{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"J. Douglas Adams Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":10.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4661140,"projectId":10245224,"letterContent":"Flexible seating has had a tremendous impact on my students' learning, engagement, and overall classroom experience. Every child learns differently, and providing a variety of seating options allows students to choose spaces where they feel most comfortable, focused, and successful. Whether students are using wobble stools, floor cushions, lap desks, or alternative seating arrangements, they are more motivated and better able to concentrate on their learning tasks throughout the day.\r\n\r\nIn my fourth-grade classroom, flexible seating encourages collaboration, independence, and student ownership of learning. 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Now, my students are holding books that feel important, current, and worthy of their attention—and that shift changes everything.\r\nStories like Blended and I Am Malala open the door to meaningful conversations about identity, resilience, and perspective—and now every student has a copy they're proud to read.\r\nYour donation didn't just replace old books; it helped create a classroom environment where students feel valued and engaged. It sends a powerful message to them: that their education matters and that people they've never even met believe in them.\r\nI am so grateful for your support and for the difference you've made in our classroom. Thank you for helping my students become more confident, thoughtful readers.","fullyFundedDate":1768420948030,"projectUrl":"project/replacing-well-loved-books-with-classroo/9993235/","projectTitle":"Replacing Well-Loved Books with Classroom-Ready Copies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dillon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp301162_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470180277378","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/debbie-dillon"},{"teacherId":1619809,"projectId":9871148,"letterContent":"I really can't thank you enough for the support you gave on the puzzles and games you helped donate to my classroom. It's been a tough year on my supplies and we were definitely in need of some new ones. The supplies couldn't have come at a better time.\r\n\r\nEvery morning and lunch, students are coming in to play Double Shutters, Yam Slam or Mancala. In between classes, students also grab the puzzles and work on them after their work is completed. It used to surprise me how much the kids like these daily games/challenges, but I really think in today's cell phone world, some have learned to appreciate the digital detox time.\r\n\r\nThank you again for the support. It truly makes an impact in the classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1764715152462,"projectUrl":"project/games-and-puzzles-for-the-math-room/9871148/","projectTitle":"Games and Puzzles for the Math Room","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Fuj","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1619809_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574296912879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1619809"},{"teacherId":1480919,"projectId":10018012,"letterContent":"It's exciting to have new organizational tools and supplies while also helping students take responsibility for the items they borrow from the library. They are thrilled to have a new pencil sharpener that works so much better than the small hand-held ones!\r\n\r\nBooks will remain in great condition thanks to the use of bookmarks instead of dog-eared pages. Maintaining order with Chromebooks is essential, and the colored tape has made it faster and easier to distinguish proper placement within the Chromebook carts.\r\n\r\nThank you again for simplifying the small things in the life of the library. Your generosity is truly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1771005865398,"projectUrl":"project/library-supplies-for-success/10018012/","projectTitle":"Library Supplies for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pospisil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1480919_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598499151719","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/j-pospisil"},{"teacherId":3242467,"projectId":9349797,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my students in their math education! My students are determined and working hard to fill the gaps in their mathematical understanding. Your generous donation of notebooks, math curriculum, and lamination pages has helped my students to reach their goals. \r\n\r\nFor the past several years, my students have completed the overwhelming majority of math on computers. This has made it difficult for them to annotate, highlight, and show their full work and thought process. By providing them with paper resources, my students are able to write out all their steps, review their work without scrolling and opening tabs, and easily reference past work to help guide them in moving forward. As a teacher, seeing their work on paper and not on a screen is extremely helpful in identifying where they understand the concept and where they are making mistakes. \r\n\r\nThe lamination sheets have been incredibly helpful! I have laminated factor charts, multiplication charts, and reference sheets. The lamination allows students to write on and mark up these pages as they need and erase it to use again later. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1748109341026,"projectUrl":"project/lets-work-it-out-math-workbooks-to-mee/9349797/","projectTitle":"Let's Work It Out: Math Workbooks to Meet Learning Goals","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sain","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3242467_orig.jpg?crop=328,328,x98,y98&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1734374846166","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sainmath"},{"teacherId":1480919,"projectId":9097341,"letterContent":"The school year is off to a strong start, and our library is buzzing with book check-outs! With a brand-new group of sixth graders, there's already a wonderful sense of excitement around the California Young Reader Medal (CYRM) Program.\r\n\r\nStudents are eagerly diving into each level, determined to complete all 12 books before the February deadline. These stories are breathing new life into our library and opening students' eyes to different cultures, perspectives, and experiences.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generosity in funding the CYRM Program for this year. 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Two of my students enjoyed learning and playing Mancala so much, that they made their own board with small Dixie cups and used pennies as game pieces. Other students have started bringing friends in during lunch so they can play outside of class. \r\n\r\nWe start each class with a game already in play projected on the board and students discuss the next possible moves and opponent moves. When playing dominoes, students determined the best possible play in order to score points by counts of five (5, 10, 15...), and how to ensure their opponents are blocked from play by keeping track of the numbers in play. In just three weeks of school, I have seen their strategies and explanations improve and grow. Students challenge me in games daily, and I am thrilled (and a bit sheepish) to say that they are starting to beat me.\r\n\r\nIn addition to determining strategy and probability, students have learned how to read and follow game instructions, which can often be quite lengthy. Students who were once reluctant to even begin reading the instructions have now started reading them aloud to their group to determine if a rule was broken or a play was fair. 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They provide a safe, simulated environment for students to \"try on\" different experiences, helping them understand complex emotions and diverse cultures, which in turn reduces prejudice. Reading not only builds strong readers, but it allows our students to gain insights into human nature and develop emotional intelligence, providing them with wisdom and resilience applicable to their own lives. 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