{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mountain Ridge Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":30.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9467173,"projectId":9671057,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support in helping me achieve a high-interest, dystopian novel for my eighth-graders! I cannot express their excitement!\r\n\r\nThe dystopian genre is a unit my district assigns to eighth-grade and my kids love the unit! It involves critical thinking, futuristic societies, real-world connections, and wild scenarios! My current selection of novels for this unit are too complex and too far-reaching for the typical eighth-grade student. With \"The Hunger Games,\" it is about a teenager who struggles to comply with society's rules and is forced to help the greater good. I want them to be able to connect with a character, and they will be able to with this novel!\r\n\r\nBefore we begin reading, students will be researching their chosen district, see the ins-and-outs of how a society goes from a utopia to a dystopia, I will have them work with odds and probability of their district's victors, create propaganda posters, and truly see what goes into the publicity with promotion. We will start this in two weeks and they cannot wait!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness to help my kids and all my future students!","fullyFundedDate":1756761169890,"projectUrl":"project/fostering-a-love-of-reading-through-dyst/9671057/","projectTitle":"Fostering a Love of Reading through Dystopia","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Quick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9467173"},{"teacherId":9297794,"projectId":9697509,"letterContent":"My students have really enjoyed the STEM projects that you have provided!\r\n\r\nHere are some of the things they had to say...\r\n\r\n\"This was challenging, but fun!\"\r\n\"Thank you for the cool and creative projects!\"\r\n\"It was fun!\"\r\n \"Thank you for letting us learn with these amazing materials!\"\r\n\"This was great, but I wish that the screws were bigger!\"\r\n\"Thank you! I like these projects because they increase hand eye coordination and because they are fun\"\r\n\"I loved building the obstacle avoidance robot!\"\r\n\"I learned that engineers need patience. \"\r\n\"This project taught engineers learn through trial and error. \"","fullyFundedDate":1758655022328,"projectUrl":"project/zooming-into-innovation/9697509/","projectTitle":"Zooming into Innovation","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Daniel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9297794"},{"teacherId":10033780,"projectId":9349962,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! We now have fully functioning class sets of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie for the entire 7th grade. This is often a book that hooks students into reading, to the point where they go find the sequel. We take this novel and read it as a class. They work on skills like analyzing theme, character, and narrator voice. \r\n\r\nThis book is unique because it appeals to a wide range of students. Most students can identify with the main character's struggles in middle school, as well as his relationship with his parents and brother. My favorite part about this book is that is helps students be grateful for their support systems.","fullyFundedDate":1751487252907,"projectUrl":"project/reluctant-readers-rejoice/9349962/","projectTitle":"Reluctant Readers Rejoice!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rogers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10033780_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1747238609108","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10033780"},{"teacherId":9592959,"projectId":8827512,"letterContent":"Hello! We started our Tuck Everlasting unit when we returned from spring break, and the students are really enjoying the story. I read the book out loud to the students while they follow along, and as we read, I pause and ask questions as well as answer any questions they might have. Some of my 6th graders still love to climb under their desks and have the lights off for reading time...so we do that now and then as well. :) \r\n\r\nWhen teaching a novel, the goal is to reinforce the elements of story with the students. Earlier in the year, we read another novel and the students focused on setting, character traits, plot and theme. In this unit, they are applying those elements in literature circles. Every time we finish a group of chapters, they have a different job which they prepare for in advance, and then they share together and discuss the novel. I've been impressed with their insights! \r\n\r\nEven the students most resistant to school and learning can be drawn in by a good story! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share this novel with the sixth graders. I think they are enjoying it!","fullyFundedDate":1733252283488,"projectUrl":"project/imaginations-are-sparked-with-tuck-everl/8827512/","projectTitle":"Imaginations Are Sparked With Tuck Everlasting!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schneider","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9592959"},{"teacherId":5633614,"projectId":8673618,"letterContent":"On behalf of our students and staff, we want to extend our deepest gratitude for your generous support in helping create the Quiet Room in our middle school counseling office.\r\n\r\nThanks to your contributions, we've been able to design a space that offers our students more than just a place to pause—it's become a sanctuary where they can regulate their emotions, take mindful breaks, and wait quietly for support during times of need. The impact of this room is visible every day in the lives of our students.\r\n\r\nFrom the moment they step inside, students express a deep sense of joy and relief. They often describe the Quiet Room as a place where they feel seen, safe, and understood. Many have shared how much it means to have a space that truly meets their developmental needs—a place that feels calming, supportive, and uniquely theirs. It fosters not just regulation, but also a real sense of belonging and care.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has helped us create a model of what responsive, emotionally supportive environments can look like in a school setting. Our vision now is to extend this work beyond the counseling office—into classrooms and shared spaces throughout the building. We are committed to redesigning more of our school environment to reflect the same intentionality, support, and responsiveness that the Quiet Room has come to represent.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in the importance of mental health, emotional regulation, and the well-being of our students. Your support is making a lasting difference—and we're just getting started.","fullyFundedDate":1734455099213,"projectUrl":"project/taking-a-deep-breath/8673618/","projectTitle":"Taking a Deep Breath","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fedor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5633614_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754841718384","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jvose"},{"teacherId":9252110,"projectId":8506481,"letterContent":"My kids and I can't thank you enough for your generosity which allowed us to read a first hand account, primary source, to teach us about the experiences of Jewish people during this time in history. My students not only enjoyed the book, but caused them to question how and why this was able to happen, not only historically, but in present day as well.\r\n\r\nMy 7th grade students were able to learn about the Holocaust and have a deeper understanding of it by reading Ruth Minsky Sender's memoir. Through conversation and a variety of additional learning experiences they came to some conclusions about being a bystander and how not only will they remember, but how they can apply it to their own lives. \r\n\r\nYour generosity has helped to make this a unit of study that will be memorable and one that they will hopefully take with them through life as they now are witnesses to the atrocities that took place.","fullyFundedDate":1728003590815,"projectUrl":"project/holocaust-history-not-forgotten/8506481/","projectTitle":"Holocaust History -Not Forgotten!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lubich","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9252110_orig.jpg?crop=708,708,x69,y130&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723081497142","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9252110"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_65948","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":690,"numTeachers":62,"percentFrplEligible":33,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":60,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":21,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"11.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":69.2,"schoolId":65948,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Mountain Ridge Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Mountain Ridge Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/colorado/academy-school-district-20/mountain-ridge-middle-school/65948"}