{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Prentice Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":37.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10221942,"letterContent":"In our small rural, economically depressed area, purchasing an instrument is a dream for some students. Yet many want to play and be part of the band. The joy having a newer instrument can bring to these students' faces when presented with a new instrument they get to use is the best. I asked one of my 9th graders if he would like to use his old school one from last year, or play on a new one for the Memorial Day Services coming up. He couldn't believe that 1) someone bought some new saxophones for the band, and that 2) HE gets to play one of them! The care he is taking with this new instrument is fun to see as he takes extreme measures to make sure it stays pretty looking and sounding good. I enjoyed being able to see all my 5th graders play on real instruments for the spring concert thanks to donors like you. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1778004274735,"projectUrl":"project/two-snazzy-saxophones-2/10221942/","projectTitle":"Two Snazzy Saxophones 2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10244643,"letterContent":"Your gift towards this project is such a blessing. These books cover a variety of musical topics (rhythms, composers, games, and more) that I can easily make photocopies of for my various classes. The rhythm books will help me teach solid rhythmic patterns to make my students better musicians. The composer books will help me teach about several composers, also making nice worksheets for days I am absent or when we have virtual days. One book I really enjoyed looking through is a book of music games that I can see my 5-7th grade students really getting into and learning in the process. Once they know some of these games, the substitute can also use them as the students can teach them how to play. Thank you for these resources. You are helping grow the next generation of musicians.","fullyFundedDate":1777909912199,"projectUrl":"project/music-resources-to-make-sub-life-easier/10244643/","projectTitle":"Music Resources to Make Sub Life Easier","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10259117,"letterContent":"Sometime the impact of a project takes awhile, other times it is immediate. For this one, it was truly an immediate impact. This brand new bell set came exactly 2 hours before our Spring Concert. Could we have done the concert with our old set? Yes. But did we? No! One of my two students who play the bell set the most was here when it arrived, so we did an unboxing. Her smile! The pictures did not do justice to her excitement. Needless to say, we put the new bell set on a rolling desk, brought it down to the gym for our concert and put it to immediate use. When my 6th grader saw it at the concert, he just looked at me in amazement. Yes. You make a difference. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. And the concert was taped, so if you go to our school's youtube page, you'll be able to see your gift at work. :)","fullyFundedDate":1778004524534,"projectUrl":"project/bring-on-the-bells/10259117/","projectTitle":"Bring On The Bells!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10208488,"letterContent":"It was exciting to see a box in my mailbox. A box of music from Wind Music Sales for all these woodwind ensembles for this project. I love that these pieces are almost all interchangeable (a fancy word for flexible). That means that if I have some unique instrumentation a couple of years, I can be flexible in which parts I assign to which instrument and it will still sound good. Becauase there are pieces from Class C, B, and A, these will add more flexibility with the performance ability through the years. Thank you for helping me expand my woodwind ensemble WSMA solo/ensemble list.","fullyFundedDate":1776968554250,"projectUrl":"project/woodwind-ensemble-play/10208488/","projectTitle":"Woodwind Ensemble Play!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10029492,"letterContent":"Unless you've had to buy a tuba, you don't realize the cost involved. While this tuba isn't full-sized (it's a 3/4 size one), it's sound is enough for our small band. I have a current freshman who is currently not in band, but started to play our old tuba at the start of the semester so that he can join this fall (he's already on my roster). While you may not see a lot of joy in his face in the picture, he was chomping at the bit to open it up! He's proud that he'll be the first one to play it ever, in his first year of band (as a sophomore!). It's these small moments that are actually big ones in a small school music program. Thank you for helping to make this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1775361815546,"projectUrl":"project/tuba-tuba/10029492/","projectTitle":"Tuba Tuba","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10188438,"letterContent":"You can see in the attached pictures one of my younger clarinet players. She is highly motivated and works hard at learning her music. She is determined to one day play the bari sax. But until then, the mouthpieces, ligatures and boxes of reeds will keep kids like her playing on the alto saxophone until they are ready for a better or different saxophone, or just in case a ligature or mouthpiece gets dropped and stomped. As the years progress, I aim to add more school owned instruments to my inventory, but even having a couple extra mouthpieces means students in different bands can share instruments. I am so thankful for your love of music and your generous giving spirit!","fullyFundedDate":1776957365925,"projectUrl":"project/alto-sax-reeds-and-needs/10188438/","projectTitle":"Alto Sax Reeds and Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10029643,"letterContent":"If you've ever played an instrument, you know how important it is to play on an instrument that works. If it doesn't, it is very frustrating. This new trumpet will allow a young person a chance to play on a working trumpet. A trumpet that actually looks good! This creates a sense of intense pride right away in my young player. Hopefully it allows them the chance to see what a working trumpet value is and they will want to look into purchasing one for themselves. I have a couple upcoming 6th grade trumpet players that I have in mind for this particular trumpet. Thank you for helping to literally put music in the hands of student.","fullyFundedDate":1774373549671,"projectUrl":"project/trumpet-triumph-40/10029643/","projectTitle":"Trumpet Triumph 4.0","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10182148,"letterContent":"Sometimes it isn't obvious right away the impact of a DonorsChoose completed project. With this, the moment I put it out in the hallway (with a congratulatory list of students who were going to STATE solo and ensemble this week) along with a note stating that this is a choir week (we alternate between band and choir on Fridays). The little arrow magnets were a fun addition pointing toward each name. You'll see this in the photos (names covered up with my hand). \r\n\r\nIt is such a blessing to have a new whiteboard in our music hallway. The other was so old it didn't roll and could not be cleaned anymore. Even the custodians were excited for us to have a new one! That's the kind of impact you make on our little school! Thank you for helping the music department make all kinds of information sharing more fun and easy to read!","fullyFundedDate":1776104220625,"projectUrl":"project/whiteboard-news/10182148/","projectTitle":"Whiteboard News","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10183672,"letterContent":"Unless you've carried and marched with a bass drum for any length of time, you do not know the benefit of a good comfortable carrier specifically meant for a marching bass drum. With this new carrier, I can get rid of the extremely wonky one we have that just does what it wants. It will go directly with the new marching bass drum that donors like you have contributed to so that my percussionists have a brand new complete set. All were excited to see grip tape as well to wrap around mallets, making them easier to keep a grip on instead of flying out of our hands when we really get into our music. Thank you for your continued support!","fullyFundedDate":1775688123506,"projectUrl":"project/carry-that-drum/10183672/","projectTitle":"Carry that Drum!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10134739,"letterContent":"This list of books has been so fun to open as they have come into my classroom. There are so many musical ideas that I'm getting from them. I especially look forward to reading through the cup game music book closer and learning a few cup songs to play with my 4-5th graders (using the new cups as well). The scarfs are going to be used in the next few weeks with my 4th grade when we get to the \"aquarium\" movement in the \"Carnival of the Animals\". I'm looking forward to playing some rhythm Bingo (especially after our spring concert). I'll be laminating them to make them last longer. I love having books available to my 4-7th graders and see what they come up with on their own. So thank you! Your support means a lot to my music classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1776111000416,"projectUrl":"project/rhythm-books-games/10134739/","projectTitle":"Rhythm Books & Games","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10185450,"letterContent":"I am so excited to receive the products that you so generously gave money towards. The pitch pipes make such a big difference to my percussionists as they learn how to tune the timpani by ear, not an electronic tuner (which distorts the pitch). The couple students who have tried the breathing regulators have been amazed at 1) how hard it can be to keep the ping-pong ball at the top and 2) how much better of an air flow they had afterwards. And oh my goodness...even my \"big\" kids had to try out the pBuzz instruments to see how they worked. It got a couple of my middle school brass players already figuring out how to play the octave higher (mostly because it's way too fun to play!). Thank you for helping out our band and making my band kids become better musicians.","fullyFundedDate":1776086039229,"projectUrl":"project/music-incidentals-for-growth/10185450/","projectTitle":"Music Incidentals for Growth","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"},{"teacherId":4468745,"projectId":10024246,"letterContent":"Yesterday was a fun day as my HS percussionists (and friends) unboxed both the new full-size Marching Bass Drum and the new Junior-sized marching bass drum. (You should have seen our 6'6\" sophomore climbing into the box and closing it...). This jr size bass drum is slightly larger than the previous drum that was funded earlier, so when both are played, we have two nice different tones. When my 8th grader put it on (you see her in the photo), she was like, \"I wish I would have had this a couple years ago when I was in 6th grade and marching! It's SOOOO light!\". These drums, which came with harnesses, will make marching so much nicer for them this spring, when after our spring concert, we go outside and learn a few basics of marching. Thank you for helping our young musicians!","fullyFundedDate":1774280444982,"projectUrl":"project/jr-marching-bass-drum-20/10024246/","projectTitle":"Jr. Marching Bass Drum 2.0","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Angelo-Peterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4468745_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495552784057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4468745"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_38122","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":363,"numTeachers":7,"percentFrplEligible":46,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":94,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":1,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"51.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":62.7,"schoolId":38122,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Prentice Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Prentice Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/wisconsin/prentice-school-district/prentice-middle-school/38122"}