{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Burncoat Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":22.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9337734,"projectId":10190412,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through your generous donation of books, journals, fidgets, and a speaker. Your contribution has made a meaningful difference in our classroom and, most importantly, in the lives of our students.\r\n\r\nOur classroom serves students with social-emotional disabilities who often face challenges with managing emotions, regulating their bodies, communicating their feelings, building relationships, and navigating the demands of the school day. Having access to the right tools can make the difference between a student feeling overwhelmed and a student feeling supported, capable, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThe books you provided have given us opportunities to explore topics such as emotions, friendship, coping strategies, resilience, and self-advocacy in ways that feel accessible and relatable to our students. Books have become a way for us to start conversations that can sometimes be difficult for students to have directly. Students can see themselves and their experiences reflected in stories, while also learning that they are not alone in the challenges they face.\r\n\r\nThe journals have provided students with a safe and private way to express their thoughts and feelings. For some of our students, putting their feelings on paper is much easier than saying them out loud. Journaling has allowed us to encourage self-reflection, identify emotions, celebrate successes, and work through difficult moments. These journals have become more than just school supplies—they are a tool for helping students understand themselves.\r\n\r\nThe fidgets have also been incredibly valuable. Our students have different sensory and regulation needs, and having appropriate tools available helps them remain engaged and focused without disrupting their learning. Students are learning to recognize when they need a break, choose a tool that helps them regulate, and return to learning when they are ready. These are important life skills that extend far beyond our classroom.\r\n\r\nThe speaker has helped us create a welcoming and calming environment. Music is often incorporated into transitions, independent work, mindfulness activities, and opportunities for movement and relaxation. Something as simple as having music playing during a difficult transition can help lower anxiety and create a sense of calm and predictability for students.\r\n\r\nWhat makes your donation especially meaningful is that these resources allow us to support the whole student. Our goal is not simply to help students get through the school day, but to teach them skills they can carry with them—how to recognize their emotions, advocate for their needs, regulate themselves, connect with others, and believe in their own ability to succeed.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our students now have more choices, more opportunities to express themselves, and more tools to help them navigate challenging moments. You have helped us create a classroom where students know that their emotional well-being matters and that it is okay to need support.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and in our classroom. Your generosity has provided much more than books and materials—you have helped provide comfort, connection, confidence, and opportunities for growth. We are incredibly grateful for your support and for believing in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1778112662092,"projectUrl":"project/audiobook-novel-study-we-beat-the-stree/10190412/","projectTitle":"AudioBook Novel Study; We Beat The Streets","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tuffs","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9337734_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y423&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1697820535069","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9337734"},{"teacherId":10183595,"projectId":10435193,"letterContent":"It is with the most gratitude that I write this letter. The resources provided through your generosity have made a tremendous impact on my students. Each day, students come to the Wellness room heavy with stress and emotional struggles. I have many times said that these students have felt more hardship in their young lives than most adults will ever experience. The goal of creating a safe space where they can learn coping strategies to empower them is exactly what the Wellness room is all about. \r\n\r\n In order to create this environment, soothing lighting, comfortable seating and a large variety of calming activities and tools are a must. The resources I received through Donors Choose were in line with this vision. Students immediately said \"It's so calm in here\" upon entering the room...These words are precisely how I want students to feel, calm...In a world that feels chaotic , let this room be a place of peace for these students.\r\n I can't thank you enough for your generosity. You truly have made all the difference in the Wellness rooms vision of empowering students to find their calm.","fullyFundedDate":1785801792211,"projectUrl":"project/the-bms-wellness-room/10435193/","projectTitle":"The BMS Wellness Room","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Current","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10183595"},{"teacherId":7290982,"projectId":10196712,"letterContent":"With your support, our middle school advocacy group distributed custom welcome bags to four local elementary schools, including handwritten letters, school-based health center applications, and Kennedy Community Health \"swag.\" In addition, they wrote, filmed, and performed two original music videos to explain how incoming 7th graders can utilize all of the resources afforded by our school-based health center. Students planned the field trips themselves, securing approval from school administrators and recruiting parent chaperones. They even learned to navigate our public transportation system in the process! Thank you for helping us increase enrollment at our school-based health center to ensure medical access for all.","fullyFundedDate":1778865794836,"projectUrl":"project/support-our-school-based-health-centers/10196712/","projectTitle":"Support Our School-Based Health Center's Youth Advocacy Team!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Connell Sanders","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7290982_orig.png?crop=945,945,x118,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634647452596","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7290982"},{"teacherId":6551361,"projectId":9743363,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our classroom is now a cleaner, healthier, and more comfortable place for students to learn and grow. The supplies you provided—such as disinfecting wipes, tissues, and hand sanitizer—have become a part of our daily routine. Students are taking ownership of their environment by helping wipe down desks, clean shared materials, and practice proper hygiene habits throughout the day.\r\nWhen the supplies first arrived, students were genuinely excited. It may seem simple, but having their own access to clean materials made them feel cared for and safe. One moment that stood out was when a student reminded a classmate to sanitize before using shared supplies—showing that these habits are already becoming part of our classroom culture.\r\nThese resources have also helped reduce distractions caused by mess or discomfort, allowing students to stay more focused and engaged in learning. For my English Language Learners, this means more consistent participation in speaking, writing, and collaborative activities without interruption.\r\nAs we move forward, we will continue building routines around responsibility, health, and community care. Students are currently working on group-based language activities, and maintaining a clean workspace ensures that everyone can safely and confidently participate. These habits will not only support their learning now but also help them develop lifelong skills in responsibility and self-care.\r\nYour support has made a meaningful difference in our classroom environment. Thank you for helping create a space where students can feel safe, respected, and ready to learn every day!","fullyFundedDate":1768940671372,"projectUrl":"project/clean-classrooms-healthy-learners/9743363/","projectTitle":"Clean Classrooms, Healthy Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Green","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6551361_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755725854238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6551361"},{"teacherId":6551361,"projectId":10047247,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our classroom has been transformed with fresh whiteboards that are now an essential part of our daily learning. My English Language Learners use these boards to practice writing, build vocabulary, and actively participate in lessons in a low-pressure, engaging way. Whether we are working on sentence structure, responding to reading prompts, or practicing new vocabulary, every student now has a voice and a space to try.\r\nWhen the whiteboards were first introduced, students were immediately excited—there was an energy in the room as they realized they could write, erase, and try again without fear of making mistakes. One of my favorite moments was during a vocabulary lesson when even my most hesitant students eagerly held up their boards to share their answers. The ability to quickly check for understanding has helped me support students in real time and adjust instruction to meet their needs.\r\nThese whiteboards have also encouraged collaboration. Students often turn and share their work, helping each other revise sentences or brainstorm ideas. This has been especially impactful for language development, as students are speaking, listening, reading, and writing more frequently throughout each lesson.\r\nAs we move forward, we will continue using these whiteboards to support interactive lessons, small group instruction, and formative assessments. Currently, students are working on building complete sentences and expanding their responses using academic vocabulary. The whiteboards allow us to practice these skills daily in a way that is both structured and flexible.\r\nYour support has created a more inclusive, engaging, and responsive learning environment for my students. Thank you for helping give them the tools they need to grow in confidence and language skills!","fullyFundedDate":1769727871062,"projectUrl":"project/fresh-whiteboards-to-support-english-lan/10047247/","projectTitle":"Fresh Whiteboards to Support English Language Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Green","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6551361_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755725854238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6551361"},{"teacherId":7290982,"projectId":9957324,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your support of our Legacy Project. This year, students voted to focus their Research Seminar on youth access to healthcare. We started with a book study, reading and discussing \"The Fault in Our Stars\" by John Green in literature circles. Now, we are partnering with Kennedy Community Health to increase enrollment at our School-Based Health Center. Students have created an advocacy committee dedicated to getting the word out to incoming middle schoolers. We can't wait to see what comes next! Thank you for empowering students by allowing them to select their own materials and make important decisions for this community service learning project.","fullyFundedDate":1767559496484,"projectUrl":"project/legacy-project/9957324/","projectTitle":"Legacy Project","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Connell Sanders","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7290982_orig.png?crop=945,945,x118,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634647452596","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7290982"},{"teacherId":6954647,"projectId":9985400,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for contributing to ¿Qué está pasando?. It is so amazing to be able to send home print resources for my students to share with their families. While our school went 1:1 with devices during covid, many of my students do not have reliable Internet access at home. It is great to be able to increase literacy through these magazines. \r\n\r\nIn particular, although all of my students this year are heritage speakers of Spanish in my Civics classes, many of my students do not read in Spanish outside of school. It is wonderful to be able to provide them with this tool that they can share with their families.","fullyFundedDate":1771545416726,"projectUrl":"project/qu-est-pasando-the-news-in-spanish/9985400/","projectTitle":"¿Qué está pasando? The news in Spanish","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Feeney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6954647_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589560082846","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/feeneyburncoat"},{"teacherId":6954647,"projectId":9985395,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. Thanks to you my classroom feels much more like a home. The tissues and hand sanitizer got us through cold and flu season! In particular, the fidget rubber bands for the chairs are a huge hit. Students asked to come on their own time after school to add them to chairs and I had students ask to make sure their chair had it. These are such small things but they make a huge impact on learning. \r\n\r\nThank you for making this possible. It is so difficult, at times, in an under resourced school to feel like we are making an impact and your donation makes me and, more importantly, my students feel heard and appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1771545416931,"projectUrl":"project/clean-and-comfy-and-not-jumpy/9985395/","projectTitle":"Clean and Comfy and NOT Jumpy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Feeney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6954647_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589560082846","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/feeneyburncoat"},{"teacherId":4313204,"projectId":9947160,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and helping provide chemistry kits for our Grade 8 science students. Your generosity has brought science to life in a way that would not have been possible without your support.\r\n\r\nSince receiving the chemistry kits, students have been using them during hands-on investigations as we explore the properties of matter and how substances interact. One memorable classroom moment occurred during a lab where students investigated how different substances react when mixed together. Working in small groups, students carefully measured materials, made observations, and recorded what happened during their experiments. \r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the chemistry kits, their excitement was immediate. Many students were eager to open the materials and begin exploring right away. Several students commented that they felt like \"real scientists\" because they had the tools to safely conduct experiments themselves. For many of them, this was their first opportunity to use laboratory-style equipment in a science class, and it made the learning experience feel much more authentic and engaging.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, our students are now moving on to the next step in our chemistry unit. They will be designing their own small investigations to test how different variables affect chemical reactions. Students will create hypotheses, conduct experiments using the kits, collect data, and share their findings with the class. This process helps them build important scientific skills such as observation, problem solving, and evidence-based reasoning.\r\n\r\nYour support has helped transform our classroom into an active science lab where students can explore, question, and discover. Thank you for giving our students the opportunity to experience science in a hands-on and meaningful way.","fullyFundedDate":1765747951713,"projectUrl":"project/we-have-chemistry-with-science/9947160/","projectTitle":"We have Chemistry with Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kelley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4313204_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488401581892","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tck"},{"teacherId":6954647,"projectId":8556980,"letterContent":"Thank you belatedly for your generous donation. My students have been enjoying their new work space and are so excited to sit at a new, clean and modern table. They are able to work and collaborate more easily! \r\n\r\nThank you so very much for all you do for teachers. I often have other teachers peek into my room to say how very comfortable and welcoming it looks with the new seating option and my students feel at home. We all appreciate this opportunity to feel supported while learning. Because of this, my students are encouraged to do their best work.","fullyFundedDate":1723652774186,"projectUrl":"project/a-place-to-learn-and-call-home/8556980/","projectTitle":"A Place to Learn and Call Home","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Feeney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6954647_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589560082846","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/feeneyburncoat"},{"teacherId":8975287,"projectId":9539867,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for the generous fulfillment of my \"snack time\" request! My students have an array of snacks they can \"purchase\" using earned tickets throughout the week for good behavior, work completion, and being model students. This reinforcement system helps maintain a structured special education classroom. My students and I are beyond grateful for generous donations from people like yourself to help keep our classroom going.\r\nThank you so much for your kindness and fulfilling our \"snack time\" !!","fullyFundedDate":1758825703466,"projectUrl":"project/snack-time/9539867/","projectTitle":"Snack Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Corazzini","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8975287"},{"teacherId":6954647,"projectId":9453335,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the Jenga sets. My students had a blast playing Jenga and answering questions about their Civic beliefs. There were so many smiles and great conversation was heard around the room. This was a fun way to sneak in some deeper conversation questions. With each unit, I plan to include Jenga conversation into what we are doing for the rest of the school year. These sets will support this year's 100 plus students and many others for years to come. Your gift will make a lasting impact. Thank you so very much.","fullyFundedDate":1760757319058,"projectUrl":"project/building-conversation-through-jenga/9453335/","projectTitle":"Building Conversation Through Jenga","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Feeney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6954647_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1589560082846","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/feeneyburncoat"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_63969","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":720,"numTeachers":50,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":6,"percentBlack":18,"percentWhite":25,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":45,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"7 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"14.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":77.2,"schoolId":63969,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Burncoat Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Burncoat Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/worcester-public-schools/burncoat-middle-school/63969"}