{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Grant Sawyer Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":46.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9507305,"projectId":10012758,"letterContent":"The supplies we received through DonorsChoose have made such a wonderful difference in our art classroom! Having extra materials like Sharpies, watercolor paints, colored pencils, yarn, dry erase markers, LEGO bricks, shrink plastic, hot glue, and a variety of building materials has given our students so many more opportunities to create, experiment, and try new things. Having enough supplies for everyone also means we can spend less time worrying about materials and more time making art!\r\n\r\nThese supplies have allowed our students to experience a much wider variety of artmaking. Throughout the year, students have drawn, painted, built, designed, experimented with 3D materials, explored fiber arts, and created projects they may not have had the opportunity to experience otherwise. We have also been able to introduce students to artistic traditions and processes from different cultures, helping them understand that art can be made in countless different ways.\r\n\r\nOne of the best parts has been watching students get excited when they realize they can use an unexpected material to make something creative. Whether they are building with LEGO, designing with shrink plastic, weaving with yarn, painting with watercolor, or constructing something with hot glue and recycled materials, these supplies encourage students to explore, problem-solve, take creative risks, and have fun making art. We are so grateful to our donors for helping us give our students these experiences!","fullyFundedDate":1768438207131,"projectUrl":"project/sparkling-artists-in-action/10012758/","projectTitle":"Sparkling Artists in Action!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lawson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9507305_orig.jpg?crop=1545,1545,x0,y180&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722574234838","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9507305"},{"teacherId":6012806,"projectId":10210986,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of yarn and crafting tools to our classroom. Your thoughtful contribution is providing our students with opportunities to create, explore, and learn in meaningful and engaging ways.\r\n\r\nThe yarn and tools will be used for hands-on classroom activities that encourage creativity, fine-motor development, focus, patience, and independence. For our students, these activities offer much more than a finished project. They provide opportunities to practice following directions, making choices, completing tasks, and taking pride in their accomplishments.\r\n\r\nHaving access to a variety of materials also allows us to design activities that meet our students where they are while encouraging them to build new skills. Whether a student is learning to manipulate materials, follow a sequence of steps, or simply experience the joy of creating something with their own hands, your donation helps make those learning experiences possible.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping us create a classroom where learning is active, purposeful, and enjoyable. Every skein of yarn and every tool will contribute to opportunities for our students to develop skills, express themselves, and experience success.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and supporting our classroom. Your kindness reminds us that a caring community can make a lasting difference in the lives of young learners.","fullyFundedDate":1783969104788,"projectUrl":"project/yarn-tools-for-student-creativity-and/10210986/","projectTitle":"Yarn & Tools for Student Creativity and Skill Building","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Noriega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6012806_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540502583238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/noriega"},{"teacherId":6012806,"projectId":10248627,"letterContent":"As we begin a new school year, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation to help stock our classroom. Your kindness is making a meaningful difference for our students and helping us create a welcoming, organized, and supportive learning environment from the very first day.\r\n\r\nYour donation provides essential classroom supplies and learning materials that our students will use throughout the year. These resources allow us to create engaging, hands-on activities that support academic growth, independence, communication, and important life skills. More importantly, having the materials our students need helps ensure that every student has opportunities to participate, learn, and experience success.\r\n\r\nFor our classroom, a well-stocked learning environment means so much more than having supplies on shelves. It means being prepared to meet individual learning needs, provide meaningful choices, celebrate progress, and build confidence. Your generosity helps make those moments possible.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, our students can walk into a classroom that is ready for them—a place where they feel valued, encouraged, and excited to learn. Your donation is not simply providing supplies; it is investing in our students and their potential.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our classroom and for helping us start the school year with the resources we need to make it a successful one. We are truly grateful for your generosity and the positive impact it will have on our students throughout the year.","fullyFundedDate":1778003492393,"projectUrl":"project/stock-the-classroom-spark-the-future/10248627/","projectTitle":"Stock the Classroom, Spark the Future","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Noriega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6012806_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540502583238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/noriega"},{"teacherId":6012806,"projectId":10367944,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of snacks to our classroom. Your thoughtful contribution is helping us provide our students with something that may seem simple, but makes a meaningful difference throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nSnacks help our students stay focused, comfortable, and ready to learn. They also provide valuable opportunities to practice important skills such as making choices, requesting what they need, following routines, and developing independence.\r\n\r\nIn our classroom, snack time is more than simply taking a break. It can be an opportunity to build communication, social, and life skills in a supportive and natural setting. Students can practice opening packages, making selections, cleaning up, and participating in a shared classroom routine—all while enjoying a well-deserved moment to recharge.\r\n\r\nYour donation also helps us ensure that students have access to snacks when they need them, creating a more supportive and welcoming classroom environment. Knowing that our classroom is stocked and prepared allows us to focus our energy on what matters most: helping every student learn, grow, and feel successful.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us meet their everyday needs. Your generosity is making our classroom a warmer, more supportive place to learn, and we are truly grateful for your kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1783704381014,"projectUrl":"project/grab-snack-give-back/10367944/","projectTitle":"Grab, Snack, Give Back","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Noriega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6012806_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540502583238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/noriega"},{"teacherId":10351084,"projectId":10015848,"letterContent":"Thank you for the generous donation of the tuners for our orchestra. All the students are able to use the equipment effectively and efficiently during our classroom and after school time. The students are able to get to our classroom material with this new equipment in our classroom. \r\n\r\nOne thing from the equipment the students are learning effectively is how to be self sufficient. That is a life skill these students can benefit greatly from. Learning this skill will help them take initiative and get things done in a more timely fashion and learn how to diagnose problems and create a solution to them. \r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for the generous donation that we use everyday in the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768499670014,"projectUrl":"project/tuner-for-the-sawyer-orchestra/10015848/","projectTitle":"Tuner for the Sawyer Orchestra","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Brockett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10351084_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786053500739","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10351084"},{"teacherId":8129689,"projectId":10310714,"letterContent":"Thank you so much!!!\r\n\r\nI'm learning so much from these classes! Now, I'll be ready to roll from Day One, and be much more helpful to my students!\r\n\r\nI'm a bit intimidated by starting Special Education, but I think that's just normal for beginning a major change like this. Not to mention the adjustment from 400 students last year to no more than 10 next year - but I'll bet I have an easier time remembering their names!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for making this transition easier for me. It's not going to be easy, but in some ways, this class might be perfect for me!","fullyFundedDate":1780367575375,"projectUrl":"project/please-help-me-learn-about-my-students/10310714/","projectTitle":"Please Help Me Learn About My Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Strong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8129689_orig.jpg?crop=2073,2073,x0,y13&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683081918979","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8129689"},{"teacherId":10404947,"projectId":10024433,"letterContent":"Your contributions to this year's Wax Museum project were both beneficial and meaningful. Using the resources (display boards, construction paper, markers, colored pencils, etc.) you helped provide, my students were able to bring their research to life in an artistic and expressive way. Because of your generosity, students had the privilege of spending two full weeks fully immersing themselves in the learning process by organizing information on and decorating their display boards, which became the backdrops for their oral presentations in our school library. This process enabled kids to be kids in the learning environment, revealing a creative side to them that energized them at the end of the current school year. Overall, my students as well as myself were highly appreciative of the supplies in circulation that made our biographical projects a big success. Together, we were able to make a lasting memory that reminds students and teachers alike what is possible at school. Thank you for helping support us to this end.","fullyFundedDate":1768669200856,"projectUrl":"project/the-wax-museum-project/10024433/","projectTitle":"The Wax Museum Project!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Cabelus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10404947"},{"teacherId":5846658,"projectId":9952765,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support and generosity in bringing our project to life. Being in the desert you get tons of allergies, dust and of course once a cold is on campus it can spread like wildfire. Having the tissues, wipes and spray helps to keep our little slice of the pie clean from germs and healthy. The kids really are thankful for the soft nose tissue and want you to know how much it makes them feel good about blowing their nose. They were so excited when the supplies got here and unpacked the boxes with smiles on their faces. Thanks again for all you do.","fullyFundedDate":1766852710378,"projectUrl":"project/winter-is-coming/9952765/","projectTitle":"Winter is Coming","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stephanie McAdams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5846658_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1642044831465","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-stephanie251"},{"teacherId":9347525,"projectId":10011038,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your generous donation! I teach at a low income school and many of our students are unable to participate in the band program here without assistance. Thanks to your generosity we were able to help a number of students participate in class and experience the joys of music. \r\n\r\nWe have our spring concert coming up and the students are working very hard to prepare for it. In the past we have had students sitting out due to a lack of music supplies. We always do what we can to accommodate them, but there is a limit to what we can offer. This year, with your help, I can report that none of our students have been sitting out. They really enjoy playing their instruments and I cannot tell you how appreciative they have been. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1768333391296,"projectUrl":"project/music-performance/10011038/","projectTitle":"Music Performance","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Nekoba","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9347525"},{"teacherId":10404843,"projectId":10023934,"letterContent":"I just wanted to say thank you for the supplies you've funded.\r\n\r\nMiddle school science is sometimes thought of by the kiddos to be kind of a left over subject so having things like extra pencils, markers, and wipes on hand makes a big difference in how smoothly the classroom runs. It's one less thing for us to worry about so we can focus on the actual lessons for the day.\r\n\r\nThe kids have already been enjoying the stickers, and the cleaning supplies have been great for maintaining cleanliness. It really gives the students something to think about when they see their classroom as their own and how they take care of things at school.\r\n\r\nI am really grateful for the support. Thank you for thinking of us and for making our day-to-day life in the classroom a whole lot easier.","fullyFundedDate":1769029478594,"projectUrl":"project/support-science-shape-the-future/10023934/","projectTitle":"Support Science. Shape the Future!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10404843"},{"teacherId":9096970,"projectId":10035861,"letterContent":"I want to sincerely thank you for your contributions towards our project. My students and I were surprised by your generosity. They were thankful for the needed materials, especially since school supplies are often hard for them to come by. I saw a sense of relief on some of their faces as they were gifted school folders and spiral notebooks needed for our math class. I think it helped ease a burden for them as all students could receive materials, and not just those who couldn't afford them from home. This made it so that no one stood out as \"in need\" or \"without.\"\r\nThe items are just for daily use in class, and not for special projects or something crazy like that. Your generous contributions to our day-to-day learning is greatly appreciated. :)","fullyFundedDate":1768743844659,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies-for-math/10035861/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies for Math","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stirling","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9096970"},{"teacherId":6301865,"projectId":10020162,"letterContent":"My students are so excited to start reading our novel. We have to finish The Diary of Anne Frank first.\r\n\r\nI have had the book on display in class and have talked about it. Students are asking questions, going to the library and trying to get ahead of the class. They cannot wait to read this novel. Our last unit is kind of a downer, I am so happy we can end the year with a great novel.\r\n\r\nThis book always has a bonding effect on the class. It is their last novel as an 8th grade class. They are looking so forward to this experience.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this possible for my students. Without your generous donation, we would not be able to do this as a class. I am forever indebted to you. Thank you for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1768596626784,"projectUrl":"project/dystopian-legacy/10020162/","projectTitle":"Dystopian Legacy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bryson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6301865_orig.jpg?crop=1609,1609,x115,y262&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634683804940","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6301865"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_59925","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1078,"numTeachers":53,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":25,"percentWhite":7,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":46,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":2,"percentMultiracialImputed":7,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"20.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":53.5,"schoolId":59925,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Grant Sawyer Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Grant Sawyer Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/grant-sawyer-middle-school/59925"}