use right away during a U.S. History station activity where students rotate through a limited set of textbooks and document sets. In the past, timed rotations meant constant interruptions with students asking how much time was left, or sudden panic when time ran out before they finished reading. With the timer running, the dynamic changed entirely. Students glanced at the board on their own, saw the red disk disappearing, and quietly picked up their pace to wrap up their notes. The transition between stations was seamless because everyone could anticipate the end of the block well before it arrived.\r\n\r\nMoving forward into our World History unit, we are using the timer to break larger research assignments down into manageable visual chunks. It allows my students to focus on deep reading and writing without the underlying anxiety of an unknown deadline. Your generosity provided far more than just a useful classroom tool—it gave my students the structure they need to build real self-reliance and focus every single day. Thank you for directly supporting our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1782483432286,"projectUrl":"project/visualizing-history-making-every-minute/10243406/","projectTitle":"Visualizing History: Making Every Minute Of Class Count","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Cavin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8683811"},{"teacherId":9264775,"projectId":10233529,"letterContent":"We did it! The students made it through testing, did their based and we got to enjoy each others' company until the end of the year. The snacks and tissues go so far in terms of taking care of basic needs for my students. And not so secretly, snacks are a great classroom management tool :). Thank you for believing in our mission. No kid should come to school hungry and have to make it through the day with a grumbling tummy.\r\n\r\nMy students feel so incredibly cared for when I'm able to provide that snack when they feel so hungry that they can't think straight. They feel like there is someone at school that really cares for them beyond just their grades. Thank you for investing in those relationships and that feeling of care. All kids deserve to feel that way.","fullyFundedDate":1778206306646,"projectUrl":"project/the-essentials/10233529/","projectTitle":"The Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Landis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9264775_orig.jpg?crop=1322,1322,x277,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694070145595","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9264775"},{"teacherId":9264775,"projectId":10115760,"letterContent":"Thank you for believing in my classroom, my students and what I aim to do with them each and every day. Unfortunately, the wobble stools were not available so those funds were donated to the donors choose community. We have raised over $900 to support students and the materials needed to make the best out of our educational opportunities this year.\r\n\r\nThe elastic was put to good use. It is one of the tools that I use to be able to put up dry erase boards all over my classroom. My students have commented that they enjoy using dry erase boards because, \"it gets me up and moving and helps me get some of the energy out.\" I also enjoy them because it gets my students sharing ideas and I've seen them be more willing to engage in difficult problems with multiple brains to try and work their way through it.\r\n\r\nWe really appreciate your support here at school.","fullyFundedDate":1772819603609,"projectUrl":"project/the-wiggles/10115760/","projectTitle":"The Wiggles","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Landis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9264775_orig.jpg?crop=1322,1322,x277,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694070145595","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9264775"},{"teacherId":8683811,"projectId":10148268,"letterContent":"Honestly, I can't even begin to tell you what a difference this laminator has made in my classroom. Before your donation came through, my World History periods were just a constant, stressful juggle. The textbooks we have are actually great, but because we only have 15 of them for a class of 30 kids, every single day started with a headache. I had to ask teenagers to drag their desks together, squeeze into someone else's space, and try to read at the exact same speed as their partner. It just wasn't working. The fast readers felt held back, and the kids who needed a little extra time to process things felt incredibly rushed and self-conscious. In high school, the absolute last thing you want is for a kid to feel embarrassed just because they read at a different pace than the person sitting next to them.\r\n\r\nThe most exciting thing for the kids has been the simple fact that they finally have something of their own. There is a totally different energy in the room now when the bell rings. Instead of me telling them to partner up, I can just walk down the rows and drop an individual, laminated chapter packet onto every single desk. You can literally see the relief on their faces. They can finally spread out their papers, lean back, and take their time reading without the weird social pressure of slowing someone else down. For a lot of my students, that change alone completely lowered their walls and let them actually focus on the history.\r\n\r\nBut the coolest part has been watching how my hands-on and visual learners are using them. I have a handful of students—especially those who are still learning English or who really struggle to stay focused—who used to just glaze over when they looked at a big page of text. They'd see a wall of words and just give up. Now, give those same kids a dry-erase marker, and everything changes.\r\n\r\nBecause they know they can just wipe the pages clean at the end of the hour, they aren't afraid to mess up. I look around the room now and see kids circling vocabulary words they don't know, drawing arrows connecting ideas, and scribbling thoughts right in the margins of the laminated pages. They are actually interacting with the text instead of just staring at it. One of my quietest kids, who usually doesn't say a word all period, looked up at me last week and said it finally feels like they are actually doing the work instead of just looking at it.\r\n\r\nYou've helped me build the perfect bridge for these kids over the next two years while we wait on district budgets for our next curriculum adoption. Because of your help, my students aren't missing out on using these great books just because we are short on copies. Thank you so much for stepping up and making this happen for my classroom. 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