{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Randolph Clay Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":55.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":9310035,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students and I have been able to refresh and reorganize our classroom for a stronger start to learning each day. The new folders, dividers, pens, and pencils have made it easier for students to manage their materials and stay prepared for both English Language Arts and Social Studies lessons. Our bulletin boards, newly decorated with the colorful borders and vibrant Better Than Paper roll, now display student essays, reading reflections, and academic goals in a way that motivates them to take pride in their work. These updated materials have given our classroom a clean, cheerful look that helps students focus, stay organized, and feel ready to learn.\r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw the new supplies, they were so excited to help set everything up. One group immediately volunteered to organize the folders and pencils into our writing stations, while others helped decorate our reading wall with the new bird-and-flower border. They loved that the classroom felt \"brand new,\" and several mentioned that it made them feel like \"real middle schoolers\" ready to take ownership of their learning space. Even small additions—like bright dot stickers and neatly labeled binders—have made a big difference in how students keep track of assignments and showcase their writing progress.\r\n\r\nThese materials have also allowed me to strengthen classroom routines and reinforce responsibility. Students now manage their own writing folders and learning portfolios, using the dividers and pencils to draft, edit, and track their ELA progress across each unit. The improved organization has helped them take more pride in their work and develop stronger independent study habits. As we move into our next unit on informational writing, these resources will continue to support student engagement and accountability. I'm deeply grateful for your support—and especially to An Anonymous Supporter—for believing in our classroom and helping create an environment where every student feels equipped, valued, and motivated to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1746718612896,"projectUrl":"project/lets-sit-together-read-a-good-book/9310035/","projectTitle":"Lets Sit Together & Read A Good Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":9291207,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students and I have been able to transform our classroom recognition program into something truly special. The certificates, foil seals, and award supplies you helped fund have allowed us to create professional, elegant recognition pieces that celebrate student achievement across every subject area—from Reading and ELA to Math, Science, and Social Studies. We've been using these materials to host our monthly \"Celebration of Excellence,\" where students are recognized not just for grades, but for effort, growth, and character. Each student proudly receives a personalized certificate sealed with gold foil, and the look of pride on their faces says everything.\r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw the new certificate holders and seals, they were amazed that their awards looked \"official—like real diplomas.\" One student even said, \"It feels like we're graduating every time!\" That sense of excitement and pride has inspired them to set new goals and encourage one another to keep improving. Something as simple as a certificate has become a big motivator in our classroom—students are learning that effort and consistency are just as worthy of celebration as test scores.\r\n\r\nWe're now using the awards to close each instructional unit, connecting academic mastery with personal growth. Our next step is to have students design their own \"Achievement Wall,\" where they'll display their certificates and write short reflections about what each one represents. This project has turned recognition into reflection, and reflection into motivation—and none of this would have been possible without your kindness and support. Thank you for helping me make my students feel seen, valued, and celebrated every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1746725237693,"projectUrl":"project/envelope-pleaseand-the-winner-is/9291207/","projectTitle":"\"Envelope Please...And the Winner Is\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":9236981,"letterContent":"Thank you again for putting these stories into our students' hands. With the Harry Potter series, the MARCH graphic novel trilogy, and the Percy Jackson and the Olympians collection, we're not just filling shelves—we're building real reading lives. These books let me teach big, transferable skills in authentic ways. Harry Potter gives us rich opportunities to examine theme, characterization, symbolism, and how tone and mood develop across chapters. MARCH invites students to read images and words together, analyze how layout and sequencing shape meaning, and connect historical narration to point of view and rhetoric. Percy Jackson opens the door to mythological allusions, conflict and resolution, figurative language, and the structure of the hero's journey, all while pushing students to infer and justify their thinking with text evidence.\r\n\r\nIn our classroom, reading begins with a short mini-lesson that targets a specific skill—like tracking a character's changing motivation or noticing how a panel transition alters pacing—followed by independent reading or book clubs where students practice that skill right away. You'd see readers' notebooks open, sticky notes flagging claims and evidence, and small groups using discussion stems to push each other's ideas. We close with quick exit tickets, brief book talks, or Socratic seminars so students can name what they learned and set a purpose for the next day. It's quiet when it needs to be, and joyfully noisy when a student discovers a passage that \"changes everything.\"\r\n\r\nI'm already seeing particular students flourish with these texts. A reluctant reader who rarely finished a chapter is flying through MARCH; the visuals anchor the timeline and key figures, and he now volunteers to explain how one panel shifts the emotional impact of a scene. A mythology-loving student has blossomed with Percy Jackson; she built her own hero's-journey tracker and now coaches her group on recognizing thresholds, trials, and mentors. An English learner who struggled with dense prose found confidence by pairing the audio and print versions of Harry Potter after starting with MARCH; she now independently pulls quotes to support claims about courage and loyalty. A high-flyer is mapping recurring images across the Harry Potter books—light and dark, mirrors, names—and connecting them to character growth over time.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, reading in our room is not an assignment; it's a habit, a conversation, and for some students a brand-new identity: reader. Thank you for believing in our kids and for giving them stories that teach skills, grow empathy, and open doors. Your investment is changing what students think they can do—and who they think they can become.","fullyFundedDate":1744943416277,"projectUrl":"project/books-are-students-passport-to-the-wor/9236981/","projectTitle":"\"Books Are Students' Passport to the World\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":9200407,"letterContent":"First of all, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for donating and funding this project for my classroom. The students were so excited to see the packages when they arrived into the classroom. I turned the snacks and bags into a full-class \"Snack Pack Build\" the week before state testing. I formed an assembly line inside the classroom—one table for salty, one for sweet, one for protein, and one for hydration—then quality-checked, counted, and packed each bag. My favorite moment: when two students created a \"calm kit\" add-in (pep talk card + peppermint) and led a quick demo on how to breathe, read the card, and reset before the test. It was student-led, organized, and purposeful—exactly the confidence booster my students needed and wanted.\r\n\r\nThis project was pure excitement for my students! You should've heard the \"Whoa, people got all this for us?\" and \"We're really going to ace it now.\" Several students immediately started helping to sort by allergy-safe options. A few who are usually quiet volunteered to be \"inventory captains,\" scanning the snacks as they went into the bags and making sure every classmate's bag had a balanced mix. It turned into a leadership moment for many of them.\r\n\r\nThe next steps for my students will be to continue to support them with any supplies they need to be successful in the classroom. These snack packs were truly a great start to that. and it did help many of them to be successful on their state assessment. You all have truly been a blessng to my students. and I can't thank you enough for helping to bring this project to life. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1743557204289,"projectUrl":"project/snack-packs-to-the-rescue/9200407/","projectTitle":"\"Snack Packs to the Rescue!!!\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":9074777,"letterContent":"First of all, I want to thank you for donating to this project for my classroom. These supplies were desperately needed in our classroom in order for my students to be successful. As always, the students are always excited when new boxes arrive to the classroom. Many of the headphones in the class were broken or beginning to tear, so it was crucial that they were replaced especially for my students who need them in order to complete their work. Those students get a chance to be successful on their independent work because the headphones allow their passages and questions to be read to them. These headphones definitely help those students with their comprehension. In addition, the students have independent work assigned to them where they have to watch a video and answer questions throughout the video. This has helped my students be successful this year. In addition, the highlighters have helped my students to focus on the key details when they are reading. Many of my students are visual learners, and they need to be able to see key details within a text, which helps them alot. The highlighters help the students annotate the text as well. \r\n Again, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping to bring highlighters and headphones to my classroom for my students. These supplies have truly been a blessing to our classroom, and they have truly helped my students be successful.","fullyFundedDate":1738778683158,"projectUrl":"project/i-need-to-see-my-work-and-hear-my-work/9074777/","projectTitle":"I Need to See My Work and Hear My Work!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":9050007,"letterContent":"First of all, I want to thank you for donating to this project for my classroom. These items in tihs project were desperately needed in order for the students to be successful this year. Everytime boxes entered the classroom, the students were extremely excited and were anticipating what could be in the boxes. They were so estatic to find out the classroom finally received a pencil sharpener because we desparately needed one. The manilla folders have been a huge lifesaver this year as well for my students. We have used the folders to create data folders, so that students can have conferences with the teacher and their parents discussing their academic data on benchmarks, weekly assessments, and diagnostics. In addition, the folders were used as Reading logs when students read books and needed to track how many pages they read. The students created writing folders to keep their writing resources all in one place. That has truly helped my students become better writers this year. The file cabinet has been a big help for me because I now have a place to store all my confidential files. The hanging folders make it even easier to organize my folders in my file cabinet. The students were able to use the dividers to organize their Social Studies notebooks, so that they could easily keep up with all their notes for Social Studies. With the markers, the students cold easily label their folders or use them during the Gallery walks in class. \r\n Again, I want to thank you for donating to my project to help bring these supplies to our classroom. These supplies were greatly needed and helped bring them to life for both my students and me. Thank you...thank you...thank you so much!!","fullyFundedDate":1737481409524,"projectUrl":"project/lets-file-it-and-make-it-permanent/9050007/","projectTitle":"\"Let's File It and Make It Permanent!\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":9050121,"letterContent":"First of all, I want to take the time to thank you for donating to this project for my classroom. This project was truly special to my classroom because we desperately needed a mobile, dry erase board to help with small group reteach. Many of my students struggle with concepts I teach in both ELA and Social Studies, so its crucial that the classroom was given a dry erase board that could move from group to group around the room to help my struggling students. This mobile dry erase board allows me to up close and personal with my students as I reteach a concept. The students are able to use the board as well if they want to explain something in the small group. \r\n The students were so excited when the huge box came into the classroom, and their minds went to wondering what could be in the box. The students were so thankful when they saw the board because they knew how bad we needed one in the classroom. They noticed during small group teach that I didn't have any board space to use for reteaching. Many of the students even wanted to help me put the board together. Again, I want to thank you for supporting this project and helping to get a mobile dry erase board to our classroom. This tool has really helped me to assist my struggling learners each and every day.","fullyFundedDate":1737245614159,"projectUrl":"project/write-it-erase-it-and-reteach-it/9050121/","projectTitle":"Write It, Erase It, and Reteach It!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":9018512,"letterContent":"First of all, I must take the time again to thank you all again for donating to this project and bringing it to life for my students. My students were extremely happy to see more snacks come into the classroom, so that their snack cart would be replenished. The snacks in the classroom have been a tremendous help in getting my students motivated to learn each and every day. The snacks have been a great incentive for students when the students win a review game. In addition, the some of the students have classroom jobs, and they love having payday on Friday because they know they get a snack for completing thier job all week. The students get very excited for Fridays because all I hear now is \"Payday is today!\"\r\n The smiles on my student is always a joy to look foward to when they see the boxes come into the classroom. They always take turns trying to guess what is inside the boxes. I currently have a project up to get some comfortable, fun seating for our classroom library in order for the students to enjoy a good book. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could read a book and sit and enjoy a snack while in the classroom library? The students are excited about getting that project funded before next school year. Again, I want to thank you for donating this project and bringing it to life for my students. You all are ROCKSTARS!!!","fullyFundedDate":1735697604983,"projectUrl":"project/replenish-our-snack-cart-to-finish-the-s/9018512/","projectTitle":"Replenish Our Snack Cart to Finish the School Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":8976335,"letterContent":"First of all, I want to thank you for helping to fund this project. My students and I are so grateful that you decided to help bring these items to our classroom. Due to a shortage of items, the items in this project had to be replaced with other items that the classroom needed. When the all the boxes arrived, the students were extremely excited because of the amount of boxes that were being delivered each and every day. They couldn't believe that the classroom was getting all these new resources to use each and every day. \r\n When the resources arrived, the students were just beginning to review and prepare for the Georgia Milestones, which is their state test. The pocket folders the classroom recieved was a huge help for their state test review. The students used the folders to store all of their ELA and Social Studies study guides and resources they needed in order to review and study for the Milestones. In addtion, the staplers were a great addition to the classroom because the students could staple their resources together to put in their pocket folders. The students even had fun using the answer buzzers when they played review games for the state test. Even in their free time, the students enjoyed asking the word teasers and answering them as they challenged their peers. Lets not forget the snacks that were added to the classroom. When students' energy got low, I was able to provide snacks and water for the students. When my students did not have a pencil to write with, I was able to provide them one, which is always a great thing. \r\n Again, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for donating to this project! These resources have been such a great help to my students in the classroom and will definitely help them be successful this year. My students and I are just so grateful for what you all have done for us.","fullyFundedDate":1733878435189,"projectUrl":"project/brrr-its-cold-but-im-warm/8976335/","projectTitle":"Brrr, It's Cold, but I'm Warm!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":8938495,"letterContent":"First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time to donate to this wonderful project for my classroom. The students were so excited to see the games come into the classroom. Many of them actually wanted to play them right away! They love the idea of actually having a gaming corner in the classroom that they can utilize when they earn freee time for a brain break. In addition, the games have helped the students with thier socializing skills as well. \r\n In the classroom, I have used the games to review various concepts in the classroom. The Jenga games were colored and used to review for the upcoming state assessment. The students had to answer a question before moving a piece on the Jenga board. If they got a question wrong, they would have to move a red piece. If they got a question correct, they would have to move a green piece. When the board fell, then that team or person loses the game. Other games such as Scrabble have been used to help students increase thier vocabulary by creating words on the board. The game of Checkers help my students think critically as they have to decide the best move to make in order to win the game.\r\n Again, I want to thank each and every one of you for helping to bring these games to my classroom. These games will help my students become better students academically and socially. You all are ROCKSTARS!!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1731947303993,"projectUrl":"project/game-time-review-in-social-studies-and-e/8938495/","projectTitle":"Game Time Review in Social Studies and ELA","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":8977074,"letterContent":"First of all, I want to thank you all for donating this project to support my students and my classroom. These supplies in this project have truly been a blessing during our support class for ELA. The mobile dry erase board has been such a big help during small group. Before having the board, I would have to find ways to show students what to underline or highlight during a reteach lesson. Now with the addition of the mobile dry erase board I can write things down in a bigger space so that students can see it. I even can pin things to the board as well. Even the smaller dry erase boards come in handy when my paraprofessional or co - teacher need something to write on when working with a small group. \r\n The students have really enjoyed having the mobile dry erase board in the classroom. Many of them had never seen one on wheels, and that has really fascinated them. They love that the classroom has this board to help with reteaching in small group, and some even use the smaller boards to help their peers out during small group activities. The dry erase board has helped my students be successful on quizzes when I reassess them after reteaching. Again, I want to thank you so much for adding this mobile dry erase board to my classroom!!","fullyFundedDate":1733273750238,"projectUrl":"project/rolling-to-reteach-and-rewipe-in-small/8977074/","projectTitle":"\"Rolling to Reteach and ReWipe in Small Group!\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"},{"teacherId":4415864,"projectId":8822706,"letterContent":"First of all, I want to thank each and every one of you for donating to this project for my classroom. Books hold a special place in my heart, and I try to expose my students to books on a daily basis - which is why I have worked extremely hard to build my own classroom library for my students. Many of my students don't even own books, so it is crucial that I put books in their hands so that they begin to foster a love of reading. When I introduce new lessons in my class like point of view or characterization, I can utilize my books to serve as model for my students for those skillls. In addition, the books also allow me to teach mini - lessons on various grammar skills as well.\r\n In my classroom, the goal is to read each and every day. The students get independent reading time each and every day in their small group rotation. This time gives the students a choice to read whatever their hearts desires. They have a multitude of books to choose from in the classroom library from a variety of genres. The students love that they have free range to read whatever book they desire. I love when they come to me and tell me something interesting they read in their book. Also, I love when they choose to read a book on their own if they finish their work early in class. Again, I want to thank you for donating to this project and adding more books to my classroom library for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1727991380147,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-i-want-to-be-an-independent-re/8822706/","projectTitle":"\"Help Me, I Want to Be an Independent Reader!\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4415864_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720462471942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacheroftheyearagain"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50468","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":139,"numTeachers":9,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":97,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":0,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"15.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":44.7,"schoolId":50468,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Randolph Clay Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Randolph Clay Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/georgia/randolph-county-school-district/randolph-clay-middle-school/50468"}