{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Edward Pine Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":46.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6125350,"projectId":4857436,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. My student is going to enjoy sitting on this rug during independent seat work. It will also allow them to hear me when I am providing instruction as well as hear each other thoughts and ideas during class discussion and instruction. The rug will reduce background noised helping student maintain on task behavior and remain engage in lesson or activity. These will be extremely beneficial for some students that just need help reducing background noised, while helping reducing the glare from the floor onto the board. The comfy carpet will provided floor additional comfortable floor seating options. They are lightweight and can be easily used in many areas of the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1587654753208,"projectUrl":"project/one-piece-rug-can-help-reduce-background/4857436/","projectTitle":"One Piece Rug Can Help Reduce Background Noises","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6125350"},{"teacherId":6125350,"projectId":5927612,"letterContent":"Wow! Thank you all so much for your support and helping fund this project! My students were ecstatic to hear they will be able to have flexible seating within their classroom. They are also excited about the stress balls and toys. This donation will help so many of them with their behavior and maintaining their focus during class instruction and get them excited about class. My students love using stress balls when silent reading or during writing tasks and the calculators will come in handy when they have to solve mathematical problems. Especially the pop calculator, since one of my students gets very frustrated and likes to punch, kick or rip up items. These toys will allow them to get out their frustrations without damaging their work or items in the classroom. The items being donated will create a new love of learning that will address my students' social emotional needs and brightens up the classroom. Thank you all again for your generous donations and your support!\r\n\r\nWe are also very excited to receive the flexible seating, calculators and fidget tools/toys.","fullyFundedDate":1634773215477,"projectUrl":"project/help-maintain-student-focus/5927612/","projectTitle":"Help maintain student focus","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6125350"},{"teacherId":6125350,"projectId":7998938,"letterContent":"I would like to sincerely thank you for providing the colorful highlighters and hands-on materials for learning. Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in creating a more engaging, interactive, and enjoyable learning experience. These materials may seem simple, but they have had a wonderful impact on the way learning can take place.\r\n\r\nThe colorful highlighters are especially helpful because they make it easier to organize information, identify important ideas, and draw attention to key details. Using different colors allows learners to make connections, separate important information from supporting details, and remember concepts more easily. What might otherwise feel like a difficult or overwhelming lesson can become more organized, colorful, and approachable. The highlighters also encourage learners to participate actively rather than simply reading or listening.\r\n\r\nThe hands-on learning materials are equally valuable. They provide opportunities to learn by doing, exploring, touching, building, and experimenting. Hands-on activities can help make abstract ideas easier to understand because learners are able to see concepts come to life. Instead of only hearing about a topic, they can interact with materials and experience the learning process in a more meaningful way.\r\n\r\nI truly appreciate how these resources encourage creativity and curiosity. They give learners the opportunity to approach activities in different ways and discover what works best for them","fullyFundedDate":1699230920515,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-and-critical-thinking-through/7998938/","projectTitle":"Creativity and Critical Thinking Through Interaction and Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6125350"},{"teacherId":10410119,"projectId":10036098,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing math games for my students. They are loving learning math facts in a fun way. We are making math fun. My students love competition - between each other and most importantly competing against themselves. I enjoy watching and documenting their progress. \r\n\r\nHopefully this is the extra practice they need to master higher level math in high school and beyond.\r\n\r\nI'll be able to use the math games for years to come. Thanks again for supporting Nevada Title I teachers in educating their students.","fullyFundedDate":1768751876533,"projectUrl":"project/help-improve-student-engagement-in-mathe/10036098/","projectTitle":"Help Improve Student Engagement in Mathematics","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rios","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10410119"},{"teacherId":8175811,"projectId":10094790,"letterContent":"Wow! We are so very grateful for your contribution to student wellness and physical activity. By providing our students with extra sports equipment (specifically, soccer balls and basket balls), we have increased the number of students who participate in cooperative sports during unstructured break / recess times. This not only supports healthy minds and bodies but also contributes to increased cooperation among peers and the development of social and emotional skills. \r\n\r\nWhen we meet the whole student where they are and provide the tools they need for success, everyone benefits. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1773985327943,"projectUrl":"project/sports-and-sunshine/10094790/","projectTitle":"Sports and Sunshine","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Roney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8175811_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y260&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786558136062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8175811"},{"teacherId":10402708,"projectId":10036270,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project. Because of your generosity, students now have access to a wide range of engaging, high-interest books that meet them where they are as readers - whether they are advanced or still building foundational skills. These new texts will help students build essential skills such as comprehension, vocabulary development, and critical thinking. Through independent reading, book discussions, and small-group work, students are learning how to analyze characters, make connections, and explore themes in meaningful ways. The addition of graphic novels and popular series has also allowed us to talk about visual literacy and storytelling in new and exciting formats.\r\n\r\nStudents are more motivated to pick up books such as these, and it's not uncommon to see them recommending these titles to one another, eagerly discussing plot twists, or asking for extra time to read. Having access to books that reflect their interests and reading levels has created a more inclusive and positive reading culture where students feel confident and successful. Many of my students, who previously struggled to stay engaged with reading, are choosing to read titles such as these during free time and even asking to take books home.\r\n\r\nThank you for making such a meaningful difference in their learning and in their lives.","fullyFundedDate":1778070457823,"projectUrl":"project/expanding-reading-opportunities-for-midd/10036270/","projectTitle":"Expanding Reading Opportunities for Middle Schoolers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nolan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10402708_orig.jpg?crop=180,180,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768248449507","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/themrsnolan"},{"teacherId":10270659,"projectId":10047836,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Muay Thai Boxing Star Club. The moment your donated materials arrived, my students lit up with excitement and curiosity. They gathered around asking what everything was for, and when I told them we were starting a club, their enthusiasm was immediate. Because of you, they now have the opportunity to learn and practice Muay Thai and boxing in a safe, structured, and empowering environment.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has given them more than equipment-it has given them confidence. As they train, they're discovering their own strength, learning discipline, and supporting one another through every new skill. They are proud of what they're accomplishing, and they're having so much fun doing it together. Thank you for believing in our students and helping create a space where they can grow, thrive, and feel like stars.","fullyFundedDate":1771284079009,"projectUrl":"project/muay-thai-boxing-star-club/10047836/","projectTitle":"Muay Thai Boxing Star Club","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Aranda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270659"},{"teacherId":10169645,"projectId":10017982,"letterContent":"We used the funding to create a dedicated counseling space where students could go to process their feelings, talk things through, or just take a breath. One moment that stood out was watching a student who normally struggled to open up sit down in that space and finally share what was bothering her. Having a spot that felt like it was made just for them changed the way students showed up emotionally.\r\n\r\nEven in this closing chapter, we're focused on making sure our students feel invited in and cared for until the very end. Next, we're using the counseling space to help students navigate the transition ahead processing the loss of their school community while building the emotional tools they'll carry with them wherever they land next.","fullyFundedDate":1768538923387,"projectUrl":"project/a-comfortable-counseling-space-for-growi/10017982/","projectTitle":"A Comfortable Counseling Space for Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10169645"},{"teacherId":10361710,"projectId":10022475,"letterContent":"Thank you sincerely from myself and both my current and future students. This Mac Mini has not only allowed me to achieve my original goals of increasing student engagement and my ability to be more mobile and move around the classroom more; it has also proved powerful and versatile enough to allow me to provide live translation of my speech into multiple languages.\r\n\r\nMultiple windows computers working together from my school district have been unable to achieve what this one computer you helped bring to us can do by itself. My students have been truly impressed and grateful for this upgrade to our classroom, and I feel that there is still more to learn and unlock!","fullyFundedDate":1768663491286,"projectUrl":"project/amplify-my-classroom-experience/10022475/","projectTitle":"Amplify My Classroom Experience","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Morlang","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10361710_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1778886802199","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10361710"},{"teacherId":10403789,"projectId":10018194,"letterContent":"I'm writing to express my gratitude for the inclusion of my academic project in this great service that aligns donations with the needs of the teachers. It was a nice bridge between the experiences that I wanted to extend to my students and the actual availability of the necessary materials.\r\n The impact has been as diverse as the materials I was able to choose for the classroom. I will try to paint a picture of how the chosen items have impacted the educational experience in my classroom.\r\n Many of my lesson presentations involve PowerPoint slideshows. The smart board used in my classroom, called a Promethean, allows me to advance the slideshow by touching the screen. But it does not allow me to step backwards through the slideshow. To do this, I must stay tethered to my laptop. My project included a wireless \"clicker\" that allows me to operate the slideshow remotely. This allows me to be moving about the room, which has a benefit in promoting a level of engagement in the students who choose to sit towards the back of the room.\r\n I have found that my ability to give an instant reward for positive class participation is a perk that is well received with the students. I'm known for keeping treats in my shirt pocket and doling them out for students who have done something commendable. My project included two big bags of Lifesaver mints. I found that this treat is welcomed by the students and I've never heard of any allergic threats that they pose.\r\n My project included a small, metal metallic bowl, which I use as a gong to signal the class. Being that such a gong is often used in yoga or meditation classes, I wanted the students to associate the sound as an effective \"call to order\" when the classes beginning or when the noise level has risen to a degree that it is disruptive to the instruction. It has also been useful in this discussion of wave energy.\r\n By far, the prevalent component of my project has been the sets of juggle balls. In teaching science, there is often talk of particles, cells, planets, etc., that is conducive to tactile explanation using the balls in physical demonstrations. Aside from drawing these analogies, it has been a treat for many of my students to receive juggling lessons in our academic downtime. This has proven to be an endearing bonus with many of the kids, as well as a stimulation of their coordination and, more importantly, the boost in self-esteem when they realize that they can learn something that at first seem difficult.\r\n In closing, I would like to thank our donors who have supplied me with these materials and enhanced the learning experiences taking place in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768672780209,"projectUrl":"project/earth-bending-science/10018194/","projectTitle":"Earth Bending Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Myers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10403789"},{"teacherId":10411833,"projectId":10039244,"letterContent":"The resources I purchased with my request was for my resource class or students who are 4 grade levels or more below grade level in math. I received a kit with enough materials for every student to have their own kit. When I brought out the kit, I explained that each kit included number tiles that corresponded to its proportion of 1. So, the 1/1 tile was the same length as two 1/2 tiles all the way up to 1/12 tiles. \r\nFirst I let the students play and experiment with their kits. They were so engrossed, the classroom was silent as they were so focused on making equivalent fractions! I then showed them how to add and subtract fractions using the tiles. At the end of the week, we did a quiz. While the students still needed to use the tiles to complete the quiz, it was a huge step in their understanding in a difficult subject!","fullyFundedDate":1768767983112,"projectUrl":"project/resources-for-resource-math/10039244/","projectTitle":"Resources for Resource Math","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cobb","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10411833"},{"teacherId":10312637,"projectId":10017065,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my project to help bring mental health awareness to middle school students! During the month of May, I will be hosting several local agencies such as Crisis Support Services/988, Mobile Crisis Response Team and Willow Springs Center at our school. The students will have a chance to gain knowledge about resources in our community, ask questions and be a part of breaking the stigma against mental health.\r\n\r\nThe supplies that were funded will be used during a tabling event during lunchtime each week during the month of May. The pens, notepads, stress balls, stickers and bracelets will be handed out to students. \r\n\r\nThank you again for funding my project to help bring mental health awareness to middle school students!","fullyFundedDate":1768945214446,"projectUrl":"project/help-bring-mental-health-awareness-to-mi/10017065/","projectTitle":"Help Bring Mental Health Awareness to Middle School Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Feldman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10312637"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_40733","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":515,"numTeachers":44,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":15,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":70,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":3,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"11.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":53.3,"schoolId":40733,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Edward Pine Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Edward Pine Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/washoe-county-school-district/edward-pine-middle-school/40733"}