{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Samuel Ogle Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":20.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9420440,"projectId":9533442,"letterContent":"Your donations have had an incredible impact on our classroom Ram Store. Instead of reaching out to parents because we are continually running out of rewards, we have a steady supply of snacks and prizes always ready for students.\r\n\r\nThe PBIS Ram Store is a highlight of students' week that I continually hear about. They are eager to earn their Ram Points through positive behaviors so that they can get the rewards that they are most excited about. The prizes that YOU have helped to supply. \r\n\r\nWe could not do it without you. I wish you could see the excitement on their faces as they get to the store and their eyes light up with the choices they have earned. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1758832407737,"projectUrl":"project/pbis-rewards-for-6th-grade-students/9533442/","projectTitle":"PBIS Rewards for 6th Grade Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Pieschek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9420440_orig.jpg?crop=1848,1848,x0,y61&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719502239768","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9420440"},{"teacherId":9420440,"projectId":9265313,"letterContent":"The new rug has had a tremendous impact on the atmosphere in my Reading/English Language Arts room. Students and adults who come in almost always comment on the rug and how it creates a comfortable learning environment. Numerous times when I give students the option to work where is most comfortable, I will see a handful of students moved to sit on the rug.\r\nThe rug not only creates an atmosphere that allows students to feel comfortable, but it also solved an aesthetic problem. One of the tiles in the floor has been missing and the other tiles have started to lift which created a slight trip hazard. The rug covers both of these while we \"wait\" for the school to repair this. \r\nThank you for helping create a learning environment that looks great, added safety, and makes students feel comfortable while learing.","fullyFundedDate":1745535810472,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-rug/9265313/","projectTitle":"Classroom Rug","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Pieschek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9420440_orig.jpg?crop=1848,1848,x0,y61&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719502239768","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9420440"},{"teacherId":5781144,"projectId":9089408,"letterContent":"With your donation, we were able to create a unique space in our classroom to support positive and reflective student behavior. Additionally, we were able to use the standing desks as a flexible seating option. Students enjoy the calm corner as a space to regulate their mood or just disengage for a moment. Many of our students appreciate the \"calming\" activities and the different tools available to calm them. All of these donations help us create a classroom environment that is calm and increases positive student behavior. \r\nYour donations truly make a difference for classroom and provide a model for other educators looking to create a similar calming classroom. \r\n\r\nIf you have specific questions about how your gift is being used or if you want further information on how to continue your support, please don't hesitate to contact us. We are available by email. My email address is markesa.thomasoliver@pgcps.org \r\n\r\nThank you,","fullyFundedDate":1740075922336,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-calmer-class/9089408/","projectTitle":"Creating a Calmer Class","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Thomas-Oliver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5781144_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1572099944253","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5781144"},{"teacherId":9420440,"projectId":9131840,"letterContent":"The new digital clock has found a place hanging on our wall so that all students can see it. Students no longer need to ask me or other classmates what time it is during class or when signing out. The new digital clock is saving time, has given students more independence, and helps them feel more prepared.\r\nAs a teacher, pacing my lessons and knowing how much we have is a vital part of keeping class instruction and work time flowing. I have direct vision to the new clock while teaching to help monitor my pacing. \r\nThe book display stands are already in use around the classroom. Some of our new books are displayed directly on the book shelves. On a countertop, a series of books that have a similar social justice theme are displayed together. Another countertop displays all the books by Carl Hiassen. In the display case outside, I will be using the books display stands and plastic stands to showcase information about women authors and the perseverance they have had to have to be recognized.\r\nThank you for creating a classroom environment that allows more information to be clearly displayed and available for our student learners.","fullyFundedDate":1742945772857,"projectUrl":"project/rela-classroom-displays/9131840/","projectTitle":"R/ELA Classroom Displays","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Pieschek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9420440_orig.jpg?crop=1848,1848,x0,y61&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719502239768","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9420440"},{"teacherId":9420440,"projectId":9232291,"letterContent":"As soon as students saw the stack of 23 new novels and graphic novels on my desk, they were asking me if they could read them. One student commented that she had already read the previously ordered Donors Choose graphic novels. She was ready for more. Your donation has helped make students excited to read. These are new graphic novels that reach students who sometimes loose interest to read in middle school.\r\n In our classroom, students start class with 12 minutes of silent reading. Students often get a choice of 2-4 books that match our unit theme to choose from to read during this time. When students finish that book before the quarter ends, they can pick a book to read. Students are always more excited to read when it is a book they get to choose from. These new books are books students are excited to read. \r\n I also have students who just love to read or whose parents insist on time at home to read. While we do have a school library, students have been asking to borrow the new books from our classroom library. I will never say no to a student who is asking for a book to read. Thank you for helping to give our students books to be excited to read.","fullyFundedDate":1744220858147,"projectUrl":"project/books-6th-graders-want/9232291/","projectTitle":"Books 6th Graders Want","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Pieschek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9420440_orig.jpg?crop=1848,1848,x0,y61&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719502239768","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9420440"},{"teacherId":3364867,"projectId":9043943,"letterContent":"My students were thrilled to receive items for are PBIS shopping cart. They are always excited to go shopping and buy the items for Positive Behavior Intervention System. We give the PBIS tickets for being on task, respectful, and safe, then they get to buy something fun from our carts. The items you helped fund are puzzle books, graphic novels or a fun treat. Us teachers would like to thank you for your support for this program and helping to give incentives to our students. They really appreciate your generous gift! Thanks again,\r\nMs. Sturm","fullyFundedDate":1738809297729,"projectUrl":"project/rewards-for-scholars/9043943/","projectTitle":"Rewards for Scholars!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sturm","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3364867_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y123&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1710447804855","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3364867"},{"teacherId":9716633,"projectId":8818764,"letterContent":"I hope this letter finds you well. On behalf of my students and myself, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation to our Flag Football equipment project. Thanks to your support, we now have the necessary gear to help our students not only learn the fundamentals of the game but also experience the benefits of teamwork, communication, leadership and physical fitness.\r\nFlag football is a wonderful way to introduce students to the spirit of sportsmanship, and the equipment you funded-ranging from belts and flags to footballs and kicking tees- has made a significant difference. Prior to receiving the equipment, our students have participated in a number of drills and game play scenarios, gaining a solid understanding of the rules and strategies behind the game. With this equipment our Flag Football Unit will be a success.","fullyFundedDate":1734523813228,"projectUrl":"project/flag-football-unit/8818764/","projectTitle":"Flag Football Unit","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Voyles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9716633"},{"teacherId":9420440,"projectId":8668079,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to building our 6th grade Reading/English Language Arts classroom library. This is something I have dreamed about since I started teaching at this school three years ago.\r\nWhen I started as the 6th grade reading teacher here, I inhereted a classroom library that was packed with dust-covered books of every level and spanning many decades. After clearing and cleaning out the shelves so that we had books in good shape and aimed for middle school students, I realized that we had less than 30 books by authors of color and/or characters of color. And, there were no books that were written in the last 15 years on the shelf.\r\nYour help has made it so that we not only have many newly written books, but we have more than doubled the amount of books with characters of color and by authors of color. My school is 88% students of color. It is important and necessary for them to see themselves in what they are reading. It is important to see that those texts are not only the texts in our textbooks. \r\nStudents use these books for our Independent Reading at the start of our reading class. Students get to choose their book and then spend 12 minutes reading and responding to that text. Students have already shown excitement and interest in our new books. Students we would browse the classroom library and pick something because they had to are now pulling the new books off to really look at them.\r\nThank you for making this dream come true so that all students can feel welcome and represented in our reading classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1731962909885,"projectUrl":"project/expand-our-classroom-library/8668079/","projectTitle":"Expand Our Classroom Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Pieschek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9420440_orig.jpg?crop=1848,1848,x0,y61&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719502239768","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9420440"},{"teacherId":5995192,"projectId":8724196,"letterContent":"My students and I have definitely enjoyed using our resources. They have really made a difference in the efficiency of how my students can put information into their journals and put together their weekly warm-ups. They were really happy when they created their diagrams that compared and contrasted expressions and equations and did not have to wait a long time for a stapler or the tape since we now have enough of both for each group to have their own. \r\n\r\n The students were flabergasted when they saw the generosity of our donor(s). Several students made verbal comments such as \"Wow we got all of that from someone that did not even know us.\", and \"That is really nice of them to think about us and help us out.\" Another student said, \"Can I ask for something from Donor's Choose?\" You could feel the excitement in all of my classes. \r\n\r\n We do have several more diagrams to complete in order to finsish our Unit on Expressions and Equations. The students will also be creating anchor charts to tape \r\naround the room on solving different types of Equations and Inequalities. \r\n\r\n I would again like to take this opportunity to thank the donor for their generous gift. It really made my students and I feel special when I found out that the resources that I asked for had been covered.","fullyFundedDate":1728407721290,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-students-in-interactive-math-le/8724196/","projectTitle":"Engaging Students in Interactive Math Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McGill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5995192"},{"teacherId":7902562,"projectId":6808096,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding \"An Ear-resistible Approach to Building Musicianship Skills.\" The students and I are truly grateful for your contributions. Because of your contribution, we were able to increase our musicianship and sight-reading skills. The students were able to perform high levels of repertoire and perform with fidelity. Their overall literacy was increased and it was evident in their performance.\r\n\r\nWe are most grateful to you. Thank you for supporting the students, singers, and musicians of Prince George's County Public Schools.","fullyFundedDate":1665022226540,"projectUrl":"project/an-ear-resistable-approach-to-building-m/6808096/","projectTitle":"An Ear-resistable Approach to Building Musicianship Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ocie S. 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