{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"King Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":45.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10174956,"projectId":9588375,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contribution to King Middle School's Hygiene Project. We have a cabinet set up with toothbrushes, deodorant, pads, tampons, and chapstick that students can access discreetly. We have replenished the drawers several times as it is so often used. \r\n\r\nAs SNAP benefits have become unpredictable, students have relied more and more on the hygiene cabinet to meet their basic needs. Students deserve to feel comfortable and confident going to school every day, and hygiene is often the first step. Thank you so much for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1755626895282,"projectUrl":"project/king-middle-school-hygiene-project/9588375/","projectTitle":"King Middle School Hygiene Project","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Meg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10174956"},{"teacherId":2727973,"projectId":9593705,"letterContent":"From all of us at King Middle School, thank you. Your recent support has translated immediately into comfort, essential hygiene, and dignity for our middle schoolers facing all the awkward moments that seventh and eighth grade can bring. \r\n\r\nIn the face of daily challenges, access to basic necessities is often the first thing lost. It's easy to overlook items like a fresh pair of socks or a stick of deodorant, but for our students, these small acts of kindness restore a vital sense of normalcy when they need it most.\r\n\r\nYour donation provided the warmth and health of new socks; confidence and respect through personal hygiene with deodorant and combs; health support when young woman need it most through period packs and emergency kits; and, immediate sustenance with nutritious granola bars. \r\n\r\nYou didn't just donate supplies. You provided tangible proof that people care. You are a cornerstone of the compassionate safety net we strive to cultivate.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us deliver dignity, one awkward preteen moment at a time.","fullyFundedDate":1756312690232,"projectUrl":"project/essential-awesomeness/9593705/","projectTitle":"Essential Awesomeness!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crossman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2727973_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502801722728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/r-crossman"},{"teacherId":2727973,"projectId":9393108,"letterContent":"I am writing to share our deepest gratitude for your recent contribution. Your generous support has allowed us to move beyond the textbook and immerse our students in authentic scientific inquiry. The delivery of the new materials felt like a holiday in our lab!\r\n\r\nThe addition of digital cameras has been revolutionary. Students are now actively engaged in long-term observational projects, using the cameras to document the microscopic world, capturing close-up evidence of cell structures and microorganisms. We are hoping to create time-lapse photography to study plant growth rates under different environmental conditions.\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and empowering us to make the life sciences curriculum vibrant, tangible, and deeply meaningful. We are incredibly proud of the work these young scientists are doing, and we owe a huge part of that success to your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1753283702503,"projectUrl":"project/chlorophyll-and-chromatics-life-science/9393108/","projectTitle":"Chlorophyll and Chromatics: Life Sciences and Photography","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crossman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2727973_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502801722728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/r-crossman"},{"teacherId":9968415,"projectId":9169775,"letterContent":"I am absolutely thrilled to write to you today and share the impact your generosity has had in my 8th grade mathematics classroom. Thanks to you, we received a full classroom set of brand new scientific calculators, and they are already transforming how my students approach complex mathematical concepts. As we began this year, students have been able to dive deep into solving multi-step equations with distribution and rational coefficients, and the calculators have allowed students to work on the concept, rather than get stuck with the operations. \r\nBefore, students often spent valuavle class time struggling with multi-digit multiplication or long division. Now the calculators have become a powerful too for conceptual understanding. Calculators have also leveled the playing field for students. They ensure that a student's skill in basic arithmetic does not prevent them from accessing and mastering rigorous 8th grade math curriculum. \r\nHaving a full set of calculators has given my students independence as well. Everyone has access to new, functioning calculator when they walk in to class. As we get deeper into 8th grade math curriculum, having access to calculators that allow us to easily use the exponent function or square roots will be crucial. Most importantly, having a class set of the same calculator allows me to teach most effectively. Instead of having to show each student where to find key functions on their calculators, sicne each student has the same one, we only have to show this once.","fullyFundedDate":1743441637010,"projectUrl":"project/help-math-teacher-get-a-classroom-set-of/9169775/","projectTitle":"Help Math Teacher Get a Classroom Set of Calculators","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ravenelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9968415"},{"teacherId":2727973,"projectId":9139485,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible support on our recent classroom project. Your help made it possible to bring some truly memorable experiences to life for our students.\r\n\r\nWatching the students unbox and organize the materials was a joy—they were so excited and intrigued to find out what we would be doing.\r\n\r\nThe trifolds you provided became the canvases for our Country Project showcase. The students were tasked with creating their own countries, complete with different landforms. They did a fantastic job, and it was great to see them confidently present their work to parents, community partners, and other teachers. They really loved the creative process, from outlining with the Sharpies to even plotting the natural disasters their countries encountered!\r\n\r\nThe flour, cornstarch, and other materials were perfect for our planet and landform creations. It was a true hands-on learning adventure—many students got to experience making papier-mâché and salt dough for the very first time. They absolutely loved getting their hands dirty.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous contribution. We couldn't have done it without you.","fullyFundedDate":1746490043792,"projectUrl":"project/bubble-boom-explore-investigations-of/9139485/","projectTitle":"Bubble, Boom, Explore: Investigations of a Curious Sort","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crossman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2727973_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502801722728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/r-crossman"},{"teacherId":269414,"projectId":9061030,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contributions and patience while our students worked hard to complete their wind turbines.  This was, and will continue to be, an incredible project.  While students were learning about renewable energy and global pollutants in their core classes, my 8th graders were tinkering away to try and build a turbine that could generate as much voltage as possible.  Students started on blade designs, testing RPM's generated from a large shop fan.  Once they reached an optimal level, they went to work on the structure.  First, they constructed the base, then the tower, and finally the turbine generator and pulley system.  We had a school-wide competition for voltage and aesthetics.  It was a big success, and students learned a tremendous amount along the way.  Thank you for making this happen.","fullyFundedDate":1738979444871,"projectUrl":"project/kid-wind-competition-turbines-revisited/9061030/","projectTitle":"Kid Wind Competition Turbines Revisited: An Awesome Project","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp269414_orig.jpg?crop=292,292,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742478905728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/269414"},{"teacherId":7103860,"projectId":9053307,"letterContent":"In the month since I received these materials and distributed them to my students, I have seen astounding changes. I am so grateful for your support. \r\n\r\nMy students created binder covers on canva.com, these personalize and mark the binder as theirs. That was quite a fun way to introduce the binder/ agenda. I enjoyed seeing their artist' sides and getting more information on who they are/ what they enjoy! \r\n\r\nThe binders, the binder dividers, the breathing stickers, and practicing tools from our anxiety workbook have led to a decrease in unsettled behaviors, an increase in work output, and, most importantly, an increase in the feeling of confidence that the work is done and they understand what is needed! \r\n\r\nOne month in, and everyone is using their binders. When there's a binder check, and the binders are organized as expected, I give rewards that look different depending on the students- some want a break for five minutes, some want gum, and everyone wants Taki's!","fullyFundedDate":1736851111422,"projectUrl":"project/relieve-the-8th-grade-anxiety/9053307/","projectTitle":"Relieve the 8th Grade Anxiety","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cardinal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7103860_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1595432683247","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cardik"},{"teacherId":2727973,"projectId":8976783,"letterContent":"We have been working with salt dough to build model Solar Systems and I have never seen happier students! Learning to work together as a group to create a product with these materials has significantly increased the engagement of the whole class. Conversations and excitement have grown and the overall feel in the classroom is elevated. Students that often have their heads down or claim to be bored have jumped in with their peers. \r\n\r\nAs we progress from the Solar System to Earth's Systems, I am looking forward to seeing their skills grow and the creativity flow. With the Solar System unit they have built scaled models of the planets (salt dough inner planets and flour paste outer planets) and will be hanging those models next week!\r\n\r\nStudents have come from all different levels of tactile awareness so it has been an interesting experience and one that will add to our next unit. This job is not an easy one but getting the opportunities to create, and be a part of, these learning experiences makes it that much more enjoyable. Thank you for helping to make these opportunities happen.","fullyFundedDate":1733339954230,"projectUrl":"project/pangea-dinosaurs-and-more-oh-my/8976783/","projectTitle":"Pangea, Dinosaurs, and More Oh My!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crossman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2727973_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502801722728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/r-crossman"},{"teacherId":7103860,"projectId":8771413,"letterContent":"I am so thankful for your help at the beginning of the school year. Thanks to you I have the materials my students need. I received math, English, executive functioning, and classroom management materials. These things have engaged my students and allowed us to form a community, and share our materials! It was a great beginning with these materials. In particular, the math manipulatives have been so helpful in accessing the math curriculum we use. I am able to easily differentiate for my students with all the materials, which is different from before. Thank you so much","fullyFundedDate":1726536969944,"projectUrl":"project/help-build-an-eigth-grade-special-educat/8771413/","projectTitle":"Help Build an Eigth Grade Special Education Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cardinal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7103860_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1595432683247","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cardik"},{"teacherId":269414,"projectId":8773293,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contributions to our Kid Wind challenge. This project has become one of my all time favorites. Students have really enjoyed designing and testing turbine blades and constructing their turbine towers. They have decorated them and are ready for competition in front of their peers. I will absolutely be teaching this unit again and probably every year moving forward. One of my top students told me he had learned more from this project than in all of his middle school classes combined. That's something I will never forget. I hope you know you have made a big impact in our students' academic achievement.","fullyFundedDate":1727185224148,"projectUrl":"project/kid-wind-challenge-building-wind-turbin/8773293/","projectTitle":"Kid Wind Challenge: Building Wind Turbines and a Better Future","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp269414_orig.jpg?crop=292,292,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742478905728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/269414"},{"teacherId":9783741,"projectId":8839258,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for your generosity. Because of your support, my classroom library now reflects the incredible diversity of my students, and the change has been nothing short of amazing. When I unpacked the new books, my students practically swarmed the shelves, pulling out titles that caught their eye. One student, who is usually pretty quiet, held up a book and said, \"Hey the character in this book is Middle Eastern!!\" That moment alone was worth everything.\r\n\r\nSince then, reading time in my class has completely shifted. Students are genuinely excited to pick up a book, and our discussions have gotten deeper and more meaningful. We've talked about big themes—immigration, resilience, friendship, and social justice—all sparked by these stories. One student, who used to say they didn't like reading, hasn't put down a graphic novel from our new collection. They even started sketching their own characters and stories during free time, which has been so exciting to see.\r\n\r\nThese books have also helped me connect with students who needed it most. Kids who struggled to find their place in the classroom are finding it in these stories, whether they're laughing along with a funny protagonist or relating to a character's challenges. It's changed the energy in the room. Thank you for helping my students feel seen, valued, and inspired. Your generosity has made a lasting impact, and we are so grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1728087524106,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-diverse-students-love-to-read/8839258/","projectTitle":"Help My Diverse Students Love to Read!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. M-O","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9783741_orig.png?crop=221,221,x0,y16&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754068509689","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9783741"},{"teacherId":2532998,"projectId":8915849,"letterContent":"I'm so grateful for your generous donation that allowed me to purchase file folders and file boxes! They've made a remarkable difference in our classroom organization and efficiency. Students now easily locate assignments and resources, reducing frustration and wasted time. This improved organization allows for smoother transitions between activities and maximizes our learning time. The folders have truly streamlined our classroom management, contributing to a more productive and positive learning environment for all. Thank you for investing in our students' success!","fullyFundedDate":1730914510705,"projectUrl":"project/organizing-for-learning/8915849/","projectTitle":"Organizing for Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Pirkl","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2532998_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565574225659","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/pirkl"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_65273","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":442,"numTeachers":47,"percentFrplEligible":65,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":36,"percentWhite":38,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":15,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"9.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":54.5,"schoolId":65273,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about King Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"King Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/maine/portland-public-schools/king-middle-school/65273"}