{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Fairgrounds Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":34.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9910372,"projectId":9084317,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of a new sewing machine to the Fairgrounds Middle School sewing program. This incredible support has had a meaningful and immediate impact on our students' learning experience. With access to updated equipment, students were able to manage their time more efficiently and focus on mastering sewing skills without the frustrations caused by older, unreliable machines. As a result, every student successfully completed their 6x6 quilted pillow project on time—an accomplishment that boosted their confidence, creativity, and sense of achievement.","fullyFundedDate":1745689613140,"projectUrl":"project/sewing-for-success-empowering-students/9084317/","projectTitle":"Sewing for Success! Empowering Students One Stitch at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Godlewski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9910372_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y193&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738085241582","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910372"},{"teacherId":9910394,"projectId":9084410,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donations of pans, soap dispensers, silverware, and cups, my students and I have been able to dive right into hands-on cooking projects. One of our favorite moments so far was a breakfast lab where each group prepared pancakes, and smoothies. Having the right pans and enough utensils for everyone made the experience smoother and more enjoyable, and the new soap dispensers gave us a chance to practice safe and sanitary clean-up. The students loved serving their food to one another and felt proud of the teamwork it took to make it all happen.\r\n\r\nWhen the supplies first arrived, the classroom buzzed with excitement. Students gathered around to unpack everything and kept saying how the new tools made the kitchen feel like a \"real\" cooking space. Their faces lit up as they imagined all the recipes they'd now be able to try. That initial joy has stuck with them — every time we start a new project, they still talk about how lucky they feel to have everything they need to cook and clean like professionals.\r\n\r\nNext, we're moving into a unit on meal planning and nutrition, where students will design and cook their own balanced lunches. With your help, they now have the tools to not just make food, but to think about how to present it, portion it, and share it with others. They're so excited to take these next steps, and it's all possible because of your kindness and support. Your generosity didn't just give us supplies — it gave my students confidence, pride, and a real sense of possibility in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1745689612921,"projectUrl":"project/donate-today-to-teach-life-skills-that-e/9084410/","projectTitle":"Donate Today to Teach Life Skills That Empower Students' Futures!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Movassaghi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910394"},{"teacherId":6042285,"projectId":9053089,"letterContent":"We love World Read Aloud Day due in large part to your donations that make sure we have the books the authors (who have donated their time) are reading from. Thanks to you our students build connections with these authors and enjoy their books. \r\n\r\nMy favorite this year was Ali Terese sharing Free Period. Our library was filled with girls from all grades who got to meet Ali (virtually) be introduced to her fun middle grade novel and learn that periods aren't anything to be embarrassed about. \r\n\r\nWe also heard from Ellen Hopkins; her What About Will has been checked out regularly - and is perfect as we promote books on mental health as May is Mental Health Awareness Month.","fullyFundedDate":1739992184439,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-celebrate-world-read-aloud-day/9053089/","projectTitle":"Help Us Celebrate World Read Aloud Day!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6042285_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1548174518483","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/fmslibrary"},{"teacherId":6042285,"projectId":8108599,"letterContent":"Thank you for your kind donations - thanks to you we're spreading kindness through our school. Our Do More Club (inspired by Dana Kramaroff's book with the same title) meets once a week and works on a kindness project, but that's not all. They also leave the supplies set up so others who aren't necessarily part of the club (yet) can also work on and share the current project as they visit the library. Right now they are doing the kindness rocks and it is neat to see one student starting a rock, and another finishing it, someone else sharing it.","fullyFundedDate":1705867215702,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-do-more-for-kindness-and-climate/8108599/","projectTitle":"Help Us Do More for Kindness and Climate","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6042285_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1548174518483","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/fmslibrary"},{"teacherId":6042285,"projectId":9003114,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your kind donations. Coupled with items from our local United Way our Library Supply Pantry is now a welcome resource for our students and as staff and students see what we're doing, they are making more donations. \r\n\r\nThanks to you we are building community, spreading kindness and showing our school population that libraries are an important resource. Students can now present their best selves and not hold back if they're feeling insecure about hygiene, need extra deodorant after an active PE session or their period starts unexpectedly.","fullyFundedDate":1734977948227,"projectUrl":"project/dont-worry-about-hygiene-help-us-focu/9003114/","projectTitle":"Don't Worry About Hygiene - Help Us Focus on School","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6042285_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1548174518483","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/fmslibrary"},{"teacherId":6042285,"projectId":8993525,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donations and my apologies for taking so long to thank you. Our students loved Christina Soontornvat's presentation, several dove right in to her Legends of Lotus Island series and it was wonderful to have all the books ready for them. The series is a fun easy read and I anticipate many of next year's sixth graders enjoying the series as they start the year. While there was nice interest in the Tai cookbooks, especially from our Cookbook Book Club - the bubble tea cookbook has by far been the most popular.","fullyFundedDate":1736470531669,"projectUrl":"project/celebrate-christina-soontornvat/8993525/","projectTitle":"Celebrate Christina Soontornvat","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6042285_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1548174518483","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/fmslibrary"},{"teacherId":6042285,"projectId":8114814,"letterContent":"The games you funded are used every day! Thanks to you each morning during our advisory period the library is filled with students gaming together. They are organizing groups, solving problems, enjoying each other's company and not using their phones. I've seen students who were once loners find others and game together and students organize clubs meeting on specific days - it started with gaming but is expanding into other activities (like fishing) as well. Your donations help us build community!","fullyFundedDate":1703623484939,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-up-our-game/8114814/","projectTitle":"Help Us Up Our Game!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6042285_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1548174518483","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/fmslibrary"},{"teacherId":6042285,"projectId":8183927,"letterContent":"My apologies for taking so long to write this note. The Stuart Gibbs books have been bringing joy to our readers. We've hunted for kidnapped koalas and eagerly read to find out if the whale explodes. It is so much fun to share the joy of reading with our students and know that our library has the next book in this popular series ready to go! \r\n\r\nThanks to your kind donations our students have all of this great series to read and talk about together. Having multiple copies helps us read together and build a community of readers.","fullyFundedDate":1708661059196,"projectUrl":"project/fun-jungle-fun/8183927/","projectTitle":"Fun Jungle FUN!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6042285_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1548174518483","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/fmslibrary"},{"teacherId":6042285,"projectId":7034967,"letterContent":"It's been and embarrassingly long time since you all generously funded our Keep Book Clubs Going Project and thanks to you book clubs are on-going and we have many copies of the book club books for students to read, even if they aren't part of book club! Our students are also inspiring others to read together as they move on to other schools either because they've been promoted to high school or moved to another school because of re-districting. Many take the joy of book clubs with them; reading together whether they are at our school or not. \r\n\r\nYou've given them the materials to read together often without an adult leading the club.","fullyFundedDate":1669848468022,"projectUrl":"project/keep-book-clubs-going/7034967/","projectTitle":"Keep Book Clubs Going","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6042285_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1548174518483","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/fmslibrary"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_80261","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":586,"numTeachers":56,"percentFrplEligible":37,"percentAsian":7,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":52,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":29,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"10.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":65.2,"schoolId":80261,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Fairgrounds Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Fairgrounds Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-hampshire/school-administrative-unit-42/fairgrounds-middle-school/80261"}